Guilford Publications: 631 books
Stress, Coping, and Development, Second Edition
An Integrative Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2009
How do people cope with stressful experiences? What makes a coping strategy effective for a particular individual? This volume comprehensively examines the nature of psychosocial stress and the implications of different coping strategies for adaptation and health across the lifespan. Carolyn M. Aldwin...
The Construction of the Self, Second Edition
Developmental and Sociocultural Foundations
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
An important work from a leading scholar, this book explores self-development from early childhood to adulthood. Susan Harter traces the normative stages that define the emergence of many self-processes, including self-esteem. She also addresses individual differences and societal influences on self-development....
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Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2014
This unique volume brings together state-of-the-art research showing the value of emotions that many believe to be undesirable. Leading investigators explore the functions and benefits of sadness, anxiety, anger, embarrassment, shame, guilt, jealousy, and envy. The role of these emotions in social...
Clinicians in Court, Second Edition
A Guide to Subpoenas, Depositions, Testifying, and Everything Else You Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
Interacting with the legal system can be stressful and intimidating for mental health professionals. This trusted book provides user-friendly strategies to help clinicians prepare for testimony in court and other legal proceedings. Using vivid case scenarios, the author explains legal terms and offers...
The Psychology of Religion, Fifth Edition
An Empirical Approach
Language: English
Release Date: July 23, 2018
Keeping up with the rapidly growing research base, the leading graduate-level psychology of religion text is now in a fully updated fifth edition. It takes a balanced, empirically driven approach to understanding the role of religion in individual functioning and social behavior. Integrating research...
Attachment and Psychoanalysis
Theory, Research, and Clinical Implications
Language: English
Release Date: December 27, 2012
Although attachment theory was originally rooted in psychoanalysis, the two areas have since developed quite independently. This incisive book explores ways in which attachment theory and psychoanalysis have each contributed to understanding key aspects of psychological functioning--including infantile...
Language and Literacy Development, Second Edition
What Educators Need to Know
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2019
This established text--now revised and updated--reveals how spoken language skills are acquired and how they affect children’s later reading and writing achievement. With a unique focus on the needs of educators, the book examines the foundations of language in the developing brain. It explores...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2014
How incidentally activated social representations affect subsequent thoughts and behaviors has long interested social psychologists. Recently, such priming effects have provoked debate and skepticism. Originally a special issue of Social Cognition, this book examines the theoretical challenges researchers...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2014
This volume provides an authoritative synthesis of a dynamic, influential area of psychological research. Leading investigators address all aspects of dual-process theories: their core assumptions, conceptual foundations, and applications to a wide range of social phenomena. In 38 chapters, the volume...
Working with Children to Heal Interpersonal Trauma
The Power of Play
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2011
Featuring in-depth case presentations from master clinicians, this volume highlights the remarkable capacity of traumatized children to guide their own healing process. The book describes what posttraumatic play looks like and how it can foster resilience and coping. Demonstrated are applications...
The Developing Mind, Second Edition
How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2012
This bestselling book put the field of interpersonal neurobiology on the map for over 100,000 readers. Daniel J. Siegel goes beyond the nature and nurture divisions that traditionally have constrained much of our thinking about development, exploring the role of interpersonal relationships in forging...
Cognitive Therapy Techniques for Children and Adolescents
Tools for Enhancing Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2009
Providing a wealth of practical interventions and activities--all organized within a state-of-the-art modular framework--this invaluable book helps child clinicians expand their cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) toolkits. Going beyond the basics, the authors provide effective ways to engage hard-to-reach...
Helping Abused and Traumatized Children
Integrating Directive and Nondirective Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2006
Presenting an integrative model for treating traumatized children, this book combines play, art, and other expressive therapies with ideas and strategies drawn from cognitive-behavioral and family therapy. Eliana Gil demonstrates how to tailor treatment to the needs of each child by using both directive...
Handbook of Attachment, Third Edition
Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2016
Widely regarded as the state-of-the-science reference on attachment, this handbook interweaves theory and cutting-edge research with clinical applications. Leading researchers examine the origins and development of attachment theory; present biological and evolutionary perspectives; and explore the...