Psychology for Living: Adjustment, Growth, and Behavior Today, 11th edition

In this Section:

1. Brief Table of Contents
2. 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