Personality & Individual Differences de Simon Boag

Personality & Individual Differences: Theory, Assessment & Application

Simon Boag

Niko Tiliopoulos

Personality and individual differences research is relevant to practically every facet of human existence. For instance, since theories of persons either explicitly or implicitly guide clinical work, the field contributes to discussions of understanding abnormal psychology and provides a guide for conceptualising best treatment. Additionally, the field is relevant to understanding human development across the lifespan, and our understanding of personality and individual differences impacts upon our views of socialisation and interpersonal relations. This book presents research which draws attention to the rich scientific literature that continues to emerge with respect to personality and individual differences psychology.

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Introduction; Integrating the study of within- & between-person variability in personality at work; Deliberate practice & the trainability of fluid cognitive functions); The effects of comparison status & individual differences in social comparison tendencies on the experience of Schadenfreude; Processing style & social comparison outcomes: Assimilation & contrast effects in automatic behaviour & self-evaluation; The Excitation Transfer paradigm & Emotional Intelligence: Predicting interpersonal attraction; Take a break: A look at the incubation effect on creativity; The role of personality in learning processes & learning outcomes in applied settings; Something about metacognition: Self-confidence factor(s) in school-aged children; (Spiritual-Hypnosis Assisted Therapy: A new culturally sensitive approach to the treatment & prevention of mental disorders; Militant Extremist Mindset; Emotional intelligence among church leaders: Applying the Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale within Newfrontiers; Ominous signs: Schizotypy & religious attachment; Sham reasoning, Humpty Dumpty & the burden of proof; Will right-brainers rule the future?; Cultural perspectives on personality & personhood; Genetic variation in DRD4, criminality, & conduct disorder; The assessment of depression, anxiety & tension/stress in youth; Unconscious schemas, bulimic tendencies & the influence of subliminal abandonment & unification cues on eating; Motivational Interviewing changes the treatment trajectory of group Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for anxiety; What do self-report measures of Dis-inhibition really measure?; Can employers screen job applicants for potential white collar fraud offenders?; Reflections on the factor structure of the Occupational Stress Inventory-Revised; Introducing the YWEDO online cognitive laboratory; Six solutions to the circular nature of trait psychology; A proposition for a parsimonious taxonomic convergence of personality traits; The role of conceptual analysis in personality research; Index.