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Optimal human being : an integrated multi-level perspective

Author: Kennon M Sheldon
Publisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Intended for researchers and students interested in human potential in a variety of disciplines including social and personality, clinical, developmental, and industrial/organizational psychology and other social sciences, the book will also appeal to educated readers interested in personal change and self-improvement. In addition, the book will serve as an excellent text or supplement in a variety of courses  Read more...
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Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Kennon M Sheldon
ISBN: 0805841881 9780805841886 080584189X 9780805841893
OCLC Number: 54694720
Description: x, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents: What is optimal human being? --
Hierarchies and levels of analysis : locating behavior in the physical world and seeking integration between the human sciences --
Focusing on the personality level : comprehensive models of personality --
The universal human organism : species-typical human nature --
Personality traits and individual differences : the meaning of variability --
Goals and intentions : the method of self-organization --
The self-homunculus : fictional but functional --
Social and group interaction : game and role theory perspectives --
The cultural level of analysis : memes, genes, and other themes --
Optimal human being and optimal human science : summary prescriptions.
Responsibility: Kennon M. Sheldon.
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"Intended for researchers and students interested in human potential in a variety of disciplines including social and personality, clinical, developmental, and industrial/organizational psychology and other social sciences, the book will also appeal to educated readers interested in personal change and self-improvement. In addition, the book will serve as an excellent text or supplement in a variety of courses including personality, positive psychology, well being, personal development, and motivation."--BOOK JACKET.

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