Handbook of Psychology -- Contents -- Handbook of Psychology Preface -- Volume Preface -- Contributors -- Part I Personality -- Chapter 1 Genetics of Personality -- Introduction -- Behavior Genetics of Personality -- Molecular Genetics of Personality -- Summary and Future Directions -- References -- Chapter 2 Biological Bases of Personality -- Genetics of Personality -- Consilience -- Summary and Integration -- References -- Chapter 3 Psychodynamic Models of Personality -- The Core Assumptions of Psychoanalysis -- The Evolution of Psychoanalysis: Gazing Across Three Centuries -- Psychoanalytic Personality Theories: Bringing Order to Chaos -- Psychoanalysis and Contemporary Psychology: Retrospect and Prospect -- Conclusion: The Psychology of Psychodynamics and the Psychodynamics of Psychology -- References -- Chapter 4 The Five-Factor Model in Fact and Fiction -- The Five-Factor Model -- The Facts: Findings from FFM Research -- The Story: A Theory of Traits in Operation -- The Value of Literature for Psychology -- The Uses of Trait Psychology in the Humanities -- The Value of Contemporary Personality Psychology for Writers and Readers -- Epilogue -- References -- Chapter 5 Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory: An Integrative Theory of Personality -- The Existence of Two Information-Processing Systems -- Support for CEST in an Extensive Research Program -- Implications of CEST for Diverse Topics -- Implications of CEST for the Existence of a Cancer-Prone Personality -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6 Self-Regulatory Perspectives on Personality -- Behavior as Goal-Directed and Feedback-Controlled -- Feedback Processes and Origins of Affect -- Affect Issues -- Responding to Adversity: Persistence and Giving Up -- Two-Mode Models of Self-Regulation -- Dynamic Systems and Self-Regulation -- Concluding Comment -- References.

Chapter 7 Interpersonal Theory of Personality -- Interpersonal Theory of Personality -- Key Concepts of Interpersonal Theory: I. Describing Interpersonal Themes and Dynamics -- Key Concepts of Interpersonal Theory: II. Development, Motivation, and Regulation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8 The Cognitive-Affective Processing System -- A Paradigm Shift in Personality Psychology: CAPS Theory From 1968, 1973, 1995, to Beyond -- A Functionalist Approach to CAPS Theory -- References -- Chapter 9 Personality Trait Development in Adulthood -- Methodological Issues in Personality Trait Development -- References -- Chapter 10 Personality Strengths -- Strengths, Personality, and Adjustment -- Resilience and Coping -- Broad Dispositions as Strengths -- Strengthening Experiences -- What Have We Learned? -- References -- Part II Social Psychology -- Chapter 11 Social Cognition and Perception -- Stereotyping -- Principles of Mental Representation -- Automatic and Controlled Processes in Social Cognition -- Core Processes of Person Perception -- Perceiving Relationships -- Cultural Contexts of Social Cognition -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 12 The Social Self -- The Social Self -- Belongingness, Social Exclusion, and Ostracism -- The Self as an Interpersonal Actor -- Self-Presentation -- Interpersonal Consequences of Self-Views -- Emotions and the Interpersonal Self -- Cultural and Historical Variations in Selfhood -- References -- Chapter 13 Attitudes in Social Behavior -- What Attitudes Are and What Attitudes Are Not -- Attitude Measurement -- Three Key Aspects of Attitudes -- Attitudes and Higher-Order Constructs -- Characteristics of Attitudes -- Attitude Formation -- Attitudes and Information Processing -- Attitudes and Behavior -- Conclusions -- References.

Chapter 14 Social Influence and Group Behavior -- Studies of Social Influence: Historical Background -- Conformity -- Compliance -- Obedience -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 15 Close Relationships -- What Is a Close Relationship? -- Making a Commitment -- Concluding Comments -- References -- Chapter 16 Prejudice -- Models of Prejudice -- Reducing Prejudice -- Being the Target of Prejudice -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 17 Persuasion and Attitude Change -- Background Issues -- Attitude Change: An Overview -- Relatively Low Effort Processes of Attitude Change -- Relatively High-Effort Processes of Attitude Change -- Multiple Roles for Variables -- What Happens When Attitudes Change? -- What Happens When Attitudes Resist Change? -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 18 Emotion Regulation Effectiveness: What Works When -- Emotion Generation -- Emotion Regulation: Past and Present -- The Process Model of Emotion Regulation -- Emotion Regulation Effectiveness -- An Expanded View of Emotion Regulation Effectiveness -- Empirical Tests of the Expanded Framework -- Extensions and Future Research Directions -- References -- Chapter 19 Justice Theory and Research: A Social Functionalist Perspective -- The Intuitive Economist -- The Intuitive Politician -- The Intuitive Scientist -- The Intuitive Prosecutor -- The Intuitive Theologian -- Putting It Together: A Functional Pluralism Model of Justice -- References -- Chapter 20 Social Conflict, Harmony, and Integration -- Social Conflict, Harmony, and Integration -- Brief Historical Background on Intergroup Relations -- Social Cognition, Categorization, and Identity -- Intergroup Interaction Processes -- Promoting Integration and Reconciliation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 21 Aggression -- Aggression -- Development of Aggression and Stability Over Time.

Individual Differences -- Situational Factors -- Emotion, Cognition, and Arousal -- Interactions Among Risk Factors -- Reducing Aggression -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 22 Altruism and Prosocial Behavior -- Interpersonal Prosocial Behavior -- Collective Prosocial Behavior -- Cooperation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 23 Evolutionary Social Psychology -- Some History About Evolutionary Psychology -- What Is Evolutionary Social Psychology? -- Important Assumptions of an Evolutionary Approach -- Reproductive Fitness Is the Engine That Drives Evolution -- Evolutionary Social Psychology by Domains -- Current Zeitgeists Within Evolutionary Social Psychology -- Closing Remarks -- References -- Chapter 24 Culture and Social Psychology -- Approaches to Culture in Mainstream Social Psychology and in Early Cross-Cultural Psychology -- Conclusion -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index.