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This multidimensional text on the psychology of aging prepares future professionals with unparalleled depth, fresh insights, and comprehensive coverage Crafted to equip students across disciplines with a comprehensive understanding of the psychology of aging, this text delves into the multidimensional facets of aging, spanning psychological, ......
Offers a comprehensive, in-depth chronicle of issues surrounding the psychology of aging emphasizing psychology, with a foundation in the biology, and an expansion into the sociological aspects of aging. The text is divided into three sections: biological underpinnings of aging, psychological components of aging, and social aspects of aging.
This text emphasises an interdisciplinary approach to the assessment and treatment of older adults. It highlights a ""whole person"" model of care rather than assessing and treating symptoms or syndromes in isolation. The emphasis is both research-based and clinically-practical, emphasising five core factors of psychosocial impairment in older ......
Distinguishing Psychological from Organic Disorders
A clinical guide for practitioners who are likely to come into contact with psychological masquerade among their clients. It includes chapters on violent behavior, amnesia and dementia, sex obsession, and Munchausen-by-Proxy. It also contains case studies that help clarify diagnostic criteria.
Provides a systematic developmental framework for assessment, diagnosis, and consultation of children and adolescents from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Reflecting the most current research, it provides much-needed, practical strategies for helping students who require adaptations beyond traditional psychological assessment methods.
This volume addresses the importance of measuring psychological abuse and shows that psychological aggression can be reliably measured. Part I identifies measurement issues and contains several scales and inventories for measuring psychological maltreatment. Part II discusses the interpersonal dynamics with specific populations, including battered ......
By understanding the processes that underlie language ability, we can help develop more effective ways to teach people to read and make the books they read easier to understand. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the basic issues in psycholinguistic research, including its history and the methodologies typically employed in research.
Thoroughly updated to correlate with DSM 5 diagnostic descriptions and QSEN guidelines, the second edition of this highly acclaimed undergraduate psychiatric nursing text features concrete strategies for establishing interpersonal relationships as the basis not only for working with the psychiatric patient population, but as a timeless foundation ......
Includes 6 months' free ExamPrepConnect digital access with print purchase!Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing (PMH-BC (TM)) Certification Review is designed to help you prepare for the high-stakes American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) board certification exam. This comprehensive study aid begins with an overview of the exam, scope and ......
