Personality theories: A comparative analysis

by Salvatore R. Maddi

Book Overview

In this fifth edition the Author continues to offer a stimulating book that helps readers think through the most promising views of personality. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0256032459
• ISBN13: 9780256032451
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Dorsey Press
• Length: 749 Pages
• Weight: 2.85 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Phenomenal

As a former student of Dr. Maddi's, I found this book to be quite helpful in understanding multiple theorists standpoints. It is an excellent resource for both undergraduate and graduate students. I am currently a graduate student in Clinical Psychology and I highly recommend this text for those interesting in understanding different perspectives in personality functioning.

Salvatore Maddi's Classic Text - Personality theories

Throughout my years of teaching personality theories both to undergraduates and graduates, I have not found a better text. This text provides teacher and student with much more than a brief smattering of theorist history and basic concepts. It is a critical analysis of the major theorists' concepts, and it helps readers to think deeply about these theories and to make higher level evaluations of the theorists' reasoning. Its sixth edition now includes more current personality theories, and consistent with past editions, this text also provides readers with relevant research findings. I recommend it highly. My students throughout the years have really loved this book and appreciated the author's approach and level of understanding. Dr. Khoshaba

Excellent review of personology !

In this comprehensive and voluminous tome, Salvatore Maddi presents what must be the seminal review of personality psychology today. This book does not only present fair and detailed accounts of various theories of personality, but also succeeds in capturing the reader's imagination and truly represents personology as a fascinating and uplifting discipline.Additionally, the second section of Maddi's work features discussions of empirical and rational support for various theories, as seen from within the author's proposed conceptual framework for clarifying personality theory. This book is an indispensable guide for all students of Psychology or Philosophy