Clinical Psychology category: 2166 books

Originally published in 1976 and on the basis of extended case histories, Eysenck showed how experts dealt with problems which arose in the course of behaviour therapy. It showed how they formulated hypotheses about causation and treatment, and used these to structure the methods employed; and how...

Author Henry D. Schlinger, Jr., provides the first text to demonstrate how behavior analysis-a natural science approach to human behavior-can be used to understand existing research in child development. The text presents a behavior-analytic interpretation of fundamental research in mainstream developmental...

As psychiatry has developed it has proved to be susceptible to the influence of contemporary social and political mores. With its origins in nineteenth-century Europe, psychiatry evolved as an ethnocentric body of knowledge, the vehicle of implicit and overt racism. Originally published in 1988 this...

Mental disorders arise from neural and psychological mechanisms that have been built and shaped by natural selection across our evolutionary history. Looking at psychopathology through the lens of evolution is the only way to understand the deeper nature of mental disorders and turn a mass of behavioral,...

On an MTV special aired in 2000, young interviewees were asked to confess the worse thing they were ever told during a romantic breakup. One person tearfully responded "that I suck in bed. " More recently, an acquaintance of mine admitted to his new girlfriend that he "has a mean streak....

Smoking, diet, stress, coping, and exercise, among other behaviors and psychological states, are now clearly implicated in the development of cardiovascular diseases. Prevention, based largely on altering behaviors that contribute to this chronic disease, is now as important a goal as is treatment...

For a variety of reasons, there has been an explosion of interest in research on aging over the past few years. The reasons include an awareness that a large and growing proportion of our popUlation is over 65 and that research findings can contribute to their health, satisfaction, and efficiency...

Geschrieben von Clayton Redfield, MA, Psychologie und Beratung, klinischer Direktor des größten Zentrums für kriminelle Behandlung, Drogenmissbrauch Behandlung und medizinische Entgiftungszentren, sowie Professor für Psychologie und Jugendjustiz, seine Arbeit hier umfasst evidenzbasierte Informationen...

Character" has become a front-and-center topic in contemporary discourse but this term does not have a fixed meaning. Character may be simply defined by what someone does not do but a more active and thorough definition is necessary one that addresses certain vital questions. Is character a singular...

Are you happy with all areas of your life? If your answer was “no” then would you want to have some practical tips to get your there? If you are like most people, you want to be successful and happy! In “101 Tips to a Happy Life”, Dr. Shaelyn Pham shares 101 tips to bring your...

An entertaining and enlightening personality test, using that humblest of objects—a bent paperclip—to pick the lock of your psyche What does your workspace say about you? The best clues aren’t in your desk or on your computer. Rather, they’re those paperclips in your wastebasket—the...

One out of four Americans will experience mental illness in their lifetime; major depressive disorder is the leading cause of disability in the United States for ages 15 through 44. However, only a fraction of those suffering will seek treatment; 25 percent will seek treatment for symptoms. Stigma...

Nonostante sia ancora in parte misconosciuto, il disturbo da depersonalizzazione e derealizzazione si avvia a essere uno dei più diffusi del mondo contemporaneo, afflitto da ansia nei rapporti umani, abuso di droghe e psicofarmaci e da vite sempre più isolate e virtuali. Scritto da un ex derealizzato,...

In Psychotherapy of Preoedipal Conditions, Hyman Spotnitz and his contributors demonstrate how to develop and use emotional interchange that fosters a climate of increasing emotional complexity and facilitates the psychological development of both parties in the therapeutic relationship. Written from...