Ravenna Helson

Personality, motivation, and achievement

Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 1979, Vol 24(1), 74. Reviews the book, Personality, motivation, and achievement by John W. Atkinson and Joel 0. Raynor (with contributions by David Birch and Matina Souretis Horner) (see record 1979-26019-000). This book is offere

Psychology of adjustment: Understanding ourselves and others.

Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 1978, Vol 23(9), 700. Reviews the book, Psychology of adjustment: Understanding ourselves and others by Norman Tallent (1978). According to the authors preface, this book is intended for the psychology of adjustment course, whether offered in departments of psychology, home economics, or education. The approach is eclectic with an emphasis on humanism. Topics such as human sexuality, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse are given special attention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)