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This is a revised edition in which the author has written a critical introduction to human personality for students, academics and professional psychologists. Avoiding the "catalogue of theories" format, it relates theories to each other at different levels of behaviour, moving inwards from "surface level" descriptions. Analytic case studies apply these levels of understanding to areas of special interest such as sexuality and aggression.

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CONTENTS
PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION = ⅶ
PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION = ⅸ
 Chapter 1 Gideon's Army: The study of individual differences = 1
Section I The Surface = 11
 Chapter 2 A Rather Dull Person: Personality as traits and factors = 13
 Chapter 3 The Prisoner of Spandau: Criticisms of traits and factors = 29
Section II Below the Surface 1: The Biological Line = 53
 Chapter 4 Brave New World? Learning and habit models = 55
 Chapter 5 Eysenck's Demon: A biological account of personality = 71
Section III Below the Surface 2: The Phenomenal Line = 93
 Chapter 6 Tumbleweed or Boulder? The phenomenal approach to personality = 95
 Chapter 7 I Didn't Get Where I Am Today by Reading Stuff Like This: Explaining personality by the self-concept = 114
Section IV Below the Surface 3: The Motivational Line = 129
 Chapter 8 The Ancient Greek Export Drive: Motives and instincts = 131
 Chapter 9 The Man Who Collects Bradshaws: Psychodynamic accounts of personality = 148
Section V Four Examples = 165
 Chapter 10 The School Bully: Aspects of aggression = 167
 Chapter 11 The Most Unwelcome Visitor: Aspects of sexual variation = 182
 Chapter 12 The Curse of the Drinking Classes: Alcohol abuse = 201
 Chapter 13 Bouncing Back: Resilience = 221
 Chapter 14 The Line Ahead: The future of personality research = 235
REFERENCES = 245
AUTHOR INDEX = 283
SUBJECT INDEX = 290