Handbook of Personality, Second Edition: Theory and Research - Tapa dura

"A 'must read' for all students of personality, this collection of thematic essays by leading scholars captures the vitality and excitement of theory and research in personality, testifies to the maturing of the science of personality psychology, and helps to define the leading edges for the next generations of inquiry in personality theory and research." --Mark Snyder, PhD, University of Minnesota "This Handbook testifies to the richness and vitality of contemporary personality psychology, and is truly deserving of its name. It provides a comprehensive orientation to the field of personality by the breadth of topics included and by the depth of coverage in each chapter. Particularly noteworthy is the emphasis on theoretical development supported by the integration of past and present research. The Handbook is essential reading for personality researchers, and will make a superb text for advanced courses in personality." --Sarah E. Hampson, PhD, University of Surrey, UK "The new edition of the Handbook of Personality offers a splendid opportunity to catch up on the impressive scientific progress being made in the study of personality. This excellent volume combines comprehensive summaries of major research topics with up-to-date and thought-provoking syntheses of concepts and evidence. New advances in personality psychology from the past decade--one of the most exciting in its historical development--are given authoritative coverage, with many authors drawn from the outstanding new generation of scientific leaders in the field. The volume conveys a rousing sense of the vitality and rich agenda of this central area of inquiry within present-day psychological science." --Kenneth H. Craik, PhD, Institute of Personality and Social Research, University of California, Berkeley .,."publication of the second edition of the "Handbook of Personality"--ten years after the first edition--should allay any lasting fears about the field's waywardness. Instead, revision of this "Handbook" should generate curiosity--even excitement--about the directions in which the field of personality is heading....an updated version of the "Handbook" reflects the field's stability and openness to theoretical and empirical innovations....Graduate students in personality (and social and clinical) psychology will assuredly benefit from the concise but systematic reviews of issues and areas in the field....The ideal readers for this book are teachers and scholars who need to keep up with innovations in personality....a worthy achievement....Simply put, this is a wonderful book for teachers, scholars, and students interested in learning about history, trends, content areas, and innovations in personality theory and research. Coverage is thoughtful and thorough, but also focused, so that there is no extraneous material in any of the chapters. Appropriately, personality theory and research is presented as alive and well within this second edition of the "Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research," This is one reference work that will be read, consulted, and used--it will not sit idly on a desk or office bookshelf."--"Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology" "This is a volume of considerable importance. It covers a braod, and probably quite representative, range of the topics of most interest to personality investigators....There is considerable under-the-surface commotion and unrest, even in such a smoothly and efficiently packaged compendium of personality-research reviews as this"Handbook of Personality," Personality psychology appears to be a field in ferment. It has generated an interesting set of scientific controversies that are stimulating innovative models and methodologies. This volume provides an admirable cross-section of these developments."--"Contemporary Psychology" "This second edition of "Handbook of Personality" demonstrates that personality is indeed a useful concept and, in fact, essential to the understanding of human behavior. Especially compelling are the evidence and arguments linking traditional personality concepts to findings in behavior genetics, temperament, and neurophysiology....The book's coverage is very wide....Altogether, the "Handbook "offers a comprehensive view of personality psychology, especially as it has evolved over the past decade and indications of how it is likely to evolve in the future. The "Handbook "will certainly be the major text in graduate courses on personality....It will be invaluable to researchers both for its summaries of current research and its clear delineation of the many unanswered questions in each of the fields it covers....The "Handbook" is the best place to start for behavioral clinicians and researchers who want to familiarize themselves with what has been going on all these years in a related but hitherto remote area of psychological research." --"Child and Family Behavior Therapy" ..."publication of the second edition of the "Handbook of Personality"--ten years after the first edition--should allay any lasting fears about the field's waywardness. Instead, revision of this "Handbook" should generate curiosity--even excitement--about the directions in which the field of personality is heading....an updated version of the "Handbook" reflects the field's stability and openness to theoretical and empirical innovations....Graduate students in personality (and social and clinical) psychology will assuredly benefit from the concise but systematic reviews of issues and areas in the field....The ideal readers for this book are teachers and scholars who need to keep up with innovations in personality....a worthy achievement....Simply put, this is a wonderful book for teachers, scholars, and students interested in learning about history, trends, content areas, and innovations in personality theory and research. Coverage is thoughtful and thorough, but also focused, so that there is no extraneous material in any of the chapters. Appropriately, personality theory and research is presented as alive and well within this second edition of the "Handbook of Personality: Theory and Research." This is one reference work that will be read, consulted, and used--it will not sit idly on a desk or office bookshelf."--"Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology" "This is a volume of considerable importance. It covers a braod, and probably quite representative, range of the topics of most interest to personality investigators....There is considerable under-the-surface commotion and unrest, even in such a smoothly and efficiently packaged compendium of personality-research reviews as this"Handbook of Personality." Personality psychology appears to be a field in ferment. It has generated an interesting set of scientific controversies that are stimulating innovative models and methodologies. This volume provides an admirable cross-section of these developments."--"Contemporary Psychology" "This second edition of "Handbook of Personality" demonstrates that personality is indeed a useful concept and, in fact, essential to the understanding of human behavior. Especially compelling are the evidence and arguments linking traditional personality concepts to findings in behavior genetics, temperament, and neurophysiology....The book's coverage is very wide....Altogether, the "Handbook "offers a comprehensive view of personality psychology, especially as it has evolved over the past decade and indications of how it is likely to evolve in the future. The "Handbook "will certainly be the major text in graduate courses on personality....It will be invaluable to researchers both for its summaries of current research and its clear delineation of the many unanswered questions in each of the fields it covers....The "Handbook" is the best place to start for behavioral clinicians and researchers who want to familiarize themselves with what has been going on all these years in a related but hitherto remote area of psychological research." --"Child and Family Behavior Therapy"

This revised volume provides a historical overview of modern personality theory, brings major theoretical perspectives into focus, and reports on the state of the science in a range of key domains. It includes new chapters on evolutionary psychology, behavioural genetics, and neuroscience.