synthesis adaptation psychology foundations

books:

Coping with Aging
Richard S. Lazarus, Bernice N. Lazarus

Oxford University Press, USA, 2006

Coping with Aging is the final project of the late Richard S. Lazarus, the man whose landmark book Emotion and Adaptation put the study of emotion in play in the field of psychology. In this volume, Lazarus examines the experience of aging from the standpoint of the individual, rather than as merely a collection of statistics and charts. This technique is in line with his long-standing belief that experiences should be looked at in their ...

The Psychoses [Lives in Disorder Series] (Foundations of Modern Psychology)
Elton B. McNeil

Prentice Hall, Inc, 1970

The "Lives in Disorder" series was designed to return the study of abnormal psychology to the instructor and the students by wrestling if from the clutches of the conglomerate, all-things-to-all-persons, massive text books that have evolved and prospered during the previous educational decade.

Stress, Appraisal, and Coping
Richard S. Lazarus, Susan Folkman

Springer Publishing Company, 1984

The reissue of a classic work, now with a foreword by Daniel Goleman! Here is a monumental work that continues in the tradition pioneered by co-author Richard Lazarus in his classic book Psychological Stress and the Coping Process . Dr. Lazarus and his collaborator, Dr. Susan Folkman, present here a detailed theory of psychological stress, building on the concepts of cognitive appraisal and coping which have become major themes of theory ...

Passion and Reason: Making Sense of Our Emotions

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Richard S. Lazarus, Bernice N. Lazarus

Oxford University Press, USA, 1996

The Thinking Person's Guide to feelings
This is a comprehensive handbook and user guide to human emotions. It has the depth, rigor, and authority of an academic text and the accessibility of a self-help book. It unravels mysteries of human behavior that I wondered about for years. The book begins with a grand tour of fifteen emotions. Each of these detailed tours begins with a case study followed by a description of the unique dramatic ...

Stress and Emotion: A New Synthesis

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Richard S. Lazarus

Springer Publishing Company, 2006

great synthesis
great comprehensive synthesis of the theory; remains circular without direct guidance for research, but broad enough for the researcher to choose concepts

Emotion and Adaptation

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Richard S. Lazarus

Oxford University Press, 1994

The Rational-Emotive -and- Cognitive/Behavioral Beowulf
This is not late-night, send-me-off-to-sleepy-time reading, even for those with Ph.D's, and Lazarus can be fairly accused of being almost schizoid in his formalistic, intellectual disconnection from the affective content here. Aaron Beck, Albert Ellis and Albert Bandura go down a -lot- easier when it comes to the thought-emotion-behavior triad. Nevertheless, E&A is simply -required- reading ...

The Life and Work of an Eminent Psychologist
Richard S. Lazarus

Springer Publishing Company, 1998

...an intellectual and personal history of a renowned psychologist whose pioneering research and theories in stress, coping, and emotion continue to have influence world wide.

The Praeger Handbook on Stress and Coping [Two Volumes]

Praeger Publishers, 2007

One of the most famed figures in the psychology field worldwide, the late Richard Lazarus in his final years worked with co-editors Monat and Reevy to fashion this anthology focused on one area of psychology nearly every person can relate to - stress. A team of researchers presents current and classic findings on the mental and physical effects of stress, as well as the means to manage and cope with everyday stress as well as extreme stress. ...