Edited by Douglas W. Nangle David J. Hansen Cynthia A. Erdley Peter J. Norton 2010 Over the past five decades, research has begun to catch up with intuition in confirming the inextricable links between social and psychological functioning. At each and every developmental level, social skills deficits and problematic social relationships contribute to a wide range of more […]
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Malka Margalit 2010 Self-Perceptions, Social Exclusion, and Hope Loneliness is a painful and distressful experience. It signals the existence of a failure in the valued area of personal perceptions and interpersonal relationships. It affects children’s and adolescents’ quality of life and represents a developmental risk for future adjustment.
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Huijun Li ● Melissa Pearrow ● Shane R. Jimerson 2010
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Lee Baer · Mark A. Blais Editors 2010 Our intention in preparing this handbook was to provide the busy psychiatric clinician (psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, psychiatric nurse or counselor) with a truly easy-to-use and practical guide to using focused assessments for improving the care of their patients. We hope we have come close to realizing this goal, and that […]
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Andrew Steptoe Editor 2010 Methods and Applications Behavioral medicine emerged in the 1970s as the interdisciplinary field concerned with the integration of behavioral, psychosocial, and biomedical science knowledge relevant to the understanding of health and illness, and the application of this knowledge to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. The Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research was founded in 1978 as a […]
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Daniel L. Segal ● Michel Hersen Editors 2010 The first three editions of this book had Michel Hersen and Samuel M. Turner as its editors. A fourth edition had been talked about by the two original editors, but the untimely death of Dr. Turner intervened. Subsequently, Daniel L. Segal, a long time colleague of Michel Hersen, graciously offered […]
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Paul J. Frick Christopher T. Barry Randy W. Kamphaus 2010 Psychologists offer an increasing variety of services to the public. Among these services, psychological assessment of personality and behavior continues to be a central activity. One main reason is that other mental health professionals often do not possess a high level of competence in this area.
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Michael W. Otto · Stefan G. Hofmann Editors 2010 Over the last two decades, the field has witnessed dramatic advances in the conceptualization and treatment of anxiety disorders. Conditions, such as panic disorder, that were once considered the domain of pharmacotherapy have now been shown to be responsive to even ultra brief treatment protocols of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT).
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Michael A. Rapoff 2010 Medications don’t always work like they should, transplanted organs are rejected, bacteria develop resistance to previously effective antibiotics, and physicians are hampered in their ability to judge the efficacy of treatments they have prescribed. What factors could account for these alarming trends in medicine?
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Zipora Shechtman 2009 Aggression among children and adolescents is a highly disturbing behavior, whether it takes place at home, in the school, on the playground, or in the community. Attempts have been made to prevent aggression through disciplinary action (‘‘Zero Tolerance’’ approach) and social enhancement (‘‘Well-Being’’ approach), but while they often do result in decreased aggression, they don’t work for […]
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