John Monritsugu - Psychology of Adjustment The Search for Meaningful Balance

The Search for Meaningful Balance

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Names: Moritsugu, John, author.

Title: Psychology of adjustment : the search for meaningful balance / John Moritsugu, Pacific Lutheran University, United States, Elizabeth M. Vera, Loyola University Chicago, Jane Harmon Jacobs, Antioch University, Seattle, Melissa Kennedy, Kennedy Psychological Services PLLC.

Description: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2017. | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016020238 | ISBN 9781483319285 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Conduct of lifePsychological aspects. | Life cycle, HumanPsychological aspects. | Psychology.

Classification: LCC BF637.C5 M657 2017 | DDC 150dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016020238

This book is printed on acid-free paper.

Psychology is a subject of great interest for students. One of the most popular majors in college, it attracts thousands who enroll in psychology courses every year. In answer to the question of why they want to study psychology, many students say that they look forward to a better understanding of themselves and those around them. The psychology of adjustment course is a direct answer to this desire to know more about human behavior.

This text presents answers to student curiosity. The reader will find research on changes in life, on the importance of purpose in life, on the influence of contexts in determining behavior, on how our experiences shape our expectations, on the importance of awareness of our experiences, and on stress as a process and as an outcome.