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Psychological Adjustment, Tori Kearns, Deborah Lee

Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Open Textbooks

This textbook for Psychological Development was created by Dr. Tori Kearns and Dr. Deborah Lee under a Round Nine Textbook Transformation Grant. Topics covered include:

• Theories of Humanistic and Personality Psychology
• Coping and Mental Illness
• Interpersonal Communication
• Sexuality
• Understanding Gender
• Work and Choosing a Career
• Coping with Death and Loss
• Finding Meaning

The textbook is a collection of 14 course modules, which are available in their original format through LibGuides at East Georgia State College: https://ega.libguides.com/ALGTextPSYC2101

Design modifications were made to the textbook version for accessibility purposes.

Accessible files with optical character recognition (OCR) and auto-tagging provided by the …

Psychological Adjustment (Ega), Tori Kearns, Deborah Lee

Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Psychological Adjustment was created under a Round Nine ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

• Linked Syllabus
• Initial Proposal
• Final Report

Examining The Psychological Adjustments Of Neurotypical Siblings Of Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder (Asd) And Determining The Efficiency Of Support Groups, Swathi Deo Sambatha

Undergraduate Research Posters

Neurotypical siblings of individuals with behavioral disorders are reported to have complex, complicated psychological adjustments that vary significantly due to a multitude of sociodemographic factors. In addition, these children are at risk of mental health disorders and negative psychological symptoms. Support groups or extensive social support are known to increase intra-communication and create better sibling dynamics between the neurotypical and autistic siblings. This paper investigates such complications to the psychological adjustment of neurotypical siblings of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and determines the implications of the utilization of support groups/social support. The analyzed trends and reportings of multiple studies …