Psychology Books

Written by a nationally-recognized authority in the field of assessment this m... Written by a nationally-recognized authority in the field of assessment this manual provides an introduction to basic issues in the development and administration of the MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF as well as a step-by-step procedure for interpreting the... more

As critics will note psychometric tests are deeply flawed. Person-to-person di... As critics will note psychometric tests are deeply flawed. Person-to-person differences in performance on a psychometric test are not informative about many things of great interest. An intelligence quotient (IQ) cannot characterize creativity or w-... more

In the fourth edition of this accessible and comprehensive book Bryan Lask and... In the fourth edition of this accessible and comprehensive book Bryan Lask and Rachel Bryant-Waugh build on the research and expertise of the previous three editions. First published in 1993 this was the first book of its kind to explore eating... more

Group Psychotheraphy Finally we have a book about group therapy that answers t... Group Psychotheraphy Finally we have a book about group therapy that answers the question Is there one book that covers the waterfront but is deep enough to provide more than just an overview of models and can actually help me become a better group... more

Extensive studies have shown cognitive-behavioral therapy to be highly effecti... Extensive studies have shown cognitive-behavioral therapy to be highly effective in treating anxiety disorders improving patients social functioning job performance and quality of life. Yet every CBT clinician faces some amount of client resistance... more

This definitive volume is the result of collaboration by top scholars in the f... This definitive volume is the result of collaboration by top scholars in the field of children s cognition. New edition offers an up-to-date overview of all the major areas of importance in the field and includes new data from cognitive neuroscience... more

This project is unique in the field for a number of reasons both in structure ... This project is unique in the field for a number of reasons both in structure and in content. Specifically it will have leading experts on specific age groups (Childhood to Adolescence Young Adulthood to Middle Age and The Elderly) within the cultural... more

Through a compilation of original articles the Handbook of Jealousy offers an ... Through a compilation of original articles the Handbook of Jealousy offers an integrated portrait of the emerging areas of research into the nature of jealousy and a forum for discussing the implications of the findings for theories of emotional and... more

Jung s Personality Theory Quantified fills an urgent need for professionals us... Jung s Personality Theory Quantified fills an urgent need for professionals using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(R) (MBTI) to map it on to the cognitive modes of Jung s personality theory avoiding potential logical errors in the traditional type... more

The Handbook of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder is the defini... The Handbook of Narcissism and Narcissistic Personality Disorder is the definitive resource for empirically sound information on narcissism for researchers students and clinicians at a time when this personality disorder has become a particularly... more

In The Mystery of Personality: A History of Psychodynamic Theories acclaimed p... In The Mystery of Personality: A History of Psychodynamic Theories acclaimed professor and historian Eugene Taylor synthesizes the field s first century and a half into a rich highly readable account. Taylor situates the dynamic school in its catalytic... more

Psychotherapy today encompasses a broad spectrum of approaches that focus to a... Psychotherapy today encompasses a broad spectrum of approaches that focus to a varying extent on psychophysiological behavioral environmental or other aspects of human problems. Despite the overlap that exists between many of these approaches there is... more

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Now in its Third Edition this book clarifies the distinctions between the vast... Now in its Third Edition this book clarifies the distinctions between the vast array of personality disorders and helps clinicians make accurate diagnoses. It has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the changes in the forthcoming DSM-5. Using the... more

This special issue is among the first volumes to examine the topic of early de... This special issue is among the first volumes to examine the topic of early development in children with neurogenetic disorders associated with intellectual disability. It includes discussions of theoretical issues regarding the emergence of... more

Showcasing exemplary research programs this book explores how the latest theor... Showcasing exemplary research programs this book explores how the latest theories and findings on cognitive development can be used to improve classroom instruction. The focus is on how children acquire knowledge about the processes involved in... more

D. W. Winnicott and Jacques Lacan two of the most innovative and important psy... D. W. Winnicott and Jacques Lacan two of the most innovative and important psychoanalytic theorists since Freud are also seemingly the most incompatible. And yet in different ways both men emphasized the psychic process of becoming a subject or of... more

The Psychology of Learning and Motivation series publishes empirical and theor... The Psychology of Learning and Motivation series publishes empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem solving. Each chapter... more

Advances in the fields of psychology and psychiatry have bolstered the perspec... Advances in the fields of psychology and psychiatry have bolstered the perspective that infants are not the passive recipients of sensory stimulation as it was once thought. Built on T. Berry Brazelton s paradigm-shifting work on the individuality of... more

Treating Traumatic Stress Injuries in Military Personnel offers a comprehensiv... Treating Traumatic Stress Injuries in Military Personnel offers a comprehensive treatment manual for mental health professionals treating traumatic stress injuries in both male and female veterans. It is the first book to combine the most recent... more