Deals with the developments in personality psychology. Many of these advances in the field directly impact our understanding of the nature of personality. They include discoveries coming from diverse sources: behavior genetics, social evolutionary theory, trait theory and the Big Five, social cognitive theory, and cognitive neuroscience.

Part I: Introduction. 1. Orientation to Personality. Part II: Psychodynamic Approaches. 2. Psychodynamic Theories: Freud's Conceptions. 3. Ego Psychology and Object Relations. 4. Psychodynamic Personality Assessment. 5. Psychodynamic Processes. Part III: Trait and Biological Approaches. 6. Trait Theories: Conceptions. 7. Measuring Individual Differences. 8. Genetic and Biochemical Roots of Personality. 9. Traits: Biological Bases and Behavioral Expressions. Part IV: Phenomenological Approaches. 10. Phenomenological Conceptions. 11. The Internal View. Part V: Behavioral Approaches. 12. Behavioral Conceptions. 13. Analyzing Behavior. 14. Behavior Change. Part VI: Social Cognitive--Affective Approaches. 15. Social Cognitive--Affective Conceptions. 16. Cognitive--Affective Processes. 17. Self--Regulation and Control. 18. Person--Situation Interaction. Part VII: Summary Evaluation. Epilogue and Perspective. Glossary. References. Literary Credits. Photo Credits. Name Index. Subject Index.