The personality puzzle

Synopsis

Organized around the field's major domains/paradigms ”trait, biological, psychoanalytic, humanistic and crosscultural, and cognitive and learning ”the text outlines the foundations of personality psychology and emphasizes the significance of contemporary research. A new capstone chapter on personality disorders synthesizes these domains/paradigms.

The Fourth Edition adds a new chapter on cognition and the self, new coverage of the "Big Five" personality traits and of personality in a developmental context, and a new Student Website to enable effective study and review.