A Topical Approach to Life-Span Development W/Connect+ AC
by John Santrock
This succinct and highly readable book from one of our best-selling authors offers the perfect introduction to a fascinating and fast-growing field. It explains the key concepts in attachment theory and describes how the main attachment types play out both in childhood and later life. It identifies some of the intriguing questions being explored by research, such as: ‘What part do individuals’ attachment histories play in adult relationships?’ and ‘What scope is there for attachment styles estab...
Identical Twins explores the unique status of twinship and how it can affect personal and familial relationships with siblings, romantic partners, and friends. Drawing from the rich qualitative data from over one hundred interviews, Joleen Loucks Greenwood shares the benefits and challenges associated with the experience of being an identical twin and discusses ways in which all social relationships are positively and negatively impacted by this dynamic. This book is a must-read for family schol...
Kail (psychological sciences, Purdue University) and Cavanaugh (president, University of West Florida) provide a readable account of human development across the lifespan, covering theoretical and empirical foundations as well as basic and applied research, controversial topics, and emerging trends.
An important, accessible addition to the psychology shelf, this international bestseller explains how adulthood is affected by our earliest memories - and how we can reclaim and interpret them."Tell me what you remember and I'll tell you who you are." With this challenge, psychologist and psychotherapist Patrick Estrade introduces his groundbreaking method to analyze and interpret childhood memories. Such memories are widely recognized as the keys that unlock our internal world, direct our actio...
A bold reimagining of Maslow's famous hierarchy of needs--and new insights for realizing your full potential and living your most creative, fulfilled, and connected life. When psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman first discovered Maslow's unfinished theory of transcendence, sprinkled throughout a cache of unpublished journals, lectures, and essays, he felt a deep resonance with his own work and life. In this groundbreaking book, Kaufman picks up where Maslow left off, unraveling the mysteries of hi...
Loose-Leaf Version for the Developing Person Through the Life Span
by Kathleen Stassen Berger
Theories of Developmental Psychology
by University Patricia H Miller
Launchpad for Experiencing the Life Span (1-Term Access)
by Janet Belsky
Psych Online is a 130 page annotated reference guide written by Patricia M. Wallace, head of Information Technologies at University of Maryland College University. This updated revision provides ratings for each site with a brief discription of the site. It is an excellent resource for students, professors, and professionals who are serious about using the Internet for research in psychology. It comes in the Total Learning Curve combination package and is a stand-alone salable item as well.
Connect with Learnsmart Psychology 1 Semester Access Card for Experience Human Development
by Diane Papalia and Ruth Feldman
In today’s culture the self is considered largely a work in progress, and as we constantly reinvent ourselves, the challenge becomes one of coordinating change with the integrity and unity of the self. Using the insights of William James and evolutionary psychology as a springboard, Robert Weber explores the nature and meaning of our shifting selves. He proposes an ecology of the self based on three distinct but interdependent spheres: the body, the persona, and the spirit. Our bodily selves can...
Be Yourself No Matter How Hard Or How Scared You Are
by Wild Pages Press