Psychology Books

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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

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

The aims pursued in this book are quite modest. The text is not an introductio... The aims pursued in this book are quite modest. The text is not an introduction in the traditional sense to any psychological subdiscipline or field of application nor does it present anything essentially new. Rather it shows work in progress as it... 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

Since the mid-1980s the psychology of liberation movement has been a catalyst ... Since the mid-1980s the psychology of liberation movement has been a catalyst for collective and individual change in communities throughout Latin America and beyond; and recent political developments are making its powerful transformative ideas... 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... more

As the foundational theory of modern psychological practice psychoanalysis and... As the foundational theory of modern psychological practice psychoanalysis and its attendant assumptions predominated well through most of the twentieth century. The influence of psychoanalytic theories of development was profound and still... 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... 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... more

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

The Encyclopedia of Psychological Trauma is the only authoritative reference o... The Encyclopedia of Psychological Trauma is the only authoritative reference on the scientific evidence clinical practice guidelines and social issues addressed within the field of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder. Edited by the leading... 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