Building upon Erikson's developmental model that first propelled the construct of ""generativity versus stagnation"" into mainstream consciousness, this text examines the critical stage of development that occurs during the ""long middle"" of adulthood, as it exists on societal and cultural levels.
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.
Using Creative Arts Improvisation in Clinical Practice
This title introduces clinicians to innovative therapeutic options that can be used with families and groups: action methods or therapy approaches involving physical movement and expressive arts techniques.
Psychology's Commitment to Excellence in Accreditation
This volume traces the history of accreditation of programmes in psychology, from the late 1940s to the turn of the century. In doing so, it puts accreditation into focus, examining the challenges of coming to consensus with a variety of groups, each one having its own definition of excellence.
This work offers practitioners and researchers information on a range of instruments used to evaluate suicidal behaviours in children and adolescents. It describes conceptual, definitional and psychometric issues important in evaluating and comparing various assessment instruments.
It is clear that body image plays a role in the etiology, development, and treatment of eating disorders and obesity. This work integrates research on body image with empirically supported assessment and intervention guidelines for anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder.
This text provides information about how to integrate topics of diversity into a variety of psychology courses and programmes of study. Chapters discuss groups typically considered as well as individuals who are often overlooked, such as disabled, older adults and lesbian, gay and bisexual people.
This work covers the psychosocial and physiological influences affecting spinal surgery - from evaluation to preparation and post-operative rehabilitation. It should be useful for psychologists, orthopaedists, neurosurgeons, physicians and nurses, as well as students.
Offering a primer for practitioners and researchers, this volume strives to incorporate assessment of human strengths, resources and fulfilments into their work. Contributors examine the scientific underpinnings and practical application of measures of optimism, faith and other emotions.
