{"product_id":"9781032274904-introductory-psychology-and-the-human-condition","title":"Introductory Psychology and the Human Condition","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural Adaptation in Pursuit of Self-Actualization\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides an engaging, cohesive, and practical treatment of traditional psychological principles and theories. This book is core reading for introductory students and will appeal also to a general audience interested in psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIntroductory Psychology and the Human Condition\u003c\/i\u003e provides an engaging, cohesive, and practical treatment of traditional psychological principles and theories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book uses Maslow’s human needs hierarchy and Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory of development as organizational schemas for considering how cultures have evolved to address human needs. It relates major psychological processes, including biology, perception, motivation, learning, and cognition, to lifespan and personality development in nomadic hunter-gatherer and technologically enhanced cultures. Human history is described as a feedback loop in which inventions and technologies result in the need for individuals and cultures to adapt to changing environmental and social conditions. By applying interdisciplinary perspectives of the humanities, social and natural sciences, and helping professions to the human condition, it offers a meaningful lens through which to study and interpret core psychological concepts. Chapters are supported by self-understanding and self-control exercises that help students place their lives within a cultural and historical context and apply the principles of psychology to themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOffering an engaging overview of the essential elements of an introductory psychology course in an accessible and approachable style, \u003cem\u003eIntroductory Psychology and the Human Condition\u003c\/em\u003e is core reading for introductory students and will appeal also to a general audience interested in psychology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56434667356534,"sku":"9781032274904","price":69.52,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_30197232.jpg?v=1760337999","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032274904-introductory-psychology-and-the-human-condition","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}