An appellate lawyer in Florida, Ronner advises lawyers who defend gay and lesbian rights on the kind of mind-set that makes them uncongenial to their minority clients. She incorporates the therapeutic
Offers information about psychological therapy told through the journal of a twelve-year-old patient, presenting the most common questions and feelings of a child entering therapy and describing what
This collection illuminates the struggles and experiences of HIV-positive gay and bisexual men as sexual beings. The contributors give voice to the experience of hundreds of seropositive men in their
Based on his clinical experience, Wolfe (president and CEO, Center for Training in Psychotherapy Integration) has come to the conclusion that the mainstream view of anxiety disorders is limited in its
Between a tribute to Posner, a pioneer in researching the relationship between the mind and the brain, and his account of how he got where he is, former students, colleagues, and others present 10 pap
Drawing on extensive study of the dynamics of dependency in clinical and research settings, Bornstein (psychology, Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania) presents a flexible rather than "cookbook" approach
All clinical mental health practitioners are also theoreticians, proclaims Magnavita, himself a practicing psychologist and marriage and family therapist, though not many have spent the time he has to
This volume investigates why some men seem prone to rape, offers probable causes, and provides a comprehensive review of scientific studies of coercive sex. The authors, all experts in psychology and
Ethics in Plain English is a practical and engaging resource that shows psychologists how to apply the principles of the Ethics Code of the American Psychological Association (APA) to the ethical dil
Updating the work to reflect current epidemiological data, changes in recent clinical understanding, and other advances, Berman (executive director, American Association of Suicidology), Jobes (psycho
Are the mind and body necessarily separate? Is efficient causation always true? Is the individual always a discrete unit? The most basic tool of psychology is critical thinking, but there has been rem
One of Sternberg's contributions is his theory of love as a story. To redress the imbalance of fewer theories of hate than love, this past APA president and editor of Contemporary Psychology introduce
Less spectacular but probably more common than workplace violence is a group of behaviors that some call desk rage, others call resistance to wage slavery, and the editors here call counterproductive.
This seminal study, written for both therapists and researchers in the nascent field of gambling disorders, offers "an overview of problem and pathological gambling from a psychological perspective."
Sperry (psychiatry, Florida Atlantic U.), Shafranske (psychiatry, Pepperdine U.) and contributors examine how people analyze the sacred and apply it to their lives. Acknowledging that everybody has a
How Psychotherapists Develop: A Study of Therapeutic Work and Professional Growth - based on a 15-year study of psychotherapists' experiences and careers - is a book written equally for practicing the
Respectively executive director and president of the Virtual Reality Medical Center, Brenda (psychiatry, U. of California-San Diego) and Mark, a doctor of internal medicine and critical care, describe
Comparing and contrasting notions of humankind, chapter authors critically examine the current scientific focus in psychology on determinants of animal and human behavior and discuss how psychologica
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory -2 is the most widely used and researched personality assessment instrument. Butcher (psychology, U. of Minnesota) updates his 1999 guide for new users
Foote, a forensic psychologist in private practice, and Goodman-Delahunty, director of the postgraduate program in forensic psychology at the University of New South Wales, Australia, provide psycholo
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) provides a common language for mental health professionals and enhances the reliability of diagnoses; however, it does have its limitat
The original 1997 edition of this work was written in response to the relatively recent growth in knowledge surrounding psychological trauma and availability of trauma specific assessment devices. Giv
This sourcebook will be an invaluable reference for health psychologists and medical professionals. The three volumes are both comprehensive and specific as they relate to the entire field of health
Racial Identity in Context: The Legacy of Kenneth B. Clark is both a tribute to and an evaluation of the work and legacy of Kenneth B. Clark, the psychologist whose groundbreaking studies on racial id
Kupersmidt (psychology, University of North Carolina) and Dodge (psychology, Duke University) compile the latest research on the association between children's peer relations and the development of pe
An eleven-year-old girl finds ways to handle the unique challenges presented by her thirteen-year-old mentally disabled brother by looking for his good qualities and taking the rest in stride.
Eleven contributions from academics identify the attributes that lead people to be creative in various fields such as the arts and letters, the sciences, and business. The emphasis is on the theoretic
In Assisted Suicide and the Right to Die: the Interface of Social Science, Public Policy, and Medical Ethics, Barry Rosenfeld examines how social science can inform policy and practice in the ongoing
The unique blend of theory and data in this multidisciplinary book will be of interest to psychologists and academics interested in cognition and organizational behavior, researchers and practitioner
In Culture and Competence: Contexts of Life Success, Robert J. Sternberg and Elena L. Grigorenko bring together a group of leading scholars to discuss how competency is defined in cultures around the
DiLalla (School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University) presents work that addresses both historical and novel approaches to the study of genetic and environmental influences on behavior. Contribut
Twenty-two essays by psychologists from around the world explore topics relating to the perspectivist meta-theory, including self-concept, language, mass media and political communication, the history
Brodsky (psychology, University of Alabama) looks at the psychology of cross-examination in witness testimony and gives tips and techniques on surviving the process, for experts in various scientific
Contributions from 17 specialists based at hospitals and universities across the US summarize the findings on how extreme stressors such as war, sexual and other criminal victimization, natural and hu
The American Psychological Association, in the year 2001, amended its mission statement to advance psychology "as a means off promoting health and human welfare." This text provides an overview of t
Blanchard (psychology, State U. of New York-Albany) and Hickling, a clinical psychology in private practice, review the English- language literature, and present their own data. Since the 1997 first e
The Measure of Service Learning will be a valuable resource for program evaluators and researchers who want to inform the practice of service learning. This useful volume provides an extensive compil
Noting that sexual abuse in childhood can cause physical as well as mental harm later in life, a team of behavioral scientists and psychologists from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and
Specialists in the fields of occupational health and safety, strategic management, business, psychology, industrial relations, organizational behavior, and other fields offer 13 chapters addressing th
