The psychology of abnormal people : with educational applications / by John J.B. Morgan.
"The primary object of this book is to point out the principles of successful adaptation to the varying phases of life. Faulty adjustments may begin very early; they may become habits if not checked in time and the child may develop into an abnormal adult simply because his teachers did not kno...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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New York ; London :
Longmans, Green and Co.,
1928.
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| Series: | Longmans' education series.
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| Online Access: | APA PsycBooks |
| Summary: | "The primary object of this book is to point out the principles of successful adaptation to the varying phases of life. Faulty adjustments may begin very early; they may become habits if not checked in time and the child may develop into an abnormal adult simply because his teachers did not know enough about human nature to recognize the significance of his minor peculiarities, nor how to correct them if, by chance, they did notice them. Abnormal psychology has usually been regarded as an abstruse subject devoid of human interest, a subject of value only to medical students. Modern investigations point more and more to the conclusion that many mental disorders are educational rather than medical problems. Mental health depends upon the child's learning to adopt correct attitudes toward life: to adjust to the manifold social situations and to meet the varying conditions of life with a point of view that will lead to mental health rather than to worry, irritability, subterfuges and the other compromises which often result in actual mental ill-health. The teacher needs to know the principles we intend to expound in this book so that he or she may direct the pupils in the ways of mental health and happiness. The student preparing to meet life needs to know how to order his entire mental life in a proper manner. Indeed, any one at all concerned with human problems should gain valuable insight through a study of abnormal psychology when it is presented as a phase of human education rather than as a dry enumeration of vague symptoms. This book is built upon the theory that the school should teach the student mental balance as well as give him intellectual training. A true conception of mental balance comes from a study of those who to some extent have failed. We are going to study not a few human curios, but rather how to order our own lives in a better fashion"--Book. "The purpose of Professor Morgan's book is to aid the reader to an understanding of the more common weaknesses in human nature to the end that character and personality deformities may be avoided. This understanding, it is hoped, will be used by the reader both in his own self-management and in his management of others. Obviously the content of Professor Morgan's book is of prime importance for teachers. The general student of psychology as well as the intellectually competent among business men, lawyers, social workers, and parents will find this book well worth their open-minded study and meditation"--Introduction. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved). |
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| Item Description: | Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (ix, 627 pages) : illustrations. Also issued in print. |
| Bibliography: | "References" at end of each chapter. |