The Wiley Handbook of Personality Assessment - Hardcover

Kumar, Updesh

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1119173442 ISBN 13: 9781119173441

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2016

Synopsis

The Wiley Handbook of Personality Assessment presents the state-of-the-art in the field of personality assessment, providing a perspective on emerging trends, and placing these in the context of research advances in the associated fields. * Explores emerging trends and perspectives in personality assessment, building on current knowledge and looking ahead to the future landscape of the field * Discusses emerging technologies and how these can be combined with psychological theories in order to enhance the real-world practice of assessing personality * Comprehensive sections address gaps in current knowledge and collate contributions and advances from diverse areas and perspectives * The chapter authors are eminent scholars from across the globe who bring together new research from many different countries and cultures

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From the Back Cover:

The Wiley Handbook of Personality Assessment presents the state-of-the-art in the field of personality assessment, providing a perspective on emerging trends and placing these in the context of recent research advances. Linking theory with practice, the volume delineates current developments in theoretical conceptualisations affecting personality assessment, and charts the way forward for potential applications of these emergent research insights.

The handbook brings together an international group of distinguished contributors from 17 countries on five continents, to tackle key issues in personality assessment across a range of approaches and contexts. This multi-national authorship enhances the content by bringing critically important cross-cultural perspectives and diversity across the subject.

About the Author:

Updesh Kumar is Scientist 'G' and Head of the Mental Health Division at the Defense Institute of Psychological Research (DIPR) for the Indian Government. His publications include Suicidal Behaviour: Assessment of People-at-Risk (2010); Countering Terrorism: Psychosocial Strategies (2012); Understanding Suicide Terrorism: Psychosocial Dynamics (2014); Suicidal Behaviour: Underlying Dynamics (2015); Positive Psychology: Applications in Work, Health and Well-being (2015) and The Routledge International Handbook of Psychosocial Resilience (in press). In 2013, he was awarded the DRDO s Scientist of the Year Award by the Indian Government.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1119173442
• ISBN 13: 9781119173441
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 480