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A well-informed attack on the extravagances of'neurocentrist' thought.-Slate

A guide to setting up and managing contact visits with looked after children. Realistic about the day-to-day challenges associated with this fundamental aspect of working in children and families services, it is easy to use and supports social workers and non-social work staff at all levels.

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology uses popular myths as a vehicle for helping students and laypersons to distinguish science from pseudoscience.# Uses common myths as a vehicle for exploring how to distinguish factual from fictional claims in popular psychology# Explores topics that readers will relate to, but often misunderstand, such as 'opposites attract', 'people use only 10% of their brains', and 'handwriting reveals your personality'# Provides a 'mythbusting kit' for evaluating folk psychology claims in everyday life# Teaches essential critical thinking skills through detailed discussions of each myth# Includes over 200 additional psychological myths for readers to explore# Contains an Appendix of useful Web Sites for examining psychological myths# Features a postscript of remarkable psychological findings that sound like myths but that are true# Engaging and accessible writing style that appeals to students and lay readers alike

Personality Disorders: Toward the DSM-V offers a scientifically balanced evaluation of competing theoretical perspectives and nosological systems for personality disorders. Editors William T. O'Donohue, Scott O. Lilienfeld, and Katherine A. Fowler have brought together recognized authorities in the field to offer a synthesis of competing perspectives that provide readers with the richest and most nuanced assessment possible for each disorder. The result is a comprehensive, current, and critical summary of research and practice guidelines related to the personality disorders. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword - C. Robert Cloninger Alternatives to DSM-IV: Axis II - Thomas A. Widiger Antisocial Personality Disorder and Psychopathy - Christopher J. Patrick Avoidant Personality Disorder - James Herbert Borderline Personality Disorder - Rebekah Bradley, Carolyn Zittel-Conklin, Drew Westen Dependent Personality Disorder - Robert F. Bornstein Histrionic Personality Disorder - Scott O. Lilenfeld, Katherine A. Fowler, Erin Collier Introduction: Personality Disorders in Perspective - William T. O Donohue, Scott O. Lilienfeld, Katherine A. Fowler Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Ken Levy, John F. Clarkin, Joseph S. Reynoso Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder - Jennifer A. Bartz, Alicia Kaplan, Eric Hollander Paranoid Personality Disorder - David P. Bernsein, J. David Useda Proposed and Possible Personality Disorder Diagnosis: Passive-Aggressive, Depressive, and Sadistic Personality Disorders - Les Morey, Christopher J. Hopwood, Daniel Klein Schizoid Personality Disorder - Vijay Mittal, Oren Kalus, Larry J. Siever, David P. Bernstein Schizotypal Personality Disorder - Annie M. Bollini, Elaine Walker Summary and Integration: A Roadmap for Future Research and Revision of the Personality Disorder Classification System - Roger K. Blashfield