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The popularity of amateur genealogy and family history has soared
in recent times. Genealogy, Psychology and Identity explores this
popular international pastime and offers reasons why it informs our
sense of who we are, and our place in both contemporary culture and
historical context. We will never know any of the people we
discover from our histories in person, but for several reasons we
recognize that their lives shaped ours. Paula Nicolson draws on her
experiences tracing her own family history to show how people can
connect with archival material, using documents and texts to expand
their knowledge and understanding of the psychosocial experiences
of their ancestors. Key approaches to identity and relationships
lend clues to our own lives but also to what psychosocial factors
run across generations. Attachment and abandonment, trusting, being
let down, becoming independent, migration, health and money, all
resonate with the psychological experiences that define the
outlooks, personalities and the ways that those who came before us
related to others. Nicolson highlights the importance of genealogy
in the development of identity and the therapeutic potential of
family history in cultivating well-being that will be of interest
to those researching their own family tree, genealogists and
counsellors, as well as students and researchers in social
psychology and social history.
Fully revised and updated, Genealogy, Psychology and Therapy
highlights the importance of genealogy in the development of
identity, and the therapeutic potential of family history in
cultivating wellbeing. The popularity of amateur genealogy and
family history has soared in recent times. We will never know any
of the people we discover from our histories in person, but for
several reasons, we recognize that their lives shaped ours. Key
approaches to identity and relationships lend clues to our own
lives but also to what psychosocial factors run across generations.
Attachment and abandonment, trusting, being let down, becoming
independent, migration, health and money, all resonate with the
psychological experiences that define the outlooks, personalities
and the ways that those who came before us related to others. This
new edition builds on the original book, Genealogy, Psychology, and
Identity, by highlighting the work of Erik Erikson along with
studies of the quality of attachment, historical social conditions
especially war, forced migration, health inequalities and financial
uncertainty, to enable a more detailed understanding of trauma and
its long shadow, and to focus on how genealogy informs our
identities and emotional health status, exploring the transmission
of trauma across generations. The intergenerational transmission of
trauma is examined using analysis of real-life family examples,
alongside an assessment of a narrative therapy approach to healing.
The book expands on how psychological practices together with
genealogical evidence may impart resilience and emotional repair,
and develops the discussion of the psychological methods by which
we interconnect in a reflective way with material from archival
databases, family stories and photographs and other sources
including DNA. Showing how people can connect with archival
material, using documents and texts to expand their knowledge and
understanding of the psychosocial experiences of their ancestors,
this book will be of interest to those researching their own family
tree, genealogists and counsellors, as well as students and
researchers in social psychology and social history.
Fully revised and updated, Genealogy, Psychology and Therapy
highlights the importance of genealogy in the development of
identity, and the therapeutic potential of family history in
cultivating wellbeing. The popularity of amateur genealogy and
family history has soared in recent times. We will never know any
of the people we discover from our histories in person, but for
several reasons, we recognize that their lives shaped ours. Key
approaches to identity and relationships lend clues to our own
lives but also to what psychosocial factors run across generations.
Attachment and abandonment, trusting, being let down, becoming
independent, migration, health and money, all resonate with the
psychological experiences that define the outlooks, personalities
and the ways that those who came before us related to others. This
new edition builds on the original book, Genealogy, Psychology, and
Identity, by highlighting the work of Erik Erikson along with
studies of the quality of attachment, historical social conditions
especially war, forced migration, health inequalities and financial
uncertainty, to enable a more detailed understanding of trauma and
its long shadow, and to focus on how genealogy informs our
identities and emotional health status, exploring the transmission
of trauma across generations. The intergenerational transmission of
trauma is examined using analysis of real-life family examples,
alongside an assessment of a narrative therapy approach to healing.
The book expands on how psychological practices together with
genealogical evidence may impart resilience and emotional repair,
and develops the discussion of the psychological methods by which
we interconnect in a reflective way with material from archival
databases, family stories and photographs and other sources
including DNA. Showing how people can connect with archival
material, using documents and texts to expand their knowledge and
understanding of the psychosocial experiences of their ancestors,
this book will be of interest to those researching their own family
tree, genealogists and counsellors, as well as students and
researchers in social psychology and social history.
Despite changes to laws and policies across most western
democracies intended to combat violence to women, intimate partner
violence and abuse (IPVA) remains discouragingly commonplace.
Domestic Violence and Psychology: Critical Perspectives on Intimate
Partner Violence and Abuse showcases women's harrowing stories of
living with and leaving violent partners, offering a psychological
perspective on domestic violence and developing a theoretical
framework for examining the context, intentions and experiences in
the lives of people who experience abuse and abuse themselves.
Nicolson provides an analysis of survivors' real-life stories, and
thoughts about IPVA. The attitudes of the general public and health
and social care professionals are also presented and discussed. The
theoretical perspective employs three levels of evidence - the
material (context), discursive (explanations) and intrapsychic
(emotional). Domestic Violence and Psychology is divided into three
parts accordingly, engaging qualitative data from interviews and
quantitative data from surveys to illustrate these theoretical
perspectives. Although many pro-feminist sociologists and activists
firmly believe that any attempt to explain domestic violence
potentially condones it, this book takes up the challenge to make a
compelling case demonstrating how we need to widen understanding of
the psychology of survivors and their intimate relationships if we
are to defeat IPVA. The new edition has been updated to include the
latest developments in IPVA research and practice, and in
particular examines the impact of a violent and abusive family life
on all members, including children. This is essential reading for
students, academics and professionals interested in domestic abuse,
as well as professionals and practitioners, including
psychologists, social workers, the police, prison officers,
probation staff, policy makers, and charity workers.
Work organizations are a major site of gender politics for
professional women and men, and although there are more women in
senior positions than ever before, these increased opportunities
have not been gained without psychological consequences.
Evidence-based and theoretically driven, the new edition of Gender,
Power and Organization raises important questions about gender and
power in the workplace, and the psychology of women's advancement.
Twenty years on from the first edition, it re-examines gender
relations at work and asks why, despite many years of feminist
critique and action, we are able to understand the dynamics of the
workplace but fail to make them more representative. The struggles
women face in professional and public life remain intense, not
least because many men experience an increasing sense of threat to
their long-term aspirations and professional positions. Using
examples from recent research and the author's own consultancy
experience, this important volume offers a fresh exploration of the
psychology of gender and power at work, from the development of
gender identities and roles, to explanations of bullying and sexual
harassment in the organization. It offers an accessible survey of
the subject for professional managers and students of leadership,
psychology, management, sociology, gender, and women's studies.
Clinical psychology has traditionally ignored gender issues. The
result has been to the detriment of women both as service users and
practitioners. The contributors to this book show how this has
happened and explore the effects both on clients and clinicians.
Focusing on different aspects of clinical psychology's organisation
and practice, including child sexual abuse, family therapy,
forensic psychology and individual feminist therapy, they
demonstrate that it is essential that gender issues are
incorporated into clinical research and practice, and offer
examples of theory and practice which does not marginalise the
needs of women.
Post Natal Depression challenges the expectation that it is normal to be a 'happy mother'. It provides a radical critique of the traditional medical and social science explanations of 'post natal depression' by supplying a systematic feminist psychological analysis of women's experiences following childbirth. Paula Nicolson argues that, far from it being an abnormal, undesirable, pathological condition, it is rather a normal, healthy response to a series of losses. Post Natal Depression makes an important contribution to the psychology of women and feminist research and will be of interst to psychologists, social scientists, nurses and doctors.
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Clinical psychology has traditionally ignored or marginalized
gender issues. It tends to see the individual subject as gender
neutral, and ignores many aspects of the individual, both as client
and as practitioner. "Gender Issues in Clinical Psychology" argues
that if clinical psychology is to work for both men and women,
gender issues must be acknowledged and resolved. The contributors,
leading researchers and practitioners in the field of clinical
psychology, look at the position of women and men as practitioners,
as objects of the scientific gaze, and as clients of the clinical
psychologist. They argue that, by ignoring gender, clinical
psychology perpetuates gender stereotypes and the oppression of
women. Focusing on different aspects of clinical practice and
organization, including feminist therapy, the contributors
demonstrate that it is vital that gender issues are incorporated
into clinical research and practice and offer examples of theory
and practice which do not marginalize the needs of women. This book
should be of interest to professionals in training and practice,
undergraduates and academics; clinical psychology, psychiatry,
health and gender studies.
Work organizations are a major site of gender politics for
professional women and men, and although there are more women in
senior positions than ever before, these increased opportunities
have not been gained without psychological consequences.
Evidence-based and theoretically driven, the new edition of Gender,
Power and Organization raises important questions about gender and
power in the workplace, and the psychology of women's advancement.
Twenty years on from the first edition, it re-examines gender
relations at work and asks why, despite many years of feminist
critique and action, we are able to understand the dynamics of the
workplace but fail to make them more representative. The struggles
women face in professional and public life remain intense, not
least because many men experience an increasing sense of threat to
their long-term aspirations and professional positions. Using
examples from recent research and the author's own consultancy
experience, this important volume offers a fresh exploration of the
psychology of gender and power at work, from the development of
gender identities and roles, to explanations of bullying and sexual
harassment in the organization. It offers an accessible survey of
the subject for professional managers and students of leadership,
psychology, management, sociology, gender, and women's studies.
The popularity of amateur genealogy and family history has soared
in recent times. Genealogy, Psychology and Identity explores this
popular international pastime and offers reasons why it informs our
sense of who we are, and our place in both contemporary culture and
historical context. We will never know any of the people we
discover from our histories in person, but for several reasons we
recognize that their lives shaped ours. Paula Nicolson draws on her
experiences tracing her own family history to show how people can
connect with archival material, using documents and texts to expand
their knowledge and understanding of the psychosocial experiences
of their ancestors. Key approaches to identity and relationships
lend clues to our own lives but also to what psychosocial factors
run across generations. Attachment and abandonment, trusting, being
let down, becoming independent, migration, health and money, all
resonate with the psychological experiences that define the
outlooks, personalities and the ways that those who came before us
related to others. Nicolson highlights the importance of genealogy
in the development of identity and the therapeutic potential of
family history in cultivating well-being that will be of interest
to those researching their own family tree, genealogists and
counsellors, as well as students and researchers in social
psychology and social history.
The NHS continues to undergo a series of reforms with an increasing
emphasis on user 'choice' and 'empowerment' of health service
users, with the requirement that all aspects of health care operate
from an 'evidence' or 'knowledge' base. This text presents a
variety of research methods that have been used to elicit users'
views of health care, including health forums, public opinion
surveys and focus groups. It provides a critical overview of key
contemporary research issues and methodologies, and will be a
valuable resource for anyone doing research with consumers of
health services.
Despite changes to laws and policies across most western
democracies intended to combat violence to women, intimate partner
violence and abuse (IPVA) remains discouragingly commonplace.
Domestic Violence and Psychology: Critical Perspectives on Intimate
Partner Violence and Abuse showcases women's harrowing stories of
living with and leaving violent partners, offering a psychological
perspective on domestic violence and developing a theoretical
framework for examining the context, intentions and experiences in
the lives of people who experience abuse and abuse themselves.
Nicolson provides an analysis of survivors' real-life stories, and
thoughts about IPVA. The attitudes of the general public and health
and social care professionals are also presented and discussed. The
theoretical perspective employs three levels of evidence - the
material (context), discursive (explanations) and intrapsychic
(emotional). Domestic Violence and Psychology is divided into three
parts accordingly, engaging qualitative data from interviews and
quantitative data from surveys to illustrate these theoretical
perspectives. Although many pro-feminist sociologists and activists
firmly believe that any attempt to explain domestic violence
potentially condones it, this book takes up the challenge to make a
compelling case demonstrating how we need to widen understanding of
the psychology of survivors and their intimate relationships if we
are to defeat IPVA. The new edition has been updated to include the
latest developments in IPVA research and practice, and in
particular examines the impact of a violent and abusive family life
on all members, including children. This is essential reading for
students, academics and professionals interested in domestic abuse,
as well as professionals and practitioners, including
psychologists, social workers, the police, prison officers,
probation staff, policy makers, and charity workers.
The psychology of women's health is an area traditionally
controlled by male-orientated scientists, psychologists and
doctors. Women by definition have been unquestioningly seen and
treated as deviant from the male norm. This model has been
challenged by feminist historians and sociologists, but not by
psychologists who seem to have implicitly accepted the medical
models, and emphasized the pathology in women's behaviour and
emotions. In this book, women's views and their experience of their
own health and health care are taken seriously, and analyzed within
a psychological and a feminist angle. It includes chapters from
psychologists who work in research, teaching and practice. Paula
Nicolson and Jane Ussher are co-editors of "Gender Issues in
Clinical Psychology". Jane Ussher is the author of "The Psychology
of the Female Body" and "Women's Madness: Mysogyny or Mental
Illness".
"This book provides a very good introduction to the key concepts
and theories that inform and frame the current psychotherapeutic
and counselling landscape. Each author has written on a selection
of basic concepts as they are approached in their preferred
therapeutic modality, resulting in an exciting and inclusive
overview of both old and contemporary psychotherapeutic thought. In
addition, each author is mindful of the importance of a critical
appraisal of the various concepts and theories. Thus, this book
will be extremely useful both for trainees and practitioners." Dr
Anastasios Gaitanidis, Senior Lecturer, University of Roehampton,
London, UK"As well as being an invaluable source of knowledge about
all aspects of counselling and psychotherapy, this book is a real
pleasure to read. The authors have been able to capture the essence
of ideas, traditions and key figures in a way that is accessible
and a consistent source of delight and illumination. Highly
recommended for anyone wishing to expand their psychotherapeutic
horizons." John McLeod, Emeritus Professor of Counselling,
University of Abertay Dundee, UK"This book does what it says on the
tin, it highlights the key concepts and theories in the field of
counselling and psychotherapy. It is a systematic and encyclopaedic
voyage of all the central constructs in the field. It is very well
written, snappy and thorough, but more important, it serves a vital
need of putting in one place all the theories and concepts needed
by anyone interested in counselling and psychotherapy." Cary L.
Cooper, CBE, Professor of Organizational Psychology and Health,
Lancaster University, UK and President of BACP"This is an
invaluable guide for anyone wanting easily accessible information
about counselling theory and practice. It will be as useful to
trainees sitting as counsellors, as to experienced practitioners
wanting to update their knowledge on the latest thinking." Tim
Bond, University of Bristol, UKThis helpful book offers a concise
overview of core concepts within the four dominant approaches to
counselling and psychotherapy: psychodynamic,
humanistic-existential, cognitive behavioural and integrative. The
book aims to assist you in developing your critical thinking and
essay writing skills and includes: Over 140 entries, each between
500 and 1200 wordsCritical and engaging discussions of core
conceptsBiographical sketches of leading theorists, including:
Freud, Jung and Rogers Using the popular alphabetical format, Key
Concepts in Counselling and Psychotherapy is an ideal first source
for students with an essay on counselling theory to write, a case
study to analyse, a belief or assumption to challenge, or a
question to explore. It will also appeal to practitioners or
academics wanting to refresh their knowledge of theory and
research.
What does it mean to be human? This critical text from a
well-respected author captures and interrogates the many models
which have been developed to explore and explain human behaviour.
Informed by sociological, psychological and biological
perspectives, the book plots the key stages of the life course from
childhood through to older age.
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