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Hope has previously been a construct more of interest to philosophy
and religion than in psychology. New research has shown, however,
that hope is closely related to optimism, feelings of control, and
motivation toward achieving one's goals. The Handbook of Hope
presents a comprehensive overview of the psychological inquiry into
hope, including its measurement, its development in children, how
its loss is associated with specific clinical disorders, and
therapeutic approaches that can help instill hope in those who have
lost theirs. A final section discusses hope in occupational
applications: how the use of hope can make one a better coach,
teacher, or parent.
This treatment guide is based on selected disorders taken from the
American Psychiatric Association DSM-IV Diagnostic Classifications.
The disorders selected are treatable or responsive to brief therapy
methods.
Substance Use Disorders: Assessment and Treatment is a summary of
everything a therapist should know about substance abuse in one
easy-to-read comprehensive book. The book begins with a discussion
of the pharmacology of specific drug classes (opioids,
hallucinogens, etc.) and the epidemiology of abuse. It then
presents psychological theories of substance abuse, the initiation
and progression of substance abuse disorders, issues of prevention
and early intervention, and screening and assessment for substance
abuse (including specific tests for assessment) and discusses in
detail the various treatment methodologies available. Two final
chapters explore issues relevant to special populations and legal
and ethical considerations, regarding issues such as
confidentiality and coerced treatment.
Thinking and Problem-Solving presents a comprehensive and
up-to-date review of literature on cognition, reasoning,
intelligence, and other formative areas specific to this field.
Written for advanced undergraduates, researchers, and academics,
this volume is a necessary reference for beginning and established
investigators in cognitive and educational psychology.
Mental Health Outcome Evaluation bridges the gap between
traditional research and evaluation methods by presenting an
alternative to the highly technical and statistical methods
developed in the laboratory for mental health care professionals.
It focuses on outcome evaluation of mental health services for
adults, concentrating on the general principles that can be used to
assess the service effectiveness of community health centers,
clinics, and private practices. The book presents a formidable
argument for descriptive outcome studies through its evaluation of
the results and consequences of care and treatment as well as
clinician ratings. It is written in a non-technical style, making
it accessible to anyone in the mental health industry.
This lauded bestseller, now available in paperback, takes an
uncompromising look at how we define psychopathology and makes the
argument that criminal behavior can and perhaps should be
considered a disorder. Presenting sociological, genetic,
neurochemical, brain-imaging, and psychophysiological evidence, it
discusses the basis for criminal behavior and suggests, contrary to
popular belief, that such behavior may be more biologically
determined than previously thought.
The main purpose of this book is to address the statistical issues
for integrating independent studies. There exist a number of papers
and books that discuss the mechanics of collecting, coding, and
preparing data for a meta-analysis, and we do not deal with these.
Ten years ago, the hegemonic idea was that language was a kind of independent module within the mind, a sort of "print-out" of whatever cognitive activity was taking place, but without any influence whatsoever in that activity. While this view is still held, evidence amassed in the last10 years suggests another view of their inter-relationships, even though exactly which one is not clear yet, in part because of the lack of a unified view, and in part because of the inertia of the previous position, in part because all this evidence must be considered together. An increasing number of researchers are paying attention to the issues involved as the human language specificity may provide a clue to understand what makes humans "smart," to account for the singularities of human cognition. This book provides a comprehensive review of the multiple
developments that have taken place in the last 10 years on the
question of the relationships between language and thought and
integrates them into a coherent framework. It will be relevant for
anyone working in the sciences of languages.
Recent advances in the scientific understanding of the human mind
and brain along with the emphases on evidence-based practice and
competency-based education are creating increasing pressures to
update some of the traditional approaches to structuring and
organizing education and practice in the field. There have also
been many calls in recent years for a unified approach to
conceptualizing professional practice in psychology. This book
examines whether there exists a unified conceptual framework for
the field that is firmly based on current scientific understanding
regarding human development and functioning, that applies across
all the clinical populations and practice areas within the field,
and that would also help integrate professional psychology more
fully into health care and the sciences generally.
"Solution Focused Anxiety Management" provides the clinician with evidence-based techniques to help clients manage anxiety. Cognitive behavioral and strategic tools, acceptance-based ideas, and mindfulness are introduced from a solution-focused perspective and tailored to client strengths and preferences. The book presents the conceptual foundation, methods, and attitudes of a solution-focused approach. Case examples illustrate how to transform anxiety into the "Four Cs" (courage, coping, appropriate caution and choice). Readers learn how to utilize solution focused anxiety management in single-session, brief, and intermittent therapy as well as in a class setting. The book additionally includes all materials needed for teaching solution focused anxiety management in a four-session psychoeducational class: complete instructor notes, learner readings, and companion online materials. Special Features Focuses on what works in anxiety management Presents evidenced based techniques from a solution-focused perspective Increases effectiveness by utilizing client strengths and preferences Describes applications in single session, brief, and intermittent therapy Supplies forms and worksheets for the therapist to use in practice Features clinically rich case examples Supplements text with online companion material Suitable for use as a treatment manual, reference, or course
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People experiencing disorders in regulation are highly sensitive
to stimulation from the environment, emotionally reactive, and have
difficulty maintaining an organized and calm life style. They are
impulsive, easily frustrated, and as a result make decisions that
lead to an overwrought state-or who conversely retreat entirely
from the world. This disorder is most likely to accompany diagnoses
of bipolar or mood disorder, anxiety, depression,
obsessive-compulsive disorder, Asperger s syndrome, eating or sleep
disorders, and/or attention deficit disorder. This book instructs
therapists how best to treat the dysregulated adult, providing
diagnostic checklists, and a chapter by chapter inventory in
approaching treatment of dysregulation in a variety of life
skills.
"Handbook of Organizational Creativity" is designed toexplain
creativity and innovation in organizations. This handbook contains
28 chapters dedicated to particularly complex phenomena, all
written by leading experts in the field of organizational
creativity. The format of the book follows the multi-level
structure of creativity in organizations where creativity takes
place at the individual level, the group level, and the
organizational level. Beyond just theoretical frameworks,
applications and interventions are also emphasized. This topic will
be of particular interest to managers of creative personnel, and
managers that see the potential benefit of creativity to their
organizations. *Information is presented in a manner such that students, researchers, and managers alike should have much to gain from the present handbook *Variables such as idea generation, affect, personality, expertise, teams, leadership, and planning, among many others, are discussed *Specific practical interventions are discussed that involve training, development, rewards, and organizational development *Provides a summary of the field s history, the current state of the field, as well as viable directions for future research "
Social and emotional aspects of schooling and the learning
environment can dramatically affect one's attention, understanding,
and memory for learning. This topic has been of increasing interest
in both psychology and education, leading to an entire section
being devoted to it in the third edition of the "International
Encyclopedia of Education."Thirty-three articles from the
Encyclopedia form this concise reference which focuses on such
topics as social and emotional development, anxiety in schools,
effects of mood on motivation, peer learning, and friendship and
social networks.
Thiscollection of 58 articles from therecently-published third
edition of the INTERNATIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF EDUCATION focus on
learning, memory, attention, problem solving, concept formation,
and language. Learning and cognition is the foundation of cognitive
psychology and encompasses many topics including attention, memory,
categorization, etc. Most books in the area either focus on one
subtopic in-depth (e.g. an entire book on memory) or cover the
gamut of subjects in a series of long, technical handbook-like
chapters. This concise reference offers researchers and professors
teaching in the area a new take on the material that is
comprehensive in breadth, but lighter in depth - focusing on main
findings, established facts, and minimizing the amount of space
taken up by large, multi-volume references.
New trends in mental healthcare practice and a rapid increase in
the aged population are causing an explosion in the fields of
clinical gerontology and geropsychology today. This
comprehensivesecond editionhandbook offers clinicians and graduate
students clear guidelines and reliable tools for assessing general
mental health, cognitive functioning, functional age, psychosocial
health, comorbidity, behavior deficits, and more. Psychopathology,
behavioral disorders, changes in cognition, and changes in everyday
functioning are addressed in full, and a wide range of conditions
and disorders common to this patient population are covered. Each
chapter provides an empirical review of assessment instruments,
assessment scales in their totality, a review of how these
instruments are used with and adapted for different cultural
groups, illustration of assessments through case studies, and
information on how to utilize ongoing assessment in treatment
and/or treatment planning. This combination of elements will make
the volume the definitive assessment source for clinicians working
with elderly patients.
Motor Control is a complex process that involves the brain,
muscles, limbs, and often external objects. It underlies motion,
balance, stability, coordination, and our interaction with others
and technology. This book is a comprehensive introduction to motor
control, covering a complex topic in an approachable way
encompassing the psychological, physiological, and computational
approaches to motor control.
The study of Quantitative EEGs and Neurofeedback offer a window
into brain physiology and function via computer and statistical
analyses, suggesting innovative approaches to the improvement of
attention, anxiety, mood and behavior. Resources for understanding
what QEEG and Neurofeedback is, how they are used, and to what
disorders and patients they can be applied are scarce, and this
volume serves as an ideal tool for clinical researchers and
practicing clinicians, providing a broad overview of the most
interesting topics relating to the techniques. The revised coverage
of advancements, new applications (e.g. Aspberger's, music therapy,
LORETA, etc.), and combinations of prior approaches make the second
edition a necessary companion to the first. The top scholars in the
field have been enlisted and contributions will offer both the
breadth needed for an introductory scholar and the depth desired by
a clinical professional.
While the brain is ruled to a large extent by chemical
neurotransmitters, it is also a bioelectric organ. The collective
study of Quantitative ElectroEncephaloGraphs (QEEG-the conversion
of brainwaves to digital form to allow for comparison between
neurologically normative and dysfunctional individuals), Event
Related Potentials (ERPs - electrophysiological response to
stimulus) and Neurotherapy (the process of actually retraining
brain processes to) offers a window into brain physiology and
function via computer and statistical analyses of traditional EEG
patterns, suggesting innovative approaches to the improvement of
attention, anxiety, mood and behavior. While it does not offer the breadth provided by an edited work,
this volume does provide a level of depth and detail that a single
author can deliver, as well as giving readers insight into the
personl theories of one of the preeminent leaders in the
field.
Research on humor is carried out in a number of areas in
psychology, including the cognitive (What makes something funny?),
developmental (when do we develop a sense of humor?), and social
(how is humor used in social interactions?) Although there is
enough interest in the area to have spawned several societies, the
literature is dispersed in a number of primary journals, with
little in the way of integration of the material into a book.
This internationally authored volume presents major findings, concepts, and methods of behavioral neuroscience coordinated with their simulation via neural networks. A central theme is that biobehaviorally constrained simulations provide a rigorous means to explore the implications of relatively simple processes for the understanding of cognition (complex behavior). Neural networks are held to serve the same function for behavioral neuroscience as population genetics for evolutionary science. The volume is divided into six sections, each of which includes both experimental and simulation research: (1) neurodevelopment and genetic algorithms, (2) synaptic plasticity (LTP), (3) sensory/hippocampal systems, (4) motor systems, (5) plasticity in large neural systems (reinforcement learning), and (6) neural imaging and language. The volume also includes an integrated reference section and a comprehensive index.
Introduction to Forensic Psychology, Third Edition, has been completely restructured to explain in greater detail how courses on forensic psychology are taught, making it more applicable as a textbook than previous editions. It also features more figures, tables and text boxes, making it a true textbook. What this book has that others do not is equal representation of criminal behavior, the court systems, and law enforcement/prisons. It also has equal representation of criminal and civil forensics. Other texts tend to be weighted towards just criminal behavior or just criminal justice and primarily criminal or civic forensics but not both. This new edition also has equal representation of issues to pertaining to adults and children. It contains new coverage of cyberbullying, tests and assessments in the courtroom, mental deficiency and competency to stand trial, and information on mothers who kill their children. Adult, juvenile and family issues are dealt with separately, making it easier to find what you need. Case illustrations dramatically highlight how the lives of individuals have been (or could be) impacted by developments in psychology and law. Chapters now include pedagogy, including outlines, main points, and relevant websites. This book is intended for professors teaching introduction to forensic psychology, as well as for students interested in adult, child, and family forensics as they apply to criminal and civic forensics law enforcement/prisons.
Positive psychology - essentially the scientific study of the
strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive- is a
relatively new discipline that has experienced substantial growth
in the last 5-10 years. Research suggests that the principles and
theories from this area of study are highly relevant to the
practice of counseling and psychotherapy, and positive psychology
presents clinicians and patients with a much needed balance to the
more traditional focus on pathology and the disease model of mental
health. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the
best-researched positive psychological interventions. It emphasizes
clinical application, providing a detailed view of how the research
can be applied to patients. Covering the broaden-and-build theory,
strengths-based therapy, mentoring modalities and more, the volume
will provide numerous assessment tools, exercises and worksheets
for use throughout the counseling and psychotherapy process.
"Adolescent Addiction: Epidemiology, Assessment, and Treatment"
presents a comprehensive review of information on adolescent
addiction, including prevalence and co-morbidity rates, risk
factors to addiction, and prevention and treatment strategies.
Unlike other books that may focus on one specific addiction, this
book covers a wide range of addictions in adolescents, including
alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, eating, gambling, internet and video
games, and sex addiction. Organized into three sections, the book
begins with the classification and assessment of adolescent
addiction. Section two has one chapter each on the aforementioned
addictions, discussing for each the definition, epidemiology, risk
factors, co-morbidity, course and outcome, and prevention and
intervention. Section three discusses the assessment and treatment
of co-morbid conditions in greater detail as well as the social and
political implications of adolescent addictions.
This book is both a set of procedures for the therapist and a
philosophy- one that is shared with clients and one that guides the
work of the therapist. This second edition continues its excellence
in offering clinicians a guide to doing what works in brief
therapy- for whom, and when and how to use it. Psychotherapy that
follows these guidelines validates the client's most important
concerns - and it often turns out to be surprisingly brief. Author,
Ellen Quick integrates strategic and solution focused therapy and
includes guidelines for tailoring technique and interventions to
client characteristics and preferences. With clinically rich
examples throughout, this book offers applications for couples,
including indications for individual or conjoint sessions.
WIth the ongoing pressures for psychologists to practice
evidence-based care, and the requirement insurance carriers have
both for treatment goals, measurement of outcomes, and a focus on
brief therapy, functional analysis provides a framework for
achieving all of the above. Having proven itself in treating
behavioral problems in education, functional analysis is now being
applied more broadly to behavioral and psychologial disorders.
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