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This chapter discusses the concept of personality status. Topics covered include: a clinical approach; the nature of personality states; the significance of personality states; man becoming human; personality: a phenomenal whole; the phenomenological approach to personality; the uniqueness of personality states; perceptual orientations to personality status; units of personality study; the social relatedness of personality; the clinical significance of personality states; the basic dimensions of personality states; the changing nature of personality status; an outline for the evaluation of personality status; and what personality is not. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)