Personality

Eric B. Shiraev is a professor and researcher at George Mason University. He received his PhD in political psychology from St Petersburg University, Russia, and completed a post-doctoral program at University of California, Los Angeles. He has extensive teaching and research experience at a number of distinguished universities both in the United States and abroad. Shiraev is the author, co-author, and/or co-editor of fourteen books and numerous publications in the fields of cross-cultural psychology, political psychology, and comparative studies. In addition to his teaching and scholarly pursuits, he also writes opinion essays for think-tanks, nongovernment organizations, and the media. Shiraev’s research interests include: history of science, comparative history of psychology, cross-cultural psychology, historical theories of abnormal behavior, political psychology, folk beliefs, scientific foundations of spirituality, and psychology of social adjustment and immigration.

• Part I. FoundationsChapter 1 Introducing PersonalityChapter 2 Scientific Foundations to Study PersonalityChapter 3 Research MethodsPart II. Psychological TraditionsChapter 4 Psychoanalytic TraditionChapter 5 The Behavioral-Learning TraditionChapter 6 The Trait TraditionChapter 7 The Cognitive TraditionChapter 8 The Humanistic TraditionPart III. Personality DomainsChapter 9 The Developmental DomainChapter 10 The Gender DomainChapter 11 The Clinical DomainChapter 12 Personality: The Adjustment DomainChapter 13 The Digital DomainPart IV. ConclusionChapter 14 Personality Psychology in the 2030s