CHAPTER 1: ADJUSTING TO LIFE Exploring AdjustmentSubjective Well-Being and AdjustmentThe Scientific Approach to AdjustmentResources for Improving AdjustmentCHAPTER 2: PERSONALITY What Is Personality?Psychodynamic PerspectivesBehavioral and Social Cognitive PerspectivesHumanistic PerspectivesTrait PerspectivesPersonality AssessmentCHAPTER 3: THE SELF, IDENTITY, AND VALUES The Self Identity ValuesReligionCHAPTER 4: STRESS What Is Stress?Stress and Illness Sources and Mediators of Stress Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderCHAPTER 5: COPING Exploring CopingStrategies for CopingCoping with EmotionsStress ManagementCHAPTER 6: SOCIAL THINKING, INFLUENCE, AND INTERGROUP RELATIONS Social ThinkingSocial InfluenceIntergroup RelationsCHAPTER 7: COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY Exploring Interpersonal CommunicationVerbal Interpersonal CommunicationNonverbal Interpersonal CommunicationCHAPTER 8: FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE RELATIONSHIPS Forming Close Relationships: AttractionFriendshipLoveThe Dark Side of Close RelationshipsCHAPTER 9: ADULT LIFE STYLES The Diversity of Adult Life StylesThe Family Life CycleParentingCHAPTER 10: ACHIEVEMENT, CAREERS, AND WORK AchievementCareers and JobsWorkCHAPTER 11: EMERGING ADULTHOOD, ADULT DEVELOPMENT, AND AGING Becoming an AdultPhysical Development in AdulthoodCognitive Development in AdulthoodSocioemotional Development in AdulthoodDeath and GrievingCHAPTER 12: GENDER Perspectives on GenderGender ComparisonsWomen's and Men's LivesCHAPTER 13: SEXUALITY Sexual Motivation and Behavior Sexuality and AdjustmentSexuality and HarmCHAPTER 14: PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS Understanding Abnormal BehaviorAnxiety DisordersDissociative DisordersMood DisordersSchizophreniaPersonality DisordersCHAPTER 15: THERAPIES Biological TherapiesPsychotherapiesSociocutural Approaches and Issues in TreatmentEvaluating Therapy CHAPTER 16: HEALTH Explaining Health and IllnessBio-psycho-social ModelNutrition and EatingExerciseDrugs and AddictionThe Patient and the Health-Care Setting |