Psychology of Adjustment
The Search for Meaningful Balance
Häftad, Engelska, 2016
Av John N. Moritsugu, Elizabeth M. Vera, Jane K. Harmon Jacobs, Melissa J. Kennedy, John N Moritsugu, Elizabeth M Vera, Jane K Harmon Jacobs, Melissa J Kennedy
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Psychology of Adjustment: The Search for Meaningful Balance combines a student focus with state-of-the-art theory and research to help readers understand and adjust to life in a context of continuous change, challenge, and opportunity. Incorporating existential and third wave behavioral psychology perspectives, the authors emphasize the importance of meaning, mindfulness, and psychologically-informed awareness and skill. An inviting writing style, examples from broad ethnic, cultural, gender, and geographic areas, ample pedagogical support, and cutting-edge topical coverage make this a psychological adjustment text for the 21st century.
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2016-12-12
- Mått215 x 279 x 17 mm
- Vikt1 070 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor432
- Upplaga1
- FörlagSAGE Publications
- ISBN9781483319285
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- PrefaceAbout the AuthorPART 1- Perspectives and ProcessesChapter 1- Adjustment: A Life ProcessAdjustmentDefining AdjustmentDetermining Adjustment in IndividualsGoodness of FitLack of ProblemsPositive Life ExperiencesMind–Body HealthADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Sleep MattersRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: BiofeedbackTypes of ChangeChange Throughout Human DevelopmentRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Erikson’s Psychosocial Development—College to MidlifeRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Positive PsychologySocietal ChangePerceptions of ChangeChange Can Be StressfulPositive and Negative Change EventsPlanned and Unplanned ChangeComprehensibility of ChangeTraditions Contributing to AdjustmentInterdisciplinary ApproachesPsychoeducationOrganization of This BookConclusionChapter 2- Purpose in LifeExistential PsychologyChange, Impermanence, and Awareness of DeathExperimental Existential PsychologyThe Importance of Purpose and MeaningCoherencePurpose in LifeExistential HardinessRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Academic Hardiness and GritSpirituality and ReligionIntrinsic and Extrinsic Orientation (Individual and Social)ASPIRES (Assessment of Spiritual and Religious Sentiments)ADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Five-Factor Theory of PersonalityEffects of Religion and Spirituality on HealthRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Neurological Effects of Religious BeliefReligion, Spirituality, and MeaningNote on Our PerspectiveAutonomy, Choice, and Free WillADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Creating Choice ConditionsConclusionChapter 3- Community ContextsMentoringSocial SupportTypes of Social SupportSocial NetworksIndegree Centrality and BrokerageBasic Rules of NetworkingSocial CapitalThe Importance of Situation or ContextPerson by Situation InteractionsEcological Psychology and Behavioral SettingsRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Context and IdentityDiscriminative Setting StimuliTwo Powerful Social EffectsConformityObedience to AuthorityADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: In-Group, Out-GroupCultureCollectivist Versus Individualistic CulturesCultural ComplexesDevelopmental PsychopathologyRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Gene X Environment InteractionResilienceThe Maturation and Socialization ProcessConclusionChapter 4- Experience and LearningPavlovian ConditioningThe Basics of Pavlovian ConditioningPreparedness in Behavior AcquisitionOperant ConditioningDiscriminative StimulusResponse, Behavior, or OperantRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Hebb’s RuleConsequences: Feedback, Reinforcement, Punishment, or NothingADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Avoidance LearningConsequences That Are Predictable But Not Always ThereADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Premack PrincipleShapingADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Self-ControlCognitive BehaviorismSocial LearningModelingPerceived Self-EfficacyCollective EfficacyLearning Probabilities (Statistical LearningImplicit and Explicit LearningCognitive DevelopmentJean PiagetLev VygotskyActive LearningConclusionChapter 5- Mindfulness: A Path to AwarenessMindfulness and MeditationDefining MindfulnessDefining MeditationADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Meditation ExerciseHistory of Psychology and Mindfulness Research and PracticeOrigins of Mindfulness PracticeResearch on Meditation and MindfulnessBridging Science and the Meditation ExperienceMindfulness in PracticeMindfulness and Nonjudgmental AwarenessMindfulness Promoting Self-RegulationADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: A Week of MindfulnessMindfulness Promoting CompassionADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Create a Loving-Kindness MeditationOn the Mindful Path: Moving Toward ActionThe Beginning of Action and ChangeThe Foundation for ActionADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: What Do I Value?The Path to ChangeMoving Toward Commitment and ChangeConclusionChapter 6- Stress, Health, and Well-BeingStressStressorsRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Measuring StressStress ProcessesStress ReactionsCopingEmotion-Focused and Problem Solving–Focused CopingActive Coping and Avoidant CopingCoping With Controllable Versus Uncontrollable StressorsCoping With Culturally Related StressorsMicroaggressionsADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Examples of MicroaggressionsCulturally Relevant CopingHealthy Stress ManagementSocial SupportPhysical TouchMeditationExerciseSelf-HelpGood Stress Versus Bad StressBad StressGood StressGrowth Through AdversityReframingRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Stress and TechnologyHealth and Well-BeingDiet and NutritionPhysical Activity and ExerciseAvoiding Substance UseConclusionPART 2- ApplicationsChapter 7- Social RelationshipsFriendship and Well-BeingFirst FriendshipsChildhood FriendshipsFriendship and DiversityFriendships During AdolescenceRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Similarity and FriendshipsFriendships and Social MediaAdult FriendshipsFriendship MaintenanceBuilding Blocks of RelationshipsEmpathy and CompassionADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Teaching CompassionAltruism and Prosocial BehaviorLonelinessConclusionChapter 8- Romance and IntimacyThe Seeds of RomanceCasual Sexual ArrangementsCommitted PartnershipsHealthy Intimate RelationshipsADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Myths About Good RelationshipsSexuality in Intimate RelationshipsGay and Lesbian RelationshipsIntimacy ProblemsInfidelityOnline Cheating Versus Off-Line CheatingTo Cheat or Not to CheatRelationship ViolenceEnding RelationshipsRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Predictors of DivorceRelationship MaintenanceConclusionChapter 9- SchoolSchool’s Importance in the Life of a ChildFundamentals of School Success in Preschool and KindergartenADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Head StartIndividual and Environmental Factors Related to Academic SuccessSelf-BeliefsMotivationSchool BelongingADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: BullyingTeacher BeliefsTeachers’ Encouragement and PraiseRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Intelligence TestingSchool ClimateSchool SizeSchool ResourcesRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: School DropoutThe College ExperienceFirst-Generation College StudentsUnderstanding College Success FactorsRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: TRIO ProgramsHelping College Students SucceedMentoringADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: How to Find and Gain a MentorConclusionChapter 10- Work and VocationThe Psychological Importance of WorkWork Across the Life SpanAdolescenceCollegeCareer IndecisionFirst JobRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Involuntary Job LossMidcareerRetirementDemographic Factors in Vocational DevelopmentRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: STEM CareersTheories of Vocational Decision MakingTheory of Occupational Circumscription and CompromiseSocial Cognitive Career TheoryTheory of Person–Environment FitADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Holland’s TheoryRewards and Risks of WorkFlowJob StressDealing With Work StressConclusionChapter 11- MoneyThe History of MoneyLearning About MoneyDevelopmental Aspects of MoneyRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Social ClassBehavioral EconomicsComparisonsTwo Decision-Making ProcessesRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Money’s Effect on UsMoney SkillsBuyingSeeing Free Is TemptingSlowing Down and ThinkingShopping When TiredAnticipating PleasureDetermining the Worth of Things Bought and Things LostDelaying the PainADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Credit Cards and LoansSavingParental Influence on SavingIdentification With the Future SelfADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Present–Future Similarity TestThe Powerful SelfRegular and Automatic SavingsMoney and HappinessConclusionChapter 12- AgingLife ExpectanciesAge-Related ChangesPhysical ChangesEarly AdulthoodMiddle AdulthoodOlder AdulthoodRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: How Old Is Old?Cognitive ChangesEarly AdulthoodMiddle AdulthoodOlder AdulthoodSocioemotional Changes of AgingIdentity ChangesGenerativity and MeaningSense of ControlSocial SupportADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Decreasing LonelinessThe Third AgeRetirementRole RedefinitionFinancesSuccessful AgingAdjusting to LossesGrievingAging in PlaceRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Retirement Communities and Nursing HomesConclusionChapter 13- Dysfunction and MaladjustmentSection One: Mental IllnessSupernatural, Somatogenic, and Psychogenic ExplanationsMental Illness TodayAnxiety DisordersOrigins of Anxiety DisordersMood DisordersOrigins of Mood DisordersPsychotic DisordersOrigins of PsychosisEating DisordersOrigins of Eating DisordersSubstance Abuse Disorders and AddictionsOrigins of AddictionsRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Suicide—The Most Drastic ChoiceNeurodevelopmental DisordersAttention Deficit DisordersOrigins of Attention Deficit DisordersAutism Spectrum DisorderOrigins of Autism Spectrum DisorderSection Two: Treatment of Mental IllnessEarly Treatment: AsylumsPsychotherapy: A Psychogenic ApproachADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: The Experience of Seeking Professional HelpPsychosurgeries and Psychotropic Medications: Somatogenic ApproachesPsychotropic SurgeriesRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Brain Stimulation TherapiesPsychotropic MedicationsADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: Making a Choice to Try MedicationThe Future of Mental HealthConclusionChapter 14- The Search for Balance and the FuturePersonal Challenges of the FutureThe Dynamics of Person and PlaceAgency and CommunionPersonal PerspectivesSocietal Challenges of the FutureDiversityDemographics of Age and EthnicityGender and Sexual OrientationEffects of DiversityReducing Reactivity and Increasing AppreciationTravelRESEARCHING ADJUSTMENT: Multicultural ExperienceClassesBeing HappyCommon GoalsDesire to ChangeContactLoving Kindness MeditationDeclassification, Reclassification, IndividuationChanging TechnologiesA Brief History of TechnologyTechnology Around the GlobeInterpersonal RelationshipsNegative and Positive Effects of Today’s TechnologiesNarcissismIncreasing IsolationNegative Self-PerceptionsInternet AddictionADJUSTMENT APPLICATION: Steps to Healthy Limits in the Use of TechnologyPositive Aspects of the InternetConclusionADJUSTMENT IN PRACTICE: The Power of the NarrativeGlossaryReferencesIndex