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The Psychology of Ultimate Concerns
This volume makes a powerful case for the inclusion of ultimate concerns - spiritual and religious themes in personal strivings - in an attempt to build a motivational theory of personality. The book first reviews the growing body of empirical and clinical literature on goal seeking and its relationship to subjective well-being, life satisfaction, and personality description. Emmons then sets forth an innovative framework for the assessment and measurement of ultimate concerns.
Exercise Psychology
Examines both the basic and applied research that has explored the influence which physical activity has upon psychological states. Organized into three sections: history and theory, research approaches, findings and applications. Individual chapters are contributed by distinguished researchers and practitioners representing three distinct disciplines: health psychology, physical education and exercise physiology. Provides a balanced, critical and up-to-date portrait of the field.
Measures for Clinical Practice and Research, Volume 2: Adults
One of the key challenges of all types of practice and research is finding a way to measure the problem. This seminal 2-volume book contains hundreds of the most useful measurement tools for use in clinical practice and in research. All measures are critiqued by the editors, who provide guidance on how to select and score them and the actual measures are wholly reproduced. This second volume, focusing on measures for use with adults, whose conditions of concerns are not focused on family relationships or couple relationships, includes an introduction to the basic priniciples of measurement, an overview of different types of measures, and an overview of the Rapid Assessment Inventories includ...
Progress in Behavior Modification
Progress in Behavior Modification, Volume 5, is a multidisciplinary serial publication that encompasses the contributions of psychology, psychiatry, social work, speech therapy, education, and rehabilitation. This serial aims to meet the need for a review publication that undertakes to present yearly in-depth evaluations that include a scholarly examination of theoretical underpinnings, a careful survey of research findings, and a comparative analysis of existing techniques and methodologies. The discussions center on a wide spectrum of child and adult disorders. The book opens with a chapter on the assessment and treatment of minimal dating behavior in college students. This is followed by separate chapters on methods of behavioral control of excessive drinking; behavioral analysis and treatment of child noncompliance to parental requests; and behavioral group therapy. Subsequent chapters deal with the conceptual underpinnings of research in children's self-management and treatment strategies; the assessment and therapeutic functions of self-monitoring; and behavioral treatment in homosexuality.
Current Catalog
First multi-year cumulation covers six years: 1965-70.
Adult Children of Divorce
Based on research that includes more than 300 case studies, the authors teachreaders how to break the cycle that divorce creates and get on with leading ahappy and fulfilling lufe.
Improving the Long-Term Management of Obesity
Within one year, 95% of those on diets regain all of the weight they lost. For over a decade, the authors have worked on the long-term management of obesity. They address the problem of poor long-term maintenance of weight loss within the context of current theory and research regarding the causes of this problem and the effectiveness of its treatment. The authors present clinical guidelines in order to improve long-term management of obesity as well as offer readers practical advice in understanding and addressing obstacles to long-term success. Extensive use of tables and figures illustrate major points and provide readers with sample handouts for clinical use.
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