Description
Book SynopsisKaren Duffy is a Distinguished Service Professoremerita, at the State University of New York College at Geneseo. She received her Ph.D. in social and personality psychology from Michigan State University. Dr. Duffy served as a family mediator for the New York Unified Court System. She has also served on the executive committee and as the chief instructor for the training insti-tute for the New York State Employee Assistance Program (EAP), as well as on the board of di-rectors for a shelter for domestic violence and on an educational committee for a family planning agency. She has consulted to a variety of work settings on stress management, EAPs, and other work issues. She is a member of the American Psychological Society. Dr. Duffy has written sev-eral other books, including Community Mediation: A Handbook for Practitioners and Research-ers and Community Psychology. She also edits several hard-copy and web-based annual editions for another publisher, on topics including psychology
Table of Contents
In this Section:
- Brief Table of Contents
- Full Table of Contents
1. Brief Table of Contents
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Chapter 1: Self-Direction in a Changing World
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Chapter 2: The Puzzle of Childhood
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Chapter 3: Affirmative Aging — Adulthood
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Chapter 4: Seeking Selfhood
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Chapter 5: Toward Better Health
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Chapter 6: Taking Charge
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Chapter 7: Managing Motives and Emotions
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Chapter 8: Making and Keeping Friends
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Chapter 9: Leader or Follower?
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Chapter 10: At Work and Play
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Chapter 11: Sexuality
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Chapter 12: Love and Commitment
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Chapter 13: Stress
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Chapter 14: Understanding Mental Disorders
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Chapter 15: If You Go for Help
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Chapter 16: Good Grief and Death
2. Full Table of Contents PART 1: Introduction
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Chapter 1: Self-Direction in a Changing World
- Social Change
- The Challenge of Self-Direction
- Themes of Personal Growth
PART 2: Becoming
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Chapter 2: The Puzzle of Childhood
- Perspectives on Child Development
- Key Foundational Elements of Childhood
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Chapter 3: Affirmative Aging—Adulthood
- Adult Development
- Decisions, Decisions, Decisions—Early Adulthood
- Same Old, Same Old?—Middle Adulthood
- Aging Gracefully—Late Adulthood
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Chapter 4: Seeking Selfhood
- What Is Self-Concept?
- The Components of the Self
- Core Characteristics of Self-Concept
- The Self-Concept and Personal Growth
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Chapter 5: Toward Better Health
- Body Image
- Health and the Mind–Body Relationship
- Coping with Illness
- Promoting Wellness
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Chapter 6: Taking Charge
- Personal Control
- Decision Making
- Decisions and Personal Growth
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Chapter 7: Managing Motives and Emotions
- Understanding Motivation
- Understanding Emotions
PART 4: Being Social
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Chapter 8: Making and Keeping Friends
- Meeting People
- Keeping Friends
- When It's Hard to Make Friends
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Chapter 9: Groups: Belonging, Following, and Leading
- Kinds of Groups
- Creating and Joining Groups
- What Goes on in Groups?
- When Groups Go Wrong
- Group Leadership
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Chapter 10: At Work and Play
PART 5: Being Intimate
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Chapter 11: Sexuality
- Sexuality and Shared Partnerships
- Sexual Responsiveness
- Sexual Orientation
- Practical Issues
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Chapter 12: Love and Commitment
- Love is a Many Splendored (and Defined) Thing
- Finding Love
- Marriage and Other Committed Relationships
- Adjusting to Intimate Relationships
- Divorce and Its Consequences
PART 6: Facing Challenges
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Chapter 13: Stress!
- Oh No!—Understanding Stress
- Yikes!—Reactions to Stress
- Phew!—Managing Stress
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Chapter 14: Understanding Mental Disorders
- Psychological Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Other Disorders
- Applying This to Yourself
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Chapter 15: If You Go for Help
- Psychotherapy: What is it? Who Uses it?
- Insight Therapies—The Talking Cure
- Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies
- Other Approaches to Treatment
- How Well Does Therapy Work?
- Finding Help
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Chapter 16: Death, Dying, and Grief
- Death and Dying
- Life and Death in Perspective
- Bereavement and Grief
