Psychology and Personal Growth

Psychology and Personal Growth, Eighth Edition Nelson Goud and Abe Arkoff With this newly revised, updated, and reorganized eighth edition, Nelson Goud and Abe Arkoff have made an outstanding personal growth and development text even better. Incorporating insightful articles from a wide range of sources, Psychology and Personal Growth, Seventh Edition, guides students in learning about themselves and how they interact with society. The eighth edition features new material on ethnic identity, distraction effects, risk-taking, and the meaning of life. Pearson’s MySearchLab is the easiest way for students to master a writing or research project. In a recent student survey, the overwhelming majority of students are assigned writing and research projects, for which they would use research and citation tools if they were available to them. MySearchLab is a website available at no additional charge in a package with a Pearson textbook and is also available as a standalone product. This established collection of readings uses articles and photo-essays to apply psychology to personal growth and development. The text guides students in learning about themselves and interacting with society. Its six major themes–identity, human communication, growth dynamics, feelings and emotions, human relationships, and leading a quality life–provide a thought-provoking look at how psychology influences personal development.

For thousands of years humans have communicated with one another and explored the meaning of life. This book answers some long-sought-after questions.This classic book is comprised of over six dozen articles, drawings, and photo-essays selected to apply psychology to your development as a person. These selections explore six themes: identity, human communication, growth dynamics, feelings and emotions, human relationship, and quality of life. Readings have immediate relevance and application to everyday life and provoke thought and discussion. More than half the readings to this edition are new.