Psychology for Living: Adjustment, Growth and Behavior Today - Couverture souple

Duffy, Karen Grover; Atwater, Eastwood

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 013222447X ISBN 13 : 9780132224475

Editeur : Pearson, 2007

Synopsis

For courses on Adjustment, Coping, Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Applied Psychology.

 

This text is designed for students interested in applying psychological insights and principles to their own lives as a way of achieving a better understanding of themselves and living more effectively.

 

The scope of Psychology for Living goes far beyond the classroom. Rooted in a deep sense of personal enrichment, this text is designed for students interested in applying psychological insights and principles to their own lives as a way of achieving a better understanding of themselves and living more effectively. Drawing material from the major perspectives of psychology, including the psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and humanistic viewpoints, the goal of the text is based firmly on increasing readers’ understanding as well as their knowledge about personal adjustment, in order that they may continue learning on their own.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

For courses on Adjustment, Coping, Personal Growth, Mental Health, and Applied Psychology.

 

This text is designed for students interested in applying psychological insights and principles to their own lives as a way of achieving a better understanding of themselves and living more effectively.

 

The scope of Psychology for Living goes far beyond the classroom. Rooted in a deep sense of personal enrichment, this text is designed for students interested in applying psychological insights and principles to their own lives as a way of achieving a better understanding of themselves and living more effectively. Drawing material from the major perspectives of psychology, including the psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and humanistic viewpoints, the goal of the text is based firmly on increasing readers’ understanding as well as their knowledge about personal adjustment, in order that they may continue learning on their own.

Biographie de l'auteur

Karen Duffy is a Distinguished Service Professor at the State University of New York, College at Geneseo. She received her Ph.D. in social and personality psychology from Michigan State University and is a family mediator for the New York Unified Court System. Dr. Duffy has authored several other books, including Community Mediation: A Handbook for Practitioners and Researchers and Community Psychology.

Eastwood Atwater was a psychology professor at Montgomery County Community College and lectured at Gwynedd-Mercy College. He also conducted a private practice in psychology. His Ph.D. was from the University of Chicago, where he studied with Carl Rogers. Prior to his death in 1996, he authored books including Adolescence, Fourth Edition, and Human Relations.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pearson
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 013222447X
• ISBN 13: 9780132224475
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 552
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible