Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research, Second Edition - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1572306955 ISBN 13: 9781572306950

Publisher: The Guilford Press, 2001

Synopsis

The fully revised second edition of this classic text ushers the study of personality into the 21st century. Chapters from foremost authorities provide a historical overview of modern personality theory, bring major theoretical perspectives into focus, and report on the current state of the science in a range of key domains. Documenting the ongoing evolution of psychoanalytic, trait, social cognitive, and interactional approaches, the volume explores the dynamic interface between personality psychology and other disciplines. In particular, the recent explosion of knowledge about biological aspects of personality is reflected in chapters on evolutionary psychology, behavioral genetics, neuroscience, and temperament. Major research is also presented on such defining topics as the self; the psychological unconscious; motivational processes; emotion and emotion regulation; stress, coping, and health; interpersonal behavior; personality assessment; and more.

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Lawrence A. Pervin is Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University. Following an undergraduate education at Brooklyn College and Queens College (City University of New York), he obtained his doctorate from Harvard University in 1962. After six years at Princeton University he went to Rutgers as an Associate Dean to help develop a new, experimental college. The author of many journal articles, including a Citation Classic, and invited book chapters, he also is the author of two leading personality texts, «MDUL»Personality: Theory and Research«MDNM» (Fifth Edition) and «MDUL»Current Controversies and Issues in Personality«MDNM» (Second Edition). Dr. Pervin has served on the editorial board of «MDUL»Psychological Review«MDNM» and the «MDUL»Journal of Personality and Social Psychology«MDNM», and is founding editor of «MDUL»Psychological Inquiry«MDNM», a new international journal of peer commentary and review.

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Contents I. Introduction 1. History of Modern Personality Theory and Research, Winter and Barenbaum II. Theoretical Perspectives 2. Human Nature and Individual Differences: The Evolution of Human Personality, Buss 3. Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality, Westen and Gabbard 4. The Big Five Trait Taxonomy: History, Measurement, and Theoretical Perspectives, John and Srivastava 5. A Five-Factor Theory of Personality, McCrae and Costa, Jr. 6. Social Cognitive Theory of Personality, Bandura 7. Integrating Dispositions and Processing Dynamics within a Unified Theory of Personality: The Cognitive-Affective Personality System, Mischel and Shoda 8. Holistic Interactionism: A Perspective for Research on Personality Development, Magnusson III. Interface with Other Fields 9. Behavioral Genetics and Personality, Plomin and Caspi 10. The Neuroscience of Personality, Pickering and Gray 11. Personality Continuity and Change across the Life Course, Caspi and Roberts 12. On the Development of Personality, Lewis 13. Personality and Psychopathology, Widiger, Verheul, and van den Brink 14. On the Interface between Personality and Social Psychology, Baumeister 15. The Cultural Constitution of Personality, Cross and Markus IV. Content Areas 16. Temperament: A New Paradigm for Trait Psychology, Clark and Watson 17. The Psychological Unconscious, Kihlstrom 18. Naturalizing the Self, Robins, Norem, and Cheek 19. Personal Narratives and the Life Story, McAdams 20. Personality and Motivation: Personal Action and the Conative Evolution, Little 21. Emotion and Emotion Regulation, Gross 22. Stress, Coping, and Self-Regulatory Processes, Carver and Scheier 23. Personality and Health: Dispositions and Processes in Disease Susceptibility and Adaptation to Illness, Contrada, Cather, and O'Leary 24. Attribution in Personality Psychology, Weiner and Graham 25. Creativity and Genius, Simonton 26. The Fields of Interpersonal Behavior, Wiggins and Trobst 27. Four Principles for Personality Assessment, Ozer V. Overview 28. Epilogue: Constancy and Change in Personality Theory and Research, Pervin

Edition details

• Publisher: The Guilford Press
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1572306955
• ISBN 13: 9781572306950
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 738
• Editor: Pervin Lawrence A., John Oliver P.