Chapter Introduction

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An Introduction to Personality

What Is Personality?

Psychoanalytic Theories

Freud and the Mind

Id, Ego, and Superego: The Structural Model of the Mind

Defense Mechanisms

Freud’s Stages of Development

An Appraisal of Psychoanalytic Theory

The Neo-Freudians

Freud’s Legacy

Humanistic, Learning, and Trait Theories

The Brighter Side: Maslow and Rogers

An Appraisal of the Humanistic Theories

Learning and Social-Cognitive Theories

Trait Theories and Their Biological Basis

An Appraisal of the Trait Theories

Personality Assessment

Is It Legit? Reliability and Validity

What Brings You Here Today?

What Do You See? Projective Personality Tests

Objective Personality Tests

Technology and Personality Assessment

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