Main description:

* represent developments in personality theory, research, and measurement in the past 30-50 years in a compelling manner
* includes contributions from some of the most notable figures in the field in personality assessment
* allows readers to see how major changes in personality have emerged, how personality research has evolved, and what future trends and patterns are

Contents:

1. Understanding People who Understand People 2. The Development of Therapeutic Assessment: From Shame and Isolation to Connection and Love 3. Personality: The Heart of the Matter 4. My Hobby: Listening for the MMPI's Questions 5. My Journey to the Assessment Land 6. The Sands of Identity Keep Shifting: Late-Life Career Developments 7. Reports of my Being an Extravert Are Greatly Exaggerated 8. Thoughts from a Contrarian Generalist: A Roundabout Journey to Where I am Now 9. An Overdetermined Life in Psychoanalysis 10. Influences and Inspirations 11. It Takes a Village to Raise an MMPI Author 12. A Long Life: Twists and Turns 13. Thomas A. Widiger: Personality Assessment 14. Evolving Convictions through Dogged Pursuit of Answers and Large Dollops of Luck: My Piece in the World of Personality and Psychopathology Assessment 15. My Journey to Become a Clinical Psychologist 16. From Stable Traits to Spinning Vectors: A Measurement Driven Journey 17. A Brief History of "Me" 18. The Numbers and the Story 19. Circle Songs and Sands of Time