Social Psychology of Consumer Behavior (Frontiers of Social Psychology)

Michaela Wanke (Ed) | Psychology Press | 2008-12-16 | 385 Pages | ISBN: 1841694983 | PDF | 16 MB

"The Social Psychology of Consumer Behavior" brings together the most promising and theoretically fruitful research developments by internationally renowned scholars, whose work is at the cutting edge of research. Experts from both fields - social psychology and consumer behavior - provide an informed, up-to-date overview, from an original integrative perspective. The aim of this volume is two-fold. On the one hand, the application of social psychology to consumer behavior is meant to broaden the horizon of social psychologists. On the other hand, students and researchers of consumer behavior will be offered an advanced account of relevant theories tailored to their interests.

While the range of topics is rather broad - including the construal of judgments and decisions, affective and cognitive feelings, social and media influences, and goals and self-regulation - each chapter is focused on one specific theoretical or methodological perspective and thereby gives a comprehensive and penetrative account of the relevant issues and the respective research. The volume provides an invaluable resource to students, researchers, and instructors in social psychology, consumer psychology, consumer behavior, and marketing.

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The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Personality Disorders

John M. Oldham, Andrew E. Skodol, Donna S. Bender | American Psychiatric Publishing | 2005-04 | ISBN: 1585621595 | 728 pages | PDF | 7,2 MB

Examine personality psychopathology from diverse perspectives and explore multiple research and treatment approaches with The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Personality Disorders. Capture the multifaceted range of nonpathological human behavior and develop a judicious understanding of the extremes of behavior that are called personality disorders. No other textbook today matches the clinically useful scope and relevance of Textbook of Personality Disorders. Its comprehensive coverage of theory, research, and treatment of personality disorders, incorporating illustrative case examples to enhance understanding, reflects the work of more than 70 expert contributors who review the latest theories, research findings, and clinical expertise in the increasingly complex field of personality disorders.

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy of DSM-IV-TR Personality Disorders

Len Sperry | Routledge | 2006 | 248 pages | ISBN-10: 0415950759 | PDF | 4.30 Mb

The revised edition, like the original, is organized into two parts. Part I will offer an overview of the field, and has been significantly updated to reflect the most recent advances in CBT and the treatment of personality disorders, including Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Schema Therapy, Cognitive Coping Therapy, Structured Intervention Strategies, and Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy. A new section on developmental psychopathology has also been added. Part II, Specific Treatment Strategies is composed of five chapters that each focus on a specific personality disorder. These chapters address Avoidant, Borderline, Dependent, Narcissistic, Histrionic and Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorders, and follow a consistent structure that follows the treatment process in its various stages: engagement, pattern analysis, pattern change and termination and pattern maintenance, including follow-up and relapse prevention.

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Essentials of Personality Disorders

John M. Oldham, Andrew E. Skodol, & Donna S. Bender | American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. | 2009-03-03 | ISBN: 158562358X | 435 pages | PDF | 2,7 MB

An abridged version of The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Personality Disorders, this volume presents the essentials of this topic and is updated with the recent growth of knowledge in the neurosciences and the new technologies being used to tackle the treatment of complex psychiatric disorders.

In Essentials of Personality Disorders, 35 international authorities all contributors to the parent text offer a balance of theory, research, and treatment geared toward ready application in a busy practice. This volume begins with a review of our evolving understanding of personality disorders and the major theories that have influenced thinking about their nature. A succinct guide to clinical evaluation follows, presenting the defining features of DSM-IV-TR personality disorders, complementary approaches to clinical assessment, patterns of Axis I and Axis II disorder comorbidity, and clinical courses and outcomes. Chapters on etiology reflect the most recent data on epidemiology, progress in understanding underlying neurobiology, a developmental perspective on recognizing early patterns of behavior suggestive of future disorders, and the relevance of childhood experiences to the development of maladaptive personality traits. Eleven chapters on treatment then offer guidelines for determining the appropriate intensity of treatment for patients, followed by a presentation of therapeutic options and considerations ranging from psychoanalysis and group treatment to boundary issues and collaborative treatment.

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Personality Disorder and Community Mental Health Teams: A Practitioner

Sampson, M., McCubbin. R. A. & Tyrer, P. | Wiley | 2006 | 386 pages | ISBN-10: 0470011726 | PDF | 1.39 MB

Practitioners in Community Mental Health Teams (CMHTs) frequently find that traditional forms of support are ineffective when offered to patients with personality disorder.

This book considers the various difficulties encountered, with reference to current thinking about the origins, maintenance and treatment of personality disorder. Written by practitioners for practitioners, it provides a framework for developing effective care plans with minimal use of technical terms and jargon. Rather than promote an approach based on a single theoretical model, consideration is given to ways in which different approaches can be effectively combined within a multi-disciplinary team. The book is divided into two sections. The first outlines recent government initiatives relating to personality disorder and introduces key theories underlying psychological and biological treatments. The second focuses specifically on the role of the CMHT in relation to patients with these difficulties, including:

• the assessment of personality functioning
  
  
• developing coherent plans for treatment and support
  
  
• optimising the therapeutic relationship
  
  
• managing self-harming behaviour
  
  
• particular challenges faced by CMHTs, and how to overcome them
  
  
• the views of service users
  
  
• involving family, friends and carers.

Personality Disorder and Community Mental Health Teams deals with the reality of services today. It is essential reading for all mental health practitioners in CMHTs working with people with personality disorder.

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Recent Research in Personality Disorders, An Issue of Psychiatric Clinics

Joel Paris | Elsevier Saunders | 2008-09-15 | ISBN: 1416063455 | 192 pages | PDF | 1,2 MB

This issue on Recent Research on Personality Behaviors discusses diagnosis, epidemiology, etiology, outcome and treatment for these perplexing disorders. Topics include: Diagnosis: Dimensional diagnosis for PDs, Improving categorical diagnosis of PDs, Separating traits from personality disorders. Epidemiology: The community prevalence of PDs, The clinical prevalence of PDs. Etiology: Genetics of PDs, Neurobiological and imaging studies, The neurobiology of psychopathy, Child development and PDs. Outcome: The long-term outcome of PDs, Mechanisms of recovery in PDs. Treatment: Pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments, Managing suicidality, Future directions in PD research.

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Personality Disorders and Older Adults: Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment

Seagal, D., Coolidge, F. D. & Rosowsky, E. | Wiley | Pages:332 | 2006-04-21 | ISBN:047164983X | PDF | 1.18 MB

The older adult population is booming in the United State and across the globe. With this boom comes an increase in the number of older adults who experience psychological disorders. Current estimates suggest that about 20% of older persons are diagnosable with a mental disorder: Personality disorders are among the most poorly understood, challenging, and frustrating of these disorders among older adults. This book is designed to provide scholarly and scientifically-based guidance about the diagnosis, assessment, and treatment of personality disorders to health professionals, mental health professionals, and senior service professionals who encounter personality-disordered or "difficult" older adults.

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Behavior Genetics Principles: Perspectives in Development, Personality, and Psychopathology (Decade of Behavior)

Lisabeth F. Dilalla (Ed.)| American Psychological Association (APA) | ISBN: 1591470838 | 2004 | PDF | 296 pages | 18,3 mb

Behavior Genetics Principles: Perspectives in Development, Personality, and Psychopathology presents work that addresses both historical and novel approaches to the study of genetic and environmental influences on behavior. Contributors to this volume use behavior genetics as a means for understanding the etiology of mental illness as well as normal development. They ask: what genes predispose a person to develop a specific personality trait? What about an inclination to a psychological disorder? How do environmental factors enhance or mute genetic factors? Do they regulate inherited individual differences in behavior and personality throughout a lifetime? Behavior Genetics Principles explores the many connections between genes, personality, development, and psychopathology. It focuses on research influenced by Irving I. Gottesman, a pioneer in behavioral genetics research. As a mentor and a colleague, Gottesman has worked to examine the role of genes and environmental factors using both traditional and novel study designs and analytic methods. This stimulating volume, by colleagues who have helped shape the field of behavioral genetics, presents cutting edge work that carries on his legacy. This volume should interest researchers, practitioners, and students alike.

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Personality and Social Behavior (Frontiers of Social Psychology)

Frederick Rhodewalt (Ed.) | Psychology Press | 2008-02-21 | ISBN: 1841694509 | PDF | 320 pages | 4,2 Mb

The study of the relationship between the person and the situation has had a long history in psychology. Many theories of personality are set on an interpersonal stage and many social phenomena are played out differently as the cast of characters change. At times the study of persons and situations has been contentious, however, recent interest in process models of personality and social interaction have focused on the ways people navigate, influence, and are influenced by their social worlds.

Personality and Social Behavior contains a series of essays on topics where a transactional analysis of the person and situation has proved most fruitful. Contributions span the personality and social psychology spectrum and include such topics as new units in personality; neuroscience perspectives on interpersonal personality; social and interpersonal frameworks for understanding the self and self-esteem; and personality process analyses of romantic relationships, prejudice, health, andleadership.

This volume provides essential reading for researchers with an interest in this core topic in social psychology and may also be used as a text on related upper-level courses.

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Personality in Adulthood, Second Edition: A Five-Factor Theory Perspective

Robert R. McCrae, Jr. & Paul T. Costa | The Guilford Press | 2005-10-19 | ISBN: 1593852606 | 268 pages | PDF | 1,3 Mb

An ideal text for advanced students and a timely reference for researchers and clinicians, this influential work examines how enduring dispositions or traits affect the process of aging and shape each individual's life course. In the process, it offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the Five-Factor Model of personality. From two well-known authorities in the field, the volume is grounded in a growing body of empirical evidence. Special attention is given to how research on the Five-Factor Model can contribute to the development of a comprehensive theory of personality.

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