Psychological theory Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Promoting Healthy Behaviour
The new edition of this leading text is an essential guide to promoting healthy behaviour in a multi-cultural society, providing a holistic stance that integrates both physical and mental health and wellbeing. With a comprehensive overview of the interplay between social class, gender, ethnicity and individual health differences, the book also looks at key lifestyle issues such as eating well, smoking, drinking alcohol and safe sex, as well as the mechanisms for behavioural change. Each chapter features engaging case studies, points for discussion and student activities. Updated since the COVID-19 pandemic, the new edition also discusses the effects of lockdowns on healthy behaviours.An accessible and engaging text, the third edition of Promoting Healthy Behaviour will continue to be essential reading for both students and practitioners across nursing, public health and allied health professions.
£39.99
Taylor & Francis Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students
Book SynopsisTeaching children how to manage their intense emotions is one of the most difficult aspects of parenting or educating gifted children. Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students is an indispensable resource for parents and educators seeking to understand why gifted children can be so extreme in their behavior and how to manage the highs and lows that accompany emotional intensity.Presented in an easy-to-read, conversational style, this revised and updated third edition pulls from contemporary research to depict changes in how we understand and support gifted children as well as an increased understanding of trauma, social-emotional learning, and empathy development. Chapters feature role-plays and strategies designed to show parents and teachers how to interact and guide gifted children in a way that teaches them how to recognize, monitor, and adjust their behavior.Also featuring updated resources, worksheets, and checklists, this practical new edition is a must-reaTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: What It Means to Be Gifted 1. Assumptions About Giftedness 2. Talents and Troubles 3. Intensities as Strengths 4. The Many Faces of Giftedness 5. Understanding Twice-Exceptionality Part II: Great Information, Now What? 6. Building a Solid Foundation 7. Intense Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors 8. Working With Unique Issues 9. Enlisting Help Part III: Tools and Strategies 10. Emotional Coaching Foundations 11. Relationship Issues 12. Performance Issues 13. Behavioural Issues Final Thoughts
£18.16
Taylor & Francis Ltd Introductory Psychology and the Human Condition
Book SynopsisIntroductory Psychology and the Human Condition provides an engaging, cohesive, and practical treatment of traditional psychological principles and theories.The book uses Maslow's human needs hierarchy and Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory of development as organizational schemas for considering how cultures have evolved to address human needs. It relates major psychological processes, including biology, perception, motivation, learning, and cognition, to lifespan and personality development in nomadic hunter-gatherer and technologically enhanced cultures. Human history is described as a feedback loop in which inventions and technologies result in the need for individuals and cultures to adapt to changing environmental and social conditions. By applying interdisciplinary perspectives of the humanities, social and natural sciences, and helping professions to the human condition, it offers a meaningful lens through which to study and interpret core psychological concept
£49.39
Taylor & Francis Ltd Exploring the Concept of Feel for Wellbeing and
Book SynopsisThis book analyses and unpacks the term Feel by exploring its many definitions and examples in real life. Incorporating psychological theories and case studies, it offers a groundbreaking look into what it means to Feel and its importance in people's everyday lives. Experiencing life without Feel has led to many deleterious performance, health, and wellbeing consequences. Exploring the Concept of Feel for Wellbeing and Performance takes a deep dive into the origins and definitions of Feel, asking what has happened to the Feel experience, and what people must do to recoup their Feel. With a highly accessible tone and clear structure, the book provides its readers with effective ways to improve performance and enhance wellbeing. The authors challenge the status quo of both performance science and wellbeing practices and begin a conversation on why people should be more proactive when it comes to their Feel. Anyone interested in helping themselTable of Contents1. Feel Everywhere and NowhereThe challenge of (mis)understanding Feel and the health and wellbeing consequences2. Feel Lost?How the felt experience got all mixed up with feelings and emotions3. Science Goes in a Feel-less DirectionWhy and how the scientific method relegated Feel to the backroom of human experience4. Feel with InterestGaining clarity on the felt experience and its connection to freedom, meaning, and energy 5. Marketing Society Likes What You WantHow algorithms and illusions target feelings and distract us from Feel-based living 6. The Elephant EconomyReconfiguring the Elephant/Rider metaphor as a means to balancing Feel with feelings7. Touch, Feel, and Like the Damn MarshmallowFrom a narrow marketing society view of success to a Feel-based one with interest and meaning 8. Feel With LivingStories of the felt experience for optimal performance and wellbeing9. Saving Our ElephantsStepping off the path, reviving our Feel, and returning to a more natural way of being
£35.76
Taylor & Francis Ltd Advances in the Psychobiology of Sleep and
Book SynopsisAdvances in the Psychobiology of Sleep and Circadian Rhythms features international experts from the fields of psychobiology, sleep research and chronobiology to address and review cutting-edge scientific literature concerning recent advances in the psychobiology of sleep, sleep disorders, such as sleep apnoea and insomnia, and circadian rhythms, across the lifespan.In this illuminating volume, Melinda L. Jackson and Sean P.A. Drummond bring together leading international researchers to review cross-cutting issues in the field, including sleep and pain, sleep and dementia risk, and sleep issues in paediatric populations as well as the interaction between sleep and health conditions in different populations. The chapters offer coverage of the major explanatory models which underpin the empirical work as well as a discussion of the relevant theoretical and conceptual models on issues arising with specific psychiatric and medical disorders, including depression, dementia,Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Sleep and Post traumatic Stress Disorder 2. Sleep, Cognitive Decline & Dementia 3. The Role of Sleep Apnea in Depression: New insights 4. Local Sleep 5. Chronobiology and Light: Advances in understanding the human clock in health and disease 6. The Role of the Gut-Brain Axis in Sleep and Chronobiology 7. Sleep-related Memory Consolidation 8. Sleep and Pain 9. Mechanistic Role of Sleep in Hypertension/Diabetes/Chronic Health Conditions 10. Impact of Insufficient Sleep on Health and Cognition in Children and Adolescents 11. Health Disparities and Sleep 12. New Technologies to Assess and Understand the Neurobiology of Sleep
£37.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Organisational Psychology
Book SynopsisOrganisational Psychology offers an accessible, engaging and practical introduction to this fascinating discipline. It explores the latest thinking, reveals surprising truths about the way we work, and explains how to craft a successful and fulfilling career in the field. Organisational psychology is a complex and dynamic field that focuses on human behaviour in the workplace, and explores how individuals, groups and organisations function. Structured in three parts, the book combines an overview of the field with effective advice on how to become a successful organisational psychologist. It offers a deep-dive into the British Psychological Societyâs five core areas of organisational psychology: Psychological Assessment at Work; Learning, Training and Development; Leadership, Engagement and Motivation; Well-being and Work; and Work Design, Organisational Change and Development. Chapters include key academic and theoretical concepts, practical applications, future directions for the field, key learning points, and further reading. Written by highly qualified experts in the field, this text is ideal for both undergraduate and postgraduate students taking programmes or modules in organisational psychology or related topics, including work and business psychology and human resources, as well as human resources practitioners. This text will also be valuable for anyone interested in understanding how organisations function and the best ways to allow individuals and organisations to survive, thrive and flourish. Trade Review"This book is perfect for anyone studying or considering a career in organisational psychology. It really is the essential guide. Read this book and learn from expert academics and practitioners. I wish a book like this had existed when I did my own MSc!" Martin Greaves, Business Partner, BBC."Accessible, comprehensive and relevant. A must-read for students wanting to grasp the essentials of organisational psychology and practitioners keen to benefit from the latest thinking in the field." Dr Phillipa Coan, Psychologist, Coach and Behaviour Change Specialist."Organisational Psychology: An Essential Guide offers a captivating and practical introduction to the intricate world of humans at work. It delves into work dynamics and provides guidance on optimising organizations for enhanced effectiveness for both employers and individual workers. What sets this book apart is its applicability, regardless of whether you’re a student, professional, or just keen on knowing more about thriving organisations. It’s an easy-to-read resource packed with evidence-based insights. I highly recommend it." Dr Antonio Pangallo, Principal Researcher, Qualtrics.This book has it all - from the theory and research to the application of organisational psychology. What makes it truly unique is that it acts as a guide to the core research areas and offers real-world application to prepare you for the many careers and routes available within the field. If you are looking to either study or work in OP, then put this book on your essential-reading list!" Lucy Gallagher, Group People Programmes Manager, Endava.Table of Contents1. Introduction Julia Yates, Lara Zibarras and Lynsey MahmoodPart One: The core areas of organisational psychology2. Psychological Assessment Lara Zibarras3. Learning, training and development Julia Yates4. Leadership, engagement and motivation Jutta Tobias Mortlock5. Wellbeing and workLara Zibarras, Julia Yates, Shannon Horan and Lucie Zernerova 6. Work design, organisational change and development Claire StonePart Two: The core areas in focus7. Psychological assessment in focus: psychometricsSuchi Pathak8. Learning, training and development in focus: coaching psychologyJulia Yates9. Leadership, engagement and motivation in focus: groups and teamsLynsey Mahmood10. Well-being and work in focus: mindfulness at workJutta Tobias Mortlock11. Work design, organisational change and development in focus: latest developments in organisational psychologyJane StewartPart Three: Professional practice12. Professionalism in organisational psychology: ethical and reflective practice Julia Yates13. Research design and evidence-based practice Jennifer Gerson, Lynsey Mahmood and Lara Zibarras14. Working in organisational psychology Hayley LewisConcluding remarks
£37.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Navigating Trans Voicing
Book SynopsisThis book is a resource for those new to the field of trans voicing. It summarises 50 key points needed to work collaboratively and effectively with trans and non-binary people, covering sections on: Trans cultural knowledge, sensitivity and awareness Vocal pedagogy and the therapeutic relationship Fundamental know-how and voice therapy principles and exercises in trans voicing Written and developed by both a leading consultant speech and language therapist in trans voicing, and a psychologist and counsellor from the trans community, the book centres a unique collaboration of clinical and lived experience expertise and is deeply trans-affirmative in approach.
£22.78
Taylor & Francis Health Psychology
Book SynopsisNow in its fourth edition, Health Psychology takes a truly interdisciplinary approach to studying health psychology, and offers a comprehensive overview of the subareas within this fascinating subject.Fully revised to reflect current research and studies, and now in full color, the book includes new content on the impact of COVID-19 and greater coverage of health diversity. It unpacks the issue of social inequities in health by addressing how race and social economies have been traditionally confounded. The author achieves this by focusing on five systems that affect individual health outcomes: individual, family/community, social/physical environment, health care systems, and health policy. The social ecological perspective on health psychology creates a depth of understanding of the diverse facets of health, and examines health from a global perspective by exploring the impact of infectious and chronic illnesses both regionally and globally. This new edition has been packed
£46.54
Taylor & Francis Transforming Careers in Mental Health for BIPOC
Book SynopsisThis book provides targeted advice to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) in the mental health professions on how to navigate, resist, and transform institutions and policies that were not designed for them.A diverse team of BIPOC leaders reveal their experiences of race-related stress and how they draw on cultural strengths and anti-oppressive frameworks to create more inclusive, equitable, and culturally affirming approaches to mental health training, research, and practice. This book illustrates how it is possible for BIPOC students and professionals to have a career that is more sustainable, allows authenticity to emerge, and sparks transformative change in clients, students, organizations, and society. It addresses the unique professional development needs of BIPOC individuals across different career stages and professional roles. Covering topics such as how to respond to microaggressions from patients, become a media contributor, or step into organizational leadership, each core chapter includes a discussion of the pertinent literature, culturally grounded theories, personal reflections, and actionable strategies for community healing and social change.This essential guide will inspire trainees, practitioners, educators, and administrators in the fields of social work, psychology, counseling, psychiatry, education, and public health, to envision a path toward a more culturally affirming and transformative career.The introduction, chapter 1, and chapter 25 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFâs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com.
£32.24
Taylor & Francis Coaching Stories
Book SynopsisThis inspiring text unveils the storms and triumphs of coaching in the form of case studies. It explores coachesâ stories from across the globe through a scientific lens and translates them back into coaching practice, offering essential guidance on how to support both new and experienced coaches in their work and professional development.These stories represent coaches of various ages, genders, ethnic and cultural backgrounds, sexual orientations, religions, and experience levels, presenting readers with a comprehensive and diverse overview of coaching and its varied and complex demands. Each powerful case study helps readers see coaching through a different lens, prompting reflection, thoughtful discussion, and creative problem-solving. Designed to instruct, reveal, and inform, the authors provide key takeaways, highlighting successes and challenges, as they consider what makes (and breaks) a coach as a person and performer, and what contributes to sustainable coaching performance. The cases are organized thematically into six parts, with each chapter including a story, guiding questions, relevant research literature, and practical considerations.This book is essential reading for coaches and those working with them, including educators, coach developers, applied sport psychology practitioners, sport managers, medical staff, embedded sports scientists, and other professionals surrounding the coach. Students in sport psychology, sport coaching, sport management and other sport sciences will also benefit from these inspiring stories, and the lessons that can be taken from them.
£36.99
Taylor & Francis Heroic Leadership
Book SynopsisHeroic Leadership is a celebration of our greatest heroes, from well-known legends to the legions of unsung heroes who transform our world quietly behind the scenes. Now in its second edition, this book offers a compelling conceptual framework for understanding heroism and heroic leadership, drawing from theories of great leadership and heroic action.With over 50 revised heroic leader profiles, and 30 new profiles of individuals that have transformed the world, the book explores the many counterintuitive ways that heroes lead, shape, and mobilize their followers. The authors offer a definition of heroic leadership that explains how people easily misconstrue both leadership and heroism, and provide an innovative take on why people are drawn to heroic leaders, and why this can be considered a âœfatal attractionâ. Incorporating the latest theory and research, the authors unpack the following ten categories of heroism: trending heroes, transitory heroes, transparent heroes
£44.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Practice of Ethical Leadership
Book SynopsisThis book considers ethics as a practical discipline at the heart of decisions, reasoning, shaping, and ordering organizations. Both engaging and accessible, it offers effective suggestions for selecting and developing ethical leaders and invites readers to self-reflect and understand how to build ethical cultures within their organizations and beyond.Examining the many characteristics of ethical leadership, including love and authenticity, the book uses factual evidence to explore both its positive and negative characteristics. It offers readers an in-depth insight into how ethical decision making can help determine the right thing to do, supported by directly applicable ethical lessons that help leaders become more conscious going forward. The authors provide concrete suggestions for action, as well as ways to develop and understand what is needed to become an ethical leader. Each chapter encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences, as well as engage in discussio
£164.02
Taylor & Francis Ltd Managing Generation Z
Book SynopsisGeneration Z (Gen Z) is the young generation born between the mid-1990s and 2010s. They are now entering the market and starting their first jobs. Therefore, managers must shape the company workplace environment to encourage young employees to work efficiently and connect their future with the company. Only then will both managers and employees share mutual satisfaction from collaboration and aim at the common target, which should be the prosperity of the company. This book presents research results and techniques for analysing the working expectations and needs of Gen Z. The analyses were made in various countries in Europe: The Czech Republic, Latvia, Poland, and Portugal.The book contains chapters that present the analysis results and technical chapters that outline modern methods of analysis of management data, including tutorial chapters on machine learning, which currently makes a strong appearance in research in various disciplines. This volume will be of interest to rTable of Contents1 Preface 2 Introduction 3 Motivation of Generation Z 4 Work values and motivating factors of Generation Z 5 Current research methods 6 The analysis of engagement at workplace of Generation Z 7 Recommendation for entrepreneurs 8 Conclusions
£45.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding Adolescents Political Agency
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking volume shows that young people largely shape their own political development, and that to understand young people''s political development, we must consider their political agency.Håkan Stattin explores the findings of an extensive longitudinal study of the political socialization of young people in Sweden from the ages of 13 to 28, which shows that, contrary to popular belief, it is not parents, peers, teachers or other key adults who are the primary agents in shaping young people''s political development; it is their own self-directed political interest. Given that political interest is both an input and an output, the book examines how political interest affects young people''s political interactions with their parents, and why young people and their parents perceive these interactions differently. It covers key issues such as the impact of political-interest-triggering events and civil unrest, the role of school and peers, parental involvement and the
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Feminist Reconfigurings of Alien Encounters
Book SynopsisFeminist Reconfigurings of Alien Encounters reclaims the notion of alien encounters together with strange but queerly loved companions: Vulgar slugs, diatoms (micro-algae), and familiars (spirit guides of witches). The book's three human co-authors ask: what would it take to establish more-than-human, bio- and geo-egalitarian co-existence on a planet in trouble?This playfully crafted mixed-genre book is informed by feminist posthumanisms and co-created with a spectral community of more-than-humans who are respectfully summoned to contribute with their perspectives. In focus of the entangled artistic-philosophical-poetic investigations are questions of ethics, aesthetics, and methodologies to co-exist response-ably rather than based on modern human beliefs in exceptionalism and entitlement to sovereignty, control, and conquest of more-than-human worlds. Feminist Reconfi gurings of Alien Encounters is intended for broad global audiences of researchers, teTrade ReviewOn a damaged earth, human beings must finally learn to meet more-than-humans on their terms. That’s no small trick for the vertebrate-centric, especially when the partners are unfamiliars like diatoms and slugs. Helped by one or two spirit familiars, this smart, lively book is full of tips for cultivating response-ability, possibly even before the dire heritage of human exceptionalism boils us all up. Donna Haraway, Professor Emerita, History of Consciousness and Feminist Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz, USAA sensitive yet vibrant and sympathetically weird volume exploring queer ways to think of the less emphasized others of our world’s occupants. The authors remind us that posthumanism deals with a host of alien and strange fabulations which have lived alongside us and existed for longer than us, in their own ways irreducible to anthropocentric philosophical capture. A beautiful and activism-inspiring book. Patricia MacCormack, Professor of Continental Philosophy, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, UKWith tenderness and vulnerability, the authors sincerely stretch their hands, hearts and minds out to meet and be met by alien others. In doing so they sculpt a post-human practice of kinship that is much needed in these petro-patriarchal times. Playful, thoughtful and committed, this book bridges theory, art, and creative writing, putting to use all these tools in such a way that readers will feel they can embark on alien journeys themselves. Camila Marambio, PhD, Curator, Artist, Independent Researcher, Ensayos. Curator of the Chilean Pavillion Turba Tol Hol-Hol at the 59th Venice Art Biennale 2022This book is a kin-spirited gathering of somatic and spectral desires to connect with mineralized, mucous-abundant and mysterious others beyond, and within, our different Earthly ways of being. It seeks out creative, epistemic hybridity through collective imaginings that tenderly nibble and glide, and poetically disrupt genres of writing, knowing, care, and companionability with other-than-human collaborators. Susan Reid, PhD, University of Sydney, Australia, Cultural Theorist, Creative Researcher, Artist and WriterOverturning expectations, the authors playfully and deconstructively employ both cognitive and affective techniques of estrangement and defamiliarization to undermine human exceptionalism and power, offering instead radically different, mutualistic practices of more-than-human companionships. For many readers, this startling and ambitious text will be an alien – yet highly productive - encounter in itself. Margrit Shildrick, Guest Professor of Gender and Knowledge Production, Stockholm University, SwedenTable of ContentsPrologue: Experimental Writing with Spectral Communities and Triquetras; Chapter 1: Reconfiguring Alien Encounters: Introduction; Intertext I Alien Arrivals: Slugs; Chapter 2: Encountering Vulgar Slugs: What Can a Bite Tell About More-than-Human Becomings?; Intertext II Alien Arrivals: Diatoms; Chapter 3: Becoming a Compassionate Diatom Companion; Intertext III Alien Arrivals: Familiars; Chapter 4: Writings from the Pit: On Creative Blocks and the Internal Editor as Familiar Spirit; Chapter 5: More-than-Human Ethics and Poetics; Chapter 6: Conversations on Alien Methods and Writing; Epilogue: Endless End
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Sky Fox
Book SynopsisThis beautifully illustrated and sensitive fairy tale has been created for children experiencing feelings of loneliness and social isolation. With engaging and gentle illustrations to help prompt conversation, it tells the story of a young girl encouraged by an animal-guide to feel more confident in herself, using nature as a support. This book is available to buy as part of the Therapeutic Fairy Tales, Volume 2 set, which includes The Waves and Into The Forest.Therapeutic Fairy Tales Volume 1 (2021) and V olume 2 are both a series of short, modern tales dedicated to exploring challenging feelings and life situations that might be faced by young children. Each fairy tale is designed to be used by parents, caregivers and professionals as they use stories therapeutically to support children's mental and emotional health.Other books in the series include:? The Waves: For Children Living With OCD? Into The FTrade Review"Told with delicate sensitivity, The Sky Fox is a profoundly relatable story about the magic of the imagination and the infinite comfort that can be found in the natural world, when we look close enough. Through the use of colourful, vibrant imagery, illustrating the beauty that surrounds us, Pia and Sarah take us on an unforgettable journey." – Melanie Hering, Community Arts Facilitator"The Sky Fox is a beautiful story, sensitive and gentle, with wonderful illustrations. It guides us through a reconnection with our instinctual selves, so we can feel part of the world." – Molly Wolfe, Art Psychotherapist, Sandplay Specialist"Learning to be calm and ‘in the moment’ when experiencing difficult feelings such as loneliness, sadness, worry or fear is a really important core life skill that helps us cope with everyday ups and downs as well as with more stressful situations. This set of three therapeutic fairy stories cleverly explains how we can learn to do this through connecting with nature. A truly wonderful set of resources – of value to us all and in particular to those with emotional or mental health difficulties." – Sarah Temple, GP and author www.allemotionsareok.co.uk
£16.40
Taylor & Francis Ltd Into The Forest
Book SynopsisThis beautifully illustrated and sensitive fairy tale has been created for children experiencing feelings of anxiety. With engaging and gentle illustrations to help prompt conversation, it tells the story of a boy who is taught by an animal-guide how to live in the present rather than fear the future. This book is also available to buy as part of the Therapeutic Fairy Tales, Volume 2 set, which includes The Waves and The Sky Fox.Therapeutic Fairy Tales Volume 1 (2021) and Volume 2 are both a series of short, modern tales dedicated to exploring challenging feelings and life situations that might be faced by young children. Each fairy tale is designed to be used by parents, caregivers, and professionals as they use stories therapeutically to support children's mental and emotional health.Other books in the series include:? The Waves: For Children Living With OCD? The Sky Fox: For Children With Feelings Of LonelinTrade Review"Into The Forest is a charming way to spark important discussions with children about anxiety and an engaging way to share creative, nature-focused strategies to support wellbeing." – Marina Lewis-King, Programme Manager, A New Direction (award-winning not-for-profit organisation generating opportunities for children and young people to develop their creativity)"Into The Forest is a precious story, therapeutic gold, as it weaves in the means of becoming more fully embodied through instinctual and sensory connection. The illustrations are fabulous, as we witness the transformation of the forest through the main character." – Molly Wolfe, Art Psychotherapist, Sandplay Specialist"Learning to be calm and ‘in the moment’ when experiencing difficult feelings such as loneliness, sadness, worry or fear is a really important core life skill that helps us cope with everyday ups and downs as well as with more stressful situations. This set of 3 therapeutic fairy stories cleverly explains how we can learn to do this through connecting with nature. A truly wonderful set of resources – of value to us all and in particular to those with emotional or mental health difficulties." – Sarah Temple, GP and author www.allemotionsareok.co.uk
£16.40
Taylor & Francis Navigating Leadership
Book SynopsisNavigating Leadership provides evidence-based tools and recommendations to develop your leadership successfully. The book integrates knowledge in the areas of leadership and followership from evidenced-based global research and translates the findings into suggestions for organizational best-practices.Am I leader? How can I grow as a leader? How am I doing as leader? How can I move on and let go of leadership? In a changing world of work, people are confronted with these questions about their leadership every day. This book considers such topics as reflecting on goals, impostorism, memory, experiencing meaningfulness at work, measuring leader performance and the challenge of leaving leadership, to offer ideas and answers to these questions of what it means to be a leader and how you can thrive on your own personal leadership journey. Each chapter provides a range of applied cases, tools and techniques, and critical commentaries to help uncover your leader identity, add
£36.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd Indirect Parenting Interventions Neuroscience and
Book SynopsisThis volume explores indirect parenting behavior that changes the structure of the parent-child relationship, examining the ecological dimension of parenting in addition to nurturance and control.Drawing on neuroscientific research in parenting, it provides a model for how children learn implicitly and how parents can relate to children through indirect means. Roberts argues that first-order parenting techniques, teaching specific behaviors to reduce unwanted child behaviors, are overused. He examines and offers guidance on how indirect interventions that place emphasis on the interactional components of the parent/child relationship, such as modelling, storytelling, reframing, humor, and paradox, can support parents and children in developing positive relationships. Addresses the latest brain research and its application to parent/child interactions Introduces the student to aspects of the parent/child relationship that are not covered in most courses Usef
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Human Trafficking
Book SynopsisEdited by three global experts and composed of the work of an esteemed panel of contributors, Human Trafficking: Exploring the International Nature, Concerns, and Complexities examines techniques used to protect and support victims of trafficking as well as strategies for prosecution of offenders. Human trafficking is a crime that undermines fundamental human rights and a broader sense of global order. It is an atrocity that transcends borderswith some regions known as exporters of trafficking victims and others recognized as destination countries.Topics discussed include:How data on human trafficking should be collected and analyzed, and how data collection can be improved through proper contextualizationThe importance of harmonization and consistency in legal definitions and interpretations within and among regionsThe need for increased exchange of information and cooperation between the various actors involved in combaTrade Review"A unique effort to combine the contributions of multiple leading experts on human trafficking to address the problem multi-dimensionally: from detection, to support of victims, to prosecution, to prevention. Both the writing and organization is accessible to a wide audience. The contributions of the book lie in its comprehensive approach, its use of well-known experts in the field, a broad focus on all aspects of the problem, and a global approach. In this way, the source, transit, and destination issues unique to human trafficking are addressed systematically and clearly. In addition, the book offers useful regional analyses of the problem which helps the reader to understand variations in the nature, risk, and forms of human trafficking around the world."— Jay S. Albanese, Ph.D., former Chief, International Centre at the National Institute of Justice; Past President at Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences; and Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University "This timely edited book by three well established international scholars offers an impressive ensemble of contributions by leading criminologists and criminal justice scholars from around the world. Collectively, they provide a wide array of perspectives on the serious transnational societal problem of trafficking in human beings. The contributions address the spectrum of issues confronting human trafficking today ranging from a discourse as to the meaning of human trafficking, the problems of detecting and recording the problem, to how different elements of society attempt to address human trafficking. As well, there is a contribution on the plight of victims of trafficking and an examination of how best to prevent and/or control the complex phenomenon of modern slavery. This book should be a rich resource for any university level course on the topic as well as serve as an excellent resource for present and future scholars in criminology, criminal justice and security studies. The book should also serve as an advanced reading for practitioners and specialists who deal with prevention and control of trafficking in human beings."— Gorazd Mesko, PhD, Professor of Criminology at the University of Maribor, Slovenia & Visiting Scholar at the Institute of Criminology at the University of Cambridge, UK Table of ContentsIntroduction. Defining Human Trafficking and Its Nuances in a Cultural Context. Data on Human Trafficking: Challenges and Policy Context. Explaining Human Trafficking. Voices from Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking. Crime Control versus Social Work Approaches in the Context of the "3P" Paradigm: Prevention, Protection, Prosecution. Human Trafficking and Police Investigations. Prosecution of Trafficking in Human Beings’ Cases. Improving Law Enforcement Identification and Response to Human Trafficking. International Cooperation. Evaluating Responses to Human Trafficking: A Review of International, Regional, and National Counter-Trafficking Mechanisms. Victims of Human Trafficking: Meeting Victims’ Needs? Epilogue. Index.
£33.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd The Psychology of Insider Risk
Book SynopsisClinical psychologist and former intelligence officer Eric D. Shaw brings over 30 years of psychological consultation experience to the national security community, corporate investigations and law enforcement to this work on insider risk. After a career in counterterrorism, Dr. Shaw spent the last 20 years concentrating on insidersemployees who commit espionage, sabotage, intellectual property theft, present risks of harm to self and others, and other workplace risks, especially those influenced by mental health conditions.Dr. Shaw is the author of the Critical Pathway to Insider Risk (CPIR) which addresses the characteristics, experiences and connections at-risk employees bring to our organizations, the stressors that trigger higher levels of risk, the concerning behaviors that signal this risk has increased and the action or inaction by organizations that escalate insider risk. The CPIR also examines what these employees look like when they have broken bad and the personalTable of ContentsIntroduction.Chapter 1: Three Cases, Three Roles.Chapter 2: Overview of The Critical Pathway to Insider Risk (CPIR) Framework.Chapter 3: Special Drivers Down the Pathway—Disgruntlement, Personality and Problematic Organizational Responses.Chapter 4: Investigative Tools—the CPIR Risk Score.Chapter 5: Psycholinguistic Tools.Chapter 6: Case Study of Cyber Extortion and Mass Destruction Violence Risk.Chapter 7: Putting Together the CPIR and Psycholinguistics—Corporate Leaks and Erotomania.Chapter 8: Detecting Dangerous Extremism Versus Conspiracy Beliefs.Chapter 9: Reflections, Summary and Challenges.Additional References.Index.
£42.99
Taylor & Francis Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood
Book SynopsisWhat happened next? This updated edition of Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood examines the research and practice in this vital field since the end of the UK Governmentâs highly successful Teenage Pregnancy Strategy (TPS) for England which contributed to reducing the under-18 pregnancy rate by well over 50%.Alison Hadley, together with Roger Ingham, Joanna Nichols and Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, summarise the latest research in the field, review the work of a wide range of local authorities, and provide insight from interviews with practitioners who are at the sharp end of delivering services both for young people seeking to prevent early pregnancy and for young parents. Providing a comprehensive overview of the original project, the book captures and shares the lessons from the TPS, documents the details of implementing a long-term strategy with its innovative approach to policy issues, and considers the implications of the study internationally.Advocating a âwhole
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A CaseSolution Companion to Building Consulting
Book SynopsisThis international compilation offers a range of potential solutions to case studies that cover pertinent issues within a variety of performance environments.Offering a companion text to Building Consulting Skills for Sport and Performance Psychology: An International Case Study Collection, this book provides three solutions for each of the case studies introduced. In so doing, it highlights that there is no one-answer-fits-all solution to the common issues with sport and performance psychology consulting and offers various suggestions for how an individual may wish to approach these and similar cases. Solutions address the CEDI principles (Case Conceptualization, Ethical Considerations, Diversity Awareness/Reflection, and Intervention Planning and Evaluation), as well as any case-specific questions.This clearly structured book serves as a useful resource for instructors looking to deepen discussion and offer alternatives to students' ideas on how to approach ceTable of ContentsPreface: "There Are Many Roads to Rome"Sarah L. Castillo, Chelsea Butters Wooding, Douglas A. Barba, and Stiliani “Ani” ChroniSection 1: Cases from Traditional SportSolution Set 1. “Just Don’t Lose”: Case Recap, Karen LoConsultant Solutions from Kristen Dieffenbach, Mariel Ruiz Stasiuk, and Karen LoSolution Set 2. “The Stoic Collegiate Swimmer”: Case Recap, Poppy DesClouds and Natalie Durand-BushConsultant Solutions from Tim Herzog, Jen Schumacher, Poppy DesClouds, and Natalie Durand-BushSolution Set 3. “The Struggling Dual-Career Support Provider”: Case Recap, Koen De Brandt, Paul Wylleman, and Simon DeFruytConsultant Solutions from Sebastian Brueckner, Amanda Ferranti, Koen De Brandt, Paul Wylleman, and Simon DeFruytSolution Set 4. “A National Team in Crisis”: Case Recap, Carolina Lundqvist and Henrik GustafssonConsultant Solutions from Brian Alexander, Georgia Theodoropoulou, Carolina Lundqvist, and Henrik GustafssonSolution Set 5. “Being Mighty Warriors”: Case Recap, Shameema YousufConsultant Solutions from Renee Appaneal, Carolina Lundqvist, and Shameema YousufSolution Set 6. “Classification Troubles in Wheelchair Rugby”: Case Recap, Grzegorz WięcławConsultant Solutions from Nicole Detling, Andrea Faull-Brown, and Grzegorz WięcławSolution Set 7. “The Outsider”: Case Recap, Charlie MaherConsultant Solutions from Kaori Araki, Shameema Yousuf, and Charlie MaherSection 2: Cases from High-Risk OccupationsSolution Set 8. “Back into the Breach”: Case Recap, Damien StewartConsultant Solutions from Barbora Kijasova, Brian Bishop, Carly A. Wahl, Barbara B. Meyer, and Damien StewartSolution Set 9. “Life Lessons and Leadership”: Case Recap, Elizabeth BeaubrookConsultant Solutions from Frank Eirik Abrahamsen, Cecilia (Ceci) Craft, and Elizabeth BeaubrookSolution Set 10. “Mary Sue”: Case Recap, Doug NewburgConsultant Solutions from Nicholas Anton, Eric A. Bean, and Doug NewburgSection 3: Cases from the Performing ArtsSolution Set 11. “Choking on the Dance Floor”: Case Recap, Ashley Coker-CranneyConsultant Solutions from Gene M. Moyle, Leigh Skvarla, and Ashley Coker-CranneySolution Set 12. “The Returning Pop Singer”: Case Recap, Kaori ArakiConsultant Solutions from Henrik Gustafsson, Jacob Jensen, and Kaori ArakiSolution Set 13. “One Actor’s Journey: Moving Beyond a Failed Audition”: Case Recap, Jacob JensenConsultant Solutions from Kevin L. Burke, Raymond Prior, and Jacob JensenSolution Set 14. “The Proof Is in the Pudding!”: Case Recap, Frank Eirik AbrahamsenConsultant Solutions from Cristina Fink, Adrienne Leslie-Toogood, and Frank Eirik AbrahamsenSection 4: Future Trends in ConsultingSolution Set 15. “Seeking Next-Level Leadership”: Case Recap, Adam H. NaylorConsultant Solutions from Jon Metzler, Gagandeep Singh, and Adam H. NaylorSolution Set 16. “Ninjas in Pajamas”: Case Recap, Doug GardnerConsultant Solutions from Chang-Hyun Ko, Sari Shepphird, and Doug GardnerSolution Set 17. “The Apprehensive Action Sport Athlete”: Case Recap, Sarah CliffordConsultant Solutions from David Botsford, Adam H. Naylor, and Sarah CliffordSolution Set 18. “The Timid Triathlete”: Case Recap, Jen SchumacherConsultant Solutions from Kristen Dieffenbach, Kathy Feinstein, and Jen SchumacherSolution Set 19. “I Just Want to Play”: Case Recap, Thierry R. F. MiddletonConsultant Solutions from Matthew Condie, Robert J. Schinke, and Thierry MiddletonSolution Set 20. “Just Get Over It”: Case Recap, Andrea Faull-BrownConsultant Solutions from Becky Clark, Jamie Shapiro, and Andrea Faull-BrownSection 5: Ethical Challenges in ConsultingSolution Set 21. “The Team, the Coaches, the Manager, the Owner, the Players…and the Sport Psychologist”: Case Recap, Matt LaCosteConsultant Solutions from Megan Byrd, Brandonn Harris, Doug Gardner, and Matt LaCosteSolution Set 22. “Kio’s Concussion Conundrum”: Case Recap, Megan Byrd and Brandonn HarrisConsultant Solutions from Erin Haugen, Traci Statler, Megan Byrd, and Brandonn HarrisSolution Set 23. “The Stagnating, Anxious Swimmer”: Case Recap, Abby KeenanConsultant Solutions from Michele Kerulis, Alexander T. Latinjak, and Abby KeenanSolution Set 24. “The Burned-Out Consultant and the Importance of Self-Care”: Case Recap, Sebastian Brueckner and Göran KenttäConsultant Solutions from Michelle Bartlett, Natalie Durand-Bush, Poppy DesClouds, Sebastian Brueckner, and Göran KenttäSection 6: Consulting CompetenciesSolution Set 25. “Fidget-Spinning and Philippians: Faith Integration and Sport Psychology Consulting with a Christian Youth Athlete”: Case Recap, Trevor Egli and Leslee A. FisherConsultant Solutions from Mark Cheney, Holly Sisk Roselle, Trevor J. Egli, and Leslee A. FisherSolution Set 26. “Consulting Sports Coaches: A Case of Coach Development”: Case Recap, Alexander T. LatinjakConsultant Solutions from Brian Alexander, Peter Olusoga, and Alexander T. LatinjakSolution Set 27. “It Runs in the Family”: Case Recap, Kathy FeinsteinConsultant Solutions from Karen Lo, Emily Wright, and Kathy Feinstein
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Taylor & Francis Ltd What We Owe to Nonhuman Animals
Book SynopsisThis book strongly challenges the Western philosophical tradition's assertion that humans are superior to nonhuman animals. It makes a case for the full and direct moral status of nonhuman animals. The book provides the basis for a radical critique of the entire trajectory of animal studies over the past fifteen years. The key idea explored is that of felt kinship'a sense of shared fate with and obligations to all sentient life. It will help to inspire some deep rethinking on the part of leading exponents of animal studies. The book's strong outlook is expressed through an appeal for radical humility on the side of humans rather than a constant reference to the human-animal divide'. Historical figures examined in depth include Aristotle, Seneca, and Kant; contemporary figures examined include Christine Korsgaard and Martha Nussbaum. This book presents an account according to which the tradition has not proceeded on the basis of impartial motivations at all, but instead has maTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter One: Background Ideals of Living1. A Counterintuitive Idea2. Background Ideals of Living in the Philosophical Tradition3. Anthropocentric Implications of Some Contemporary Approaches 4. Anthropocentric and Non-Anthropocentric Background Ideals of LivingChapter Two: The Essential Role and Pitfalls of Reason in Moral Judgment1. Background Ideals of Living and Our Basic Understanding of Reason2. Two Early Exponents of Anthropocentric Rationality: Aristotle and Seneca 3. The Enlightenment's Chief Exponent of Anthropocentric Rationality: Kant 4. Questioning the Traditional Commitment to the Primacy of ReasonChapter Three: Historical Idealism and the Process of Critical Reflection1. Rationality: Rethink or Reject? 2. Rorty's Challenge to Reason and Criteria 3. The Ideal of Critical Detachment Revisited 4. Ortega's Turn to Historical Reason 5. Miller's Actualism and the Problem of Universals 6. A Concluding ThoughtChapter Four: The Affective Dimension of Moral Commitment1. Background Ideals of Living and the Putative Autonomy of Reason2. A Positive Path Beyond the Limits of Reason?3. Reclaiming a Guiding Place for the Emotions 4. Pre-Predicative Meaning and Affective Engagement 5. The Moral Community is Neither Exclusively Nor Primarily Human Chapter Five: Felt Kinship: The Essential Tension Between Local and Global Commitments1. The Power and Essential Limits of Reason 2. The Power and Essential Limits of Feeling or Emotion 3. Toward a Dialectical Conception of the Reason-Emotion Dichotomy 4. Toward a Well-Tempered HumanismBibliography
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Taylor & Francis Applied Psychology Practice in Professional Sport
Book SynopsisApplied Psychology Practice in Professional Sport is the first text to draw directly on psychological work delivered over many years to individual players and staff inside English Premier League Football as well as other professional sports, such as cricket, tennis, and golf.A key feature of this new text is the use of examples from the authorâs applied practice, to demonstrate that many psychological terms and words used in the âœlived worldâ of high-level professional sport, can be understood with greater depth and meaning where these are informed by more holistic perspectives such as existential, phenomenological, transpersonal and humanistic psychology. Implications for applied sport psychology practice are examined and recommendations offered.Although the book is about professional sport and psychology and is key readings for those associated within this discipline, the ideas and concepts discussed should be familiar to anyone involved in supporting people
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Taylor & Francis Exploring Time as a Resource for Wellness in
Book SynopsisBringing together international perspectives, this book demonstrates the importance of reframing time in higher education and how we can view it as a resource to support wellbeing and self-care.Time is a central part of our lives and structures our days, and yet often we donât think about the socially constructed nature of time or how we might reframe our relationship with time and our work in ways that support our self-care and wellbeing. Exploring Time as a Resource for Wellness in Higher Education suggests an alternative way to look at how we structure our time to better support our wellbeing. Drawing on a range of theoretical and personal perspectives, the authors advocate for a reconsideration and reconceptualization of our relationship with time. By sharing their experiences, the authors encourage readers to notice how they spend their time and offer strategies for an intentional focus on the relationship between time, self-care, and wellbeing. Whether it's making time, having time, or investing in time, this book explores strategies and reflections necessary to grow, maintain, and protect wellbeing.This book is a valuable resource for those working in higher education, offering individual, collective, and systemic suggestions and strategies for navigating the ways we see time and wellbeing.
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Taylor & Francis The Indispensable Leaders Handbook
Book SynopsisThe culmination of 30 years of management consulting and leadership coaching, this collection of tried-and-true tips will make you a better leader when you work to make them yours.Unlike other leadership coaching books, this is not a guide to help coaches improve their skills but to help leaders improve by folding coaching techniques into their leadership approach. It covers a wide variety of topics, from mindset to culture to change management, and each tip comes with a suggested action for executive, mid-level, and supervisory leaders, ensuring this book's value regardless of your current leadership role within your organization. Each of the 101 tips is also accompanied by its why, Guru Guidance that outlines implications, and an Idea Crosswalk section that shows how each tip corresponds to other parts of the book to facilitate innovative thinking about how it can be best put to use.Enabling good leaders to become exceptional ones by incorporating coaching skills int
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Taylor & Francis The Great Psychology Delusion
Book SynopsisThe Great Psychology Delusion takes an unflinching look at some of the foundational assumptions of psychological science. Exploring long-standing unanswered critiques of psychological research in a way that is detailed but accessible, the book brings together a wealth of material that challenges our understanding of what the science of psychology really is, and how the subject matter of that science should be conceived.Identifying a Great Delusion (that there is a coherent discipline of psychology with sound foundations), the authors explore a number of more specific delusions regarding scientific practice in psychology. These include the problematic assumptions of core statistical analyses, questionable aspects of frequently used experimental designs, and continued frictions regarding the much-aspired-to scientist-practitioner model. The delusions produce the uncomfortable state in which we find much of modern psychological science - theoretically challenged, poorly replicated, and with questionable real-world value.This unsentimental examination of the state of things nevertheless allows the authors to identify concrete steps that the scientific community can take to re-ground psychological research and move forward to a successful science studying the richest and most complex phenomena we know of: us.This book will interest all people interested in psychological science, from undergraduate students to researchers.
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Taylor & Francis Memory and the Brain
Book SynopsisMemory and the Brain explores the fascinating psychology and neuroscience of human memory.Written by a world expert in the field, John P. Aggleton, this book covers learning and memory from the very beginning of life to its end, with an emphasis on real-world applications throughout. Aggleton begins by considering the fallibility of long-term memory and explores the many reasons why we forget. He goes on to contrast this with superior memory and examines what, if anything, is special about individuals with remarkable memory powers, and how might we improve our own memory. The significance of sleep, our ability to ârememberâ the future, the various brief memory stores, and the multiple forms of amnesia are also covered, as well as the most common forms of dementia â including Alzheimer's disease. The book concludes with an Alphabet of Memory Curiosities, which showcases a diverse range of topics: from aphantasia to zebrafish, stopping off at topics such as Jennifer An
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Taylor & Francis The Economics and Psychology of Happiness
Book SynopsisThis book applies the analytical framework used by economists to investigate how one can make the most out of oneâs life, thus achieving happiness and fulfilment.Building upon the authorâs earlier work, this book blends the classic theories and empirical evidence of positive psychology with economic concepts of choice, capital, information costs, and household production. It includes topics including happiness at work, corporate life, and sustainable development, which are at the forefront of this interdisciplinary field. Every chapter is accompanied by a summary of key points, as well as reflective questions for students.This book will interest researchers and students in happiness economics and positive psychology, and anyone keen to learn more about living fuller, happier lives.
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Headline Publishing Group The Work Happiness Method
Book SynopsisA structured, practical approach towards rediscovering work satisfaction through improved self-knowledge.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Proactivity in Economics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Perception and Imaging
Book SynopsisWhen you look at an image, what do you see, think, and feel? How do you want your audience to react when they view your work? For over 30 years the late Richard Zakia helped photographers enrich their creative vision through his classic book, Perception and Imaging. Now he is joined by co-author John Suler who extensively studied and worked with images throughout his career as a clinical psychologist. Together they present their insights into the principles of perception, memory, color, time, space, shapes, illusion, subliminals, rhetoric, personality style, and photo critique. Unlike any other book, Perception and Imaging will give you an extensive understanding of how photography relates to art, design, advertising, psychology, and philosophy, as well as what makes photography unique among the image-making disciplines. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, this information will help you appreciate photography not simply as a mastering of technique and composition, but as a way of truly seeing, especially now in the digital age. â New sections about photo sharing in social media and online groups devoted to photography critiqueâ Includes inspirational images from some of the worldâs most well-known photographers, including Henri Cartier-Bresson, Man Ray, and Ansel Adamsâ A comprehensive discussion of the decisive moment photo, its vital ingredients, and why some consider it the essence of photographyâ New sections about body language in photographs, camera angles, aspect ratios, self portraits and selfies, and how memory and personality affect photography Table of ContentsContentsPreface to the Fifth Edition Acknowledgments 1 Selection Ganzfeld Figure–Ground Figure–Ground Boundary Graphic Symbols Similar Concepts to Figure-Ground Graininess and Noise Resolution Figure–Ground Enhancement The Bigger Picture of Figure-Ground Notan Visual SearchCamouflage Negative SpaceNoticing Negative SpaceThe Role of the FrameStrategies for Using Negative SpaceViewpoint and Camera Angles Key Words Notes 2 Gestalt Grouping Field Theory and the Gestalt Laws ProximityProximity, Area, and Contrast Side-by-Side Images Temporal Proximity Proximity and Learning SimilaritySimilarity of ShapeSimilarity and RepetitionSimilarity and ProximitySymmetry and AsymmetrySymmetry and RedundancySymmetry in Graphic SymbolsContinuityContinuity in TypographyContinuity in SequencesClosureClosure and NonclosureClosed AreasThe Zeigarnik EffectPeople as Participants Gestalt Critique Words of Caution Captions, Copy, GestaltPragnanz Pragnanz as an Overarching Principle Order and ComplexityA Summary of Gestalt Principles Key Words Notes 3 Memory and Association Types of Memory From STM to LTM Body/Somatic MemoryVerbal MemoryVisual MemoryColor MemoryUnconscious Memory Association Equivalents Associations in Advertisements Props (Signifiers) Associations to Color SynesthesiaRebuses and Pictograms Onomatopoeia and SimileMetaphorsSemioticsIconic, Indexical and Symbolic RepresentationSemiotics in Analyzing and Designing AdsSemiotic OperationsConceptual Photography Is Conceptual Photography Art? The Concept in Conceptual Photography What Does It Mean, and to Whom?The Sender, Channel, and ReceiverConcept DifficultyCreating Titles and DescriptionsSymbolism, Metaphors, Similes, and AnthropomorphismComposition and Post-Processing TechniquesThe Pretty and Ugly FactorsForward and Reverse EngineeringEducational ApplicationsConceptual AdvertisementsKey Words Notes 4 Space, Time, and Movement Space The Perception of Depth Anisotropicity Rule of Thirds Golden Section and Fibonacci NumbersAspect Ratio and Cropping Convexity/Concavity Transparency Time and Movement Eye Movement in CompositionThe Rhythm of Repeating ElementsGradationBlurMultiple ExposuresMotion in Stillness The Decisive MomentCapturing the Unique Fleeting InstantCandid Shots of People in Real LifeVisual CoalescenceFigure/Ground RelationshipsThe Gap and Anticipating ClosureThe One Hit WonderCreating and Losing OneselfThe Hour Leading to the Decisive MomentThe Myth and Reality of the Decisive Moment PhotoKey Words5 Color Color Notation Systems Munsell System Pantone® CIE System CIE Chromaticity Diagram Luminance (Value or Brightness) Naming Colors within the CIE Map Color Gamuts (Color Space)Color Perception The Visual Field Flare Desaturates Colors Color Test Chart Color Reproduction Subtractive Color Additive ColorComplementary Colors Color Is a Chameleon Constancy Metamerism Simultaneous Contrast and Assimilation Color Dependency Phosphors and Pointillism Color Modality Color Temperature Color Names Color and Synesthesia Synesthesia and Photography Color Connotations Color versus ColorNeutral ColorsBlack and White PhotographyB&W as the Origin of PhotographyThe Absence of ColorB&W Photography in the Digital AgeSelective ColorKey Words Notes 6 Contours Common Contour Playing with Depth PerceptionActivating an Image Subjective Contour Mach Bands Visual Vibrations Photographic Edge Effects Acutance Film and Digital Sharpness Cornsweet Effect DevelopmentThe Psychology of Being SharpThe Beauty of Blur Key Words Notes 7 Illusion and Ambiguity Trompe l’Oeil Space, Time, and Color Illusions Geometric Illusions Reversibles Time (Movement) Illusions Depth Cues and Movement The Pulfrich Effect The Waterfall Effect Color Illusions Size–Distance Tradeoffs Dutch Cabinets Size–Size Dependency Shrinking Size, Increasing Distance Emmert’s Law Size–Distance Reversal AmbiguityAmbiguity in LanguageAmbiguity in ImagesIllusion in the Digital Age Key Words Notes 8 Morphics AnimismBiomorphic Isomorphic Anthropomorphic Zoomorphic Theriomorphic Mechanomorphic AnamorphicGeometric and Organic ShapesGeometric or Man-made PatternsOrganic or Natural PatternsMixing Geometric and Organic Patterns Key Words Notes 9 Subliminals How the Eye SeesThe Retina Photopic/Scotopic Vision Luminance Factor Ambient Light Eye Movements When Reading Pictures Embeds Secondary or Latent Images Hidden FacesArchetypesKilroy Body LanguageMicroexpressionsThe PupilsBody Language PatternsThe HandsBody Language in GroupsInterpersonal Space Key Words Notes 10 Rhetoric Using the Rhetorical Matrix Where to Begin Horse and Truck Intuition First Addition Identity Similarity Difference Opposition False Homology Suppression Identity Similarity Difference Opposition False Homology: Ambiguity False Homology: Paradox Substitution Identity Similarity Difference Opposition False Homology: Ambiguity False Homology: Paradox Exchange Identity Similarity Difference Opposition False Homology: Ambiguity False Homology: Paradox Words, Sounds, and Rhetoric A Summary of Rhetorical TechniquesThe Four Basic Rhetorical OperationsThe Five Relationships Between ElementsAdditionSuppressionSubstitutionExchange Key Words Notes11 Personality Leveling and SharpeningField DependencyProjectionThe Word Association TestThe Thematic Apperception TestThe RorschachThe Walker Visuals MindfulnessWhat Mindfulness is NotSimply and Truly SeeingThe Beginner’s MindLetting GoThe Balance of Concentration and NoticingThe Qualities of MindfulnessHow to Cultivate MindfulnessPersonality TypesJung’s Psychological TypesHow Many Traits Are There?Types Based on Body and Brain PsychodynamicsPrimary and Secondary ProcessMultiplicity (Clone) ImagesFrom Self-Portraits to SelfiesObjective and Subjective Self-PortraitsThe Bigger Picture of IdentitySelf-Portrait as Self-AwarenessOther People’s PerceptionsThe Spontaneous or Carefully Composed SelfThe Superficially Narcissistic SelfieThe March of SelfiesThe Creative PersonalitySynectics is Seeing ConnectionsBeing Connected to All ThingsKey Words Notes12 Photo Sharing and Critique Critique as Evaluation Validity VariabilityThe Role of Context Johari’s Window Use Your WordsCritique without words The Clustering Technique Relationships Direction Nostalgia Composition LocationWord Clouds The Semantic Differential Technique Critique Using Group DynamicsGroup Dynamics During and ExhibitionOnline PhotosharingSettling into and Exploring a CommunityGetting to Know YouBecoming a Good CitizenTitles for ImagesDescriptions for ImagesCommenting on ImagesThe Meaning of LikesPopularity and the Ratings GameImage Categories, Streams, and SeriesSensory / Cognitive OverloadComputers and CritiqueThe Illusion of Digital PermanencyPhotosharing as TherapeuticAll photography can be therapeutic Key Words Notes
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Business Architecture
Book SynopsisOrganizations today exist in an environment of unprecedented change. They do so against a backdrop of a global, competitive marketplace, the fast-paced enablement of technology, amplified regulation and accelerating organizational complexity. Many organizations are addressing change in a sub-optimal way and they are operating without a clear view of where their operational risks lie. It is these dynamics that are leading organizations to recognise and embrace Business Architecture. Despite this environment, Business Architecture can be a difficult 'sell' - it is often perceived to be abstract and lacking in tangible delivery. To succeed, Business Architecture must be pragmatic and, to be sustainable, it must focus on achieving long-term value and, at the same time, recognise the shorter-term tactical needs of the organisation. With these challenges in mind, this book provides a practical guide on how to employ Business Architecture and how to build a balanced proposition that deliveTrade Review' It is the best work to date describing business architecture.' Jeff Scott, former Forrester Analyst. 'I love this book. I have read it two times and I am looking forward to reading it again!!...I hope every Business Architect reads this book...Clearly, the time has come for Business Architecture: A Practical Guide. Thank you Graham and Jonathan.' From the Foreword by John A. Zachman 'Business Architecture is very challenging to do and even harder to describe, being inherently multi-dimensional in nature. The authors of this book have done well to distil their considerable experience into a handbook that provides valuable advice to help organisations develop their capability in managing business change.' Sally Bean, Enterprise Architecture Consultant 'This is a significant contribution to the field of Business Architecture. Essential reading for all practising Enterprise Architects!' Stuart Macgregor, CEO, Real IRM International, South Africa 'This is a superb piece of writing for any current or aspiring Business Architect. However, it is also essential reading for anyone involved in designing and implementing business strategy and executing change. The tools and techniques described will prove invaluable to so many different professions.' Darren Coomer, Managing Partner, The Strategy & Architecture Group - www.thesandagroup.comTable of ContentsForeword; Preface; Introduction; Part I The Rationale for Business Architecture: Recognizing today's business dynamics; Positioning for change; Managing complexity; Delivering value. Part II Integrating Business Architecture into the Organization: Architecture stakeholders; Life cycles. Part III Describing Business Architecture: Architecture levels; Business architecture outputs. Part IV Architecture Building Blocks: The elements of a business architecture; Building views of the organization. Part V Practising Business Architecture: Overcoming the barriers to business architecture; The business architect; Establishing business architecture as a practice. Part VI Architecture Resources: Architecture frameworks; Reference models and architecture patterns; Architecture tools, meta models and standards; The future of business architecture; Appendices; Glossary; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Suffering and Psychology
Book SynopsisSuffering and Psychology challenges modern psychology''s concentration almost exclusively on eradicating pain, suffering, and their causes. Modern psychology and psychotherapy are motivated in part by a humane and compassionate desire to relieve many kinds of human suffering. However, they have concentrated almost exclusively on eradicating pain, suffering, and their causes. In doing so psychology perpetuates modern ideologies of individual human freedom and expanding instrumental control that foster worthy ideals but are distinctly limited and by themselves quite self-defeating and damaging in the long run. This book explores theoretical commitments and cultural ideals that deter the field of psychology from facing and dealing credibly with inescapable human limitations and frailties, and with unavoidable suffering, pain, loss, heartbreak, and despair. Drawing on both secular and spiritual points of view, this book seeks to recover ideals of character and compassionTable of ContentsIntroduction1. Stories of Suffering 2. The Denial of Suffering in Psychology 3. Disguised Ideology 4. Early Religion and the Axial Age 5. Modern Approaches 6. Toward a "New Wisdom of Limits"7. Transforming Suffering
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Enriching Vocabulary in Secondary Schools
Book SynopsisEnriching Vocabulary in Secondary Schools explores the importance of vocabulary for academic, social, emotional, and employment outcomes. It describes the vulnerability of vocabulary skills in children and adolescents with speech, language, and communication needs (SLCN), and suggests practical ways to support them as they learn.The book contains a theoretical overview of vocabulary development in children and adolescents, highlighting its impact on both learning and psychosocial functioning, and profiles the vocabulary learning of children with SLCN. It includes a range of programmes, strategies, and resources for vocabulary learning, together with the evidence base and key research underpinning them. Chapters offer a plethora of word-learning activities, ideas, and downloadable resources for implementation in the classroom, small groups, and individually to meet the needs of pupils with differing levels of language and cognitive ability.An essential resource for speech and language therapists, secondary school teachers, and support staff, this book will give readers a deeper understanding of the significance of language, along with an extensive practical toolkit to help teach and enhance the vocabulary learning of older children and young people.Trade ReviewAn evidence-based approach to language instruction or language intervention, this book offers a wealth of unique and innovative ideas and activities for building vocabulary and word-learning skills in students… [and] will be a welcomed addition to the library of any school-based speech-language pathologist, classroom teacher, or other professional who works with adolescents. I heartily recommend this new resource for those who wish to carry out state-of-the-art practice.Marilyn A. Nippold, PhD, Professor, Communication Disorders & Sciences, University of OregonI have been eagerly awaiting this book. As a specialist language teacher, with an interest in enriching vocabulary for all, the combination of clinical knowledge and evidence-based strategies for whole class teaching is second to none. Chapter six describes a package of vocabulary intervention designed for whole class teaching and includes a sample schedule of how to incorporate it into your classroom practice. This readable book is a must for all secondary school staff!Trish Hicken, Specialist Language Teacher Lincolnshire County Council, NAPLICTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsChapter 1 What is vocabulary?How vocabulary fits into a model of language, and how words are represented in our vocabulary store.Chapter 2 Why is vocabulary support important?The relationship between vocabulary knowledge and long-term academic and psychosocial outcomes, and an introduction to speech, language and communication needs.Chapter 3 Word learning and its challengesHow word learning typically develops across the life span, and the processes that make word learning a challenge for adolescents with speech, language, and communication needs.Chapter 4 Evidenced vocabulary intervention at all levels of inputThe evidence for vocabulary intervention in whole-class, small-group and individual models of delivery.Chapter 5 The Vocabulary Enrichment Intervention ProgrammeActivities from a small-group vocabulary enhancement intervention programme for adolescents in mainstream secondary schools.Chapter 6 Word DiscoveryActivities from a whole-class vocabulary intervention programme for mainstream secondary school classrooms.Chapter 7 More for your toolboxAdditional activities and signposts to further resources for enhancing vocabulary.AfterwordIndexReferences
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Study Skills for Students with SLCN
Book SynopsisThis highly practical resource has been designed to support professionals working with students who have SLCN (Speech, Language and Communication Needs) following a mainstream educational curriculum. Structured as a flexible 10-session programme, it takes a holistic approach to learning, encouraging students to take an active role in their studies by identifying individual learning strengths and building a toolbox of successful strategies for revision. With photocopiable pages and downloadable resources, the advice and skills explored in this programme can be adapted to suit students with a range of abilities and incorporated into a timetable that can be used flexibly, over as many weeks as necessary, with very little planning required.Sessions focus on: Learning about revision and study methods, using a combination of visual, auditory and kinaesthetic techniques Creating a study skills folder and revision timetable TeachiTrade Review"I believe that students with SLCN can be taught how to study and just like any other student they will learn skills... I think this resource is good for everybody not just SLCN students; it is adaptable and this is the key to it being a success." Shirley Suleyman, Assistant SENCO Table of ContentsThe Context Why teach revision and study skills? The 10 Session Program Overview of Sessions Starting PointChapter 1 Session 1 Focus Defining Revision and Study Skills Chapter 2 Session 2 Focus Looking (Visual), Listening (Auditory), Doing (Kinaesthetic)Chapter 3 Session 3 Focus: Looking-Visual Chapter 4 Focus: Listenng-Auditory Chapter 5 Focus: Doing-Kinaesthetic Methods Chapter 6 Session 6 Focus: Time and Time Concepts Chapter 7 Session 7 Focus: Exams and Command Words Chapter 8 Session 8 Focus: More About Exams Chapter 9 Session 9 Focus: Being Healthy Chapter 10 Session 10 Focus: Evaluation and Moving Forward Appendices
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Essentials of Occupational Health Psychology
Book SynopsisEssentials of Occupational Health Psychology provides a thorough overview of Occupational Health Psychology (OHP) with a focus on empowering readers to take appropriate and reasoned action to address a wide variety of worker health, safety, and well-being challenges that are present in working situations all over the world.Although relatively new as an area of specialization, OHP research and intervention efforts are already having major impacts on the way work is done around the world. Each of the twelve chapters in Essentials of Occupational Health Psychology addresses an essential aspect of OHP, with a consistent emphasis on putting what is known about that area into practice. Topics include essential background information regarding the history of OHP and major areas of OHP research and practice, such as work-related stress and recovery, psychological and physical demands and resources, interpersonal mistreatment, work and nonwork role dynamics, andTrade Review"This book by two experienced researchers and interventionists successfully balances academic research with practical advice about how to best assure the health and safety of employees. It provides comprehensive coverage of the major workplace hazards, their effects on individuals and organizations, and how best to manage them to minimize harm." —Paul Spector, University of South Florida, USA"This book provides a thorough, yet concise introduction to the field of Occupational Health Psychology. The writing is approachable, the twelve chapters are well-organized, and the authors clearly connect OHP research and practice to the real-world complexity of the workplace." —Carrie A. Bulger, Quinnipiac University, USA"Essentials of OHP takes this broadly relevant area of psychology out of its typically-academic confines and makes it accessible to those who work in real-world organizational settings. This well-organized volume will serve as an excellent primer for both students and practitioners interested in promoting worker health, safety, and well-being." —David W. Ballard, Independent Consultant, UK; Practice Committee Chair, Society for Occupational Health Psychology "This book by two experienced researchers and interventionists successfully balances academic research with practical advice about how to best assure the health and safety of employees. It provides comprehensive coverage of the major workplace hazards, their effects on individuals and organizations, and how best to manage them to minimize harm." Paul Spector, University of South Florida, USA"This book provides a thorough, yet concise introduction to the field of Occupational Health Psychology. The writing is approachable, the twelve chapters are well-organized, and the authors clearly connect OHP research and practice to the real-world complexity of the workplace." Carrie A. Bulger, Quinnipiac University, USA"Essentials of OHP takes this broadly relevant area of psychology out of its typically-academic confines and makes it accessible to those who work in real-world organizational settings. This well-organized volume will serve as an excellent primer for both students and practitioners interested in promoting worker health, safety, and well-being." David W. Ballard, Independent Consultant, UK; Practice Committee Chair, Society for Occupational Health Psychology Table of Contents1. Understanding the Psychology of Occupational Health 2. Designing and Evaluating Occupational Health Psychology Interventions 3. Individual Differences That Matter in OHP 4. Worker Psychological Health 5. Worker Physical Health 6. Work-Related Stress and Recovery 7. Psychological and Social Demands and Resources 8. Interpersonal Mistreatment at Work 9. Work and Nonwork Role Dynamics 10. Physical and Environmental Demands and Resources 11. Safety at Work 12. Broadening OHP Impact Beyond the Workplace
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Why Wont My Teenager Talk to Me
Book SynopsisDo you wish your son or daughter would tell you more about what is happening in their life, and that they would open up to you more often? Are you worried about them as they seem to be spending more and more time in their bedroom and on their smart phone? The teenage years can be a time of concern and worry for parents and carers from all backgrounds. However, Why Won't My Teenager Talk to Me? offers the parent and care-giver insightful and practical advice, as to how to encourage positive and respectful two-way communication between you and your teenager. The new edition of this essential book offers a positive way of thinking about the teenage years. So much has changed in the last five years since the book first appeared. Our knowledge of the human brain has increased, and this new edition includes a whole chapter devoted to the changing teenage brain. Trade Review‘This book merges the voices of parents and teenagers with Dr Colemans's authoritative, well-defined framework, offering practical information and advice for parents of today’s teenagers.’ Janey Downshire, Teenagers Translated, UK‘John writes in a generous, practical and informed manner about difficult subject areas. He provides a frames work ‘STAGE’ for reflection and reference, but most of all an open-minded approach to get the most out parenting during the teenage years – he even allows us to consider that this can be a wonderful and not terrible experience because he talks to both parents and teenagers themselves.’ Jez Todd, CEO of Family Lives, UK‘In today’s pressured and competitive world, it seems that parents have much to worry about and too little sensible guidance. Parents are full of questions, for their experiences are new to them and, in the case of the fast-changing digital world, new to everyone. John Coleman’s years of expertise, sound research and sympathetic vision allows him to offer wise yet practical answers in a lively, accessible and thoroughly up-to-date manner.’ Professor Sonia Livingstone OBE, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK‘This book is essential reading for anyone with a teenager. Fostering and maintaining good communication with a teenager can feel impossible – conversations end up turning into arguments and everyone starts to feel worried or upset. This book gives parents the insights they need to keep family communication channels open. It’s insightful and practical and should be on every parent’s bookshelf.’ Vicki Shotbolt, Founder and CEO of Parent Zone, UK‘This is the book that every parent of a teenager should have on their bedside table. Read it through, dip in and out – it contains so much that can help you. Coleman combines wisdom and sympathy with practicality and facts. He gives tips and suggestions on how to talk to your teenagers, and how to listen. But far more important, he gives you insight into why your teenagers act and feel the way they do and dissects the increasing pressures they come under in today’s world. This new edition contains the latest research on the teenage brain.’ Suzie Hayman, Agony Aunt for Woman Magazine and Trsutee of the charity Family Lives Table of ContentsPart 1 1. The teenage years 2. The changing brain 3. The STAGE framework 4. S - The Significance of parents and carers 5. T - Two-way communication 6. A - Authority 7. G - The Generation gap 8. E - Emotion Part 2 9. Teenagers and health 10. Sex and gender 11. Friends and the peer group 12. The digital world 13. Divorce and the changing family 14. Risk-taking and challenging behaviour 15. Conclusion: how parents can make use of the STAGE framework
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Psychology Library Editions Child Development
Book SynopsisPsychology Library Editions: Child Development (20 Volume set) brings together a diverse number of titles across many areas of developmental psychology, from children's play to language development. The series of previously out-of-print titles, originally published between 1930 and 1993, with the majority from the 70s and 80s, includes contributions from many respected authors in the field and charts the progression of the field over this time.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Neurocognition of Dance
Book SynopsisDance has always been an important aspect of all human cultures, and the study of human movement and action has become a topic of increasing relevance over the last decade, bringing dance into the focus of the cognitive sciences. Since the first edition of The Neurocognition of Dance was published, research into the cognitive science of dance has expanded extensively, with the number of scientific studies focusing on dance and dance-related topics in cognitive psychology growing significantly.Featuring three new chapters addressing topics that have become highly relevant to the field in recent years neuroaesthetics, entrainment, and choreographic cognition as well as progress in teaching based on novel methods, this comprehensively revised and updated new edition of The Neurocognition of Dance is full of cutting-edge insights from scientists, researchers, and professionals from the world of dance.Also now including online material suchTable of ContentsIpke Wachsmuth: Foreword for the first editionFreya Vass-Rhee: Foreword for the second editionBettina Bläsing, Martin Puttke & Thomas Schack: Introduction: Moving towards a multidisciplinary neuro-cognitive science of dancePart II: The dance perspectiveMartin Puttke: Learning to dance means learning to think!Galeet BenZion: The Kinematics Teaching Methodology: Marrying kinesthetic stimuli with reading instructionElizabeth Waterhouse: In-Sync: Entrainment in danceGregor Zöllig: Searching for that 'other land of dance': The phases in developing a choreographyScott deLahunta & Philip Barnard: Seeing the ‘choreographic mind’: Three analytic lenses developed to probe and notate creative thinking in dancePart II: The science perspectiveThomas Schack: Building blocks and architecture of dance: a cognitive–perceptual perspectiveDavid A. Rosenbaum: Shall we dance again? Action researchers and dancers can move togetherHolk Cruse & Malte Schilling: Getting cognitiveBettina Bläsing: The dancer’s memory: learning with the body from the remembered, the percieved and the imaginedPart III: Neurocognitive Studies of DanceBeatriz Calvo-Merino: Neural mechanisms for seeing danceEmily S. Cross: Building a dance in the human brain: Insights from expert and novice dancersGuido Orgs, Beatriz Calvo-Merino & Emily S. Cross: Knowing dance or knowing how to dance? Sources of expertise in aesthetic appreciation of human movement.Corinne Jola: Choreographed science: Merging dance and cognitive neuroscience
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Guilford Publications Becoming Who We Are
Book SynopsisWhat are the basic dimensions of temperament? How does temperament influence children's relationships to their physical and social worlds--and their behavior and adjustment across the lifespan? What are its biological underpinnings? From preeminent researcher Mary Rothbart, this work comprehensively examines the role of temperament in the development of personality and psychopathology. In a direct and readable style, Rothbart combines theory and research with everyday observations and clinical examples. She offers new insights on difficult children and reviews intervention programs that address temperamental factors in childhood problems. Winner--Eleanor Maccoby Book Award, American Psychological Association Division 7 (Developmental Psychology)Trade Review"One of the wisest, most interesting, and most important books in psychology in recent years. A world-renowned expert, Rothbart brilliantly shows how temperament combines with experience to make us who we are."--Carol S. Dweck, PhD, Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford University"This outstanding book from the foremost world expert on temperament offers a creative and authoritative synthesis. A broad range of interrelated topics are addressed, including the development and structure of temperament and personality; connections to competence, conscience, and psychopathology; meaning structures; biological and environmental contributions to temperament; and interventions. Rothbart clarifies the multiple levels of factors that contribute to the course of human development. There is something for all developmental scientists and students in this accessible and well-written book."--Nancy Eisenberg, PhD, Regents' Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University "In this excellent book, Rothbart brings her pioneering theory of temperament into full fruition. Her comprehensive presentation ranges from the history of temperament to its development into adult personality. Rothbart sets forth a clearly documented, dynamic perspective on the relation between temperament and personality. Through thought experiments, she reveals how individual differences develop within the child's social and physical environment. Discussions of psychopathology and interventions are included. This is a book for all researchers and clinicians interested in understanding how we become who we are."--Arnold J. Sameroff, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Michigan"Half the battle in child clinical work is deriving an effective formulation of a child's issues. Child clinicians who read this book will come up with more effective formulations. They will think in richer ways about concepts of temperament, how temperament influences and is influenced by the social environment, and implications for the child's social development and sense of self. The book also offers helpful discussions of temperament-informed interventions, such as parent training and executive function training."--John E. Bates, PhD, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Indiana University "While one of the longest-studied topics in psychology, temperament remains one of its toughest nuts to crack. Rothbart leads the reader along a compelling personal and scientific journey during which the many factors that combine to make us unique individuals--biological, social, and developmental--are carefully assessed and elucidated. Rothbart's writing style is clear and engaging. This book not only reflects the current state of the field, but also, I suspect, will shape its future."--Mark H. Johnson, PhD, Professor and Director, Centre for Brain and Cognitive Development, Birkbeck College, University of London, United Kingdom "This book provides a comprehensive and substantive basis for understanding temperament, personality, development, and the links among them. Importantly, and a rare accomplishment, it also provides useful insights into how temperamental differences affect individuals' everyday lives, their achievements, and their problems. The book is grounded in solid theory and evidence but reflects Rothbart’s sensitivity to children, parents, and families. She is an eminent developmental researcher who brings real clinical insights to an important topic. A 'must read.'"--Barbara Keogh, PhD, Professor Emerita, Graduate School of Education and Department of Psychiatry, University of California, Los Angeles; author of Temperament in the Classroom-A thoughtful, scientific, and wise analysis of what we have learned about temperament, development, and personalityand where we have to press further. The three themes of this remarkable book/m-/temperament, development, and personalityare skillfully interwoven to create an account of the development of socioemotional individuality throughout life....[A] well-written and engaging volume.--Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 9/1/2012Table of Contents1. Definition and Historical Roots2. The Structure of Temperament3. The Biology of Temperament4. Infancy5. The Self and Structures of Meaning6. Coping and Culture7. Conscience and Competence8. Stability and Change from Child to Adult9. Problems and Interventions in Development10. Temperament, Environment, and Psychopathology11. Some Final Observations
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Guilford Publications Applied Qualitative Research Design
Book SynopsisThis unique text provides a comprehensive framework for creating, managing, and interpreting qualitative research studies that yield valid and useful information. Examples of studies from a wide range of disciplines illustrate the strengths, limitations, and applications of the primary qualitative methods: in-depth interviews, focus group discussions, ethnography, content analysis, and case study and narrative research. Following a consistent format, chapters show students and researchers how to implement each method within a paradigm-neutral and flexible Total Quality Framework (TQF) comprising four interrelated components: Credibility, Analyzability, Transparency, and Usefulness. Unlike other texts that relegate quality issues to one or two chapters, detailed discussions of such crucial topics as construct validity, interresearcher reliability, researcher bias, and verification strategies are featured throughout. The book also addresses applications of the TQF to the writing, reviTrade Review"The presentation of a TQF that can be used both to evaluate published studies and create high-quality studies is a unique contribution to the field of qualitative inquiry. The TQF will be particularly helpful to graduate students who are venturing into qualitative research. The authors skillfully guide the reader through the various modes of data collection and analysis. They provide detailed guidance on key methodological issues, such as decisions regarding sample size, conducting telephone versus face-to-face interviews, and uses of focus groups."--Margaret J. Bull, PhD, RN, Marquette University College of Nursing “A most original contribution that has been put together with the greatest of care. I applaud the authors for dividing each of the five methods chapters into well-organized sections that cover all aspects of the methods and explain how and why to apply TQF principles. Each chapter ends with an exceptionally effective case study to illustrate the concepts described. Other highlights of the book include the discussion topics and exercises to further readers’ thinking and understanding. This will be a great text for my senior-level honors seminar in qualitative research design."--Kimberley Ducey, PhD, Department of Sociology, University of Winnipeg, Canada “This is an excellent text for a graduate qualitative research course, as well as a valuable reference for professionals. Well-written and easy to use, it provides a practical approach for students by incorporating exercises, case studies, web resources, and discussion topics. The latest research trends are discussed throughout, such as email IDIs, mobile ethnography, and synchronous versus asynchronous online discussion boards. The authors’ years of experience in conducting qualitative research make this book not only informative, but interesting to read.”--Candice R. Hollenbeck, PhD, Department of Marketing, University of Georgia “A much-needed, pathbreaking book that will help set new standards of authoritativeness and excellence in qualitative research. The TQF is a powerful approach that can inform all types of research. I particularly like the authors' thorough attention to context, which they carefully explain in the introduction and develop throughout the book; this is one of the most important aspects of qualitative research."--Gerald Kosicki, PhD, School of Communication, The Ohio State University “The writing is clear with helpful illustrative examples. Strengths of the book include its user-friendly narrative language and the effective applied exercises and case studies at the end of each chapter.”--Mary I. Dereshiwsky, PhD, Department of Educational Leadership, Northern Arizona University -Roller and Lavrakas do a fantastic job of identifying strengths and limitations of each design model.--The Qualitative Report, 1/1/2018ƒƒThis book is suffused with the elements of what the authors call the total quality framework--namely credibility, analyzability, transparency, and usefulness. Each chapter is built around this framework so the important decisions needed throughout the stages of a qualitative research study are covered….Good use is made of chapter summaries and discussion topics and worked examples….Where appropriate, the advantages and disadvantages of preparing for, collecting, and analyzing data using technology is explored providing an additional dimension to the text. I would recommend this book to educators, researchers, and postgraduate students who are undertaking qualitative research.--Nurse Researcher, 1/1/2016ƒƒA hands-on, innovative, integrated methods text….The framework provides principles and practices for researchers to apply throughout the research process so that they are more likely to gather high-quality data, come to a more complete and valid interpretation of their data, and generate and present useful outcomes….The book contains chapters on each of the main qualitative methods: in-depth interviews, focus groups, ethnography, content analysis, and case studies. The authors, in keeping with the integrated approach of their model, in parallel fashion apply each of the four elements of the framework to each technique and its particular requirements. This feature alone is a major strength of this work. But each method chapter contains some additional valuable elements, such as skills researchers must bring to that particular technique, strengths and weaknesses of that approach, and ethical considerations. The authors also provide a case study at the end of each chapter that is an example of a research project utilizing the TQF standards for that specific method. If that weren't enough, the final chapter focuses on how to use the TQF to assess the quality of qualitative studies done by others--or at least, grant or project proposals….The book itself is very well organized and well written….Section headings and parallel organization make it easy to jump back and forth, and chapter summaries along with an extensive glossary likewise aid the reader….Overall, Roller and Lavrakas have done social science scholars of all stripes a big favor.--Public Opinion Quarterly, 5/1/2016ƒƒReaders will benefit from the book's organization, with its similarly formatted chapters, and from the frequent examples, bulleted lists, diagrams, and annotated bibliographies at the end of the chapters. The overall presentation facilitates comprehension of what can be, for some, difficult content….This is an outstanding adjunctive resource for those using particular research paradigms (e.g., grounded theory, phenomenology, ethnography, etc.) and for those in need of a framework to ensure rigor in any qualitative research study. The book provides a new, fresh, and meticulous approach to creating, understanding, using, and evaluating qualitative research. (review by Martha M. Scheckel, PhD, RN)--Doody's Review Service, 7/10/2015Table of Contents1. Making Sense of the Human Experience with Qualitative Research 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Unique Attributes Associated with Qualitative Research 1.3. The Total Quality Framework and the Reason for This Book 1.4. Overall Organization of the Book and Its Chapters 1.5. The Glossary 2. The Total Quality Framework Chapter Preview 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Paradigms and Frameworks 2.3. What Is the Total Quality Framework? 2.4. Applying the Total Quality Framework 2.5. Chapter Summary Suggested Further Reading 3. Interview Method: In-Depth Interviews Chapter Preview 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Four Modes of the In-Depth Interview Method 3.3. Applying the Total Quality Framework Approach to the In-Depth Interview Method 3.4. Chapter Summary 3.5. Exercises and Discussion Topics Suggested Further Reading Web Resource 4. Interview Method: Focus Group Discussions Chapter Preview 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Three Modes of the Group Discussion Method 4.3. Applying the Total Quality Framework Approach to the Group Discussion Method 4.4. Chapter Summary 4.5. Exercises and Discussion Topics Suggested Further Reading Web Resources 5. Observation Method: Ethnography Chapter Preview 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Ethnography in the Digital Age 5.3. Applying the Total Quality Framework Approach to Ethnography 5.4. Chapter Summary 5.5. Exercises and Discussion Topics Suggested Further Reading Web Resources 6. Qualitative Content Analysis Chapter Preview 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Computer-Assisted Qualitative Content Analysis 6.3. Applying the Total Quality Framework Approach to Qualitative Content Analysis 6.4. Chapter Summary 6.5. Exercises and Discussion Topics Web Resources 7. Multiple Methods in Case-Centered Approaches: Case Study and Narrative Research Chapter Preview 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Process in Case-Centered Research 7.3. The Total Quality Framework Approach to Case-Centered Research 7.4. Chapter Summary 7.5. Exercises and Discussion Topics Suggested Further Reading Web Resource 8. The Total Quality Framework Research Proposal and Other Practical Applications of the Total Quality Framework Chapter Preview 8.1. Introduction 8.2. Section-by-Section Discussion of the Total Quality Framework Research Proposal 8.3. Evaluating Proposals Using the Total Quality Framework 8.4. Related Uses of the Total Quality Framework in Reviewing Research Reports 8.5. Chapter Summary Glossary References Author Index Subject Index About the Authors
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Guilford Publications Contemporary Feminist Research from Theory to
Book SynopsisExploring the breadth of contemporary feminist research practices, this engaging text immerses the reader in cutting-edge theories, methods, and practical strategies. Chapters review theoretical work and describe approaches to conducting quantitative, qualitative, and community-based research with participants; doing content or media analysis; and evaluating programs or interventions. Ethical issues are addressed and innovative uses of digital media highlighted. The focus is studying gender inequities as they are experienced by individuals and groups from diverse cultural, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and with diverse gender identities. Delving into the process of writing and publishing feminist research, the text covers timely topics such as public scholarship, activism, and arts-based practices. The companion website features interviews with prominent feminist researchers. Pedagogical Features *Case examples of feminist research. *Running glossary of key Trade Review"This excellent introduction to feminist research is accessible to both undergraduates and graduate students. Students in my Feminist Research Methodologies course found the content and structure of the book very helpful in writing a clearly argued and defendable research proposal. I recommend this book to any methods instructor who has a commitment to anti-oppressive research and social justice. It may be easily incorporated into the required readings of courses in education; anthropology; ethnic studies; sociology; and feminist, women's, and gender and sexuality studies."--Manal Hamzeh, PhD, Department of Interdisciplinary and Gender and Sexuality Studies, New Mexico State University "This is the new go-to text for feminist researchers at any stage. More than just a handbook, Contemporary Feminist Research from Theory to Practice provides an in-depth consideration of feminist theories, research, and activism, paying close attention to racial, geopolitical, and gender diversities, linkages, and controversies. Students will benefit tremendously from the expansive multimedia and multidisciplinary resources offered in each chapter, as well as the thoughtful discussion questions and activities and clearly defined terms. The book makes a unique contribution to the feminist classroom with its multidisciplinary focus; elegantly interwoven history of feminisms; and strong, accessible articulation of the dynamic and interconnected nature of feminist theory, research, and practice from a variety of perspectives."--Barbara Gurr, PhD, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program, University of Connecticut "This engaging guide to feminist research in all its diversity is wonderfully readable and useful. The clear writing, with remarkably little jargon, achieves accessibility without oversimplifying important concepts, such as intersectionality and nonbinary genders. The book is unique in embedding feminist research within both theory and activism while offering practical guidance for producing and disseminating it. The focus on how to be a feminist on the digital highway provides insights into the potential of digital and social media for social justice. Each chapter’s discussion questions, suggested activities, and digital and nondigital resources will stimulate student learning. Somehow the book works for all levels--undergraduates, graduate students, and instructors."--Patricia H. Miller, PhD, Department of Psychology, San Francisco State University "A major strength of this book is that it showcases a variety of ways of presenting feminist research. The book will be useful for those instructors interested in teaching feminist research with actual case examples. The discussion questions, text boxes, and additional resources are very useful, moving us from theory to application. This text exemplifies creative writing and teaching."--Venus E. Evans-Winters, PhD, Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, Illinois State University "Many texts on quantitative methods--and some on qualitative methods--frame social research as a neutral, apolitical practice. Yet, for me, such an assumption is irresponsible and dangerous. By merging critical feminist theory and research methods, this exciting book demonstrates how and why social research is political. I especially appreciate the extensive discussions of collaboration, embodiment, and intersectionality, as well as the chapters on feminist ethics, publishing feminist research, and doing public scholarship. As one of the most inclusive texts on the market, this book is an essential resource for new and advanced scholars."--Tony E. Adams, PhD, Department of Communication, Bradley University "I have been teaching methods for 25 years, and this text far surpasses any I have used in the past. It is incredibly comprehensive, providing an overview of feminist theory as well as the directions needed to choose and employ various methods."--Angela J. Hattery, PhD, Professor and Director, Women and Gender Studies Program, George Mason University "A good introduction to feminist research methodology that grounds the reader in history and theory and then moves to actual research practice, thoroughly covering the types of research that feminists are doing today. I appreciate the inclusion of contemporary digital practices, which are very important currently."--Stacie Craft DeFreitas, PhD, Department of Social Sciences, University of Houston–Downtown "There is no feminist research textbook I know of that is as timely and on point as this one. The complexity of the field of feminist scholarship is well articulated, the examples are relevant to my undergraduate students, and the exercises are thoughtful and engaging."--Kate McCoy, PhD, Department of Educational Studies and Leadership and Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, State University of New York at New Paltz -Dr. Patricia Leavy and Dr. Anne Harris…offer learners of all career stages a concise and lively blueprint for bringing feminism out of the realm of theory and into that of application. The authors orient readers to feminism as a dynamic, continuously evolving culture of inclusion and affirmation. This philosophy pervades the text from start to finish, operationalized by engaging discussion questions and hands-on practice activities….Throughout the book, the authors weave in timely examples that illustrate different intersectionalities within feminist research practice. This attention to the immense diversity of what feminist research can mean across different communities and contexts makes the book both exciting and relatable. I also found the authors' explicit intent for different chapters within the book to stand alone if needed both cleverly conceived and well executed….Offers tremendous flexibility as a learning resource for courses ranging from the very conceptual to the very applied. I recommend it strongly for a wide variety of learner demographics and teaching activities within and beyond qualitative methods. Likewise, this textbook offers wonderful support for both seasoned feminist scholars and those just beginning to discover what feminism means for them.--The Qualitative Report, 10/23/2019Table of ContentsI. Feminist Theoretical Frameworks 1. Introduction 2. The Feminist Research Landscape 3. Intersectionality, Feminist Epistemology, and Standpoint Feminism Theoretical Frames 4. Postmodern/Post-Structuralist Theoretical Frames to Feminist Research II. Feminist Approaches to “Doing Research” 5. Feminist Ethics 6. Feminist Methods for Working Directly with Participants 7. Feminist Methods for Studying Nonliving Data, Organizations, and Programs III. Being a Feminist Researcher: Getting the Work Out 8. Writing and Publishing Feminist Research 9. Public Scholarship and Critical Perspectives APPENDIX. Feminist Scholars by Discipline or Area of Study References
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Guilford Publications When Psychological Problems Mask Medical
Book SynopsisWidely regarded as a standard clinical resource, this book helps practitioners think outside the mental health box and recognize when a client may need a medical evaluation. Part I provides an accessible overview of symptoms that can be observed in a standard mental status examination and may point to medical illness. Engaging case vignettes and interviewing pointers help readers hone their diagnostic skills. Part II presents concise facts--including basic medical information and physical and mental symptoms--on more than 60 diseases and syndromes. An easy-to-read chart in Part III cross-tabulates all of the disorders and symptoms for quick reference and comparison. New to This Edition *Reflects more than 15 years of advances in medical and mental health knowledge. *Updated throughout for DSM-5. *Additional medical disorders: celiac disease, traumatic brain injury, heavy-metal toxicity, and others. *Updated links to further reading on each health condition.Trade Review"This factual, current, and well-written guide is necessary reading for all clinicians who desire to sharpen their diagnostic skills. Morrison addresses the problems presented by psychiatric patients who may suffer from medical disorders, helping the clinician make sense of symptom presentations that are often confusing and on occasion mysterious and baffling. With tables, lists, and detailed explanations, this book establishes order and method in the examination of the complex patient. This second edition carries on the quality of the first, but is greatly enhanced by more information, new insights and clinical revelations, and a pragmatic interpretation of the latest findings."--Rodrigo A. Muñoz, MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego; past president, American Psychiatric Association “The ability to differentiate medical and psychological sources of psychological symptoms is a core competency in case formulation and treatment planning. Morrison's succinct book helps clinicians with this critical task better than any other. The book is cross-indexed so information is rapidly available. It is replete with case examples and interesting historical references, and benefits from Morrison's wit and humor. An outstanding contribution.”--Tracy D. Eells, PhD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Louisville "The second edition of this authoritative work covers a topic that is far too often ignored in the training and practice of mental health practitioners. The book is comprehensive, well organized, and easy to read. Morrison’s engaging style and inclusion of numerous summary tables make the book particularly accessible. This is an essential resource that should be on every clinician’s bookshelf or e-reader."--Martin M. Antony, PhD, ABPP, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada "I used the first edition for many years to train doctoral students in clinical psychology, and found it to greatly enhance their training. I have no doubt that the second edition also will be extremely popular among students. The text is compelling and easy to read. It helps students and busy professionals quickly explore alternative diagnoses to avoid misdiagnosing medical disorders as psychological illnesses."--Leslie A. Robinson, PhD, Director, Clinical Health Track; Director, Center for Health Promotion and Evaluation, Department of Psychology, University of Memphis "Although most therapists are not medical specialists, we do not treat disembodied persons. Morrison alerts us to the most common mental symptoms that might be due to physical disorders, and heightens our diagnostic acumen. His efficient presentation, using both narrative and tables, can alert us to problems we might not have asked about and make treatment more comprehensive and effective. This updated second edition--written in the intelligent, experienced, and modest voice we have come to expect from Morrison--is a foundational resource for all therapists."--Edward L. Zuckerman, PhD, author of Clinician's Thesaurus -James Morrison's book is a gem. He addresses common medical illnesses that produce psychological symptoms in a refreshing manner, making the book an excellent review text for fellow psychiatrists and nonphysician psychotherapists....His occasionally tongue-in-cheek style makes for pleasant readability without minimizing the importance of his message....Tables...are laid out in easily readable form and useful for quick cross-referencing....This is book worth its weight in gold: it is eminently readable and can save some lives and bring improvement to many others. (on the first edition)--Journal of the American Medical Association, 03/09/2015ƒƒAt once a primer on the collaboration of psychotherapist and physician and a useful reference book for this purpose. Although it is intended for psychotherapists with limited medical training, it may also be useful to primary care physicians and other medical clinicians who may be the first contact for patients who present with psychiatric symptoms. (on the first edition)--Psychiatric Services, 03/09/2015Table of ContentsIntroduction I. A Review of Symptoms The Need for Evaluation Observing the Mental Status Appearance and Behavior Mood (Affect) Speech Content of Thought Intellectual Resources Insight and Judgment Personality Change Diagnostic Principles II. 66 Disorders Adrenal Insufficiency AIDS Altitude Sickness Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Antidiuretic Hormone, Inappropriate Secretion Brain Abscess Brain Tumor Cancer Carcinoid Syndrome Cardiac Arrhythmias Celiac Disease Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease Congestive Heart Failure Cryptococcosis Cushing's Syndrome Diabetes Mellitus Epilepsy Fibromyalgia Heavy-Metal Toxicity Herpes Encephalitis Homocystinuria Huntington's Disease Hyperparathyroidism Hypertensive Encephalopathy Hyperthyroidism Hypoparathyroidism Hypothyroidism Kidney Failure Klinefelter's Syndrome Liver Failure Lyme Disease Ménière's Syndrome Menopause Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Migraine Mitral Valve Prolapse Multiple Sclerosis Myasthenia Gravis Neurocutaneous Disorders Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus Parasitism Parkinson's Disease Pellagra Pernicious Anemia Pheochromocytoma Pneumonia Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Porphyria Postoperative Delirium Premenstrual Syndrome Prion Disease Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Protein Energy Malnutrition Pulmonary Thromboembolism Rheumatoid Arthritis Sensory Deficit Sickle-Cell Disease Sleep Apnea Substance Intoxication and Withdrawal Syphilis Systemic Infection Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Thiamine Deficiency Traumatic Brain Injury Wilson's Disease III. Symptom Summaries
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Guilford Publications Neuroscience for the Mental Health Clinician
Book SynopsisAccessible and succinct, this book has given thousands of clinicians and students the basic understanding of neuroscience that is essential in contemporary mental health practice. Steven R. Pliszka synthesizes current knowledge on the neurobiological bases of major psychiatric disorders. He explores the brain systems that underlie cognition, emotions, and behavior; how disturbances in these systems can lead to psychopathology; and the impact of genetic and environmental risk factors across development. The book also addresses the ways that both pharmacological and psychosocial treatments act on the brain as they bring about a reduction in symptoms. Illustrations include 93 black-and-white figures and 14 color plates. New to This Edition *Incorporates over a decade of important advances in brain science. *Heightened focus on brain networks. *Cutting-edge discussions of genetics and epigenetics, the biological impact of stress, neurotransmitters, novel depression tTrade Review"Impressive. Pliszka combines the warm, engaging style of an experienced teacher with the depth and breadth of a scientific leader. He carefully describes seminal studies of brain function in both healthy and disordered populations. This book provides a refreshing and dispassionately candid view of what is currently known about the relationship between behavior and neural networks, as well as how far we still need to go to improve understanding and treatment. The second edition incorporates state-of-the-art imaging studies, large-scale genetic and epigenetic experiments, and optogenetic advancements. This book could easily be used in clinical neuroscience courses for non-neuroscience graduate programs like clinical psychology. It also serves as a desk reference for practicing clinicians who wish to understand the latest technological breakthroughs."--Scott A. Langenecker, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago "Since the first edition of this book was published, behavioral neuroscience has exploded with new research. The second edition focuses on how genetics, development, and the environment interact to shape brain networks and the implications of those networks. This book is ideal as a text for a neurobiology seminar for psychiatry residents, child psychiatry fellows, medical students, or psychology students, or as independent reading for clinicians who wish to understand how brain structure and function affect emotions and behavior. It offers cutting-edge, understandable explanations of current ideas regarding the biology of mental illness."--Mina K. Dulcan, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago "Addressing the neuroanatomy and neuropathological underpinnings of such disorders as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and mood disorders, the second edition of this extremely valuable resource has a new emphasis on networks. Pliszka underscores our burgeoning knowledge that the brain does not work in isolated units, but rather in concert across brain regions. He presents emerging empirical findings and transactional ideas that deepen our understanding of how the environment influences the brain, and vice versa. This book belongs in every practitioner's library."--Margaret Semrud-Clikeman, PhD, ABPdN, Division Director, Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience, University of Minnesota Medical School -Table of ContentsI. Basic Principles 1. Introduction 2. Draw the Brain: Introduction to Clinical Neuroanatomy 3. Neuronal Communication 4. Neurotransmitters 5. Genetics and Epigenetics 6. Fear, Reward, and Action 7. Attention and Memory 8. Higher Cognitive Functioning II. Mental Disorders 9. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 10. Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, and Substance Abuse 11. Mood and Anxiety Disorders 12. Schizophrenia 13. Autism Spectrum Disorders 14. Dementia
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Guilford Publications Leaving It at the Office Second Edition
Book SynopsisMental health professionals provide better care to their clients when they care for themselves. This acclaimed highly practical guide--now revised and expanded with even more self-care strategies--helps busy psychotherapists balance their personal and professional lives. The book presents 13 research-informed self-care strategies and offers concrete methods for integrating them into daily life. Featuring examples and insights from master therapists, every chapter concludes with a self-care checklist. Infused with a positive message of self-renewal and growth, the book shows clinicians how to leave distress at the office and tend actively to their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. New to This Edition *Chapter on mindfulness and self-compassion. *Increased emphasis on simple, real-time self-care activities. *New examples from additional master therapists and hundreds of workshop participants. *Up-to-date research findings on therapist stress and resilieTrade Review"This book is a remarkable achievement in therapist self-renewal. It promotes self-care through an impressive synthesis of research literature, clinical wisdom, therapist experience, and personal disclosures. The second edition includes innovative information on mindfulness, self-compassion, and multiculturalism. Additionally, it offers new self-care examples from hundreds of practitioners, including eight master therapists. As a full-time psychotherapist and a clinical professor, I strongly recommend this book to current and future clinicians."--Lillian Comas-Díaz, PhD, private practice, Washington, DC; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University "Even better than the already excellent first edition, this second edition offers more specific self-care activities and additional experience-near narratives from master therapists. Few in our field can write as well and integrate theory, research, and practice as seamlessly as John Norcross, now joined in this second edition by the equally prolific Gary VandenBos. Their collaboration has yielded a wonderful, down-to-earth blend of erudition, practical information and strategies, humor, and compassion. This book issues a heartfelt plea to both beginning and experienced therapists to prioritize themselves in order to better care for their patients. We would all do well to listen to these authors' wise words."--Barry A. Farber, PhD, Clinical Psychology Program, Teachers College, Columbia University "This real-world book is a superb contribution for all of us who wish to flourish personally in order to ensure ethical and successful psychotherapy. Enriching narratives, empirical research, survey data, and theoretical literature are woven together, at times humorously. Chapters focus on 13 strategies to inspire, acquire, validate, and maintain personal and professional satisfaction. Each chapter ends with a meaningful checklist and resources for further exploration. Norcross and VandenBos combine their vast knowledge and experience to provide illuminating self-care suggestions based on the premise that the person is the locus of effective psychotherapy. Hazards and challenges are described, but the emphasis is on positive strategies not only to survive, but also to thrive."--Melba J. T. Vasquez, PhD, ABPP, private practice, Austin, Texas; past president, American Psychological Association "A refreshing read for anyone who is or wants to be a mental health clinician. The authors are master psychotherapists who value relationships. Their sensitivity and sense of humor comes through on each page, whether they are telling you how to take care of yourself or how to say ‘no’ when you cannot do something. Just as good clinicians do for their clients, Norcross and VandenBos don't just talk about therapist self-care, but actually provide tools for doing it. This book is a 'must read' at any stage of your career. I especially recommend it to beginners, even before they put one foot into the psychotherapy room."--Lenore E. Walker, EdD, ABPP, College of Psychology (Emeritus), Nova Southeastern University -Leaving It at the Office is a very well-written, engaging, and thought-provoking book. The authors' style is conversational, at times humorous, and always compassionate. As experienced psychotherapists and researchers, Norcross and VandenBos are open in sharing their own perspectives and anecdotes from their lives and in acknowledging not just the importance, but also the challenges, of engaging in self-care. Further, they are adept at integrating information from a wide range of sources and presenting it in an accessible, relatable, and encouraging manner. In fact, the book's title doesn't seem to do the book justice in terms of reflecting its comprehensiveness, its optimistic focus, and its overall potential for influencing the professional and personal lives of practicing psychotherapists….A book that is appropriate (I might even suggest 'a must-read') for practicing psychotherapists from diverse educational backgrounds and theoretical perspectives. This book also has much to offer psychotherapists-in-training and with the increased emphasis on developing self-care skills in graduate education, this could be a very beneficial book to include in the curriculum of graduate programs.--Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 1/2/2019ƒƒTrue confessions: I needed to read this book. Let me be more inclusive: as psychotherapists, whether seasoned or neophyte, we all need to read this book, or at the very least attend to its vital messages....In addition to finding this book informative and engaging, it was just plain fun to read. (on the first edition)--Psychotherapy, 6/1/2008ƒƒThe authors seek to make therapist self-care as important and integrated an aspect of the work as writing notes or training, rather than an add-on or reactive piece of crisis management....Most of what is said in this book transcends difference in national custom or local practice. Much of it serves to remind us of what we already know but too easily ignore. And all of it provides sensible advice to help us maintain a professional and personal duty of care. (on the first edition)--Therapy Today, 5/1/2008ƒƒA comprehensive, practical, and absorbing guide to therapist self-care....The book itself is an interesting and well-balanced mix of clinical wisdom and clinical research. Importantly, the text is easily accessible and is replete with interesting anecdotes and practical tips to improve one's clinical practice....I recommend it for therapists of any persuasion who are looking to improve the way they practice, for those closer to burnout, or those just starting their training....The book will stimulate reflection on your own clinical practice, challenging you to do things you have been neglecting and give you the confidence to try new techniques. (on the first edition)--Drug and Alcohol Review, 1/1/2009ƒƒThis self-care book is a delightfully down-to-earth, honest, inspirational, and aspirational guide for psychotherapists' well-being in their professional and personal lives....Self-care is not selfish, but a means to ensure that we are in the best condition to meet our professional duties and sustain healthy personal lives. (on the first edition)--Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, 1/1/2009Table of Contents1. Valuing the Person of the Psychotherapist 2. Refocusing on the Rewards 3. Recognizing the Hazards 4. Minding the Body 5. Nurturing Relationships 6. Setting Boundaries 7. Restructuring Cognitions 8. Sustaining Healthy Escapes 9. Maintaining Mindfulness 10. Creating a Flourishing Environment 11. Profiting from Personal Therapy 12. Cultivating Spirituality and Mission, with James D. Guy, Jr. 13. Fostering Creativity and Growth References Index
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Guilford Publications Longitudinal Structural Equation Modeling with
Book SynopsisAn in-depth guide to executing longitudinal confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and structural equation modeling (SEM) in Mplus, this book uses latent stateâtrait (LST) theory as a unifying conceptual framework, including the relevant coefficients of consistency, occasion specificity, and reliability. Following a standard format, chapters review the theoretical underpinnings, strengths, and limitations of the various models; present data examples; and demonstrate each model's application and interpretation in Mplus, with numerous screen shots and output excerpts. Coverage encompasses both traditional models (autoregressive, change score, and growth curve models) and LST models for analyzing single- and multiple-indicator data. The book discusses measurement equivalence testing, intensive longitudinal data modeling, and missing data handling, and provides strategies for model selection and reporting of results. User-friendly features include special-topic boxes, chapter summariTrade Review"Geiser introduces readers to longitudinal SEM by building from simple to more complex models. Assuming only basic prior knowledge about SEM and factor analysis, Geiser offers a careful, clear analysis of advantages and limitations of each method, and includes discussions of missing data, Bayesian analysis, dynamic SEM for intensive longitudinal data, and model selection strategies. This book is an ideal companion text for a second course in SEM that tackles the analysis of longitudinal data. It is a useful reference for more experienced researchers and methodologists who want to learn about LST models. The book is unique in using LST theory to scaffold the presentation of a variety of models for longitudinal data. Discussion of the various models is skillfully interwoven with path diagrams, equations, and Mplus code. Even a beginning SEM user will have no trouble understanding this book."--Kristopher J. Preacher, PhD, Department of Psychology and Human Development, Peabody College, Vanderbilt University "This is the first English-language book to introduce longitudinal latent variable analysis based on the crucial distinctions between states, traits, measurement error, and method effects. The book provides an extended and readable introduction to LST theory and, in particular, its implications for a meaningful analysis of longitudinal data. I highly recommend this book for students who want to learn about fundamental concepts of differential and developmental psychology; latent variables, in general; and the analysis of latent variables in longitudinal designs with Mplus, the most comprehensive program for the analysis of manifest and latent variables. I have no doubt that students will profit a lot from this great book written by an outstanding, authoritative scientist in the field of latent variable modeling."--Rolf Steyer, PhD, Institute of Psychology, Friedrich-Schiller University of Jena, Germany "A much-needed addition to the literature. Geiser writes in an extremely clear and engaging style, avoiding unnecessary jargon while communicating essential concepts in a rigorous manner. The boxes within the chapters provide additional technical information to provide readers with a deeper dive into certain topics without interrupting the flow of the book. The most appealing aspect of this book for an instructor using it as a didactic tool or a researcher using it as a reference is the well-documented Mplus examples. These are truly key to bringing the methods alive for the reader. I recommend this book as a primary text in a course on longitudinal data analysis or latent variable modeling. It provides students with both the technical background to understand LST models and the applied tools to fit them using Mplus."--Holmes Finch, PhD, George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology, Ball State University "The book offers a profound, flexible, and extremely useful framework for longitudinal SEM. It will be of interest to users and theoreticians alike--it has much to offer for graduate courses or for researchers working with longitudinal data in psychology and related disciplines. Even though the primary topic is modeling, the book also provides inspiration for formulating research questions. Coming from a different angle with a different modeling language, I found it highly accessible and appealing. The book builds on earlier developments in LST theory and extrapolates the basic principles to a large variety of possible model specifications."--Paul De Boeck, PhD, Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University "Using a measurement theory perspective, Geiser explains the rationale and procedures for a variety of longitudinal models, including simplex models, latent change score models, latent growth curve models, latent state models, and LST models. He translates longitudinal modeling techniques into digestible concepts and frames the relations between these concepts using LST theory. Geiser guides readers through complex issues related to analyzing longitudinal data so that readers can apply these methods to their own research. Easy-to-follow examples and annotated Mplus syntax and output clarify the concepts and illustrate the techniques. While this book is broadly accessible to substantive researchers, its technical rigor also will satisfy quantitative specialists. It can serve as a text for graduate-level courses or self-study of longitudinal data analysis and SEM."--Sara Finney, PhD, Department of Graduate Psychology, James Madison University-An excellent text on longitudinal structural equation modeling. Social science researchers use longitudinal models to measure the change in attitudes, personality traits, intelligence, feelings, cognitive abilities, etc., over time (Geiser, 2021). With the popularity of these types of models and the abundant use of Mplus, this book does a great job marrying the two areas to provide readers with an understanding of how longitudinal models work and how to estimate them using the powerful software, Mplus….I enjoyed the detail Geiser provides with respect to the fundamental knowledge of the models presented and the Mplus software. The organization of the chapters builds upon each other so the reader can easily follow the model building process and the author does an excellent job explaining each model….The amount of detail provided about Mplus syntax and interpretation of the results is impressive. Another highlight of the book are the BOXES presented throughout the chapters that highlight fundamental topics. From a pedagogical standpoint these BOXES are an efficient way to draw the reader's attention to important topics in the field of SEM. I recommend this book for researchers who are interested in learning about longitudinal SEM or as a reference for teaching a graduate-level SEM course.--Structural Equation Modeling, 02/05/2021Table of ContentsList of Abbreviations Guide to Statistical Symbols 1. A Measurement Theoretical Framework for Longitudinal Data: Introduction to Latent State–Trait Theory 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Latent State–Trait Theory 1.3 Chapter Summary 1.4 Recommended Readings 2. Single-Factor Longitudinal Models for Single-Indicator Data 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Random Intercept Model 2.3 The Random and Fixed Intercepts Model 2.4 The ξ-Congeneric Model 2.5 Chapter Summary 2.6 Recommended Reading 3. Multifactor Longitudinal Models for Single-Indicator Data 3.1 Introduction 3.2 The Simplex Model 3.3 The Latent Change Score Model 3.4 The Trait–State–Error Model 3.5 Latent Growth Curve Models 3.6 Chapter Summary 3.7 Recommended Readings 4. Testing Measurement Equivalence in Longitudinal Studies 4.1 Introduction 4.2 The Latent State (LS) Model 4.3 The Latent State Model with Indicator-Specific Residual Factors (LS-IS Model) 4.4 Chapter Summary 4.5 Recommended Readings 5. Multiple-Indicator Longitudinal Models 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Latent State Change (LSC) Models 5.3 The Latent Autoregressive/Cross-Lagged States (LACS) Model 5.4 Latent State–Trait (LST) Models 5.5 Latent Trait Change (LTC) Models 5.6 Chapter Summary 5.7 Recommended Readings 6. Modeling Intensive Longitudinal Data 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Special features of Intensive Longitudinal Data 6.3 Specifying Longitudinal SEMs for Intensive Longitudinal Data 6.4 Chapter Summary 6.5 Recommended Readings 7. Missing Data Handling 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Missing Data Mechanisms 7.3 Maximum Likelihood Missing Data Handling 7.4 Multiple Imputation (MI) 7.5 Planned Missing Data Designs 7.6 Chapter Summary 7.7 Recommended Readings 8. How to Choose between Models and Report the Results 8.1 Model Selection 8.2 Reporting Results 8.3 Chapter Summary 8.4 Recommended Readings References Author Index Subject Index
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