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Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology
Statistics for Applied Behavior Analysis Practitioners and
Researchers provides practical and useful content for individuals
who work directly with, or supervise those who work directly with,
individuals with ASD. This book introduces core concepts and
principles of modern statistical analysis that practitioners will
need to deliver ABA services. The organization of the book works
through the flow of behavior analytic service provision, aiming to
help practitioners read through research, evaluate intervention
options, incorporate statistics in their analysis of time-series
intervention and assessment data, and effectively communicate
assessment and intervention effects using statistics. As
professionals who provide applied behavior analysis (ABA) services
are required to use evidence-based practices and make data-based
decisions regarding assessments and interventions, this book will
help them take a modern, scientific approach to derive knowledge
and make decisions based on statistical literacy.
The Cerebral Cortex in Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric
Disorders: Experimental Approaches to Clinical Issues focuses on
how pre-clinical investigations are addressing the clinical issues
surrounding the involvement of the cerebral cortex in selected
conditions of the nervous system, including Alzheimer's Disease,
Parkinson's, addiction, and cardiovascular dysregulation. Each
chapter is written by an expert in his/her field who provides a
comprehensive review of the clinical manifestations of cortical
involvement and experimental techniques currently available to
tackle cortical issues in disease. Thus, this present title
provides a link between cortical clinical problems and
investigational approaches to help foster future research with high
translational value.
The present volume deals with the experience of ambivalence in
family relations - a well-known phenomenon that has inspired more
and more research and theorizing in the last years but that is
however sometimes difficult to capture. Bringing together junior
and senior researchers from different parts of the world, ideas on
theory and research are elaborated following qualitative and
quantitative approaches. This book thus contributes to
theory-building as well as outlining research results and helping
to develop measurement in interpersonal and intergenerational
relations.
Advances in the Study of Behavior was initiated over 40 years ago
to serve the increasing number of scientists engaged in the study
of animal behavior. This volume makes another important
contribution to the development of the field by presenting
theoretical ideas and research findings to professionals studying
animal behavior and related fields.
Fathom, an experimental memoir, explores the hinterland of the
narrator's mind. The narrative of Fathom focuses on a tantalising
fragment from the past. `I think I saw a lot of blood' and other
odd surfacings from memory are explored through the work of
psychoanalysis. Much like a kind of detective work to begin with,
the narrative unravels the depths that appear in psychotic
breakdown. Identity is evoked through three personas of the self:
the puppet, the puppet-master and She-who-knows. Poetic in style,
though something of a detective story, the first-person narrative
is richly layered - Plath, Shakespeare, Sophocles and pop songs all
have their place. Highly concentrated, structured in three parts,
non-linear in chronology and highly metaphoric, Fathom appeals to
those with a deep interest in mental health and all types of
therapy.
Emotions, Technology, and Health examines how healthcare consumers
interact with health technology, how this technology mediates
interpersonal interactions, and the effectiveness of technology in
gathering health-related information in various situations. The
first section discusses the use of technology to monitor patients'
emotional responses to illness and its treatment, as well as the
role of technology in meeting the fundamental human need for
information. Section Two describes the use of technology in
mediating emotions within and between individuals, and addresses
the implications for the design and use of devices that gather
behavioral health data and contribute to healthcare interventions.
The final section assesses different situations in which technology
is a key component of the health intervention-such as tablet use in
educating elementary school students with social skills difficulty,
physical activity monitoring for children at risk for obesity, and
teleconferencing for older adults at risk of social isolation.
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