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Focusing on the multifaceted nature of human personality, this edition presents a framework based on six domains of knowledge rather than traditional grand theories. These domains—dispositional, biological, intrapsychic, cognitive-experiential, societal and cultural, and adjustment—organize key theories effectively. The text emphasizes the significant roles of culture, gender, and biology, reflecting recent advancements in personality scholarship. This unique approach captures the excitement and complexity of personality psychology, making it a valuable resource for students and scholars alike.

Leading evolutionary psychologist David M. Buss provides a unified new theory of sexual conflict and shows how its battles play out in the barroom, the bedroom and the boardroom.

Sexual conflict permeates ancient religions, from injunctions about thy neighbor's wife to the sexual obligations of marriage. It is etched in written laws that dictate who can and cannot have sex with whom. Its manifestations shape our sexual morality, evoking approving accolades or contemptuous condemnation. It produces sexual double standards that flourish even in the most sexually egalitarian cultures on earth. And although every person alive struggles with sexual conflict, most of us see only the tip of the dating deception, a politician's unsavory grab, the slow crumbling of a once-happy marriage, a romantic breakup that turns nasty.Bad Men shows that this "battle of the sexes" is deeper and far more pervasive than anyone has recognized, revealing the hidden roots of sexual conflict -- roots that originated over deep evolutionary time -- which characterise our sexual psychology. Providing novel insights into our minds and behaviours, Bad Men presents a unifying new theory of sexual conflict and offers practical advice for men and women seeking to avoid it.

Personality shapes our identities and affects every facet of our lives, influencing interactions and responses to stress. This third edition of Personality Psychology employs a unique framework to delve into six essential domains: Dispositional, Biological, Intrapsychic, Cognitive/Experiential, Social/Cultural, and Adjustment. It emphasizes the scientific foundation of contemporary understanding, integrating current research with classic perspectives. Key updates include a revised chapter on Culture and Personality that reviews international research, a comprehensive section on Personality Disorders aligned with the DSM-5, and new pedagogical tools like 'Application boxes' for real-world applications of theories. 'A Closer Look' sections deepen engagement with core topics and influential studies, while updated exercises promote critical reflection and personal application of theory. The text also features a revamped chapter on Psychoanalytic Approaches, covering historical views and expanding on Object Relations Theory and Ego Psychology. Connect® Psychology enhances the learning experience by providing students with online access to assignments and immediate feedback, while offering lecturers tools for auto-graded assessments and progress monitoring. The authors include esteemed professors and researchers in psychology, each contributing their expertise to enrich the study of personality. The comprehensive table of cont

Using a unique organizational framework that emphasizes six domains of knowledge about human nature, Personality Psychology presents an accessible, contemporary look at personality as a collection of interrelated topics and themes. The book focuses on the scientific basis of our knowledge about human nature, supported by research and theory. This adaptation of the successful US text retains the book's strengths while introducing contemporary theories of personality and topics and examples that are key to European readers. Key features New chapter on intelligence Increased coverage of contemporary theories of personality Classic and contemporary international research Inclusion of cognitive topics in personality Boxed features that help you examine the details of a study or concept, apply your knowledge to the real world, and test your understanding through application

* Do women have sex simply to reproduce or display their affection?When clinical psychologist Cindy Meston and evolutionary psychologist David Buss joined forces to investigate the underlying sexual motivations of women, what they found astonished them. * Through the voices of real women, Meston and Buss reveal the motivations that guide women's sexual decisionsand explain the deep-seated psychology and biology that often unwittingly drive women's desires sometimes in pursuit of health or pleasure, or sometimes for darker, disturbing reasons that a woman may not fully recognize. * Drawing on more than a thousand intensive interviewsconducted solely for the book, as well as their pioneering research on physiological response and evolutionary emotions,Why Women Have Sexuncovers an amazingly complex and nuanced portrait of female sexuality. They delve into the use of sex as a defensive tactic against a mate's infidelity(protection),as a ploy to boost self-confidence(status),as a barter for gifts or household chores(resource acquisition), or as a cure for a migraine headache(medication). * Why Women Have Sexstands as the richest and deepest psychological understandingof female sexuality yet achieved and promises to inform every woman's (and her partner's) awareness of her relationship to sex and her sexuality.

Kniha Davida Busse představuje první českou publikaci o evoluční psychologii sexuálních strategií, která se zaměřuje na problémy našich předků a jejich vliv na současné chování. Je cenná pro pojmenování a zpřehlednění našich neuvědomovaných motivů, potřeb a tužeb, což může přispět k lepšímu porozumění partnerským konfliktům, nevěrám a rozchodům. Publikace je určena nejen odborníkům, ale i laické veřejnosti. Studie, která se zabývá volbou partnera, přinesla významné nálezy ovlivňující všechny aspekty pohlavního života, od prvních schůzek po manželství a rozvody. Tato zjištění se dotýkají aktuálních sociálních témat, jako jsou sexuální harašení, domácí násilí a pornografie. V rámci dalších více než padesáti studií byly zkoumány různé typy párů, což vyvolalo kontroverze a zmatek mezi odborníky, neboť mnohé závěry odporují tradičním názorům na mužskou a ženskou psychologii. Cílem knihy je formulovat jednotnou teorii lidského namlouvacího chování založenou na vědeckých důkazech, nikoli romantických představách. Některé poznatky jsou nepříjemné, neboť ukazují na manipulativní a konfliktní aspekty lidského chování. Autor se snaží čelit těmto odhalení a upozornit na potřebu vyrovnat se s negativními důsledky takového chování.

Mnohí z nás vidia vo vrahoch chorobných anomálov alebo tvrdých kriminálnikov. Renomovaný evolučný psychológ David M. Buss má ale pre nás znepokojujúce správy: väčšinu vrážd páchajú úplne normálni ľudia. A impulz k zabitiu rozhodne nie je žiadnou abnormalitou, je skôr evolučne zakotvený v ľudskom mozgu a čaká len na spúšťače, ktoré sú nám prekvapivo dôverne známe. Tejto knihe predchádzalo dlhoročné štúdium kriminalistických archívov a výskumy po celom svete. Je pretkaná pútavými, často drásavými správami o typických vraždách a poskytuje šokujúce a vysvetľujúce vhľady do hĺbok ľudskej duše. Táto fascinujúca kniha radikálne spochybňuje naše predstavy o sebe. (www.martinus.cz)