Applied Psychology category: 2264 books
Promoting Self-Change from Problem Substance Use
Practical Implications for Policy, Prevention and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
For many years, what has been known about recovery from addictive behaviors has come solely from treatment studies. Only recently has the study of recoveries in the absence of formal treatment or self-help groups provided an alternative source of information.
This book on the process of self-change...
Sommes-nous tous des psychologues ?
Ouvrage de psychologie - nouvelle édition
Language: French
Release Date: February 9, 2018
À travers anecdotes et exemples pratiques, l'auteur prend comme fil d'Ariane le concept essentiel de la formation des impressions.
Qui, à l’occasion d’un échange de vues, n’a jamais conclu que telle personne était timide, prétentieuse ou encore intelligente, extravertie ou épanouie...
The Psychoanalytic Study of Society, V. 16
Essays in Honor of A. Irving Hallowell
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2019
Volume 16 offers appreciations of A. Irving Hallowell by M. Spiro, R. Fogelson, and E. Bourguignon. Additional topics include Kagwahiv dream beliefs (W. Kracke); experiences of the self in Papua New Guinea (F. Poole); house design and the self in an African culture (R. & S. LeVine); circumcision...
The Psychoanalytic Study of Society, V. 11
Essays in Honor of Werner Muensterberger
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2019
Volume 11 includes chapters on the analysis of dybbuk possession and exorcism in Judaism (Y. Bilu); crisis and continuity in the personality of an Apache shaman (L. B. Boyer et al.); culture shock and the inability to mourn ( H. Stein); charismatically led groups (L. Balter); the psychoanalytic and...
Du diagnostic au traitement : Rorschach et MMPI-2
Une présentation de deux tests psychologiques de référence
Language: French
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Quels sont les tests et examens psychologiques existants pour déceler d'éventuelles psychopathologies ?Décrire fidèlement le fonctionnement psychologique d'une personne est une activité particulièrement pertinente si cette description est utile au parcours des personnes évaluées. Cette pratique...
L'évaluation des intérêts professionnels
Un essai sur les théories et pratiques de la psychologie de l'orientation
Language: French
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Quels sont les instruments de mesure disponibles pour évaluer et tester les intérêts professionnels ?
L’évaluation des intérêts professionnels est souvent pratiquée dans le domaine de la psychologie de l’orientation, du travail et de l’éducation. Cet ouvrage vise à combler le...
L'examen clinique de la famille
Modèles et instruments d'évaluation
Language: French
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Des instruments d'évaluation pour comprendre les relations familiales.Les relations familiales jouent un rôle déterminant dans le bien-être et le développement de chaque personne. Évaluer dans une situation clinique ce qui, dans ces relations, est une source de difficultés ou au contraire un facteur...
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Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2018
Handbook of Terror Management Theory provides an overview of Terror Management Theory (TMT), including critical research derived from the theory, recent research that has expanded and refined the theory, and the many ways the theory has been utilized to understand domains of human social life. The...
by Simon Day, Joanna van der Leer
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2016
Have you ever had that feeling that something is very wrong with the world, but haven’t quite been able to put your finger on what it is? Perhaps you’ve thought that some of the stories you’ve heard from the TV news don’t quite ring true? “The TV Delusion” explores the origins of these...
Behavioural Oncology
Psychological, Communicative, and Social Dimensions
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
Medical, educational, and public health efforts have reduced the spread of many major diseases, yet cancer perseveres, in spite of continuing research and improvements in practice. Especially promising among therapeutic strategies are ones that recognise patients as individuals with thoughts, feelings--and...
Searching Minds by Scanning Brains
Neuroscience Technology and Constitutional Privacy Protection
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2017
This book examines the ethical and legal challenges presented by modern techniques of memory retrieval, especially within the context of potential use by the US government in courts of law. Specifically, Marc Blitz discusses the Fourth Amendment’s protections against unreasonable searches and the Fifth...
On Moving and Being Moved
Nonverbal Behavior in Clinical Practice
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Every sensitive therapist intuits the wealth of meaning that resides in nonverbal behavior. Yet, trained as they are to discern and communicate verbal insights, few therapists have a clear idea of how to tap that stream of meaning. In On Moving and Being Moved, Frances La Barre remedies this situation...
Judicial Decision Making
Is Psychology Relevant?
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
In the mid-1970s, as a social psychologist dedicated to the application of knowl edge, I welcomed our field's emerging interest in the legal system. I have al ways been fascinated by jury trials-something about the idea that two con ceptions of the truth were in irrevocable conflict and jurors...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2019
This book discusses the state of the research and cutting-edge practice with regard to chronic illnesses and rehabilitation in older adults. It emphasizes biopsychosocial and culturally appropriate rehabilitation approaches to reduce the degree of disability and maximize independence in the activities...