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ISBN 10: 1305968476
ISBN 13: 9798214351452
Author:  Wayne Weiten

Filled with comprehensive, balanced coverage of classic and contemporary research, relevant examples, and engaging applications, this text shows students how psychology helps them understand themselves and the world. It also uses psychological principles to illuminate the variety of opportunities students have in their lives and their future careers. While professors cite this bestselling book for its academic credibility and the authors’ ability to stay current with “hot topics,” students say it’s one text they just don’t want to stop reading. Students and instructors alike find the text to be highly readable, engaging, and visually appealing, providing a wealth of material they can put to use every day.
 

Table of contents:

Chapter 1. Adjusting to Modern Life

  • The Paradox of Progress
  • The Search for Direction
  • The Psychology of Adjustment
  • The Scientific Approach to Behavior
  • The Roots of Happiness: An Empirical Analysis
  • Application: Improving Academic Performance

Chapter 2. Theories of Personality

  • The Nature of Personality
  • Psychodynamic Perspectives
  • Behavioral Perspectives
  • Humanistic Perspectives
  • Biological Perspectives
  • Contemporary Empirical Approaches to Personality
  • Culture and Personality
  • Application: Assessing Your Personality

Chapter 3. Stress and Its Effects

  • The Nature of Stress
  • Major Sources of Stress
  • Responding to Stress
  • The Potential Effects of Stress
  • Factors Influencing Stress Tolerance
  • Application: Reducing Stress through Self-Control

Chapter 4. Coping Processes

  • The Concept of Coping
  • Common Coping Patterns of Limited Value
  • The Nature of Constructive Coping
  • Appraisal-Focused Constructive Coping
  • Problem-Focused Constructive Coping
  • Emotion-Focused Constructive Coping
  • Application: Using Time More Effectively

Chapter 5. Psychology and Physical Health

  • Stress, Personality, and Illness
  • Habits, Lifestyles, and Health
  • Reactions to Illness
  • Application: Understanding the Effects of Drugs

Chapter 6. The Self

  • Self-Concept
  • Self-Esteem
  • Basic Principles of Self-Perception
  • Self-Regulation
  • Self-Presentation
  • Application: Building Self-Esteem

Chapter 7. Social Thinking and Social Influence

  • Forming Impressions of Others
  • The Problem of Prejudice
  • The Power of Persuasion
  • The Power of Social Pressure
  • Application: Seeing through Compliance Tactics

Chapter 8. Interpersonal Communication

  • The Process of Interpersonal Communication
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Toward More Effective Communication
  • Communication Problems
  • Interpersonal Conflict
  • Application: Developing an Assertive Communication Style

Chapter 9. Friendship and Love

  • Relationship Development
  • Friendship
  • Romantic Love
  • The Internet and Close Relationships
  • Application: Overcoming Loneliness

Chapter 10. Marriage and the Family

  • Challenges to the Traditional Model of Marriage
  • Deciding to Marry
  • Marital Adjustment across the Family Life Cycle
  • Vulnerable Areas in Marital Adjustment
  • Divorce and Its Aftermath
  • Same-Sex Marriage
  • Alternatives to Marriage
  • Application: Understanding Intimate Partner Violence

Chapter 11. Gender and Behavior

  • Gender Stereotypes
  • Gender Similarities and Differences
  • Biological Origins of Gender Differences
  • Environmental Origins of Gender Differences
  • Gender-Role Expectations
  • Gender in the Past and in the Future
  • Application: Gender in the Workplace

Chapter 12. Development and Expression of Sexuality

  • Becoming a Sexual Person
  • Sexual Orientation
  • The Human Sexual Response
  • Sexual Expression
  • Patterns of Sexual Behavior
  • Practical Issues in Sexual Activity
  • Application: Enhancing Sexual Relationships

Chapter 13. Careers and Work

  • Choosing a Career
  • Models of Career Choice and Development
  • The Changing World of Work
  • Coping with Occupational Hazards
  • Balancing Work and Other Spheres of Life
  • Application: Getting Ahead in the Job Game

Chapter 14. Psychological Disorders

  • General Concepts
  • Anxiety Disorders and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
  • Schizophrenic Disorders
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Personality Disorders
  • Application: Understanding Eating Disorders

Chapter 15. Psychotherapy

  • Elements of the Treatment Process
  • Insight Therapies
  • Behavior Therapies
  • Biomedical Therapies
  • Current Trends and Issues in Treatment
  • Application: Looking For a Therapist

Chapter 16. Positive Psychology

  • The Scope of Positive Psychology
  • Positive Subjective Experiences
  • Positive Individual Traits
  • Positive Institutions
  • Positive Psychology: Problems and Prospects
  • Application: Boosting Your Own Happiness

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