This engaging collection of more than 40 first-person accounts and narratives illustrates key issues associated with psychological disorders through the experiences of affected individuals, their families, and their therapists. Students gain a broader understanding of the effects of psychological disorders on social relationships.

Abnormal Psychology in Context: Voices and Perspectives

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Kramer, Geoffrey P.

Shabatay, Virginia

Sattler, David N.

Psychology & Counseling

Houghton Mifflin College Div.

Lifespan Development in Context corresponds to the organization of most lifespan development and developmental psychology textbooks, beginning with issues involving birth and infancy, continuing with childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, and concluding with issues concerning dying and death. Each chapter contains 4-6 personal narratives, and each narrative covers a different concept, issue, or topic within a given age period.

Lifespan Development in Context: Voices and Perspectives

Bernstein, Douglas

Sattler, David

Kramer, Geoffrey

Corresponding to the organization of most child development textbooks, each chapter of this text contains 5-6 personal narratives and each narrative covers a different concept, issue, or topic within a given age period. Students see theory and research come alive through dynamic and insightful first-person accounts about timely issues; become engaged in critical thinking about gender, multi-cultural, ethical, theoretical, and research issues; and gain exposure to complex life events and ethical dilemmas.

Child Development in Context: Voices and Perspectives

Bernstein, Douglas A.

Houghton/Mifflin

Presenting key psychology concepts within the context of personal narratives and essays (over 60), this reader challenges students to explore the intrinsic relationships between introductory psychological principles and real-world experiences.

Psychology in Context: Voices and Perspectives

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