Interpersonal Relationships 2e, Online Textbook
Interpersonal Relationships is an interactive, comprehensive introduction to relationship skills, including relationships among friends, relationships in the family, and relationships in the workplace. With a contemporary, lesson-based organization and design, Interpersonal Relationships is rich with opportunities for real-world application, discussion, and assessment. The second edition has been updated to include current research on brain development in adolescence and intellectual development, human trafficking, strategies for practicing mindfulness, and the effects of mental health and media influences over the life span.
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Interpersonal Relationships 2e, Online Textbook
- Interpersonal Relationships
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR
- REVIEWERS
- NEW TO THIS EDITION
- TOOLS FOR STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR SUCCESS
- PREPARE FOR LEARNING SUCCESS
- ASSESS AND APPLY YOUR LEARNING
- ENGAGE WITH REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS
- USE THE TEXT ORGANIZATION AND VISUALS TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING
- CONNECT WITH CAREERS AND CRITICAL THINKING
- BRIEF CONTENTS
- CONTENTS
- SPECIAL FEATURES
- INTRODUCTION
- UNIT 1 REACHING YOUR POTENTIAL
- CHAPTER 1 A CLOSE-UP VIEW OF YOU
- LESSON 1.1 YOUR LIFE PATH
- LESSON 1.2 HEREDITY AND YOUR IDENTITY
- LESSON 1.3 ENVIRONMENT AND YOUR IDENTITY
- Objectives
- Focus Your Reading
- The Influence of the Family Environment
- The Influence of Cultural Heritage and Society
- The Influence of the School Environment
- The Influence of Peers
- The Influence of Religious Beliefs
- The Influence of the Community
- The Influence of Technology
- The Influence of Media
- Stress, Violence, and the Global Environment
- The Environment in the Adult Years
- Responding with Resilience
- LESSON 1.3 COMPREHENSION CHECK
- CHAPTER 2 YOUR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
- LESSON 2.1 GROWTH PATTERNS TO ADULTHOOD
- LESSON 2.2 YOUR PERSONALITY
- CHAPTER 3 STRENGTHENING POSITIVE ATTITUDES
- LESSON 3.1 DEVELOPING ATTITUDES THAT LEAD TO MENTAL HEALTH
- LESSON 3.2 MANAGING STRESS
- LESSON 3.3 HANDLING DIFFICULT EVENTS AND EMOTIONS
- UNIT 2 SETTING AND REACHING LIFE GOALS
- CHAPTER 4 DEVELOPING DECISION-MAKING SKILLS
- LESSON 4.1 FACTORS AFFECTING DECISION MAKING
- LESSON 4.2 THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
- Objectives
- Focus Your Reading
- Steps in the Decision-Making Process
- Decision Making and Your Life Path
- Effects of Decisions on Health and Well-Being
- Effects of Decisions on Family and Interpersonal Relationships
- Effects of Decisions on Future Employment
- Effects of Decisions on Society
- LESSON 4.2 COMPREHENSION CHECK
- CHAPTER 5 CHOOSING A CAREER
- LESSON 5.1 LEARNING ABOUT THE WORLD OF WORK
- LESSON 5.2 LEARNING ABOUT YOURSELF
- LESSON 5.3 LEARNING ABOUT CAREERS
- LESSON 5.4 MAKING A CAREER CHOICE
- CHAPTER 6 MANAGING TIME TO REACH YOUR GOALS
- LESSON 6.1 WHY MANAGE TIME?
- LESSON 6.2 HOW TO MANAGE YOUR TIME
- UNIT 3 RELATING TO OTHER PEOPLE
- CHAPTER 7 DEVELOPING COMMUNICATION SKILLS
- LESSON 7.1 THE COMMUNICATION PROCESS
- LESSON 7.2 FACTORS AFFECTING COMMUNICATION
- LESSON 7.3 THE WRITTEN COMMUNICATION PROCESS
- LESSON 7.4 SKILLS FOR RESOLVING CONFLICTS
- CHAPTER 8 DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIP SKILLS
- LESSON 8.1 DEVELOPING FRIENDSHIPS
- LESSON 8.2 RELATIONSHIPS IN THE FAMILY
- LESSON 8.3 RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY
- CHAPTER 9 DEVELOPING GROUP INTERACTION SKILLS
- LESSON 9.1 EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP
- LESSON 9.2 EFFECTIVE GROUPS
- LESSON 9.3 EFFECTIVE WORKPLACES
- UNIT 4 ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIPS
- CHAPTER 10 DATING RELATIONSHIPS
- LESSON 10.1 THE DATING PROCESS
- LESSON 10.2 TYPES OF LOVE
- LESSON 10.3 HEALTHY DATING RELATIONSHIPS
- CHAPTER 11 CHOOSING TO MARRY
- LESSON 11.1 QUALITIES OF A LONG-LASTING MARRIAGE
- LESSON 11.2 EVALUATING READINESS FOR MARRIAGE
- LESSON 11.3 PREPARING FOR A LONG-LASTING MARRIAGE
- CHAPTER 12 ADJUSTING TO MARRIAGE
- LESSON 12.1 PATTERNS OF ADJUSTMENT TO CONFLICT
- LESSON 12.2 INTERPERSONAL ADJUSTMENTS
- Objectives
- Focus Your Reading
- Thinking of We Instead of Me
- Accepting Habits
- Showing Appreciation
- Keeping Communication Lines Open
- Resolving Conflicts
- Staying Actively Involved with Each Other
- Meeting Emotional Needs
- Experiencing Physical Intimacy
- Keeping Balance in the Relationship
- Adjusting to Marital Roles
- LESSON 12.2 COMPREHENSION CHECK
- LESSON 12.3 ADAPTING TO FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL CHANGES
- UNIT 5 FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
- CHAPTER 13 TODAY’S FAMILY
- LESSON 13.1 TRENDS IN AMERICAN FAMILY LIFE
- LESSON 13.2 FUNCTIONS OF THE FAMILY
- LESSON 13.3 FAMILY STRUCTURES
- LESSON 13.4 SINGLE LIVING
- CHAPTER 14 STRENGTHENING FAMILY INTERACTIONS
- LESSON 14.1 THE FAMILY AS A SYSTEM
- LESSON 14.2 POSITIVE PATTERNS OF INTERACTION IN FAMILIES
- LESSON 14.3 DEALING WITH CONFLICT, VIOLENCE, AND ABUSE IN THE FAMILY
- CHAPTER 15 INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY CRISES
- LESSON 15.1 THE IMPACT OF CRISES ON INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES
- LESSON 15.2 PREVENTING A CRISIS
- LESSON 15.3 MANAGING CRISES
- CHAPTER 16 DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE
- LESSON 16.1 CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DIVORCE
- LESSON 16.2 A BREAKDOWN IN THE RELATIONSHIP
- LESSON 16.3 STRENGTHENING THE FAMILY AFTER DIVORCE
- UNIT 6 FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS OVER TIME
- CHAPTER 17 THE EARLY YEARS OF THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE
- LESSON 17.1 THE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE
- LESSON 17.2 PREPARING FOR THE EARLY PARENTHOOD STAGE
- LESSON 17.3 ISSUES IN PREPARING FOR PARENTING
- CHAPTER 18 RELATING TO AND GUIDING CHILDREN
- LESSON 18.1 DEVELOPING A NURTURING RELATIONSHIP
- LESSON 18.2 PROVIDING A STIMULATING ENVIRONMENT
- LESSON 18.3 PROVIDING GUIDANCE
- CHAPTER 19 THE AGING FAMILY
- LESSON 19.1 THE MIDDLE YEARS
- LESSON 19.2 THE RETIREMENT YEARS
- LESSON 19.3 THE OLDER ADULT YEARS
- UNIT 7 FULFILLING FAMILY, CAREER, AND COMMUNITY ROLES
- CHAPTER 20 SUCCEEDING IN THE CAREER WORLD
- LESSON 20.1 PURSUE YOUR CAREER CHOICE
- LESSON 20.2 JOIN THE WORLD OF WORK
- LESSON 20.3 MANAGE YOUR CAREER
- CHAPTER 21 BALANCING FAMILY, CAREER, AND COMMUNITY ROLES
- LESSON 21.1 CHOOSING A WORK PATTERN
- LESSON 21.2 MANAGING CAREER AND FAMILY ROLES
- LESSON 21.3 CONNECTING WITHIN YOUR COMMUNITY
- CHAPTER 22 MANAGING AND PROTECTING YOUR RESOURCES
- LESSON 22.1 USING A BUDGET
- LESSON 22.2 MAKING A BUDGET WORK FOR YOU
- LESSON 22.3 PROTECTING RESOURCES THROUGH INSURANCE
- Glossary
- Index