The Psychology of Mental Health

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The present text offers a comprehensive treatment of the principal issues and topics in the field of mental hygiene. Its principal concern is the normal, reasonably, well-adjusted individual. Thus much of the text is devoted to the dynamics of normal behavior -- healthy personality integrations, adjustive mechanisms, and patterns of motivation. Although the discussion is centered on the normal individual, psychological pathology is not neglected. The causes and patterns of deviate behavior are analyzed in sufficient detail to enable students to acquire insight and understanding regarding the actions of emotionally disturbed individuals. The more serious deviant behavior manifested by persons suffering form psychoneuroses or psychoses is discussed with a view to providing a broad picture of mental ill-health. Similarly, other chapters deal with psychosomatic disorders, delinquent and criminal behavior, deviations in sexual behavior, and the physiological factors in mental and emotional disorders. -- Preface.

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  The Psychology of Mental Health: The Pursuit of Psychological Quality

  • 2020-12-10
  • 204 pages
  • Ebook
  • Wheatmark, Inc.