The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View, 2nd Edition (King)

Chapter 12: Personality

Chapter Objectives

1. Define personality and summarize the psychodynamic perspectives.
2. Describe humanistic perspectives.
3. Describe the trait perspectives.
4. Describe the personological and life story perspectives.
5. Describe the social cognitive perspectives.
6. Describe the biological perspectives.
7. Characterize the main methods of personality assessment.
8. Summarize how personality relates to health and wellness.