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Helps readers apply psychological insights to their own lives.
The eleventh edition of Psychology for Living: Adjustment, Growth, and Behavior Today is designed for students interested in applying psychological insights and principles to their own lives. The text helps readers achieve a better understanding of themselves and others.
The scope of Psychology for Living draws material from the major perspectives of psychology, including the psychodynamic, ecological, cognitive-behavioral, and humanistic viewpoints. The goal of the text is based firmly on increasing readers' understanding as well as their knowledge about adjustment, in order that they may continue learning and growing on their own.
This text is available in a variety of formats - digital and print. Check your favorite digital provider for your etext, including Coursesmart, Kindle, Nook, and more.
Learning Goals
Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:
Apply psychological insights and principles to their own lives.
Increase their knowledge on adjustment, in order to continue learning and growing on their own.
Understand themselves and others better.
Contents
In this Section:
Brief Table of Contents
Full Table of Contents
1. Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Self-Direction in a Changing World
Chapter 2: The Puzzle of Childhood
Chapter 3: Affirmative Aging — Adulthood
Chapter 4: Seeking Selfhood
Chapter 5: Toward Better Health
Chapter 6: Taking Charge
Chapter 7: Managing Motives and Emotions
Chapter 8: Making and Keeping Friends
Chapter 9: Leader or Follower?
Chapter 10: At Work and Play
Chapter 11: Sexuality
Chapter 12: Love and Commitment
Chapter 13: Stress
Chapter 14: Understanding Mental Disorders
Chapter 15: If You Go for Help
Chapter 16: Good Grief and Death
2. Full Table of Contents PART 1: Introduction
Chapter 1: Self-Direction in a Changing World
Social Change
The Challenge of Self-Direction
Themes of Personal Growth
PART 2: Becoming
Chapter 2: The Puzzle of Childhood
Perspectives on Child Development
Key Foundational Elements of Childhood
Chapter 3: Affirmative Aging—Adulthood
Adult Development
Decisions, Decisions, Decisions—Early Adulthood
Same Old, Same Old?—Middle Adulthood
Aging Gracefully—Late Adulthood
Chapter 4: Seeking Selfhood
What Is Self-Concept?
The Components of the Self
Core Characteristics of Self-Concept
The Self-Concept and Personal Growth
Chapter 5: Toward Better Health
Body Image
Health and the Mind-Body Relationship
Coping with Illness
Promoting Wellness
Chapter 6: Taking Charge
Personal Control
Decision Making
Decisions and Personal Growth
Chapter 7: Managing Motives and Emotions
Understanding Motivation
Understanding Emotions
PART 4: Being Social
Chapter 8: Making and Keeping Friends
Meeting People
Keeping Friends
When It's Hard to Make Friends
Chapter 9: Groups: Belonging, Following, and Leading
Kinds of Groups
Creating and Joining Groups
What Goes on in Groups?
When Groups Go Wrong
Group Leadership
Chapter 10: At Work and Play
At Work
At Play
PART 5: Being Intimate
Chapter 11: Sexuality
Sexuality and Shared Partnerships
Sexual Responsiveness
Sexual Orientation
Practical Issues
Chapter 12: Love and Commitment
Love is a Many Splendored (and Defined) Thing
Finding Love
Marriage and Other Committed Relationships
Adjusting to Intimate Relationships
Divorce and Its Consequences
PART 6: Facing Challenges
Chapter 13: Stress!
Oh No!—Understanding Stress
Yikes!—Reactions to Stress
Phew!—Managing Stress
Chapter 14: Understanding Mental Disorders
Psychological Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Mood Disorders
Other Disorders
Applying This to Yourself
Chapter 15: If You Go for Help
Psychotherapy: What is it? Who Uses it?
Insight Therapies—The Talking Cure
Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies
Other Approaches to Treatment
How Well Does Therapy Work?
Finding Help
Chapter 16: Death, Dying, and Grief
Death and Dying
Life and Death in Perspective
Bereavement and Grief
