Exploring the myths and taboo topics that weaken therapists' practice and cause anxiety, discomfort, and confusion, this book addresses such topics as getting caught off guard by fee entanglements, becoming enraged at patients, understanding sexual arousal and impulses, and being fired.
This volume delves into a wide array of culture-related topics pertinent to the lesbian and gay community. It combines empirical, clinical, and theoretical discussions with personal narratives that provide deep insights into the unique challenges, pressures, and losses faced by LGBTQ individuals in a society often marked by bigotry. Through these diverse perspectives, the book highlights the complexities of navigating identity and diversity.
This introduction to abnormal psychology is designed to make the material more accessible and inviting to a new generation in a changing world. Noteworthy for its clear and engaging writing style that is accessible to readers, superior pedagogy, many engaging case examples and user-oriented applications, and integration of sociocultural material throughout. The authors adopt an interactionist approach in viewing abnormal behavior in terms of a complex interplay of factors representing psychological, biological, and sociocultural domains. Features personal accounts spanning a wide range of disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, eating disorders, autism, panic disorder, and other mental health problems. The free CD-ROM offers fifteen new segments from the "Speaking Out" series, including interviews with persons who have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, anorexia, bulimia, PTSD, alcoholism, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, bipolar disorder, social phobia, hypochondriasis, and personality disorders. Highlights controversial issues in the field (e.g., Recovered Memory Controversy, EMDR: A Fad or a Find), and applications (e.g., How To Cope with a Panic Attack; Suicide Prevention; Rape Prevention; and Anger Management). A comprehensive reference for professionals in the psychology and/or medical fields.