Jefferson A. Singer Ph.D.
Personality and Psychotherapy
About the Book
Jefferson Singer, professor of psychology, has published a new book that is being hailed as an “elegantly written” integration of person-based psychology and enlightened clinical practice.
“Personality and Psychotherapy: Treating the Whole Person,” published by Guilford Press, provides a framework for using recent advances in personality science to inform and enrich psychotherapy. Singer shows how psychologists can assess individuals on many levels, leading to treatment that considers clients in a multidimensional fashion rather than simply as a set of symptoms or diagnoses. His book explains key concepts and procedures of personality assessment and how to use that data to plan treatment.
“This landmark volume offers a new vision for 21st-century psychology — a vision which, like the book itself, is rigorous, empathic and deeply committed to exploring the mysteries of a person’s life,” said Dan McAdams, professor of education and social policy at Northwestern University.