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Psychodynamic models of personality have taken many forms, including Freud's topographic and structural models, object relations theory and self‐psychology, various neo‐analytic frameworks, and an array of contemporary integrative perspectives. Despite their differences, these psychodynamic models share three core assumptions that distinguish them from other theories of personality: (1) primacy of the unconscious; (2) critical importance of early experiences; and (3) psychic causality. This chapter describes the psychodynamic perspective on personality, focusing on how psychoanalytic principles explain personality processes and dynamics, insight and self‐awareness, and normal and pathological functioning. Theoretical writings and research findings in each area are reviewed, and current trends in psychodynamic models of personality are discussed. These include rigorous empirical testing of psychoanalytic constructs, the evolving researcher‐practitioner relationship within psychoanalysis, the interface of psychoanalysis with cognitive psychology, attachment theory, culture, and health, the continued refinement of empirically validated psychoanalytic treatment procedures, and the opportunities and challenges of neuroscience. Psychodynamic models of personality have evolved considerably since they were first outlined over 100 years ago, and they continue to evolve today in response to accumulating findings within and outside the psychoanalytic tradition.