This paper discusses (a) the role of cognitive and noncognitive ability in shaping adult
outcomes,(b) the early emergence of differentials in abilities between children of …

If a mother is stressed or anxious while pregnant her child is more likely to show a range of
symptoms such as those of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder …

This second edition of the bestselling textbook Personality Traits is an essential text for
students doing courses in personality psychology and individual differences. The authors …

Behavioral Genetics, Fifth Edition provides an engaging and clear overview of human and
animal behavioral genetics that is designed to introduce students in the behavioral …

Prenatal stress exposure is associated with risk for psychiatric disorders later in life. This
may be mediated in part via enhanced exposure to glucocorticoids (GCs), which are known …

This acclaimed clinical guide and widely adopted text has filled a key need in the field since
its original publication. Nancy McWilliams makes psychoanalytic personality theory and its …

Perspectives based on the first three waves of resilience research are discussed with the
goal of informing the fourth wave of work, which is characterized by a focus on multilevel …

This chapter presents 10 years of research into a developmental taxonomy of antisocial
behavior that proposed two primary hypothetical prototypes: life-course-persistent versus …

The neurobiological mechanisms by which childhood maltreatment heightens vulnerability
to psychopathology remain poorly understood. It is likely that a complex interaction between …

We are an intensely social species—it has been argued that our social nature defines what
makes us human, what makes us conscious or what gave us our large brains. As a new …