Family Psychology: Theory, Research, and Practice
Theory, Research, and Practice
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Family Therapy, Interpersonal Relations
| Author: | John W. Thoburn, Thomas L. Sexton | ISBN: | 9781440830730 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO | Publication: | November 23, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Praeger | Language: | English |
| Author: | John W. Thoburn, Thomas L. Sexton |
| ISBN: | 9781440830730 |
| Publisher: | ABC-CLIO |
| Publication: | November 23, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Praeger |
| Language: | English |
This significant book explains why family psychology—an entirely different field from family therapy—provides a cutting-edge description of human behavior in context and as such represents the wave of the future in psychology.
• Supplies a comprehensive treatise on the value of family psychology to the field of psychology as a whole
• Provides a historical overview of family psychology and makes the important differentiation between family psychology and marriage and family therapy
• Examines the relationship between research and practice, cure and care, and the science and art of family psychology
• Documents how family psychology strives to view persons in context of their situation and the relationships within the family
This significant book explains why family psychology—an entirely different field from family therapy—provides a cutting-edge description of human behavior in context and as such represents the wave of the future in psychology.
• Supplies a comprehensive treatise on the value of family psychology to the field of psychology as a whole
• Provides a historical overview of family psychology and makes the important differentiation between family psychology and marriage and family therapy
• Examines the relationship between research and practice, cure and care, and the science and art of family psychology
• Documents how family psychology strives to view persons in context of their situation and the relationships within the family
