Developmental Psychology category: 2023 books

How do you define “growing up”? Does it mean you achieve certain cultural benchmarks—a steady income, paying taxes, marriage, and children? Or does it mean leaving behind the expectations of others and growing into the person you were meant to be? If you find yourself in a career, place, relationship,...

Self-possession seems the simplest gift, yet one which most people struggle to find. It is the inner security that makes it possible to live without fear of surrendering too much. It is that which allows a lucky few to actually thrive within social constraints--families, career, marriages--while remaining...

A Quarter Century of Poetry and ProsePhilosophical Poetry of Early Life

This bilingual (French and English) book of weekly thoughts is intended to serve you as a meditation tool that will help you enjoy all that life has to offer, being grateful to those who had laid you a hand and to have a positive life attitude throughout the 52 weeks of this year. These thoughts, inspired...

Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, Seventh Edition, provides extensive reviews and critical evaluations of research on the social aspects of aging. It also makes available major references and identifies high-priority topics for future research. The book is organized into four parts. Part...

The groundbreaking first-person account of successful recovery from dissociative identity disorder, now featuring a new preface by the author When Joan Frances Casey, a married twenty-six-year-old graduate student, “awoke” on the ledge of a building ready to jump, it wasn’t the first...

Intimacy vs. Isolation is the stage of the young adult (ages 20 to mid-30’s), according to Erikson’s “Eight Ages of Man.” During this stage, we are eager to fuse our identities (solidified in the previous stage—Identity vs. Role Confusion) with others. On the other hand, those unsure of...

About 13 percent of Americans are sixty-five or older, according to the most recent census. As baby boomers continue to age, retirement communities and senior living centers will need to expand to meet their needs. Today’s modern seniors are looking for social events and challenging educational...

Who are you? What do you stand for? What is the meaning of your life? In our globalised, market-driven, click-on click-off culture we not only fail to answer these questions, we cant even focus on them for long. In MeLand, Kerry Cue shows how our mass-marketing culture spreads self-obsession and how,...

In her introduction, the author tells us that we live in a society in which the introvert is still seen as a minority. In the past, some studies claimed that only about a third of the population is made up of introverts. In the introduction, and also throughout the book, Laurie Helgoe names more recent...

This book seeks to improve the quality of life of the elderly by means of policy suggestions that can be implemented by the government. Caring for the Elderly focuses on managing various issues confronting the elderly today and the remedial measures that can be taken by care givers and society...

L’intelligenza emotiva è quella capacità di riconoscere, comprendere utilizzare e gestire in maniera consapevole le proprie emozioni. E’ a tutti gli effetti una soft skill che se ben padroneggiata è in grado di giovare sia ai rapporti personali che a quelli professionali. Comprendere i meccanismi...

The latest scientific research to help you raise happier, healthier kids Every moment is a learning experience for babies and young children. Now, the Editors of Time bring you the latest science and research to guide you in understanding your children-and helping your baby grow up to be a...

''The more effectively a team of employees work together, the more work they’ll be able to get done. Of course, having more people means being able to put forth more effort. But, a large team may actually get in each other’s way if they are not working together effectively. Even if you don’t...