Wiley textbooks in Psychology – serie

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGYA practical and easy-to-understand introduction to applied psychologyIn the newly revised second edition of Applied Psychology, distinguished psychologist and author Graham Davey delivers an accessible introduction to the main areas of applied psychology from the perspectives of practitioners and researchers in the United Kingdom, Europe, and other parts of the world. It explains the core psychological knowledge and research that underpins the most commonly employed areas of applied psychology.This latest edition adds eight brand new chapters that cover emerging topics in applied psychology, and extensive revisions to all other applied psychology chapters.The book is accompanied by a resource website that offers a wide range of teaching and learning features, including a test bank, instructor slides, and a collection of professional and training chapters. Readers will also find: Thorough introductions to clinical, health, forensic, and educational psychologyComprehensive explorations of occupational, sport, and counselling psychologyPractical discussions of coaching psychology, including the application of psychological theory during coachingFulsome treatments of emerging topics in applied psychology, including environmental, consumer, community, and political psychologyPerfect for Level 1 introductory psychology students, Applied Psychology will also benefit Level 2 and 3 students seeking core theoretical and professional information and be valuable for Masters students training for future practice.

FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY Complete introduction to forensic psychology and understanding psychology’s expanding influence on the study of law, crime, and criminality Highlighting the often-sizable gap between media myths surrounding forensic practice and reality, Forensic Psychology presents a broad range of topics within the field, including detailed treatments of the causes of crime, investigative methods, the trial process, and interventions with different types of offenders and offenses. To aid in reader comprehension, this Fourth Edition is supplemented with additional online resource materials, including related links, multiple choice questions, and PowerPoint slides. Authored by a wide range of experienced forensic psychology professionals and drawing on a wealth of experience from leading researchers and practitioners, Forensic Psychology includes information on: Psychological approaches to understanding crime and developmental and psychological theories of offendingContributions of neuroscience in understanding risk factors for offending and effects of interpersonal crime on victimsEyewitness evidence, psychopathy, interviewing witnesses and suspects, detecting deception, and offender profiling and crime linkageInterpersonal violence and stalking, judicial processes, safeguarding vulnerable witnesses, criminal responsibilities, and the role of the expert witnessRehabilitation of offenders, risk assessment, treating dangerous offenders, and interventions with female offenders and offenders with intellectual disabilitiesWith comprehensive coverage of the subject and its many important intricacies, the Fourth Edition of Forensic Psychology is essential reading for undergraduates’ first encounter with the subject area and is also an excellent introduction for more specialized postgraduate courses.