In this comprehensive volume, the second in the Oxford Textbooks in Clinical Psychology series, over 50 eminent contributors from a diverse range of psychological disciplines address fundamental issues in personality assessment. The contributors, whose approaches cover the theoretical diversity of the field, were invited to address an important problem area in personality assessment and write their chapters with a practical orientation. The resulting work merges outstanding variety and depth of coverage with a useful, hands-on focus. It will be considered a definitive reference in the field of assessment, appealing to practicing clinical psychologists as well as researchers.