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Anger and Anxietyby Dr Bob Rich
Anina's Book Company 2002; US$ 7.50An easy-to-read guide to scientifically proven Cognitive-Behavioural techniques for coping with unpleasant emotions. more...
Delivered from Distractionby Edward M. Md Hallowell; John J. Md Ratey
Ballantine Books 2005; US$ 11.99In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Widely recognized as the classic in the field, the book has sold more than a million copies. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug therapies, our understanding of the role of diet and exercise, even the way we define the disorder–all are changing radically. And doctors are realizing that millions of adults suffer from this condition, though the vast majority of them remain undiagnosed and untreated. In this new book, Drs. Edward M. Hallowell and John J. Ratey build on the breakthroughs of Driven to Distraction to offer a comprehensive and entirely up-to-date guide to living a successful... more...
Autismby Stuart Murray
Taylor and Francis 2011; US$ 25.95Autism is the first book on the condition that seeks to combine medical, historical and cultural approaches to an understanding of the condition. Its purpose is to present a rounded portrayal of the ways in which autism is currently represented in the world, It focuses on three broad areas: the facts of scientific research, including new ideas surrounding research into genetics and neuroscience, as well as the details of diagnosis and therapy; the history of the condition as it developed through psychiatric approaches to the rise of parent associations, neurodiversity and autism advocacy; and the fictional and media narratives through which it is increasingly expressed in the contemporary moment. Accessible and written in clear English,... more...
Abnormal Psychologyby Alan Carr
Psychology Press 2001; US$ 32.50Presents a clear and in-depth account of Abnormal Psychology. It focuses on both clincial descriptions, using illustrative case studies at the beginning of each section, and on the implications of major perspectives. more...
Promoting Community Resilience in Disastersby Kevin Ronan; David Johnston
Springer-Verlag New York Inc 2006; US$ 89.95Discussing trauma and adjustment to trauma, this title focuses on schools and other related community-based networks as gateways to assisting children and families to prepare for a large scale disaster. It assesses risk, and offers education programs for schools, children, and families, the public, and organizations and government. more...
The Practice of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapyby Albert Ellis; Windy Dryden
Springer Publishing Company 2007; US$ 25.00The book begins with an explanation of rational emotive behavior therapy as a general treatment model and then addresses different treatment modalities, including individual, couple, family, and sex therapy. The authors have added material on teaching the principles of unconditional self-acceptance in a structured group setting. With extensive use of actual case examples to illustrate each of the different settings, this volume will appeal to clinical and counseling psychologists as well as any other helping professionals involved in therapy. more...
Sexual Devianceby D. Richard Laws
Guilford Press 2008; US$ 75.00Now in a fully revised and updated second edition, this important work provides authoritative scientific and applied perspectives on the full range of paraphilias and other sexual behavior problems. For each major clinical syndrome, a chapter on psychopathology and theory is followed by a chapter on assessment and treatment. Challenges in working with sex offenders are considered in depth. Thoroughly rewritten to reflect a decade of advances in the field, the second edition features many new chapters and new authors. New topics include an integrated etiological model, sexual deviance across the lifespan, Internet offenders, multiple paraphilias, neurobiological processes, the clinician as expert witness, and public health approaches. more...
Family-Based Treatment for Young Children with OCDby Jennifer B Freeman; Abbe Marrs Garcia
Oxford University Press, USA 2008; US$ 24.95Young children with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often require professional help to overcome their symptoms. This workbook corresponds to a treatment program specifically designed for children ages 5-8 and their families. Your therapist will tailor the program to your child's developmental level and family situation. Parents have an important role to play in treatment; you will be attending all sessions and working at home with your child. In therapy, your child will face feared situations without avoidance or rituals until anxiety decreases. This is called exposure with response prevention (E/RP); sessions will tackle E/RP tasks of increasing difficulty. A reward plan will motivate your child to practice E/RP tasks at home with... more...
Pocket Guide to Crisis Interventionby Albert R Roberts; Kenneth R Yeager
Oxford University Press, USA 2009; US$ 27.951. Definition and Nature of Crisis. 2. Public vs. Private Crisis. 3. Events that Precipitate a Crisis. 4. Twelve Characteristics and Indicators of a Crisis-Prone Person. 5. Types of Crises. 6. Burgess and Roberts' Stress-Crisis-Trauma Continuum. 7. Psychophysiological Reactions to a Crisis. 8. Stress Symptomatology and the General Adaptation Syndrome. 9. Common Signs, Symptoms, and Psychological Responses to Crisis (Emotional, Cognitive, and Behavioral). 10. Roberts' Seven Stage Crisis Intervention Model (R-SSCIM). 11. The Crisis Management Plan. 12. Dos and Don'ts for Crisis Hotline Workers. 13. Steps for Handling Difficult or Hostile Callers to a Hotline. 14. Suicide Risk Assessment Protocol and Warning Signs. 15. Crisis Intervention... more...
Item Response Theoryby Christine DeMars
Oxford University Press, USA 2010; US$ 21.95This is a title in our Understanding Statistics series, which is designed to provide researchers with authoritative guides to understanding, presenting and critiquing analyses and associated inferences. Each volume in the series demonstrates how the relevant topic should be reported -- including detail surrounding what can be said, and how it should be said, as well as drawing boundaries around what cannot appropriately be claimed or inferred. This volume addresses an important issue for the design of survey instruments, which is rarely taught in graduate programs beyond those specifically for statisticians. Item Response Theory is used to describe the application of mathematical models to data from questionnaires and tests as a basis for measuring... more...