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Epistemology of Psychology - A New Paradigm: The Dialectics of Culture and Biology
Author: Arnulf Kolstad
(Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway;
and Hangzhou Normal University, China)
Book Description:
To understand the nature of human beings and their development means to clarify the relationship or inter-functionality between contributing
factors and ingredients. The mystery of man is not revealed by studying each ingredient separately, but by focusing on the relationships be-
tween the building blocks, and how these elements are changed and become something else and typically human when combined. This book
explains how higher psychological functions develop from a biological basis. It presents the cultural-historical approach separating lower and
higher psychological functions, emphasizing the importance of psychological tools like language for human consciousness. The book’s main
aim is to contribute to the discussion about psychological epistemology taking into consideration new knowledge from research in human
sciences like anthropology, cultural psychology, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, and neuroscience.
Series: Psychology Research Progress
ISBN: 978-1-62417-617-3Binding: Hardcover Price: $150.00
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Publication Date: 2013- April
ISBN: 978-1-62417-629-6 Price: $150.00Binding: e-book
Mental Health in Underprivileged Children: Analyses of Psychotropics and Mental Health
Services
Editors: Roberto R. Rodriguez and Rodney A.
Young(Ministry of Social Affairs, Jerusalem, Israel)
Book Description:
Experts have concerns that children with mental health conditions do not always receive appropriate treatment, including concerns about
appropriate use of psychotropic medications (which affect mood, thought, or behavior) and about access to psychosocial therapies (sessions
with a mental health provider). These concerns may be compounded for low-income children in Medicaid and children in foster care popula-
tions who may be at higher risk of mental health conditions. This book examines the use of psychotropic medications and other mental health
services for children on Medicaid and in foster care; and other related Health and Human Services (HHS) initiatives.
Series: Children’s Issues, Laws and Programs
Health Psychology Research Focus
ISBN: 978-1-62618-219-6Binding: Softcover Price: $52.00
Publication Date: 2013 - 3rd Quarter
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Psychology of Counseling
Editors: Annamaria Di Fabio
(Department of Psychology, University of Florence, Italy)
Book Description:
“Psychology of Counseling” deals increasingly with a significant challenge related to the development of virtuous circularity between sci-
entifically based methodological frameworks and perspectives of interventions and innovation both on theoretical and applicative levels.
The present volume is characterized by a review of current theoretical perspectives, research and intervention in the field of psychology of
counseling according to an international point of view. This volume outlines potentialities and applications of psychology of counseling in
different contexts and in wide-ranging international optics, such as prevention, a multicultural or colorblind approach, application of emo-
tional intelligence in counseling, family context, adaptive counseling, clinical, therapeutic, educational context, mediation, mortgage, taking
into account individual well-being and life satisfaction. This work aims to further contribute to the study of the psychology of counseling as a
discipline in constant evolution, able to identify new needs and challenges and answer effectively with innovative interventions and relation
to social, economic and cultural changes of contemporary society.
Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions
Price: $230.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62618-388-9Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62618-410-7 Price: $230.00
Psychology of Gaming
Editors: Youngkyun Baek
(Educational Technology and Game Studio, Boise
State University, Boise, Idaho, USA)
Book Description:
The idea that such pervasive and ever-growing immersion in digital gaming affects gamers’ real life seems obvious and is the focus of this
volume. A wide range of topics was collected under the “Psychology of Gaming” header. The 8 chapters in this edited book do not represent
all the topics in the psychology of gaming, however, this book includes a variety of topics in this field: game theory, emotional engagement,
fantasy world, game designs and development, and gambling with online games. This book discusses the psychological impact of games
shaping gamer’s self-perception and self-concept, socio-psychological implications of gaming, design criteria in games, educational uses,
the role of fantasy in game play, psychological treatment of gambling-related behaviors, psychological factors of collaborative learning, and
gaming as a means of gaining empathy and understanding for another culture.
Series: Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions
Price: $150.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62417-584-8 Price: $150.00
Publication Date: 2013- February

Neuropsychology: New Research
Editor: Friedrich Metzger
Book Description:
In this book, the authors present current neuropsychology research. Topics discussed in this compilation include cognitive inter-
ventions in amnestic mild cognitive impairment; cross-cultural neuropsychology; enhancing memory rehabilitation; calculating
intellectual decline due to early lead exposure; the potential of neuropsychological intelligence tests for predicting academic
performance and reducing racial/ethnic test score differences; mental status and neuropsychological examinations for assessing
neurodegenerative diseases; cognition and antiepileptic drugs; and neurocognition in hydrocephalus and surgical intervention.
Publication Date: 2013- March
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New Developments in Personality Disorders Research
Editors: Amelie Morel and Michelle Durand
Book Description:
In this book, the authors discuss new research on personality disorders including grandiose and vulnerable narcissism and the nature
of Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD); an examination of personality pathology with the five factor model and personality
psychopathology-5; forensic and non-forensic mental health nurses’ perceptions in relation to their clinical or management focus for
those with a diagnostic label of personality/psychopathic disorder; and the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III) and
the Personality Disorder Questionnaire-4+ (PDQ-4+) in a mixed Italian psychiatric sample.
Price: $69.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62417-118-5
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-62417-119-2 Price: $69.00
Personality Traits: Causes, Conceptions and Consequences
Editor: Elizabeth E. Crossman and Maria A. Weiler
Book Description:
This book discusses the causes, conceptions and consequences of personality traits. Topics discussed include children’s percep-
tions of parental relationships and personality traits in Argentinean children; proactive people and the role of career adaptability
in explaining multiple career success criteria;preschool personality assessment; and work group personality characteristics.
Physical and Emotional Abuse: Triggers, Short and Long-Term Consequences
and Prevention Methods
Editors: Seiji Kimura and Aiko Miyazaki
Book Description:
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the triggers, short and long-term consequences and prevention methods of
physical and emotional abuse. Topics discussed include violence issues of women’s rights and public health recommendations for action in
South Africa; parent-child interaction therapy with children traumatized by physical abuse and neglect; the impact of peritraumatic dissoca-
tion on mental health outcomes of women with childhood and adult physical abuse histories; and childhood abuse and adult homelessness.
Psychiatry - Theory, Applications and Treatments
Price: $72.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62618-398-8Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-62618-399-5 Price: $72.00
Price: $120.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62417-446-9 Price: $120.00
Friendships: Cultural Variations, Developmental Issues and Impact on Healthand Analysis
Editors: Sarah Kaufmann and Viktor Meyer
Book Description:
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the cultural variations, developmental issues and impact on health of
friendships. Topics include the psychological factors of friendship relationships during adolescence; support networks and their social and
cultural affects in Taiwan; psychosocial adjustment and friendship quality; the influence of social networks on adolescent obesity; relation-
ship of overall life satisfaction and psychological well-being; friendship relationships and formation of groups among university students;
and peer relationships in youth disability sports.
Series: Social Issues, Justice and Status

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The Walk of Shame
Editors: Mira Moshe (Ariel University of Samaria, Israel)
and Nicoleta Corbu (National University of Political Studies
and Public Administration, Romania)
Book Description:
The term “walk of shame” is deeply rooted in the idea that shame is a difficult emotion stemming from a feeling of inferiority or social dis-
comfort, which causes a person to wish to disappear, become invisible, be “swallowed up by the earth”. However, sometimes exactly at such a
moment of disgrace, individuals are publicly exposed to the full extent of their misery and must walk “the walk of shame” witnessed by family,
friends and acquaintances. Shame, considered by some to have genetic origins, is an integral part of social circumstances and settings in ac-
cordance with a set of values, patterns of thought and the individual’s physiological makeup. Shame is the result of familial, social and media
processes. Thus the walk of shame does not take place privately behind closed doors, but on city sidewalks, in the workplace, in newspaper
columns and on television and computer screens. It is not surprising, then, to discover that the tremendous power of shame has expropriated it
from the individual’s control in the private sphere to the public sector, creating a collective punishing mechanism whose goal is to warn against
undesirable behavior. Indeed, a person’s public humiliation is a form of punishment, a negative sanction leading to disgrace, debasement and
mortification. This book discusses the walk of shame from a cultural perspective, focusing on contexts, strategies, images etc. that reveals the
many facets of a controversial concept.
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Social Anxiety Disorder: From Research to Practice
Editor: Flávia de Lima Osório (Department of Neurociences and
Behavior, Medical School of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo
Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto – FMRP-USP, São Paulo, Brazil)
Book Description:
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) is the third most prevalent condition among psychiatric disorders, which has a chronic and disabling course
and is highly associated with comorbidities. The onset of SAD is early and its diagnosis is underestimated by both mental health professionals
and the patients themselves. A growing interest in the study of this disorder has been observed during the last decade, regarding its clinical,
diagnostic and/or treatment aspects. The objective of this book is to present the scientific advances related to SAD obtained in studies by a
group of Brazilian investigators involving rating and screening instruments, epidemiology, association with psychiatric comorbidities and other
general medical conditions, neuroimaging, social skills and functional impairment, current parameters of pharmacological treatment, and stud-
ies involving new medications. The book is directed at students and professionals in the mental health area, and to professionals who act in the
area of health prevention.
Studies of Grief and Bereavement
Editors: Shulamith Kreitler (Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv Univer-
sity, Israel) and Henya Shanun-Klein (The Thanatology Program, Continuing
Education Department, Faculty of Education, Haifa University, Israel
Book Description:
Death and Grief are inseparable constituents of our life. Nevertheless, the fear of dying and death is one of the fundamental fears of our
existence. This book deals with the varied faces of grief. As such, it includes ‘cutting edge’ theoretical models and research in a variety of
fields from the more general, such as the Staging Model - a new conceptualization of grief; the politicization of grief, Positive Psychology;
post-traumatic growth; survivor’s guilt; death education; rescue transplantation and psychic communication, to the more specific, such as the
normalization of parental bereavement; child and adolescent traumatic grief, and the unique form of grief and bereavement – that of survivors
of missing persons. The diversity of the themes discussed in the different chapters serves to highlight the rich potentialities of overcoming
bereavement and reinstating life and creativity where death and bereavement have touched us.
Price: $150.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62417-827-6 Price: $150.00
Price: $150.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62417-662-3 Price: $150.00
Publication Date: 2013
Publication Date: 2013- January
Mass Trauma: Impact and Recovery Issues
Editors: Kathryn Gow (Consulting Psychologist, Regional
Australia), Marek Celinski (Private Practice, Toronto)
Book Description:
For those who think that 2012 is the year for Armageddon, then you might take courage from this book on mass trauma and its companion
book on individual trauma. The stories about disasters and traumas in the book span the globe, with a focus on the people from Australia,
African, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Japan, Sri Lanka, and the USA. This book comes at a time when mass disasters and mass trauma
abound. It is impossible to turn on the television and not see incidents of floods, earthquakes, wildfires, avalanches, and every kind of
natural disaster, competing with air space with the latest updates on wars, terrorism, mass murders, civil unrest, famine and mass migration.
Series: Natural Disaster Research, Prediction and Mitigation
Psychology Research Progress
Price: $230.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62081-584-7 Price: $230.00

Book Description:
The experience of being a woman in the modern world cannot be easily described using a series of psychological clichés and generic feminist language. This
book contains contributions from scholars and clinical practitioners around the globe (USA, Canada, China, Italy, UK). Collectively, these chapters show
that studying the psychology of women in the modern world mandates the appreciation of diversity. Topics include pregnancy, motherhood, lifestyle issues,
healthcare, gender role conflicts, stress management, addiction recovery, and trauma resolution. Information on causality and development of phenomena;
implications for clinical care; and offering improved services for women are discussed throughout. Although primarily a psychology volume, influences
from many academic disciplines, including public health, sociology, medicine, and literature are woven into the chapters, highlighting the importance of
integrated approaches in conceptualizing the experiences of women in the modernity.
The Psychology of Women: Diverse Perspectives from the Modern World
Editor: Jamie Marich
(EMDR Certified Therapist, EMDRIA Approved Consultant, c/o PsyCare, Inc.,
Youngstown, Ohio, USA)
Women’s Issues
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Psychology of Personality
Editors: Evan F. Morris and Marc-Antoine Jackson
Book Description:
Personality is composed of both temperament and character traits. Whereas temperament refers to an individual’s innate emotional
predisposition, character is what we intentionally make of ourselves. In this book, the authors present current research in the study of
the psychology of personality with a focus on personality developments in neonates; positive psychology and the happy personality;
the genetic influences of subjective well-being through mediation by personality traits and evaluative cognitions; job satisfaction and
personality traits; the effect of personality on reasoning; temperament and character in first-episode schizophrenia; the relationship
between personality and mood frequency; and electrophysiological dysfunction in psychopathic violent women.
Price: $150.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62257-277-9
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62257-288-5 Price: $150.00
Psychology of Trauma
Editors: Thijs Van Leeuwen and Marieke Brouwer
Book Description:
This book examines the psychology of trauma. The authors present current research including the topics of traumatic attachment as adap-
tation; trauma bonding and interpersonal violence; interventions to treat families who have experienced historical trauma; facial emotion
perception and psychological functioning in victims of early-life trauma; energy psychology in the treatment of PTSD; hypothalamic-
pituitary-andrenal axis dysregulation in posttraumatic stress disorder; the earthquake interference effect and traumatic episodic memory;
the positive after-effects of turmoil and trauma; and the connection between trauma recovery and rehabilitation as a result of loss to culture,
symbolic politics and public policy.
Price: $150.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62257-783-5 Price: $150.00
Psychology of Loyalty
Editors: Luther B. Miller and Wilbur C. Moore
Book Description:
In this book, the authors discuss the psychology of loyalty. Topics include the military and political psychology of loyalty; the problem of
loyalty in greedy institutions; the communal psychology of loyalty to a place; an empirical pilot study of the relationship of social media
brand community activity with on-line consumer behavior; and a review of retail shopping loyalty differences between men and women.
Psychology of Judgment
Editor: Pino Braschi
Book Description:
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the psychology of judgment. Topics discussed include the neuroanatomical
basis and consequences for cognitive competence and risk-taking behaviors in adolescents; patients’ judgment of health risk when their
personal time differs from their physicians’ time horizon; the theoretical and empirical commonalities of theory of mind and moral judg-
ment; and body image judgments with regard to self-esteem and eating disorders.
Psychology of Stress: New Research
Editors: Leandro Cavalcanti and Sofia Azevedo
Book Description:
In this book, the authors study the psychology of stress. Topics discussed include the integration of psychological factors and the meta-
physical representation of the skin in cutaneous homeostasis under stress influence and its effect on skin wound healing; the use of the
Dundee Stress State Questionnaire (DSSQ) in the investigation of task-induced stress; stress in adoptive parenthood; cognitive deficit and
immune alterations after chronic stress exposure; stress and homosexuality; the psychological factors influencing inter-individual varia-
tion in carbon dioxide-induced stress response; and chronic psychosocial work stress in teachers.
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Victimhood, Vengefulness, and the Culture of Forgiveness
Authors: Ivan Urliæ (School of Medicine, University of Split, Croatia),
Miriam Berger (Israeli Institute of Group Analysis) and Avi Berman
(Tel- Aviv Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis)
Book Description:
Victimhood, vengefulness and forgiveness are topics which are strongly felt in the everyday lives of many people but not investigated
enough as subjects for psychoanalytic methods. In the case of victimhood, people may feel that suffering may be abused to the point of
exempt of concern for others and self-justification of causing suffering to others. This form of abuse may arise guilt and/or anger and in
some cases may result in no-win situations in which mutual aggression prevents any possibility of reconciliation. In the case of venge-
fulness, wishes for revenge might evoke fear, anger and moral indignation which eventually might push some people towards acting
out vengefulness in a destructive way. Forgiveness might be suspected as an impossible illusion which undermines constructive vision
and learning from experience. By writing this book the authors try to make these concepts acknowledged, understood dynamically and
accepted emphatically. Victimhood, vengefulness and forgiveness represent a course of transformation from destructive emotions and at-
titudes to a prospect of reconciliation.
Young, Violent, and Dangerous to Know
Authors: Michael Fitzgerald (Dept. of Psychiatry,
Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland)
Book Description:
While murder is a matter of serious concern to the community, serial killing is a matter of even greater concern. Serial killers have baffled
the public and professionals for hundreds of years. This book attempts to increase our understanding of serial killers. Fitzgerald suggests
that Autistic Psychopathy may underlie some of these serial killers. He suggests a new diagnostic Criminal Autistic Psychopathy, which
he identifies as a subcategory of Asperger’s syndrome. This has had a far greater explanatory power than previously realised. Persons with
callous, unemotional traits - often called empathy deficits - are very much associated with Autistic Psychopathy. This book offers insight of
the dynamics associated with this pathological personality and how the individual’s criminality affects our society and its victims.
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The Psychology of Human Behavior
Editors: Robert G. Bednarik (Convener, President and
Editor, International Federation of Rock Art Organisations
(IFRAO) Australia)
Book Description:
This book examines the psychology of human behavior which is dominated by the topic of how the extant behavior of modern humans
may have developed, thus establishing an empirical framework for comprehending human ethology. An etiology of human behavior clearly
has to be grounded in an understanding of its historical development through time, which is an aspect that has so far not received adequate
consideration in scientific literature, be it that of psychology, psychiatry, human evolution, neuroscience, cognitive science, or paleoanthro-
pology. The distinctly interdisciplinary format of this book provides an inkling into the complexity of dealing with human behavior, and the
reasons for its complexity relative to the behavior of other animal species.
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ISBN: 978-1-60876-952-0 Price: $130.00Binding: Hardcover
Beyond Well-Being: The Fascination of Risk and of the New Psychological Addictions
Author:Laura Tappatà (Department of Psychology,
Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy)
Book Description:
In this thought-provoking book, Laura Tappatà brilliantly guides the reader from a description of the existential problem of psychological
addictions to a possible solution leading to a potentially positive outcome for the individual. The central theme of the book is anchored in
the dismal nature of “postmodern identity” with a focus on searching for meaning in what we are and who we are. This identity is character-
ized as being narcissistic and fragile, suggesting from the outset that we need to somehow strive for a stronger and more well-defined self
in order to, first, survive and, then, possibly thrive emotionally. Living in this postmodern world naturally leads to a superficial existence
and the seemingly blind quest of acquiring nonessential and meaningless things designed to bolster our ill-defined, weak and vulnerable
self. Although this leads to a false sense of happiness, it does not generate true contentment let alone a sense of well-being. As such, many
of us are left to drift with few essential values, certainties and stable points of reference. This book attempts to lead the reader on the path
from “the postmodern dependence on psychological addictions” to freedom, the expression of one’s identity and a true sense of well-being.
Price: $150.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62618-4027-7 Price: $95.00

Advances in Psychology Research. Volume 96
Editor: Alexandra M. Columbus
Book Description:
This continuing series presents original research results on the leading edge of psychology. Each article has been carefully selected in
an attempt to present substantial results across a broad spectrum. This book reviews research on cognitive illusions and its impact on
reasoning, judgment and decision-making; glutamatergic neurotransmission through N-methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) receptor and its
role in the pathophsyiology of schizophrenia; humanistic psychology and the mental health worker; inefficient neural control of attention
in adolescent chronic cannabis abuse; behavioral choice paradigms and their mathematical representation; epistemological and clinical
conceptions of perversion; critical variables in cognitive-behavioral therapy for pediatric and adult obsessive-compulsive disorders;
cyber-bullying risk and protective factors; stigma and substance use disorders; and a transworld eogism and empathy study.
Series: Advances in Psychology Research
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Aggressive Behavior: New Research
Editors: Renaud Bodine and Danielle R. Bucher
Book Description:
Aggression, as a psychologically hostile and violent behavior, is an act intended to cause physical, mental or social harm, particularly
between members of the same species. While we often think of aggressive behavior as physical violence, psychologists also consider
instances of a more subtle nature. For example, using rumor to damage another’s reputation and public ridicule are both forms of social ag-
gression. In this book, the authors present current research in the study of aggressive behavior. Topics include evolutionary perspectives on
aggression; impulsive-aggressive behavior in adolescents; new methods for predicting dominant individuals in mammalian social structure
(Sazepuri method); dealing with aggressive patients in healthcare; children’s aggressive behavior in cultural context; and prenatal smoking,
anger regulation and impulsive aggressive behaviors.
Price: $120.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62417-171-0
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62417-172-7 Price: $120.00
Psychology of Risk-Taking
Editor: Jean-Pascal Assailly (French National Institute
of Research on Transport Safety, France)
Book Description:
This book reviews the main contemporary dimensions in the study of the psychology of risk-taking. In an introduction, the Editor J.P. Assailly
(IFSTTAR) proposes a synthesis on the interactions between the psychological, biological and environmental perspectives on risk-taking, risk
perception and risk acceptance. In the genesis of risky decision-making, the authors analyze the dynamic self-regulatory processes, their neu-
ropsychological underpinnings (the dysfunctions of executive functions control and the somatic marker framework /hyperactivity of the limbic
system, and hypoactivity of the prefrontal cortex). To treat the consequences of this neuropsychological vulnerability, the authors propose to
adapt interventions as brief motivational interviews and contingency management.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: New Research
Editors:Edward Foreman and Jay Fuller
Book Description:
In this book, the authors gather and present new research in the study of post-traumatic stress disorder. Topics discussed include the
diverse emotional consequences and treatment needs of sexual assault and intimate partner violence survivors; PTSD among visible and
invisible electrically injured outpatients; early life stress and emotional vulnerability; delayed effects of repeated inescapable severe
stress on brain cannabinoid receptor expression and acoustic startle response in adolescent male rats; suicidal ideation associated with
PCL checklist-ascertained PTSD among veterans treated for substance abuse; and veterans’ engagement in psychotherapy for PTSD.
Series: Psychiatry - Theory, Applications and Treatments
Mental Health and Psychiatry
Editors: Adam S. Wilson and Michael S. Schneider
Book Description:
In this book, the authors present current research in mental health and psychiatry issues. Topics discussed include the cognitive and
emotional processes in approaching personality disorders; sensory impairment and mental health; evidence for epidemiological transi-
tion hypothesis for elderly suicides; and the psychiatry of Pellagra.
Price: $150.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62417-871-9 Price: $150.00
Price: $95.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62417-438-4 Price: $95.00
Price: $72.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62417-590-9 Price: $72.00
Publication Date:2013- March
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Research on Pre-Para-Post-Therapeutic Activities in Mental Health: Prevention,
Promotion, Psychotherapy, and Rehabilitation
Author: Luciano L’Abate
(Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA)
Book Description:
In the past 25 years, the field of psychotherapy has made tremendous leaps and bounds with regard to the efficacy of psychotherapeutic
interventions. The entire evidence-based treatment movement has no doubt revolutionized the manner in which psychotherapy is delivered
and, according to many, has served to assure the consumer that they are receiving treatment that falls in line with best practices. As part of
this movement, treatment has focused on not only recipients of serious mental illness, but also on individuals who simply need assistance
with improving personal and social impairments and developing life coping skills. Unfortunately, much of the service delivery in the
past has involved very expensive and time consuming modes of individual, couple, and family therapy that have often extended outside
the range of feasibility for many. Consequently, alternative methods of intervention have been explored with the aim of providing less
expensive forms of intervention. This unique and timely volume addresses the use of both pre-para-post- and para-post-therapeutic activi-
ties, which can be administered prior to the onset of treatment. This may be considered a solid forerunner to the delivery of full fledged
psychotherapy which, in some cases, may relinquish the need for the individual to embark on formal treatment.
Series: Mental Illnesses and Treatments
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Acts of the Body: Trilogy on Pathologies of Narcissism Related to the Body
Authors: Léla Chikhani-Nacouz (Lebanese University II (Fanar) – Psychother-
apist, Beirut, Lebanon), Hélène Issa (Balamand University, Beirut, Lebanon) and
Mounir Chalhoub (BEING LCTC, Centre for Psychotherapy, Beirut, Lebanon)
Book Description:
The aim of this work is to show that certain acts related to the body (sport, tattoo, clothing), when practiced to excess, go beyond sanity
and aesthetics. Through interviews and the administration of the TAT test to adolescents, the authors return to the origins of these acts and
discover at their basis family dysfunction and a rejection of the child. A lacking parental gaze leading to a wrong body image, instability in
the parent/child relationship provoking insecurity, and a narcissistic personality linked to the aesthetic of the body explain the adolescents’
dependent passage to these acts of bodybuilding to excess, excessive tattooism and exaggerated mummifism.
Series: Psychology of Emotions, Motivations
and Actions
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A Holistic Care Program for Psychiatric Rehabilitation in a Chinese Context
Author: Andrew Leung LUK (Nethersole Institute of Continuing Holis-
tic Health Education, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China)
Book Description:
This book provides an effective model for helping persons with serious mental illness and is suitable for readers working in psychiatric reha-
bilitation. It is well documented that persons with serious mental illness suffer from severe psychosocial issues. Studies suggest that many of
them also have different spiritual problems such as lacking hope and losing meaning and a purpose in life. In Hong Kong, a Christian non-
governmental organization has developed a holistic care program for the rehabilitation of persons with serious mental illness. Holistic care is
conceived as the care delivered to meet an integral, independent individual’s health needs including physical, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural
and environmental aspects as a whole. The holistic care program is characterized by a Self Help Group (SHG) approach with the adoption
of holistic care principles where the physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of the clients are emphasized. Beyond using solely
conventional therapeutic intervention such as psychodynamic, cognitive and behavioural strategies in running SHGs, spiritual intervention in
the form of hymn singing, Bible reading, personal sharing and intercessions is also used.
Price: $85.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62618-036-9 Price: $85.00
Methods and Implementary Strategies on Cultivating Students’ Psychological Suzhi
Authors: Dajun Zhang, Jinliang Wang and Lin Yu
(Southwest University, China)
Book Description:
As a new topic in the domain of psychology, the cultivation of students’ psychological suzhi is still at its initial stage no matter with regard
to its proposal, theoretical discussion, content, methods, or results analysis. Therefore, as such an exploratory research, limitations are un-
avoidable. This book summarizes the main achievements of the presented research through systematic generalization. This book also serves
as a Chinese characteristic reference material and research perspective for the school of mental health education and sound psychological
suzhi cultivation.
Price: $210.00
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-62417-979-2 Price: $79.00
Binding: e-Book ISBN: 978-1-61122-127-5 Price: $79.00

The Phenomenology of Hypnotic Interactions
Author: Katalin Varga (Center for Affective Psychology
Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology,
University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary)
Book Description:
Researchers from the Budapest Hypnosis Laboratory approach hypnosis as an interactional process, a special encounter between hypnotist
and subject. That means that not only the subject but the hypnotist is also studied at a multilevel approach. Katalin Varga and her colleagues
extended the concept of interactional synchrony to the phenomenological data. In this book, methodological developments and results are
presented, as are special techniques of eliciting subjective reports, paper/pencil tests suitable for interactional use, and ways to analyze inter-
relating phenomenological data. The special possibilities of the interactional approach of phenomenological data are exemplified by recent
empirical results, including non-hypnotic interactions. All of these empirical results seem to add special new possibilities to the understanding
of hypnosis in particular, and human dyadic interactions in general. The book encourages researchers to follow this interactional approach
and methodology. Though the book is based on experimental hypnosis sessions with healthy volunteers, but many clinical implications and
clinically relevant findings are also presented.
Price: $150.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62618-127-4
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62618-174-8 Price: $150.00
Born Bad? Critiques of Psychopathy
Editor: James Horley
(University of Alberta, Camrose, Alberta, Canada)
Book Description:
Psychopathy is a popular construct at present, especially in forensic psychiatry and forensic psychology, yet it is a controversial construct.
A number of problems and issues concerning psychopathy are examined in this volume by a number of practicing forensic clinicians and
researchers with years of experience working with so-called psychopaths in a variety of forensic settings. This book tackles issues that range
from historical concerns, such as the origins of the construct, to more pragmatic ones, such as the efficacy of psychopathy treatments. This
book presents weighty critiques that should be of interest to researchers, practitioners, and students of psychology, psychiatry, social work,
and any profession concerned with psychopathy, antisocial personality disorder, sociopathy, or any related constructs. It is intended to stimu-
late thought and to provide solutions to the problems that plague psychopathy and any professional who would employ it.
Psychology of Well-Being: Theory, Perspectives and Practice
Editor: Elisabeth Noehammer (University for Health Sci-
ences, Medical Informatics and Technology, Vienna, Austria)
Book Description:
This book presents eleven contributions from scholars shedding light on different aspects of well-being during the life course, covering di-
verse parts of the world, and employing research methods ranging from reviews, secondary data analysis, and qualitative approaches to pilot
studies and quantitative investigations. The book provides a broad overview regarding the topic of well-being as well as insights into very
specific matters. The determinants of well-being range from physiological, social, psychological, spiritual, and economic factors which can
be examined individually or concerning their interplay. They can be studied on the micro, meso and macro levels, from an individual, group-
related, organizational or societal perspective. This book takes on the challenge of doing justice to this diversity to create a holistic picture.
Price: $52.00
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ISBN: 978-1-62618-107-6 Price: $52.00
Price: $150.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62618-242-4 Price: $150.00
Handbook on Body Image: Gender Differences, Sociocultural Influences and Health
Implications
Editors: Leroy B. Sams and Janet A. Keels
Book Description:
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the gender differences, sociocultural influences and health implications of
body image. Topics include muscle dysmorphia as an expression of cultural and social standard influence; a cross-national examination of
body image and health behaviors in Jordan and the United States; body image and sexuality in breast cancer survivors; body dissatisfaction
among African American, Asian American, and Latina women; mens’ body image; eating and body-related disorders among men; mass
media’s effect on body image and eating disturbances; transferring personal body knowledge in adolescents; body image investment and
self-regulation of weight control behaviors; explicit and implicit anti-fat attitudes; feminism and body image; dietary habits, exercise and
body image; gender difference modulation in a body-selective region in the brain; body image improvement after cosmetic surgery by evalu-
ating postural changes; body image and quality of life of women with polycystic ovary syndrome; and evaluation of ideal and acceptable
body shapes in older adults.
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Affective Disorders: Epidemiology, Signs/Symptoms and Prognoses
Editor: Linda D. Hambrick
Book Description:
The affective spectrum is a grouping of related psychiatric and medical disorders which may accompany bipolar, unipolar, and schizoaf-
fective disorders at statistically higher rates than would normally be expected. These disorders are identified by a common positive re-
sponse to the same types of pharmacologic treatments. They also aggregate strongly in families and may therefore share common heritable
underlying physiologic anomalies. In this book, the authors discuss the epidemiology, signs and symptoms, and prognoses of affective
disorders. Topics include psychotic features in bipolar disorder; the risk of suicide behaviors in affective disorders; the social impact of
major affective disorders; and gender differences in depressive prevalence in response to psychosocial issues.
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Veteran Suicide: Data, Analysis, and VHA Suicide Prevention Efforts
Editors: Ismael O. Walker and Jillian C. Gray
Book Description:
The 2012 Suicide Data Report contains prevalence data and characteristics of suicide among Veterans and evidence of change in out-
comes among Veterans at risk for suicide. This book provides an overview and analysis of information collected through collaborative
data sharing agreements with U.S. states, reports of non-fatal suicide events among Veterans using VHA services and analysis of data
obtained from the Veterans Crisis Line.
Series: Veterans: Benefits, Issues, Policies and Programs
Military and Veteran Issues
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Psychopathology: Theory, Perspectives and Future Approaches
Editor: Drozdstoj Stoyanov (Department of Psychiatry,
Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria)
Book Description:
“Psychopathology: Theory, Perspectives and Future Approaches” is comprised from a number of international contributions which come
from diverse paradigms and country backgrounds (Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, Bulgaria, US and Australia). Authors are
outstanding scholars in their field affiliated with leading academic institutions. The first section is structured on the basis of humanities, ex-
istential phenomenology, socioanalysis as applied to clinical psychopathology, and to the psychopathology of everyday life. The major goal
of that section is to raise theoretical issues regarding the borderline between psychopathology in common sense in medical sensu stricto. The
second and third sections refer to epistemological foundations of explanation and understanding of psychiatric nosology with an emphasis
on translation, categories, validity and taxonomy. The section on empirical perspectives presents evidence from several original research
trends such as quantitative assessment of psychomotor activity and chronobiology applied to psychiatry as well as potential risk biomarkers
for psychiatric diagnosis. This book has been developed upon expert commitment which aims to unify those diverse views in the field under
mutual understanding and critical exchange of ideas for the benefit of human knowledge. In summary, this book offers a challenging view
of the scope of psychiatry as a complex and controversial dialectic of post-modern disciplinary approaches.
Price: $230.00
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ISBN:978-1-62618-507-4 Price: $230.00
Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms, Management and Risk Factors
Editor: Nickolas B. Moore
Book Description:
Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric disease that involves profound changes in mood accompanied by severe changes in feelings, thoughts
and behaviors wherein emotions can move quickly from a deep depression to excessive excitement without apparent reason. In this book,
the authors present current research in the study of the symptoms, management and risk factors of bipolar disorder. Topics include face
emotion processing deficits in pediatric bipolar disorder; understanding bipolar disorder from clinical expression to therapeutic strategies;
brain-derived neurotrophic factors and neurocognitive profiles in the psychosis spectrum; understanding lived experience and personal
recovery in people with bipolar disorder; computerized self-management in bipolar disorder; prescription drug Memantine in the long-
term prophylaxis of treatment-resistant bipolar mood disorders; P11 expression and PET as potential biomarkers for bipolar disorder; and
neurocognitive impairment in bipolar disorder.
Price: $150.00ISBN: 978-1-62618-666-8Binding: Hardcover

Chaos and Complexity Research Compendium. Volume 3
Editors: Franco F. Orsucci, (University College, London)
and Nicoletta Sala (University of Italy in Switzerland)
Book Description:
This book presents leading-edge research on artificial life, cellular automata, chaos theory, cognition, complexity theory, synchronization,
fractals, genetic algorithms, information systems, metaphors, neural networks, non-linear dynamics, parallel computation and synergetics.
The unifying feature of this research is the tie to chaos and complexity.
Price: $150.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62081-872-5
Series: Chaos and Complexity
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62081-873-2 Price: $150.00
Fundamentals of Geriatric Psychiatry
Editors: Rajesh R. Tampi and Deena Williamson
(Yale University School of Medicine, Hamden, CT, USA, and others)
Book Description:
The number of people over the age of 65 years in the United States is growing steadily. Currently, they constitute thirteen percent of the
population of the United States. This number will double over the next thirty years. Psychiatric disorders are not uncommon in older adults.
Dementia, depression, anxiety, psychotic disorders and substance abuse disorders are often encountered in this population. Substantial
increase in the number of older adults with mental health issues and a sluggish economic climate has resulted in our healthcare system be-
ing overburdened. Adding to this critical situation is the fact that the growth in the number of trained clinicians caring for older adults with
psychiatric disorders has not kept pace with the healthcare needs of this population. Available evidence indicates that although there has
been an increase in the research database on psychiatric disorders in older adults, the translation of this latest research data into clinical prac-
tice occurs less frequently than desired. Keeping these issues in mind, the authors have written a concise textbook on geriatric psychiatry
which encompasses the latest information on psychiatric disorders in late-life. It is written by experienced professionals who specialize in
the care of older adults with psychiatric disorders. This book has the latest data in geriatric psychiatry interpreted and translated in an easy
to read manner. There is also a practice test at the end of this book for clinicians taking certification examinations in geriatric psychiatry.
This book is a must have for anyone who cares for older adults with mental illness, be it a caregiver, a student, a trainee, a novice clinician
Aging Issues, Health and Financial Alternatives
The Other Side of the Coin: The Psychological Implications of Microcredit
Editors: Luisa Brunori and Malcolm Pines
(Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy)
Book Description:
Microcredit banking is the brainchild of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus Professor of Economics at Chittagong
University, Bangladesh and Chair of Grameen Bank. From small beginnings, the Microcredit movement has become worldwide. Prof. Yu-
nus determined to find a new way to make loans to impoverished peasants who commercial banks would not give credit to as they could not
provide the security for the loan. Yunus devised a method to provide microloans to individuals who formed themselves into “small groups”
aiming at mutual support. The loan was provided to the group for each to benefit in sequence. The group, based on trust, originally worked
together so that the loan was repaid by the first recipient and then given in turn to the other members. The self-esteem of the recipients was
raised by the success of the group members in repaying the loan becoming shareholders of the Grameen Bank. From small beginnings,
Grameen Bank has grown into a successful organization with worldwide connections to other microcredit enterprises. This book looks in
depth at the psycho-socio-dynamics of poverty, at mobilizing constructive forces of groups to empower borrowers to become effective
agents. The microcredit movement draws from the writings of Adam Smith, although not from the Wealth of Nations but from his lesser
known Theory of the Moral Sentiments where he emphasizes the human capacity to behave sympathetically and to be valued in the mirror
of society. The dynamics of tangible and intangible goods, of positional and relational goods are explored bringing to readers the advances
in psycho-social and economic theory that help to explain the dynamics of the Microcredit movement which is bringing help and hope to
impoverished peoples in worldwide communities. The volume is grounded upon consideration of poverty as a psychological as much as
an economic condition, and discusses microcredit as an innovative tool to overcome poverty in that perspective. It will pay special atten-
tion to the Grameen model considered through the special relational technology associated with it, which draws upon solidarity-lending
groups and community interaction. The social link is the main ingredient of the Grameen model both from the point of view of the lending
methodology and from the point of view of the organizational structure of Grameen Bank. The volume will examine in depth the relational
principles, philosophy and methodology of the Grameen model, and will highlight the specific features of its intervention techniques, which
presuppose the view of poverty as a strict intertwining of tangible and intangible features
Price: $175.00
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ISBN: 978-1-62618-691-0 Price: $175.00
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ISBN: 978-1-62618-734-4 Price: $85.00
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Advances in Psychology Research. Volume 97
Editor: Alexandra M. Columbus
Book Description:
This continuing series presents original research results on the leading edge of psychology. Each article has been carefully selected in
an attempt to present substantial results across a broad spectrum. This book reviews research on Cognitive Behavioral Relating Therapy
(CBRT); beer consumption and alcohol abuse related problems in Italian adolescents; organizational diversity management; chronic
fatigue in people with neurological injury and its influence on wellbeing; stressors as antecedents to sports injuries; violence in sports
competition; Cognitive Behavioral Case Management (CBCM) for early psychosis; enhancing regularity in meditation using social cogni-
tive therapy; the identity change process and the serially depraved offender; and e-mail scam perpetrators.
Series: Advances in Psychology Research
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Psychology of Policy-Making
Editors: Dennis C.L. Fung
(The University of Hong Kong)
Book Description:
Psychology of policy-making has arguably become one of the most popular areas in research across different disciplines since the last
century. While particular attention has been paid to the rationale, process and outcome of policy-making in various academic studies, it
seems that little research has been done in a more ‘global’ perspective, including aspects of climate change, educational reform and legal
transformation. This book starts with a discussion of a landmark law which protected the rights of indigenous peoples in the Philippines. It
is followed by a chapter considering the cost, timing and probability of future climate consequences. In Chapter Three, we switch our focus
back to the legal issues related to jury nullification. Finally, in the last three chapters, we examine the educational issues concerning the
Medium of Instruction, role models of teacher and disabled students in the context of Hong Kong. With such a broad and comprehensive
structure, the insightful findings in this book contribute to the scholarship of different academic disciplines, such as educational, legal and
environmental research.
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Psychology of Branding
Editor: W. Douglas Evans (The George Washington University
School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC, USA)
Book Description:
This book explores the psychological factors underlying brand choices we make. How we encounter brands (and how often we), think about
them, feel about them, and how we experience them in relation to competing brands, has a big effect on which ones we choose, and keep
on choosing. At the same time, presumably there are neural events occurring when we encounter and mentally respond to brands. These
represent ways in which we can explain and understand why people choose and remain loyal to brands. These explanations of branding are
related and intuitive. But how does the psychology of branding work? This book offers answers to that question. Brands are all around us and
in a sense represent any person, place, or thing to which people attach associations – anything that represents something for someone. This
insight has led those trying to improve society, not just to sell products, services, and organizational reputations, but to take up the mantle of
branding. The branding of social and health behaviors has become widespread and is now a central approach in social marketing – the use of
marketing to benefit society rather than the marketer. In an earlier volume, my co-editor Gerard Hastings and I noted “that by learning about
concepts such as brand development, identity and equity, we can do for public health what Philip Morris had done for teen smoking.” This is
exactly what’s been happening for some 20 years, and now branding represents a powerful strategy to change social and health behaviors for
the better. Branding is now truly a systemic approach to modifying human behavior for commercial as well as socially beneficial purposes.
Price: $150.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62618-881-5 Price: $150.00
Hallucinations: Causes, Management and Prognosis
Editor: Sofia Alvarez
Book Description:
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the causes, management and prognosis of hallucinations. Topics discussed include
the role of metacognitive dispositions for psychological models of hallucinations; visual hallucinations in Parkinsonian syndromes; the causal
mechanisms which underlie lucid hallucinations; the effect of group cognitive behavior therapy for patients with auditory hallucinations in psy-
chotic disorders; current neurocognitive theories and management of auditory verbal hallucination; and a summary of the concept of hallucination
and its clinical implications in daily clinical practice.
Price: $69.00ISBN: 978-1-62808-044-5Binding: Softcover

Psychology of Creativity: Advances in Theory, Research and Application
Editors: Alessandro Antonietti, Barbara Colombo and
Daniel Memmert (Department of Psychology, Catholic University of
the Sacred Heart, Milano, Italy, and others)
Book Description:
Creativity is a topic that has gained increasing interest over the past decades and, unlike other topics which have sudden “moments of glory”
and then quickly become neglected, it is an issue that continues to attract the attention of researchers and practitioners, overcoming the fluc-
tuating fashions and curiosity of the moment. For this reason, it can be useful to consider periodically what is new about creativity. The aim
of this book is to discuss recent developments in the field of creativity. More precisely, attention has been paid to four aspects. Firstly, the
concept of creativity changes as a consequence of transformations in the social and cultural environment. Thus, the way creativity is meant
needs to be always updated by referring it to new requests and goals. Secondly, new theoretical constructs are proposed or unsuspected links
between creativity and other notions are explored, so as to revise the old concepts. Thirdly, new research methods and instruments are devised
and investigators have new opportunities to shed light on further aspects of creativity. Finally, both researchers and professionals discover
new fields where creativity can be cultivated and trained, broadening the range of possible applications. A variety of subjects are addressed
by following different approaches and by considering different aspects of creativity. Hopefully this should allow readers to have an updated
view of what is currently debated and investigated in the field of theory and research about the psychological processes involved in creativity.
Price: $150.00
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ISBN: 978-1-62808-140-4
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ISBN: 978-1-62808-155-8 Price: $150.00
Psychology of Neuroticism
Editor: Kristel Parn
Book Description:
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the psychology of neuroticism. Topics discussed include the measurement,
development and behavioral expressions of neuroticism in early childhood; the relationship between perceived parenting styles and neuroti-
cism in Argentinean children and adolescents; and evaluating mindfulness as a mediator of neuroticism and resilience.
Psychology of Altruism
Editor: Helena Koppel
Book Description:
In this book the authors present current research in the study of the psychology of altruism. Topics discussed include the psychology of
altruism as it relates to the problems of mechanism, egoism, and determinism; the evolution of feeling; and altruism and economic growth
in an institutional theoretical perspective.
Price: $72.00
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ISBN: 978-1-62808-151-0 Price: $72.00
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ISBN: 978-1-62808-153-4 Price: $72.00
Psychology of Career Counseling: New Challenges for a New Era
Editor: Kristel Parn
Book Description:
This Festschrift in honor of Prof. Mark L. Savickas, the world’s leading researcher, scholar, and thinker in the fields of Vocational Psychol-
ogy and Career Counseling, celebrates his pivotal role in articulating a new framework for career counseling for the 21st century; one that
can be used to help clients choose careers and design successful lives. His contribution to these fields has immense theoretical and practical
value for all of us involved in helping clients not only choose jobs in a linear manner but, more importantly, construct careers by impos-
ing meaning on their career-related behavior experiences, and designing successful lives (Savickas, 2005; 2011). This is an advanced text
that identifies and reflects the enormous global interest in Mark Savickas’ work. The volume is located in a narrative, storied paradigm,
promoting the notion of enabling people to design successful lives and make social contributions. Individually and collectively, the authors
elaborate on the shift in career counseling towards a contemporary, contextualized approach built on respect and striving to promote career
adaptability, thereby exploiting change and its effects. Emphasis is placed on identifying deep-seated strengths and motives in clients and
on using innovative techniques to empower clients to a) reflect on their career and life stories, and b) reflect on these reflections to initiate
appropriate action because magic is bound to occur when clients begin to move (Savickas, 2011). The authors describe action in terms of
three steps: constructing a meaningful perspective in which possibilities become available; devising a life design to enable clients to achieve
these possibilities; and, eventually, accomplishing these possibilities through action. Taken together, this book provides a priceless resource
for health-care professionals in general and those of us working in the twin fields of guidance and counseling in particular. The text is
recommended for scholars, academics, researchers, psychologists, social workers, teachers, and postgraduate students.
Price: $175.00
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ISBN: 978-1-62808-277-7 Price: $175.00
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Social Anxiety: Perceptions, Emotional and Triggering Symptoms and Treatment
Editor: Efrosini Kalyva (The University of Sheffield Interna-
tional Faculty, CITY College, Thessaloniki, Greece)
Book Description:
Social anxiety or social phobia has become increasingly common in contemporary societies due to the increased isolation in impersonal
living environments and the weakening family ties that leave many individuals feeling withdrawn and estranged.
In this book, the authors present new research on the ways of assessing social anxiety, as well as the role of autonomic arousal in the
development of social phobia. Special reference is made to the impact of family on the development and maintenance of social anxiety in
children on a both theoretical and practical level. Social anxiety is also discussed in different groups of individuals that have unique char-
acteristics, such as substance users and abusers, patients with chronic heart failure, individuals with autism spectrum disorders, and AIDS/
HIV sufferers. Finally, suggestions are made on ways to enhance help-seeking behavior for individuals with social anxiety disorders and
there is extensive reference to cognitive behavioral training and other relevant effective treatment or intervention techniques.
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Psychology of Trust: New Research
Editor: David Gefen
(Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Book Description:
This book presents a series of new ideas in 16 chapters about trust in a variety of contexts and across disciplines. The chapters highlight the
broad contexts to which trust research has been applied from e-commerce to online marketplaces, recommendation agents, school princi-
pals, project management, network security, trust games, investment in charitable organizations, and more. These varied contexts all show
the same overall conclusion that trust is a central part of human decision making whether it applies to another person, social group, organiza-
tion, unknown market players, or even technology artifacts. Importantly, the book shows how trust can be built, and how these antecedents
apply, overlapping, across scenarios from online marketplaces to novice school principals to charitable organization, and to many other
contexts. In building this collection of chapters we included a variety of disciplines ranging from management, to management of informa-
tion systems, to sociology and economics. The first eight chapters present new conceptual ideas about trust. Chapter one discusses the role
of emotionally-calibrated trust regulation as revealed through a review in philosophy, psychology, and behavioral economists. Chapter two
then discusses the role and importance of trust in managing public relations by organizations. Chapter three discusses how trust can be a
strategic asset in organizations by creating dynamic capabilities. Chapter four augments the previous chapters by discussing the cognitive
and emotional aspects of trust. Chapter five delves into a new perspective of trust, discussing its biology and neural correlates. Chapter six
adds a gender aspect to trust, followed by a review of trust research in e-commerce and related contexts together with a discussion of whether
it should be measured by reflective or by formative scales in Chapter seven. The potential role of trust in network security is discussed in
Chapter eight. The next eight chapters are empirical studies applying a variety of research methods. Chapter nine is a study of the importance
of reported past trustworthiness in predicting the success, i.e. payment, of outsourced projects in online software markets based on archival
panel data. The conclusions reveal that trustworthiness signals potential success but tells little of the risk of failure. Chapter ten summarizes
a set of fascinating interviews with novice school principals to discover based on their experience what they used to successfully build trust.
Chapter eleven also applies interviews in this case to discover new aspects that are not currently discussed in trust theory on how managers
in large organizations build trust. Chapter twelve examines cognitive and affect trust in the context of technology artifacts recommendation
agents in product selling websites. This chapter applies laboratory experiments to show the varying importance of brand familiarity and
cognitive and affect trust. Chapter thirteen applies survey research to study what builds trust in charitable organizations. Chapter fourteen
examines the varying levels of trust in institutions across ASEAN cultures. Chapter fifteen examines the importance of social network
density in a social capital view as revealed in an experimental trust game design. Chapter sixteen also applies an experimental design in this
case to study the virtues of anonymity as revealed in a trust game across social groups. Combined, the empirical studies deal with many
parts of the globe including the USA, Netherlands, China, ASEAN countries, Israel, Europe, and worldwide online marketplaces. While
supporting existing theory on trust, these studies reveal many new aspects that could be the basis for new understanding on the meaning of
trust, its applicability, and how to build it.
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Continuity versus Creative Response to Challenge: The Primacy of Resilience and
Resourcefulness in Life and Therapy
Editor: Marek J. Celinski (Ontario, Canada), and
Kathryn M. Gow (Queensland, Australia)
Book Description:
Everyday observations indicate that people put a lot of effort into maintaining what they consider valuable, and if they are not satisfied
with the status quo and opt for change, this represents a departure into new territory where the chaotic, unknown, or mysterious have both
appealing and threatening qualities. It is our intention to present to our readers the rich meaning behind either type of behaviour. In order to
be “in the world”, we have to experience both sides of life which in a dialectic way would motivate us to seek and achieve progress. This
book extensively covers the many aspects of personal survival and the therapeutic ways by which resilience can by promoted and fostered
in individuals with varying degrees of mental, emotional, and physical resources.
Price: $89.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-61942-707-5 Price: $89.00

Psychology of Cravings
Editor: Anna Kuznetsova
Book Description:
In this book, the authors discuss the psychology of cravings. Topics include craving theories from each of the following paradigms: phe-
nomenological, psychobiological, cognitive, conditioning, psychodynamic and trans-theoretical approaches; control and acceptance as
the dominant way of managing cravings; and understanding undergraduates’ cravings and guilt for sweets and carbohydrates.
Price: $72.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62808-701-7
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 978-1-62808-702-4 Price: $72.00
Mental Health of Children and Adults in the United States: Select Surveillance
Efforts and Data
Editor: George H. Jackson
Book Description:
Mental disorders among children are described as “serious deviations from expected cognitive, social, and emotional development”. These
disorders are an important public health issue in the United States because of their prevalence, early onset, and impact on the child, family,
and community, with an estimated total annual cost of $247 billion. A total of 13%–20% of children living in the United States experience
a mental disorder in a given year, and surveillance during 1994–2011 has shown the prevalence of these conditions to be increasing. Mental
illnesses account for a larger proportion of disability in developed countries than any other group of illnesses, including cancer and heart
disease. In 2004, an estimated 25% of adults in the United States reported having a mental illness in the previous year. The economic cost
of mental illness in the United States is substantial, approximately $300 billion in 2002. Population surveys and surveys of health-care use
measure the occurrence of mental illness, associated risk behaviors (e.g., alcohol and drug abuse) and chronic conditions, and use of mental
health–related care and clinical services. This book summarizes data from selected CDC surveillance systems that measure the prevalence
and impact of mental illness in the U.S. child and adult populations.
Series: Mental Illnesses and Treatments
Public Health in the 21st Century
School Bullying: Predictive Factors, Coping Strategies and Effects on Mental Health
Editors: Kas Dekker and Maarten Dijkstra
Book Description:
Bullying is a multifaceted phenomenon and is connected to a variety of individual, relational, familial, schooling, and cultural variables.
In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the predictive factors, coping strategies, and effects on mental health of
school bullying. Topics discussed include the parental views of children’s bullying experiences, coping strategies, and their association
with parenting practices; personal and environmental predictors of school bullying and its emotional consequences; coping strategies of
secondary school students experiencing bullying; bullying/victimization in preschool children; discordances in adolescents’ adoption of
perspectives on bullying and their importance for dealing with the problem; school bullying and health problems; the modifying factors,
impact on psychosocial well-being and intervention strategies of bullying in childhood and adolescence; why do bullies bully?; the role of
father involvement in children’s bullying behavior; and the implementation of a statewide bullying prevention program and its impact on
schools and communities.
Children’s Issues, Laws and Programs
Price: $52.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62808-627-0 Price: $52.00
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ISBN: 978-1-62808-810-6 Price: $150.00
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Dyslexia and Depression: The Hidden Sorrow
Author: Neil Alexander-Passe
(Middlesex University, London, UK)
Book Description:
This book is the culmination of fifteen years of the author’s research into dyslexia. As a dyslexic himself, the author grew up with many
difficulties in dealing with both family and school life. As an adult he wanted to understand more about dyslexia, how it affects indi-
viduals and be better prepared if dyslexia affected his own children. So he began an academic study of the emotional effects, rather than
educational interventions, based on the collection of the neurological deficit symptoms defined as dyslexia. The book begins by reviewing
the cause and effects of depression, starting from anxiety and leading through defensive mechanisms to depression. Parallels were made
to other learning disability groups who also suffer from depression, suggesting that groups that experience exclusion from mainstream
society are at higher risk of depression. The book also investigates dyslexia, by reviewing past empirical research into its symptoms and
diagnosis, into how it affects individuals at school, at home and lastly in the workplace. Such a review was felt to be needed to enlighten
the reader to the historical aspect of dyslexia, which many believe to be ‘medical in cause, but educational in treatment’. Whilst dyslexia
may have been recognised by many medical minds for over a century, it has only been fully recognised by educationalists for less than
a decade, thus the study of secondary manifestations due to a lack of recognition by teachers is the basis for this book. A review is also
given of several of the authors own published works, of which two form pilot studies for this book. The main study of N=29 adult dyslex-
ics used both qualitative (Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis-IPA) and quantitative methodologies. IPA was found to be beneficial
in understanding the life experiences and secondary manifestations in participants. The majority of participants were only diagnosed as
dyslexic after leaving school and this the author finds typical of the many dyslexics he has encountered. Whilst the study set out to inves-
tigate depression as a sub-factor, it turned out to be the main focus of the study, as the majority of those who took part were depressed at
some points in their child and/or adult lives. Gender also turned out to be an important variable in understanding how male and female
dyslexics cope with the educational experiences they encountered. In the discussion chapter, three hypothetical models of how dyslexics
cope are suggested based on parenting type and style, through an investigation of cause and effect, leading to proposed interventions to
tackle helplessness developing from mainstream education. This book is a suitable reference book for a range of individuals, beginning
with researchers in the field; to educationalists looking to understand the secondary and long-term effects of the condition; to parents of
dyslexics looking to understand their children; and finally to dyslexics themselves, who are looking to understand their condition better.
It is hoped that dyslexics who read this book will realise that their feelings of being an outsider are typical of those living with a ‘hidden’
disability or disorder that touches every part of their lives. This book has been an emotional journey for both the author and those who took
part in the study. Many participants noted that they knew very few, if any, dyslexics and their interview was the first time they had taken
time to understand and discuss their dyslexia and how the effects of their childhood and school experiences had manifested themselves
into lifelong secondary psychological and emotional affects.
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Clinical Practice with Chinese Persons with Severe Depression: A Normalized,
Integrated, Communicative, Holistic and Evolving Hope (NICHE) Recovery
Author: Kam-shing Yip
(The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong)
Book Description:
This book focuses on persons with severe depression and formulates empathic, humanistic and effective interventions in dealing with
severe depression. The NICHE approach described in this book is a prolonged and accumulative crystallization of innovative ideas, suc-
cessful interventions, genuine sharing and courageous trials in the process of clinical training and supervision. The acronym NICHE refers
to normalized intervention; integrated intervention; communicating and sharing unresolved emotional complex of clients with severe
depression; holistic and humane self assertion of clients with severe depression and evolving hope and meaningfulness for clients with
severe depression.
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Discursive Psychology of Remembering and Reconciliation
Author: Kyoko Murakami (Centre for Sociocultural and Activity Theory
Research, Department of Education, University of Bath, United Kingdom)
Book Description:
Since the end of the Second World War over half a century ago, Japan has re-established a high profile membership within the global
economy and international community of politics and diplomacy, although experiences of the War remain a live issue to many. The Japanese
Emperor’s state visit prompted a re-examination of war responsibility, restitution and reparation and apology concerning the Japanese mili-
tary aggression and atrocities perpetrated during the Second World War and the period leading up to it. As a point of departure of this book,
the author asks what it is to remember and to forget the past and how people’s understanding and memories of the past shape the way they
handle the issue of war responsibility. In this book, the author aims to examine reconciliation, and other related issues of the consequences
of the war and post-war conflict as a discursive practice of remembering.
Series: Global Political Studies

Emotionality and Mental Illness: A Multi-Dimensional Model
Author: Kam-shing Yip
(The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong)
Book Description:
Emotions are interactive, spontaneous and contextual. Its comprehensiveness should be articulated by dynamic interpretation of emotional-
ity rather than a static and description of emotions by reductionistic measurement and scales. The same applies to the emotions of persons
with mental illness. This book describes various perspectives and conceptual underpinnings of emotionality including evoluntionary, initial
psychological, psycho-evolutionary, cognitive, psychodynamic, structural and post-structural, as well as phenomenological perspectives. In
each perspective, its implications on emotionality of persons with mental illness are thoroughly discussed. Furthermore, this book includes a
full discussion of a multi-dimensional model of emotionality.
Price: $165.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-62100-677-0
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-62100-724-1 Price: $165.00
Relationship Paradox: The Spiritual Quest for Union and Freedom
Author: Kendell Thornton
(Associate Professor of Psychology, Dowling College, Oakdale, NY, USA)
Book Description:
This book is an exploration into the dynamics of interpersonal relationships, and how the spiritual quest for union is tempered by the human
desire for freedom. Since being in an intimate relationship is not the cause of happiness, a major focus of this book is to help the readers
understand the need to take responsibility for their own happiness. Only when people learn to understand their own happiness, regardless of
being in a relationship, will they be able to cultivate a successful relationship because they want a relationship, and not because they think
they need a relationship to be happy.
Reviews:
“Dr. Kendell Thornton’s book is an insightful and engaging study of the psychology of relationships. He explains the paradoxes of
relationships,such as why we hurt the ones we love and why we want what we cannot have, in ways that are both interesting and profound.
Understandable and useful for psychologists and general readers alike, Relationship Paradox is a much needed addition to the relation-
ship science literature, and a book that can help anyone gain a deeper understanding of the most important things in our lives our personal
relationships.”
William Indick, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Dowling College, Oakdale, NY
“Relationship Paradox does double-duty: a concise overview of the scholarly research on relationships, and original insights from Dr.
Thornton on the essence of great relationships integrating ideas across many areas within psychology. Highly recommended!”
Marcus C. Tye, Ph.D.
author, Sexuality & Our Diversity: Integrating Culture with the Biopsychosocial (in preparation for late 2012 / early 2013 release)
Professor of Psychology
Dowling College, Oakdale, NY
Modeling of Parenting Style, Achievement Variables, and Learning Approaches –
Hong Kong Chinese and Anglo-Australian Perspectives
Author: Chi Hung Leung (Department of Psychological
Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education, Hong Kong)
Book Description:
This book investigates relationships between parenting practices and achievement variables for students from both Confucian Heritage
Cultures and non-Confucian Heritage Cultures.
Price: $75.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-61942-258-2 Price: $75.00
Price: $75.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-61942-362-6 Price: $75.00
Why Are You Free? Neurobiology and Psychology of Voluntary Action
Author: Boris Kotchoubey (Institute of Medical Psychology and
Behavioral Neurobiology, University of Tuebingen Gartenstr. 29, 72074
Tuebingen Germany)
Book Description:
Everybody has a strong intuition that our voluntary actions are free, but where does this freedom come from? Most “libertarians”, i.e., those
who believe that our behavior is really free, argue from a philosophical, spiritual, social, or cultural background. The arguments do not look
very convincing, because we know that we are not only social and spiritual beings, but also biological organisms steered by the brain. On
the other hand, biologists and psychologists tend to deny the reality of freedom of our actions. They assert that these actions are causally
determined by brain processes, and that the brain, for some unknown reason, creates an illusion of free will and voluntary intention. This
book takes a completely different stance.
Series: Perspectives on Cognitive Psychology
Price: $95.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-61942-548-4 Price: $95.00
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Hermeneutics and Discourse Analysis in Social Psychology
Authors: Salomon Rettig (Hunter College of the City University of New York, NY),
Timothy Hayes (University of Southern California Los Angeles, California)
Book Description:
Today it is accepted that philosophical hermeneutics has become an important research paradigm within the social sciences, including
social psychology. This interpretive turn seems preferable for the studies of moral belief systems, worldviews, and legal systems as
compared to the positive behavioral approach. It soon became clear that one of the consequences of the H-D paradigm is the discursive
approach, especially as it relates to the attainment of a rational consensus among a group of peers. The desire for a rational consensus is
based on the understanding that only discursively achieved agreements can prevent the use of force. This new book examines hermeneutics
and the use of discourse in general in social interactions.
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The Psychology of Risk
Author: Jean-Pascal Assailly
(The French National Institute of Traffic Safety Research (IFSTTAR))
Book Description:
Smoking, drinking, driving dangerously ? Why do we take risks? How does our environment influence us with regards to risks? How do
biological and psychological mechanisms interact? How can theoretical works on risk-taking generate effective educational and prevention
campaigns? A comprehensive synthesis of current knowledge of risk in the field of social and human sciences, The psychology of risk
answers all these questions and constitutes a true reference book. This book is organized from three perspectives: psychological, biologi-
cal and contextual. It first of all presents risk-taking and decision-making theories in the field of general and differential psychology, in
order to show how they can explain our attitudes relative to risks (driving, psychoactive substances use and abuse, sexual risk behaviors,
pathological gambling, self-mutilations, extreme sports, eating disorders, etc). How do we perceive these risks, how do we accept them?
Why, for example, are we more afraid of planes than of cars, of GMO?s than of alcohol? ... But it is also necessary to understand how
we all act differently when faced with risks. Children, for example, do not master probabilistic reasoning before the age of 11 years-old.
Males are more risk-takers than females, and highly masculine men even more so. This study also provides the opportunity to observe
how religiosity, social class, gender, age or personality may influence us. How the fact of being sensation seeker, impulsive, anxious, shy
or superstitious orientates our behaviors? It then goes to study the influence of biological, neurocognitive and neuroaffective mechanisms
on risk-taking and sensation seeking (reward system of limbic areas, cognitive control of prefrontal cortex, role of testosterone, of cortisol
or of sleep). And finally, it analyzes the major role played by our social environment in the genesis of risk behaviors, whether they result
from the family (genetic factors, emotional links, life-events, imitation, educational style, etc), peers (influences and pressures, selection
of friends), media, as well as presenting an anthropological and sociological point of view (rites of passage from childhood to adulthood,
adaptive function of risk-taking).
This book was written for psychologists and researchers in the field of risk studies as well as for all professionals interested by the psycho-
logical aspects of risk. It will be also useful to everyone concerned with prevention, education and traffic safety.
Jean-Pascal Assailly is psychologist and senior researcher for IFSTTAR (the French National Institute of Traffic Safety Research). As a
well-known authority in traffic safety, recognized worldwide, he has conducted research for over 30 years on risk-takings, on the road or
in sports, addictions and transgressions.
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Creative Problem Solving
Authors: Yota Xanthacou and Maria Kaila
(University of the Aegean, Greece)
Book Description:
At the beginning of the third millennium, the social “exchange” value of creativity is becoming greater and greater. In a worldwide landscape
which has been altering at an uncontrollable speed, the individual is called upon to manage not only his or her private chronotope but also its
almost daily changes in a child-like, fresh, versatile, original manner. At the same time, however, the individual is also called upon to find
solutions to older problems by traveling new roads; problems such as the issue of coexistence on this planet, on which the future of the sur-
vival of the species now seems to be at stake. In the present volume, Creative Problem Solving, the bibliography of theoretical and research
issues – which are, by their very nature, intertwined and multileveled – have been revised and enhanced.

Mind-Body Connections: Pathways of Psychosomatic Coupling under Meditation and
Other Altered States of Consciousness
Author: Tibor Károly Fábián
(Semmelweis University Budapest, Hungary, EU)
Book Description:
Meditation is a complex field of research and presents many intricate problems which are being tackled by various disciplines of both life
sciences and liberal arts. There is a high amount of scientific information gathered so far, however data are rather divergent, sometimes even
contradictory and there are also numerous questions without any available data to answer. There are also many inadequacies of study design
and methodology. This book introduces the reader to what scientific research can tell us about meditation today. The text is dedicated to
life-science aspects of meditation including prompt neuropsychological and psychophysiological changes, long-run psychological and physi-
ological effects and also preventive and clinical use of meditation.
Price: $75.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-61470-256-6
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 978-1-61470-390-7 Price: $75.00
Our Search for Meaning in Life: Quality of Life Philosophy
Authors: Soren Ventegodt (Nordic School of Holistic Medicine,
Interuniversity College, Copenhagen, DK), &
Joav Merrick (Ministry of Social Affairs, Jerusalem, Israel)
Book Description:
If you take a walk in the woods on a winter morning and see the sun sparkle and glimmer in the newly fallen snow, or if you sit one morning
on the pier with the one you love and watch the glowing sun rise above the sea, you may suddenly think that there are far too few moments
like these in your life. Some people experience several high points like these throughout life, when the earth somehow spins the right way
around just for a brief moment. You cannot force these experiences to happen, but invite them by making an effort in your life and doing
your utmost in every situation. In order to do so, you need to understand the importance of making the right decision in even the smallest
of situations. Self-discipline and personal energy will give you control of your life. When you sincerely do your utmost to be in control
of your life, you can catch a glimpse of a major obstacle to success: your inability to understand life, the world around you and yourself.
Series: Health and Human Development
(Joav Merrick - Series Editor)
Persistent Delusional Disorders. Myths and Realities
Author: Andreas Marneros (Department of Psychiatry,
Martin Lutther University Halle-Wittenberg, Germany)
Book Description:
This book covers the whole spectrum of delusional syndromes, which may be presented either as autonomous disorders or as symptoms of
other major psychotic disorders. Some of them are rather common and can be seen by every clinician in various nations and cultures. Others
are rare or culture-related with higher prevalence in some cultures and lower in some others. Exact clinical descriptions of the syndromes
are accompanied by a detailed picture of their longitudinal course and prognosis. Numerous studies on and approaches to therapy are
presented and practical recommendations are given. This book not only discusses the results of modern scientific work but also goes back
to the roots and provides valuable information from the original historical literature from English as well as German and French speaking
countries. It abandons some myths on this topic and illustrates the clinical reality of this fascinating group of psychiatric disorders.
Price: $140.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-61470-519-2 Price: $140.00
Price: $245.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-61470-917-6 Price: $245.00
Investigating the Traumatogenic Hypothesis of Borderline Functioning: A Research Report
Author: Lony Schiltz
(Fondation François-Elisabeth, Hôpital Kirchberg, Luxembourg, and others)
Book Description:
This book presents current research results in clinical psychology, health psychology and psychiatry concerning the links between complex
post-traumatic syndromes, dissociative states and borderline functioning. This research project, which spans over several years, consists
of studies on the disruption of identity with excluded and marginalized persons by combining the clinical with the experimental approach.
An exploratory comparative study is based on an intensive clinical investigation of people suffering from social precarity, belonging to dif-
ferent clinical subgroups: long-lasting unemployed people, homeless people, refugees and political asylum seekers and prisoners suffering
from drug addiction. The authors used an integrated qualitative and quantitative methodology, combining semi-structured interviews with
psychometric, projective and expressive tests.
Price: $75.00
Binding: e-Book
ISBN: 978-1-61470-839-1 Price: $75.00
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