Psychology and the Challenges of LifeA long-respected standard in the psychology of adjustment, Psychology and the Challenges of Life, Eleventh Edition has been thoroughly updated and contemporized to provide students the ability to reflect on how psychology relates to the lives we live and the roles that psychology can play in helping us with the challenges we face. Authors Jeffrey Nevid and Spencer Rathus explore the many applications of psychological concepts and principles used to meet the challenges of daily life, while encouraging students to apply concepts to themselves through active learning exercises, self-assessment questionnaires, and journaling exercises. |
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Contents
Contents in Brief | l |
2 | li |
Challenges of Life | 2 |
Contents | 4 |
Psychology and the Challenges of Life 2 | 36 |
3 | 81 |
Psychological Factors and Health | 118 |
Developing Healthier Behaviors | 152 |
Beverly A Greene In Her Own Words 319 | 319 |
Recite Recite Recite 329 Reflect Reflect Reflect 331 | 331 |
Gender Roles and Gender Differences | 332 |
Of Friendship and Love 356 | 356 |
12 | 381 |
Sexual Behavior | 418 |
Going | 454 |
The Challenge of the Workplace | 492 |
The Self in a Social World | 196 |
Being Influenced byand | 230 |
Psychological Disorders | 256 |
Ways of Helping | 292 |
Are You Making Yourself Miserable? The IrrationalBeliefs | 309 |
References | 535 |
Name Index NI1 | NW-3 |
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the Workplace 492 | SB-12 |
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Psychology and the Challenges of Life: Adjustment to the New Millennium Jeffrey S. Nevid,Spencer A. Rathus No preview available - 2010 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Psychology and the Challenges of Life |
| Authors | Jeffrey S. Nevid, Spencer A. Rathus |
| Edition | 11, illustrated |
| Publisher | John Wiley & Sons, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0470383623, 9780470383629 |
| Length | 624 pages |
| Subjects | › Psychology / General |
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