1. Historical precursors of personality theory -- 2. From illness to wellness models of human nature -- 3. Developmental perspectives on personality: from youth-based to life-span models -- 4. The biology of personality -- 5. Trait theories and the psychology of individual differences -- 6. The puzzle of the self -- 7. Culture and personality -- 8. Gendered personality -- 9. Emotions and reasoning: a definition of the Human -- 10. Taking the measure of the Human: benefits and inherent limitations of personality measures -- 11. Can personality change? The possibilities of psychotherapeutics -- 12. The disordered personality: evolution of nosological systems -- 13. Eight appendices: at the margins of personality psychology.