{"product_id":"understanding-paranoia-9780275981525","title":"Understanding Paranoia","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this insightful book, the author vividly takes the reader inside the minds of people who are paranoid: experiencing delusions of persecution ranging from thinking others are out to get them to falsely believing they have physical illness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a psychological disorder, paranoia is oddly dualistic: psychiatrists and psychologists rely on technical definitions for the mental malady and laypeople have a socially agreed on sense of it. Readers will see both sides well represented here....This volume will be most useful for professionals, though faculty and students will appreciate the rich examples. Recommended. Professionals, general readers, and comprehensive academic collections. - \u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Kantor assimilates existing texts and states his own views both firmly and without pretension, an excellent model for teaching and therapy....Nonprofessional readers will gain an understanding of psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioral diagnosis and treatment, along with clarification of various syndromes that mimic or disguise paranoia. Patients, family members, co-workers, and friends will benefit from practical advice illustrated with well-chosen examples. A unique treatment; highly recommended for all psychology collections and larger general libraries.\" - \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, Starred Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e^IUnderstanding Paranoia^R is a collection of narrative accounts and therapeutic indications for paranoia. It is a good introduction for people who want information about this disease. It contains excellent descriptions and categorizations of what delusions generally are. It is a profitable psychological and clinical essay for therapists and paranoids themselves. - \u003ci\u003eMetapsychology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e[T]his book is an important and useful work. It may be particularly beneficial to laypersons seeking to understand paranoid behavior and learn more about potential causes and treatments. It will also be helpful for clinicians who are relatively new to working with paranoid individuals....[t]his book is a valuable guide to several aspects of paranoia, and will likely be helpful to many clinicians sufferers, and family members. - \u003ci\u003eThe Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTakes the reader inside the minds of people who are paranoid-experiencing delusions of persecution ranging from thinking others are out to get them to falsely believing they have physical illnesses. - \u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Description  Some Prominent Characteristics of Paranoid Individuals  Delusional Disorder  Paranoid Personality Disorder  The Adverse Ways Paranoid Individuals Affect Others  Covert (Hidden) and Missed Paranoia  The Gray Area and the Paranoia of Everyday Life  Interpersonal-Social Aspects of Paranoia\/Paranoid Violence  Forensic Issues  Cause  The Roles Society and the Family Play in Causing Paranoia  Psychodynamic Causes  Cognitive-Behavioral Causality  Therapy  Psychodynamic\/Interpersonal Approaches  Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy  Affirmative Psychotherapy  Pharmacotherapy  Therapeutic Cautions, Caveats, and Errors  Prognosis  Self-Help  Ways Caretakers Can Deal Effectively with the Paranoid Individuals in their Lives  Things to Avoid Doing with Paranoid Individuals  Coping with One's Own Paranoia","brand":"ABC-CLIO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767223877975,"sku":"9780275981525","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780275981525.jpg?v=1758712572","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/understanding-paranoia-9780275981525","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}