Statistical Models for Analyzing Learning and Development
"Written in the wake of a conference titled Individual Pathways of Change in Learning and Development held at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, in September 2008"--Pref..
Why do some children's emerging affective tendencies and abilities make them more aggressive over time, while similar processes make most children less aggressive and more morally mature? Furthermore, what kinds of interventions are effective for altering these pathways? This title answers these critical questions.
This handbook reviews the history of occupational health psychology; theories and models; causes of work problems and risks; resulting symptoms and disorders; prevention, intervention, and treatment strategies used by practicing professionals; and methods of research and evaluation.
Addresses the codevelopment of emotional and cognitive processes. This book demonstrates the codependence of emotional and cognitive processes, noting that both processes are clearly necessary for successful regulation of thought and behavior and that children with early adjustment difficulties often have deficits in both types of processing.
While the number of women in US jails remains low in comparison with the number of men, their admission rate has soared and surpasses the rate of increase for men. This title focuses on these issues in a study of female repeat offenders admitted to a New York state jail.
Dr Laura S. Brown demonstrates this integrative approach to psychotherapy. Feminist therapy may superficially resemble other forms of psychotherapy, but the therapy's basis in feminist political analysis and scholarship on the psychology of women and gender make this a unique and valuable approach for both female and male clients. In this session, ......
In Adolescent Boys Who Are Suicidal, David A. Jobes demonstrates his integrative, problem-solving approach to working with male adolescents who have contemplated or attempted suicide. Preliminary research suggests that although men and male adolescents are more likely to complete suicide compared to females, there is evidence to suggest clinical ......
Covers cognition, from attention and performance through memory and language, from development and aging through pathology and psychopathology. This book is suitable for those striving to better understand the nature of and interactions among the mechanisms responsible for executive control and implementation of real-time cognitive performance.
Demonstrates the authors' positive approach to couples treatment. Rather than focusing merely on correcting specific relationship problems, they work with both partners to help them achieve a shared identity as a couple - an identity that centers on their vision for the future, not on issues solely from the past.
