Perspectives on personality / Charles S. Carver, Michael F. Scheier.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

What is personality psychology? -- Methods in the study of personality -- Issues in personality assessment -- The trait perspective -- The motive perspective -- Genetics, evolution, and personality -- Biological processes and personality -- The psychoanalytic perspective -- Psychosocial theories -- The learning perspective -- Self-actualization and self-determination -- The cognitive perspective -- The self-regulation perspective -- Personality in perspective: overlap and integration.

This book describes a range of viewpoints that are used by personality psychologists today. Each perspective on personality is presented in a pair of chapters, introduced by a prologue that provides an overview of that perspective{u2019}s orienting assumptions and core themes. By starting with these orienting assumptions, you{u2019}ll be placed right inside the thought processes of the theorists, as you go on to read the chapters themselves. Each chapter concludes with a discussion of current problems within that theoretical viewpoint and the authors{u2019} analysis about its future prospects. The result is a book that is engaging and enjoyable as well as informative.