The most comprehensive single volume ever published on the subject, the Handbook of Personality Psychology is the end-all, must-have reference work for personality psychologists. This handbook discusses the development and measurement of personality as well as biological and social determinants, dynamic personality processes, the personality's relation to the self, and personality in relation to applied psychology. Authored by the field's most respected researchers, each chapter provides a concise summary of the subject to date. Topics include such areas as individual differences, stability of personality, evolutionary foundations of personality, cross-cultural perspectives, emotion, psychological defenses, and the connection between personality and health. Intended for an advanced audience, the Handbook of Personality Psychology will be your foremost resource in this diverse field.Chapter topics include:* Nature of personality psychology* Conceptual and measurement issues in personality* Developmental issues* Biological determinants of personality* Social determinants of personality* Dynamic personality processes* Personality and the self* The Five Factor Model* Applied psychology

Introduction: Nature of Personality Psychology:D.P. McAdams, A Conceptual History of Personality Psychology.W. Runyan, Studying Lives, Psychobiography, and the Conceptual Structure of Personality Psychology.Conceptual and Measurement Issues in Personality:J.A. Johnson, Units of Analysis for Description and Explanation in Personality Psychology.J.S. Wiggins, In Defense of Traits.J.T. Lamiell, Individuals and the Differences Between Them.S.G. West and J.F. Finch, Personality Measurement: Reliability and Validity.W. Ickes, M. Snyder, and S. Garcia, Personality Influences on the Choice of Situations.Developmental Issues:J. Loevinger, Stages of Personality Development.R. Eder and S.C. Mangelsdorf, The Emotional Basis of Early Personality Development: Implications for the Emergent Self-Concept.C.F. Halverson, Jr., and K.S. Wampler, Family Influences on Personality Development.P.T. Costa, Jr., and R.R. McCrae, Longitudinal Stability of Adult Personality.R. Helson, J. Pals, and M. Solomon, Is There Adult Development Distinctive to Women?Biological Determinants of Personality:D.M. Buss, Evolutionary Foundations of Personality.A.H. Buss, Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality Traits.D.C. Rowe, Genetics, Temperament, and Personality.R.G. Geen, Psychophysiological Approaches to Personality.Social Determinants of Personality:T.F. Pettigrew, Personality and Social Structure: Social Psychological Contributions.H.C. Triandis, Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Personality.W.H. Jones, L. Couch, and S. Scott, Trust and Betrayal: The Psychology of Getting Along and Getting Ahead.Dynamic Personality Processes:R.A. Emmons, Motives and Life Goals.J.R. Averill, The Emotions: An Integrative Approach.D.L. Paulhus, B. Fridhandler, and S. Hayes, Psychological Defense: Contemporary Theory and Research.E.I. Megargee, Internal Inhibitions and Controls.Personality and the Self:D.C. Funder and C.R. Colvin, Congruence of Self and Others' Judgments of Personality.R.W. Robins and O.P. John, The Quest for Self-Insight: Theory and Research on Accuracy and Bias in Self-Perception.R.F. Baumeister, Identity, Self-Concept, and Self-Esteem: The Self Lost and Found.J.F. Kihlstrom and R. Hastie, Mental Representations of Persons and Personality.The Five Factor Model:J.S. Wiggins and P.D. Trapnell, Personality Structure: The Return of the Big Five.D. Watson and L.A. Clark, Extraversion and Its Positive Emotional Core.W.G. Graziano and N.H. Eisenberg, Agreeableness: A Dimension of Personality.R.R. McCrae and P.T. Costa, Jr., Conceptions and Correlates of Openness to Experience.J. Hogan and D. Ones, Conscientiousness and Integrity at Work.Applied Psychology:W. Chaplin, Personality, Interactive Relations, and Applied Psychology.D.J. Wiebe and T.W. Smith, Personality and Health: Progress and Problems in Psychosomatics.L.C. Morey, Personality Diagnosis and Personality Disorders.M.J. Lambert and E.C. Supplee, Trends and Practices in Psychotherapy Outcome Assessment andTheir Implications for Psychotherapy and Applied Personality.J.A. Johnson, Computer Narrative Interpretations of Individual Profiles.Subject Index.