Explores the explosion of research on the neuroscience and endocrinology of sexuality and presents findings in the field. From studies of twins to test a genetic basis for sexual orientation to examinations of the roles of the endocrine system and hypothalamus in sexuality, this volume gives a portrait of the state of the art in sexuality ......
Behavioral and Social Facts in Legal Decision Making
An introduction for students and other readers to the ways in which behavioral and social knowledge can and should inform legal decisions, as well as ways in which such knowledge can be misused. Considers legal decisions such as mandatory testing for drug use in schools, abortion, use of the death penalty, and jury selection, among others.
Dr Thomas A. Parham demonstrates an African-centered, culturally based approach that can augment any therapy with African American clients. Dr Parham's approach honors spirituality, interconnectedness, and self-knowledge, and is aimed at treating the client holistically - that is, without dividing a client's issues into affective, cognitive, and ......
Dr Jean Lau Chin demonstrates an approach that addresses issues of culture and cultural competence within the therapeutic session, in essence acknowledging the client's culture as a "third person" in the therapy room. In this session, Dr Chin works with a 40-year-old woman who immigrated to the United States from Vietnam who is dealing with issues ......
In Client-Directed Outcome-Focused Psychotherapy, Dr. Scott D. Miller presents a meta-approach to talk therapy that is designed to help tailor the treatment to fit the client's particular therapeutic goals. Technique is deemphasized in favor of developing a strong therapeutic alliance and using the client's experience of the treatment as a guide ......
Integrates cognitive-behavioral approaches with Millon's personologic model to yield a psychotherapeutic approach. In personality-guided cognitive-behavior therapy, clinical conditions are seen as stemming not just from distorted thinking or behavioral excesses and deficits, but also from personality attributes and situational demands.
Understanding and Applying the Most Effective Treatment Intervention
Nicotine consumed via cigarettes is addictive, as well as destructive. This is review and examination of the available techniques and methods that clinicians can use to effectively treat this condition.
Cognitive neuroscience rests on two cornerstones: simple experimental paradigms to capture critical components of the mind and methods to watch what the brain is doing while working in these paradigms. Michael I. Posner has been a driving force behind the use of componential and functional analysis to enhance knowledge of mindbrain relationships.
A Transtheoretical Approach to Psychotherapy Integration
The author addresses the kinds of questions a novice therapist would ask, and explores how typical dilemmas are managed, including those that are unique to specific orientations, those related to specific aspects of the therapeutic process, and those that arise in working with particular client groups, such as families and couples.
