Psychology of change : life contexts, experiences, and identities / edited by Katherine J. Reynolds and Nyla R. Branscombe.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Reynolds, Katherine J., editor.

Branscombe, Nyla R., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Change (Psychology).

Physical Description:

xiv, 307 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Psychology Press, 2015.

Summary:

This volume tackles the critical question of whether people change or whether-they remain restively constant across the lifespan. Much existing literature in psychology has been widely interpreted as endorsing the concept of stability. In many people's minds the person is understood as being set in stone, as a function of early socialization and reaching a particular stage of development evolutionary processes, or traits that are hard-wired from the beginning by genes and biology. In contrast to this conception of the individual as fixed, the chapters in this volume illustrate how malleable people are-showing much behavioral plasticity. Important scientific developments in theory and research concerning the psychology of change have emerged over recent years. This volume showcases these developments with the aim of advancing the psychology of change. Topics addressed include brain function, cognitive performance, personality, psychological well-being, collective action to achieve social change, responses to life stressors, and political change. The message is clear-the culture we live in, what happens to us along the way, and who we think we are and want to be, can all change people. Book jacket.

Contents:

1. Toward person plasticity: individual and collective approaches / Nyla R. Branscombe and Katherine J. Reynolds

2. Experience-dependent effects of genes: responses to stressors / Opal A. McInnis and 3 others

3. The age in which we live and its impact on the person / Jean M. Twenge

4. Psychological metamorphosis: understanding the effects of institutions, roles, and dramatic social change on individuals / Serge Guimond and Roxane de la Sablonnière

5. Exposure to political violence and political behavior : psychological mechanisms of transformation / Daphna Canetti and Miriam Lindner

6. A functional perspective on personality trait development / Dustin Wood and Jaap J. A. Denissen

7. Emotion in adulthood: what changes and why? / Derek M. Isaacowitz and Kimberly Livingstone

8. Social determinants of cognitive change: identity processes as the source of both enhancement and decline / Chatherine Haslam, S. Alexander Haslam, and Jolanda Jetten

9. Designing and evaluating behavior-change interventions to promote health / Sarah Denford and 8 others

10. Does education really change us? The impact of school-based social processes on the person / Katherine J. Reynolds and 4 others

11. Situations change thought and behavior through metaphor / Mark J. Landau and Lucas A. Keefer

12. Prosocial behavior and person change / Lara B. Aknin

13. The dynamic nature of identity: from the brain to behavior / Dominic J. Packer and Jay J. Van Bavel

14. Changing identities of change society : leadership as a contest for influence and collective mobilization / Emina Subašić, Katherine J. Reynolds, and Mariyam S. Mohamed

15. Advancing the psychology of change / Katherine J. Reynolds and Nyla R. Branscombe.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781138833661

1138833665

9781138833678

1138833673

9781315735160

1315735164

OCLC:

900281340