Essentials of human behavior : integrating person, environment, and the life course /: integrating person, environment, and the life course. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Elizabeth D. Hutchison, Professor Emeritus, Virginia Commonwealth University and contributing authors.
• Authors: Hutchison, Elizabeth D
• Contents: Case Studies; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; PART I- A MULTIDIMENSIONAL, MULTITHEORETICAL APPROACH FOR MULTIFACETED SOCIAL WORK; CHAPTER 1- HUMAN BEHAVIOR: A MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Case Study: Manisha and Her Changing Environments; Human Behavior: Individual and Collective; A Multidimensional Approach; Personal Dimensions; Environmental Dimensions; Diversity, Inequality, and the Pursuit of Social Justice: A Global Perspective; Diversity; Inequality; The Pursuit of Social Justice; Knowing and Doing; Knowledge About the Case; Knowledge About the Self; Values and Ethics; Scientific Knowledge: Theory and Research; Theory; Empirical Research; Critical Use of Theory and Research; A Word of Caution; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; CHAPTER 2- THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN BEHAVIOR; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Case Study: Intergenerational Stresses in the McKinley Family; Multiple Perspectives for a Multidimensional Approach; Systems Perspective; Conflict Perspective; Exchange and Choice Perspective; Social Constructionist Perspective; Psychodynamic Perspective; Developmental Perspective; Social Behavioral Perspective; Humanistic Perspective; The Merits of Multiple Perspectives; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; PART II- THE MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF THE PERSON; CHAPTER 3- THE BIOLOGICAL PERSON; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Case Study 3.1: Cheryl’s Brain Injury; Case Study 3.2: A Diabetes Diagnosis for Bess; Case Study 3.3: Melissa’s HIV Diagnosis; Case Study 3.4: Lifestyle Changes for Thomas; Case Study 3.5: Mary and Her Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS); Case Study 3.6: Juan and Belinda’s Reproductive Health; An Integrative Approach for Understanding the Intersection of Interior Biological Health and Illness and Exterior Environment Factors; A Look at Six Interior Environment Systems; Nervous System; Endocrine System; Immune System; Cardiovascular System; Musculoskeletal System; Reproductive System; Exterior Socioeconomic Environment and Interior Health Environment; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; CHAPTER 4- THE PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSON; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Case Study: The Premed Student; Cognition and Emotion; Theories of Cognition; Cognitive Theory; Information Processing Theory; Social Learning Theory; Theory of Multiple Intelligences; Theories of Moral Reasoning; Theories of Cognition in Social Work Practice; Theories of Emotion; Physiological Theories of Emotion; Psychological Theories of Emotion; Psychoanalytic Theory; Ego Psychology; Attribution Theory: A Cognitive Perspective; Theory of Emotional Intelligence; Social Theories of Emotion; Theories of Emotion in Social Work Practice; Cognitive and Emotional “Disorders”; The Self; The Self in Relationships; Relational Theory; Attachment Theory; Impact of Early Nurturing on Development; Feminist Theories of Relationships; Social Identity Theory; The Concept of Stress; Three Categories of Psychological Stress; Stress and Crisis; Traumatic Stress; Vulnerability to Stress; Coping and Adaptation; Biological Coping; Psychological Coping; Coping Styles; Coping and Traumatic Stress; Social Support; Virtual Support; How Social Support Aids Coping; How Social Workers Evaluate Social Support; Normal and Abnormal Coping; The Medical (Psychiatric) Perspective; Psychological Perspectives; The Sociological Approach: Deviance; The Social Work Perspective: Social Functioning; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; CHAPTER 5- THE SPIRITUAL PERSON; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Case Study 5.1: Caroline’s Challenging Questions; Case Study 5.2: Naomi’s Health Crisis; Case Study 5.3: Matthew’s Faith Journey; Case Study 5.4: Trudy’s Search for the Sacred; Case Study 5.5: Leon’s Two Worlds; Case Study 5.6: Jean-Joseph’s Serving the Spirits; Case Study 5.7: Beth’s Framework for Living; Spiritual Dimension; The Meaning of Spirituality; Spirituality in the United States and Globally; Transpersonal Theories of Human Development; Fowler’s Stages of Faith Development; Wilber’s Integral Theory of Consciousness; Summary and Critique of Fowler’s and Wilber’s Theories; The Role of Spirituality in Social Work; Spirituality and Human Diversity; Race and Ethnicity; Sex and Gender; Sexual Orientation; Other Aspects of Diversity; Spirituality and the Human Experience; Problems in Living; Individual and Collective Well-Being; Spiritual Assessment; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; PART III- THE MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF THE ENVIRONMENT; CHAPTER 6- CULTURE AND THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Case Study 6.1: Stan and Tina at Community High School; Case Study 6.2: Ben Watson’s Changing Experience With the Physical Environment; The Challenge of Defining Culture; Changing Ideas About Culture and Human Behavior; Some Important Culture Concepts; A Postmodern View of Culture; Cultural Maintenance, Change, and Adaptation; Common Sense, Customs, and Traditions; Immigration; Processes of Cultural Change; The Relationship Between the Physical Environment and Human Behavior; Stimulation Theories; Control Theories; Privacy; Personal Space; Territoriality; Crowding; Behavior Settings Theories; Ecocritical Theories; The Natural Environment; Benefits and Costs of Human Interaction With the Natural Environment; Environmental Justice and Ecological Justice; The Built Environment; Technology; Healing Environments; Place Attachment; Homelessness; Accessible Environments for Persons With Disabilities; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; CHAPTER 7- FAMILIES; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Case Study: The Sharpe Family’s Postdeployment Adjustment; Family Defined; The Family in Historical Perspective; Theoretical Perspectives for Understanding Families; Psychodynamic Perspective and Families; Family Systems Perspective; Feminist Perspective and Families; Family Stress and Coping Perspective; Family Resilience Perspective; Diversity in Family Life; Diversity in Family Structures; Nuclear Families; Extended Families; Cohabiting Heterosexual Couples; Couples With No Children; Lone-Parent Families; Stepfamilies; Same-Sex Partner Families; Military Families; Economic and Cultural Diversity; Economic Diversity; Cultural Diversity; Immigrant Families; Challenges to Family Life; Family Violence; Divorce; Substance Abuse; Implications for Social Work Practice; Key Terms; Active Learning; Web Resources; CHAPTER 8- SMALL GROUPS, FORMAL ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES; Chapter Outline; Learning Objectives; Case Study 8.1: The Sexuality and Gender Group at a Women’s Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facility; Case Study 8.2: Changing Leadership at Beacon Center; Case Study 8.3: Filipina Domestic Workers Cre
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Inc
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (672 pages)
• Subjects: 302; Human behavior; Psychology; Social psychology; Social service
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781483377735; 1483377733
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