In this new text for Psychology of Adjustment courses, John Santrock presents psychology as a research-based
science that can be applied successfully to improving personal adjustment. Providing numerous opportunities for
self-evaluation and strategies for adjustment, Human Adjustment helps students cope effectively with the challenges
they face.
Table of Contents
1 Adjusting to Life
2 Personality
3 The Self, Identity, and Values
4 Stress
5 Coping
6 Social Thinking, Influence, and Intergroup Relations
7 Communicating Effectively
8 Close Relationships and Love
9 Adult Life Styles
10 Achievement, Careers, and Work
11 Emerging Adulthood, Adult Development, and Aging
12 Gender
13 Sexuality
14 Psychological Disorders
15 Therapies
16 Health
