Handbook of Self and Identity

In this second edition, Leary (psychology and neuroscience, Duke U.) and Tangney (psychology, George Mason U.) present recent research, reflecting growth in the field since 2002. After a broad historical and conceptual overview, chapters are organized in four sections. Part 1 focuses on self-related cognition, with chapters on topics such as the relationship between self-regulation failure and mental and physical illness, and quieting the self with hypo-egoic mindsets. Material in part 2 looks at evaluation, motivation, and emotion, with chapters on social self-analysis and individual differences in self-esteem. The section on interpersonal behavior and culture explores subjects such as the psychology of groups. The book's final section proffers physiological, phylogenetic, and developmental perspectives, with discussion of self-recognition in animals and self-processes during childhood and adolescence. Annotation Ac2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)