PROBLEMS OF MODERN LIVING:
PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT
by BENJAMIN B. WOLMAN
1st ed., 200 pages, $19.95
ISBN 978-0-89641-145-6 
This text
examines the problems of adjustment with special emphasis on the
conditions of modern life. The book is divided into three parts.
The first part is concerned with the concept of adjustment. It
defines mental health, points to identity problems of young people,
and delves into their need to make rational decisions in choices
of career, marital partner, and human relationships. The second
part presents the factors that affect adjustment. It starts with
an overview of organic, physical and chemical factors including
drugs, and continues with family interaction, developmental stages,
and social economic and cultural factors. The third part examines
stress, anxiety and conflicts, and coping with these hardships.
The last two chapters describe preventative methods and treatment
of maladjustment. The theoretical issues contained in the book
are profusely illustrated by case studies derived from the author's
clinical work.
CONTENTS
PART
I — THE CONCEPT OF ADJUSTMENT
Chapter
1: DEFINING MENTAL HEALTH
Chapter 2: SELF AND IDENTITY
Chapter 3: OCCUPATIONAL CHOICE AND ECONOMIC LIFE
Chapter 4: SEX AND MARRIAGE
Chapter 5: SOCIAL RELATIONS
PART
II — FACTORS AFFECTING ADJUSTMENT
Chapter
6: ORGANIC FACTORS
Chapter 7: FAMILY DYNAMICS
Chapter 8: DEVELOPMENT AND REGRESSION
Chapter 9: SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL FACTORS
PART
III — ADJUSTMENT AND MALADJUSTMENT
Chapter
10: STRESS, ANXIETY AND CONFLICT
Chapter 11: ROUTES OF ESCAPE
Chapter 12: COPING WITH STRESS
Chapter 13: PREVENTING MALADJUSTMENT
Chapter 14: TREATMENT OF MENTAL DISORDERS
REFERENCES
ABOUT
THE AUTHOR . . .
Benjamin B. Wolman is currently a Professor Emeritus
at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York. he also serves
as Editor-in-Chief of the International Encyclopedia of Psychiatry,
Psychology, Psychoanalysis & Neurology. He received his
M.A. in 1932 and Ph.D. in 1935 from the University of Warsaw.
He has over 40 years of experience in psychotherapy, education,
and research, and has held administrative and teaching positions
at numerous institutions in the U.S. and abroad. Most recently
Dr. Wolman served as Professor of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
in the Doctoral program in Clinical Psychology at Long Island
University (1965-78). He has also maintained a private practice
in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy since 1939, and has authored
over 200 scientific papers and eighteen books in psychology
and related fields. He is a fellow of the American Psychological
Association, American Sociological Association, and the Association
for the Advancement of Psychotherapy. His awards include Dartmouth
Medal of the American Library Association and the Distinguished
Contribution Award of the American Psychological Association