Psychology Press imprint: 2143 books
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Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 1998
Over the past decade, the question of whether there is a mental logic has become subject to considerable debate. There have been attacks by critics who believe that all reasoning uses mental models and return attacks on mental-models theory. This controversy has invaded various journals and has created...
Protecting Children from Violence
Evidence-Based Interventions
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2010
Providing an evidence-based understanding of the causes and consequences of violence against children, experts in the field examine the best practices used to help protect children from violence. Various types of violence are reviewed including physical and sexual abuse, (cyber-)bullying, human trafficking,...
Adolescent Romantic Relations and Sexual Behavior
Theory, Research, and Practical Implications
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2003
Developmental and clinical researchers have only just discovered the phenomenon of adolescent romance as a topic of serious scientific inquiry. This discovery may be related to the overwhelming evidence that adult romantic relationships are failing at alarming rates. Dramatic increases in the rates...
Disparities in School Readiness
How Families Contribute to Transitions into School
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2007
Significant disparities exist in children's behavioral and learning capacities that support successful transitions into school. In this new volume, leading researchers from a variety of disciplines review the latest data on how families influence their children's transitions into school. The inequalities that exist in school readiness, the roots of
Alcohol Problems Among Adolescents
Current Directions in Prevention Research
Language: English
Release Date: May 13, 2013
Alcohol misuse presents a major risk for health and well-being throughout the life-span, but youth have a special vulnerability. Alcohol is the most widely used drug by adolescents. For some, this may be one or two isolated occasions of youthful experimentation; for others, the use becomes excessive,...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 1998
The goal of this volume is to discuss--in depth--the ways in which various "deviations" from "traditional" family styles affect childrearing practices and child development. Each of the contributors illustrates the dynamic developmental processes that characterize parenting and...
Divorce in Psychosocial Perspective
Theory and Research
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 1993
Many books deal with divorce and its aftermath -- some deal with the impact of divorce on children and families, others with the legal or sociological aspects of divorce, and a few focus on divorced mothers and fathers. Most of these books are characterized by their practical orientation toward the...
Odyssey of the Heart
Close Relationships in the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2001
Written in a personal, story-telling style, Odyssey weaves excerpts of actual relationships with current and classic research to provide a better perspective on our own experiences in light of the principles of relationships. Highlights of its comprehensive coverage include the classic research on...
The Maladapted Mind
Classic Readings in Evolutionary Psychopathology
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Newly available in paperback, this is the first book to bring together classic and contemporary readings illustrating the new subdiscipline, evolutionary psychopathology. Each chapter demonstrates how evolutionary arguments are being brought to bear on the study of a different psychiatric condition...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Human sexuality researchers often find themselves faced with questions that entail conceptual, methodological, or ethical issues for which their professional training or prior experience may not have prepared them. The goal of this handbook is to provide that guidance to students and professionals...
Personality Theories
Development, Growth, and Diversity
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to the key personality theorists by combining biographical information on each theorist with his or her contributions to the field, including her or his ranking among the world’s most respected psychologists. In addition, Allen provides a tabular format–that...
Intergroup Conflicts and Their Resolution
A Social Psychological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2011
This book provides a framework that sheds an illuminating light into the psyche of people involved in macro-level destructive intergroup conflicts, involving societies and ethnic groups, that take place continuously in various parts of the globe. It focuses on the socio-psychological repertoire that...
Intergroup Misunderstandings
Impact of Divergent Social Realities
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2013
The objectives of the volume are to direct the field’s attention to the unique value of studying interactions between members of different groups and to offer the most up-to-date summaries of prominent and cutting-edge scholarship on this topic written by leading scholars in the field.
A...
Detection and Prevention of Identity-Based Bullying
Social Justice Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: October 5, 2015
Bullying in schools has become the focus of a growing body of literature; however, much of that work diminishes the role of social context, social identities, and prejudices despite extensive research evidence suggesting that many victims of bullying are targeted because of an aspect of their social...