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Taylor & Francis Program Evaluation
Book SynopsisNow in its tenth edition, this key textbook provides a solid foundation in program evaluation, covering the main components of evaluating agencies and their programs, how best to address these components, and the procedures to follow when conducting evaluations. Different models and approaches are paired with practical techniques, such as how to plan an interview to collect qualitative data and how to use statistical analysis to report results. The newly enhanced MISSION! framework, returned to throughout the book, helps solidify the seven general areas that program evaluators must consider at all times: meeting needs, implementation, stakeholders, side effects, improvement focus, outcomes, nuances, and underpinning everything, a consideration of diversity and equity.Key features of this new edition include: Emphasis on culturally responsive approaches to evaluation, equipping students with the skills needed to foster inclusivity, social justice, and collaboration
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Inclusion and Diversity
Book SynopsisThis volume presents a comprehensive overview of inclusion and diversity in education across the globe. It examines how more inclusive education systems can be built and covers areas and topics such as disability studies, sexual minorities, and indigenous communities, marginalized communities among others.The book presents perspectives of experienced and cutting-edge researchers on inclusive practices that facilitates participation, equity, and access from across countries such as India, the USA, Australia, the UK, Canada, South Africa, Japan, Pakistan, Rome, Hungary, Sweden, and others. It discusses how spoken language, race, gender, and religion contribute to inclusion and marginalization. The volume also explores ideas on how schools and educational systems can respond to diversity-related issues, and the lessons learned about how to improve capacities for further inclusion. Additionally, it provides a holistic understanding of the classroom practices and interventions adoTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Foreword by Lorraine Graham AcknowledgementsEditors Bio List of Contributors1 What, Why, and How of Inclusion Santoshi HalderPART IExcluded Communities, Diversities, and the Bases for Inclusion 2 The Linguistic Diversity of Pluralist Cultures: Status of Linguistic Minorities in India and CanadaShruti Bedi and Sébastien Lafrance3 Indigenous Knowledge and Sustainable Lifestyles of the People of the Sundarbans: Traditional rituals and goddess Bonbibi Arupa Mandal and Santoshi Halder4 Religious Determinants of Accepting Women’s Activism and Inclusivity in Pakistan: The Beliefs of University Students Muhammad Ayub Buzdar, Viktoria Tidikis and Nora D. Dunbar5 Access, Participation and Achievement: Duo-Ethnographic Reflections on Barriers to Inclusion for Learners with Autism Mary G. Clasquin-Johnson and Michel Clasquin-Johnson6 Systemic Oppression of the Buraku People and Other Minorities in Japan: Intersectional Culture for Liberation Yasuko Futaba7 Enigma of Autism Spectrum Intersecting Dichotomy of Variability and Functionality Santoshi HalderPART IIInclusive Classrooms and Educational Interventions 8 Inclusive Early Literacy Practices for Emergent Bilinguals Kimberly McDavid Schmidt, Ekta Ghosh and Rashida Banerjee9 Developing Dyslexia-Friendly EFL Classrooms in Greece: The Teachers’ Perspective Maria Reraki10 The Education of Students with Visual Impairments in the Twenty-first Century in Hungary Judit Gombás and Beáta Prónay11 Educational Inclusion of Migrant Children in the Discourse and Practices of Teachers in Private and Public Russian SchoolsMaria Kozlova, Tatiana Ryabichenko, Igor Mikheev and Mike Titterton12 Disability in Schools: Segregation, Full Inclusion or Free Inclusion? Patrick Dwyer13 Inclusive Capability in Education Systems and Schools: Swedish Experiences in International Light Per SkoglundPART IIICommunity Inclusive Practices and Strategies 14 Inclusive Football Commentary: Should radio commentary learn from audio description to create a richer experience for audiences who cannot see the match? Lindsay Bywood, Inma Pedregosa, Barry Ginley and Alison F. Eardley15 Early Childhood Intervention Programs in Under-Resourced Communities: Reflections on Practice Sadna Balton and Shakila Dada16 Social Support and Acceptance: Transgender People’s Lived Experiences with Social Media as an Alternative Space Santana Parui and Santoshi Halder17 Inclusion: Responding to Diversity and Ideological ConfusionGarry Squires
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Taylor & Francis Ltd 100 Key Concepts in Environmental Psychology
Book SynopsisThis accessible book defines 100 key concepts, ideas and processes in Environmental Psychology to provide an introductory reference work that brings together research and theory in a bite-size format.With contributions from leading figures within Environmental Psychology, each concept is clearly defined and explained within the context of issues around the environment, sustainability, climate change, nature and architecture. This book considers the involvement of psychological, physiological and social processes to understand the mechanisms that explain and contribute to the evolution of behavior and attitudes that relate to our relationship with the environment. Concepts covered include biodiversity, eco-anxiety, place identity, sustainable behaviour, climate justice and environmental attitudes.By integrating ideas from different disciplinary orientations in the field of Environmental Psychology, this book allows for a better understanding of the processes related to Table of Contents1. Acceptability – Susana Batel 2. Affordances – Harry Heft 3. Aggression – Elena Sautkina 4. Ambiance - Jean-Paul Thibaud 5. (Socio-spatial) Anchoring – Pierre Dias 6. Annoyance – Dorothée Marchand 7. Architectural Psychology - David Canter 8. Attention Restoration Theory – William C. Sullivan & Rachel Kaplan 9. Behavior and practice – Raquel Bertoldo 10. Behavior setting – Sandrine Depeau & Karine Weiss 11. Biodiversity – Marie Feliot-Rippeault 12. Climate change – Raquel Bertoldo 13. Climate justice – Ana M. Mártin & Bernardo Hernández14. Comfort and discomfort – Dorothée Marchand 15. Commented city walks – Jean-Paul Thibaud 16. Commitment (theory of) – Fabien Girandola 17. Congruence – Karine Weiss 18. Connection with nature – Oscar Navarro 19. Conservation (the psychology of conservation) – Susan Clayton 20. Crisis – Dimitri Lapierre & Clément Laverdet 21. Crowding – Gary W. Evans & Kalee DeFrance 22. Cultural theory – Céline Kermisch 23. Eco-anxiety – Karine Weiss 24. Ecocentrism - José A. Corraliza & Silvia Collado 25. Eco-district – Tomeu Vidal 26. Eco-fatigue (Green-fatigue) – Enric Pol & Dorothée Marchand 27. Ecological model in environmental psychology – Sandrine Depeau 28. Ecological psychology, the German heritage – Lenelis Kruse 29. Ecology – Alexandra Schleyer-Lindenmann & Karine Weiss 30. Ecosystem – Karine Weiss 31. Environment – Mirilia Bonnes 32. Environmental attitudes – Florian G. Kaiser & Inga Wittenberg 33. Environmental communication – Angela Castrechini 34. Environmental education – Claudio D. Rosa & Silvia Collado 35. Environmental health – Ghozlane Fleury-Bahi 36. Environmental inequality – Cyria Emelianoff 37. Environmental justice – Bernardo Hernández & Ana M. Mártin 38. Environmental management – Isabel Pellicer-Cardona 39. Environmental Psychology – Enric Pol 40. Environmental quality – Ferdinando Fornara 41. Feedback – Béatrice Gisclard 42. Goal-framing theory – Siegwart Lindenberg 43. Home (chez-soi) – Perla Serfaty-Garzon 44. Hospitality – Perla Serfaty-Garzon 45. Housing – Perla Serfaty-Garzon 46. Landscape/ Landscape quality – Maria Luisa Lima 47. Learned Helplessness and the environment – Enric Pol 48. Legibility – Thierry Ramadier 49. Memory of places – Denise Jodelet 50. Ménagement – Emeline Bailly 51. Mobility – Sandrine Depeau 52. Nature, a psychological perspective – Henk Staats 53. New Ecological Paradigm (NEP) – Karine Weiss 54. NIMBY – Patrick Devine-Wright 55. Norms – Wesley Schultz 56. Nudge – Christophe Demarque 57. Nuisance – Dorothée Marchand 58. Perception – Dorothée Marchand & Enric Pol 59. Place – Mirilia Bonnes 60. Place appropriation - Andrés Di Masso 61. Place attachment – Karine Weiss 62. Place identity – Marino Bonaiuto & Valeria Chiozza 63. Psychological Distance (theory of) – Oscar Navarro 64. Quality of life – Giuseppe Carrus, Angela Castrechini, Enric Pol 65. Renaturation – Isabelle Richard 66. Residential discrimination – Ghozlane Fleury-Bahi & André Ndobo 67. Residential satisfaction – Marino Bonaiuto & Valeria Chiozza 68. Resilience – Ricardo García Mira 69. (Revitalizing) Interlinkings – Chris Younès 70. Risk – Karine Weiss & Marie Boss 71. Sick building syndrome – Dorothée Marchand 72. Social dilemma – Robert Gifford 73. Social Ecology – Daniel Stokols 74. Social representations of the environment – Patrick Rateau 75. Socio-spatial categorization – Pierre Dias 76. Socio-spatial representations – Denise Jodelet 77. Solastalgia – Dorothée Marchand 78. Space – Space Psychology – Bernardo Jiménez-Domínguez & Rosa M. López Aguilar 79. Spatial cognition – Thierry Ramadier 80. Spatial meaning – Kevin Clementi 81. Stress – Gary W. Evans & Kalee DeFrance 82. Stress Reduction Theory – Roger S. Ulrich 83. Sustainable behavior – Víctor Corral-Verdugo 84. Sustainable city – Tomeu Vidal 85. Sustainable development – Karine Weiss 86. Territory, territorialities – Marie-Line Félonneau 87. Therapeutic environments – Kevin Charras 88. Threat – Sofia Payotte & Sabine Caillaud 89. Time perspective – Christophe Demarque 90. Topological identity – Marie-Line Félonneau 91. Topophilia – Cristina Garcia Fontan 92. Umwelt – Hartmut Günther 93. Uncertainty – Dorothée Marchand 94. Urban crime – Elena Sautkina 95. Urban design – Dorothée Marchand 96. Values – Godda Perlaviciute & Thijs Bouman 97. Vulnerability – Oscar Navarro 98. Walkability – Julie Roussel 99. Wayfinding – Sergi Valera 100. Well-being – Barbara Bonnefoy 101. Work environment – Eva Moffat
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Taylor & Francis A Refutation of Positivism in Philosophy of Mind
Book SynopsisThis book argues that positivism, though now the dominant paradigm for both the natural and the human sciences, is intrinsically unfit for the latter. In particular, it is unfit for linguistics and cognitive science, where it is ultimately self-destructive, since it fails to account for causality, while the mind, the primary object of research of the human sciences, cannot be understood unless considered to be an autonomous causal force. Author Pieter Albertus Maria Seuren, who died shortly after this manuscript was finished and after a remarkable career, reviews the history of this issue since the seventeenth century. He focuses on Descartes, Leibniz, British Empiricism and Kant, arguing that neither cognition nor language can be adequately accounted for unless the mind is given its full due. This implies that a distinction must be madeâfollowing Alexius Meinong, but against Russell and Quineâbetween actual and virtual reality. The latter is a product of the causally active
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Lies Lying and Liars
Book SynopsisLies, Lying and Liars: A Psychological Analysis delves into the psychology of lies, exploring the processes of lying and its far-reaching consequences.The author's unique approach considers the ways in which lying sculpts our realities when used by public figures such as politicians, as well as how lying is woven into our everyday life. This book dissects lies in natural social contexts, from the innocent childhood fibs to the more nefarious fabrications of con artists, cheats, and adulterers. Drawing from a rich tapestry of psychology and sociobiology, as well as research and literature from philosophy and the social sciences, this book discusses the role of lying and liars in day-to-day life. It offers profound insights into the strategies of deceit, the presence or absence of remorse, emotion and rationalisations, pathological liars, the development of lying, its connection to narcissism, the functional utility of lies, and lie detection. Lies, the book argues, are
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Leadership at the Spiritual Edge
Book SynopsisThis insightful book explores the intersection of spirituality and leadership, examining cutting edge research, theory, and practices that help build healthy and long-term effective leadership. Showcasing non-Western views of leadership across a range of backgrounds, the book looks at leadership styles that raise and expand consciousness to enable better problem solving when addressing the complex challenges of organizations and societies.Across four sections, the book considers a myriad of themes from surrender to compassion, the dark and shadow side to the illuminating light of love, as well as offering a spotlight on individual leader development to highlight the role of the collective. Each chapter individually and collectively represents the essence of a profound shift in how leadership is approached in the 21st century. The volume offers a variety of viewpoints addressing this spiritual turn in leadership scholarship, and provides leadership tools to assist leaders in h
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Professional Skills in Sport Psychology
Book SynopsisProfessional Skills in Sport Psychology Consultancy raises awareness of intrapersonal and interpersonal professional practice skills. The book chapters focus on the aspiring practitioner's personal and professional development when working with all kinds of recipients of psychological support in sport including individual athletes, teams, coaches, parents, and administrators.Organized in two sections intrapersonal processes and interpersonal dynamics this new book steers readers through the many subtle and complex factors that impact on the professional relationships that ultimately influence successful outcomes and provides guidance for students, researchers, and practitioners about the many intrapersonal and interpersonal processes involved in the working alliance, professional relationship, and sport psychology consultancy.Professional Skills in Sport Psychology Consultancy is a core text for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate sport psycholog
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Volunteering Journey to Project Leadership
Book SynopsisThe project management profession has grown through the hard work of many volunteer groups and organizations. The Volunteering Journey to Project Leadership explains how volunteering can help project management professionals grow their own capabilities and careers. It explains how volunteering in project-oriented organizations, or any organization where projects are delivered, can help project managers develop leadership skills, build strong and diverse networks, and gain experiences in new fields. Any project manager or PMO can get advice and insights from this book, which explains how to: Identify volunteering goals that align with career goals Find the right organization that complements professional aspiration Choose activities for enhancing careers in project leadership Strategically select the right role to advance careers Based on the authors' own volunteering and professional experiences, as well as interviews and informa
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Blossoming Into Disability Culture Following
Book SynopsisThis book tells the author's story of her ten-year journey of recovery and identity transformation from Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Dr. Dee is a survivor who regained the ability to articulate what many TBI survivors cannot, and this powerful account, provided in real-time, portrays the many seemingly unrelatable symptoms of brain injury and subsequent post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dr. Dee portrays how events pushed her beyond her limits and resulted in life-altering learning experiences, revealing a process of first figuring out how to live, then making meaning of her struggle.When half-way through her PhD program, Dr. Dee was crashed into by a car travelling at 65 miles per hour. She suffered a TBI. She lost her ability to read and write. She had a severe speech impediment and significantly impaired memory. Her journey of recovery, described in the book as her trek, spans four significant periods. The road begins with the loss of most of herself. Diagnosis aTrade Review“The most striking aspect of Dee’s recovery has been how far she has come from the days when she struggled to hold a two-minute NPR news clip in her memory to now completing her doctoral degree. Her singular will and determination have driven her recovery and reset our equations for what is possible after traumatic brain injury.”– R. Richard Sanders, M.S.CCC, M.T.S. Senior Speech Language Pathology Clinical Specialist at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Charlestown MA.Table of ContentsIntroduction Planting the Seed: Where the Rubber Meets the Road 1. Setting the Context Trek One: Budding Through Non-Ideal Conditions: Off-Road: Years 1 and 2 Post-TBI: Changes in Self-Perception: Loss of My Old Self 2. Potholes: Diagnosis and Evolving symptoms 3. Stepping Stones: Speech Language Therapy 4. Lost in the Alleyway: Impact of Awareness 5. The Broken Path: Hallmarks of Communication Trek Two: Rising Through Mud and Adversity: The Rocky Road: Years 3 and 4 Post-TBI: Changes in Interpersonal Relationships: Re-Identification 6. Not a Throughway: Intellect, Emotionality, Control of Behavior 7 Lost Trailways: Relationships and Loss of Identity 8 Finding a Footpath: Rehabilitation and My Life Coach 9 Unearthing Stepping Stones: Learning to Read and Write 10 Road to Recovery: Beginning of Self-Discovery 11. Road to Recovery: Beginning of Re-Identification 12. Taking a Toll Road: Concurrent Mental Health Issues 13. Speed Bumps: Co-Morbidity with TBI and PTSD 14. Ruts in the Road: Reckoning with Anger 15. Breakdown Lane: Impatient Rehabilitation Trek Three: Petals Opening One by One: Changing Lanes: Years 5 and 6 Post-TBI: Changes in Philosophy of Life: Acceptance of My New Life 16. At the Cross Roads: Spiritual Crisis 17. Staying the Course: Transcending My Story 18. In the Right Lane: Moving Forward Trek Four: Ultimately Blossoming in the Sun: Paving a Way: Years 7 and Beyond Post-TBI: Toward New Growth: Hope 19. Opening Passageways: Insight, Value and Growth 20. Trail Blazing onto a Steady Path: Blossoming into Disability Culture
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Lifestyle Medicine from the Inside Out
Book SynopsisLifestyle Medicine From the Inside Out: Using Positive Psychology in Healthy Lifestyles for Positive Health summarizes the principles, science, and practice of how positive psychology can be integrated into lifestyle medicine for positive health in health care and self-care. This integration builds physical health and well-being, buffers against adversity, and promotes personal growth after traumatic experiences. By intertwining healthy habits and positive psychology-based activities, including personal strengths and what is meaningful to each person, individuals can truly thrive. Such an approach is what the authors refer to as practicing lifestyle medicine from the inside out.Co-authored by the lead developer of the original lifestyle medicine competencies, this book suggests positive health expansions for each competency, outlines specific questions that drive personal reflection for change and positive clinical interactions, and describes the step-by-step approach
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Comparative Psychology and Educational Outcomes
Book SynopsisComparative Psychology and Educational Outcomes is designed to empower educators to lead with wisdom, strengthen their belief that all students can learn at high standards, and create a vision of excellence that becomes actionable, allowing us to be difference makers in the lives of all learners.The framework of the Logic Model creates a road map for how to analyse the effectiveness of our instruction. This model offers a systematic approach for determining the root cause analysis of an identified challenge, avoiding the pitfall of enacting a solution before we have named the challenge, thereby perpetuating inadequate learning outcomes. This text presents case studies to demonstrate how this analytic process can be used to examine and strengthen literacy and social intelligence skills, including the exploration of a variety of teaching and learning frameworks. This text builds a bridge between the research and a school's identified challenge, allowing for systemic and
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Narrative Career Counselling
Book SynopsisBoth accessible and comprehensive, Narrative Career Counselling bridges the gap between theory and practice to allow a full understanding of the topic and allow confident implementation within professional settings.This new edition offers updated chapters showcasing an increased focus on diverse contexts and cultures. It brings together 33 high-profile international experts from 10 countries to share perspectives on theory and provide practical ideas about how to implement narrative career counselling. Fully updated to reflect changes in the field, including the growth of narrative counselling, it: provides a foundation for narrative career counselling by considering its philosophical and theoretical background; presents a range of approaches that demonstrate the integration of theory and practice; studies the application of narrative career counselling in a range of cultures and contexts; and provides examples of practical applicati
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Taylor & Francis Coaching for Physicians
Book SynopsisThis edited collection brings together leading voices in the field of medicine and coaching to highlight the growing challenges healthcare professionals face today, providing practical coaching tools and approaches to empower physicians to not only survive but thrive in the 21st century. Combining the knowledge of two professions, healthcare and coaching, the contributors offer a detailed analysis and discussion of the growing issues in the healthcare industry, demonstrating how coaching principles can be implemented to help improve physician leadership, well-being, performance, personal and professional happiness, and positive patient outcomes. Chapters address key topics such as burnout, resilience, emotional intelligence, career coaching, team coaching, and best practice approaches when working with the unique challenges of coaching physicians. Filled with case studies, definitions, summaries, and key points throughout, this book provides solutions to manage the surmounting chall
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CRC Press Industrial Hygiene
Book SynopsisSociety has become more educated on the impacts on human health and environment, and there has been a noticeable decrease in the acceptance of this risk by workers and the public. However, to ensure a higher level of worker protection, a revised approach to industrial hygiene is needed focusing on risk-reduction. This second edition of Industrial Hygiene focuses on implementation of an industrial hygiene program, using a risk-based approach, in an operational environment. Key elements of this book include balancing the art and science of industrial hygiene, risk-based industrial hygiene approaches, recognizing, evaluating, and controlling workplace hazards, medical monitoring for workers, emergency response, training, and evaluating industrial hygiene programs. Updated concepts on leadership, emergency response and monitoring, management of industrial hygiene projects, and risk communication are addressed in this edition. The book incorporates the ISO 45001 standard, âœOccupa
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Social Psychology
Book SynopsisThis book examines the concept of social psychology in today's context. It analyses the theoretical concepts of social psychology and their applicationto other fields. It further explores the discipline in a cultural, historical, and philosophical context with special emphasis on religion.The volume goes beyond individual focus and directs its attention to society as the centre of influence. It advocates for a symbiotic relationship between the concepts of social psychology and their implementation in a society transitioning from being value-oriented to commerce-oriented. The book also suggests ways in which social psychology can assist in dealing with issues plaguing today's world.This book will be useful to students of psychology, applied psychology, sociology, social work, public health, gender, and women studies. It will also be indispensable to professionals working in the field of paediatrics, forensic medicine, psychiatry, and law enforcement authorities like poTable of Contents1. Social Psychology: Definition, History, Methods and Its Importance 2. Theoretical Perspectives in Social Psychology 3. Social Perception and Cognition 4. Attitudes, Prejudice, Myths, Misconception, Stereotype, and Discrimination 5. Social Relations and its Implications 6. Group Processes, Formation, Dynamics, and Maintenance 7. Leadership, Different Roles and Its Implications 8. Population Explosion, Causes, Consequences, and Prevention 9. Violence: Burden, Causes, Impact and Prevention 10. Major Modes of Crime in India: Causes, Consequences, Prevention. and Intervention
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Institutional Racism and Restorative Justice
Book SynopsisInvisible, intractable, and deadly such is the nature of institutional racism. But are there mitigating actions that society could take against it? Diane Carpenter Emling explores this question in Institutional Racism and Restorative Justice: Oppression and Privilege in America. Moving beyond the immediate sources and consequences of prejudice, racism, and inequality to thoroughly assess approaches to restorative justice, Emling details America's complex history of racism, demonstrating how it becomes embedded in society through land ownership, housing, education, health care, employment, public services, and criminal justice. For each of these issues, she suggests actions to restore justice. But societies don't operate institution by institution, and extraordinary changes will be necessary to address systemic racism. Directed at college undergraduate students, Emling's book offers a valueable contribution for teaching courses in African-American studies, sociology, economics
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Taylor & Francis Understanding and Helping to Overcome Exam
Book SynopsisThis important book considers what we know about test and exam anxiety, including how it is defined, its characteristics, how it can be identified, why and how it develops, and what can be done to support test-anxious students.Addressing the pressures of preparing for and taking high-stakes tests and exams in many educational systems throughout the world, the book offers additional steps that schools, policymakers, and parents can take to further reduce test anxiety. Looking at the science and providing readers with an accessible framework of facts and no-nonsense details, the book addresses the most frequently asked questions and topics, including the difference between exam stress and exam anxiety, the signs and indicators of exam anxiety, and the consequences of exam anxiety on educational achievement. Former teacher and current Professor and leading authority on exam anxiety, David Putwain includes a chapter explaining psychological interventions for test anxiety, specifi
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Taylor & Francis Group Coaching for Women Leaders
Book SynopsisThis book is an invaluable resource for those looking to lead high-functioning women groups, and a testament to the power of group coaching for women leaders.Dr. Hélène Seiler advocates for the expansion of group coaching to support the fulfilment of women leaders, providing a comprehensive review of the relevant academic literature on group coaching for women leaders and an in-depth analysis of her reflective notes over the last 15 years. This book shares the author's experience as an international group coach and an executive coach for women leaders, and echoes the voices of her former group members. Using case studies and practical tips, the author offers recommendations when forming a new collective of women leaders, shares best practices in high-functioning groups, provides solutions when dealing with breakdowns within a group, and provides guidelines to lead change when a group composition evolves. This book also addresses the potential impact of technology and artifici
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Taylor & Francis Criminal Psychology in Action
Book SynopsisCriminal Psychology in Action provides a practical, hands-on introduction to criminal psychology through unique projects for students, illustrating the many ways research into crimes and criminals can be conducted. It also provides an overview of many individual and social psychological theories of criminality.Drawing on over half a century of experience supervising hundreds of projects at undergraduate, master's, and doctoral levels, David Canter provides well-grounded and detailed guidance for students of how to conduct a range of relevant and interesting projects designed to engage students directly with empirical research. This includes consideration of the ethical and practical issues of doing research in this area, as well as examples of documents needed for informed consent and submissions to ethical committees. The range of research designs described laboratory experiments, surveys, case studies and simulations provide introductions to methodologies relevant
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Taylor & Francis Fathers and Children Together
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Crafting Your Thesis
Book SynopsisAt the beginning of writing a thesis, many questions arise, for example: How do I know that I have formulated a relevant research problem? Have I chosen the right empirical method? Are interviews or observations appropriate? How should I structure my text to get my point across in the best way? What exactly is a theory? How can the quality of my work be assessed?Crafting Your Thesis is a broad and accessible handbook in qualitative methods that gives you clear and concise answers to these questions and many more. The book can be used both in introductory university courses, where you as a student encounter questions of method for perhaps the first time, and right up to Master's thesis level, where it gives a quick overview of different available qualitative methods and highlights questions that must be dealt with when crafting the thesis.
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Taylor & Francis Organizational Structure and Design
Book SynopsisThis textbook explores major issues and concepts in organizational structure and design. It details strategic and business issues that merit consideration while framing or designing the organizational structure.Working with a range of industry examples and case studies, this volume: Relates organizational structure and design issues with organizational culture and change management, power and politics, and policies and strategies Covers several key topics, including the structure-strategy debate, viable system model, issues pertaining to organizational culture, change management, power, and conflict Discusses various models of organizational structure like matrix, global business unit, strategic business unit, hybrid, functional and divisional, modular, networked, agile, helix, etc., in relation to organizational practices and their strategic influence over the organization Enables readers to challenge organizational design in times of u
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Employee Communication During Mergers and
Book SynopsisCommunication is the key to organisational success and nowhere is this truism more apparent than in the influence of internal communication during a transformational process as dramatic as a merger or acquisition. During the complex process of bringing the two sets of employees together, continuous effort is crucial for keeping in touch with how people feel; communicating information clearly across both bidder and target; and beginning the process of creating a new culture for the merged company. Communication is vital, but information on what to do when and how to overcome, or at least minimise, the practical problems inherent in trying to communicate at a time when there is often little news, and when so much must remain confidential is essential. Employee Communication During Mergers and Acquisitions provides a blueprint for your internal communication during a merger or acquisition, it contains checklists, examples and tables to help busy communication and integration teams by prov
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Cambridge University Press Constraints and Creativity
Book SynopsisHow does one study creativity in a scientific manner, what are the relevant data and methods, and how do we conceptualize the knowledge object of this science? Going all the way back to Aristotle, the author penetrates different layers of creativity until reaching its basic, summarizing structure.Trade Review'In this stimulating and thought-provoking book, Feiwel Kupferberg lays the groundwork for a whole new science of creativity, born in a multidisciplinary landscape and with a keen focus on constraints. It is a must-read for everyone interested in explaining creativity in context.' Lene Tanggaard, Professor in Educational Psychology, Aalborg University and Rector of the Kolding Design School, Denmark'… filled with fascinating examples from science, the arts, technology, rhetoric, and the natural world. The author covers trends, particularly in creative domains, focusing on, e.g., the advent of photography and its effect on the visual arts and the emerging movie industry and how in the 20th century, movies targeted a wide audience while visual art became increasingly incomprehensible … all fields of endeavor afford levels of creativity from childhood exploration to pioneering work … Recommended.' R. F. Subotnik, CHOICETable of ContentsPreface; Introduction; Part I. In Search of Creativity Science: 1. Disciplines in the making: What is science and what is creativity and how are the two entangled?; Part II. Elaborating the Theoretical Model: 2. Dimension I. Types of constraints; 3. Dimension II. Levels of creativity; 4. Dimension III. Getting it right; 5. Dimension IV. Protection of vulnerable versions; 6. Dimension V. Structure of creative processes; Part III. Conclusions: First Principles of Creativity Science: 7. Concepts and knowledge object; 8. Data and methods.
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Cambridge University Press Cambridge Guide to MentalizationBased Treatment
Book SynopsisAn up-to-date and practical guide to mentalization-based treatment (MBT) for clinicians and researchers, covering the latest developments in mentalizing and MBT, the interventions refined in clinical practice for a range of psychological disorders, and the use of mentalizing in various contexts, described with illustrative clinical examples.Trade Review'This book brilliantly brings together, in accessible language, the research and clinical wisdom that have accumulated over the past 20 years in mentalization-based theory and practice. It definitively establishes mentalization-based treatment as the transdiagnostic treatment it is. Requiring no prior exposure to mentalization-based therapy, this must-read guide provides clinicians with essential tools that can be immediately implemented. Read it! It will be worth it!' Carla Sharp, John and Rebecca Moores Professor, Associate Dean for Faculty and Research, CLASS, Department of Psychology, University of Houston'Cambridge Guide to Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) is destined to become a seminal guide. The authors have invested decades in examining how mental processing influences our well-being and share their brilliant clarity of thought regarding mentalizing theory and relevant research. They further provide rich, detailed, and practical accounts of the guiding principles of MBT and describe potent interventions that can harness mentalizing capacities and improve treatment across a range of clinical problems. This book illustrates important ideas that will be relevant to psychotherapists at all levels who are working to improve their clinical practice.' Shelley McMain, Senior Scientist, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) Director, Psychotherapy Division, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto'Must-read book for anyone practicing MBT. The guide is a mind melt of brilliant clinical, scientific and conceptual brains, clearly showing that MBT is not a 'guru-therapy' but democratic, full of life and kicking! Having collected the experiences of 30 years of training MBT, this guide is highly didactic with numerous detailed individual and group case descriptions giving insights in the magic potion of how to strengthen mentalization in very diverse mental problems and clinical settings. MBT follows recommendations of modern psychotherapy research by including all common factors and still provides a convincing narrative for the clinician in terms of disorder conceptualization, goals, tasks and change theory. With this guide MBT proves that it has become a stand-alone transdiagnostic treatment, with a strong theoretical and empirical underpinnings and – most important for clinicians – very clear and concrete directions for users.' Svenja Taubner, Professor for Psychosocial Prevention, Medical Faculty Director, Institute for Psychosocial Prevention, University of Heidelberg'The charm of MBT is the balance between clear hypotheses and one's own critical ability to constantly question them. Thus, MBT is a psychotherapy factory in the best sense: creative, inspiring, and interface-compatible: for clinical practitioners oriented toward scientific evidence and for researchers oriented toward clinical implementation. This book is a catalyst that will greatly advance both the practice and theory of psychotherapy.' Martin Bohus, Professor Emeritus of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Heidelberg University; Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim, GermanyTable of ContentsPreface; Part I. An Overview of the Model: 1. A history of mentalizing and MBT; 2. The supporting theory of MBT; Part II. The MBT Model in Practice: 3. What is mentalization-based treatment?; 4. The clinical process of MBT – a step-by-step guide; 5. MBT Group (MBT-G); Part III. Application and Adaptations for Mental Health Presentations: 6. Narcissistic personality disorder; 7. Antisocial personality disorder; 8. Avoidant personality disorder; 9. Depression; 10. Psychosis; 11. Trauma; 12. Eating disorders; Part IV. Application of MBT in Different Populations and in Different Settings: 13. Working with children; 14. Working with adolescents; 15. Working with families; 16. Working with couples; 17. Mentalizing in other settings; 18. Mentalizing and emergency care.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The New Rules of Measurement What Every
Book SynopsisIn this volume prominent scholars from both psychology and education describe how these new rules of measurement work and how they differ from the old rules. Several contributors have been involved in the recent construction or revision of a major test, while others are well-known for their theoretical contributions to measurement. The goal is to provide an integrated yet comprehensive reference source concerned with contemporary issues and approaches in testing and measurement.Trade Review"Embretson and Hershberger have marshaled an impressive platoon of IRT and measurement experts whose chapters spark the imagination and challenge the ranks of measurement educators to do more than they have....It will remind you why you became interested in psychological measurement in the first place....this is overall a thoughtful and thought-provoking book."—Personnel PsychologyTable of ContentsContents: S.E. Embretson, S.L. Hershberger, Preface. S.E. Embretson, Issues in the Measurement of Cognitive Abilities. R.M. Thorndike, IRT and Intelligence Testing: Past, Present, and Future. M.H. Daniel, Behind the Scenes: Using New Measurement Methods on DAS and KAIT. B.D. Wright, Fundamental Measurement for Psychology. R.W. Woodcock, What Can Rasch-Based Scores Convey About a Person's Test Performance? G.A. Marcoulides, Generalizability Theory: Picking Up Where the Rasch IRT Model Leaves Off? S.L. Hershberger, Introduction to Personality Measurement. J.E. Exner, Jr., The Rorschach: Measurement Concepts and Issues of Validity. N.G. Waller, Searching for Structure in the MMPI. S.P. Reise, Personality Measurement Issues Viewed Through the Eyes of IRT. S.E. Embretson, S.L. Hershberger, Summary and Future of Psychometric Methods in Testing.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Readings for Diversity and Social Justice
Book SynopsisFor nearly 20 years, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice has been the trusted, leading anthology to cover a wide range of social oppressions from a social justice standpoint. With full sections dedicated to racism, religious oppression, classism, ableism, youth and elder oppression, as well as an integrative section dedicated to sexism, heterosexism, and transgender oppression, this bestselling text goes far beyond the range of traditional readers. New essay selections in each section of this fourth edition have been carefully chosen to keep topic coverage timely and readings accessible and engaging for students. The interactions among these topics are highlighted throughout to stress the interconnections among oppressions in everyday life. A Table of Intersections leads you to selections not in the section dedicated to an issue.Retaining the key features and organization that has made Readings for Diversity and Social Justice an indispensable text for teaching issues of social justice while simultaneously updating and expanding its coverage, this new edition features: Over 40 new selections considering current topics and events such as the Black Lives Matter movement, workplace immigration raids, gentrification, wealth inequality, the disability rights of prisoners and inmates, and the Keystone XL pipeline protests. An updated companion website with additional resources and short classroom-friendly videos that further complement the readings in each section. A holistic approach to sexism, gay, lesbian, trans and gender-queer oppression that challenges widely-held assumptions about the usual practice of separating analyses of sex and gender binaries. A more optimistic focus on the role of social justice at all levels of society, whether personal, institutional local, or global, and the intersections among them. Offering over 140 selections from some of the foremost scholars in a wide range of fields, Readings for Diversity and Social Justice is the indispensable volume for every student, teacher, and social justice advocate. Table of ContentsTable of IntersectionsAcknowledgementsReadings for Diversity and Social Justice: A General IntroductionSection 1: Getting Started: Core Concepts for Social Justice EducationIntroductionMaurianne Adams1 The Complexity of Identity: "Who Am I?"Beverly Daniel Tatum2 Identities and Social Locations: Who Am I? Who Are My PeopleGwyn Kirk and Margo Okazawa-Rey 3 The Social Construction of DifferenceAllan G. Johnson4 Microaggressions, Marginality, and Oppression: An IntroductionDerald Wing Sue5 The Cycle of SocializationBobbie Harro6 Theoretical Foundations Lee Anne BellCore Concepts for Social Justice EducationMaurianne Adams and Ximena Zúñiga7 Five Faces of OppressionIris Marion Young8 Intersectionality RevisitedPatricia Hill Collins and Sirma BilgeSection 2: RacismIntroductionMike Funk, Rani Varghese, and Ximena ZúñigaContext9 Defining Racism: ‘Can We Talk?’Beverly Daniels Tatum10 A Different MirrorRonald Takaki11 This LandRoxanne Dunbar-Ortiz12 The Possessive Investment in WhitenessGeorge Lipsitz13 Heteropatriarchy and the Three Pillars of White Supremacy: Rethinking Women of Color OrganizingAndrea Smith14 La consciencia de la mestiza: Toward a New ConsciousnessGloria Anzaldua 15 Patrolling Racial Borders: Discrimination Against Mixed Race PeopleHeather Dalmage16 Selected ReportsNational Network for Immigrant and Refugee RightsVoices17 Finding My Eye-dentityOlivia Chung18 Identification PleasEric Gansworth19 American Hijab: Why My Scarf Is A Sociopolitical Statement, Not A Symbol Of My ReligiosityMariam Gomaa20 My Tongue is Divided into TwoQuique Aviles21 Letter to My SonTa-Nehisi Coates22 My Class Didn’t Trump My Race: Using Oppression to Face PrivilegeRobin J. DiAngeloNext Steps23 Women, Race, and Racism: A Dialogue in Black and WhiteAndrea Ayvazian and Beverly Daniel Tatum24 Forging El Mundo Zurdo: Changing Ourselves, Changing the WorldAnaLouise Keating25 The Personal Is PoliticalRichard (Chip) SmithSection 3: ClassismIntroductionMaurianne Adams, Larissa E. Hopkins, and Davey ShlaskoContext26 Class in AmericaGregory Mantsios27 Class DismissedLaura Smith and Rebecca M. Redington28 Race, Wealth, and EqualityMelvin L. Oliver and Thomas M. Shapiro29 What's Debt Got to Do with It?Brett Williams30 At the Elite CollegesPeter Schmidt31 Is the Near-Trillion-Dollar Student Loan Bubble About to Pop?Sarah Jaffe32 Students with Disabilities: Financial Aid Policy IssuesThomas R. Wolanin33 "Free" Labor: Past and Present Forms of Prison Labor Whitney Benns 34 Wealth InequalityPew Research CenterVoices35 Bonds of Sisterhood—Bonds of OppressionMary Romero36 White Poverty: The Politics of Invisibilitybell hooks 37 The Laws That Sex Workers Really Want (TED Talk)Juno Mac38 Born on Third BaseChuck Collins39 Gentrification Will Drive My Uncle Out of His Neighborhood, and I Will Have Helped Eric RodriguezNext Steps40 How Occupy Wall Street Changes EverythingSarah van Gelder41 "Classism from Our Mouths" and "Tips from Working-Class Activists"Betsy Leondar-Wright42 Deep Thoughts about Class PrivilegeKaren Pittelman and Resource Generation43 Home Economics: The Invisible and Unregulated World of Domestic WorkNational Domestic Workers Alliance44 Charts from United for a Fair Economy Section 4: Religious OppressionIntroductionMaurianne Adams and Christopher MacDonald-DennisContext45 America’s Changing Religious Landscape Pew Research Center46 Examples of Christian PrivilegeSam Killerman47 Christian Privilege and the Promotion of "Secular" and Not-So "Secular" Mainline Christianity in Public Schooling and in the Larger SocietyWarren J. Blumenfeld48 Racing ReligionMoustafa Bayoumi49 Precedents: The Destruction of the European JewsRaul Hilberg50 Maps—History of Anti-SemitismSir Martin Gilbert51 "Working it Out" and "See You in Court"Diana Eck52 Native American Religious Liberty: Five Hundred Years After ColumbusWalter R. Echo-Hawk53 Religious Freedom Advocates Are Divided over How to Address LGBT RightsKelsey Dallas54 From Pearl Harbor to 9/11: Lessons from the Internment of Japanese American BuddhistsDuncan Ryûken Williams55 A Somali Influx Unsettles Latino MeatpackersKirk SempleVoices56 Jews in the U.S.: Rising Costs of WhitenessMelanie Kaye/Kantrowitz57 Oral History of Adam FattahAmna AhmadOral History of Hagar OmranHoda Zawam58 Modesto-Area Athiests Speak Up, Seek ToleranceSue Nowicki59 Why Are You Atheists So Angry?Greta ChristinaNext Steps60 Creating Identity-Safe Spaces on College Campuses for Muslim StudentsNa’ilah Suad Nasir, Jasiyah Al-Amin61 Guidelines for Christian AlliesPaul Kivel62 Critical Reflections on the Interfaith Movement: A Social Justice PerspectiveSachi Edwards Section 5: Sexism, Heterosexism, and Trans* OppressionIntroductionD. Chase J. Catalano, Warren J. Blumenfeld, and Heather W. HackmanContext63 "Night to His Day": The Social Construction of GenderJudith Lorber64 Feminism: A Movement to End Sexist Oppressionbell hooks65 Patriarchy, the System: An It, Not a He, a Them, Or an UsAllan G. Johnson66 PrivilegeDevon W. Carbado67 He Works, She Works, But What Different Impressions They MakeGwyn Kirk and Margo Okazawa-Rey68 Generation LGBTQIAMichael Schulman69 Women & LGBT People Under Attack: 1930s & NowWarren J. Blumenfeld70 Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame, and Silence in the Construction of Gender IdentityMichael S. Kimmel71 Overcompensation Nation: It’s Time to Admit That Toxic Masculinity Drives Gun ViolenceAmanda Marcotte72 Introduction—How Sex Changed: A History of Transsexuality in the United StatesJoanne Meyerowitz73 The InterSEXion: A Vision for a Queer Progressive AgendaDeepali Gokhale74 Transmisogyny 101: What It Is and What Can We Do About ItLaura Kacere75 Pansexual Visibility & Undoing HeteronormativityCameron Airen76 Transgender LiberationSusan Stryker77 The Impact of Juvenile Court on Queer and Trans/Gender-Non-Conforming YouthWesley Ware78 Feminism and Abolition: Theories and Practices for the Twenty-First CenturyAngela Y. DavisVoices79 BonesLindy West80 Men Explain Things to MeRebecca Solnit81 Mutilating GenderDean Spade82 Violence Against Women is a Men’s IssueJackson Katz83 Trans Woman ManifestoJulia Serano84 Real Men and Pink SuitsCharles M. Blow85 Mestiza/o Gender: Notes Towards a Transformative MasculinityDaniel E. Solis y Martinez86 Look! No, Don’t! The Invisibility Dilemma for Transsexual MenJamison Green87 My Life as an Out Gay Person in RussiaMasha GessenNext Steps88 Grassroots: IntroductionWinona LaDuke89 National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) Statement on Healthcare for AllNational Latina Institute for Reproductive Health90 Becoming an Ally: A New ExaminationNancy J. Evans and Jaime Washington91 Transgender Day of Remembrance: A Day to Honor the Dead and the LivingShelby Chestnut92 Unbowed: A MemoirWangari Maathai93 Calling All Restroom Revolutionaries!Simone Chess, Alisson Kafer, Jessi Quizar, and Mattie Udora Richardson94 Why I Marched on Washington—With Zero ReservationsRinku Sen95 Getting to Why: Reflections on Accountability and Action for Men in Gender Justice MovementsJamie UttSection 6: AbleismIntroductionBenjamin Ostiguy-Finneran and Madeline L. PetersContext96 Struggle for Freedom: Disability Rights MovementsWillie V. Bryan97 Immigration, Ethnicity, and the Ugly LawSusan M. Schweik98 Disability Does Not Discriminate: Toward a Theory of Multiple Identity Through CoalitionZanita E. Fenton99 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Leaves Scars "on the Inside," Iraq Veteran SaysEdward D. Murphy100 Disability in the New World OrderNirmala Erevelles101 Disabled Behind BarsRebecca Vallas102 The Silent Victims: Inmates with Learning DisabilitiesDouglas P. Wilson103 Go to the Margins of the Class: Disability and Hate CrimesLennard J. Davis104 Why the Intersexed Shouldn’t Be Fixed: Insights from Queer Theory and Disability StudiesSumi Colligan105 Students with Disabilities Frustrated with Ignorance and Lack of ServicesAllie GrasgreenVoices106 Understanding Deafness: Not Everyone Wants to Be "Fixed"Allegra Ringo107 How to Curse in Sign LanguageAshley and Deborah108 On the Spectrum, Looking OutJess Watsky109 What I’d Tell That DoctorJason KingsleyNext Steps110 Toward Ending Ableism in EducationThomas Hehir111 Facilitating Transitions to College for Students with Disabilities from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse BackgroundsHeather A. Oesterreich and Michelle G. Knight112 Increasing Awareness: Language, Communication Strategies, and Universally Designed EnvironmentsKaren A. Myers, Jaci Jenkins Lindburg, and Danielle M. Nied113 Learning Disability Identity Development and Social Construct: A Two-Tiered ApproachCheryl L. Howland and Eva Gibavic114 Creating a Fragrance-Free Zone: A Friendly Atmosphere for People Living with Environmental IllnessInvisible Disabilities Advocate115 Recognizing Ableist Beliefs and Practices and Taking Action as an AllyMadeline L. Peters, Carmelita (Rosie) Castañeda, Larissa E. Hopkins, and Aquila McCantsSection 7: Youth Oppression and Elder Oppression IntroductionKeri "Safire" DeJong and Barbara J. LoveContext116 Understanding Adultism: A Key to Developing Positive Youth-Adult RelationshipsJohn Bell117 Terrorizing School Children in the American Police StateHenry A. Giroux118 Police Make Life Hell for Youth of ColorKathy Durkin119 Ageism: Another Form of BigotryRobert N. Butler120 Ageing with Disabilities: Ageism and MoreDebra J. Sheets121 Black ElderlyCenter on Aging Studies, University of Missouri—Kansas City Voices122 From Keystone XL Pipeline to #DAPL: Jasilyn Charger, Water Protector from Cheyenne River ReservationAmy Goodman and Jasilyn Charger123 Elders Liberation Draft Policy StatementMarge Larabee124 People of Color Over FiftyDottie Curry Next Steps125 An Immediate End to the Criminalization and Dehumanization of Black Youth Across All Areas of Society Including, but Not Limited to, Our Nation’s Justice and Education Systems, Social Service Agencies, Media, and Pop CultureThena Robinson Mock, Ruth Jeannoel, Rachel Gilmer, Chelsea Fuller, Marbre Stahly Butts126 Allies to Young People: Tips and Guidelines on How to Assist Young People to OrganizeJenny Sazama with help from teens in Boston127 Taking a Stand Against Ageism at all Ages: A Powerful CoalitionMargaret M. Gullette128 What Allies of Elders Can DoPatricia Markee129 Youth Oppression as a Technology of Colonialism: Conceptual Frameworks and Possibilities for Social Justice Education PraxisKeri DeJong and Barbara J. LoveSection 8: Working for Social Justice: Visions and Strategies for Change IntroductionXimena ZúñigaContext130 Reflections on LiberationSuzanne Pharr131 Developing a Liberatory ConsciousnessBarbara J. Love132 Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and GenderPatricia Hill Collins133 What Can We Do?Allan G. Johnson134 The Cycle of LiberationBobbie HarroVoices135 CourageCornel West136 AlliesGloria Anzaldúa Next Steps 137 Social StruggleRichard (Chip) Smith138 Intergroup Dialogue: Critical Conversations about Difference and Social JusticeXimena Zúñiga, Gretchen E. Lopez, and Kristie A. Ford139 Decolonizing Theory, Practicing SolidarityChandra Talpade Mohanty140 The Renaissance of Student ActivismAlia WongPermissions Acknowledgements and CitationsAbout the Contributors
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Allan Schore Reader
Book SynopsisEva Rass, a leading expert on the work of Allan Schore, presents a collection that provides an overview of his core ideas and makes accessible the evolution of his thought. Including interviews and original papers, as well as integrating his ideas with research in psychoanalysis, developmental psychology, biology and developmental psychopathology, this book provides an in-depth introduction to Schore's theories.Allan Schore: Setting the Course of Development represents a major contribution to the understanding of Schore's often dense and complex work. The choice of papers, interviews and subject matter is structured and instructive, while the content captures both the depth and breadth of Schore's ideas, including important extensions into other fields, like paediatrics, social works and family law. Schore's contribution to the advancing knowledge base pioneering the paradigm shift in researchers' focus in psychopathogenesis from the cognitive verbal left brainTable of ContentsPreface by Sir Richard Bowlby. Introduction. Allan Schore in Scientific Reviews. Allan Schore in Interviews. Schore, Early super ego development: the emergence of shame and narcissistic affect regulation in the practicing period. Schore, Attachment and the regulation of the right brain. Schore, Dysregulation of the right brain: a fundamental mechanism of traumatic attachment and the pathogenesis of post-traumatic stress disorder. Developmental origins of health and disease – the neurobiology of traumatic attachment in childhood. Affect regulation theory and its applicability in other fields. Conclusion.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Brief History of Psychology
This brief, inexpensive text offers great flexibility in teaching the history of psychology. Used as a stand-alone text or with readers, this engaging book is noted for its analysis of the scientific and philosophical emergence of the field as well as its coverage of contemporary psychology and emerging areas. Readers appreciate the book''s balanced coverage of experimental, applied, and clinical psychology, as well as the clear and succinct presentation of the field''s major events and schools of thought. The sixth edition features an expanded pedagogical program with bolded terms, a complete glossary, more illustrations, and web-based instructional materials including PowerPoints, a test bank, discussion questions, and more. Special emphasis has also been placed on the role of the American Psychological Association (APA) in the history of psychology.Extensively updated throughout, the sixth edition features: A revised final chapter with a current analysis
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Toys and Playthings
Book SynopsisJohn and Elizabeth Newson were well known for their studies of child rearing, which have combined a rigorous research methodology with sympathetic insights into family life and a lively approach to scientific reporting. Path-breaking', brilliant', seminal', outstanding', fascinating', enthralling' and enchanting' are some of the adjectives used by critics to describe their previous books. They now turn their attention to toys, the pegs on which children hang their play', a study for which they are uniquely qualified. Not only had they long experience in normal child development: they had been actively involved for many years in research and training in remedial play for disabled children, their research unit was a major influence in the phenomenal development of the toy libraries self-help movement, they designed for and advised the toy industry, and they had their own family-run specialist toyshop. With this background, it is not surprising that their book on toys andTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. 1. Why Toys? 2. People as Playthings: Lap and Cradle Play 3. Toys for the First Two Years: A Developmental Progression 4. Some Timeless Toys and Play Equipment 5. Props for Fantasy 6. Miniature Worlds 7. Play and Playthings for the Handicapped Child 8. Using Toys for Developmental Assessment 9. Using Toys and Play Remedially 10. Toys and Play for the Sick Child 11. Toys Through Time and Space. Notes. List of Suppliers. Further Reading. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Writing with Clarity and Style
Book SynopsisWriting with Clarity and Style, 2nd Edition, will help you to improve your writing dramatically. The book shows you how to use dozens of classical rhetorical devices to bring power, clarity, and effectiveness to your writing. You will also learn about writing styles, authorial personas, and sentence syntax as tools to make your writing interesting and persuasive. If you want to improve the appeal and persuasion of your speeches, this is also the book for you. From strategic techniques for keeping your readers engaged as you change focus, down to the choice of just the right words and phrases for maximum impact, this book will help you develop a flexible, adaptable style for all the audiences you need to address.Each chapter now includes these sections: Style Check, discussing many elements of style, including some enhanced and revised sections Define Your Terms, asking students to uTable of ContentsIntroduction Index of Tables Chapter 1: Balance Parallelism Chiasmus Antithesis Chapter 2: Emphasis I Climax Asyndeton Polysyndeton Sentential Adverb Chapter 3: Emphasis II Irony Understatement Litotes Hyperbole Chapter 4: Transition Metabasis Procatalepsis Hypophora Chapter 5: Clarity Distinctio Exemplum Amplification Metanoia Chapter 6: Syntax I Zeugma Diazeugma Prozeugma Mesozeugma Hypozeugma Syllepsis Chapter 7: Syntax II Hyperbaton Anastrophe Appositive Parenthesis Chapter 8: Figurative Language I Simile Analogy Metaphor Catachresis Chapter 9: Figurative Language II Metonymy Synecdoche Personification Chapter 10: Figurative Language III Allusion Eponym Apostrophe Transferred Epithet Chapter 11: Restatement I Anaphora Epistrophe Simploce Chapter 12: Restatement II Anadiplosis Conduplicatio Epanalepsis Chapter 13: Restatement III Diacope Epizeuxis Antimetabole Scesis Onomaton Chapter 14: Sound Alliteration Onomatopoeia Assonance Consonance Chapter 15: Drama Rhetorical Question Aporia Apophasis Anacoluthon Chapter 16: Word Play Oxymoron Pun Anthimeria Appendix A: Blog Posting Appendix B: Business Email Appendix C: Counsellor’s Report About a Client Appendix D: Graduate School Application Essay Appendix E: Short Story Appendix F: Winston Churchill—A Speaker’s Rhetoric Index
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Film Music
Book SynopsisFilm Music: Cognition to Interpretation explores the dynamic counterpoint between a film's soundtrack, its visuals and narrative, and the audience's perception and construction of meaning. Adopting a holistic approach covering both the humanities and the sciencesblending cognitive psychology, musical analysis, behavioral neuroscience, semiotics, linguistics, and other related fieldsthe author examines the perceptual and cognitive processes that elicit musical meaning in film and breathe life into our cinematic experiences. A clear and engaging writing style distills complex concepts, theories, and analytical methodologies into explanations accessible to readers from diverse disciplinary backgrounds, making it an indispensable companion for scholars and students of music, film studies, and cognition. Across ten chapters, extensive appendices, and hundreds of film references, Film Music: Cognition to Interpretation offers a new mode of analyTrade ReviewJuan Chattah has produced one of those rare books that usually takes many minds to create -- blending and applying concepts, theories, and methods in diverse disciplines to offer a rich framework for interpreting a soundtrack's narrative agency. Each of the ten chapters introduces key concepts that are vividly applied to film scenes from an analytical approach of the humanities, while also addressing the 'how?' question (or the mechanisms) from a scientific perspective. The book's clever structure makes it versatile, as the main text is accessible and immediately engaging, while more specialized technical and conceptual background is provided in a separate series of appendices. The clarity of presentation, fascinating film scene analyses, and wealth of illustrations provided by vibrant images and well-chosen film excerpts, makes this an equally appealing book for scholars, students, and any reader who is passionate about film.—Siu-Lan Tan, James A.B. Stone Professor of Psychology at Kalamazoo CollegeWith a series of engaging examples and insightful interpretations, Juan Chattah masterfully guides the reader through a wide range of approaches—from the psychological to the semiotic—to explain how music and vocalization contribute to the meanings of films.—Robert S. Hatten, Marlene and Morton Meyerson Professor in Music at The University of Texas at AustinThrough a wealth of film vignettes, the book delves deeply into the perceptual and cognitive processes that elicit musical meaning. I recommend this volume for anyone interested in learning more about how music influences our interpretations of films.—Violetta Kostka, Professor of Humanities in Art Studies, Academy of Music in GdańskTable of Contents1 Empathy 2 CONTAINER Schema 3 LINEARITY Schema 4 SOURCE-PATH-GOAL & CONTAINER Schemas 5 Affordances 6 Memory & Auditory Perception 7 Archetypes 8 Associations 9 Categorization 10 Interpretative Transformations
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Handbook of Neuropsychological Assessment
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1992, this is a wide-ranging text concerned with the principles and practice of neuropsychological assessment in adults. It combines a flexible hypothesis testing approach to assessment with information on specialised test batteries. The book covers the major areas of memory, language, perception, attention, and executive dysfunctions, and includes chapters on dementia, alcohol, drug and toxic conditions, stroke and closed head injury. Assessment of dysfunction in cases involving claims for compensation and chapters on specialised assessment techniques, including automated test procedures, are provided. The book presents a sound introduction to this complex area and gives guidelines for the clinician who may need concise information on a specialised topic. Table of ContentsList of Contributors. 1. Introduction John R. Crawford and Denis M. Parker Section A: Basic Issues 2. Some Basic Principles of Neuropsychological Assessment Edgar Miller 3. Current and Premorbid Intelligence Measures in Neuropsychological Assessment John R. Crawford 4. Assessment of Laterality Marian Annett Section B: Assessment of Major Psychological Functions 5. Memory Assessment in Clinical Practice and Research Andrew Mayes and Richard Warburg 6. Questionnaire and Checklist Approaches to Assessment of Everyday Memory Problems Anne Hickox and Alan Sunderland 7. Assessment of Visuo-perceptual Dysfunction J. Graham Beaumont and Jules B. Davidoff 8. Assessment of Deficits in Facial Processing Haydn D. Ellis 9. The Assessment of Unilateral Neglect Peter W. Halligan and Ian H. Robertson 10. Assessment of Language Dysfunction Sandra Walker 11. The Assessment of Reading Disorders Philip H.K. Seymour 12. Assessment of Attention Adriaan H. van Zomeren and Wiebo H. Brouwer 13. Assessment of Frontal Lobe Dysfunction Denis M. Parker and John R. Crawford Section C: Major Clinical Disorders 14. The Neuropsychological Assessment of Dementia Robin G. Morris and Michael D. Kopelman 15. Neuropsychological Assessment in Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Toxic Conditions J.T.L. Wilson and K.D. Wiedmann 16. Neuropsychological Assessment in Stroke Clive Skilbeck 17. Assessment of the Severely Head-injured William W. McKinley and John M. Gray Section D: Specialised Assessment Techniques 18. Assessment of the Head-injured for Compensation William M. McKinley 19. Event-related Potentials in Clinical Neuropsychology Michael D. Rugg 20. Computer-based Assessment in Neuropsychology Sarah L. Wilson and T.M. McMillan. Author Index. Subject Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Book SynopsisFor many researchers, clinicians, teachers, patients, and family members, the discourse on ADHD has been occurring in silos. Traditional ADHD camps are organized primarily in terms of neurological and cognitive perspectives and to a lesser extent psychoanalytic/psychodynamic perspectives. Those with an interest in ADHD have not been able to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the disorder and consequently have been restricted in psychotherapy treatment options. This book argues for the integration of the three perspectives on ADHD. Drawing on the expertise of an international range of contributors, the volume addresses questions from a psychoanalytic vantage point which have considerable meaning in clinical work with children who have ADHD. They examine the role of trauma and attachment problems as both a possible antecedent to ADHD, and as an outgrowth of ADHD which predisposes the child to limitations in emotion regulation, social adversity, an even maltreatment. STable of Contents1. Introduction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and the Psychoanalytic Process 2. ADHD via Psychoanalysis, Neuroscience, and Cognitive Psychology: Why Haven’t We Fielded a Team? 3. The Neural and Neurocognitive Determinants of ADHD 4. Psychoanalytic Treatment of ADHD Children in the Frame of Two Extraclinical Studies: The Frankfurt Prevention Study and the EVA Study 5. Trauma and ADHD – Association or Diagnostic Confusion? A Clinical Perspective 6. ADHD and Complex Trauma: A Descriptive Study of Hospitalized Children in an Urban Psychiatric Hospital 7. The Reality-Sampling Deficit and ADHD: Indication for an Active Technique 8. Psychoanalytic Conceptualizations of the Internal Object in an ADHD Child 9. Trouble Paying Attention 10. Is ADHD a Real Neurological Disorder or Collection of Psychosocial Symptomatic Behaviors? Implications for Treatment in the Case of Randall E. 11. Psychodynamic Play Therapy With a Six-Year-Old African American Boy Diagnosed With ADHD
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Taylor & Francis Fifty Years of the Tavistock Clinic
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1970 this title commemorates the men and ideas that started, inspired and established a pioneer institution in British psychiatry. Based on the impetus of Freudian and related innovations after the First World War, the Tavistock Clinic offered treatment, training and research facilities in the field of neurosis, child guidance and later on group relations.Dr Dicks, who had been associated for nearly forty years with the work and personalities that helped to develop the Tavistock venture, describes the struggles and capacity for survival of the clinic. He shows how, belonging neither to the older classical psychiatry nor to orthodox psychoanalysis, and suspect to both, the Clinic nevertheless became increasingly used by the rest of the profession as a psychotherapeutic resource. Dr Dicks describes the influence of the Tavistock on the medical, psychological and social work scene both before and after the Second World War, and assesses its achievements aTable of ContentsList of Illustrations. Foreword by Sir Leslie Farrer. Author’s Preface 1. Introductory Outline 2. Origins 3. Consolidation (1923-32) 4. The Search for a New Institutional Structure 5. The Period of Expansion 6. The Tavistock in War 7. ‘Operation Phoenix’ 8. The Tavistock and the State 9. The Tavistock Institute of Human Relations (by Sidney G. Gray) 10. Further Differentiation and Integration 11. History Becomes the Present 12. Concluding Reflections. Appendixes. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd College Student Leadership Development
Book SynopsisCollege Student Leadership Development introduces the idea that we all play a part in producing leadership and that learning how to participate in the process of leadership is something that all college students need to learn as part of their college academic experience. Rather than approaching leadership from the traditional model emphasizing specific skill sets, this book acquaints students with how to learn leadership using the ReAChS model of leadership development (Reflection, Assessment, Challenge, Support). It then encourages students to directly engage their own experiences to hone their leader identity and understanding of leadership as well as improve their leadership knowledge and skills. Step-by-step exercises lead students in reflecting on their experiences, assessing themselves, choosing challenges, creating support networks, and finally capturing and communicating to others what they have learned. Throughout, examples of student leaders' experiences provide rTrade Review'In working with college students, I believe the most important thing for them to understand is that everyone can be a leader. This book communicates that and helps students learn about themselves in a way that will assist them as they understand their own leadership. They’ll be able to see how their college experience helps them become better leaders and then consider how to use that beyond their campus into their professional lives'—Shelly Morris Mumma, Director of Leadership, Student Engagement & First Year Experience and Campus Center, St. Norbert College'This is not your typical leadership development book for college students. College Student Leadership Development so wonderfully addresses "how" students should learn leadership by drawing on Sessa’s vast experience and research. The book successfully accomplishes what every leadership educator and student hopes for: an insightful and rich model to give emerging leaders a process to learn about leadership.'—Matthew Sowcik, Assistant Professor of Leadership Education, University of FloridaTable of Contents1. Starting with You Part I: Fundamentals 2. All the Learning that Students Experience in College 3. Learning Leadership Part II: ReAChS Model 4. Reflection 5. Assessment: Prompting your Readiness to Learn 6. The Fires of Experience: Challenging Experiences 7. When Other People Matter: People who Significantly Impact your Leadership Learning 8. Leadership Courses and Formal Leadership Development Programs as Key Leadership Learning Events 9. Using Challenges that Life Throws Us: Hardships as Key Learning Events 10. Making the Most of your Key Experiences 11. Your Support Network for Leadership Development Part III: Capturing and Telling your Leadership Development Story 12. Bringing it All Together: Telling your Leadership Development Story
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Taylor & Francis How to Become a Counselling Psychologist
Book SynopsisCounselling psychologists can play a fundamental and inspiring role in peopleâs lives. Their aim is to address a range of psychological and emotional issues, helping people to live more skilful, effective, and meaningful lives. But how do you qualify, and what is being a counselling psychologist really like? How to Become a Counselling Psychologist is the first book to provide a clear, practical guide to the pathway to qualifying as a counselling psychologist. Written by an experienced practitioner, and incorporating testimonials from trainees, trainers, and qualified counselling psychologists, it explains every step of the journey, including advice on a suitable degree course, making the most of a training placement, how to prepare for the job interview, and the challenges of making the transition from training to qualification. Written for anyone from current students to those interested in a change of career, How to Become a Counselling Psychologist isTrade Review‘Elaine Kasket has written a must-read for anyone considering a career as a counselling psychologist. This is the first book of its kind, which provides an informative guide, alongside valuable tips, for navigating the journey towards qualification. The essence of the profession and its training has been captured beautifully through the expert knowledge of the author which is synergistically accompanied by the voices of trainees, academics and practitioners. I strongly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in pursuing counselling psychology as a career.’ - Dr. Victoria Galbraith, Registrar for the BPS Qualification in Counselling Psychology & Consultant Counselling Psychologist, Galbraith ConsultancyTable of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction (Series Editor David Murphy)Chapter 2: What does a counselling psychologist do?Chapter 3: The next step: equipping yourself for professional trainingChapter 4: Becoming a traineeChapter 5: Starting outChapter 6: Career possibilitiesAppendix: useful informationBibliography
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Modeling Creativity and KnowledgeBased Creative
Book SynopsisOver the last decade research into design processes utilizing ideas and models drawn from artificial intelligence has resulted in a better understanding of design -- particularly routine design -- as a process. Indeed, most of the current research activity directly or indirectly deals only with routine design. Not surprisingly, many practicing designers state that the level of understanding represented by these models is only of mild interest because they fail to embody any ideas about creativity. This volume provides a set of chapters in the areas of modeling creativity and knowledge-based creative design that examines the potential role and form of computer-aided design which supports creativity. It aims to define the state-of-the-art of computational creativity in design as well as to identify research directions. Published at a time when the field of computational creativity in design is still immature, it should influence the directions of growth and assist the field in Trade Review"...will help neural networkers understand how to look at systems that exhibit emergent behavior."—AI ExpertTable of ContentsContents: J.S. Gero, M.L. Maher, Introduction. Part I:Creativity.T. Heath, Social Aspects of Creativity and Their Impact on Creativity Modeling. W.J. Mitchell, A Computational View of Design Creativity. S. McLaughlin, Emergent Value in Creative Products: Some Implications for Creative Processes. T. Takala, A Neuropsychologically-Based Approach to Creativity. Part II:Knowledge-Based Models of Creative Design.M.A. Rosenman, J.S. Gero, Creativity in Design Using a Design Prototype Approach. B. Logan, T. Smithers, Creativity and Design as Exploration. R.D. Coyne, S. Newton, F. Sudweeks, A Connectionist View of Creative Design Reasoning. R.F. Woodbury, A Genetic Approach to Creative Design. Part III:Knowledge-Based Creative Design.G. Fischer, Creativity Enhancing Design Environments. E. Edmonds, Knowledge-Based Systems for Creativity. J. Cagan, A.M. Agogino, Inducing Optimally Directed Non-Routine Designs. R.F. Coyne, E. Subrahmanian, Computer Supported Creative Design: A Pragmatic Approach. M.L. Maher, F. Zhao, Dynamic Associations for Creative Engineering Design.
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SAGE Publications Inc A History of Psychology
Book SynopsisOffering a fresh, accessible, and global approach to the history of psychology, the fully revised Second Edition of Eric B. Shiraev's A History of Psychology: A Global Perspective, provides a thorough view of psychology's progressive and evolving role in society and how its interaction with culture has developed throughout history, from ancient times through the Middle Ages and the modern period to the current millennium. Taking an inclusive approach, the text addresses contemporary and classic themes and theories with discussion of psychology's development in cultures and countries all too often neglected in overviews of the field. High-interest topics, including the validity of psychological knowledge and volunteerism, offer readers the opportunity to apply the history of psychology to their own lives.Trade Review"The textbook is great in terms of content and the author’s excellent expertise in the field." -- Indre Cuckler"[The book] is well done." -- Crystal Harris BlountTable of ContentsPreface About the Author 1. Understanding Psychology′s History Prologue Four Types of Knowledge in Psychology Society and Psychology’s History Historiography of Psychology Understanding the History of Psychology Conclusion Summary Key Terms 2. Early Psychological Knowledge Psychological Knowledge at the Beginning of Human Civilization Psychological Knowledge in the Civilization of the Greeks Psychological Knowledge in India and China: An Introduction to Non-Western Tradition in Psychology Psychological Knowledge at the Turn of the First Millennium Further Development of Knowledge in the High Middle Ages (1000–1300s) Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms 3. Psychology During Mid-Millenium Transitions Transitions From the Late 15th to the End of the 18th Century Psychology in Mid-Millennium: What People Knew The Impact of Scholars and Their Theories French Materialism and Enlightenment Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms 4. Psychology in the Laboratory Transitions of the 19th Century Physiology and Philosophy: Two Academic Schools Early Measurements in Psychology First Psychological Laboratories In the Laboratory: Psychology in Search for Own Identity Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms 5. Psychology and the Mass Society at the Beginning of the 20th Century The Social and Cultural Landscape Advances in Natural and Social Sciences and Their Impact on Psychology Psychology as a Scientific Discipline Functionalism: Connecting the Individual and the Social Environment Evolutionary Ideas in Psychology New Fields of Psychology Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms 6. Clinical Research and Psychology at the End of the 19th and Beginning of the 20th Century What People Knew About Mental Illness Social Climate and Psychopathology Understanding Mental Illness Early Attempts at Treatment Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms 7. The Birth and Development of the Behaviorist Tradition The Social Landscape: The Right Time for Behaviorism? Animal Psychology Studies of Reflexes The Behaviorism of John Watson Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms 8. The Birth and Development of Psychoanalysis The Social and Scientific Landscape Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis Early Transitions of Psychoanalysis: Alfred Adler Early Transitions of Psychoanalysis: Carl Jung Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms 9. The Paths of Gestalt Psychology The Social Landscape After the Great War Principles of Gestalt Psychology Advancements of Gestalt Theory Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms 10. Theoretical and Applied Psychology After the Great War Society and Psychology Psychological Testing Psychology of Development and Cognition Personality Theories Early Social Psychology Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms 11. Behaviorism and Psychoanalysis in the Mid-20th Century Further Development of Behaviorism A Winding Road of Psychoanalysis Assessment of Behaviorism and Psychoanalysis Conclusion Summary Key Terms 12. Humanistic and Cognitive Psychology The Social Landscape Humanistic Psychology Cognitive Psychology Conclusion Summary Key Terms 13. Focusing on Contemporary Issues Lesson 1. Psychology Continues to Address Its “Traditional Themes” Lesson 2. Psychology Welcomes Interdisciplinary Science Lesson 3. Psychology Did Not Abandon Its Established Traditions Lesson 4. Psychology Can Correct Its Past Mistakes Lesson 5. Psychology Remains a Progressive Science Summary Key Terms References Glossary Figure and Photo Credits Author Index Subject Index
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Guilford Publications Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Applied Research
Book SynopsisWith its emphasis on practical and conceptual aspects, rather than mathematics or formulas, this accessible book has established itself as the go-to resource on confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). Detailed, worked-through examples drawn from psychology, management, and sociology studies illustrate the procedures, pitfalls, and extensions of CFA methodology. The text shows how to formulate, program, and interpret CFA models using popular latent variable software packages (LISREL, Mplus, EQS, SAS/CALIS); understand the similarities and differences between CFA and exploratory factor analysis (EFA); and report results from a CFA study. It is filled with useful advice and tables that outline the procedures. The companion website (www.guilford.com/brown3-materials) offers data and program syntax files for most of the research examples, as well as links to CFA-related resources. New to This Edition *Updated throughout to incorporate important developments in latent variaTrade Review"Brown's writing is excellent; this book does a clearer and better job of explaining CFA concepts than any other I have read. It has had a very positive impact on the quality of applied CFA studies in the social and behavioral sciences. I will continue to use the second edition in my graduate measurement theory course; it enables my students to greatly improve the quality of their dissertation research. This is the best book I've seen for providing graduate students with the skills they need to develop and evaluate measures of psychological constructs."--G. Leonard Burns, PhD, Department of Psychology, Washington State University"I am a big fan of this book. When something goes wrong in SEM, it is almost always due to a faulty measurement model, so students need to have a thorough understanding of latent trait measurement models before learning how to evaluate structural models. That is why this book is so important. My students regularly comment on how accessible the text is. I very much like the examples of study results, which students can use as templates for their own reports. The numerically worked examples throughout are extremely helpful at demystifying the process."--Lesa Hoffman, PhD, Institute for Lifespan Studies, University of Kansas"This book occupies a unique and important position in the field. It describes the use of CFA to address a wide range of important social science research questions that are too often ignored or underdeveloped in books on structural equation modeling. The text helps readers understand the nuances of CFA in a way that is deep yet incredibly accessible. I highly recommend this book to students and experienced social scientists interested in applying this powerful approach in their research."--Noel A. Card, PhD, Department of Educational Psychology, University of Connecticut"The most comprehensive reference text on CFA for experienced researchers. Other texts typically devote a chapter or two to the subject, but Brown’s coverage is wide and deep. Frankly, what gives this book value to me is that it is a reference text that can be used for instruction. Aided by clear examples, simplified tables, and helpful visual depictions, readers easily gain an understanding of how to run popular modeling software and correctly interpret the output. Perhaps one of the finest jewels in this book is the explanation of non-positive definite matrices, the bane of LISREL users. I also find the thread throughout the book on explaining equivalent models very important."--Randall MacIntosh, PhD, Professor of Sociology, California State University, Sacramento"I highly recommend this book to colleagues and students who teach and apply structural equation modeling. The book provides an invaluable resource for applied researchers concerning concepts, procedures, and problems in CFA, as well as how to interpret and report analysis results. An especially valuable feature is the many detailed examples that are worked out in detail and presented along with syntax and output from leading software packages. The Appendices at the end of several chapters expand on many technical points the reader might fail to grasp otherwise."--James G. Anderson, PhD, Department of Sociology, Purdue University "The book does an excellent job of walking through the steps in an analysis. It is wonderfully user friendly in the way it presents each step, discusses major decisions to be made, and presents code and output. Not only do I think this is the best book out there for learning CFA, but I also think it is a fantastic way to learn introductory structural equation modeling methods."--Scott J. Peters, PhD, Department of Educational Foundations, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater "A strength of this book is the style of the author's presentation. Many important concepts are explained in plain language, rather than by mathematical formula. The book reads as though you were listening to a lecture. It provides the learner with an extensive understanding of the theory and applications of CFA. I also strongly recommend this book to practitioners who are in need of a comprehensive reference for better applications of CFA."--Akihito Kamata, PhD, Department of Education Policy and Leadership and Department of Psychology, Southern Methodist University -Very helpful tables are used to summarize each step of a method or procedure….Chapter 3 is the heart of the textbook. It is a beautiful introduction to CFA….Summaries at the beginning and end of each chapter, an extensive number of substantive examples, figures and tables, appendices, software input and output files, as well as a sophisticated structure…make each chapter very easy to follow….Provides readers with clear recommendations and guidelines of how to deal with problems as well as a comprehensive overview of the most important aspects of CFA that an applied researcher should know. Given these outstanding qualities, I strongly believe that [this text] will continue to have a strong impact on applied researchers…and graduate students. The first edition has become a benchmark textbook in the field of introductory psychometrics, and the carefully revised second edition will widen its readership and make an impact very soon.--Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 01/01/2016Table of Contentsl. Introduction Uses of Confirmatory Factor Analysis Psychometric Evaluation of Test Instruments Construct Validation Method Effects Measurement Invariance Evaluation Why a Book on CFA? Coverage of the Book Other Considerations Summary 2. The Common Factor Model and Exploratory Factor Analysis Overview of the Common Factor Model Procedures of EFA Factor Extraction Factor Selection Factor Rotation Factor Scores Summary 3. Introduction to CFA Similarities and Differences of EFA and CFA Common Factor Model Standardized and Unstandardized Solutions Indicator Cross-Loadings/Model Parsimony Unique Variances Model Comparison Purposes and Advantages of CFA Parameters of a CFA Model Fu
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Guilford Publications Handbook of Self and Identity Second Edition
Book SynopsisWidely regarded as the authoritative reference in the field, this volume comprehensively reviews theory and research on the self. Leading investigators address this essential construct at multiple levels of analysis, from neural pathways to complex social and cultural dynamics. Coverage includes how individuals gain self-awareness, agency, and a sense of identity; self-related motivation and emotion; the role of the self in interpersonal behavior; and self-development across evolutionary time and the lifespan. Connections between self-processes and psychological problems are also addressed. New to This Edition *Incorporates significant theoretical and empirical advances. *Nine entirely new chapters. *Coverage of the social and cognitive neuroscience of self-processes; self-regulation and health; self and emotion; and hypoegoic states, such as mindfulness.Trade Review"Take the world’s leading authorities on the psychology of the self and ask them to write about what they know best, and you have the Handbook of Self and Identity. Now in its second edition, this remarkable handbook offers the first and last word on this important subject."--Daniel Gilbert, PhD, Department of Psychology, Harvard University "Building on the strengths of the first edition, the editors have assembled an all-star team of experts to address classic topics and emerging areas of inquiry into the many and varied facets of self and identity. Bringing together individual and social perspectives, this handbook serves as a powerful reminder that self and identity are rooted in biological, social, and cultural contexts, and have far-reaching consequences for how people think, feel, and act as individuals and as members of relationships and groups. Quite simply, this handbook is a 'must read.'"--Mark Snyder, PhD, McKnight Presidential Chair in Psychology, University of Minnesota "I was tempted to assign nearly every chapter of this volume in my graduate Self and Identity class. Each chapter is cogent, neatly summarizes past work, and provides insights into future directions. The Handbook has been an outstanding text for this course."--Jeffrey Green, PhD, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University -Handbook of Self and Identity is dynamite....Almost every finding relates uncannily to the issues my patients bring to sessions....The editors' care and scrutiny are evident throughout this attractive volume. The book is well-organized, well-indexed, and easy to read.--Psychiatric Services, 12/30/2011ƒƒTerrific. A handbook should provide a comprehensive and current review of the field it covers, and the Handbook of Self and Identity delivers in each respect. This handbook would make a fine introduction in an advanced undergraduate course (assuming knowledgeable and engaged students), and an even better review of the field for graduate students....The book is also valuable to professionals working in the areas of self and identity.--PsycCRITIQUES, 12/30/2011ƒƒThis is a well-written book by influential authors who are experts in this field....It is an important book for researchers and clinicians.--Doody's Reviews, 10/1/2012ƒƒProvides a useful overview for advanced students and researchers interested in the self, and, more important, some needed perspective on the way forward.--PsycCRITIQUES, 12/19/2012ƒƒThis is a very useful collection of essays for the researchers and academicians in philosophy, cognitive science and neuroscience as well as in psychology and especially in social and cognitive psychology....A very timely and valuable contribution to the current interdisciplinary discussions of the self, especially given the recent upsurge in theoretical and empirical interest in self-related topics. I recommend this book for anyone who wants to have a broader understanding of the self and how our identities are shaped in a social, historical, psychological and neurological point of view.--Metapsychology Online Reviews, 2/26/2013Table of Contents1. The Self as an Organizing Construct in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Mark R. Leary and June Price TangneyI. Awareness, Cognition, and Regulation2. Self as Psycho-Social Dynamic Processing System: Toward a Converging Science of Selfhood, Carolyn C. Morf and Walter Mischel3. Self-Awareness, Charles S. Carver4. Self, Self-Concept, and Identity, Daphna Oyserman, Kristen Elmore, and George Smith5. Organization of Self-Knowledge: Features, Functions, and Flexibility, Carolin J. Showers and Virgil Zeigler-Hill6. Reflected Appraisal through a 21st-Century Looking Glass, Harry M. Wallace and Dianne M. Tice7. Expandable Selves, Gregory M. Walton, David Paunesku, and Carol S. Dweck8. Implicit Self and Identity, Thierry Devos, Que-Lam Huynh, and Mahzarin R. Banaji9. Self-Regulation and the Executive Function of the Self, Roy F. Baumeister and Kathleen D. Vohs10. Self-Efficacy, James E. Maddux and Jennifer T. Gosselin11. Multiple Identities within a Single Self: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Internalization within Contexts and Cultures, Richard M. Ryan and Edward L. Deci12. Self-Regulation Failure and Health: Pathways to Mental and Physical Illness, Timothy J. Strauman and Elena L. Goetz13. Hypo-Egoic Mindsets: Antecedents and Implications of Quieting the Self, Mark R. Leary and Meredith L. TerryII. Evaluation, Motivation, and Emotion14. Social Self-Analysis: Constructing and Maintaining Personal Identity, Mark D. Alicke, Corey L. Guenther, and Ethan Zell15. Contingencies of Self-Worth, Jennifer Crocker and Lora E. Park16. Self-Protection, Constantine Sedikides17. Individual Differences in Self-Esteem, Geoff MacDonald and Mark R. Leary18. Freedom versus Fear Revisited: An Integrative Analysis of the Dynamics of the Defense and Growth of Self, Tom Pyszczynski, Jeff Greenberg, and Jamie Arndt19. Self-Verification: The Search for Coherence, William B. Swann, Jr., and Michael D. Buhrmester20. Self and Emotion, Paul J. Silvia and Kari M. Eddington21. Self-Conscious Emotions, June Price Tangney and Jessica L. TracyIII. Interpersonal Behavior and Culture22. The Relation of Self to Social Perception, David Dunning23. Social Identity and the Psychology of Groups, Michael A. Hogg24. Self and Close Relationships, Arthur Aron and Natalie Nardone25. Self-Presentation, Barry R. Schlenker26. Contemporary Perspectives on Narcissism and the Narcissistic Personality Type, Frederick Rhodewalt27. Cultural Models of the Self, Susan E. Cross and Jonathan S. GoreIV. Physiological, Phylogenetic, and Developmental Perspectives28. The Two Selves: The Self of Conscious Experience and Its Brain, Stanley B. Klein29. A Social Neuroscience Perspective on the Self, Jennifer S. Beer30. Self-Recognition in Animals, Robert W. Mitchell31. Emerging Self-Processes during Childhood and Adolescence, Susan Harter
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Guilford Publications The Construction of the Self Second Edition
Book SynopsisAn important work from a leading scholar, this book explores self-development from early childhood to adulthood. Susan Harter traces the normative stages that define the emergence of many self-processes, including self-esteem. She also addresses individual differences and societal influences on self-development. Presenting pioneering empirical research, Harter shows that increasingly mature features of the self have both benefits and liabilities for psychological adjustment. The book highlights the causes and consequences of different types of self-representations, including those that are unrealistically negative or positive. New to This Edition *Reflects more than a decade of conceptual, empirical, and methodological advances. *Provides a broader sociocultural framework for understanding self-development. *Chapters on emerging adulthood, self-esteem and physical appearance, self-processes in the classroom, motivation, cross-cultural issues, and the quest for auTrade Review"Like the prior edition, this volume provides the most comprehensive and forward-looking overview of scholarship and theory on the construction of the self. The second edition is a major step forward--much exciting new work has been done in this area in the last 10 years. Harter offers a masterful summary and critique of this work; even more important, she gives us strong and insightful guidance for the future. Everyone interested in the construction of the self should read this book. It is an outstanding resource for seasoned researchers as well as an essential guide for young scholars entering the field and launching their research careers."--Jacquelynne S. Eccles, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Education, University of California, Irvine "In The Construction of the Self, Second Edition, Harter shows again why she has been the preeminent scholar in child and adolescent development for over four decades. Weaving together new theoretical insights with a far-ranging review of diverse research literatures, Harter provides a masterful look at the processes through which cognitive changes and personal experiences combine to influence self-views, which in turn underlie broader patterns of social and psychological development. Harter’s perspectives on adaptive and maladaptive trajectories of self-development provide an important framework for promoting self-views that buttress positive relationships and psychological well-being."--Mark R. Leary, PhD, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University "Harter surveys the struggle for a sense of identity and worth that individuals face from youth to old age. She offers an in-depth description of how families and cultures shape our self-concepts, and how so many of these adopted identities hamper personal growth and connectedness. On topics from motivation to mindfulness, this second edition offers both solid wisdom and new insights. Harter is truly one of developmental psychology’s luminaries."--Richard M. Ryan, PhD, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University; Department of Clinical and Social Sciences in Psychology, University of Rochester "I have relied on The Construction of the Self as a required foundational text for my Social and Personality Development course for more than a decade, through two editions. I have found it to be the most theoretically comprehensive text on how the self develops over time, while also offering powerful and insightful practical applications. Favorite concepts with which my students and I love to engage from the Harter text include conditional positive regard and self-esteem, true-self versus false-self behavior, authenticity of self, individualistic and collectivistic cultures, the cultural self, I-self and Me-self, the looking-glass self, the personal fable, scaffolding--and the list goes on. This is a comprehensive text that brings together the self, personality, the lifespan, and interesting and diverse ecological systems, in one 440-page treasure chest!"--Michelle R. Dunlap, PhD, Department of Human Development, Connecticut College - The development of the self is a complex—sometimes difficult to comprehend—process, not easily explained by simplistic models. This book has a sophistication, empirical grounding, and clinical savvy that make it an essential book for therapists interested in individual construction of the self. --Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy, 3/8/2012ƒƒAs has been the case throughout most of Harter's distinguished career, the emphasis is on the developmental nature of self. This expands the book's importance to a broad audience, which includes parents. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty and professionals; general readers.--Choice Reviews, 10/1/2012Table of ContentsForeword, William M. Bukowski 1. Introduction: A Contemporary Approach to Self-Development 2. Developmental Differences in Self-Representations during Childhood 3. Developmental Differences in Self-Representations during Adolescence 4. Self-Processes during Emerging Adulthood 5. The Inextricable Link between Perceived Physical Appearance and Self-Esteem 6. Self-Conscious Emotions 7. Self-Processes and Motivation in the Classroom 8. Cross-Cultural and Multicultural Considerations 9. Reconsidering the Self: In Search of Authenticity
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Guilford Publications Psychometric Methods
Book SynopsisGrounded in current knowledge and professional practice, this book provides up-to-date coverage of psychometric theory, methods, and interpretation of results. Essential topics include measurement and statistical concepts, scaling models, test design and development, reliability, validity, factor analysis, item response theory, and generalizability theory. Also addressed are norming and test equating, topics not typically covered in traditional psychometrics texts. Examples drawn from a dataset on intelligence testing are used throughout the book, elucidating the assumptions underlying particular methods and providing SPSS (or alternative) syntax for conducting analyses. The companion website presents datasets for all examples as well as PowerPoint slides of figures and key concepts. Pedagogical features include equation boxes with explanations of statistical notation, and end-of-chapter glossaries. The Appendix offers extensions of the topical chapters with example source code fromTrade Review“I like the book and it meshes well with what I plan to do in my course. I particularly like the generalizability theory, norms and test equating, scaling, and validation process chapters. It is very easy reading--I am planning to use the book next spring."--R. J. de Ayala, PhD, Chair of Educational Psychology, University of Nebraska–Lincoln "I encourage all psychologists and educators to read this marvelous book. I learned a lot from reading it. The key terms are very useful, as are the chapter summaries. Readers of all levels will find material relevant to them, including SPSS code and GfGc datasets on intelligence that will be quite useful in trying out the ideas. I give this book my highest recommendation and think it will be a great classroom text."--John J. McArdle, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Southern California "This book is both comprehensive and accessible, laying the foundation for all the requisite skills needed to be both a successful consumer and producer of psychometrics. Scholars who are unfamiliar with measurement could easily teach themselves from this text, becoming quite proficient at psychometrics. There is excellent integration of quantitative statistics throughout, so that readers will be able not only to understand the psychometric concepts, but also to apply their knowledge. This is a useful text for a graduate-level Psychometric Methods or Measurement class."--Debbie L. Hahs-Vaughn, PhD, Department of Educational and Human Sciences, University of Central Florida "An encyclopedia of psychometric issues--a real 'must have' for anyone teaching Tests and Measurement or Research Methods, or directing student research projects. The book's high level of detail makes it invaluable for any professional who works with, creates, or analyzes psychometric material. The use of intelligence testing data throughout the chapters helps bring cohesiveness."--John Wallace, PhD, Department of Psychological Science, Ball State University "With vast expertise in psychometric instrument development, statistical applications, and research, Price has produced a theoretically informed, practical volume. Professionals in health-related fields will find this book extremely valuable for guidance in the development of rigorous instruments, such as patient-reported outcome measures. Featuring examples using a range of software, this text is ideal for graduate courses on measurement in schools of medicine, public health, nursing, or health professions."--Byron J. Gajewski, PhD, Department of Biostatistics, University of Kansas Medical Center-This book is suitable for emerging assessment professionals and practitioners who are interested in learning psychometrics but with little knowledge in statistics. It provides not only a theoretical foundation to the topics but also worked examples to highlight their practical applications. The syntax, output, and interpretations based on software programs like SPSS and BILOG-MG will help readers to bridge theory and methods with hands-on examples. This book would be a convenient toolbox for applied researchers who would like to conduct psychometric analyses, and it would also serve as a handbook for graduate students who study measurement and psychometrics.--Psychometrika, 03/29/2019ƒƒThis excellent book explores the basic concepts of psychometric knowledge and practice….This would be a great addition to the libraries of graduate students and researchers.--Doody's Review Service, 03/17/2017Table of Contents1. Introduction 1.1 Psychological Measurement and Tests 1.2 Tests and Samples of Behavior 1.3 Types of Tests 1.4 Origin of Psychometrics 1.5 Definition of Measurement 1.6 Measuring Behavior 1.7 Psychometrics and Its Importance to Research and Practice 1.8 Organization of This Book Key Terms and Definitions 2. Measurement and Statistical Concepts 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Numbers and Measurement 2.3 Properties of Measurement in Relation to Numbers 2.4 Levels of Measurement 2.5 Contemporary View on the Levels of Measurement and Scaling 2.6 Statistical Foundations for Psychometrics 2.7 Variables, Frequency Distributions, and Scores 2.8 Summation or Sigma Notation 2.9 Shape, Central Tendency, and Variability of Score Distributions 2.10 Correlation, Covariance, and Regression 2.11 Summary Key Terms and Definitions 3. Criterion, Content, and Construct Validity 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Criterion Validity 3.3 Essential Elements of a High-Quality Criterion 3.4 Statistical Estimation of Criterion Validity 3.5 Correction for Attenuation 3.6 Limitations to Using the Correction for Attenuation 3.7 Estimating Criterion Validity with Multiple Predictors: Partial Correlation 3.8 Estimating Criterion Validity with Multiple Predictors: Higher-Order Partial Correlation 3.9 Coefficient of Multiple Determination and Multiple Correlation 3.10 Estimating Criterion Validity with More Than One Predictor: Multiple Linear Regression 3.11 Regression Analysis for Estimating Criterion Validity: Development of the Regression Equation 3.12 Unstandardized Regression Equation for Multiple Regression 3.13 Testing the Regression Equation for Significance 3.14 Partial Regression Slopes 3.15 Standardized Regression Equation 3.16 Predictive Accuracy of a Regression Analysis 3.17 Predictor Subset Selection in Regression 3.18 Summary Key Terms and Definitions 4. Statistical Aspects of the Validation Process 4.1 Techniques for Classification and Selection 4.2 Discriminant Analysis 4.3 Multiple-Group Discriminant Analysis 4.4 Logistic Regression 4.5 Logistic Multiple Discriminant Analysis: Multinomial Logistic Regression 4.6 Model Fit in Logistic Regression 4.7 Content Validity 4.8 Limitations of the Content Validity Model 4.9 Construct Validity 4.10 Establishing Evidence of Construct Validity 4.11 Correlational Evidence of Construct Validity 4.12 Group Differentiation Studies of Construct Validity 4.13 Factor Analysis and Construct Validity 4.14 Multitrait–Multimethod Studies 4.15 Generalizability Theory and Construct Validity 4.16 Summary and Conclusions Key Terms and Definitions 5. Scaling 5.1 Introduction 5.2 A Brief History of Scaling 5.3 Psychophysical versus Psychological Scaling 5.4 Why Scaling Models Are Important 5.5 Types of Scaling Models 5.6 Stimulus-Centered Scaling 5.7 Thurstone’s Law of Comparative Judgment 5.8 Response-Centered Scaling 5.9 Scaling Models Involving Order 5.10 Guttman Scaling 5.11 The Unfolding Technique 5.12 Subject-Centered Scaling 5.13 Data Organization and Missing Data 5.14 Incomplete and Missing Data 5.15 Summary and Conclusions Key Terms and Definitions 6. Test Development 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Guidelines for Test and Instrument Development 6.3 Item Analysis 6.4 Item Difficulty 6.5 Item Discrimination 6.6 Point–Biserial Correlation 6.7 Biserial Correlation 6.8 Phi Coefficient 6.9 Tetrachoric Correlation 6.10 Item Reliability and Validity 6.11 Standard Setting 6.12 Standard-Setting Approaches 6.13 The Nedelsky Method 6.14 The Ebel Method 6.15 The Angoff Method and Modifications 6.16 The Bookmark Method 6.17 Summary and Conclusions Key Terms and Definitions 7. Reliability 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Conceptual Overview 7.3 The True Score Model 7.4 Probability Theory, True Score Model, and Random Variables 7.5 Properties and Assumptions of the True Score Model 7.6 True Score Equivalence, Essential True Score Equivalence, and Congeneric Tests 7.7 Relationship between Observed and True Scores 7.8 The Reliability Index and Its Relationship to the Reliability Coefficient 7.9 Summarizing the Ways to Conceptualize Reliability 7.10 Reliability of a Composite 7.11 Coefficient of Reliability: Methods of Estimation Based on Two Occasions 7.12 Methods Based on a Single Testing Occasion 7.13 Estimating Coefficient Alpha: Computer Programs and Example Data 7.14 Reliability of Composite Scores Based on Coefficient Alpha 7.15 Reliability Estimation Using the Analysis of Variance Method 7.16 Reliability of Difference Scores 7.17 Application of the Reliability of Difference Scores 7.18 Errors of Measurement and Confidence Intervals 7.19 Standard Error of Measurement 7.20 Standard Error of Prediction 7.21 Summarizing and Reporting Reliability Information 7.22 Summary and Conclusions Key Terms and Definitions 8. Generalizability Theory 8.1 Introduction 8.2 Purpose of Generalizability Theory 8.3 Facets of Measurement and Universe Scores 8.4 How Generalizability Theory Extends Classical Test Theory 8.5 Generalizability Theory and Analysis of Variance 8.6 General Steps in Conducting a Generalizability Theory Analysis 8.7 Statistical Model for Generalizability Theory 8.8 Design 1: Single-Facet Person by Item Analysis 8.9 Proportion of Variance for the p x i Design 8.10 Generalizability Coefficient and CTT Reliability 8.11 Design 2: Single-Facet Crossed Design with Multiple Raters 8.12 Design 3: Single-Facet Design with the Same Raters on Multiple Occasions 8.13 Design 4: Single-Facet Nested Design with Multiple Raters 8.14 Design 5: Single-Facet Design Multiple Raters Rating on Two Occasions 8.15 Standard Errors of Measurement: Designs 1–5 8.16 Two-Facet Designs 8.17 Summary and Conclusions Key Terms and Definitions 9. Factor Analysis 9.1 Introduction 9.2 Brief History 9.3 Applied Example with GfGc Data 9.4 Estimating Factors and Factor Loadings 9.5 Factor Rotation 9.6 Correlated Factors and Simple Structure 9.7 The Factor Analysis Model, Communality, and Uniqueness 9.8 Components, Eigenvalues, and Eigenvectors 9.9 Distinction between Principal Components Analysis and Factor Analysis 9.10 Confirmatory Factor Analysis 9.11 Confirmatory Factor Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling 9.12 Conducting Factor Analysis: Common Errors to Avoid 9.13 Summary and Conclusions Key Terms and Definitions 10. Item Response Theory 10.1 Introduction 10.2 How IRT Differs from CTT 10.3 Introduction to IRT 10.4 Strong True Sco
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Guilford Publications Handbook of Mindfulness First Edition
Book SynopsisAn authoritative handbook, this volume offers both a comprehensive review of the current science of mindfulness and a guide to its ongoing evolution. Leading scholars explore mindfulness in the context of contemporary psychological theories of attention, perceptual processing, motivation, and behavior, as well as within a rich cross-disciplinary dialogue with the contemplative traditions. After surveying basic research from neurobiological, cognitive, emotional/affective, and interpersonal perspectives, the book delves into applications of mindfulness practice in healthy and clinical populations, reviewing a growing evidence base. Examined are interventions for behavioral and emotion dysregulation disorders, depression, anxiety, and addictions, and for physical health conditions.Trade Review"Although psychologists were 2,500 years late to recognize the benefits of mindfulness, behavioral scientists and practitioners have made immense strides in understanding this important process. Drawing from work across the domains of psychology, this volume examines the psychological processes that underlie mindfulness, comprehensively reviews basic research, and describes mindfulness-based interventions for specific populations. The book makes an exceptional contribution as it summarizes the current state of knowledge, offers ideas for future research, and paves the way toward even more effective interventions."--Mark R. Leary, PhD, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University "With the exponential growth of mindfulness science over the past 30 years, this book offers a timely and inclusive snapshot of how we now define mindfulness and how it might work, the ways it integrates with current psychological theory, and how it is being applied to help improve well-being and reduce suffering. For clinicians and researchers newly interested in mindfulness, this book will provide a thorough review. For those with more experience in this area, too, the volume will most certainly provide refreshing insights and perspectives."--Mark A. Lau, PhD, Vancouver CBT Center and Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Canada "Finally, the most comprehensive work on mindfulness! This handbook sums up the current state of the research and clinical applications and offers insightful discussions of multiple aspects of mindfulness. The chapters are written in a clear and interesting fashion by highly respected experts. This is useful reading for advanced students in psychology and cognitive sciences as well as health care professionals, and will be 'unputdownable' for anyone interested in learning more about mindfulness. I wholeheartedly recommend this excellent book."--Britta Hölzel, PhD, Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital and Department of Neuroradiology, Technical University of Munich, Germany "The mindfulness literature is growing so fast that keeping up can seem impossible. This volume helps tremendously. Ancient Buddhist teachings and their relationship to contemporary Western scientific approaches are thoughtfully discussed. Theoretical viewpoints, measurement issues, and basic research findings on the brain, cognition, and emotion are covered in depth, as are mindfulness-based interventions for healthy individuals and those with mental and physical health problems. This is an outstanding volume from a distinguished group of contributors."--Ruth A. Baer, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky "A welcome and needed addition to the burgeoning literature of mindfulness. Readers get a solid grasp of the historical roots and current applications of mindfulness and are introduced to psychological models--both well established and more recent--that provide a context for understanding the effects of contemplative practices on body, brain, and mind. Various levels of analysis are provided, including neurobiological, cognitive, affective and psychological perspectives. The emphasis on empirical research and reasoned argument will make this volume an invaluable text for graduate-level courses."--Tony Toneatto, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada -This is one of the most thorough books on mindfulness to date that I am aware of, with relevant and essential input of well-respected experts. It is a valued contribution, which summarizes not only the current state of knowledge, but provides some useful ideas for the next steps in mindfulness research.--Private Practice, 7/1/2016ƒƒ[The] Handbook of Mindfulness: Theory, Research, and Practice is an easy read that is tailored to those who are novices in exploring this timely topic. It would be most helpful to researchers who wish to have a compact volume that summarizes all aspects of the state of the art of meditation for mental health professionals….Because of the breadth examined, it would be an excellent choice for a textbook….Supervising clinicians who wish to quickly access common terms, themes, and clinical applications related to meditation as well as overviews of common mindfulness-based therapies would be satisfied. Content would be readable for trainees from the practicum to postdoctoral level of these well written and relatively brief 'meta-analyses' of sorts.--PsycCRITIQUES, 9/28/2015ƒƒThis book appears to be a major feat in the industry…seldom does one see something this complete, detailed, well balanced by the editors, informative, solid, and reliable in not pandering to the spiritual, but rather in answering the questions it set out to address: the nature of the theory, research, and practice of mindful interventions. It belongs on your shelf.--Metapsychology Online Reviews, 8/18/2015ƒƒImpressive….Highly recommended. Graduate students, researchers, professionals.--Choice Reviews, 8/1/2015Table of Contents1. Introduction: The Evolution of Mindfulness Science, Kirk Warren Brown, J. David Creswell, & Richard M. RyanI. Historical and Conceptual Overview of Mindfulness 2. Buddhist Conceptualizations of Mindfulness, Rupert Gethin 3. Developing Attention and Decreasing Affective Bias: Toward a Cross-Cultural Cognitive Science of Mindfulness, Jake H. Davis & Evan Thompson 4. Reconceptualizing Mindfulness: The Psychological Principles of Attending in Mindfulness Practice and Their Role in Well-Being, James CarmodyII. Mindfulness in the Context of Contemporary Psychological Theory 5. Mindfulness in the Context of the Attention System, Yi Yuan Tang & Michael I. Posner 6. Mindfulness in the Context of Processing Mode Theory, Edward R.Watkins 7. Being Aware and Functioning Fully: Mindfulness and Interest-Taking within Self-Determination Theory, Edward L. Deci, Richard M. Ryan, Patricia P. Schultz, & Christopher P. Niemiec 8. Mindfulness in Contextual Cognitive-Behavioral Models, Thomas G. Szabo, Douglas M. Long, Matthieu Villatte & Steven C. HayesIII. Basic Science of Mindfulness 9. From Conceptualization to Operationalization of Mindfulness, Jordan T. Quaglia, Kirk Warren Brown, Emily K. Lindsay, J. David Creswell, & Robert J. Goodman 10. The Neurobiology of Mindfulness Meditation, Fadel Zeidan 11. Cognitive Benefits of Mindfulness Meditation, Marieke K. van Vugt 12. Emotional Benefits of Mindfulness, Joanna J. Arch & Lauren N. Landy 13. The Science of Presence: A Central Mediator of the Interpersonal Benefits of Mindfulness, Suzanne C. Parker, Benjamin W. Nelson, Elissa S. Epel, Daniel J. Siegel 14. Did the Buddha Have a Self?: No-Self, Self, and Mindfulness in Buddhist Thought and Western Psychologies, Richard M. Ryan & C. Scott RigbyIV. Mindfulness Interventions for Healthy Populations 15. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Healthy Stressed Adults, Shauna L. Shapiro & Hooria Jazaieri 16. Mindfulness Training for Children and Adolescents: A State-of-the-Science Review, David S. Black 17. Mindfulness Training to Enhance Positive Functioning, Kirk Warren BrownV. Mindfulness Interventions for Clinical Populations 18. Mindfulness Interventions for Emotional Dysregulation Disorders: From Self-Control to Self-Regulation, Thomas R. Lynch, Sophie A. Lazarus, & Jennifer S. Cheavens 19. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Depression, Julie Anne Irving, Norman A. S.Farb, & Zindel V. Segal 20. Mindfulness in the Treatment of Anxiety, Sarah A. Hayes-Skelton & Lauren P. Wadsworth 21. A Mindfulness-Based Approach to Addiction, Sarah Bowen, Cassandra Vieten, Katie Witkiewitz, & Haley Douglas 22. Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Physical Conditions: A Selective Review, Linda E. Carlson 23. Biological Pathways Linking Mindfulness with Health, J. David Creswell
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Guilford Publications The Psychology of Desire
Book SynopsisProviding a comprehensive perspective on human desire, this volume brings together leading experts from multiple psychological subdisciplines. It addresses such key questions as how desires of different kinds emerge, how they influence judgment and decision making, and how problematic desires can be effectively controlled. Current research on underlying brain mechanisms and regulatory processes is reviewed. Cutting-edge measurement tools are described, including practical recommendations for their use. The book also examines pathological forms of desire and the complex relationship between desire and happiness. The concluding section analyzes specific applied domains--eating, sex, aggression, substance use, shopping, and social media.Trade Review"Desire can overpower us, making a mockery of our efforts to diet, to focus, to be faithful. And yet, it also can make us soar, inspiring invention, heroism, poetry. Hofmann and Nordgren have recruited the most respected authorities and have worked with them to create a brilliant, innovative book. If you’re interested in understanding the essence of human experience, this magnificent volume is for you. This book is ideal for scholars and students interested in goal pursuit, self-regulation, neuroscience, craving, dieting, aggression--the list goes on."--Eli J. Finkel, PhD, Department of Psychology and Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University "This volume broadens our view of human behavior and motivation. As the chapters convincingly demonstrate, behavior not only is a function of its anticipated consequences, but also must be understood as being directed and propelled by immediate desires with deep evolutionary roots. The contributors are outstanding experts in both basic and applied areas of psychology."--Fritz Strack, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Würzburg, Germany "An essential handbook for graduate students and researchers interested in the elusive construct of desire. As a desire researcher myself, I feel sure that this is a book I will keep within arm's reach, and refer to--and learn from--again and again. Combining theory and practical implications, the book touches on a variety of substantive domains, from eating behavior to luxury brand strategy. It provides a 360-degree view of the multifaceted nature of desire. I will list this book as a reference for my doctoral seminar in consumer behavior."--Vanessa Patrick, PhD, Bauer Professor of Marketing and Director of Doctoral Programs, C. T. Bauer College of Business, University of Houston "Is the pursuit of desires (related to food, sex, money, drugs, aggression) inherently adaptive or maladaptive? The growing consensus in the field of psychological science is that the answer is somewhere in between--the adaptiveness of desires is highly dependent upon context. This volume presents a compelling and thought-provoking account of the latest research identifying how, when, and for whom the pursuit of desires can contribute to a healthy and meaningful life. It will inspire clinical scientists to conceptualize their patients’ struggles as stemming from difficulties managing desires in a context-dependent way."--Amelia Aldao, PhD, Department of Psychology, The Ohio State University "An outstandingly good example of how integration across some traditional boundaries of biological, social, and cognitive psychology can be achieved. The chapters are written in a consistently clear and jargon-free way, such that students or researchers alike could read them with great benefit. A whole range of different desires are discussed. Development of desire and lack of desire in depression are very well represented. Not surprisingly, given the editors' research expertise, a recurrent theme of the book is the conflict between giving in to temptation and restraint in the interests of long-term gain. A rich supply of cross-referencing means that links between different chapters become readily apparent. The editors have accomplished a mammoth task in bringing this book together in such a cohesive fashion. I very strongly recommend it."--Frederick M. Toates, DPhil, DSc, Professor Emeritus of Biological Psychology, The Open University, United Kingdom -Table of ContentsIntroduction, Wilhelm Hofmann & Loran F. Nordgren I. Basic Processes and Mechanisms 1. Elaborated Intrusion Theory: Explaining the Cognitive and Motivational Basis of Desire, Jackie Andrade, Jon May, Lotte van Dillen, & David J. Kavanagh 2. Grounding Desire and Motivated Behavior: A Theoretical Framework and Review of Empirical Evidence, Esther K. Papies & Lawrence W. Barsalou 3. Desire and Desire Regulation, Wilhelm Hofmann, Hiroki P. Kotabe, Kathleen D. Vohs, & Roy F. Baumeister 4. Desire over Time: The Multifaceted Nature of Satiation, Joseph P. Redden 5. The Measurement of Desires and Craving, Michael A. Sayette & Stephen J. Wilson II. Neuroscience of Desire and Desire Regulation 6. Motivation and Pleasure in the Brain, Morten L. Kringelbach & Kent C. Berridge 7. Neuroscience of Desire Regulation, Richard B. Lopez, Dylan D. Wagner, & Todd F. Heatherton 8. Individual Differences in Desire and Approach Motivation, Eddie Harmon-Jones, Philip A. Gable, & Cindy Harmon-Jones 9. Developmental Changes in Reward Sensitivity and Cognitive Control across Adolescence: Implications for Desire, Adriana Galván III. Desire, Judgment, and Decision Making 10. License to Sin: Reasoning Processes in Desire, Denise T. D. de Ridder, Jessie C. de Witt Huberts, & Catharine Evers 11. Perceptions of Desire: A Hot-Cold Empathy Gap Perspective, Rachel L. Ruttan & Loran F. Nordgren 12. Want-Should Conflict: A Synthesis of Past Research, T. Bradford Bitterly, Robert Mislavsky, Hengchen Dai, & Katherine L. Milkman IV. Desire, Affect, and Well-Being 13. You Shall Not Always Get What You Want: The Consequences of Ambivalence toward Desires, Frenk van Harreveld, Hannah U. Nohlen, & Iris K. Schneider 14. Desires and Happiness: Aristotelian, Puritan, and Buddhist Approaches, Shigehiro Oishi, Erin Westgate, Jane Tucker, & Asuka Komiya 15. Liking Little, Wanting Less: On (Lacking) Desire in Psychopathology, Michael T. Treadway V. Applied Content Domains 16. Desire for Food and the Power of Mind, Anne Roefs, Katrijn Houben, & Jessica Werthmann 17. Sexual Desire: Conceptualization, Correlates, and Causes, Pamela C. Regan 18. Aggressive Desires, Thomas F. Denson, Timothy P. Schofield, & Emma C. Fabiansson 19. The Role of Desire and Craving in Addiction, Ingmar H. A. Franken 20. Three Senses of Desire in Consumer Research, Utpal M. Dholakia 21. Old Desires, New Media, Diana I. Tamir & Adrian F. Ward
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Guilford Publications The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Workbook
Book SynopsisGrounded in a holistic approach, this state-of-the-art workbook provides tools and resources for supporting clients with nonprogressive brain injury. Effective strategies are described for building skills and teaching compensatory strategies in such areas as attention, memory, executive functions, mood, and communication. Particular attention is given to facilitating the challenging process of identity change following a life-altering injury. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the volume features 93 reproducible client handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.Trade Review"This gem of a workbook will be valuable to any professional interested in methods to maximize recovery and adjustment following acquired brain injury. The workbook is grounded in established theory and rehabilitation principles and is comprehensive in addressing the diversity of cognitive and psychological issues that commonly occur with brain injury. The content is well integrated and accessible to readers with varying levels of rehabilitation experience. Notable strengths of the book are the inclusion of chapters on mood and fatigue and the wealth of specific treatment activities--including handouts--that practitioners can easily implement and tailor to individual clients."--McKay Moore Sohlberg, PhD, CCC-SLP, Communication Disorders and Sciences Program, University of Oregon "A highly readable book that will engage the interests of a wide range of rehabilitation professionals. Each chapter thoughtfully echoes an underlying emphasis on holistic care, resulting in a unique contribution to the rehabilitation literature. Presented in the context of foundational scientific evidence, and integrating specific clinical guidance with worksheets and case illustrations, this book is immediately applicable to clinical care. It will be a go-to resource for rehabilitation clinicians."--Jennifer J. Vasterling, PhD, Chief of Psychology, VA Boston Healthcare System; Professor of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine "These pioneers and master practitioners of brain injury rehabilitation have produced an incredibly beneficial and practical workbook that will allow highly effective approaches to rehabilitation to become widely available across the globe. The science is excellent, the clinical practice state of the art, and the humane whole-person approach worthy of great admiration. There is nothing else like this--if you work with even one brain-injured person, you have to have this workbook.”--Ian H. Robertson, PhD, Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland "It is refreshing to find a book that addresses both theoretical and practical aspects of cognitive rehabilitation, including practical examples of the critical role that cognitive deficits play in everyday life. Particularly useful tools and strategies for compensating for deficits associated with specific brain functions are reinforced throughout the book. This is an excellent resource for everyone from students to seasoned therapists looking to expand their skills. It is especially pleasing that the book discusses vitally important factors--such as mood, identity, and fatigue--that are often overlooked in the rehabilitation process."--Susan K. Kime, OTR/L, occupational therapist in private practice, Phoenix, Arizona -Table of Contents1. General Introduction, Barbara A. Wilson 2. Introduction to Brain Anatomy and Mechanisms of Injury, Emily Grader and Andrew Bateman 3. Attention, Jessica Fish, Kathrin Hicks, and Susan Brentnall 4. Memory, Jessica Fish and Susan Brentnall 5. Executive Functions, Jill Winegardner 6. Communication, Clare Keohane and Leyla Prince 7. Fatigue, Donna Malley 8. Mood, Catherine Longworth Ford 9. Working with Identity Change after Brain Injury, Fergus Gracey, Leyla Prince, and Rachel Winson 10. Working with Families after Brain Injury, Leyla Prince Index
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Guilford Publications ReVisioning Family Therapy Third Edition
Book SynopsisA leading text for courses that go beyond the basics of family systems theory, intervention techniques, and diversity, this influential work has now been significantly revised with 65% new material. The volume explores how family relationships--and therapy itself--are profoundly shaped by race, social class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, and other intersecting dimensions of marginalization and privilege. Chapters from leading experts guide the practitioner to challenge assumptions about family health and pathology, understand the psychosocial impact of oppression, and tap into clients' cultural resources for healing. Practical clinical strategies are interwoven with theoretical insights, case examples, training ideas, and therapists' reflections on their own cultural and family legacies. New to This Edition *Existing chapters have been thoroughly updated and 21 chapters added, expanding the perspectives in the book. *Reflects over a decade of theoretical andTrade Review"This outstanding, transformative book views family therapy through a multicultural perspective, encompassing ethnicity, social class, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, and spirituality. It contains the cultural legacies and rich personal stories of therapists who share their experiences with suffering, oppression, and, most powerfully, resilience. The third edition is a rich resource that should be required reading in every graduate program in our field. It presents an in-depth discussion of the most current, important clinical issues, and conveys with deep compassion a vision for the future."--Nancy Boyd-Franklin, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey "The uniformly excellent chapters in this book make abundantly clear that the goal in learning about families and diversity is not to achieve some static level of 'cultural competence,' but, rather, to adopt a spirit of humility, excitement, and respectful curiosity about the lives of others. The third edition represents the next step in our field's understanding of diversity and of the forces that promote--or, more often, impede--social justice. A major focus is on the self of the therapist and the core ingredients of a healing, empowering therapeutic relationship. This spectacular book should be read by students at all levels of training, as well as by established mental health professionals."--Peter Fraenkel, PhD, Department of Psychology, The City College of the City University of New York "This essential volume highlights the critical intersection of family therapy and culture. I find the emphasis on sociocultural trauma in the third edition to be especially relevant to our times. Family therapists and those in training will benefit tremendously from this timely update."--Ling Lam, PhD, lecturer, Counseling Psychology Department, Santa Clara University "This volume offers crucial and immensely practical insights for promoting diversity competence among clinicians. I am grateful to be able to use the third edition in my courses and training seminars on couple and family therapy, as the contributors integrate textured intersectional perspectives with self-of-the-therapist transparency and clinical wisdom. We desperately need many more clinicians who embody a measure of the diversity knowledge, awareness, and skill revealed in this volume. This is a book I will repeatedly study and one that is informing my own diversity competence growth plan."--Steven J. Sandage, PhD, LP, Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute, Boston University "Without candy-coating the social injustices witnessed in our daily newsfeeds, this classic work invites hope for the next generation of therapists and the families they serve. The third edition reminds us that transformation must touch every level of human interaction; in particular, lessons of intersectionality abound, with the caution not to silo people into simple categories. New and revised chapters come from cutting-edge thinkers who communicate clinical wisdom in sociocultural contexts, often through the power of personal story. Suitable for graduate-level courses, this text makes a significant contribution."--Claudia Grauf-Grounds, PhD, LMFT, Professor Emerita, Department of Marriage and Family Therapy, Seattle Pacific University "Giving the student, therapist, and supervisor access to a diverse range of clinical voices, this text maps the terrain of culture, privilege, oppression, and resilience. In the third edition, McGoldrick and Hardy have brought together stellar contributors to encourage an ever-expanding dialogue. By situating lived experience as a valid starting point for systemic reflection, this book widens the scope of what may be considered evidence of strength, marks of oppression, and signs of overcoming in family relationships. It guides us to notice and draw from the rich personal and systemic wells that influence the therapeutic conversation and compel us to pursue societal change."--Sharon Y. Ramsay, MDiv, RP, RMFT, private practice, Toronto, Canada -McGoldrick and Hardy have done it again with this third edition of their book on family therapy. As excellent as the first two editions (1998 and 2008), this update is needed because of all the multicultural changes we see around us….Clearly written with practitioners in mind, this is an excellent guide for students training to become family therapists at the master's or doctoral level. It is also invaluable for clinicians in the trenches working with marginalized populations….The authors are more than well known nationally and internationally in the field of family therapy; they are living legends and role models for past and future generations of clinicians working with families.--Doody's Review Service, 8/30/2019Table of ContentsI. Theoretical Perspectives 1. The Power of Naming, Monica McGoldrick & Kenneth V. Hardy 2. Re-Visioning Gender, Re-Visioning Power: Equity, Accountability, and Refusing to Silo, Deidre Ashton & Christian Jordal 3. Social Class, Economic Inequality, and the American Dream, Froma Walsh 4. The Sociocultural Trauma of Poverty: Theoretical and Clinical Considerations for Working with Poor Families, Kenneth V. Hardy 5. Spirituality, Suffering, and Resilience, Froma Walsh II. Sociocultural Trauma and Homelessness 6. Homelessness and the Spiritual Meaning of Home, Monica McGoldrick 7. Transnational Journeys, Celia Jaes Falicov 8. Climbing Up the Rough Side of the Mountain: Hope, Culture, and Therapy, Paulette Moore Hines 9. Toward a Psychology of the Oppressed: Understanding the Invisible Wounds of Trauma, Kenneth V. Hardy III. Racial Identity 10. Native American Identity Transformation: Integrating a Naming Ceremony with Family Therapy, Rockey Robbins & Sharla Robbins 11. Letting My Spirits Guide Me: Multicultural and Multiracial Legacies, Nydia Garcia Preto 12. Moving toward Multiracial Legitimacy: A Personal Reflection, MaryAnna Domokos-Cheng Ham 13. On Being a Black Dominican, Ana M. Hernandez 14. Facing the Black Shadow: Power from the Inside Out, Marlene F. Watson 15. White Privilege and Male Privilege: A Personal Account of Coming to See Correspondences through Work in Women’s Studies, Peggy McIntosh 16. Dismantling White Male Privilege within Family Therapy, Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio 17. The Inevitable Whiteness of Being (White): Whiteness and Intersectionality in Family Therapy Practice and Training, Jodie Kliman, Hinda Winawer, & David Trimble 18. Brown in America: Living with Racial and Religious Bias, Kiran Shahreen Kaur Arora IV. Cultural Legacies and Stories: Therapists' Experiences 19. Black Genealogy Revisited: Restorying an African American Family, Elaine Pinderhughes 20. White Privilege, Pathological Shame and Guilt, and the Perversion of Morality, Robert Shelby 21. The Discovery of My Multicultural Identity, Fernando Colón-López 22. Going Home: One Orphan’s Journey from Chicago to Poland and Back, John Folwarski 23. Hyperlinked Identity: A Generative Resource in a Divisive World, Saliha Bava 24. The Semitism Schism, Revisited: Jewish–Palestinian Legacies in a Family Therapy Training Context, Linda Stone Fish & Donna Dallal-Ferne 25. No Single-Issue Lives: Identity Transitions and Transformations across the Life Cycle, Elijah C. Nealy V. Implications for Clinical Practice 26. Working with LGBT Families, Elijah C. Nealy 27. Same-Sex Couples: Successful Coping with Minority Stress, Robert-Jay Green 28. Working with Immigrant and Refugee Families, Hugo Kamya & Marsha Pravder Mirkin 29. Therapy with Heterosexual Black Couples through a Racial Lens, Kenneth V. Hardy & Christiana I. Awosan 30. A Fifth-Province Approach to Intracultural Issues in an Irish Context: Marginal Illuminations, Imelda Colgan McCarthy & Nollaig O’Reilly Byrne 31. The Power of Song to Promote Healing, Hope, and Justice: Lessons from the African American Experience, Salome Raheim 32. Interracial Asian Couples: Beyond Black and White, Tazuko Shibusawa VI. Implications for Training 33. Re-Visioning Family Therapy Training, Kenneth V. Hardy & Monica McGoldrick 34. Social Justice in Family Therapy Training: The Power of Personal and Family Narratives, Matthew R. Mock 35. Teaching about Racism and the Implications for Practice, Norma Akamatsu 36. A Letter to Family Therapists in the 21st Century, Evan Imber-Black VII. Implications of Research for Clinical Practice 37. Ways of Knowing: Cultural Bias Pitfalls to Avoid When Using Research to Inform Practice, Sarita Kaya Davis 38. Relational Healing and Organizational Change in the Time of Evidence, Ken Epstein VIII. Larger Systems Work: How to Build Bridges Across The Divide 39. Expanding Bowen’s Concept of Societal Emotional Processes through Historic Ethnography: An Anthropological Exploration of the Human Connection with the Environment, Joanne Bowen 40. An Application of Bowen Family Systems Theory in Child Welfare, Walter Howard Smith, Jr. Index
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Guilford Publications The Psychology of Religion Fifth Edition
Book SynopsisKeeping up with the rapidly growing research base, the leading graduate-level psychology of religion text is now in a fully updated fifth edition. It takes a balanced, empirically driven approach to understanding the role of religion in individual functioning and social behavior. Integrating research on numerous different faith traditions, the book addresses the quest for meaning; links between religion and biology; religious thought, belief, and behavior across the lifespan; experiential dimensions of religion and spirituality; the social psychology of religious organizations; and connections to coping, adjustment, and mental disorder. Chapter-opening quotations and topical research boxes enhance the readability of this highly instructive text. New to This Edition *New topics: cognitive science of religion; religion and violence; and groups that advocate terrorist tactics. *The latest empirical findings, including hundreds of new references. *Expanded discussionTrade Review"This volume offers a depth of understanding and intellectual engagement rarely found in a textbook. In the fifth edition, Hood, Hill, and Spilka once again provide an authoritative study of the psychology of religion, integrating new perspectives and research findings. Drawing on evolutionary theory; neuroscience; and contemporary personality, social, and developmental psychology, the text examines religion as a vital force in individual and societal life. Scholars, applied scientists, and anyone yearning to better understand the psychological nature of religion will appreciate this book’s sophistication and accessibility."--Edward P. Shafranske, PhD, ABPP, Professor and Muriel Lipsey Chair in Clinical and Counseling Psychology, Pepperdine University "Kudos to Hood, Hill, and Spilka--an all-star author team--for this comprehensive overview of the roots and fruits of religious experience. The fifth edition explores religion’s contribution to meaning, self-control, and social connections. It reveals insights into the biological, cognitive, and social psychology of religion, across the lifespan. And it discloses what psychological science has learned about fascinating topics, from gay conversion therapy to prayer to deconversion. A definitive yet accessible synopsis of a growing field."--David G. Myers, PhD, Department of Psychology, Hope College "Hood, Hill, and Spilka have done it again with this fifth edition! This clear, thoughtful, and balanced text is full of wisdom informed by the authors' decades of scholarly work. The book is unbiased and objective, without being detached; it explores what we know about the psychology of religion, while also pointing out the holes in our current understanding. It considers the ways that religion is a central source of meaning, while paying attention to how this meaning affects all other aspects of a person's life. This text can be used well in both undergraduate classes and graduate seminars. It is a gem!"--Jeanne M. Slattery, PhD, Department of Psychology, Clarion University of Pennsylvania "The rapid expansion of the psychology of religion makes it critical to discern what is valuable among 'new' ideas in relation to past accomplishments. This updated fifth edition helps both junior and senior scholars in this evaluative task. Spanning classic and emergent psychological topics, and tapping into an increasingly global literature, the authors highlight what is known and what remains to be investigated. For a survey course with upper-level undergraduates, the material can introduce the great breadth of the field. Seasoned graduate or postgraduate readers will find that a close reading reveals complex nuances of both theory and methodology and yields a long list of potential research projects. Students learn about the wide range of ways that scientific psychological principles can be applied to understanding religious beliefs, emotions, and behaviors."--Kevin L. Ladd, PhD, Department of Psychology, Indiana University South Bend "Each of the authors has done pioneering work in the psychology of religion, making this one of the most comprehensive, respected, and valuable texts in the field. The fifth edition demonstrates that the authors have remained current and contemporary in their treatment of religion and spirituality, which renders this book ideal for psychology of religion coursework and for scholars interested in an overview of the subject. The authors are unapologetically empirical and scientific in their approach, which they present with an engaging, lively writing style. This classic text has just become even better."--Mark R. McMinn, PhD, ABPP, Graduate School of Clinical Psychology, George Fox University -There is much here for parish clergy and chaplains, especially in the four chapters discussing the psychological aspects of faith formation through developmental stages and the opportunity to reflect upon patients' lives along the denomination/sect/cult continuum….This text belongs in the libraries of Clinical Pastoral Education centers and behavioral health care facilities.--Association of Professional Chaplains Forum Resource Reviews, 1/1/2020Table of Contents1. The Psychological Nature and Functions of Religion 2. Foundations for an Empirical Psychology of Religion 3. Evolution, Neuropsychology, and Other Biological Aspects of Religion 4. Religion in Childhood 5. Religion in Adolescence and Young Adulthood 6. Adult Religious Issues 7. Religion, Aging, and Death 8. Conversion, Spiritual Transformation, and Deconversion 9. Relationships between Individuals and Religious Groups 10. Religious and Spiritual Experience 11. Mysticism 12. Religion, Morality, and Prejudice 13. Religion, Health, Psychopathology, and Coping 14. Epilogue References Author Index Subject Index
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