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.
New Features
Contemporary research: More than 300 references from 2004 and 2005 ensure that the content is based on the
latest psychological research, rather than on personal opinion. Examples of cutting-edge research include recent
work on happiness and subjective well-being, the effect of religious faith on health, effects of culture on personality
traits, and links between attachment in childhood and relationship patterns in adulthood.
Applications: Human Adjustment is filled with real-world anecdotes, relevant examples, and opportunities to
engage in self-evaluation; it also offers more than 300 adjustment strategies, including strategies for improving
intercultural communication, for achieving happiness and life satisfaction, and for thinking critically about adjustment.
Diversity: The text offers a strong emphasis on sociocultural diversity, with coverage of culture, ethnicity,
and gender woven seamlessly into discussions of adjustment topics. Examples include the roles of socioeconomic
status, ethnicity, and gender in health care and stress; prejudice and discrimination, immigration, and ways to
improve interethnic relations; and cultural variations in nonverbal communication.
Multimedia: The In-Psych student CD-ROM packaged free with each new copy of Human Adjustment provides a dynamic
set of interactivities and videos that will expand students' knowledge and understanding of the field. The CD includes
short video clips and chapter quizzes with feedback; accompanying each video clip are an overview, follow-up questions,
and links to related websites where students can find more information about the topic.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Adjusting to Life
Chapter 2 Personality
Chapter 3 The Self, Identity, and Values
Chapter 4 Stress
Chapter 5 Coping
Chapter 6 Social Thinking, Influence, and Intergroup Relations
Chapter 7 Communicating Effectively
Chapter 8 Close Relationships and Love
Chapter 9 Adult Life Styles
Chapter 10 Achievement, Careers, and Work
Chapter 11 Emerging Adulthood, Adult Development, and Aging
