Written by an international team of experts, this collection provides a comprehensive account of established and emerging methods of collecting and analysing data within the framework of personal construct theory.

• Covers methods such as content analysis scales, repertory grid methodology, narrative assessments and drawings, the laddering and ABC techniques, and discusses how and why they are used
• Explores both qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as methods used in clinical and counselling settings
• Includes 13 contributions from leading international...

Written by an international team of experts, this collection provides a comprehensive account of established and emerging methods of collecting and analysing data within the framework of personal construct theory.

• Covers methods such as content analysis scales, repertory grid methodology, narrative assessments and drawings, the laddering and ABC techniques, and discusses how and why they are used
• Explores both qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as methods used in clinical and counselling settings
• Includes 13 contributions from leading international...

This book offers a succinct model of recovery from serious mental illness, synthesizing stories of lived experience to provide a framework for clinical work and research in the field of recovery. * Places the process of recovery within the context of normal human growth and development * Compares and contrasts concepts of recovery from mental illness with the literature on grief, loss and trauma * Situates recovery within the growing field of positive psychology -- focusing on the active, hopeful process * Describes a consumer-oriented, stage-based model of psychological recovery which is...

This book presents a concise and contemporary account of theory and research on presenteeism. It thoroughly discusses the definition and measurement of presenteeism, followed by an overview of the presenteeism literature focusing on key areas such as the prevalence, causes, consequences, costs and benefits of presenteeism. It reviews the models of presenteeism, and how they have been used to explain presenteeism behavior in the workplace. The authors offer an overview of presenteeism interventions and suggestions for future interventions, as well as recommendations for future research studies...