Index
Adaptation postulate (FFT), 191
Adolescence
maturation to adulthood from, 95, 198,
199
personality change in, 10
Adult development
approaches to study of, 216–218Gould, theory of, 175–178interview-based theories of, 169Levinson, theory of, 170–175stage theories of, 5, 12–14
Adulthood
definition of, 10–11scientific study of, 1
Age irrelevance concept, 5–6Aging and personality
approaches to study of, 216–218cross-sectional studies of, 59–66debunking myths of, 81–82field of, 7–8Five-Factor Model and, 36integrated approach to, 74–78longitudinal designs of, 66–70sequential strategies, 70–74See also Cross-cultural perspectives
Agreeableness, 46, 50Aldwin, C. M., 81Allport, Gordon, 25, 34, 140, 141, 211Anxiety , meta-analysis of, 80Arenberg, D., 5, 60, 61, 72, 75, 78, 108Armchair theory , 185Attitudes, 210–211Average (mean) level of trait, 98–99B
Balancing model of personality
development, 30, 105
Baltes, P . B., 17–18, 71, 74Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging
(BLSA), 41–42, 77, 107, 116, 161
Bandura, A., 22, 23, 102, 218Basic Tendencies (FFT), 187–189, 190, 192Behavior
definition of, 189, 191personality and, 208–209
Behaviorist theory , 21–22Bias
in interviewer, 165–166toward finding change, 125–126
Biological Bases (FFT), 187, 188, 192, 195–
196
Block, Jack
on ego functioning, 147, 148language for personality description, 31longitudinal studies and, 121stability notion and, 6, 111
BLSA. SeeBaltimore Longitudinal Study of
Aging (BLSA)
Bond, Michael, 88Brain injury , 196Bühler, Charlotte, 14, 149
C
California Psychological Inventory , 55, 56California Q-Set (CQS), 52, 53
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