The new edition of this popular, strong seller includes two new chapters and thorough updates. The book describes an evidence-based treatment approach for a perennial, urgent problem. It has little direct or strong competition, and Dutton is a visible, respected authority.
Tantrums, resistance to chores, negativity - occasional clashes between parents and children are not uncommon. This DVD program illuminates the nature of ODD and presents real-life scenes of family interactions and commentary from parents. It provides information about how to distinguish ODD from milder forms of misbehavior; and more.
Understanding the Origins of Individual Differences
The authors have integrated empirical and conceptual advances in evolutionary psychology, behavioural genetics and developmental psychology - three fields of enquiry which have experienced great successes in explaining human behaviour in general and antisocial behaviour in particular.
In a resource that explores the rich diversity of personality as both a virtue and a vice, the editors argue that a more balanced perspective of personality may help prevent biased or unbalanced profiles and, in contrast, may help foster a genuine empathetic connection with clients and students.
Designed for distribution to patients, this concise CBASP therapy guide provides basic information about chronic depression and a clear introduction to the CBASP approach.
This hands-on guide is designed to help school practitioners conduct effective multidimensional assessments of a wide range of emotional and behavioral difficulties. Each chapter focuses on a particular method, describes its applications in the school setting, and offers clear guidelines.
This practical volume brings together distinguished clinicians and policymakers who focus on the operational aspects of developing state-of-the-art integrated delivery systems, from concept and structural foundations to critical administrative and management structures.
Presenting one of the 'extraordinary popular delusions', this study of group psychology describes notorious witch hunts, haunted houses, the Crusades, beliefs in fortune tellers and in the magical power of alchemy, veneration of relics, bogus health cures and health scares, and other examples of human credulity and flights from reason.
Do you drive with stress and frustration? Do you frequently complain about other drivers or get involved in hostile interactions with other motorists? Are you afraid for your teenage drivers in this climate of highway warfare? This book presents conclusions of studies, highlights citizen activism, and summarises legislative and police initiatives.
An examination of the ways that community-based behavioural and social science has been applied to major public health concerns. The contributors discuss mobilization, prevention programmes, intervention evaluations, and research.
Murder, rape, and atrocity are serious social problems. This work uses case studies of apparently irredeemable and dangerous people from different walks of life to demonstrate that even those who have led destructive lives can escape evil and be restored to more hopeful, compassionate, and responsible lives.
A detailed history of behaviourism in American psychology. The author sets out to balance the investigation of individual theorists and their contributions with analysis of the structures of assumption which underlie behavourist psychology.
Working with Difficult Adolescents and Abused Parents
Proposing new solutions, Price delineates the levels and types of abusive behaviour in teenagers and outlines how to help parents regain control by learning to be both more understanding and more decisive.
This revised second edition incorporates contemporary presentations from leaders in the alcoholism field. It reviews approaches that guide research into the psychological processes influencing drinking and alcoholism, also taking into account biological, pharmacological, and social factors.
The book reviews research and clinical observations on this timely topic. The authors look at attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder, all of which are common among youths and often share similar symptoms of impulse control problems.
People who helped exterminate Jews during the shoah (Hebrew for "holocaust") often claimed that they only did what was expected of them. Intrigued by hearing the same response from individuals who rescued Jews, the author proposes that the notion of ordinariness used to characterize Nazi evil is equally applicable to goodness.
