Hockenbury Discovering Psychology 5th txtbk

• Updated research on adult development and aging, including the latest statisticson the changing structure of U.S. householdsChapter 10, Personality• Many new photo examples, including super-ego, sublimation, and self-efficacy• New section on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator test, its uses and limitations• New artwork depicting Freud’s classic iceberg analogy of personalityChapter 11, Social Psychology• New coverage of evolutionary social psychology, social cognitive neuroscience,and implicit attitudes testing• Revised and updated discussion of person perception• New photo example using abduction of Shawn Hornbeck to illustrate blamingthe victim bias• New photo example using financial swindler Bernie Madoff to illustrate role ofimplicit personality theory in deceiving others• Fully revised section on social categorization now includes implicit and explicitcognition as bolded terms• Updated and expanded Focus on Neuroscience describes how the brain’s rewardssystem favors physically attractive people• Revised discussion of attribution adds hindsight bias as new bolded termChapter 12, Stress, Health, and Coping• Updated research documenting the continuing effects of stress following 9/11• New figure depicting the role of appraisal in stress and coping• New photo example of how major life events can create daily hassles• New table listing examples of daily hassles, including specific examples of hasslesfaced by college students and by children dealing with the stress of adaptingto a new culture• Expanded section on social and cultural sources of stress, with new research onracism as a particularly potent stressor• New research on the health benefits of diversity in social support• New photo examples of coping with stress, including a new photo illustrationof finding meaning in tragedy and effects of culture on coping• Enhancing Well-Being with Psychology section, “Minimizing the Effects ofStress,” includes a new section on mindfulness meditation and instructions forpracticing a simple mindfulness of breathing meditationxxviChapter 13, Psychological Disorders• New data on the prevalence and incidence of psychological disorders in theUnited States• Updated coverage of DSM-IV-TR offers a history of the manual, includingcritiques• Expanded attention to comorbidity, including updated results from the replicationof the National Comorbidity Survey (NCS-R)• New section on eating disorders, with updated research and new photo examples• Current research on incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in U.S. militarywho have served in Iraq and Afghanistan and on the long-term effects of exposureto terrorist attacks• Updated information on the personality disorders