Psychiatrists and psychologists from anglophone North America and Britain explore the intersection between the cognitive-behavioral approach to describing, explaining, and treating psychopathology, an
New experimental paradigms and multidimensional theories have made the study of emotions acceptable. Rottenberg (Mood and Emotion Laboratory, U. of South Florida) and Johnson (psychology, U. of Miami)
One of the changes expected as the medical industry deals with the aging of the population is that older people will take a more active role in setting and striving to achieve health goals, coordinati
Seeking a broader picture than provided by the many accounts written from the perspective of a single discipline, Logan, Robert Walker, Carol E. Jordan, and Carl G. Leukefeld (all U. of Kentucky) inte
Challenging current definitions of trauma, Kevin L. Nadal distills the latest research on the effects of microaggressions, looking at how regular exposure to subtle discrimination can, over time, elic
Authors Bernice Lott and Heather E. Bullock present narratives of their experiences as psychologists who grew up in working class and low-income families. They trace the relationship between their ow
This volume presents the important concepts required for implementing two disciplines of factor analysis - exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) - with an emphasis
This volume provides an overview of research conducted in the last ten years investigating mental health and disorders in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) youth and adults. Fourteen contributions desc
Author Michael Seto summarizes and integrates advances in the study of pedophilia and sexual offending against children over the last ten years in this thoroughly revised edition of his groundbreaking
Dozois (Departments of Psychology and Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario, Canada) and Dobson (clinical psychology, University of Calgary, Canada) present work demonstrating that prevention effo
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
For over twenty-five years, Dissertations and Theses from Start to Finish: Psychology and Related Fields has guided student writers through the practical, logistical, and emotional struggles that come
The 14 chapters in this volume consider the stigma of disease and disability, its causes, and overcoming it. Contributors from the US, Europe, and Israel outline the theory and methods related to unde
Posttraumatic stress disorder and maladaptive substance use frequently co-occur, and the state of research has advanced significantly since the first edition of this text. Editors Ouimette (clinical r
Snyder (clinical psychology training, Texas A&M U.), Simpson (psychology, U. of Minnesota), and Hughes (educational psychology, Texas A&M U.) assemble 14 chapters for graduate students and pra
Wenzel helps couples who have experienced pregnancy loss, infertility, and other reproductive losses cope, heal from the loss, find perspective and meaning, achieve acceptance, and take care of themse
A transformative theme - from deficits to strengths - emerges in this book, as it surveys the mounting evidence that programs that shore up resilience can and do work. Empirically rich chapters show h
Honest disclosure is central to the work of all psychotherapy. But, clients are not always honest with their therapists. They keep secrets, avoid or minimize discussion of personally salient top
Sport psychologists Van Raalte and Brewer (Springfield College, Massachusetts) provide an evidence-based overview of issues relevant to students and practitioners in the field of sport and exercise ps
Zuckerman (psychology, U. of Delaware) was the originator of the first sensation seeking scale in the early 1960s and has made sensation seeking the main focus of his work over the past several decade
Carlson (psychology, Governors State U., Illinois), Watts (counseling, Sam Houston State U.) and Maniacci (formerly, Adler School of Professional Psychology) review Adler's approach to psychotherapy a
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
For children who are ready for the complete basic story about sexual reproduction, text and illustrations explain the male and female body; human sexuality; the physiology of conception, pregnancy, an
Depression, anxiety, and stress are responsible for an overwhelming number of mental health care visits, and cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) offers the most popular, empirically supported approach to
Intention is fundamental to any project, endeavor, or journey. Related to intention is the concept of mindfulness - the awareness that arises through intentionally attending to oneself and others in a
Education, psychology, and autism specialists from the US and Canada contribute 11 chapters on evidence-based assessments and interventions for use in schools with children and adolescents with autism
According to Held (psychology and social studies, Bowdoin College), recent years have witnessed the emergence of a group of philosophically-minded psychological theorists who are attempting to locate
The authors argue persuasively that U.S. law is out of touch with the way that jurors’ “commonsense justice” works and the way they judge culpability. This disconnect has resulted in some inconsistent
