Download or read book Applied Social Sciences written by Alin Gavreliuc and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2014-09-26 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applied Social Sciences: Psychology, Physical Education and Social Medicine is focused on an interdisciplinary area of research, coagulating quantitative and qualitative studies related to developmental psychology, methodology of applied psychology, educational psychology, physical education and social medicine. Some of these topics, such as deviant behaviours of adolescents, validation of specific psychological scales, cross-cultural approaches in education, behaviour optimization at the individual and group level in the sport environment, medical services for elderly persons, using illicit drugs and suicidal manifestation, the impact of economic crisis on population health state, and community health assistance, are extremely relevant for the dynamics of contemporary social identities. This volume offers both theoretical and empirical support for a wide range of professionals in the area of social and behavioural sciences, providing both accurate and profound diagnoses of post-communist Romanian realities.