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2 167 kr
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This casebook will be a supplement to textbooks used in teaching the Abnormal Psychology course at the undergraduate level. The cases will be first-person narratives from the most eminent clinicans in the field and will allow readers an opportunity to become involved in the clinical processes of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Each case highlights the essential features of the disorder and will describe the difficulties the author encountered when assessing and treating it.
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Written by key researchers and practitioners in the field, this book presents an overview of gerontology appropriate for graduate and advanced undergraduate students. It includes seminal chapters on theory, methodology, physiological processes, health, culture, dying and bereavement, cognitive processes and intellectual abilities, personality, assessment, clinical issues and competency, caregiving, and public policy issues. Each chapter includes review questions and a list of additional reference sources.
Del 1 - Wiley Series in Adulthood and Aging
Psychopathology in Later Adulthood
Inbunden, Engelska, 2000
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A comprehensive review of psychopathology in older adults combiningtheory, research, and practice The tremendous growth of the aging population has dramaticallyincreased the importance of clinical geropsychology as a major areaof research, theory, and practice. The unique ways in whichpsychological disorders manifest in the later years of life createspecial challenges for professionals working with older clients.Edited by a well-known expert in aging, and with contributions fromleading clinical researchers, Psychopathology in Later Adulthoodaddresses the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment issues healthprofessionals encounter in late adulthood. Combining theory, research, and case examples, this book exploresboth the physical and cognitive changes that occur as adults age.Each chapter focuses on a specific disorder and includes a relevantclinical case study, which is integrated into the substantivecontent. Some of the subjects covered are:* Personality, anxiety, mood, and sexual disorders* Dementia* Suicide* Substance abuse disorders* Schizophrenia and related disorders* Sleep-related disorders* General principles of therapy Thorough and practical, Psychopathology in Later Adulthood providesthe reader with the insight needed to understand and successfullytreat the complex aspects of aging.