Improving Competence Across the Lifespan
Subtitle: Building Interventions Based on Theory and Research
Contributors: Dolores Pushkar (Editor); William M. Bukowski (Editor); Alex E. Schwartzman (Editor); Dale M. Stack (Editor); Donna R. White (Editor)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: March 31, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780306458149
Subjects: Child & developmental psychology; Geriatric medicine; Developmental Psychology; Medical / Nursing; Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Developmental - Child; Personal Growth - General; Medical / Geriatrics; Psychology : Clinical Psychology; Psychology : Developmental - Child; Self-Help / Personal Growth / General; Applied Psychology; Adjustment (Psychology); Congresses; Life skills; Social skills; Study and teaching
First sentence: The definition of competence that underlies the chapters in this book emphasizes the adaptive functioning of the individual in adjusting to the environment and coping with life tasks effectively and without unnecessary psychological costs.