Author : Jay C. Thomas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 498 pages
File Size : 40,42 MB
Release : 2006-01-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0471739138
Personality and Everyday Functioning covers the foundations of personality theory and the impact of personality on normal functioning. Leading personality researchers present chapters on major theories of personality, such as psychoanalytic, developmental, behavioral, and constructivist, to name a few.
Author : Robert T. Ammerman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 31,1 MB
Release : 2005-11-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0471757268
Child Psychopathology presents an overview of the classification and diagnosis; genetic, sociological, and neuropsychiatric influences; and research and behavioral considerations of psychopathology in infants and children. This state-of-the-art volume also includes the latest research on the major childhood disorders and discusses the three most popular treatment approaches.
Author : Irving B. Weiner
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 697 pages
File Size : 44,43 MB
Release : 2011-01-31
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1118045599
This comprehensive, balanced guide to personality assessment, written by two of the foremost experts in the field, is sure to become the gold standard of texts on this topic. The Handbook of Personality Assessment covers everything from the basics, including a historic overview and detailed discussion of the assessment process and its psychometric foundations, to valuable sections on conducting the assessment interview and the nature, interpretation, and applications of the most popular self-report (objective) and performance-based (projective) measures. A concluding section of special topics such as computerized assessment, ethical and legal issues, and report writing are unique to this text.
Author : Jeffrey J. Magnavita
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 602 pages
File Size : 40,83 MB
Release : 2004-02-15
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 047148234X
This comprehensive reference, edited by one of the leading experts in the field, assimilates the newest and most effective treatment techniques for the personality disorders. Each chapter is written by leading scholars in the Cognitive-Behavior, Humanistic and Integrative theoretical models. In addition to a detailed case example in each chapter, additional case studies are integrated and used throughout.
Author : Michel Hersen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 19,26 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Psychology
ISBN :
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Author : Frank Andrasik
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 45,35 MB
Release : 2005-11-11
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 047175725X
Adult Psychopathology presents an overview of the classification and diagnosis; epidemiology; genetic, sociocultural, and biological influences; and research and behavioral considerations of psychopathology in adults. This state-of-the-art volume also includes the latest research on the major disorders and discusses the three most popular treatment approaches.
Author : Joshua W. Miller
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 45,12 MB
Release : 2019-02-19
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0128146273
The Handbook of Antagonism: Conceptualizations, Assessment, Consequences, and Treatment of the Low End of Agreeableness looks at the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of antagonism, highlighting the consequences of the trait, its role in a number of problem behaviors and psychiatric disorders, and how it exerts itself on externalizing behaviors. Covering the biological and evolutionary roots of antagonism, the book provides clinical insight on assessment strategies, while also outlining a number of treatment techniques, including motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychology and psychodynamic treatment approaches. In addition, the book explores the development of antagonism across childhood and adolescence, discussing the societal consequences of the trait, as well as its role in a number of problem behaviors, such as aggression, violence, crime and substance use.
Author : Marcel Zentner
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 769 pages
File Size : 35,65 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1462524990
Timely and authoritative, this unique handbook explores the breadth of current knowledge on temperament, from foundational theory and research to clinical applications. Leaders in the field examine basic temperament traits, assessment methods, and what brain imaging and molecular genetics reveal about temperament's biological underpinnings. The book considers the pivotal role of temperament in parent–child interactions, attachment, peer relationships, and the development of adolescent and adult personality and psychopathology. Innovative psychological and educational interventions that take temperament into account are reviewed. Integrative in scope, the volume features extensive cross-referencing among chapters and a forward-looking summary chapter.
Author : Michel Hersen
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 572 pages
File Size : 45,52 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Psychology
ISBN :
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Author : John F. Rauthmann
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 40,71 MB
Release : 2020-07-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0190263350
Situations matter. They let people express their personalities and values; provoke motivations, emotions, and behaviors; and are the contexts in which people reason and act. The psychological assessment of situations is a new and rapidly developing area of research, particularly within the fields of personality and social psychology. This volume compiles state-of-the-art knowledge on psychological situations in chapters written by experts in their respective research areas. Bringing together historical reviews, theoretical pieces, methodological descriptions, and empirical applications, this volume is the definitive, go-to source for a psychology of situations.
