Stewart Paton

Revival

Human Behavior (1921): In Relation to the Study of Educational, Social & Ethical Problems

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is intended to serve as an introduction to the study of human behivor. The author has therefore attempted to present a brief outline in a form favorable for discussion and investigation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 478
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9781138567887
• ISBN-10: 1138567884
• Artikelnr.: 56896223

Autorenporträt

Stewart Paton M.D. (April 19, 1865 - January 7, 1942) was an American psychiatrist and educator. Born in New York City in 1865, Stewart Paton graduated from Princeton (1886) and receive his M.D. degree from Columbia three years later. He lectured for a time at Columbia and Yale University. Paton was a member of the American Philosophical Society, the New York Academy of Medicine, and the Harvey Society. He was a leading eugenicist of his day and president of the Eugenics Research Association. He died of heart disease in 1942.

Inhaltsangabe

I. The Study of the Individual in Relation to Educational and Social
Problems II. Adjusting Mechanisms III. Special Mechanisms of Adjustment IV.
The Personality V. The Development of the Personality V. Organization and
Synthesis (Temperament, Character, and Intelligence) VII. Controlling
Mechanisms (Inhibition) VIII. Factors Determining the Trends of Activities
(Dispositions) IX. Habit-Formation X. Involution of the Personality XI.
Imperfect Organization of Activities (Conflict and Dissociation of the
Personality) XII. Methods of Studying the Personality XIII. The Intelligent
Direction of Activities (Education) XIV. The Study of Man in Relation to
the Progress of Civilization