Psychology and Personal Growth, 6/E
Nelson Goud, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis
Abe Arkoff, University of Hawaii at Manoa

ISBN-10: 0205335012
ISBN-13: 9780205335015

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2003
Format: Paper; 365 pp
Status: Out of Print

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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.

  • Follow-up sections after each article provide a structure for discussion and interpretation.
  • “Applied Activities” offered at the end of each of the six sections highlight and extend the central focus of each section.
  • The materials are appropriate for both in-class discussion and take-home assignments.
  • Presents a wide variety of perspectives from contemporary psychologists to actual students.

  • More than half of the readings are new.
  • The book has been tailored to allow professors to use the text in a semester-long course.
  • New content on gender roles, adulthood, communication, emotional development, quality of life, and personal relationships is included.
  • A greater variety of works, including essays and poems, diversify the material and perspectives presented to the student.

All chapters begin with “Introduction,” “Overview,” and conclude with “Applied Activities.”

1. Identity.

The Search for Identity: A Modern Problem, Carl Rogers.

The Basic Relationship, Abe Arkoff.

Rubricizing, Nelson Goud.

Mindfulenss, Jon Kabat-Zinn.

Suddenly I'm the Adult?, Richard Cohen.

One Foot Out the Door, Sydney Lewis

The Monster, Len Smith.

Ending the Battle Between the Sexes, Aaron R. Kipnis and Elizabeth Herron.

On Being a Man, Sam Keen.

From Both Sides, Lillian Rubin.

Boy in Blue Tutu, Lisen Stromberg.

X: A Fabulous Child's Story, Lois Gould.

Occupational Exploration, Christopher A. Schaefer.

Woodworker, Craig Mosher.

Dont Look Too Closely, Nelson Goud.

Thoreau on Work, Henry Thoreau.

If I Were a Car, I'd Be a Lemon, Denise Karuth.

Think “People First,” Ohio Public Images/Public Images Network.

To a Body, With Love, Abe Arkoff.



2. Human Communication.

Interpersonal Communication, Warner Burke.

To Hear and To Be Heard, Carl Rogers.

John Steinbeck on Listening.

A Teacher Hears, A Middle School Teacher.

Self-Disclosure, Nelson Goud.

You Just Don't Understand, Deborah Tannen.

Awakening Institution, Frances Vaughan.

Nature and Uses of Dreaming, Ernest Hartmann, M.D.

Personal Journaling as a Life Companion, Lou Beeker-Schultz.

Assertive, Nonassertive, and Aggressive Behavior, Arthur J. Lange and Patricia Jakubowski.

King of the Purple Tree, Nelson Goud.



3. Growth Dynamics.

The Meaning of Personal Growth, Abe Arkoff.

Uniqueness, Nelson Goud.

Self-Actualizing and Beyond, Abraham Maslow

Herbie, Tom Keating.

Getting Unstuck: Joyfully Recreating Your Life, Harold H. Bloomfield and Robert B. Kory.

Advice to William Somebody, Poe Ballantine.

Left Behind, Jenny Montgomery.

Vital Moments, Nelson Goud.

Courage, Rollo May.

Lesson of the Cliff, Morton Hunt.

Small Terrors, Secret Heroics, Amy Gross.

Just a Regular Kid, Fifth Grade Teacher.

The Pace of Growth, John Knowles, An Undergraduate Student, and Nikos Kazantzakis.

No One's Perfect, Daphne Haygood-Benyard.



4. Human Relationships

Shoulders, Nelson Goud.

Human Relationships Statistics..

Intimate Relationship Choices, Abe Arkoff.

Making Marriage Work, John Gottman and Nan Silver.

Sometimes it Rains, Thomas R. Keating.

Are Money Fights Ruining Your Marriage? Dianne Hales.

Internet Romance, Meghan Daum.

Kinds of Friends, Judith Viorst.

Lamenting the Fading of Friendships, Mark Murrmann.

The Human Potential of Whip Gimby, Nelson Goud.

Parents, Martin Shepard.

Eye for Sale, Bob Greene.

The Missing Halloween, Nelson Goud.

Think Nanny, Stephen D. Regan.



5. Emotions and Feelings

What's Your Emotional IQ? Daniel Goleman.

Worry, Wayne Dyer.

The Positive Face of Anxiety, Daniel A. Sugarman and Lucy Freeman.

The Causes of Loneliness, William. A. Sadler, Jr.

You Never Know, Nelson Goud.

Little Joys, Abe Arkoff.

Anger, Wayne Dyer.

Jealousy and Envy: The Demons Within Us, Jon Queijo.

My Tyrant, Tom Peyton.

Sarcasm and Apathy, A Graduate Student and Teacher.

On the Death of a Father, Sanford Colley.

“Loss and Mourning,” Excerpt from Necessary Losses, Judith Viorst.



6. A Quality Life.

Having the Time of Your Life, Nelson Goud.

Time Quotes.

Active Solitude, Carin Rubenstein and Phillip Shaver.

Personality and Money Orientations, Robert Sullivan.

The Last Leaf, O. Henry.

Teachers in the Forest, Nelson Goud.

Nature Quotes.

The Dying-Readiness/Freedom-to-Live Test, Abe Arkoff.

Lessons from the Peak-Experiences, Abraham H. Maslow.

Personal Death Awareness (PDA), J. William Worden and William Proctor.

The Happiness Machine, Ray Bradbury.

Silicon Snake Oil, Clifford Stoll.

Ten Symptoms of Computer Addiction, James Fearing.

Who Will Play Your Music? Michael Jones.

    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.
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    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.
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