The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Psychology
Author:Philip J. Corr, Gerald Matthews
Edition:1st Edition
Personality psychology is examined through a comprehensive integration of theory, research, and application, exploring how individual differences develop and influence behavior across contexts. It covers major perspectives including trait theory, biological and genetic foundations, cognitive and social processes, and cultural influences, while connecting personality to areas such as mental health, relationships, work, and education.

Chapters
- Chapter 1: Conceptual Issues in Personality Theory→
- Chapter 2: Personality Psychology of Situations→
- Chapter 3: Personality Traits and Situations→
- Chapter 4: Personality and Emotion→
- Chapter 5: Characterizing Persons: Core Conceptual Issues→
- Chapter 6: The Trait Approach to Personality→
- Chapter 7: Methods of Personality Assessment→
- Chapter 8: Structural Models of Personality→
- Chapter 9: Five-Factor Model: Consensus and Controversy→
- Chapter 10: Personality and Intelligence→
- Chapter 11: Childhood Temperament→
- Chapter 12: Personality Development Across the Lifespan→
- Chapter 13: Personality and Health Models→
- Chapter 14: Attachment Theory I: Motivation and Structure→
- Chapter 15: Attachment Theory II: Development and Function→
- Chapter 16: Evolutionary Theories of Personality→
- Chapter 17: Animal Models of Personality→
- Chapter 18: Behavioral Genetics: From Variance to DNA→
- Chapter 19: Neuroimaging of Personality→
- Chapter 20: Personality Neuroscience and Individual Differences→
- Chapter 21: Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory of Personality→
- Chapter 22: Semantic and Linguistic Aspects of Personality→
- Chapter 23: Personality and Performance: Cognitive Models→
- Chapter 24: Self-Regulation and Control in Personality→
- Chapter 25: Self-Determination Theory and Motivation→
- Chapter 26: Traits and the Self: Toward Integration→
- Chapter 27: Cognitive-Affective Processing Systems→
- Chapter 28: Narrative Construction of Personality→
- Chapter 29: Personality and Social Relations→
- Chapter 30: Personality and Social Support→
- Chapter 31: Social Pain and Hurt Feelings→
- Chapter 32: Personality in Cross-Cultural Perspective→
- Chapter 33: Culture and Personality→
- Chapter 34: Personality and Politics→
- Chapter 35: Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Personality→
- Chapter 36: Personality and Psychosis→
- Chapter 37: Diagnosing Personality Disorders→
- Chapter 38: Psychopathy and Its Measurement→
- Chapter 39: Personality and Eating Disorders→
- Chapter 40: Personality and ADHD→
- Chapter 41: Personality in School Psychology→
- Chapter 42: Personality in Educational Psychology→
- Chapter 43: Personality at Work→
- Chapter 44: Workplace Safety and Personality→
- Chapter 45: Personality and Crime→
- Chapter 46: Treatment of Personality Disorders→
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