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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Handbook of Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment

W. John Livesley | The Guilford Press | 2001-05-07 | ISBN: 1572306297 | 626 pages | PDF | 10,7 MB

This major reference and text provides the authoritative account of current knowledge on personality disorder, including vital information to guide clinical decision making. Bringing together preeminent authorities in the field, the Handbook synthesizes contemporary thinking about the classification, etiologies, and development of these complex disorders. Diagnostic issues are considered in depth, and available assessment instruments are reviewed and evaluated. The work provides in-depth coverage of all commonly used psychotherapeutic and pharmacological treatments, with particular attention to the empirical evidence for each approach. Special topics addressed include special treatment modalities, such as day programs and group therapy, and forensic issues. Uniquely comprehensive and up to date, this is an essential resource for clinicians, researchers, and students.

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Handbook of Personality Disorders: Theory and Practice

Jeffrey J. Magnavita (Ed.) | Wiley | 2003 | ISBN-10: 0471201162 | PDF | 2,8 Mb | 600 pages

This comprehensive reference, edited by one of the leading experts in the field, assimilates the newest and most effective treatment techniques for the personality disorders. Each chapter is written by leading scholars in the Cognitive-Behavior, Humanistic and Integrative theoretical models. In addition to a detailed case example in each chapter, additional case studies are integrated and used throughout.

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Practical Management of Personality Disorder

W. John Livesley | The Guilford Press | 2003-05-22 | ISBN: 1572308893 | 420 pages | PDF | 1,3 Mb

This volume takes a multi-level approach to understanding and treating personality disorder, identifying core symptoms and problems that many patients share and providing a comprehensive framework for clinical intervention. Rather than presenting a particular model of therapy, W. John Livesley shows how a wide variety of empirically supported interventions can be used to manage specific components of an integrated treatment plan. Drawing on etiological knowledge as well as outcome research, the book identifies effective strategies for addressing key areas of the patient's psychosocial and biological functioning. The clinician learns how to conceptualize the phases of treatment and use the stages-of-change model as a guide for sequencing and selecting appropriate interventions. Pragmatic and flexible, the research-based strategies presented here are applicable in diverse settings, in therapies ranging from crisis intervention to long-term treatment.

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Handbook of Personology And Psychopathology

Stephen Strack | John Wiley & Sons | ISBN: 0471459071 | 11/02/2005 | English | 580 pages | PDF | 3 MB

Personology is the study of human character in all of its complexities, covering the range of normal and pathological individuals, from evolutionary development, classification, diagnosis and measurement, to intervention at the individual, family, and societal levels. This volume, sure to become a classic in the field, provides a state-of-the-art overview of the field of personology, including personality theory, taxonomy, and assessment; diagnosis and treatment of personality disorders; and the interface between normal and abnormal personlity. The breadth and depth of this monumental work and the caliber of its contributors is unsurpassed.

* Many of the leading clinicians and researchers in psychology are contributors including Otto Kernberg, John Livesley, Robert Bornstein, Jeffrey Magnavita, Drew Westen, Irving Weiner, and Lorna Benjamin

* Represents the culmination of a professional career and a capstone to our publishing program in the area of personality and psychopathology

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Comprehensive Handbook of Personality and Psychopathology , Child Psychopathology (Volume 3)

Jay C. Thomas, Michel Hersen & Robert T. Ammerman | John Wiley & Sons | ISBN: 9780471488392 | 02/12/2005 | English | 512 pages | PDF | 3 MB

Child Psychopathology presents an overview of the classification and diagnosis; genetic, sociological, and neuropsychiatric influences; and research and behavioral considerations of psychopathology in infants and children. This state-of-the-art volume also includes the latest research on the major childhood disorders and discusses the three most popular treatment approaches.

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Comprehensive Handbook of Personality and Psychopathology , Adult Psychopathology (Volume 2)

Jay C. Thomas & Michel Hersen | John Wiley & Sons | ISBN: 9780471488385 | 02/12/2005 | English | 560 pages | PDF | 3 MB

Adult Psychopathology presents an overview of the classification and diagnosis; epidemiology; genetic, sociocultural, and biological influences; and research and behavioral considerations of psychopathology in adults. This state-of-the-art volume also includes the latest research on the major disorders and discusses the three most popular treatment approaches.

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Comprehensive Handbook of Personality and Psychopathology , Personality and Everyday Functioning (Volume 1)

Jay C. Thomas & Daniel L. Segal | Wiley | 2005 | ISBN: 0471488372 | 496 pages | PDF | 2,3 MB

Personality and Everyday Functioning covers the foundations of personality theory and the impact of personality on normal functioning. Leading personality researchers present chapters on major theories of personality, such as psychoanalytic, developmental, behavioral, and constructivist, to name a few.

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Major Theories of Personality Disorder

Mark F. Lenzenweger & John F. Clarkin | The Guilford Press | 2004-11-05 | ISBN: 1593851081 | 464 pages | PDF | 2,1 Mb

Now in a fully revised and expanded second edition, this landmark work brings together in one volume the most important current perspectives on personality pathology. Chapters from leading experts have been extensively rewritten to reflect a decade's worth of significant theoretical, empirical, and clinical developments, and two entirely new chapters have been added. Coverage encompasses psychodynamic, interpersonal, attachment, ecological, psychometric, and neurobiological models, all presented in a consistent format to facilitate ready reference and comparison. The volume also explores similarities and differences among the various theories, identifies potential avenues of integration, and discusses key implications for research and clinical care.

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Handbook of Statistics, Volume 26: Psychometrics

C.R. Rao & Sandip Sinharay | North Holland | 2006 | ISBN-10: 0444521038 | 1190 Pages | PDF | 11,2 MB

The area of Psychometrics, a field encompassing the statistical methods used in Psychological and educational testing, has become a very important and active area of research, evident from the large body of literature that has been developed in the form of books, volumes and research papers.

Mainstream statisticians also have found profound interest in the field because of its unique nature.

This book presents a state of the art exposition of theoretical, methodological and applied issues in Psychometrics. This book represents a thorough cross section of internationally renowned thinkers who are inventing methods for dealing with recent challenging psychometric problems.

Key Features/

- Emphasis on the most recent developments in the field

- Plenty of real, often complicated, data examples to demonstrate the applications of the statistical techniques

- Information on available software

- Authors from the leading testing companies

- Emphasis on the most recent developments in the field

- Plenty of real, often complicated, data examples to demonstrate the applications of the statistical techniques

- Information on available software

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Trance and Treatment: Clinical Uses of Hypnosis

Herbert Spiegel & David Spiegel | American Psychiatric Publishing | Pages: 545 | 2004-04-30 | ISBN 1585621900 | PDF | 2MB

What is hypnosis? Despite widespread misconceptions, hypnosis is not a treatment in itself; instead, it is a facilitator—a useful diagnostic tool that can help the practitioner choose an appropriate treatment modality and accelerate various primary treatment strategies.

The second edition of this remarkable work (first published 25 years ago) is written to provide both beginning and seasoned practitioners with a brief, disciplined technique for mobilizing and learning from an individual's capacity to concentrate. Putting to rest both exaggerated fears about hypnosis and overblown statements of its efficacy, this compelling volume brings scientific discipline to a systematic exploration of the clinical uses and limitations of hypnosis.

The challenge was to develop a clinical measurement that could transform a fascinating amalgam of anecdotes, speculations, clinical intuitions and observations, and laboratory advances into a more fruitful and systematic body of information. Thus was born the authors' Hypnotic Induction Profile (HIP), a crucial 10-minute clinical assessment procedure that relates the spectrum of hypnotizability to personality style, psychopathology, and treatment outcome.

Structured to reflect the flow of a typical evaluation and treatment session and highlighted by case examples throughout, this remarkable synthesis describes how to use the HIP, reviews relevant literature, and details principles and short- and long-term treatment strategies for smoking control; eating disorders; anxiety, concentration, and insomnia; phobias; pain control; psychosomatic disorders and conversion symptoms; trichotillomania; stuttering; and acute and posttraumatic stress disorders and dissociation. Meticulously referenced and indexed, this in-depth work concludes with an appendix on the interpretation and standardization of the HIP.
This unique work stands out in the literature because

• It is written both as an introduction for practitioners new to hypnosis and as an in-depth guide for practitioners with wide experience in hypnosis.
• Unlike current clinical works, it emphasizes the importance of performing a systematic assessment of hypnotizability to identify, measure, and utilize a given patient's optimal therapeutic potential—a process that, until now, has been relegated to clinical intuition.
• It describes human behavior phenomenologically as it relates to hypnosis in a probable rather than an absolute fashion.
• It reviews only specific portions of the literature that are particularly relevant to the important themes presented by the authors. Wherever possible, the authors apply statistical methods to test their hypotheses.

The realm of scientific investigation encompassing hypnosis and psychological dysfunction is comparatively new. This exceptional volume, with its profusion of systematic data, will spark controversy and interest among scientific students of hypnosis everywhere, from psychiatrists, psychologists, and psychoanalysts to physicians, dentists, and other interested clinicians.

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Hypnosis: A Comprehensive Guide

Tad James | Crown House Publishing | ISBN: 1899836454 | edition 2000 | PDF | 224 pages | 4,68 mb

This book makes three radically different types of hypnosis easy to use in daily hypnosis work, exploring methods that employ Direct Authoritarian approaches, Indirect Permissive approaches, and techniques that place responsibility for hypnosis on the client. An invaluable resource for all trainers and therapists, it includes a range of powerful scripts.

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Hypnosis and Treating Depression: Applications in Clinical Practice

Michael D. Yapko (Ed.) |Routledge | 2006 | 376 pages | ISBN-10: 0415953057 | 4 MB

In 1992, Brunner/Mazel published the first book ever written on the subject of applying hypnosis in the treatment of depressed individuals. Hypnosis and the Treatment of Depressions, by Michael Yapko, not only withstood the test of colleagues previously dismissive of hypnotherapy's value as a tool of treatment, but thrived in the face of it. The ideas and methods of the book overcome a previously skeptical audience and are now frequently taught at workshops and conferences by professional societies. In 2001, Yapko published a second book on the subject with Brunner-Routledge, Treating Depression with Hypnosis, which was later awarded the prestigious Arthur Shapiro Award from the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis and named "the best book of the year on clinical hypnosis."

Now, Yapko proposes a book intended to diversify the range of topics to consider and increase the number of knowledgeable contributors on the subject of treating depression with hypnosis. The book will feature chapter contributions by experts on using hypnosis to treat specific forms of depression, with assessment and intervention strategies as well as sample transcripts of the use of hypnosis in therapy sessions. As a practical guidebook for clinicians looking to add to their treatment protocols, Hypnosis and Treating Depression: Advances in Clinical Science will provide an updated and comprehensive volume on therapeutic use of hypnosis in the treatment of depression.

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Hypnosis in Clinical Practice: Steps for Mastering Hypnotherapy

Rick Voit, Molly DeLaney | Routledge | 2004 | 192 Pages | ISBN: 041593544X | PDF | 1.5 MB

This book is aimed at helping both newly trained and experienced mental health professionals become comfortable and adept in using hypnosis in their clinical practice. Despite dramatic evidence of the effectiveness of hypnosis and its growing acceptance, only a small percentage of psychotherapists employ their hypnotherapy training in their practices. This under-use of hypnosis is due to exaggerated misconceptions about its power and the resultant performance anxiety therapists experience after their training. This text is designed to address therapist performance anxiety surrounding the use of hypnosis by exploring the myths surrounding its power and therapeutic potential. The integration of a straightforward systematic hypnotic approach into therapeutic practice has value both in assessment and treatment. Using clinical anecdotes and personal experience, the authors of Hypnosis in Clinical Practice explain induction style and trance work in a way that is fundamental and highly accessible.

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Hypnotic Realities: The Induction of Clinical Hypnosis and Forms of Indirect Suggestion

Milton H. Erickson | Irvington Publishers | 1976-06 | 234 Pages | ISBN: 0829001123 | PDF | 1.5 MB

Everything is hypnosis. Nothing is hypnosis. Milton Ericksons answers the question. What is indirect suggestion? What is hypnosis? If any human being was able to truly answer this question, we'd all have discovered the mystical secrets of the Universe.

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Brief Cognitive Hypnosis: Facilitating the Change of Dysfunctional Behavior

Jordan Zarren, Bruce Eimer | Springer Publishing Company | 2001 | ISBN: 0826114849 | 300 pages | PDF | 5,8 MB

Presents various applications of hypnosis in clinical practice and focuses on brief clinical interventions which are efficacious and cost effective. For clinicians.

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"Brief Cognitive Hypnosis gives a unique and refreshing presentation of various applications of hypnosis in clinical practice. Most importantly this book focuses on brief clinical interventions which are both effacacious and cost effective. The authors clearly describe a number of techniques for correcting dysfunctional behaviors such as irritating and/or self-destructive habits, ameliorating anxiety disorders, treating pain, and managing troublesome side effects of various medical treatments and procedures. I highly recommend this book as a valuable resource for all clinicians who are faced with helping their patients deal with such problems." - Edward J. Frischholz, PhD, Fellow and Past-President Division 30 (Society for Psychological Hypnosis) American Psychological Association Past-Editor, American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis Fellow and Approved Consultant, American Society of Clinical Hypnosis "I wish I had said that. This book is clear, accurate, and explicated in a way that is indisputably better than any other texts on clinical hypnosis that I've read." - Dabney M. Ewin, MD, ABMH Past President of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Hypnosis "[This book] is a magical addition to the field of Clinical Hypnosis. Two distinguished Board Certified Clinicians with over sixty years of combined clinical experience have provided a delightful book that will not only add to the experienced clinicians' skills, but provide a straightforward and practical approach for the neophyte in hypnosis." - William C. Wester, EdD, ABPP, ABPH Past President of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis "This is a valuable book for clinicians. It is highly practical, 'user friendly', and explicates rapid treatment methods for the range of problems most commonly seen in our offices. I definitely recommend it." - D. Corydon Hammond, PhD, ABPH Past President of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis Professor University of Utah School of Medicine "...Zarren and Eimer integrate traditional psychodynamic models of the unconscious and symptom-formation with modern cognitive theory, the outcome of which is a new model for the change process in therapy. With lucid description of their clinical methods and rich case illustrations the authors show how the hypnotic trance, along with careful attention to the wording of the hypnotic scripts, enable the patient to open to the possibility of genuine change." - Daniel Brown, PhD, ABPH Professor, Harvard Medical School and Simmons School of Social Work, Boston, Massachusetts"

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Casebook of Clinical Hypnosis

American Psychological Association (APA) | 1996 | ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1557983658 | Pages: 427 | pdf | 21,95 MB

When is hypnosis brought into play with various theoretical and clinical approaches to psychotherapy? What does a hypnotherapist actually do on a case-by-case and a session-by-session basis? What specific strategies can be implemented? What are the scope and nature of the challenges that hypnotherapists and their clients face? What interpersonal issues emerge in hypnotherapeutic treatment? The editors of the Casebook of Clinical Hypnosis have marshaled an impressive group of eminent hypnotherapists to consider these issues and to illustrate them with interesting and memorable cases from their own experience. Each chapter is devoted to the explication of clinical techniques and strategies, and many chapters contain transcripts of actual sessions and suggestions administered, thus providing readers with a window onto the world of clinicians¡¯ best hypnotherapeutic work with their clients. Contributing therapists offer the presenting background and assessment information of a client, the treatment rationale, the role of hypnosis within the treatment, outcome and follow-up data, and concluding commentary. Such client problems as eating disorders, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, enuresis, dissociative identity disorder, dysmennorhea, nicotine dependence, attentional deficit disorder, and the aftereffects of sexual abuse and rape are addressed. One of the unique features of the Casebook is a ¡°clinical case conference¡± that illustrates how experts from very different traditions of clinical hypnotherapy conceptualize and treat a person with problems in living. The section presents a challenging case followed by commentaries of well-known clinicians who represent psychoanalytic psychotherapy, rational-emotive behavior therapy, multimodal therapy, and Ericksonian hypnosis.

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The Clinical Use of Hypnosis in Cognitive Behavior Therapy: A Practitioner's Casebook

Robin A. Chapman | Springer | 2005-08-22 | ISBN: 082612884X | 368 pages | PDF | 1 MB

In this practitioner's guide, clinical psychologists and hypnotists provide a theoretical framework for the integration of cognitive behavior therapy with hypnosis. They address the evidence-base for this addition and illustrate a variety of clinical applications.

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Hypnosis and Stress: A Guide for Clinicians

Peter J. Hawkins | Wiley | 2006 | 276 pages | ISBN-10: 0470019514 | 1.2 MB

Hypnosis and Stress provides a practical approach to using hypnosis with patients suffering from a wide range of stress related problems. Innovative in its approach, this book integrates traditional approaches in hypnosis with Ericksonian and Rossi's approach to hypnotherapy.

The most up-to-date research is discussed and a flexible, 'hands-on' framework is provided for practicing hypnotherapy, including:


detailed guidelines on conducting clinical interviews

examples of preparing the patient for hypnosis

templates of clinical 'scripts' for use in sessions

solutions for dealing with catharsis

discussion of inter-professional collaboration.



Interventions are suggested for a wide range of stress problems in both adults and children, including anxiety, sexual dysfunctions, sleeping problems, pain and other psychosomatic conditions.

This practical guide provides a useful introduction to hypnotherapy for professionals such as counsellors, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists and physicians. The breadth of information included ensures it will also appeal to the more experienced clinician.

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International Handbook of Clinical Hypnosis

John Wiley & Sons | 1 edition (September 12, 2001) | Hardcover: 376 pages | ISBN: 0471970093 | PDF | 1.4 mb

Clinical Hypnosis has proved successful in a variety of clinical situations. This handbook, with its practical approach, covers both the scientific and clinical aspects of hypnosis providing information on a range of available psychological and physical treatments.

* Explains how to learn and apply hypnosis in clinical situations

* World renowned editors

* Comprehensive coverage of relevant issues

This title will be invaluable to practising psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, medical hypnotists and mental health care workers.

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Hypnosis: A Brief History

Wiley-Blackwell | 2008 | ISBN: 1405134518 | 240 pages | PDF | 12 MB

Hypnosis: A Brief History crosses disciplinary boundaries to explain current advances and controversies surrounding the use of hypnosis through an exploration of the history of its development.

* examines the social and cultural contexts of the theories, development, and practice of hypnosis

* crosses disciplinary boundaries to explain current advances and controversies in hypnosis

* explores shifting beliefs about the nature of hypnosis

* investigates references to the apparent power of hypnosis over memory and personal identity

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Towards Personal Excellence: Psychometric Tests and Self-Improvement Techniques for Managers

Seema Sanghi | Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd | 2006-12-05 | ISBN: 0761935045 | 284 pages | PDF | 2 MB

The Second Edition of this enormously successful book is packed with more ways to maximize your potential with added sections on self-evaluation. This edition contains more 'mirror image' questionnaires covering a wider scope of multiple managerial competencies, including creativity and innovation. The book contains six pilot-tested modules each with a cluster of skills and a self-assessment questionnaire (with response sheets), which enables the reader to record individual strengths and weaknesses to keep track of the process of learning. The author covers the following areas: Managerial skills Communication skills Group dynamics skills Environment management skills Self-enhancement powers.

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Psychodrama in the 21st Century: Clinical and Educational Applications

Jacob Gershoni (Ed.) | Springer | ISBN-10: 0826121756 | 2003 | PDF | 312 pages | 8.71 mb

Presents a wide range of clinical and educational applications of psychodrama with various client groups, problems, and settings. Explores the integration of psychodrama with other therapy methods and describes applications of action methods to different groups, such as trauma survivors and gay communities. For psychologists.

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Acting-In: Practical Applications of Psychodramatic Methods

Adam Blatner | Springer Publishing | 1996 | ISBN: 0826114024 | 220 pages | PDF | 3,65 MB

Psychodrama can be one of the most powerful tools used in psychotherapy. Charmingly illustrated with a wealth of case examples, this volume presents current training techniques and shows how to use them, whether as a complement to traditional verbal approaches, in individual or group therapy, in educational or community settings, or in many other contexts. Thoroughly updated and expanded, this third edition reviews the most recent developments in psychodrama theory, clarifies various new psychodramatic processes, and features extensive new references and an updated bibliography. In this volume, Dr. Blatner continues to provide the best practical primer of basic psychodramatic techniques.

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Foundations of Psychodrama: History, Drama, and Practice, Fourth Edition

Adam Blatner | Springer Publishing | 2000-03-01 | ISBN: 0826160417 | 308 pages | PDF | 14 MB

A much-awaited new edition of the now classic FOUNDATIONS, Adam Blatner presents the theoretical, philosophical and historical underpinnings to the active, directive methods of psychodrama. New to this edition is expanded discussion of historical contexts, theoretical developments, spontaneity and creativity, and more. Updating his framework for integrating psychodrama with other methods of psychotherapy, the volume includes a useful compendium of psychodrama terms and a bibliography of resources. This is a capstone to Blatner's years of work in the field and is a must have for all professionals and students in psychodrama as well as libraries.

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The Art and Science of Assessment in Psychotherapy

Chris Mace | Routledge | ISBN: 0415105382 | 1995-09-13 | PDF | 222 pages | 1,31 Mb

"The Art and Science of Assessment in Psychotherapy offers an extended symposium on principles and practice in psychotherapy and counseling. Guided by a belief that comparative study will spur critical reflection and innovation, the contributors' presentations encompass a wide range of therapeutic orientations, settings and interests. Twelve distinguished practitioners of widely used approaches within psychotherapy describe the methods they use in their assessments and how these have developed. They also discuss the uses and limitations of the therapies they offer.

The approaches covered include psychoanalytic psychotherapy, in-patient psychotherapy, family therapy, group psychotherapy, psychodrama, cognitive-behavior therapy, couple therapy and focal therapy. Additional chapters look at assessment in the light of psychotherapy research, question how far assessment can be separated from treatment, and ask whether the use of questionnaires and special tests aid or detract from interviewing as a method of assessment."

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Biology of Personality and Individual Differences

Turhan Canli (Ed.) | The Guilford Press | 2006-01-23 | ISBN-10: 1593852525 | PDF | 5.1 Mb | 462 pages

This is the first book to provide an overview of current research using cutting-edge genetic and neuroimaging methods in the study of personality. Integrating compelling lines of inquiry that until now have largely remained disparate, the volume brings together leading investigators from personality psychology; clinical psychology and psychiatry; cognitive, affective, and behavioral neuroscience; and comparative psychology. Coverage includes the structure of personality and its mapping onto biology, genetic markers for individual differences, vulnerability to psychopathology, sex differences, age-related processes, and functional neuroimaging approaches.

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On the Psychobiology of Personality: Essays in Honor of Marvin Zuckerman

Robert Stelmak (Ed.) | Pergamon (2004-12-30) | ISBN: 0080442099 | 552 Pages | 9.3 MB | PDF

Zuckerman received his Ph.D. in psychology from New York University, Graduate School of Arts and Science in 1954 with a specialization in clinical psychology. After graduation, he worked for three years as a clinical psychologist in state hospitals in Norwich, Connecticut and Indianapolis, Indiana. While in the latter position the Institute for Psychiatric Research was opened in the same medical center where he was working as a clinical psychologist. He obtained a position there with a joint appointment in the department of psychiatry. This was his first interdisciplinary experience with other researchers in psychiatry, biochemistry, psychopharmacology, and psychology.

His first research areas were personality assessment and the relation between parental attitudes and psychopathology. During this time, he developed the first real trait-state test for affects, starting with the Affect Adjective Check List for anxiety and then broadening it to a three-factor trait-state test including anxiety, depression, and hostility (Multiple Affect Adjective Check List). Later, positive affect scales were added.

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Personality Traits (Second Edition)

Matthews, Deary, & Whiteman | Cambridge University Press | ISBN 0521538246 | 2003 | PDF | 2.53 MB | 518 pages

The idea of personality traits may be as old as human language itself. Aristotle (384–322 BC), writing the Ethics in the fourth century BC, saw dispositions such as vanity, modesty and cowardice as key determinants of moral and immoral behaviour.He also described individual differences in these dispositions, often referring to excess, defect and intermediate levels of each.Allport and Odbert (1936) identified almost 18,000 English personality-relevant terms; more words than Shakespeare used!Nouns, sentences and even actions may also have personality connotations (Hofstee, 1990). The language of personality description permeates our everyday conversation and discourse.

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Personality and Intelligence at Work

Adrian Furham | Psychology Press | 2008-07-17 | ISBN: 1841695866 | 416 pages | PDF | 2 Mb

Personality and Intelligence at Work examines the increasingly controversial role of individual differences in predicting and determining behaviour at work. It combines approaches from organizational psychology and personality theory to critically examine the physical, psychological and psycho-analytic aspects of individual differences, and how they impact on the world of work.

Topics covered include the role of IQ at work as the best predictor of success, but also the importance of increasingly recognized social intelligences such as emotional intelligence (EQ). The significance of personality traits and the impact of temperaments on work performance are also examined, and the methods used to assess work behaviour and potential are reviewed. Psychological tests, which measure personality traits, are questioned as accurate predictors of behaviour at work, alongside other factors such as job satisfaction, productivity, absenteeism and turnover.

This new, thoroughly revised and updated edition of Personality at Work provides a comprehensive review of the relevant literature from psychology, sociology and management science. It will be of interest to students of organizational psychology and business and management studies, as well as HR professionals.

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Essentials of Rorschach Assessment

Rose, Kaser-Boyd, Maloney | Wiley | 240 Pages | 2000-12-19 | ISBN-10: 0471331465 | PDF | 10 MB

The Rorschach® inkblot test identifies adaptive and maladaptive patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving. A projective personality test, the unrestrained structure of the Rorschach® allows for a variety of responses. In order to use the Rorschach® properly, professionals need an authoritative source of advice and guidance on how to administer, score, and interpret it. Essentials of Rorschach® Assessment guides both the new and experienced professional to a better understanding of the Rorschach® and how to implement it in practice.

Like all the volumes in the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, this book is designed to help busy mental health practitioners quickly acquire the knowledge and skills they need to make optimal use of a major psychological assessment instrument. Each concise chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as test questions that help you to gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

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Essentials of WRAML2 and TOMAL-2 Assessment

Wayne Adams, Cecil R. Reynolds | Wiley | 2008-11-03 | ISBN: 0470179112 | 290 pages | PDF | 1,9 MB 

Essentials of WRAML2 and TOMAL-2 Assessment introduces professionals to these two widely used memory measurement batteries, both of which measure memory and are used to supplement evaluations of ADHD and reading problems in youngsters, as well as a number of other disorders across the age span. Written by Wayne Adams and Cecil Reynolds, this essential reference provides administration guidelines, including procedural suggestions and solutions for common problems examiners may encounter; expert assessment of each tests relative strengths and weaknesses; valuable advice on clinical applications; and illuminating case reports.

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Essentials of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales (SB5) Assessment (Essentials of Psychological Assessment)

Andrew Barram, Gale H. Roid | Wiley | 2004 | 224 pages | ISBN-10: 0471224049 | PDF | 1.1 Mb

Essentials of Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales(SB5) Assessment provides comprehensive instructions on optimal use of the Stanford-Binet, including helpful step-by-step administration, scoring, and interpretation guidelines. Using the popular Essentials format, this handy resource also covers test strengths and weaknesses, reliability, and validity, and describes clinical applications of its use. Students in courses on psychological assessment and appraisal will find this to be an indispensable tool to understanding and utilizing this popular measure of intelligence.

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Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions

Barbara J. Wendling, Nancy Mather | Wiley | 2008-11-03 | ISBN: 0470206322 | 292 pages | PDF | 1,5 MB

Essentials of Evidence-Based Academic Interventions puts at your fingertips the successful instructional techniques and materials necessary for accurate and effective use of evidence-based interventions. Written by Barbara Wendling and Nancy Mather, two experts in educational assessment and intervention, this intervention-oriented reference presents clear descriptions of research-based interventions in the areas of: phonological awareness and beginning reading phonics; phonics and sight word instruction; reading fluency; vocabulary and reading comprehension; spelling, handwriting, and written expression; basic math skills; and math problem-solving.

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