New to this 5th edition:

Significant updates to the chapters on the Biological Basis of Personality, including new coverage of genetics and medication, more recent research, and further detail on methods, to ensure the text is current.

Coverage of Type C and Type D personalities and material about optimism for deeper comprehension of the relationship between personality and health.

Discussion of current methodological techniques, to highlight how they contribute to our understanding of mental disorders.

Added focus on the transferable skills that come from studying personality, to increase the reader’s employability