{"product_id":"adjustment-and-growth-with-ebook-access-code-isbn-9781394221899","title":"Adjustment and Growth, with eBook Access Code","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrings theory and research together to help students adapt to sources of stress in their everyday and academic lives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdjustment and Growth: Psychology and the Challenges of Life\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the many ways that psychology relates to our lives while illustrating how psychological concepts and principles can help us adapt to the real-world issues we face. With a lively and conversational writing style, authors Spencer Rathus and Jeffrey Nevid show us how to apply psychology to confront a variety of life challenges, such as managing time, developing self-identity, building and maintaining relationships, adopting healthier lifestyles, coping with stress, strengthening financial responsibility, and dealing with emotional problems and psychological disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEach easy-to-follow chapter begins with \u003ci\u003eDid You Know That...?,\u003c\/i\u003e a series of engaging and thought-provoking questions that pique the reader's interest before they dive into the chapter. The modular format of the textbook helps students organize their study time by presenting information in manageable units and providing brief \u003ci\u003eReview\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eQuestions\u003c\/i\u003e at the end of each section to enable self-evaluating mastery of learning objectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNow in its fifteenth edition, this market-leading textbook is fully updated to meet the needs and concerns of the next generation of students. Expanded chapters address psychology in the digital age, social media, sexuality and gender, stress and the immune system, and the current opioid crisis. An entirely new chapter covers adapting to contemporary sources of stress, such as social and political tensions, public health in light of the COVID-19 crisis, gun violence and mass shootings, climate change, the treatment of immigrant and migrant families.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Psychology and the Challenges of Life 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Personality Theories and Measurement 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Stress and the Immune System 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Resilience and Coping 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Psychological Factors and Health 123\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Developing More Healthful Behavior 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 The Self in a Social World 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Social Influence: Being Influenced by—and Influencing—Others 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Adulthood Today: Themes and Variations 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Gender and Sexual Orientation 276\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Relationships and Conflict Resolution 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Sexual Response and Sexual Behavior 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Psychological Disorders 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Therapies: Ways of Helping 412\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The Challenge of the Workplace 446\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences R- 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index N- 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index S- 1\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSPENCER A. RATHUS\u003c\/b\u003e received his PhD from the University at Albany and has taught at Northeastern University, St. John's University, New York University, and The College of New Jersey, where he is currently on the faculty. His areas of interest include HIV\/AIDS, sexual and gender minorities, psychological assessment, assertive behavior, and cognitive behavioral therapy. He is the author of the Rathus Assertiveness Schedule, which has become a Citation Classic. He has published articles in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, the Journal of Counseling Psychology, Behavior Therapy, and the Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, among others. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJEFFREY S. NEVID\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Psychology at St John's University in New York City, where he teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate levels and has served as the director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology for many years. He was awarded his doctorate from the University at Albany and was a NIMH Post-Doctoral Fellow in evaluation research at Northwestern University. Nevid is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and was awarded a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBRINGS THEORY AND RESEARCH TOGETHER TO HELP STUDENTS UNDERSTAND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN ADJUSTMENT AND APPLY PSYCHOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES IN FACING CHALLENGES AND STRESSES IN THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAdjustment and Growth: Psychology and the Challenges of Life\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the many ways that psychology relates to our lives while illustrating how psychological concepts and principles can help us adapt to the real-world issues we face. 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