Self-theories

Description:

This text sheds light on how people work - why they sometimes function well and, at other times, behave in ways that are self-defeating or destructive. Dweck presents her groundbreaking research on adaptive and maladaptive cognitive-motivational patterns and shows: how these patterns originate in people's self-theories; their consequences for the person - for achievement, social relationships, and emotional well-being; their consequences for society, from issues of human potential to stereotyping and intergroup relations; and the experiences that create them. Throughout, Dweck shows how examining self-theories illuminates basic issues of human motivation, social cognition, personality, the self, mental health, and development. This text is a must-read for researchers in social psychology, child development, and education, and is appropriate for both graduate and senior undergraduate students in these areas.

subjects: Achievement motivation,  Self psychology,  Intellect,  Self-esteem,  Personality,  Motivation (psychology),  Motivation,  Self Concept,  Zelfbeeld,  Prestatiemotivatie,  Zelfpsychologie,  Psychologie du soi,  Motivation (psychologie),  Soi,  Motivation d'accomplissement,  Intelligence,  Estime de soi,  FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS,  Life Stages,  General,  PSYCHOLOGY,  Developmental,  Lifespan Development,  Intelligenz,  Selbsteinschätzung,  Persönlichkeitsentwicklung,  Selbsttheorie,  Leistungsmotivation