This engaging, comprehensive introduction to the field of personality psychology integrates its discussion of personality theories, research, assessment techniques, and applications of specific theories. Students are introduced to the theories of Jung, Adler, Horney, Erikson, Sullivan, Rogers, Maslow, Kelly, Rotter, Bandura, and Mischel, among others. The text looks as various dimensions of personality, includin: self concept, gender, aggression, anxiety, subjective well-being, and achievement striving. These are examined in terms of both classic and contemporary personality research.

Psychology of Personality

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Bernardo J. Carducci

Psychology & Counseling

Wadsworth Pub. Co.

"Carducci's advice on how to increase your success in the classroom. Study! You've probably heard it before, but studying really is your key to success in any course. But first, you must know the difference between reading and studying. After that, you need tools that will help you study more effectively and efficiently. This Study Guide, prepared entirely by Bernardo Carducci, is one of those tools. Not only does it teach you the difference between reading and studying, the Study Guide also provides you with numerous features that help you organize your time, maximize your efforts, and enhance your success in the classroom. This helpful Study Guide includes: * Chapter Outlines that give you a quick summary of the major topics discussed in each chapter * Learning Objectives that help focus your attention while you study the material in the chapter * Practice Quizzes (two for each chapter in the Study Guide) with questions pulled from every type of box throughout the chapter that help you prepare for your tests in the classroom * Key Terms and their definitions." (from back cover)

Study Guide for the Psychology of Personality: Viewpoints, Research, and Applications

Brooks/Cole Publishing Company

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The Psychology of Personality, Text and Study Guide

Reference

Thomson/Wadsworth

Shyness: A Bold New Approach

Diane Pub Co.

People admire those who seem to have the innate ability to enter an unfamiliar social situation and begin to engage others in conversation. These people seem to have what is often called "the gift of gab." Others wonder to themselves, "How do they do it?" The assumption that most people make is that the ability to make successful small talk (i.e. "the gift of gab") is somehow a natural ability that one is born with. The truth of the matter is that the ability to make successful small talk is not an innate ability but an acquired skill. And like any other acquired skill, it can be learned, enhanced, and perfected if you have the right information and the determination to do so. With this guiding philosophy, The Pocket Guide to Making Successful Small Talk is designed to provide you with all the information you'll need to learn, enhance, and perfect the skills necessary for making successful small talk. And this information is presented in a manner that will ! give you the determination to put it into practice immediately and continuously. In The Pocket Guide, the author explains the purpose of small talk, discusses small talk apprehension, , and elaborates on the role your body, mind, and emotions can play in hindering your efforts to make successful small talk. To help you understand the underlying dynamics of small talk, there are case studies illustrating what you should and shouldn't do when making small talk, the basic formula and golden rules for making successful small talk, and a discussion of some of the more specific barriers to making small talk. To facilitate your efforts to make small talk, the author explains how to make successful small talk in some of the most common situations (e.g. at parties, on first dates, while networking) and discusses making small talk in the context of changes in technology (e.g. chatting on the Internet) and cultural diversity (e.g. talking with people from different countries.) Finally, he explains how you can master the art of successful small talk by making ! it a part of your day-to-day routine. Most importantly, throughout The Pocket Guide, you are provided with a variety of easy-to-use, practical tips on how to make successful small talk with anybody anytime anywhere about anything. And because opportunities to make small talk can occur with anybody anytime anywhere about anything, all this valuable information is presented in a convenient, efficient, easy-to-use guide that will fit a pocket, purse, briefcase, bookbag, backpack, glove compartment, desk drawer, or travel kit so that you can refer to it whenever opportunities to make small talk arise. Because this valuable information is presented in such an easy-to-use format, you will have little difficulty finding the determination to implement this information in your efforts to learn, enhance, and perfect your small talk skills. With such information and determination, don't be surprised if people start to ask you "Where did you get the ability to talk to people so successfully? Were you born with that gift?" Even if they don't come right out and ask you, they are probably thinking about it, as you once did. This is part of what makes the art of making successful small talk so fascinating and so important. 
 With this in mind, welcome, and let's get started with your efforts to master the art of making successful small talk!

The Pocket Guide to Making Successful Small Talk : How to Talk to Anyone Anytime Anywhere About Anything

Self-Help

Relationships

Pocket Guide Pub

The Biggest Misconception in Psychology: You Cannot Get a Job with an Undergraduate Degree in Psychology To help students think about planning and preparing for a career with a degree in psychology, one of the first things that must be done is to address what can be considered the biggest misconception psychology students have regarding employment opportunities with a psychology degree. The career misconception that many psychology students have is that you cannot obtain a job with just an undergraduate degree in psychology. To help dispel this misconception, The Psychology Major Career Preparation Workbook is designed to help individuals interested in the study of psychology to develop a career plan designed to maximize their probability of employment success. More specifically, instead of focusing on careers as a psychologist, which typically requires the added time and expense of obtaining a Ph.D. or Psy.D. and is achieved by only about 10% of psychology majors, the principal focus of The Workbook is to help undergraduate psychology majors make the college-to-career transition with an undergraduate psychology degree, since this is the career path most frequently taken by psychology majors. Helping You to Help Yourself: Special Features of The Workbook Instead of focusing on the psychology degree as the central element in the career decision-making process, a unique a unique feature of The Workbook is its focus on the acquisition of The Big Three Skills Set in the planning for career success. The Big Three Skills Set includes specific analytical skills, communication skills, and personal skills considered critical by employers in a wide range of career areas who hire individuals with an undergraduate degree in psychology, as well as for admission into post-graduate educational programs for those who wish to do so at some point in their career path. In this regard, The Workbook provides specific recommendation for helping students to integrate coursework with career planning and preparation in the acquisition of The Big Three Skills Set. These recommendations include: *Advice regarding courses both inside and outside of the psychology curriculum individuals should take that will maximize their career opportunities and success. *Recommendations for educational activities on and off the campus individuals should pursue that that will provide them with some valuable career-related experiences that will not only help them to make some career decisions but also serve to make them more competitive as a candidate for those career positions to which they will be applying. *Suggestions for locating resources on their campus that will assist them in searching for specific career-related information (e.g., local employers hiring in their area of career interest) and obtaining the skills (e.g., resume writing and interviewing techniques) that will serve as the finishing touches in their preparation to meet with potential employers. The information in The Workbook is presented in four easy-to-read modules. Each of the modules includes extensive examples to illustrate the material in the text and a reference list and online resources for additional material relevant to the issues discussed in the module. *Module 1: Planning for Your Career Success: Developing a Plan of Action. This module focuses on some of the preliminary decisions individuals should consider when developing a career plan. *Module 2: What Do Employers Want: The Big Three Skills Set. *Module 3: How to Acquire the Skills Employers Want: The Big Three Resources. *Module 4: Planning for Your Career Today: Utilizing the Career Services Center.

The Psychology Major Career Preparation Workbook: Planning for Your Career Success

Jaye Van Kirk

Pocket Guide Publishing

This engaging, comprehensive introduction to the field of personality psychology integrates discussion of personality theories, research, assessment techniques, and applications of specific theories. The Psychology of Personality introduces students to many important figures in the field and covers both classic and contemporary issues and research. The second edition reflects significant changes in the field but retains many of the special features that made it a textbook from which instructors found easy to teach and students found easy to learn. Bernardo Carducci's passion for the study of personality is evident on every page.

The Psychology of Personality: Viewpoints, Research, and Applications

Wiley/Blackwell

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