Spencer Rathus is a seasoned author dedicated to making the study of psychology accessible and engaging. Driven by his own experiences with dry academic texts, his goal is to ignite student motivation through humor, relatable examples, and a clear pedagogical framework. His writing is characterized by a warm, encouraging style that emphasizes practical application of psychological concepts. Rathus's research spans human growth, psychological disorders, and therapeutic methods, notably including the widely recognized Rathus Assertiveness Schedule.
The book emphasizes a personalized approach to learning life-span development, featuring visually engaging chapters for easy reference. It includes HDEV MindTap, a versatile tool that allows for reading, listening, and studying with features like instructor notifications, flashcards, and practice quizzes. Users can track their progress and focus their efforts effectively. Additionally, it offers a unique organizational guide for study materials, enhancing motivation and confidence throughout the learning process.
The book offers a unique hybrid learning approach, combining traditional printed materials with interactive online applications and assessments. This innovative format aims to enhance the learning experience by integrating various instructional methods, making it suitable for diverse educational settings.
HDEV is an extremely concise, visually appealing new text that traces development from infancy through late adulthood without any delays or distractions. Spencer Rathus's trademark reader-friendly, effective approach is evident throughout. This brief, affordable paperback includes downloadable flashcards that allow students to study wherever they are, whenever they have time. Designed for today's students in every detail, this unique solution was developed through conversations, interviews, surveys, instructor reviews, and input from nearly 150 students and faculty members like you. From its abbreviated, no-nonsense title to its engaging, effective content, HDEV ushers in a groundbreaking new genre of life-span development texts that's perfect for modern learners.
This introduction to abnormal psychology is designed to make the material more accessible and inviting to a new generation in a changing world. Noteworthy for its clear and engaging writing style that is accessible to readers, superior pedagogy, many engaging case examples and user-oriented applications, and integration of sociocultural material throughout. The authors adopt an interactionist approach in viewing abnormal behavior in terms of a complex interplay of factors representing psychological, biological, and sociocultural domains. Features personal accounts spanning a wide range of disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, eating disorders, autism, panic disorder, and other mental health problems. The free CD-ROM offers fifteen new segments from the "Speaking Out" series, including interviews with persons who have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, anorexia, bulimia, PTSD, alcoholism, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, social phobia, hypochondriasis, and personality disorders. Highlights controversial issues in the field (e.g., Recovered Memory Controversy, EMDR: A Fad or a Find), and applications (e.g., How To Cope with a Panic Attack; Suicide Prevention; Rape Prevention; and Anger Management). A comprehensive reference for professionals in the psychology and/or medical fields.
Much in the textbook is traditional and familiar. This edition continues to recount psychology's history, the philosophical and methodological roots that can be traced beyond the sages of the ancient Greeks.... The text was deliberately written to be user-friendly, to meet the needs of students. It uses personal anecdotes and humor to motivate students and help them understand the subject matter. -To the instructor.
