Author: Robert J. Sternberg PhD
Publisher: Cambridge University Pre
Keywords: perspectives, psychological, contemporary, creativity, nature
Number of Pages: 468
Published: 1988-05-27
List price: $39.99
ISBN-10: 0521338921
ISBN-13: 9780521338929

Originally published in 1988, this book provides sixteen chapters by acknowledged experts on the richness and diversity of psychological approaches to the study of creativity. Addressing various aspects and levels of analysis, together they constitute a broad survey of the understanding of what it is to be ’creative’. In the first part of The Nature of Creativity, the role of the environment is discussed. In the second part, the role of the individual is viewed - first from a psychometric perspective; and then from a cognitive or information-processing perspective. In the third par

Author: K. Owe
Publisher: HSRC Pre
Keywords: controversies, benefits, issues, education, psychological, tests, role
Number of Pages: 121
Published: 1998-12-31
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0796918813
ISBN-13: 9780796918819

Psychological tests may be classified or characterized in many different ways, for example by their content area, intended uses, method of test administration, strategy followed in item construction, type of stimuli or responses, test interpretation, standardization, criteria for scoring and so on. The most common method, however, is to classify tests by their content or by the attributes they measure, for example, musical ability, mechanical aptitude, spatial ability, scholastic aptitude, school readiness or personality traits. In Stock

Author: Marvin Leibowitz
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: approach, psychological, drawings, projective, interpreting
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 1999-05-01
List price: $52.95
ISBN-10: 0876309333
ISBN-13: 9780876309339

The use of drawings to discover emotions, attitudes, and personality traits not verbally stated by a client is a valuable and widely used technique in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. In this book, the author offers a highly practical introduction to the use and interpretation of projective drawings. Grounding his approach in self psychology, Dr. Leibowitz provides detailed information on how to interpret house, tree, man, woman, and animal drawings. By pairing clinical case examples with general interpretation guidelines, the book offers a thorough examination of projective drawings, maki

Author: Vincent J. Adesso
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Keywords: health, women, perspectives, psychological
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 1994-07-01
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 1560323353
ISBN-13: 9781560323358

Significant scientific advances have been made in understanding psychological aspects of women’s health, and knowledge gained will be of relevance not only to women’s health but to the promotion of health and illness prevention and treatment for all individuals. The current cutting-edge research detailed in this volume is intended to stimulate new thinking and research in women’s health from biopsychosocial perspectives. Drawing on research from internationally respected experts, topics covered include ageing, stress, heart disease, cancer, drugs, weight regulation and body i

Author: National Research Council (U. S.)Committee on Wel
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: primates, nonhuman, psychological
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 1998-12
List price: $37.00
ISBN-10: 0309052335
ISBN-13: 9780309052337

A 1985 amendment to the Animal Welfare Act requires those who keep nonhuman primates to develop and follow appropriate plans for promoting the animals’ psychological well-being. This book recommends workable approaches to meeting these requirements, focusing on what is known about the psychological needs of nonhuman primates and presenting practical suggestions for assessing and promoting their well-bring.

Authors:G. Goldstein, Michel Hersen,
Publisher: Pergamon
Keywords: third, assessment, psychological, handbook
Number of Pages: 612
Published: 2000-04-13
List price: $166.00
ISBN-10: 0080436455
ISBN-13: 9780080436456

The field of psychological assessment has been undergoing rapid change. The second edition of this Handbook, published in 1990, appeared at the beginning of a decade marked by extensive advances in assessment in essentially all of its specialized areas. There are many new tests, new applications of established tests, and new test systems. Major revisions have appeared of established tests, notably the Wechsler intelligence scales. The time seemed right for a third edition, since even over the relatively brief period of ten years, many tests described in the second edition have been replaced, a

Author: Thomas G. Moeller
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: approach, psychological, violence, aggression, youth
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2001-06-01
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 0805837140
ISBN-13: 9780805837148

The rash of school shootings in the late 1990s has generated a tremendous amount of public concern about youth aggression and violence. But students, trainees, and professionals who work with children and adolescents have had no concise or systematic survey of our current knowledge about causes and effective approaches to intervention and prevention on which to draw. Youth Aggression and Violence has filled the void. Comprehensive and readable, it: * utilizes theory and research from the developmental psychology of "normal" children and adolescents, as well as material on "abnormal" forms o