Behaviourism, Behavioural theory

Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Creative Arts Therapies uses a case-based approach to provide practical guidance for practitioners on the skillful application of ethical decision-making in art therapy.

This book presents a new agency paradigm that can resolve complex socio-political situations in cross-cultural environments.

Kool draws on recent research to illustrate that whilst the control of violence is a reaction to aggression, nonviolence is, by contrast, an active behaviour.

Principles of Medical Law is the leading practitioner text in its field.

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Friendship is a superb compilation of chapters that explore the history, major topics, and controversies in philosophical work on friendship.

Compassion is associated with feelings, emotions, expressions of care and comfort, derived from a place of love and relationship.

Applied Behavior Science in Organizations provides a compelling overview of the history of Organizational Behavior Management (OBM) and the opportunity it presents for designing and managing positive work environments that can in turn have a positive impact on society.

In this landmark work, Richard Lazarus -- one of the world's foremost authorities -- offers a comprehensive treatment of the psychology of emotion, its role in adaptation, and the issues that must be addressed to understand it.

Gewirth's theory of human rights has made a major contribution to philosophy.

Many therapists have likely worked with a client who has caused the therapist to confront his most cherished beliefs, or has changed the therapist in ways that forever altered the way he performs therapy, looks at the world, and sees himself.

Increased scrutiny on the part of the general public, media, and government has warranted a reexamination of corporate responsibilities, standards of accountability, the company's role in its local and extended community, and its ethical position in our society and culture.

The notion of social justice permeates much of current Western political and cultural discourse with a newfound urgency.

The Wiley Handbook of Contextual Behavioral Science describes the philosophical and empirical foundation of the contextual behavioral science movement; it explores the history and goals of CBS, explains its core analytic assumptions, and describes Relational Frame Theory as a research and practice program.

Kool draws on recent research to illustrate that whilst the control of violence is a reaction to aggression, nonviolence is, by contrast, an active behaviour.

Many of us would like to change one or more of our own behaviors, or those of others.

Psychoanalysis is not just about what happens in the room - it is also about the structure that holds it all together.

Clinical experiences are incorporated in this study of the dynamics, workings, and characteristics of the psychotherapeutic process.

Ethics in Rural Psychology provides readers with theoretical underpinnings, practical applications, and empirically based knowledge of the practice of psychology in rural communities.

Convention was immediately recognized as a major contribution to the subject and its significance has remained undiminished since its first publication in 1969.

The origins of knowledge about the self is arguably the most fundamental problem of psychology.

One of the central problems in nutrition is the difficulty of getting people to change their dietary behaviours so as to bring about an improvement in health.

Is neuroeconomics a flimsy fad likely to pass without leaving a discernible trace in economics?

The main purpose of the work is to showcase the interdisciplinary engineering approaches in modeling and understanding human behaviors during interpersonal interactions those that could be typical, distressed, or atypical.

This book examines a variety of psychological disorders from the perspective of the psychology of learning.

Breaking Down Joker offers a compelling, multi-disciplinary examination of a landmark film and media event that was simultaneously both celebrated and derided, and which arrived at a time of unprecedented social malaise.

The aim of Advances in the Study of Behavior remains as it has been since the series began: to serve the increasing number of scientists who are engaged in the study of animal behavior by presenting their theoretical ideas and research to their colleagues and to those in neighboring fields.

Architecture and Social Behavior (1977) is a groundbreaking study that presents the findings from a five year programme of research concerned with evaluating the impact of architectural design on behavior.

Originally published in 1933 Functional Affinities of Man, Monkeys and Apes gives a taxonomic and phylogenetic survey and the findings of diverse experimental investigations of lemurs, monkeys, and apes.

Originally published in 1982, this book provides rich evidence of the relevance of the temporal aspects of behavior.

The recognition of positive rights and the growing impact of human rights principles has recently orchestrated a number of reforms in mental health law, bringing increasing entitlement to an array of health services.

Presenting cutting-edge research and scholarship, this extensive volume covers everything from abstract theorising about the meanings of responsibility and how we blame, to analysing criminal law and justice responses, and factors that impact individual responsibility.

Harry Smit examines the elements of current evolutionary theory and how they bear on the evolution of the human mind.

Existential Psychotherapy and the Interpretation of Dreams, by Clark Moustakas, presents a fresh model for the effective integration of dreamwork in humanistically oriented psychotherapy.

This book prepares mental health professionals to conduct a thorough psychological assessment of individuals involved in immigration proceedings and present the results in a professional report.

A synthesis of more than twenty years of behavioural research on an established society of nearly 1000 free-living greylag geese.

Written by a foremost expert in the field, this hands-on, evidence-based guide describes how to conduct a comprehensive forensic neuropsychological evaluation and provide expert testimony.

The increasing portrayal of forensic investigative techniques in the popular media CSI, for example, has resulted in criminals becoming "e;forensically aware"e; and more careful about leaving behind physical evidence at a crime scene.

Psychology and Criminal Justice covers the ways that psychology intersects with the criminal justice system, from explaining criminal behavior to helping improve the three criminal justice pillars of policing, courts, and corrections.

First published in 1983.

Psychology and Behavioral Economics offers an expert introduction to how psychology can be applied to a range of public policy areas.

The use of visual art is relatively common in scientific literature, and academic publications sometimes reproduce famous paintings to attract potential readers.

Winning Cooperation from Your Child provides parents and therapists with a comprehensive, home-based behavioral recovery program for oppositional, defiant, and aggressive children.

This book takes a behavioural approach to examine six important housing questions: tenure decision, gentrification, place attachment, housing bubbles, housing wealth, and residential satisfaction.

This book explains and justifies efficient general methods of making decisions and will guide practical efforts to streamline rational choice.

Since the advent of the women's movement, women have made unprecedented gains in almost every field, from politics to the professions.

This volume, originally published in 1979, sponsored by the Psychonomic Society (the North American association of research psychologists), commemorates the centennial of experimental psychology as a separate discipline - dated from the opening of Wilhelm Wundt's laboratory at Leipzig in 1879.

Psychiatric Expert Testimony: Emerging Applications is for practitioners who need to be at the cutting edge of admissibility in court.

Written by two therapists with extensive business experience, Mastering the Financial Dimension of Your Psychotherapy Practice addresses the clinical and financial challenges of establishing and maintaining a successful private practice.

Appropriate for all upper-level courses in basic principles, applications, and behavioural research methods.