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This series grows out of the Biennial Symposia on Personality and Social Psychology (BSPSP; http://www.bspsp.edu.pl), which are intended to become a regular forum for psychologists and representatives of allied disciplines. The goal of BSPSP is to understand and analyze the integrative approach to studying human psychology. The growing achievements of psychology allow us to conceptualize, measure, and influence complex behavior. Research has become more specialized, resulting in difficulties in communication and collaboration. BSPSP is an important forum for cross-disciplinary discussions concerning important aspects of the human brain and mind.
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This collection of individually authored chapters brings together the latest research on personality and social psychology in the context of the embodied nature of mind. The chapters are tied together by three themes: the construction of meaning, personality dynamics in a social world, and embedded personality dynamics. Each chapter is well-structured, most with an introduction or a conclusion. They explore knowledge and appraisal, dialogical self-theory, transference as a meaning-making mechanism, perceived isolation, need and ability in the process of knowledge formation, social anxiety and performance, human smiles and processing similarities to cultural differences, and finding patterns in the stream of consciousness. The contributors, some working individually and some in collaboration on a chapter, are mostly professors of psychology at universities from Europe and the US. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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