A History of Personality Psychology : Theory, Science, and Research from Hellenism to the Twenty-First Century (Paperback)

1. Historical overview of personality psychology; 2. From illness models to wellness models of human nature; 3. Developmental perspectives on personality: from youth-based to lifespan models; 4. The biological substrate of personality; 5. Trait theories and the psychology of individual differences; 6. The puzzle of the self; 7. Culture and personality; 8. Gendered personality; 9. Emotions and rationality: a definition of the human; 10. Taking the measure of the human: benefits and inherent limitations of personality measures; 11. Personality change: means and possibilities; 12. Disordered personality: evolution of nosological systems; 13. Eight appendices: at the margins of personality psychology.