The Sage Handbook Of Personality Theory and Assessment - 9781412923644

Written by a distinguished group of psychologists who teach and practice at institutions worldwide, the chapters of this 2-volume handbook provide thorough treatment of the theories and practices of personality assessment, often incorporating the writer's own researches and reflecting the current state of the question. V.1, devoted to personality theories and models, contains 35 chapters grouped into broad topics, with 9 introductory chapters on models and 7 chapters on applications. New trait and dynamic trait constructs, the psychobiology and self-regulation and stress of key traits, and comprehensive trait models are the main themes, with each chapter providing an overview of the approach or theory, the history of its study, and divergent views and practices where applicable. This format continues in V.2, on personality measurement and testing, where the main themes are multidimensional personality instruments; assessment of biologically based, self-regulative, and abnormal traits; and implicit, projective, and objective measures of personality. Every chapter concludes with a lengthy list of references; both volumes conclude with name and subject indexes. This is a thorough and authoritative resource that will be of lasting value to practitioners in the many fields that rely on these tests. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)