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Child Anxiety Disorders: A Guide to Research and Treatment, 2nd Edition

Childhood anxiety disorders represent one of the most common psychological disorders found among the general population. They can be serious, distressful, and functionally impairing, so much so that there has been an explosion of interest in their treatment, primarily from pharmacological and cognitive-behavioral perspectives.Addressing these perspectives is the Second Edition of Child Anxiety Disorders. Beidel and Alfano pay close attention to new pharmacological and psychological interventions as well as multi-center trials that compare single and combined treatment modalities. Additionally, they include new case studies, sections on stability of childhood fears and the longitudinal course of anxiety disorders, and a new chapter on sleep and anxiety disorders. Written on the cusp of newly published information and studies, Child Anxiety Disorders is relevant, informative, and indispensible.

Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis

The definitive resource for psychological diagnosis, updated with the latest research Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis offers comprehensive coverage of psychological disorders and presents a balanced integration of empirical data and diagnostic criteria to aid in understanding diagnosis and psychopathology. Designed to support students of clinical psychology, counseling, nursing, and social work, this invaluable resource merges overviews, case studies, and examination of individual disorders in an accessible format that facilitates easy reference. Broad-reaching issues such as interviewing and cross cultural considerations are discussed in detail for their effect on the clinical presentation of every disorder and case studies illustrate how diagnoses are reached and applied in real-world clinical settings. Updated to reflect the latest advances in research, this new 8th Edition includes new coverage of personality disorders, a new chapter on the Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDOC), new authors for a number of the chapters, and contributions by leaders in the field to provide students with exceptional insight into psychopathology and diagnosis. Get up to date on the latest research based on DSM-5 categorization Easily locate and retain information with a proven chapter structure Examine a new alternative DSM-5 model for personality disorders Include cross-cultural considerations throughout investigation and diagnosis In clarifying DSM-5 classification and diagnostic guidelines while integrating leading-edge research with a case study approach, this book provides the most complete, most up-to-date reference for graduate students and practitioners alike. Thorough coverage of essential topics such as neurological foundations, dual diagnoses, eating disorders, anxiety, gender issues and more provides both theoretical insight as well as practical understanding, making Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis once again a top resource for the field.

Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis

The definitive resource for psychological diagnosis, updated with the latest research Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis offers comprehensive coverage of psychological disorders and presents a balanced integration of empirical data and diagnostic criteria to aid in understanding diagnosis and psychopathology. Designed to support students of clinical psychology, counseling, nursing, and social work, this invaluable resource merges overviews, case studies, and examination of individual disorders in an accessible format that facilitates easy reference. Broad-reaching issues such as interviewing and cross cultural considerations are discussed in detail for their effect on the clinical presentation of every disorder and case studies illustrate how diagnoses are reached and applied in real-world clinical settings. Updated to reflect the latest advances in research, this new 8th Edition includes new coverage of personality disorders, a new chapter on the Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDOC), new authors for a number of the chapters, and contributions by leaders in the field to provide students with exceptional insight into psychopathology and diagnosis. Get up to date on the latest research based on DSM-5 categorization Easily locate and retain information with a proven chapter structure Examine a new alternative DSM-5 model for personality disorders Include cross-cultural considerations throughout investigation and diagnosis In clarifying DSM-5 classification and diagnostic guidelines while integrating leading-edge research with a case study approach, this book provides the most complete, most up-to-date reference for graduate students and practitioners alike. Thorough coverage of essential topics such as neurological foundations, dual diagnoses, eating disorders, anxiety, gender issues and more provides both theoretical insight as well as practical understanding, making Adult Psychopathology and Diagnosis once again a top resource for the field.

Women and Others: Perspectives on Race, Gender, and Empire (Signs of Race)

Discussing intersecting discourses of race, gender and empire in literature, history and contemporary culture, the book begins with the metaphor of 'the other woman' as a repository for the 'otherness' of all women in a masculinist-racist society and shows how discourses of race and sexuality thwart the realization of true inter-racial sisterhood.

Mathematikbezogene Angst

Frances Beier widmet sich der Entstehung mathematikbezogener Angst zu Beginn der Sekundarstufe I. Sie untersucht, in welchen Situationen mathematikbezogene Angst auftritt und durch welche Einflussfaktoren sie hervorgerufen wird. Hierzu werden Sozialisationsaspekte, schulische und außerschulische sowie intrapersonale Rahmenbedingungen diskutiert. Diese werden qualitativ überprüft und Zusammenhänge zu Situationen, in denen mathematikbezogene Angst erlebt wird, hergestellt. Die empirische Fallstudie anhand videographierter Interviews nutzt unter anderem das Facial Action Coding System und liefert so Erkenntnisse zu den einflussreichsten Faktoren und formuliert erste Ansätze zur Intervention und Prävention im mathematischen Schulalltag.Die AutorinFrances Beier arbeitete am Institut für Mathematik und ihre Didaktik an der Leuphana Universität Lüneburg und promovierte dort bei Prof. Dr. Dominik Leiss. Ihre Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen in der Emotionsentstehung bezüglich der Mathematik und der Mathematikdidaktik generell. Derzeit befindet sie sich in einer Weiterbildung zur Erlebnispädagogin.

Dissexualität im Lebenslängsschnitt: Theoretische und empirische Untersuchungen zu Phänomenologie und Prognose begutachteter Sexualstraftäter (Monographien aus dem Gesamtgebiete der Psychiatrie #78)

Pädophilie, Hebephilie und sexueller Kindesmissbrauch: Die Berliner Dissexualitätstherapie (Psychotherapie: Manuale)

„Lieben Sie Kinder mehr als Ihnen lieb ist?“ Mit diesem Slogan bietet das Präventionsprojekt Dunkelfeld seit 2005 Menschen, die sich sexuell zu Kindern hingezogen fühlen, diagnostische und therapeutische Unterstützung, um sexuellen Kindesmissbrauch zu verhindern. Das vorliegende Buch informiert ausführlich über Pädophilie (d.h. die sexuelle Ansprechbarkeit für das kindliche Körperschema), Hebephilie (d.h. die sexuelle Ansprechbarkeit für das frühpubertäre Körperschema) und über die Prävention sexueller Traumatisierungen von Kindern und Jugendlichen.

Pedophilia, Hebephilia and Sexual Offending against Children: The Berlin Dissexuality Therapy (BEDIT)

This book provides extensive information on pedophilia (sexual interest in the prepubescent body age), hebephilia (sexual interest in the early-pubescent body age) and sexual offenses against children, i.e., the various forms of child sexual abuse, including the use of child sexual abuse images, along with the current state of knowledge concerning offender groups. The book makes it clear that pedophilia or hebephilia do not inevitably lead to offenses against children – that there are those who keep their desires in their fantasies and do not act them out on the behavioral level. The World Health Organization classifies pedophilia as a mental disorder. It can be safely assumed that many pedophile men in a given community live their lives, unrecognized and adamant about hiding their sexual drives from society and from themselves, and who are genuinely motivated not to act upon their sexual fantasies. The numbers of exactly this particular group of pedophilically inclined non-offenders can be increased by preventive therapeutic measures. For this purpose, two treatment programs have been developed at the Institute of Sexology and Sexual Medicine at the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin (University Clinic) since the initiation of the Prevention Project Dunkelfeld in 2005 – First, the project involving adult participants (Berlin Dissexuality Therapy: BEDIT) and later, another for adolescents (BEDIT-A), who find themselves attracted to children. Both program manuals are completely integrated into this work, which reflects 15 years of assessment and treatment experience.

Lust in Beziehung: Einführung in die Syndyastische Sexualtherapie als fächerübergreifendes Therapiekonzept der Sexualmedizin

Praxisleitfaden Sexualmedizin: Von der Theorie zur Therapie

Sexualität ist für das Leben des Einzelnen und auf vielfältige Weise für die Gesellschaft insgesamt von Bedeutung. Deshalb muss ihr in der Medizin und im Gesundheitswesen derselbe Stellenwert zukommen, wie das für andere elementare Lebensbereiche längst selbstverständlich ist. Aufbauend auf einer umfassenden Theorie als Grundlage einer ganzheitlichen Therapie liefern die Autoren einen therapieorientierten Praxisleitfaden, in dem die einzelnen Störungen präzise dargestellt sind.

Sexual Medicine in Clinical Practice

Call it a remnant of our Victorian past, but sexual concerns lag behind other aspects of health, both in the training of physicians and therapists and in the way they impart this knowledge to clients. But as sexuality gains recognition as crucial to one’s quality of life, evidence-based methods of understanding and discussing sex are imperative—and not only in treating pathology. Sexual Medicine in Clinical Practice provides framework, rationale, and strategies for both approaching sexual problems and addressing patients’ questions about sexual health, behavior, and relationships. Analyzing sexuality along three dimensions—attachment, reproduction, and desire—this concise manual offers a biopsychosocial lifespan model readily translatable into clinical work. This “syndyastic” framework integrates attachment and relational theory to reinforce the bond between intimacy and connectedness, and models nonjudgmental approaches to disorders of sexual function, maturity, preference, and behavior. The authors’ salutogenic rather than pathogenic focus lets clients become major players in their own healing, and the therapist or doctor serve as expert and guide. Among the topics covered: The communicative function of sexuality. The spectrum of sexual disorders. Principles of diagnostics in sexual medicine. Disease-centered versus client-centered aspects of sexual therapy. Therapeutic approaches for sexual traumatization. New challenges, including preventing child sexual abuse and online sex crime. Plus case studies, interdisciplinary references, and ethical issues. A timely, perspective- and practice-altering volume, Sexual Medicine in Clinical Practice is essential reading for family and primary care physicians, family and sex therapists, health psychologists, and psychiatrists.

Successful Private Practice In The 1990s: A New Guide

Published in 1990, Successful Private Practice in The 1990s is a valuable contribution to the field of Family Therapy.

Successful Private Practice In The 1990s: A New Guide

Published in 1990, Successful Private Practice in The 1990s is a valuable contribution to the field of Family Therapy.

Schicksale der Verfolgten: Psychische und somatische Auswirkungen von Terrorherrschaft

Expansive Learning in Professional Contexts: A Materialist Perspective

This book discusses approaches to organizational learning from a materialist point of view. Inspired by research into Police Firearms training, features of expansive learning inform the development of perspectives on training which challenge traditional modes of research and delivery. The book critically reviews a range of approaches to expansive learning and organizational research, establishing the bases and limitations of an Expansive Learning Index whose aim is to support collaborative provision in the context of work-based research. Reflecting on this process, it stresses the strangeness and mobility of workplace learning and develops a philosophical pragmatics for professional development. Approaches to knowledge and enquiry which place language and subjectivity at the heart of development are challenged by a more pragmatic approach to expansive learning: its consequences for training, research, and professional development lead to a discussion of the need for immanent forms of professional ethics.

Koffein: Genussmittel oder Suchtmittel?

Dieses Buch stellt die aktuellen Forschungsergebnisse zum therapeutischen Nutzen von Kaffee und Koffein vor, fragt aber auch, wo die medizinischen und psychologischen Gefahren des überhöhten Genusses liegen: Genießen Sie Ihren Kaffee oder werden Sie ohne ihn morgens nicht wach? Nehmen Sie Medikamente und spüren Wechselwirkungen mit Ihrem Kaffeekonsum? Koffein ist weltweit neben Nikotin die am häufigsten ge- und vielleicht auch missbrauchte psychoaktive Substanz. Sie ist Bestandteil unserer täglichen Ernährung, ohne dass wir uns dessen bewusst sind. Geschrieben für interessierte Laien, aber auch Psychotherapeuten, Ärzte, Psychologen, Ernährungswissenschaftler, Gesundheitsberater, Pflegepersonal.

Handbuch der klinisch-psychologischen Behandlung

Das "Handbuch der klinisch-psychologischen Behandlung" bietet eine konkrete Umsetzung von wissenschaftlichen Theorien und Modellen in die alltägliche Praxis. Internationale Experten behandeln nach einem einheitlichen Aufbauschema für jedes Störungsbild folgende Aspekte: • Beschreibung des Störungsbildes nach ICD-10 mit Querverweisen zu ICD-9 und zu DSM-IV • klinisch-psychologische Diagnostik • spezifische Interventionstechniken • Indikation/Kontraindikation • Integration mit medizinischen oder anderen Verfahren • empirische Studien • Ausschnitt aus einem Fallbeispiel • Zusammenfassung • Fachliteratur und Literatur für Patienten Im Anhang werden für die wichtigsten Störungsbilder nach ICD-10 und DSM-VI die verschiedenen psychologischen Interventionsformen und Behandlungstechniken systematisch zusammengestellt.

Handbuch der klinisch-psychologischen Behandlung

Das Handbuch der klinisch-psychologischen Behandlung bietet umfassende Handlungsanleitungen und praxisorientierte Hinweise zur Behandlung psychischer Störungen. Experten aus dem deutschen Sprachraum geben einen Überblick über die aktuellsten theoretischen Entwicklungen und veranschaulichen deren praktische Anwendung in der Diagnostik und Behandlung psychischer Störungen an zahlreichen Fallbeispielen. Übersichtlich nach dem ICD-10 aufgebaut, wird in den Beiträgen anhand der einzelnen Störungsbilder dargestellt, wie in der täglichen psychologischen Arbeit wissenschaftliche Theorien und Modelle konkret umgesetzt werden. In der zweiten Auflage wurden neue Entwicklungen speziell in der Neuropsychologie einbezogen und es wird verstärkt auf sexuelle Funktionsstörungen und Angststörungen eingegangen. Fachliteratur, aber auch Patientenliteratur vervollständigen die einzelnen Kapitel. Im Anhang findet sich zur kurzen Orientierung eine tabellarische Darstellung der wichtigsten Informationen zu jedem Störungsbild.

Suchtbehandlung und Digitalisierung: Suchtprävention und Suchttherapie zwischen menschlicher Begegnung und virtueller Realität

Dieses Buch gibt einen Überblick über die organisatorischen Veränderungen der Suchtbehandlung durch digitale Anwendungen, die durch die Corona-Pandemie beschleunigt wurden, und stellt praktische Tipps bei der Anwendung v.a. synchroner, direkter digitaler Suchttherapie vor:Es zeigt die Möglichkeiten der E-Mental-Health in Behandlung und Prävention auf, mit einem Schwerpunkt auf appbasierter Behandlung. Des Weiteren werden Vorteile und praktische Vorgehensweisen im Rahmen einer multiprofessionellen „digitalisierten“ Behandlung einer Suchterkrankung dargestellt: In einzelnen Kapiteln werden telemedizinische, telepsychologische/-psychotherapeutische und telesozialtherapeutische Behandlungsansätze präsentiert, wobei besonderer Wert auf die praktische Vorgangsweise gelegt wird.Auch mögliche Gefahren oder Nachteile der Digitalisierung im Hinblick auf die Suchterkrankung werden nicht außer Acht gelassen, wie z. B. ein niedrigschwelligerer Zugang zu Suchtmitteln über das Darknet oder ein möglicher pathologischer PC-Gebrauch.Eine kurze Skizze der juristischen Voraussetzungen der Digitalisierung in der Suchtbehandlung in der D-A-CH-Region und ein Ausblick auf die „Zukunftsaussichten“ der Digitalisierung in diesem Bereich runden den Inhalt ab.Das Buch richtet sich an PraktikerInnen in Psychiatrie, klinischer Psychologie, Psychotherapie, Sozialarbeit und alle weiteren praktisch in der Suchthilfe aktiven Berufsgruppen.

The Self and Memory (Studies in Self and Identity)

Noted scholars from a broad range of sub-disciplines in psychology discuss the ways in which the memories of our lives come to influence who we are, our personalities, and our emotional functioning. Other topics covered include how our personalities and self-concepts influence what we remember from our lives, and the notion of memory and the self as interdependent psychological phenomena.

The Development of Prosocial Behavior (Developmental Psychology)

Developmental Psychology Series: The Development of Prosocial Behavior focuses on the advancement of techniques, methodologies, and approaches involved in studies on prosocial behavior, including moral reasoning and judgment, altruism, liberalism, and conservatism. The publication first elaborates on the general conceptual and theoretical issues in the study of prosocial and altruistic behavior; early development and socialization of prosocial behavior; and the relationship between prosocial behavior and moral reasoning. The text then takes a look at the generality of altruism in children, social learning theory and development of prosocial behavior, and the development of altruism. Discussions focus on directions for research on prosocial behaviors; research findings and interpretations on the early forms of altruism; social learning of prosocial behavior and moral judgment; and generality of prosocial behavior. The manuscript examines personality development and liberal sociopolitical attitudes, development of prosocial motivation, and the effects of mood on prosocial behavior in children and adults. Topics include motivational mechanisms of prosocial acts, dialectics of development, antecedents of liberalism and conservatism in adults, and personality and socialization in relation to adolescents' political orientations. The book is a dependable source of data for researchers interested in the development of prosocial behavior.

Piaget's Theory: Prospects and Possibilities (Jean Piaget Symposia Series)

This volume marks the 20th Anniversary Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society. Some of the American contributors were among the first to introduce Piaget to developmental and educational psychology in the United States, while some of the international contributors worked with Piaget to develop his program of genetic epistemology and continue to make significant contributions to it. Within this volume the possibility of Piaget's paradigm is reviewed not only as the stuff of normal science, yielding fascinating empirical questions that linger within it, but also, and more importantly, as the stuff of revolutionary science, with continuing potential to comprehensively structure our thinking about developmental theory. The constructive contribution Piaget's theory has for developmental theory emerges as four central themes in the volume: understanding the intentional or semantic aspect of mental life without abandoning the Piagetian assumption that is rational and committed to truth testing; examining mental life and its development as a dialectical relation of function and structure--a relation Piaget introduced in his study of the developmental relation between procedural and operational knowledge; exploring new and interdisciplinary perspectives on equilibration as the driving force of constructive adaptive processes; understanding social and historical forces in individual and cultural development--not necessarily as forces antithetical to Piaget's perspective but as forces that take on new meaning within his framework which avoids erroneous dichotomies such as the distinction between subjective and objective knowledge.

Piaget's Theory: Prospects and Possibilities (Jean Piaget Symposia Series)

This volume marks the 20th Anniversary Symposium of the Jean Piaget Society. Some of the American contributors were among the first to introduce Piaget to developmental and educational psychology in the United States, while some of the international contributors worked with Piaget to develop his program of genetic epistemology and continue to make significant contributions to it. Within this volume the possibility of Piaget's paradigm is reviewed not only as the stuff of normal science, yielding fascinating empirical questions that linger within it, but also, and more importantly, as the stuff of revolutionary science, with continuing potential to comprehensively structure our thinking about developmental theory. The constructive contribution Piaget's theory has for developmental theory emerges as four central themes in the volume: understanding the intentional or semantic aspect of mental life without abandoning the Piagetian assumption that is rational and committed to truth testing; examining mental life and its development as a dialectical relation of function and structure--a relation Piaget introduced in his study of the developmental relation between procedural and operational knowledge; exploring new and interdisciplinary perspectives on equilibration as the driving force of constructive adaptive processes; understanding social and historical forces in individual and cultural development--not necessarily as forces antithetical to Piaget's perspective but as forces that take on new meaning within his framework which avoids erroneous dichotomies such as the distinction between subjective and objective knowledge.

How The Body Knows Its Mind: The Unseen Influence Of Your Physical Environment On Your Thoughts And Feelings

If you've ever gestured wildly with your hands in order to coax a word from your memory, or if you've sat up straighter in a meeting to feel more confident and alert, then you already know some of the ways the body can make an impact on the mind. But what if that's just the tip of the iceberg? Recent research shows that the extent to which the body affects the brain is greater than we'd ever imagined. Now How the Body Knows Its Mind reveals extraordinary ways you can use your body to improve your mind and performance in all areas of life.We often think of the brain as the master control centre - interpreting experiences, deciding what to do, and pulling the levers of the body. Sian Beilock, a leading expert on the brain science behind human performance and professor in the psychology department at the University of Chicago, turns our understanding of the mind upside down in How the Body Knows Its Mind.Your brain doesn't make that much of a distinction between what happens in your body and what happens in your mind. In fact, our bodies actually hack our brains. The way we move affects our thoughts, our decisions, and our preferences, and kids absorb more when they use their bodies as a learning tool. Called "embodied cognition," this new science illuminates the power of the body and its physical surroundings to shape how we think, feel, and behave: pacing around the room can enhance creativity; walking in nature boosts concentration skills; Botox users experience less depression; fit children score higher on tests in school.From the tricks used by advertisers to the ways body language can improve your memory to how to master public speaking, Beilock explains a wealth of fascinating interconnections between mind and body and shows how mastering them can make you happier, safer, and more successful.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Wellness and Recovery: Interventions and Activities for Diverse Client Needs

This hands-on guide addresses the present day realities of applying dialectical behavior therapy in a mental health and substance abuse recovery context. The book presents the DBT concept, Wise Mind, as adapted by author Andrew Bein, as central to a simple, powerful, empirically supported framework that respectfully engages clients in their own efforts to enhance personal well-being. The book includes empirically supported exercises with an emphasis on collaboration and client empowerment using a recovery oriented model for client treatment and improved outcomes.