Allen (Western Illinois U.) covers the biographies, general philosophical orientations, basic concepts, and perspectives on theories for leading thinkers Freud, Jung, Adler, Horney, Sullivan, Erikson, Fromm, Rogers, Maslow, Kelly, Mischel and Rotter, Bandura, Skinner, Murray, Cattrell and Eysenck, and Allport. Allen includes a variety of case studies and real-world examples and the latest research on a wide variety of topics, including racism, extroversion, rejection sensitivity, impulse control, and the neurophysiology of personality. For this edition he provides a summary chapter comparing the various approaches, material on the Big Five personality trait theory, the newest work in linking genes to personality, and an expanded list of references. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)