A Guide to Research Experience, Professional Skills, and Your Options After College
The only book devoted to undergraduate professional skills in psychology, this second edition provides a new overview of the kinds of research experiences you might get, no matter what type of college you are attending, as well as tips for writing your CV and personal statement, succeeding in classes, and thinking about options after college.
Fuzzy the Little Sheep helps his anxious sister Lizzy attempt different activities and test herself in gentle, realistic ways. Lizzy is shy and afraid of failing or making mistakes, so she refuses to play and try new things.
Using the diaries, class notes, family correspondence, and love letters of William James, this biography explores his thought and life, his intellectual and creative development. It reveals the emotional dependence that James had on his wife Alice.
This inspiring book introduces the psychologies of womanists and mujeristas--African American women and Latinas, respectively, who have a broad and inclusive approach to feminism and liberation. Womanist and mujerista values and worldviews emphasize resiliency, strength, activism, self-expression, creativity, spirituality/connection, ......
In this compelling book, Joan Chrisler and Ingrid Johnston-Robledo examine how women relate to their bodies and how attitudes toward the body affect women's sense of self. In particular, they document the disturbing, never-ending barrage of standards used to judge women's bodies.
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 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 ......
In Working With African American Men, Anderson J. Franklin demonstrates his integrative approach to working with this population. Most men come to therapy with reservations, and oftentimes these surround gender and identity issues. Therapists working with men often need to focus on connecting with the client before deeper therapeutic work can ......
A book which discusses the author's work with a man in his 30s with anger and aggression issues surrounding road rage. It shows how the author educates the client about anger, and provides strategies for monitoring his feelings and reducing angry behavior.
