Kategoria BISAC: Psychology >> Personality

Jerome Braun, known for his writings in interdisciplinary social science, an approach he calls pragmatic critical theory, here provides a book that discusses issues relevant to the moral underpinnings of democratic society, including issues of social evolution and of culture and personality. This book returns critical theory to its roots in both psychology and the social sciences. It shows some of the relationships between equality in a political and social sense and personal identity that either relates well to such equality, or rebels against it. All this reflects processes of social and...

Dieser Sammelband ladt ein, sich mit den Grundwerten unserer Gesellschaft neu auseinanderzusetzen: Was bedeuten eigentlich Empathie, Respekt, Vertrauen u.a. Werte im Kern? Was wissen psychologische Forschung, Philosophie oder Theologie daruber? Welche Bedeutung haben diese Werte fur jeden Einzelnen personlich? Wie konnen diese Werte gelebt und in Erziehung, Unternehmen und Gesellschaft methodisch, didaktisch und inhaltlich vermittelt und gefordert werden? Ein Buch fur alle, die sich in Zeiten des gefuhlten Wertewandels auf fundierte Weise mit Werten befassen bzw. daruber klar werden...

This timely collection explores trust research from many angles while ably demonstrating the potential of cross-discipline collaboration to deepen our understanding of institutional trust. Citing, among other things, current breakdowns of trust in prominent institutions, the book presents a multilevel model identifying universal aspects of trust as well as domain- and context-specific variations deserving further study. Contributors analyze similarities and differences in trust across public domains from politics and policing to medicine and science, and across languages and nations....

You're about to enter into the minds of three personality disorders that have attracted attention over the years due to their sinister connotations. Through this book, you should be able to fully understand the mind of the people who fall within these categories and the REAL role that they play in today's society.

Crime shows often portray narcissists, sociopaths and psychopaths as the bad guys prone to doing heinous activities - but are they really? You...

Originally published in 1979, this title represents a summary of 17 years of research centring around the Sensation Seeking Scale (SSS) and the theory from which the test was derived. Now an integral part of personality testing, including adaptations for use with children, this reissue is a chance to see where it all began.

They're among us, but they are not like us. They manipulate, lie, cheat, and steal. They are irresistibly charming and accomplished, appearing to live in a radiance beyond what we are capable of. But narcissists are empty. No one knows exactly what everyone else is full of--some kind of a soul, or personhood--but whatever it is, experts agree that narcissists do not have it.

So goes the popular understanding of narcissism, or NPD (narcissistic personality disorder). And it's more prevalent than ever, according to recent articles in The New York Times, The...

• Explores emerging trends and perspectives in personality assessment, building on current knowledge and looking ahead to the future landscape of the field
• Discusses emerging technologies and how these can be combined with psychological theories in order to enhance the real-world practice of assessing personality
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