Psychology Applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in the
21st Century, 12th Edition
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ABSTRACT (ENGLISH)
In order to accommodate differing expectations of students who have been exposed to self-help books and of
teachers who are emotionally invested in the discipline and profession of psychology, Weiten, Dunn, and Hammer
offer a serious, research-oriented treatment of adjustment that also acknowledges the existence of popular
psychology and looks critically at its contributions. Among them are adjusting to modern life: improving academic
performance, psychology and physical health: understanding the effects of drugs, friendship and love: overcoming
loneliness, development and expression of sexuality: enhancing sexual relationships, psychological disorders:
understanding eating disorders, and positive psychology: boosting your own happiness.
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ISBN: 9781305968479
TITLE: Psychology Applied to Modern Life: Adjustment in the 21st Century, 12th Edition
AUTHOR: Wayne Weiten
AFFILIATION: University of Nevada Las Vegas
AUTHOR: Dana S. Dunn
AFFILIATION: Moravian College
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Yost Hammer
AFFILIATION: Xavier University of Louisiana
PUBLISHER: Cengage Learning
PUBLISH DATE: 2018
PAGES: 483
PRICE: $239.95
BINDING: Cloth
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION: BF335
REVIEW: In order to accommodate differing expectations of students who have been exposed to self-help books and
of teachers who are emotionally invested in the discipline and profession of psychology, Weiten, Dunn, and Hammer
offer a serious, research-oriented treatment of adjustment that also acknowledges the existence of popular
psychology and looks critically at its contributions. Each chapter presents theories and principles then describes an
application. Among them are adjusting to modern life: improving academic performance, psychology and physical
health: understanding the effects of drugs, friendship and love: overcoming loneliness, development and expression
of sexuality: enhancing sexual relationships, psychological disorders: understanding eating disorders, and positive
psychology: boosting your own happiness.
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Subject:
Psychology; 21st century; Eating disorders
Location:
Nevada; Las Vegas Nevada; United States--US
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Company / organization:
Name: Moravian College; NAICS: 611310; Name: Xavier University of Louisiana; NAICS:
611310
Publication title:
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Volume:
2018
Issue:
10
Publication year:
2018
Publication date:
Feb 20, 2018
Publisher:
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Place of publication:
Beaverton
Country of publication:
United States
Publication subject:
Bibliographies
ISSN:
23723424
Source type:
Other Source
Language of publication:
English
Document type:
Book Review
ProQuest document ID:
2006223562
Document URL:
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Last updated:
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