Authors:Kenneth S. Pope, Janet L. Sonne, Beverly Greene,
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keywords: hurt, clients, taboos, understanding, don, therapists
Number of Pages: 199
Published: 2006-03-15
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 1591474116
ISBN-13: 9781591474111

This book was created to help therapists and therapists-in-training explore the myths and taboo topics that weaken their practice and cause anxiety, discomfort, and confusion. Some of these topics include feeling incompetent; making mistakes; getting caught off guard by fee entanglements; becoming enraged at patients; managing illness; understanding sexual arousal and impulses; praying with patients as part of therapy; feeling ashamed; being fired; and not knowing what to do. The book discusses the damaging myths that therapists seem to hold about themselves that sustain the taboo topics. By o

Authors:Shane J. Lopez, C. R. Snyder,
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keywords: models, measures, handbook, assessment, psychological, positive
Number of Pages: 495
Published: 2003-03
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 1557989885
ISBN-13: 9781557989888

Univ. of Kansas, Kansas City. Text provides a state-of-the-art look at psychological assessment drawing attention to human strengths rather than weaknesses. Highlights the importance of assessing emotional and cognitive states, interpersonal strengths, and other positive human and environmental characteristics to facilitate successful outcomes. For psychologists.

Author: American Psychological Associatio
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keywords: concise, apa, style, rules, association, american, psychological
Number of Pages: 280
Published: 2009-07-01
List price: $28.95
ISBN-10: 143380560X
ISBN-13: 9781433805608

BRAND NEW AND LATEST EDITION 6TH EDITON 2009 The Concise Rules of APA Style, Sixth Edition offers essential writing and formatting standards for students, teachers, researchers, and clinicians in the social and behavioral sciences. This easy-to-use pocket guide, compiled from the sixth edition of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, provides complete guidance on the rules of style that are critical for clear communication. Readers will learn how to avoid the grammatical errors most commonly reported by journal editors; how to choose the appropriate format for stat

Authors:Jeanne C. Watson, Rhonda N. Goldman, Leslie S. Green
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keywords: comparison, poor, outcome, depression, treatment, studies, emotion, focused, case
Number of Pages: 232
Published: 2007-05-15
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 1591479290
ISBN-13: 9781591479291

In this book, the authors offer a behind-closed-doors look at brief emotion-focused therapy (EFT) in the treatment of depression, capturing the state of the art of this important and widely used therapy. Six in-depth case studies--three of which result in a good outcome and three in a poor outcome--exemplify the principles of EFT and show how treatment progresses. The six clients depicted vary widely in their background, personalities, and beliefs about the roots of their depression, vividly demonstrating the utility of EFT across a range of circumstances. Meticulous session-b

Authors:Lisabeth F. Dilalla, Irving I. Gottesman,
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keywords: behavior, psychopathology, decade, personality, perspectives, genetics, principles, development
Number of Pages: 296
Published: 2004-02
List price: $59.95
ISBN-10: 1591470838
ISBN-13: 9781591470830

Behavior Genetics Principles: Perspectives in Development, Personality, and Psychopathology presents work that addresses both historical and novel approaches to the study of genetic and environmental influences on behavior. Contributors to this volume use behavior genetics as a means for understanding the etiology of mental illness as well as normal development. They ask: what genes predispose a person to develop a specific personality trait? What about an inclination to a psychological disorder? How do environmental factors enhance or mute genetic factors? Do they regulate inherited individua

Author: Clara E. Hill
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keywords: insight, action, exploration, facilitating, work, therapy, dream
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2003-08-01
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 1591470285
ISBN-13: 9781591470281

Univ. of Maryland, College Park. Represents an experimental approach to dream interpretation and has been empirically tested. Approach integrates aspects from existing dream theories to help therapists in exploring client’s dreams and gain insight into their meaning. Recognizes the value of interpreting dreams for resolving issues. For therapists.

Authors:Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Jennifer Lynn Tanner,
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Keywords: decade, behavior, century, coming, adults, america, emerging
Number of Pages: 341
Published: 2005-12-30
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 1591473292
ISBN-13: 9781591473299

Portrays the lives of Americans between adolescence and young adulthood, with a collection of chapters that cover a range of topics from relationships with parents to views about love, sex, and marriage; from experiences in college to those in the work place; and from religious beliefs to beliefs about the concept of adulthood.