Consists of four parts preceded by an introduction and completed by a postscript. Topics covered include: extraversion-introversion, with special attention given to various aspects of arousal; views on the interrelations between the level of arousal/activation and such dimensions as anxiety, neuroticism, emotionality and psychoticism; the inherent disregulation of the "psychotic" nervous system; and the search for interrelations among the separate arousal-oriented personality/temperament dimensions. A book for biologically oriented scientists. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews. com) | Personality Dimensions and Arousal by Jan Strelau, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters