In the Preface to the third volume, we described the evolution of this Series and the changes that have taken place in the field since the first volume appeared. The contents of the current volume continue the com- mitment to a broadly based perspective on research related to con- sciousness and self-regulation which was embodied in the previous three volumes. Chapters are included which consider the role of con- sciousness in cognitive theory and clinical phenomena. Several of the contributions to this volume are concerned with the nature of self-reg- ulation and the role of conscious...