Psychology of Human Adjustment: A Faith-Based Handbook explores the ways in which human beings adapt to the changing circumstances of their lives from birth to death. Written from a faith-based Christian perspective, it supplements the existing secular texts on Adjustment.

A long-respected standard in the psychology of adjustment, Psychology and the Challenges of Life, Eleventh Edition has been thoroughly updated and contemporized to provide students the ability to reflect on how psychology relates to the lives we live and the roles that psychology can play in helping us with the challenges we face. Authors Jeffrey Nevid and Spencer Rathus explore the many applications of psychological concepts and principles used to meet the challenges of daily life, while encouraging students to apply concepts to themselves through active learning exercises, self-assessment questionnaires, and journaling exercises.

The first edition of [the book] was a unique departure from the standard adjustment text. How the sociocultural contexts in which we live influence the way we adjust in our lives was woven throughout the book. The emphasis on sociocultural contexts, culture, ethnicity, and gender, has been retained in the second edition.... An important change in the second edition is the dramatic increase in emphasis on critical thinking. -Pref.

Covering over fifteen years of research, this compilation offers the first comprehensive review of the relationships between self-efficacy, adaptation, and adjustment. It discusses topics such as depression, anxiety, addictive disorders, vocational and career choice, preventive behavior, rehabilitation, stress, academic achievement and instruction, and collective efficacy. Psychologists concerned with social cognition and practitioners in clinical counseling will find this an invaluable reference.