Autism: Understanding the Disorder
ISBN: 9780306455476 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of autism for the many educated and thoughtful parents, professionals, and other concerned citizens with an interest in these important issues. It has grown out of our assumption that there are many people interested in our field who want the most up-to-date information available without having to locate and read through the growing literature in this area. From our university bases, we are fortunate in having access to state-of-the-art information about autism and related develop mental disorders. Our goal in this volume is to...
This volume is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of autism for the many educated and thoughtful parents, professionals, and other concerned...
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Handbook of Psychological Approaches with Violent Offenders: Contemporary Strategies and Issues
ISBN: 9780306458453 / Angielski / Twarda / 528 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The past quarter-century has witnessed a dramatic upsurge of violent crime in the United States and abroad. In this country, the rise in violent criminal activity has been consistently documented in such published accounts as the Uniform Crime Reports and the Statistical Handbook on Violence in America, published by the FBI and the Vio lence Research Group, respectively. Further, social scientists-particularly those working in the fields of sociology and psychology-have provided a convergence of findings attesting to the magnitude of one of today's most significant social problems: domestic...
The past quarter-century has witnessed a dramatic upsurge of violent crime in the United States and abroad. In this country, the rise in violent crimi...
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771,08 zł |
Enabling Environments: Measuring the Impact of Environment on Disability and Rehabilitation
ISBN: 9780306458910 / Angielski / Twarda / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. TItis volume is the first effort to compile representative work in the emerging research area on the relationship of disability and physical environment since Barrier-Free Environments, edited by Michael Bednar, was published in 1977. Since that time, disability rights legislation like the Americans, with Disabilities Act in the United States, the worldwide growth of the independent-living move ment, rapid deinstitutionalization, and the maturation of functional assessment methodology have all had their impact on this research area. The impact has been most noticeable in two ways-fostering...
TItis volume is the first effort to compile representative work in the emerging research area on the relationship of disability and physical environme...
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578,30 zł |
Measuring Behavioral Health Outcomes: A Practical Guide
ISBN: 9780306460807 / Angielski / Twarda / 191 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is an efficient guide to measuring and graphing behavioral outcomes, and letting the results influence clinical decisions. The authors, all clinical psychologists, describe how the continuous' measurement of outcomes can document clinical results and provide practical methods for clinicians to routinely get and use credible, precise data. They provide numerous clinical examples that illustrate how behavioral health outcomes can be measured directly and simply.
Here is an efficient guide to measuring and graphing behavioral outcomes, and letting the results influence clinical decisions. The authors, all clini...
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192,74 zł |
Measuring Behavioral Health Outcomes: A Practical Guide
ISBN: 9780306460814 / Angielski / Miękka / 191 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is an efficient guide to measuring and graphing behavioral outcomes, and letting the results influence clinical decisions. The authors, all clinical psychologists, describe how the continuous' measurement of outcomes can document clinical results and provide practical methods for clinicians to routinely get and use credible, precise data. They provide numerous clinical examples that illustrate how behavioral health outcomes can be measured directly and simply.
Here is an efficient guide to measuring and graphing behavioral outcomes, and letting the results influence clinical decisions. The authors, all clini...
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192,74 zł |
Dictionary of Concepts in General Psychology
ISBN: 9780313231902 / Angielski / Miękka / 391 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is an important reference source for the origins and subsequent development of the principal concepts that define the discipline of psychology. It provides a quick read for those with specific needs in intellectual history, yet provides sufficient references for the scholar who wants to delve more deeply into the subject. Perhaps more important, it helps the reader to understand the roots of contemporary psychology and the dynamic nature of psychology's concepts. It is a welcome addition to my research library even though it means I now have to redesign my students. "The Journal... This book is an important reference source for the origins and subsequent development of the principal concepts that define the discipline of psych... |
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328,23 zł |
Dictionary of Theories, Laws, and Concepts in Psychology
ISBN: 9780313304606 / Angielski / Twarda / 584 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Fully cross-referenced and source-referenced, this dictionary contains over 1200 entries consisting of terms concerning laws, theories, hypotheses, doctrines, principles, and effects in early and contemporary psychological literature. Each entry consists of the definition/description of the term with commentary, followed by a number of cross-referenced, related terms, and by chronologically-ordered source references to indicate the evolution of the term. An appendix provides supplementary material on many laws and theories not included in the dictionary itself and will be helpful to... Fully cross-referenced and source-referenced, this dictionary contains over 1200 entries consisting of terms concerning laws, theories, hypotheses,... |
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328,23 zł |
Popular Psychology: An Encyclopedia
ISBN: 9780313324574 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A lot of what is marketed to the public as psychology is actually quite unscientific. Attempting to counteract the tide of misinformation about what psychology really is, "Popular Pscyhology: An Encyclopedia" is a concise guide for anyone seeking to understand the true scientific nature of psychology. Self-help books; television specials; and articles in the popular press all serve to obscure the true intellectual and scientific premises on which the field of psychology is based. The serious work of the great psychological thinkers and schools of psychological thought is lost to the... A lot of what is marketed to the public as psychology is actually quite unscientific. Attempting to counteract the tide of misinformation about wha... |
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Assertive Community Treatment of Persons with Severe Mental Illness
ISBN: 9780393702583 / Angielski / Miękka / 290 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In addition to laying out the basics of staffing and running a community based program for the mentally ill, this text offers guidance on such issues as financing the program and treating drug abusers.
In addition to laying out the basics of staffing and running a community based program for the mentally ill, this text offers guidance on such issues ...
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139,44 zł |
Overcoming Addictions: Skills Training for People with Schizophrenia
ISBN: 9780393702996 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This manual helps therapists teach groups of individuals with schizophrenia how to avoid drugs and alcohol, recognize signs that they may be headed toward relapse, and build healthy habits and healthy pleasures into their daily routine. The book emphasizes an attitude of acceptance, tolerance, and optimism toward patients. Each chapter includes suggested scripts for use in training sessions. Patients attend three types of training: basic training, which consists of eight 45-minute sessions designed to engage and motivate new patients while teaching basic relapse prevention concepts; skills...
This manual helps therapists teach groups of individuals with schizophrenia how to avoid drugs and alcohol, recognize signs that they may be headed to...
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130,50 zł |
The Therapist's Internet Handbook: More Than 1300 Web Sites and Resources for Mental Health Professionals [With CD-ROM]
ISBN: 9780393703429 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Therapist's Internet Handbook includes capsule summaries of more than 1300 sites, keyed to DSM-IV categories. Alongside the capsule summary, the authors include commentary, list its features, identify the links provided on that site, and qualify it in terms of usefulness. Unique to this book are completely new sections on criminal justice sites, general medical sites, and a series of helpful hints for successful Web research. Included with the book is a handy CD-ROM, with active links to all the sites discussed. As the Internet continues to grow, professionals who utilize it will...
The Therapist's Internet Handbook includes capsule summaries of more than 1300 sites, keyed to DSM-IV categories. Alongside the capsule summa...
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153,12 zł |
Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology: 2-Volume Set
ISBN: 9780415064460 / Angielski / Twarda / 1408 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Psychology plays an increasingly important role in society. Its influence can be seen all around us - in the home, the workplace, the school and our private lives. A hugely diverse discipline, it ranges from social psychology to biological aspects of behaviour, and from basic research to the applied professions. This Companion Encyclopedia of Psychology covers all major branches of psychological research and professional practice.
Psychology plays an increasingly important role in society. Its influence can be seen all around us - in the home, the workplace, the school and our p...
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Biographical Dictionary of Psychology
ISBN: 9780415099974 / Angielski / Twarda / 704 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This work provides biographical and bibliographical information on over 700 psychologists, covering the entire chronology of the discipline from 1850 to the present day on an international scale. All branches of psychology and related disciplines are represented. An analysis and commentary are also included.
This work provides biographical and bibliographical information on over 700 psychologists, covering the entire chronology of the discipline from 1850 ...
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1948,86 zł |
Lev Vygotsky : Critical Assessments
ISBN: 9780415111560 / Angielski / Twarda / 1904 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This set collects together journal articles and extracts from books to guide the reader to issues in educational and child development. Some of the ideas to influence developmental psychology in the 20th century are those of Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky. All developmental psychology courses now include the work of Vygotsky as his ideas challenge existing theorists like Piaget. This four-volume set reveals Vygotsky's ideas about the way children learn and the role of thought and language, and demonstrates the educational implications of his work. Vygotsky's ideas offered an entirely...
This set collects together journal articles and extracts from books to guide the reader to issues in educational and child development. Some of the id...
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Personality: Critical Concepts
ISBN: 9780415135047 / Angielski / Twarda / 1786 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Almost everything we do as humans is influenced by our personalities. The study of personalities has been a topic of great interest and debate from the earliest psychologists to present day researchers who specialize in applications of personality theory in the education and business worlds. This set of critical readings in personality theory brings together all the major contributions in the field. All the classical papers on the critical theories of personality are included, as well as more contemporary work on cross-cultural and social approaches. With an emphasis throughout on looking at...
Almost everything we do as humans is influenced by our personalities. The study of personalities has been a topic of great interest and debate from th...
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Dictionary of Biological Psychology
ISBN: 9780415136068 / Angielski / Twarda / 896 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Biological psychology is the study of psychological processes in terms of biological functions. Not only does it play a key role in the study of artificial intelligence, but the drive to find physical solutions to the addictions and psychiatric disorders which afflict modern society is increasing in momentum. A major obstacle to understanding and dialogue in the field has always been the terminology. The terms in this dictionary are drawn from a variety of non-psychological sources such as clinical medicine, psychiatry and neuroscience as well as specialist areas of psychology such as...
Biological psychology is the study of psychological processes in terms of biological functions. Not only does it play a key role in the study of artif...
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935,46 zł |
The Handbook of Psychodrama
ISBN: 9780415148450 / Angielski / Twarda / 306 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of psychodrama for professional and trainee psychodramatists. Following an introduction to the history and philosophy of psychodrama the theory is then brought to life by detailed first-hand accounts of psychodrama sessions.
The structure of the book innovatively reflects that of the classic psychodrama session - Warm Up, Action, Sharing and the subsequent Processing. Chapters on psychodrama in action include discussion on the new use of psychodrama in the treatment of depression, and the relationship of... This handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of psychodrama for professional and trainee psychodramatists. Following...
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431,30 zł |
Rethinking Clinical Audit : Psychotherapy Services in the NHS
ISBN: 9780415162081 / Angielski / Miękka / 221 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The contributors to this book examine the psychological dynamics, both individual and institutional, which can promote or obstruct the potential benefit of the audit. Focusing on psychotherapy services within the NHS, a setting where the culture of audit seems very much at odds with the culture of clinical practice, the book provides examples of success stories where clinical audit has been used to support a service's aims and aspirations. It draws conclusions that should be relevant to clinicians and managers across the range of the health care services.
The contributors to this book examine the psychological dynamics, both individual and institutional, which can promote or obstruct the potential benef...
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207,83 zł |
Managing Mental Health in the Community: Chaos and Containment
ISBN: 9780415167970 / Angielski / Miękka / 262 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Managing Mental Health in the Community is a guide to best practice in the management of community care for people with mental health problems.
A major theme is how to balance the 'triangle of care' that represents the needs and concerns of the user, carer (professional or family) and community. Rather than focusing on the mechanics of the task, this book aims to encourage reflective practice amongst staff, managers and policy-makers. The experienced practitioners who contribute not only challenge some of the assumptions prevalent in the field, but also present some tried and... Managing Mental Health in the Community is a guide to best practice in the management of community care for people with mental health problem...
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207,83 zł |
Psychology and Religion : An Introduction
ISBN: 9780415189064 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Should psychology try to explain religion or try to understand it? The author of this book ranges over the whole of psychology to look at the results of psychology's study of religion. His belief in both the empirical value of psychology and the spiritual value of religion are evident.
Should psychology try to explain religion or try to understand it? The author of this book ranges over the whole of psychology to look at the results ...
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701,59 zł |