The Language of Emotion focuses on the inquiry on the language of emotion, as well as the systematic description of the language used to describe emotional states. The manuscript first offers information on the structure of emotional meaning, including cluster analysis of items, patterning of clusters in emotional states, and interrelationships among clusters. The text then takes a look at comments on the structure of emotional meaning. The publication examines studies on the language of emotion. Discussions focus on a comparison of emotional experiences reported by adolescents in Uganda and the United States; similarity of reported emotional experiences and genetic background; individual differences in reported emotional experiences and perceptual-cognitive style; and development of the language of emotion. The book is a vital reference for philosophers, psychiatrists, social workers, and educators interested in emotional phenomena.
This upbeat, positive guide for parents of adult children approaches parenting as a lifelong process -- one that continues through adulthood. Psychologists Lois and Joel Davitz have studied child, adult, and family behavior for forty years and value loving family relationships. In Getting Along (Almost) With Your Adult Kids: A Decade-by-Decade Guide, they tell parents about the development that generally occurs during the life of an adult child and offer positive and constructive solutions to common difficulties and conflicts that arise between parents and their adult children. Whether you are tackling specific conflicts with your adult children, want to cultivate great relationships that last a lifetime, or just want to gain some perspective on adult family interactions, this book will help you every step of the way. Book jacket.
Being a parent to teenagers can often be an overwhelming job. Longtime psychologists, educators, and parents Lois and Joel Davitz offer sound and reassuring advice in this easy-to-read book that focuses on some of the major concerns parents have today. Their questions come from a survey of real-life situations that parents face: relationships, communication, sadness, mood swings, conflict and crisis, money, bad influences. Their answers encourage parents to think through their particular circumstances and recognize that parents can best determine what is right for their families. The issues are unflinchingly honest. The responses are not simple. But both questions and answers are right on the mark. Book jacket.
Marriages that last may be back in style, but no one thinks that they come easily. Only folks who take marriage as seriously as this scholarly husband and wife team would suggest that the real key to a lasting marriage is having fun together. They also insist that more communication is not always better, that you can be just too sensitive, that your marriage can survive a few good fights (if you know the rules), and that getting out of sync is not necessarily fatal. These insights are among many that they back up with their experience of over fifty years of life together and almost as many years of research into why some marriages last and why others fold. Drawing on their own life story they provide a witty and wise guide for those about to marry, those who are experiencing their own stumbling blocks, and those who want to look back with the perspective of years and a touch of laughter. For every reader there is a non-threatening questionnaire that is designed to be helpful ... and fun.
This little book offers seven discoveries of psychologists who have devoted their professional lives to studying married couples. After each discovery the authors invite the readers to reflect on questions that will enhance their own paths to increased love, understanding--and fun!
Addresses tough questions teens ask dealing with issues of faith, death, sexuality, contraception, divorce, family, etc., and provides responses to these questions based on fundamental Christian values.
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