Personality Theories
C. George Boeree
A classic e-textbook with one clear chapter per thinker: Freud, Jung, Adler, Horney, Erikson, Allport, Maslow, Rogers, Frankl and many more. Each chapter explains the theory in plain language, so it works well as a study guide.
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