Mental health specialists from around the world provide a five-volume set from the American Psychological Association (APA) on the science, practice, research, theory, and training in clinical psychol
This book provides an impressive, well-rounded, authoritative overview of the latest research and theory about human aggression. Written by a diverse phalanx of highly respected experts, from evoluti
A conference was held at Pennsylvania State University in June 2007 to mark the retirement from there of D. Warner Schaie, who has contributed substantially to the knowledge of how human intelligence
'Partner aggression' is the construct that unites this recent research review relating to such aggression and its clinical implications. In introducing these dozen chapters, psychologists O'Leary (Sto
Olatunji (psychology, Vanderbilt U.) and McKay (psychology, Fordham U.) fully examine important theoretical and methodological developments on the relationship between disgust and phobic and normal be
For researchers, administrators, policy makers, students, and teachers, Garcia and Nanez (education and psychology, Arizona State U.) blend cognitive psychology and neuroscience with applied education
Salekin presents students, academics, researchers, and professionals working in a wide variety of contexts with an examination of the way in which psychologists influence the assessment and treatment
For researchers and practitioners in management, occupational health, and addiction treatment and prevention, as well as employers, unions, and policy makers, Frone, a social-organizational psychologi
Human beings possess the unique psychological ability to self-reflect. Few human experiences and behaviors define the self and allow us to characterize ourselves within the social world more than wor
Social pain is the experience of pain as a result of interpersonal rejection or loss, such as rejection from a social group, bullying, or the loss of a loved one. Research now shows that social pain
Psychologists mostly from the US, but some from Europe, explore the range of emotions children from preschoolers to adolescents feel during moral transgressions, how and why acts of victimization beco
Contrary to popular belief, not all sex offenders who target children are pedophiles, and not all pedophiles commit sexual offenses. Seto (psychiatry, criminology, University of Toronto, Canada) addre
Chang (clinical psychology and Asian/Pacific Islander American studies, U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor) assembles 14 chapters that consider self-criticism and self-enhancement as not necessarily bad or goo
Editors DeBord, Fischer, Bieschke, and Perez present readers with a collection of academic and scholarly contributions that together make up a handbook on counseling and psychotherapy with gay, lesbia
Counseling and psychology practitioners and researchers explore how the professions and professionals can work with transgender and gender nonconforming clients while affirming their choices and situa
Specialists from the US provide 15 chapters detailing a culturally informed approach to positive psychology, focusing on Asian Americans, Latina/os, African Americans, and American Indians, and addres
In an effort to develop an empirically based integrated framework, American and a few European contributors offer a detailed overview of theory, research, practice, and current issues in the assessmen
For scholars and undergraduate and graduate students in health psychology, Newman and Roberts (social and behavioral sciences, Arizona State U.) bring together 10 chapters on the psychological and phy
Lassiter (psychology, Ohio U.) and Meissner (psychology and criminal justice, U. of Texas at El Paso) present 13 papers originating out of a September 2007 conference examining the current state of re
Four authors in organizational learning (with George Washington U., Johns Hopkins U., and U. of Minnesota) present this volume on the principles of action learning, a model for establishing learning a
Designed for both researchers and practitioners, this collection of papers addresses the latest theories as well as new ideas in treatment and intervention. Topics include contemporary scientific appr
Specialists in the US and Canada have written 12 chapters that describe the epidemiology, etiology, assessment, treatment, and special populations associated with comorbid PTSD (posttraumatic stress d
Psychologists and human development specialists from the US and Germany present 10 chapters on the relationship between aging and emotion and how to apply that understanding to interventions that prom
Hayes (psychology, U. of Nevada) and Lillis (psychiatry and human behavior, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown U.) have structured this book as a conversation with the reader about acceptance commi
As someone who has been witnessed firsthand the emotional pain and suffering that addiction can afflict, Kassel (psychology/ director, Substance Abuse Research Laboratory, U. of Illinois at Chicago) c
Integrating social and clinical psychology, Corrigan (psychiatry, U. of Chicago) and Penn (psychology, U. of N. Carolina-Chapel Hill) present 11 contributions from Australia, Great Britain, and the U.
The smaller forms and instances of bigotry have a big impact on individuals' lives, because such microaggressions have a cumulative effect over time. Nadal (psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Ju
Written for researchers who need to review the unique challenges of studying ethnic minority and economically disadvantaged populations, this book covers the sampling, recruitment, ethical dilemmas an
Smolak (psychology, women's and gender studies, Kenyon College) and Thompson (psychology, University of South Florida) present empirical research on the assessment, prevention, and treatment of body i
Women no longer have to choose among secretarial work, nursing or teaching as their only available professions, but the fact remains they are significant under-represented in engineering, technologica
