Author : Ralf Schwarzer
Release : 2010-06-17
Genre : Psychology
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 973/5 ( reviews)

GET EBOOK

Book Synopsis Personality, Human Development, and Culture by : Ralf Schwarzer

Download or read book Personality, Human Development, and Culture written by Ralf Schwarzer. This book was released on 2010-06-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These two volumes present the main contributions from the 29th International Congress of Psychology, held in Berlin in 2008, and are written by international leaders in psychology from around the world. The authors present a variety of approaches and perspectives that reflect cutting-edge advances in psychological science. Personality, Developmental, Social and Cultural Issues provides an overview of advances in several areas of psychology such as clinical, health, social, developmental, and cross-cultural psychology. One section of the volume is dedicated solely to emotions and health, and addresses state-of-the-art work on the regulation of self, health, social relations, and emotions such as passion. Other sections deal with development and personality issues as well as conceptual, cultural, and ethnic approaches to modern psychology. The global perspective of this collection illustrates research being undertaken on all five continents and emphasizes the cultural diversity of the contributors. This book will be an invaluable resource for researchers, professionals, teachers and students in the field of psychology.