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Book SynopsisAre there common mechanisms that apply across different therapies that might explain their effectiveness? Many psychologists, psychotherapists and counsellors, whether clinicians or researchers, now recognize that one such key mechanism involves the transformation of meaning in the process of therapy. The purpose of this book is to show how the transformation of meaning is related to therapeutic change. Change in therapy can and should occur at a number of levels for improvement to be maintained, whether in behavior therapy, cognitive therapy or psychoanalytic therapy. The leading scientists and practitioners who have contributed to this book approach therapy from very different perspectives, but they together help to fashion a common framework for understanding the role of meaning in therapeutic change.Table of ContentsAbout the Editors. List of Contributors. Preface.On the Causal Role of Meaning (D. Bolton & J.Hill). The Biopsychosociology of Meaning (P. Gilbert). Conscious and Unconscious Representations of Meaning (M.Power). Early Adversity and the Creation of Personal Meaning (B.Andrews). The Impact of Trauma on Meaning: From Meaningless World toMeaningful Life (R. Janoff-Bulman & C. Frantz). Psychological Defences and the Distortion of Meaning (C.Brewin). The Transformation of Meaning in Cognitive Therapy (A.Hackmann). The Transformation of Meaning: The Interacting Cognitive SubsystemsApproach (J. Teasdale). Emotion in the Creation of Personal Meaning (L. Greenberg & J.Pascual-Leone). The Transformation of Meaning: A Psychoanalytic Perspective (P.Mollon). Foundations for the Systematic Study of Meaning and TherapeuticChange (M. Power & C. Brewin). Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides professionals with the knowledge, skills and application methods for the treatment of children using self-control therapy. It focuses on the developmental considerations necessary for the implementation of cognitive and behavioural therapies, with an emphasis on the specific skills required in the treatment of children.Table of ContentsAbout the Author. Acknowledgements. Foreword. Overview. DECISION MAKING IN ASSESSMENT FOR CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY. Introduction: Changing the Focus in Child Psychotherapy. Obtaining Reliable Sources of Information. Evaluating Presenting Problems in Terms of Normative ChildhoodBehaviours. Decision Making on the need for Therapy. Decision Making on the Therapeutic Setting. Individual Therapy with Children: Adapting Treatment Techniques andMethods. DEVELOPING COGNITIVE THERAPY WITH CHILDREN. Introduction: The Ultimate Questions. The Link Between Cognitive Therapy and Childhood BehaviourProblems. The Roots and Development of Cognitive Therapy with Children. The Role of Developmental Level in Cognitive Therapy withChildren. Applying Cognitive Techniques to Children. Applying Cognitive Techniques to Childhood Disorders. APPLYING COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTAL THERAPY WITH CHILDREN. Cognitive Skills Learned in Childhood. Child Development as an Outcome of Self-Control SkillAcquisition. Imparting Self-Control to Children. Self-Control Intervention Model and Clinical Applications withChildren. Epilogue: Conclusions and Future Directions. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisDevelopmental psychology deals with psychological processes of development in infancy, childhood and adolescence, as well as aging and transitions in adulthood. This book focuses on processes rather than developmental stages and emphasizes theory and a critique of core research.Table of ContentsHistory and Systems of Developmental Psychology (F. Weinert & S. Weinert). The Growing and Aging Brain: Life-span Changes in Brain and Cognitive Functioning (M. van der Molen & K. Ridderinkhof). Perceptual and Motor Development (G. Butterworth). Communication and Language Development (J. Bernicot). Cognitive Development (A. Demetriou). Social Development (C. van Lieshout & W. Doise). Morality, Wisdom and the Life-span (H. Haste, et al.). The Development of Motivation (A. Fontaine). Personality Development (D. Kohnstamm & I. Mervielde). Developmental Psychopathology (C. Braet & L. Verhofstadt-Deneve). Key Concepts: A Quick Reference. Index.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on good working practice in all aspects of conducting enquiries into alleged child abuse, this book takes a positive approach to improving relationships between the workers and the families involved. Each chapter concentrates on a specific issue.Table of ContentsTHE BACKGROUND TO THE ENQUIRY PROCESS. Enquiries and Investigations: The Policy Context (D. Platt). Enquiries into Allegations: A Black Perspective (M. Phillips &J. Butt). Children with Disabilities and Special Needs: Current Issues andConcerns for Child Protection Procedures (P. Russell). TOWARDS PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILIES. Building Trust with Families when Making Enquiries (D. Shemmings& Y. Shemmings). Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect: Are Parents' Views Important?(H. Cleaver & P. Freeman). Partnership from the Child's Perspective (M. Davies, et al.). THE ENQUIRY IN PROGRESS. Child Abuse Referrals: What? Why? and How? (D. Cooper). Categorising Referrals about Children: Child Protection or ChildWelfare? (D. Thorpe). Planning an Enquiry into Allegations of Child Abuse and Neglect (L.Burns & T. Young). The Potential for Recorded Agreements (D. Platt & T.Burns). Interviewing Children (W. Rogers). Medical Examinations (J. Welbury). Evaluating the Evidence (C. Wattam). Conclusion: Does It Ever End? (D. Platt). Appendix. Index.

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Book SynopsisParadox and Passion in Psychotherapy an existential approach to therapy and counselling Emmy van Deurzen Schiller International University, London, UK This book confronts the taboo of the psychotherapista s personal history and emotions being involved in the therapeutic process.Table of ContentsParadox. Passion. Psychotherapy and Counselling. Conclusion. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book places offender profiling within a more realistic, balanced context. Initial chapters introduce a theoretical, empirical basis for the approach, and are followed by chapters illustrating the pros and cons of its use in an applied, operational setting.Table of ContentsDoes Offender Profiling Have a Role to Play? (J. Jackson D. Bekerian). Developmental and Clinical Issues in Relation to Offending in theIndividual (R. Badcock). The Contribution of Personality Theories to Psychological Profiling(J. Boon). The Role of the Expert in Criminal Investigation (G. Gudjonsson G.Copson). Standard Investigatory Tools and Offender Profiling (J.Stevens). What Help Do the Police Need with Their Inquiries? (D. Oldfield). A Research Approach to Offender Profiling (J. Jackson, etal.). Predicting Offender Profiles from Victim and Witness Descriptions(D. Farrington S. Lambert). Geographic Profiling (D. Rossmo). Towards a Practical Application of Offender Profiling: The RNC'sCriminal Suspect Prioritization System (J. House). Specific Profile Analysis: A Data-Based Approach to OffenderProfiling (A. Davies). Critical Issues in Offender Profiling (D. Bekerian J.Jackson). References. Index.

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Book SynopsisCognitive Behavioural Treatment of Sexual Offenders William L. Marshall, Dana Anderson and Yolanda Fernandez Queen's University, Ontario, Canada, and Bath Institution Sexual Offender's Program, Ontario, Canada Sexual offending is an extensive problem in our societies causing untold harm to many innocent victims.Trade Review"An invaluable asset to practitioner-researchers working with adult male sexual offenders. We believe it deserves a wide readership..."(Forensic Update, January 2001) "..this book should be read both by psychologists and other professionals working directly on treatment with offenders.." (Criminal Justice, Vol. No.2.)Table of ContentsThe Development of Cognitive Behavioural Approaches. The Structure, Context and Format of Treatment. Therapeutic Processes and Client Self-Esteem. Cognitive Distortions. Empathy. Social Functioning (R. Mulloy & W. Marshall). Sexual Preferences. Relapse Prevention (A. Eccles & W. Marshall). Treatment Outcome. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisAs people struggle with a sense of crisis and confusion they search for clarity and meaning. Increasingly they turn to psychotherapists and counsellors, who will find in this book a powerful existential approach to therapy that helps people to make sense of themselves by addressing their social, cultural and political context as well as their personal and interpersonal issues. It makes room for paradox and the acceptance of the inevitable. It allows for questioning and re-evaluation. The existential approach lends itself to time-limited work. Existential therapists do not encourage dependence. But this book also shows that such a brief, tough approach does not mean it is task oriented or superficial, rather that it is possible to allow for the free play of existential concerns and cover much territory in limited time. Clients and therapists will find this approach effective, topical and relevant. ... an important contribution to the literature on existential psychotherapy. The book briTable of ContentsOverview of a Commonsense Existential Approach. The Mystery of Time. Time-limited Existential Therapy Limitations and Possibilities. Concepts and Methods. The Mystery of the 'Insight'. The Body. The 'Givens'. 'Connectedness'. The Tyranny of High Morality. Conclusion. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisBorderline personality disorder patients are impulsive, unstable and destructive, hurting themselves and those around them, including those who seek to help them. The use of cognitive analytic therapy (CAT) to treat patients with borderline personality disorder is a fairly recent (and successful) approach.Table of ContentsDiagnosis Course and Prevalence of Borderline PersonalityDisorder. The Evolution of Cognitive Analytic Therapy. The Multiple Self States Model of Borderline PersonalityDisorder. A Critical Account of Current Theories of Borderline Pathology andtheir Clinical Implications. An Outline of Practice and Two Case Illustrations. Understanding the Treatment Relationship in Work with BorderlinePatients. Referral, Assessment, Contracts and Containment. The Early Sessions. From Reformulation to Termination. Borderline Personality and Substance Abuse Problems. CAT of an Offender with Borderline Personality Disorder. CAT in Context. Appendices. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisParenting is attracting more professional and political attention now than ever before. More and more parents need the support of others to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to choose what would be best for their children.Table of ContentsParenting Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (S. Kraemer). Parenting at the Margins: Some Consequences of Inequality (M.Hoghughi). Gender Issues in Parenting (P. McMichael & G. Siann). Approaches to Working with Ethnicity and Cultural Differences (C.Kemps). Parenthood: Assessment of 'Good-Enough Parenting' (S.Parameswaran). Parent Education Programmes (D. Braun). Group Work with Parents (H. Behr). Developing Home-Based Parenting Skill Programmes, Supported byGroup Sessions of Parenting Techniques (P. Marsden-Allen). Helping Parents Cope with their Hyperactive Children (J.Douglas). Stepfamilies (K. Cox). Parenting of Gifted Children (D. George). Parenting Learning Disabled Children: Realities and Practicalities(R. Leisten). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is the thirteenth in a series of annual volumes which provide authoritative reviews in the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology. The chapters are written by established experts and the topics are carefully chosen to reflect the major concerns in the research literature and in current practice. Each chapter offers a comprehensive and critical survey of a chosen topic, and is supported by a valuable bibliography. Topics for future volumes in the series will be selected for their importance and relevance at that time, so that the series will be the main authoritative and current guide to important areas and developments in the field of Industrial and Organizational Psychology, for professional psychologists, managers and scholars.Table of ContentsTeam Effectiveness in Organizations (M. West, et al.). Turnover (C. Maertz & M. Campion). Learning Strategies and Occupational Training (P. Warr & C.Allan). Meta-Analysis (Y. Fried & J. Ager). General Cognitive Ability and Occupational Performance (M. Ree& T. Carretta). Consequences of Alternative Work Schedules (C. Daus, et al.). Organizational Men: Masculinity and Its Discontents (R. Burke &D. Nelson). Women's Careers and Occupational Stress (J. Langan-Fox). Computer-Aided Technology and Work: Moving the Field Forward (A.Majchrzak & B. Borys). Index. Contents of Previous Volumes.

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Book SynopsisThe mentally disordered criminal is a public nightmare, and the management of these offenders can be driven as much by political and economic concerns as by scientific evidence and professional judgement within the fields of mental health and correction services.Trade Review.."It is an excellent book, summarising current knowledge about awide range of treatments."... (British Journal of Psychiatry, October 2001) "..the content of the book is just as impressive as itssize..start by reading this book." (Criminal Justice, Vol.1.No.2) "...a comprehensive overview of both evidence andpractice..." (Legal & Criminological Psychology, September2002)Table of ContentsAbout the editors ix List of contributors xi Series editors’ preface xiii Preface xvii Introduction 1 1 Evidence-based treatment for mentally disordered offenders 7Rudiger Muller-Isberner and Sheilagh Hodgins 2 Offenders with brain damage 39Norbert Nedopil 3 Personality disordered offenders: conceptualization, assessment and diagnosis of personality disorder 63Heather Burke and Stephen D. Hart 4 Psychopathic offenders 87Stephen Wong 5 Offenders with schizophrenia 113Joseph D. Bloom and William H. Wilson 6 Offenders with major affective disorders 131Derek Eaves, George Tien and Derek Wilson 7 Pharmacological treatments for psychotic offenders 153Leslie Citrome and Jan Volavka 8 Pharmacological treatments for personality disordered offenders 177Jari Tiihonen 9 Community-based treatment programmes 193Kirk Heilbrun and Lori Peters 10 Conclusion 217Sheilagh Hodgins Index 229

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Book SynopsisRELATE is one of the largest couple-counseling agencies in the world, offering over 300,000 hours of counseling each year. This book presents the theories and practices which together make up the RELATE approach. Practical tables, lists, and case studies allow the reader to experience the reality of being with a counselor using the approach.Table of ContentsAn Overview. Stage One - Exploration. Stage Two - Understanding. Stage Three - Action. Sex and Couples. Problems in the Work. Clients Requiring Work Elsewhere. Endings. Bibliography. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisEdited by leading figures in the field, this handbook gives an overview of the current status of cognition and emotion research by giving the historical background to the debate and the philosophical arguments before moving on to outline the general aspects of the various research traditions.Trade Review"This book is an important reference for use by researchers in cognition and emotion and will be of value to anyone who has interests that overlap this area...it would clearly be a key addition to any serious psychology or psychiatry library..", British Journal of PsychiatryTable of ContentsAbout the Editors ix List of Contributors xi Foreword—Keith Oatley xvii Preface xix Part I General Aspects Chapter 1 The cognition–emotion debate: a bit of history Richard S. Lazarus 3 Chapter 2 The philosophy of cognition and emotion William Lyons 21 Chapter 3 Basic emotions Paul Ekman 45 Chapter 4 Research methods in cognition and emotion W. Gerrod Parrott and Paula Hertel 61 Chapter 5 Cognition, emotion, conscious experience and the brain Jeffrey A. Gray 83 Chapter 6 Neuropsychological perspectives on affective styles and their cognitive consequences Richard J. Davidson 103 Chapter 7 The role of the self in cognition and emotion Michael Lewis 125 Part II Cognitive Processes Chapter 8 Selective attention and anxiety: a cognitive–motivational perspective Karin Mogg and Brendan P. Bradley 145 Chapter 9 The cognitive science of attention and emotion Gerald Matthews and Adrian Wells 171 Chapter 10 Mood and memory Henry C. Ellis and Brent A. Moore 193 Chapter 11 Organization of emotional memories Sven-Åke Christianson and Elisabeth Engelberg 211 Chapter 12 Autobiographical memory Helen Healy and J. Mark G. Williams 229 Chapter 13 Inhibition processes in cognition and emotion: a special case Tim Dalgleish, Andrew Mathews and Jacqueline Wood 243 Chapter 14 Prospective cognitions Andrew K. MacLeod 267 Chapter 15 Unintended thoughts and images Frank Tallis 281 Chapter 16 Facial expressions Paul Ekman 301 Chapter 17 Distinguishing unconscious from conscious emotional processes: methodological considerations and theoretical implications Arne Öhman 321 Chapter 18 Self-regulation, affect and psychosis: the role of social cognition in paranoia and mania Richard P. Bentall and Peter Kinderman 353 Chapter 19 The early emergence of emotional understanding and appraisal: implications for theories of development Nancy L. Stein. and Linda J. Levine 383 Part III Emotions Chapter 20 Anger Leonard Berkowitz 411 Chapter 21 Disgust: the body and soul emotion Paul Rozin, Jonathan Haidt and Clark R. McCauley 429 Chapter 22 Anxiety and anxiety disorders Colin MacLeod 447 Chapter 23 Panic and phobias Richard J. McNally 479 Chapter 24 Sadness and its disorders Mick J. Power 497 Chapter 25 Positive affect Alice M. Isen 521 Chapter 26 The self-conscious emotions: shame, guilt, embarrassment and pride June Price Tangney 541 Chapter 27 Jealousy and envy Martin P. East and Fraser N. Watts 569 Part IV Theories in Cognition and Emotion Chapter 28 Network theories and beyond Joseph P. Forgas 591 Chapter 29 Attributional theories of emotion Ian H Gotlib and Lynn Y. Abramson 613 Chapter 30 Appraisal theory Klaus R. Scherer 637 Chapter 31 Multi level theories of cognition–emotion relations John D. Teasdale 665 Chapter 32 Self-organization of cognition–emotion interactions Marc D. Lewis and Isabela Granic 683 Part V Applied Issues Chapter 33 Cognition and emotion research and the practice of cognitive behavioural therapy Zindel V. Segal, Mark A. Lau and Paul D. Rokke 705 Chapter 34 Psychodynamic theory and technique in relation to research on cognition and emotion: mutual implications Drew Westen 727 Chapter 35 Mechanisms of change in exposure therapy for anxiety disorders Susan Mineka and Cannon Thomas 747 Chapter 36 Creativity in the domain of emotion James R. Averill 765 Chapter 37 Forensic applications of theories of cognition and emotion Debra A Bekerian and Susan J. Goodrich 783 Chapter 38 Cognition and emotion: future directions Tim Dalgleish and Mick J. Power 799 Author index 807 Subject index 831

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Book SynopsisCare of children from abusive or neglected homes is an increasing problem in today's society. Whether children should be placed in residential care, or community care through adoption is a topic of debate. This book summarizes the results of a survey commissioned by the Department of Health.Table of ContentsBackground and Research Issues. Aims, Design, Sampling and Methodology. Outcomes After One Year in Placement. The Children's Backgrounds, Health and Behaviour. New Family Characteristics and Placement Arrangements. Preparation of the Child. Pre-placement Work with New Families. The Children's Adjustment at Home. The Development of New Relationships. The Children in School. New Parents' Experiences: Stresses and Supports, Crises andDisruptions. Post-placement Social Work Support. Parenting Approaches and Responses. Predicting Placement Stability. Implications for Practice, Policy, Management and the Law. Appendices. List of Figures. List of Tables. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisCounselling and therapy in small groups is manageable, effective,efficient, and an increasingly important part of the repertoire ofthe busy practitioner. This book is an up-to-date and accessibleguide to the principles and practice of working with small groups,using a cognitive-behavioural perspective. The context is work withgroups of 5 8 clients in programmes of brief therapy consisting of10 group sessions supplemented, where necessary, by individualcounselling sessions. Therapists and counsellors will welcome thisbook for its * Focus on group treatment combined with individual clientassessment * Treatment of four common emotional problems Generalized Anxiety,Panic with Agoraphobia, PTSD, and Depression. * Detailed examples of programmes in these areas, together withfollow-up sessions * Guidance on the concepts and techniques of cognitive-behaviouralcounselling, as well as the issues which arise in practice. * Realistic techniques for auditing the effectiveness ofTable of ContentsIntroduction: An Overview of Cognitive-BehaviouralCounselling. Beyond Individual Counselling. Formulating a Model of the Client's Difficulties. Combining Individual and Group Sessions. Anxiety Disorders 1: Generalized Anxiety Disorder. Anxiety Diorders 2: Panic Disorder with Agoraphobia. Anxiety Disorders 3: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Depression. Group Therapy, Therapists and Further Applications. Appendices. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisEuropean Review of Social Psychology Volume 8 Edited by Wolfgang Stroebe Utrecht University, The Netherlands and Miles Hewstone University of Wales, Cardiff, UK The European Review of Social Psychology is an annual series that reflects the dynamism of social psychology in Europe and the attention now paid to European ideas and research. Although open to authors from all nations, one of its major purposes is to further the international exchange of ideas by providing an outlet for substantial accounts of theoretical and empirical work that has not been previously published in English. With the help of an editorial board consisting of senior scholars from various European countries and the USA, the editors invite outstanding researchers to contribute to these volumes. The emphasis of these contributions is on critical assessment of major areas of research and of substantial individual programmes of research as well as on topics and initiatives of contemporary interest and originality. ThTable of ContentsCognitive Dissonance Theory: A Radical Review (R.-V. Joule & J.-L. Beauvois). Affect, Attitudes and Decisions: Let's Be More Specific (J. van der Pligt, et al.). Affective Priming (K. Klauer). Hindsight Bias: Impaired Memory or Biased Reconstruction? (D. Stahlberg & A. Maass). Cognitive and Social Consequences of the Need for Cognitive Closure (D. Webster & A. Kruglanski). The Context/Comparison Model of Social Influence: Mechanisms, Structure and Linkages that Underlie Indirect Attitude Change (W. Crano & E. Alvaro). The Group as a Basis for Emergent Stereotype Consensus (S. Haslam, et al.). Outgroup Prejudice in Western Europe (T. Pettigrew, et al.). Indexes. Contents of Previous Volumes.

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Book SynopsisMaking Research Work demonstrates how research can be fostered and applied more effectively to child care policy and practice. Drawing on a wealth of experience, current literature and government documents, the contributors present a comprehensive discussion of key contemporary issues relating to child care research.Trade Review"a solid overview of issues relevant to agency--based research in child care." "..provides a useful complement to the specialised research literature." ----European Journal of Social Work, Volume 3/2, 2000Table of ContentsTHE RELATIONSHIP OF RESEARCH TO POLICY AND PRACTICE. Research and Development Strategies in the National Health Serviceand Personal Social Services in the United Kingdom (D.Iwaniec). The Impact of Research on Policy and Practice: A SystemicPerspective (J. Pinkerton). The Influence of Research on Child CarePolicy and Practice: The Case of 'Children Who Wait' and theDevelopment of the Permanence Movement in the United Kingdom (G.Kelly). CHILD CARE RESEARCH: SOME CHALLENGING CONTEMPORARYDEVELOPMENTS. Evidencing Effectiveness: The Use of Single-Case Designs in ChildCare Work (K. Dillenburger). Literature Reviewing: Towards a More Rigorous Approach (K. HigginsJ. Pinkerton). The Importance of and Difficulties with Official Statistics: A CaseStudy of Child Care Data (V. Switzer). Researching Hidden Populations(K. Higgins). Child Participatory Research: Ethical and MethodologicalConsiderations (C. McAuley). Developing a Strategy for Disseminating Research Findings (M.Monteith). PROMOTING AND SECURING A BASIS FOR RESEARCH. Preparing a Research Proposal for Funding Purposes (P.McCrystal). Commissioning Research (M. Monteith). Who and How to Approach Regarding Research Sponsoring (P.McCrystal). Promoting Research Through the Establishment of Research Centres(D. Iwaniec). Index.

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Book SynopsisWorking in Children s Homes is one of an important series of books on residential care based on research sponsored by the Department of Health. This book draws on extensive research conducted over a three--year period. The authors address the challenges and complexities facing those who work with and in children s homes.Trade Review"....This is a book which should particularly be read by managersoutside residential settings, by field social workers, senioradministrators...", , , Children & SocietyTable of ContentsFocusing on Staff Groups. The Homes, and the Circumstances of the Young People. The Range of Tasks in Day-to-Day Work. Rewards and Stresses, Ups and Downs. Working with Individual Young People. Working with the Mix of Young People. Working with and Being Managed by the Larger Organisation. Working with People and Organisations in Wider Networks. Maintaining Viability as a Staff Team, in the Face of Change. Working Purposefully. Building a Picture of Good Practice. Characteristics of Good Practice. Factors which Support or Hinder Good Practice. Factors which Influence Outcomes for Individual Young People. The Quality of Homes as Care Settings. General Comments on the Challenges and Complexities which StaffGroups Face in Children's Homes. References and Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis accessible guide focuses on the type of training that aims to help people understand their organization better-its culture, psychodynamics, and politics. The author includes sections on team management, health maintenance, career development, planning for retirement, and more.Trade Review"....I think it is very helpful and is likely to be a valuable and practical text.", , , The Occupational Psychiatrist#Table of ContentsSetting the Scene. UNDERSTANDING ORGANISATIONS. The Culture of the Organisation. Psychology of Organisations. Power and Politics. WORKING TOGETHER. Developing the Team. Roles and Responsibilities. Conflicts and Clashes. Organising People. STAYING HEALTHY. The Breath of Life. Give a Body a Break. Use Your Mind. INTO THE FUTURE. Where Are You Now? Getting Where You Want to Be. Endings. Index.

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Book SynopsisRecent years have seen a rapid expansion of the number of psychologists and applied social scientists working or training in applied settings such as mental health, health promotion, education, work and organisations, management and marketing.Table of ContentsCoding Attributions. Attributions in Clinical Settings. Attributions at Work. Consumer Beliefs and Behaviours. Future Trends and Research. References. Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe pressures, strains and sometimes joys of looking after a child with autism are increasingly recognized in professional and academic circles. This book presents key findings from a research study conducted by the Family Assessment Unit that involved many long discussions with the parents and siblings of children and young people with autism.Trade Review"this is a useful book which should be recommended for all working in the area" (Debate, No.102, 2002) "…a supportive and practical guide…" (YouthinMind. 20 February 2003)Table of Contents'Something is Wrong with Our Child'. Families' Needs: Met and Unmet. Diagnosis and Autism. Diagnostic Confusions and Disorders Presenting Like Autism. The Effects of Autism on Parents: Part I. The Effects of Autism on Parents: Part II. Families and Challenging Behaviour. Educational and Other Strategies. Autism and Growing Up. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisHow can psychotherapists, counsellors and medical practitioners best determine the most appropriate treatment for individual patients in primary care? The growth of counselling and therapy in primary care has been accompanied by pressure for shorter-term, brief treatments and evidence-based, managed care.Table of ContentsPsychological Therapies in Primary Care. Patients and Their Problems. Therapy Models and Professional Disciplines. Assessment for Short vs. Longer-Term Treatment. Assessment II: Early Loss, Comorbidity and TreatmentModality. Does It Work?: Service Evaluation and Audit in Primary Care. Organizational Issues. Appendix. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis updated edition of a classic volume incorporates the recent literature regarding the perspectives and arguments about the validity of a psychological model of addiction.Trade Review"user friendly, written in an easy, unpretentious style, withilluminating quotations and relevant tables and references. Forstudents or any reader interested in addiction, this book is areliable crash course. For those who work in the field, it is asubstantial contribution to the debate about what addiction is."(Addiction Today, September 2001) "This classic text .... should be of value to any person whowishes to add to their understanding ofthe area, whether for thepurposes of treatment, prevention, harm reduction or for personal education." (Addiction, Vol.97 2002) "...wide ranging and well argued..a reliable crash course..."(Addiction Today, September/October 2001) "...It's a damn good read...stuffed withinteresting anecdotes, quotations and data..." (European EatingDisorders Review, Vol.10, No.1-2, 2002) "...a wonderfully comprehensive reference book." (Behavioraland Cognitive Psychotherapy, Vol.31, 2003)Table of ContentsAbout the Author. Preface. Changing the Shape of the Field. THE EXCESSIVE APPETITES. Excessive Drinking. Excessive Gambling. Excessive Drug Taking. Excessive Eating and Exercising. Excessive Sexuality. HOW EXCESS DEVELOPS. Taking Up Appetitive Behaviour. Personal Inclinations. The Social Context. Overcoming Restraint. The Development of Strong Attachment. Conflict and Its Consequences. OVERCOMING EXCESS. The Place of Expert Help. Giving Up Excess. Excessive Appetites: A Social--Behavioural--Cognitive--MoralModel. Reference. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisCurrently there is a gap between what scientists know aboutthe mind and brain and the assumptions that others draw from sources of everyday information such as newspapers, popular press and television.Trade Review"...thoroughly enjoyable book..." -- Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, October 2000 "This book tells a fascinating story." --International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Volume 15, 2000 "Mind Myths is a very good book. Mind Myths is worthwhile reading for scientists and clinicians ..." --Applied Cognitive Psychology, Vol 15, 2001Table of ContentsSECTION 1: BRAIN MYTHOLOGY. 1. Whence Cometh the Myth that We Only Use Ten Percent of OurBrain? (Barry Beyerstein). 2. Are We in Our Right Minds? (Michael C. Corballis). 3. Energy and the Brain: Facts and Fantasies (Fernando D.Saravi). 4. Pseudoscience and the Brain: Tuners and Tonics for AspiringSuperhumans (Barry L. Beyerstein). SECTION 2: THE TWILIGHT ZONE BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH. 5. Near-Death Experience and Ecstasy: A Production of theOrganisation of the Human Brain (Michael Persinger). 6. Lazarus Syndrome (Ennio De Renzi). SECTION 3: MYTHS ABOUT MEMORY AND CREATIVE THINKING. 7. Lie Down and Let Me Tell You About Your Childhood... (MaryanneGarry, Susan Frame and Elizabeth F. Loftus). 8. Repetita (Non) Iuvant (Robert H. Logie and Sergio DellaSala). 9. Creative Thinking: Myths and Misconceptions (K. Gilhooly). SECTION 4: CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES: CLONES, AGEING, ANDHYPNOSIS. 10. The Myth of the Clonable Human Brain (G. Berlucchi). 11. When Age Is In, the Wit Is Out? (Pat Rabbitt). 12. Hypnosis (Graham F. Wagstaff). SECTION 5: THE MULTIFARIOUS ASPECTS OF DECEPTION. 13. I Shall Please: the Mysterious Power of Placebos (Edzard Ernstand Neil C. Abbott). 14. The Magicians Best-Kept Secrets (James Randi). 15.It s All in the Mind. On the Mechanisms of Deception in PsychicFraud (Massimo Polidoro). 16.Recent Advances in Moving Backwards (Katharine M. Leafhead andMichael D. Kopelman). SECTION 6: MEDIA WATCH. 17. The Media and the Brain (Toby Howard and Steve Donnelly).

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Book SynopsisThis text focuses on the importance of considering the experiences of children in responding to child sexual abuse. The contributors address these concerns whilst drawing on research, and legislative and policy developments since 1989.Trade Review"...this book will become a key text in the area of child sexual abuse.""...this is an excellent book which takes an uncompromisingly critical approach..." ---Child and Family Social Work, Vol 5/3, 2000Table of ContentsIntroduction: Impediments to Implementing a Child-centred Approach(C. Wattam & N. Parton). Justice for Children (C. Smith & K. Woodhead). Negotiation (A. Cooper & R. Hetherington). Advocacy and Child Protection (J. Boylan & J. Wyllie). Confidentiality and the Social Organisation of Telling (C.Wattam). Communication (H. Westcott). Treatment (J. Trowell). Coping, Surviving and Healing from Child Sexual Abuse (C. Woodward& D. Fortune). 'Don't Just Do It': Children's Access to Help and Protection (M.MacLeod). Family Support (L. Colclough, et al.). Child Sexual Abuse and the Community (B. Jordan). Institutional Abuse (B. Gallagher). Working with Abusers to Protect Children (M. Erooga & H.Masson). Index.

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Book SynopsisThis handbook bridges the many disciplines involved in the research, treatment, and prevention of alcoholism and reviews the current knowledge over the whole field of alcohol studies. It also addresses the basic mechanisms of alcohol's effects on human physiology and behaviour.Trade Review"This book is an inspiration....a splendidly useful text." (Addiction, No. 95, 2001) "In summary, this book is a very important addition to the field of alcohol studies that will not only educate those unfamiliar with alcohol research but will also provide researchers in the filed with very useful information." (Journal of Studies on Alcohol, Jan. 2002) "...the breadth and depth of this book make it a mandatory purchase for anyone looking to commission or manage an alcohol service in this country..." (Hospital Medicine, 1 March 2002) "a must have for clinicians, researchers, and students in the addiction field" (The Behaviour Therapist) "...The editors deserve congratulations for producing what will surely be a standard refernce boook for some years to come..." (Addiction Biology, No.7 2002) “…one of the most comprehensive and exciting works on alcohol use and dependence…both informative and provocative…” (Contemporary Psychology, Vol 46(6), 2003 “…an outstanding work and it does exactly what the editors say…” (Drug and Alcohol Review, 22 Dec 2003)Table of ContentsAbout the Editors. List of Contributors. Preface. ALCOHOL AND PEOPLE (N. Heather). Editor's Introduction (N. Heather). Pleasures and Pains of Our Favourite Drug (N. Heather). A Social and Political History of Alcohol (B. Thom). Governing Images in Public Discourse About Problematic Drinking (R. Room). Classification of Alcohol-Related Problems and Dependence (E. Epstein). CLINICAL PATHOLOGY (T. Peters). Editor's Introduction (T. Peters). Molecular Basis and Metabolic Consequences of Ethanol Metabolism (C. Lieber). Neuropharmacology of Ethanol and Alcohol Dependence (A. Lingford-Hughes & D. Nutt). Neurological Consequences of Alcohol Use (R. Knight). Effect of Alcohol on the Orogastrointestinal Tract, the Pancreas and the Liver (H. Seitz & N. Homann). Alcoholic Muscle, Skin and Bone Disease (V. Preedy, et al.). Nutrition and Infectious Disease (R. Estruch). Cardiovascular System (A. Klatsky). Diagnostic and Monitoring Investigations (J. Whitfield). ANTECEDENTS OF DRINKING, ALCOHOL PROBLEMS AND DEPENDENCE (N. Heather). Editor's Introduction (N. Heather). Genetic Predisposition to Alcohol Dependence and Problems (C. Cook & H. Gurling). Classical Conditioning Mechanisms in Alcohol Dependence (D. Drobes, et al.). An Operant Behavioral Perspective on Alcohol Abuse and Dependence (G. Bigelow). Social and Cognitive Learning Processes (R. Collins & C. Bradizza). Developmental Processes (D. Gorman). Individual Differences (W. Cox, et al.). DRINKING PATTERNS AND TYPES OF ALCOHOL PROBLEM (T. Stockwell). Editor's Introduction (T. Stockwell). Internatonal Trends in Alcohol Production and Consumption (J. Partanen & J. Simpura). Relationship of Alcohol Consumption and Alcohol Problems at the Population Level (P. Lemmens). Individual Risk of Alcohol-Related Disease and Problems (T. Greenfield). Alcohol and Crime: Examining the Link (K. Graham & P. West). The Anthropology of Drinking (D. Moore). TREATMENT AND RECOVERY (N. Heather). Editor's Introduction (N. Heather). The Effectiveness of Treatment (J. Brown). Assessment for Brief Intervention and Treatment (M. Yang & H. Skinner). Alcohol Withdrawal and Detoxification (D. Raistrick). Pharmacological Treatments (J. Chick). Cognitive-Behavioural Alcohol Treatment (G. Parks, et al.). Relapse Prevention Therapy (G. Parks, et al.). Motivational Interviewing (S. Rollnick & J. Allison). Brief Interventions (N. Heather). Treating Comorbidity of Alcohol Problems and Psychiatric Disorder (K. Mueser & D. Kavanagh). Natural Recovery from Alcohol Problems (H. Klingemann). Alcoholics Anonymous and Other Mutual Aid Groups (C. Emrick). PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS (T. Stockwell). Editor's Introduction (T. Stockwell). Effect of Price and Taxation (E. Osterberg). Controls on the Physical Availability of Alcohol (T. Stockwell & P. Gruenewald). Creating Safer Drinking Environments (R. Homel, et al.). Prevention of Alcohol-Related Road Crashes (A. McKnight & R. Voas). Prevention at the Local Level (A. Treno & H. Holder). Alcohol Education in Schools (R. Midford & N. McBride). Mass Media Marketing and Advocacy to Reduce Alcohol-Related Harm (K. Boots & R. Midford). Alcohol Advertising and Sponsorship: Commercial Freedom or Control in the Public Interest? (L. Hill & S. Casswell). Author Index. Subject Index. CLINICAL PATHOLOGY (Editor: Timothy J. Peters). ANTECEDENTS OF DRINKING, ALCOHOL PROBLEMS AND DEPENDENCE (Editor: Nick Heather). DRINKING PATTERNS AND TYPES OF ALCOHOL PROBLEM (Editor: Tim Stockwell). TREATMENT AND RECOVERY (Editor: Nick Heather). PREVENTION OF ALCOHOL PROBLEMS (Editor: Tim Stockwell). Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisGoing Missing presents important findings from the first major study of young people who go missing from residential and foster homes.Table of ContentsPerspectives on Running Away. Research Design. Law and Policy. Who Goes Missing? Patterns of Going Missing. Comparing Types of Absence. Assessing Risks. The Risks for Young People. Histories of Going Missing. Why Young People Go Missing. The Placement Dimension. The Broader Social Work Context. Developing a Coordinated Response. Working with Young People. Conclusion. Bibliography. List of Figures and Tables. Index.

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Book SynopsisOffers an introduction to the action that various drugs have on the brain and behaviour. This book covers drugs such as alcohol, nicotine, cannabis, LSD and Ecstacy, opiates, CNS stimulants, as well as clinical medications.Trade Review"...useful resource for a wider range of health and social care staff...takes a constructively critical approach to mainstream assumptions..." (Care and Health, 17th August, 2004) “…really helps the reader to understand both conditions and treatments…a very informative and useful resource...” (Accident & Emergency Nursing, No.13, 2005) “The coverage of the behavioural effects of a number of recreational substances is clear and informative, with particularly fine chapters on nicotine and cannabis” (Psychological Medicine, Vol.35 2005)Table of ContentsAbout the authors ix Preface xi Part I Drugs and Their Actions 1 1 Psychoactive drugs: introduction and overview 3 2 The brain, neurons and neurotransmission 9 3 Principles of drug action 25 Part II Non-medical Use of Psychoactive Drugs 39 4 CNS stimulants: amphetamine, cocaine and caffeine 41 5 Nicotine and cigarette smoking 55 6 LSD and Ecstasy/MDMA 71 7 Cannabis 85 8 Heroin and opiates 103 9 CNS depressants: alcohol, barbiturates and benzodiazepines 119 10 Alcoholism and drug dependence 133 Part III Clinical and Medicinal Use of Drugs 151 11 Antipsychotics for schizophrenia 153 12 Antidepressants and mood stabilisers 171 13 Nootropics for Alzheimer’s disease 187 14 Cognitive enhancers 203 Part IV Final Overview 219 15 Current knowledge and future possibilities 221 Glossary 235 Key psychopharmacology and addiction journals 251 Internet sources of information about psychoactive drugs 253 References 257 Index 291

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Book SynopsisChildren, Child Abuse and Child Protection is the second book written by the Violence Against Children Study Group, a multidisciplinary group of researchers and practitioners from a range of professional settings concerned with child protection. This book follows on from the highly successful Taking Child Abuse Seriously, published in 1990.Trade Review??a well-researched and readable book that should be essential reading for all professionals working with children?? (Debate, September 2004)Table of ContentsPLACING CHILDREN'S ISSUES AS CENTRAL. Black Children and the Child Protection System (G. Singh). Young Carers--The Contradictions of Being a Child Carer (E. Blyth & A. Waddell). Children and Adolescents Who Sexually Abuse (H. Masson). ISSUES OF GENDER AND GENERATION. Mothering and the Child Protection System (B. Featherstone). Child Protection and Domestic Violence: Pointers for Practitioners (A. Ashworth & M. Erooga). Ageism, Violence and Abuse--Theoretical and Practical Perspectives on the Links between 'Child Abuse' and 'Elder Abuse' (J. Hearn). ISSUES OF MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND INTER-AGENCY WORKING. Decision-Making in Case Conferences--Meeting Whose Needs? (N. Kelly & Judith Milner). Schools and Child Protection (E. Blyth & H. Cooper). Primary Prevention in Child Protection: The Role of the Health Visitor (S. Smith). The Location of Child Protection in Relation to the Current Emphasis on Core Policing (C. Adams & C. Horrocks). AN OVERVIEW OF THE RESIDENTIAL CARE SYSTEM. 'Being There': Residential Care of Children and Young People (C. Horrocks & K. Karban). Sexuality, Sexual Abuse and Children's Home--Oppression or Protection? (L. Green & W. Parkin). Preventing Institutional Abuse: An Exploration of Children's Rights, Needs and Participation in Residential Care (J. Myers, et al.). Index.

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Book SynopsisThe form and content of court proceedings is generally considered unsuitable for children. Based on a study exploring the law and practice of representation, this text examines various approaches to the place of children in the proceedings, and contrasts them with the views of the children.Table of ContentsCare Proceedings Listenting to Children - Theoretical Issues Children s Agenda The System s Agenda Becoming a Representative; Representing Children The Children s Agendas Revisited Policy and Practice Issues Appendix I: An Outline of the Research Methods Appendix II: Pen Pictures of the Children in the Study.

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Book SynopsisWhen mothers feel depressed in the months after childbirth, their feelings have often been dismissed as understandable reactions to the stress of caring for a new baby, perhaps complicated by family and marital demands.Trade Review"...an excellent distillation of the authors' clinical experience and academic rigour" "...I would not hesitate to recommend it..." --Marce Newsletter, December 2000 "this is a comprehensive easily readable and highly accessible text..." --British Journal of Clinical Psychology, November 2000Table of ContentsUNDERSTANDING POSTNATAL DEPRESSION. Postnatal Depression in the Community. Overcoming Depression and Postnatal Depression. Assessing Postnatal Depression and Treatment Options. TREATING AND MANAGING POSTNATAL DEPRESSION: THE GETTING AHEAD OF POSTNATAL DEPRESSION GROUP PROGRAM. Phase I: Behavioural Interventions. Phase II: Cognitive Interventions. Phase III: Relapse Prevention and Evaluation. CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OPTIONS. Including Fathers. Including Infants: Baby H.U.G.S. Individual Treatment: A Flexible Approach. Concluding Comments on Clinical Issues. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe fourteenth in a series of annual volumes that provides authoritative reviews in the field of industrial and organizational psychology, this volume provides coverage of emergent issues such as personnel selection methods, system safety and control, well-being in the workplace, and more. The issue of work performance is given particular attention in this volume with chapters on work performance, organizational citizenship, and conflict and performance in groups and organizations.Table of ContentsPersonnel Selection Methods (J. Salgado). System Safety--An Emerging Field for I/O Psychology (B. Fahlbruch & B. Wilpert). Work Control and Employee Well-being: A Decade Review (D. Terry & N. Jimmieson). Multi-source Feedback Systems: A Research Perspective (C. Fletcher & C. Baldry). Workplace Bullying (H. Hoel, et al.). Work Performance: A Multiple Regulation Perspective (R. Roe). A New Kind of Performance for Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Recent Contributions to the Study of Organizational Citizenship Behavior (D. Organ & J. Paine). Conflict and Performance in Groups and Organizations (C. De Dreu, et al.). Index. Contents of Previous Volumes.

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Book SynopsisMany countries have reduced dramatically the proportion of patients in psychiatric hospitals in favour of community care. The demand for mental health care in the community keeps growing, and cannot be met by traditional, conventional services alone.Table of ContentsTHE THEORETICAL, PRACTICAL AND PROFESSIONAL CONTEXT. Challenges and Opportunities for Professionals. UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL SUPPORT. Making Sense of Social Support. Measuring Social Support. IMPLEMENTING SOCIAL SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS. Clinical Interventions. Proximal Interventions. Distal Interventions. EVALUATING SOCIAL SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS. Evaluation of Social Support Interventions. Reflections and Implications. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisCriminal behaviour continues to be a matter of major publicconcern. How society should respond to it and what should be donewith those who repeatedly offend remain hotly disputed topics ofconversation. Offender Rehabilitation and Treatment draws togetherinternationally renowned experts from the United Kingdom, Europe,North America and Australia. Chapters summarise some of the mostrecent and exciting developments in this field and offer asystematic, knowledge-based approach to the effective reduction ofcriminal behaviour. * Offers coverage of a wide range of key topics in this area * Links theory, research and practice in a coherent and accessiblestyle * International focus with examples and authors from a number ofcountriesTable of ContentsPart 1: Research Findings. 1. Integrating Findings from Research Reviews (JamesMcGuire). 2. The Effects of Therapeutic Communities and Milieu Therapy onRecidivism (Douglas Lipton, Frank S. Pearson, Charles M. Clelandand Dorline Yee). 3. The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment Methodson Recidivism (Douglas Lipton, Frank S. Pearson, Charles M. Clelandand Dorline Yee). 4. Crime Treatment in Europe: A review of outcome studies(Santiago Redondo, Julio Sánchez-Meca and VicenteGarrido). 5. Developmental Prevention Programmes: Effectiveness andBenefit-Cost Analysis (David P. Farrington and Brandon C.Welsh). Part II: Specific Interventions, Models and Outcomes. 6. Low-level Aggression: Definition, Escalation, Intervention(The late Arnold Goldstein). 7. Intervening with Families of Troubled Youth: FunctionalFamily Therapy and Parenting Wisely (Donald A. Gordon). 8. Alcohol, Aggression and Violence (Mary McMurran). 9. Changing Beliefs of Spouse Abusers (Mary NômmeRussell). 10. Recent Developments in the Assessment and Treatment ofSexual Offenders (Anthony Be ech and Ruth Mann). 11. Serious Mental Disorder and Offending Behaviours (Paul E.Mullen). Part III: Implementation and Policy Issues. 12. Risk-Needs Assessment and Allocation to Offender Programmes(Clive R. Hollin). 13. The Policy Impact of a Survey of Programme Evaluations inEngland and Wales (Tom Ellis and Jane Winstone). 14. The Common-Sense Revolution and Correctional Policy (PaulGendreau, Claire Goggin, Francis T. Cullen and MarioPaparozzi).

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Book SynopsisThis work explicitly sets out to close the gaps in professional practice, such as law, psychiatry, and the behavioural and social sciences and to address the questions that arise at the meeting-points and cross-roads of different backgrounds and spheres of activity.Trade Review"..there is a lot to recommend in this book.." (Legal &Criminological Psychotherapy, February 2002)Table of ContentsAbout the Editors. About the Contributors. Foreword by Dilys Jones. Preface. PART I: BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES AND LEGAL PROCESSES. Behavioural Sciences Applied to Forensic and Legal Contexts (J.McGuire, et al.). The Legal Context: Obstacle or Opportunity? (D. Carson). Psychology and Police Investigation (P. Ainsworth). Factors Influencing Witness Evidence (A. Memon & D.Wright). Psycho-legal Studies as an Interface Discipline (N. Eastman). Decision-Making in Legal Settings (J. McEwan). PART II: RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. Explanations of Offence Behaviour (J. McGuire). Psychosis and Offending (A. O'Kane & R. Bentall). Risk Assessment and Prediction (R. Blackburn). Systems of Services (D. Heywood). Care and Management in the Community (T. Mason). Treatment of Sexual Deviation and Aggression (J. Hird). Treatment Approaches with Mentally Disordered Offenders (A.Grounds). Effective Interventions, Service and Policy Implications (J.McGuire, et al.). Index.

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Book SynopsisAreas of professional practice, such as law, psychiatry, and the behavioural and social sciences, overlap at numerous points in terms of underlying concepts and basic research.Trade Review"I strongly recommend it to practitioners, researches and students alike in psychology, psychiatry, social work, the probation and prison services, law and policing." (Expert Evidence, Vol 15, 2001) "..enjoyable and thought provoking, it is a positive contribution to the debate.." (Criminal Justice, Vol.1, No.2)Table of ContentsBEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES AND LEGAL PROCESSES. Behavioural Sciences Applied to Forensic and Legal Contexts (J. McGuire, et al.). The Legal Context: Obstacle or Opportunity? (D. Carson). Psychology and Police Investigation (P. Ainsworth). Factors Influencing Witness Evidence (A. Memon & D. Wright). Psycho-legal Studies as an Interface Discipline (N. Eastman). Decision-Making in Legal Settings (J. McEwan). RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. Explanations of Offence Behaviour (J. McGuire). Psychosis and Offending (A. O'Kane & R. Bentall). Risk Assessment and Prediction (R. Blackburn). Systems of Services (D. Heywood). Care and Management in the Community (T. Mason). Treatment of Sexual Deviation and Aggression (J. Hird). Treatment Approaches with Mentally Disordered Offenders (A. Grounds). Effective Interventions, Service and Policy Implications (J. McGuire, et al.). Index.

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Book SynopsisThese are the first two volumes in an important new five-book series derived from sections of the international bestseller, Handbook of Personal Relationships, Second Edition, by Steve Duck.Table of ContentsPersonal Relationships and Social Psychology (W. Ickes & S.Duck). An Evolutionary Perspective on Human Relationships (D. Kenrick& M. Trost). A Process Model of Adult Attachment Formation (D. Zeifman & C.Hazan). Perspectives on Interracial Relationships (S. Gaines & W.Ickes). Interdependence in Personal Relationships (C. Rusbult & X.Arriaga). Self-expansion Motivation and Including Other in the Self (A. Aron& E. Aron). Self-presentational Perspectives on Personal Relationships (M.Leary & R. Miller). Methods of Studying Close Relationships (W. Ickes). On the Statistics of Interdependence: Treating Dyadic Data withRespect (R. Gonzalez & D. Griffin). Embracing the Social in Personal Relationships and Research (L.Acitelli, et al.). References. Indexes.

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Book SynopsisSerious child protection failures haunt health and welfare agencies around the world. Based on interviews with protective workers and rigorous examination of their cases, this ground breaking book draws links between the traumatised and isolated child protection worker and the traumatised and isolated re-abused child.Trade Review"This interesting volume examines serious and fatal child abuse cases and the challenges facing workers who serve violent families." (Virginia Child Protection Newsletter, 1 March 2012) "...essential reading for anyone who has the responsibility of supervising a front-line child protection worker..." (Professional Social Work, September 2002) "…This book will be of interest to all those working in child protection…" (Child Right, September 2002) "…This is an excellent book and well worth a read by anyone involved in protecting children from abuse…" (Child & Family Social Work, No.7, 2002) "…I found it tremendously refreshing to read the comparatively sophisticated and measured critique.." (Newsletter of the Domestic Violence and Incest Resource Centre, Autumn) "…a useful addition to the literature on child protection…" (Youth & Policy)Table of ContentsChildren and Workers in the Firing Line: Messages from the Case Files and Interviews The Shifting Foundations of Child Protection: The Context of the Victorian Study The Failure to Protect: Child Deaths due to Familial Assault or Neglect The Failure to Protect: Repeated Abuse The Social Worker-Client Relationship: From Love to Violence and Beyond Protective Workers in the Firing Line: The True Extent of Violence and Isolation Hostage Theory Child Protection Workers as Hostages Beyond the Firing Line: The Broad Perspective Supervision: From Part of the Problem to Part of the Solution The Firing Line Revisited Appendix: The Victorian Study References

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Book SynopsisTheatremakers in the United States have long been drawn to madness as a source of dramatic spectacle. This book offers a dynamic account of stage musicals’ engagement with historically significant theories about mental distress, illness, disability, and human variance in the United States.Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. Madness in the Mind. “Make a Date with a Great Psychoanalyst…”: Gazing Inward in the Dual Golden Age “Make up your mind! Make up your mind!”: The Neurotic Interior and the Dynamic Unconscious in the 1940s and Beyond Part Two. Madness in Society “There Are Heroes in the World…”:Psychiatric Activism, Antipsychiatry, and Political Consciousness “To Dream the Impossible Dream…”: Communities of Madness in the Musicals of the Long Sixties “Is That Just Disgusting?”: Filth, Madness, and the City in Sweeney Todd and Other Musicals Part Three. Madness in the Brain “What a Lovely Cure!”: Staging the Interior in the New Age of Diagnostic Psychiatry “Sing a song of forgetting…”: Listening to the Unconscious in Next to Normal Conclusion: Contemporary Visions of Madness as Depth Theatre Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis outstanding book is the first to decisively define the relationship between political psychology and international relations. Written in a style accessible to undergraduates as well as specialists, McDermott's book makes an eloquent case for the importance of psychology to our understanding of global politics.Trade ReviewThis is a real tour de force. McDermott is a master of the diverse approaches to political psychology and international politics. Newcomers to the subject cannot find a better guide; skeptics, even if not persuaded, will be enlightened; even experts will see the field in a new way." —Robert Jervis, Columbia University"Realizing that terrorism incites fear for political objectives brings to the fore the new dynamisms operating between psychology and political science. Rose McDermott's extraordinary work breathes new life into political psychology, providing a comprehensive and accessible account of the discipline's fundamental principles and methods." —Philip G. Zimbardo, Stanford University

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Book SynopsisTheatremakers in the United States have long been drawn to madness as a source of dramatic spectacle. This book offers a dynamic account of stage musicals’ engagement with historically significant theories about mental distress, illness, disability, and human variance in the United States.Trade Review“An original piece of work that addresses a notable gap in the field . . . Seriously Mad not only brings madness and musicals into dialogue but forges important ground in terms of the serious exploration of musical theater practice . . . Grinenko takes interest in the ways in which psychoanalysis shapes theatrical practice but also the broader cultural atmosphere around ‘broken’ minds.”—Anna Harpin, University of Warwick “Reveals the complicated—and yet often repeated—intersection of musical theater and contemporaneous understandings of mental illness, in examples spanning decades. The research spans numerous fields including musical theater and the history of psychoanalysis, which are brought together in an entirely readable and persuasive way . . . The book will have an enormous impact on multiple fields.”—Jessica Sternfeld, Chapman UniversityTable of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Part One. Madness in the Mind. “Make a Date with a Great Psychoanalyst…”: Gazing Inward in the Dual Golden Age “Make up your mind! Make up your mind!”: The Neurotic Interior and the Dynamic Unconscious in the 1940s and Beyond Part Two. Madness in Society “There Are Heroes in the World…”:Psychiatric Activism, Antipsychiatry, and Political Consciousness “To Dream the Impossible Dream…”: Communities of Madness in the Musicals of the Long Sixties “Is That Just Disgusting?”: Filth, Madness, and the City in Sweeney Todd and Other Musicals Part Three. Madness in the Brain “What a Lovely Cure!”: Staging the Interior in the New Age of Diagnostic Psychiatry “Sing a song of forgetting…”: Listening to the Unconscious in Next to Normal Conclusion: Contemporary Visions of Madness as Depth Theatre Bibliography

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface 1. Our Idea of the Physical World 2. The Basic Anatomy of the Eye 3. How Photoreceptors Sense Light 4. Seeing Things That Aren’t There 5. Not Seeing Things That Are There 6. Brightness Constancy 7. Why the Rate Of Unbleaching Is Important 8. A Little Optics 9. Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, Opticians: What They Do 10. Color Vision 11. Actually Seeing and Not Seeing: Neural Mechanisms Epilogue Appendix: Refraction by Waves Selected Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisWeaving sound historical research with rich ethnographic insight,An Impossible Inheritancetells the story of the emergence, disavowal, and afterlife of a distinctive project in transcultural psychiatry initiated at the Fann Psychiatric Clinic in Dakar, Senegal during the 1960s and 1970s. Today's clinic remains haunted by its past and Katie Kilroy-Marac brilliantly examines the complex forms of memory work undertaken by its affiliates over a sixty year period. Through stories such as that of the the ghost said to roam the clinic's halls, the mysterious death of a young doctor sometimes attributed to witchcraft, and the spirit possession ceremonies that may have taken place in Fann's courtyard, Kilroy-Marac argues that memory work is always an act of the imagination and a moral practice with unexpected temporal, affective, and political dimensions. By exploring how accounts about the Fann Psychiatric Clinic and its past speak to larger narratives of postcolonial and neoliberal transformation,An Impossible Inheritanceexamines the complex relationship between memory, history, and power within the institution and beyond. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: EntanglementsRupture: Chasing a Ghost 1 • Archiving Madness: From Colonial Psychiatry to the Establishment of FannInterlude: Many Battles 2 • Origin Stories: Collomb’s Fann and Senghor’s SenegalRupture: A Letter Unanswered 3 • Nostalgic for Modernity (Or, Looking Back on a Golden Age)Interlude: A Terrible Cry from the Past 4 • The Ink That Marked HistoryInterlude: Each in His Corner 5 • Strategic AmbivalenceRupture: A Thing I Could Not See (The Joola) 6 • Distinctions of the Present Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMöbius strip: a one-sided surface formed by holding one end of a rectangle fixed, rotating the opposite end through 180 degrees, and then applying it to the first end.Webster's Third International Dictionary In this intriguing book, Francis Schiller describes the philosophy, life, and work of Paul Möbius, tracing through them the beginnings of modern neuropsychiatry. Freud called Möbius a pioneer of psychotherapy. The grandson of the inventor of the Möbius strip, he made important contributions to both neurology and psychiatry. The Leipzig physician had come to the study of medicine by way of philosophy. Consistent with his own nonmaterialistic monism, he sought a unifying solution to the age-old problem of the relationship between the mind and the brain. Schiller aptly uses the geometrical puzzle invented by Möbius's grandfather to illustrate Möbius's view of this relationship. A Möbius Strip is a unique exploration of nineteenth-century views of the mind-body problem and of the relationship between disorders of the brain and the psyche. It sheds light on the origins of modern psychotherapy and the concept of the unconscious, the formulation of hysteria as a psychogenic disorder, the localization of function in the brain, the relationship between neurology and psychiatry, and turn-of-the-century ideas about sex and behavior. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1982.Table of ContentsI Who Was Mobius? II What Was Monism? III Fechner and Leipzig IV The Road to Psychotherapy V Hysteria and the Unconscious VI More about Hypnosis: Charcot and Benedikt VII Mobius and Freud VIII Neuropathology and Psychiatry IX Meynert and Wernicke X Neurasthenia and Degeneracy XI The Pathographies XII Cranioscopy and Gall XIII Sex and. . . XIV Full Cycle Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisLoneliness is everybody's business. Neither a pathology nor a rare affliction, it is part of the human condition. Severe and chronic loneliness, however, is a threat to individual and public health and appears to be on the rise. In this illuminating book, anthropologist Chikako Ozawa-de Silva examines loneliness in Japan, focusing on rising rates of suicide, the commodification of intimacy, and problems impacting youth. Moving from interviews with college students, to stories of isolation following the 2011 natural and nuclear disasters, to online discussions in suicide website chat rooms, Ozawa-de Silva points to how society itself can exacerbate experiences of loneliness. A critical work for our world, The Anatomy of Loneliness considers how to turn the tide of the lonely society and calls for a deeper understanding of empathy and subjective experience on both individual and systemic levels. Trade Review"Anatomy of Loneliness provides rich information on and analytical insights into the psychological pain of certain groups of people in Japan. . . .rich, thought-provoking content [that] challenges the reader with such important life questions." * Monumenta Nipponica *"Insightful and unique." * Pacific Affairs *"The Anatomy of Loneliness is undoubtedly a milestone in contemporary Japan studies." * Journal of Japanese Studies *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments A Note on Language Introduction: Disconnected People and the Lonely Society 1. Subjectivity and Empathy 2. Too Lonely to Die Alone: Internet Group Suicide 3. Connecting the Disconnected: Suicide Websites 4. Meaning in Life: Exploring the Need to Be Needed among Young Japanese 5. Surviving 3.11 6. The Anatomy of Resilience 7. What Loneliness Can Teach Us Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Avatar Faculty creatively examines the parallels between spiritual and digital activities to explore the roles that symbolic second selvesavatarscan play in our lives. The use of avatars can allow for what anthropologists call ecstasy, from the Greek ekstasis, meaning standing outside oneself. The archaic techniques of promoting spiritual ecstasy, which remain central to religious healing traditions around the world, now also have contemporary analogues in virtual worlds found on the internet. In this innovative book, Jeffrey G. Snodgrass argues that avatars allow for the ecstatic projection of consciousness into alternate realities, potentially providing both the spiritually possessed and gamers access to superior secondary identities with elevated social standing. Even if only temporary, self-transformations of these kinds can help reduce psychosocial stress and positively improve health and well-being.Trade Review"Scholars and social scientists of religion will find much of interest in this book, because it explores the increasingly uncertain borders of 'religion,' when secularization may be obscuring the meaning of the concept without actually satisfying the human need for sacred norms and profound meanings." * Nova Religio *Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Key Terms and Abbreviations Preface Central Characters and Settings Introduction 1 • Sacred and Secular Settings 2 • The Psychology of Avatar Therapeutics: Absorptive Experiences and Stress Relief 3 • The Psychosocial Dynamics of Avatar Therapeutics: Enhanced Self-Image and Elevated Social Standing 4 • Distinguishing Therapeutic from Toxic Avatar Experiences: Norm Conflicts and Felt Dissonance Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix A. Chapter 2 Supplemental Material: Survey Methods and Results Appendix B. Chapter 3 Supplemental Materials: Survey Methods and Results Appendix C. Chapter 4 Supplemental Material: Survey Methods and Results Notes Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisThe Avatar Faculty creatively examines the parallels between spiritual and digital activities to explore the roles that symbolic second selvesavatarscan play in our lives. The use of avatars can allow for what anthropologists call ecstasy, from the Greek ekstasis, meaning standing outside oneself. The archaic techniques of promoting spiritual ecstasy, which remain central to religious healing traditions around the world, now also have contemporary analogues in virtual worlds found on the internet. In this innovative book, Jeffrey G. Snodgrass argues that avatars allow for the ecstatic projection of consciousness into alternate realities, potentially providing both the spiritually possessed and gamers access to superior secondary identities with elevated social standing. Even if only temporary, self-transformations of these kinds can help reduce psychosocial stress and positively improve health and well-being.Trade Review"Scholars and social scientists of religion will find much of interest in this book, because it explores the increasingly uncertain borders of 'religion,' when secularization may be obscuring the meaning of the concept without actually satisfying the human need for sacred norms and profound meanings." * Nova Religio *Table of ContentsContents List of Illustrations Key Terms and Abbreviations Preface Central Characters and Settings Introduction 1 • Sacred and Secular Settings 2 • The Psychology of Avatar Therapeutics: Absorptive Experiences and Stress Relief 3 • The Psychosocial Dynamics of Avatar Therapeutics: Enhanced Self-Image and Elevated Social Standing 4 • Distinguishing Therapeutic from Toxic Avatar Experiences: Norm Conflicts and Felt Dissonance Conclusion Acknowledgments Appendix A. Chapter 2 Supplemental Material: Survey Methods and Results Appendix B. Chapter 3 Supplemental Materials: Survey Methods and Results Appendix C. Chapter 4 Supplemental Material: Survey Methods and Results Notes Glossary References Index

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