This textbook examines major theories of personality as they apply to an understanding of our past, present and future selves. Unlike traditional personality textbooks that merely present a succession of different theories, this student-centred volume examines how theories of personality have a bearing on questions that are relevant across the lifespan.Each chapter opens with a question commonly asked by laypersons or beginning students about personality. Answers to these questions are then given in terms of the best available empirical data that is interpretable within one or more theoretical orientation. This question-and-answer format invites students to approach personality psychology with an active attitude of critical inquiry in their search for objective knowledge and self-discovery. Throughout the text, students are encouraged to evaluate each theory in terms of how much it contributes to an understanding of their own personalities and lives. In addition, the author provides a special student-friendly subject index that pairs major concepts with their principal theorists.An instructor's manual, containing test items, is available on request from SAGE to lecturers who adopt the book for their courses.

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