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Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology
Expanding on the critical contributions of previous editions, this
updated and comprehensive resource covers the latest diagnostic
criteria of insomnia. The book is thematically divided into two
parts. The first section consists of chapters on nomenclature,
epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and differential
diagnosis, complications and prognosis and treatment both
pharmacological and behavioral. The second features chapters on
insomnia in special populations, including ones on children and
adolescents, cancer sufferers and survivors, in pregnancy, in
menopausal women and in patients with neurological disorders and
those with psychiatric illnesses. This third edition fills an
important niche in the medical literature by addressing insomnia in
its multiple forms, summarizes the findings published in different
medical journals, and presents these to the practicing health care
provider in an easily accessible format.
This book features the best papers presented at the Singapore
Conference on Applied Psychology in 2016. Chapters include research
conducted by experts in the field of applied psychology from the
Asia-Pacific region, and cover areas such as community and
environmental psychology, psychotherapy and counseling, health,
child and school psychology, and gender studies. Put together by
East Asia Research (Singapore), in collaboration with Hong Kong
Shue Yan University, this book serves as a valuable resource for
readers wanting to access to the latest research in the field of
applied psychology with a focus on Asia-Pacific.
Individuals with schizophrenia and related disorders experience
significant functioning deficits in the community. The study of
social cognition in schizophrenia has grown rapidly over the past
decade, and a consensus has developed among researchers that
dysfunction in social cognition may contribute to the severe
interpersonal problems that are a hallmark of schizophrenia. This
has generated hope that treatments which improve social cognition
in this illness may enhance an individual's ability to live a
socially engaged and rewarding life.
Social Cognition in Schizophrenia: From Evidence to Treatment
provides a firm grounding in the theory and research of normal
social cognition, builds on this base to describe how social
cognition appears to be dysfunctional in schizophrenia, and
explains how this dysfunction might be ameliorated. Composed of
contributed chapters written by the top experts in the field, the
volume is divided into three parts to address each of these areas.
Part I, Foundations of Human Social Cognition, explores normal
social cognition in childhood development, adulthood, and across
cultures, as well the brain-bases of social cognition and clinical
social cognition research. Part II, Social Cognition in
Schizophrenia: Descriptive and Experimental Research, discusses
social cognition and functional outcome, emotion processing, Theory
of Mind, paranoid ideation, social cognition in early psychosis,
and the social cognitive neuroscience of schizophrenia. Part III,
Social Cognition in Schizophrenia: Treatment Approaches, focuses on
findings from current treatment outcome research as well as several
leading social cognitive intervention approaches-Integrated
Neurocognitive Therapy (INT), Cognitive Enhancement Therapy (CET),
Metacognitive Training (MCT), and Social Cognition and Interaction
Training (SCIT). This comprehensive, accessible volume will be
invaluable to researchers studying social cognition and
psychosocial treatment development in schizophrenia, clinicians
working with this patient population, students in social and
clinical psychology, nursing, social work and occupational therapy,
and medical students.
Get a quick, expert overview of the clinical and evidence-based use
of music interventions in health care. This practical resource
compiled by Dr. Olivia Swedberg Yinger provides a concise, useful
overview of the profession of music therapy, including a
description of each of the research-support practices that occur in
the settings where music therapists most commonly work. Features a
wealth of information on music therapy and its relevance in
education settings, mental health treatment, medical treatment and
rehabilitation, hospice and palliative care, gerontology, and
wellness. Includes a chapter on current trends and future
directions in music therapy Consolidates today's available
information and guidance in this timely area into one convenient
resource.
The set of techniques known collectively as real-time data capture
(RTDC) is becoming increasingly important in medical research.
Based on the collection of data in people's typical environments,
RTDC is primarily used with self-reported data, such as medical
symptoms and psychological states. Now, its guiding principles and
supporting technologies also provide a framework for scientists to
monitor physiological information such as heart rate, blood
pressure, and skin conductance. This volume gives the most complete
view yet of the state of RTDC science and its potential for use
across the health and behavioural sciences.
"Clinical Perspectives on Meaning: Positive and Existential
Psychotherapy . . . is an outstanding collection of new
contributions that build thoughtfully on the past, while at the
same time, take the uniquely human capacity for meaning-making to
important new places." - From the preface by Carol D. Ryff and
Chiara Ruini This unique theory-to-practice volume presents
far-reaching advances in positive and existential therapy, with
emphasis on meaning-making as central to coping and resilience,
growth and positive change. Innovative meaning-based strategies are
presented with clients facing medical and mental health challenges
such as spinal cord injury, depression, and cancer. Diverse
populations and settings are considered, including substance abuse,
disasters, group therapy, and at-risk youth. Contributors
demonstrate the versatility and effectiveness of meaning-making
interventions by addressing novel findings in this rapidly growing
and promising area. By providing broad international and
interdisciplinary perspectives, it enhances empirical findings and
offers valuable practical insights. Such a diverse and varied
examination of meaning encourages the reader to integrate his or
her thoughts from both existential and positive psychology
perspectives, as well as from clinical and empirical approaches,
and guides the theoretical convergence to a unique point of
understanding and appreciation for the value of meaning and its
pursuit. Included in the coverage: * The proper aim of therapy:
Subjective well-being, objective goodness, or a meaningful life? *
Character strengths and mindfulness as core pathways to meaning in
life * The significance of meaning to conceptualizations of
resilience and posttraumatic growth * Practices of meaning-making
interventions: A comprehensive matrix * Working with meaning in
life in chronic or life-threatening disease * Strategies for
cultivating purpose among adolescents in clinical settings *
Integrative meaning therapy: From logotherapy to existential
positive interventions * Multiculturalism and meaning in
existential and positive psychology * Nostalgia as an existential
intervention: Using the past to secure meaning in the present and
the future * The spiritual dimension of meaning Clinical
Perspectives on Meaning redefines these core healing objectives for
researchers, students, caregivers, and practitioners from the
fields of existential psychology, logotherapy, and positive
psychology, as well as for the interested public.
If the transference of the erogenous excitability from the clitoris
to the vagina has succeeded, the woman has thus changed her leading
zone for the future sexual activity; the man on the other hand
retains his from childhood. The main determinants for the woman's
preference for the neuroses, especially for hysteria, lie in this
change of the leading zone as well as in the repression of puberty.
These determinants are therefore most intimately connected with the
nature of femininity. -from "The Transformations of Puberty" He was
a pioneer in the study of human sexuality and the impact of sexual
desire on human behavior, and this 1905 work is considered among
his most important contributions to the field. This is the source
of such concepts as penis envy, castration anxiety, and the Oedipus
complex that we take for granted as fundamental to understanding
human psychology. In the three essays here-"The Sexual
Aberrations," "Infantile Sexuality," and "The Transformations of
Puberty"-Freud sets out a theory of human sexuality that continues
to influence us today.
This volume focuses on the challenges faced by Black children in
the post-modern age. The authors integrate clinical and
developmental psychology with history and culture to address
contemporary issues in the field. The issues confronting African
American children and parents are unique to this era of
unparalleled prosperity. Simultaneous patterns of racial inequality
and disparities continue to exist in almost all areas of human
activity despite these prosperous times. This book offers an
in-depth look at issues and challenges affecting African American
children in the 21st century. Topics addressed include quantifying
normal behavior, racial identity, racial socialization, acting
white, teen fatherhood, poverty, violence, and Black males and
sports. This book will be of interest to both academics and
professionals in clinical development and family psychology and
those involved with legal and social services for Black
children.
This volume offers a description and analysis of subtle suicide-a
psychological condition whose victims don't care if they live or
die, and thus act in self-defeating, self-damaging ways. Over their
extensive careers, psychotherapists Michael Church and Charles
Brooks have developed the concept of "subtle suicide," a
development of risky behavior where the subject does not care if
he/she lives or dies. Now, in this urgent and informative new work,
Church and Brooks present their findings on a condition that is
often misdiagnosed as a symptom of addictive or mood disorders,
when in fact subtle suicide the real underlying problem. Based on
thousands of hours of sessions with real clients and filled with
dramatic case studies, Subtle Suicide: Our Silent Epidemic of
Ambivalence about Living will help professionals, families, and
friends to realize when someone may be suffering from subtle
suicide. The authors also provide a number of strategies for
helping those exhibiting subtle suicidal behavior, including how to
react to specific types of comments and how to avoid being pulled
into the sufferer's emotional whirlpool. Two distinguished authors,
who developed the clinical concept of subtle suicide Dozens of case
studies based on actually psychotherapy clients diagnosed as
suffering from subtle suicide Biographical sketches of well-known
people who exhibited subtle suicide behavior, including Marilyn
Monroe, Anna Nicole Smith, Jim Morrison, and Evel Knievel An
extensive bibliography of print and online resources on a full
range of topics related to subtle suicide and conditions that feed
into it
Written by two physicians with decades of clinical and research
experience in the field, this volume helps readers face
schizophrenia by understanding what it is and how it is managed.
Schizophrenia is a devastating illness that affects more than two
million Americans. Written to help anyone who is faced with
managing schizophrenia, whether as a patient, friend, or family
member, this accessible book is an ideal first stop for practical,
up-to-date information. It includes an overview of schizophrenic
disorder and provides answers to common questions that arise at
different phases of the illness. This brief and to-the-point guide
focuses on dealing with many aspects of schizophrenia-complying
with treatment, managing crises, being a caregiver, communicating
with the care team, and coping skills. The book also provides
practical approaches to common issues, such as financial support,
housing, employment, interacting with the legal system, stress
management, socialization, and negative emotions. Included are
useful forms, lists, and a comprehensive collection of resources to
access help and information. The goal of this book is to assist
patients and their loved ones to effectively face schizophrenia,
achieve maximal recovery, and enjoy a good quality of life.
Provides a succinct, introductory guide to getting started on the
road to understanding schizophrenia Answers questions commonly
asked at initial diagnosis and later, and explains facts and
concepts using real-world examples and pictorial illustrations
Offers practical, evidence-based, and up-to-date information
Clarifies the nonmedical burdens of schizophrenia, such as
loneliness, socialization, and coping with negative emotions
Presents an authoritative, reliable alternative to Internet sources
that contain biased or inaccurate information Helps those who are
diagnosed with schizophrenia get the most out of their lives
When Otto Fenichel died suddenly at age 48, Anna Freud mourned the
loss of "his inexhaustible knowledge of psychoanalysis and his
inimitable way of organizing and presenting his facts." These
qualities shine in his classic text, which has been a beacon to
generations of psychoanalysts. Investigating the relationship
between biological needs and external influences the tensions and
inhibitions that nurture neuroses Fenichel concludes that "neuroses
are social diseases," arising from the demands of civilization on
the developing organism. For this 50th anniversary edition,
distinguished psychoanalyst Leo Rangell has written an introduction
to set the context of Fenichel's work and an epilogue to describe
its influence."
This magistral treatise approaches the integration of psychology
through the study of the multiple causes of normal and
dysfunctional behavior. Causality is the focal point reviewed
across disciplines. Using diverse models, the book approaches
unifying psychology as an ongoing project that integrates genetics,
experience, evolution, brain, development, change mechanisms, and
so on. The book includes in its integration free will, epitomized
as freedom in being. It pinpoints the role of the self in causality
and the freedom we have in determining our own behavior. The book
deals with disturbed behavior, as well, and tackles the DSM-5
approach to mental disorder and the etiology of psychopathology.
Young examines all these topics with a critical eye, and gives many
innovative ideas and models that will stimulate thinking on the
topic of psychology and causality for decades to come. It is truly
integrative and original. Among the topics covered: Models and
systems of causality of behavior. Nature and nurture: evolution and
complexities. Early adversity, fetal programming, and getting under
the skin. Free will in psychotherapy: helping people believe.
Causality in psychological injury and law: basics and critics. A
Neo-Piagetian/Neo-Eriksonian 25-step (sub)stage model. Unifying
Causality and Psychology appeals to the disciplines of psychology,
psychiatry, epidemiology, philosophy, neuroscience, genetics, law,
the social sciences and humanistic fields, in general, and other
mental health fields. Its level of writing makes it appropriate for
graduate courses, as well as researchers and practitioners.
While the psychodynamic understanding of play and play's
therapeutic potential was long restricted to the realm of children,
Winnicott's work demonstrated the profound significance of the
capacity to play for healthy mental functioning during adult life.
Scattered writings of Erikson, Glenn, and Shopper notwithstanding,
the early spark of understanding remained largely ill developed. In
Play and Playfulness, the reader is offered an exciting and highly
informative set of essays about the psychic area that lies between
reality and unreality and between veracity and imagination. It is
the area of paradox and creativity. It sustains the self, allows
for ego-replenishing regressions, and adds to the joy of the vital
and lived experience. This book provides an easy and readable
passage to the valley of the transitional experience in which
creative synthesis of reality and unreality leads to a world of
vigor, enthusiasm, and liveliness. The cultural variations and the
clinical implications of such an experience are thoroughly
elucidated. The result is a volume replete with technical
virtuosity, clinical relevance, and the basic and nearly self
evident humane music of the day-to-day experience of life.
This book offers clear, practical, and simple recommendations for
treating patients with personality disorders. The goals of the book
are twofold: 1) to describe the essential elements of
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), an evidence-based
treatment for Borderline Personality Disorder, and 2) to describe
how core principles and techniques of TFP can be used in a variety
of settings to improve clinical management of patients with a broad
spectrum of personality pathology, even when patients are not
engaged in individual psychotherapy. A short introduction outlines
in concise language the core elements of TFP and its origins in
object relations theory. The book then takes the clinician through
the process of: 1) comprehensive diagnosis, 2) negotiation of the
treatment frame, and 3) the overarching strategies, techniques, and
tactics used in the individual treatment, including helpful,
accessible clinical vignettes. Subsequent chapters build on the
literature of TFP in individual psychotherapy, broadening its
applications to include crisis management, family engagement,
inpatient psychiatry, pharmacotherapy, medical settings, psychiatry
residency training. Fundamentals of Transference-Focused
Psychotherapy is a valuable resource for psychiatrists,
psychologists, and all other medical professionals treating
patients suffering from Borderline Personality Disorder, and other
severe personality disorder presentations.
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