Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Cambridge University Press
Edition: 8, 8/22/2019
EAN 9781108705141, ISBN10: 1108705146
Paperback, 530 pages, 27.9 x 21.6 x 3 cm
Language: English
Designed to provide a thorough survey of the field, Introduction to Clinical Psychology, eighth edition, is accessible to advanced undergraduates as well as graduate students. This text presents a scholarly portrayal of the history, content, professional functions, and the future of clinical psychology. Extensive use of case material and real-world applications illustrates each theoretical approach. After reading this book, students will better understand clinical psychology as a field of professional practice and scientific research, and will be better able to apply theoretical concepts to real-world clinical cases.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I. Basic Concepts
1. What is clinical psychology?
2. Clinical psychology's past and present
Part II. Assessment
3. Basic features of clinical assessment
4. Interviewing and observation in clinical psychology
5. Testing in clinical psychology
Part III. Clinical Interventions
6. Basic features of clinical interventions
7. Psychodynamic and humanistic psychotherapies
8. Behavioral and cognitive-behavior psychotherapies
9. Other modes of clinical intervention
10. Research on clinical intervention
Part IV. Some Clinical Specialties
11. Clinical child psychology
12. Health psychology
13. Clinical neuropsychology
14. Forensic psychology
Part V. The Future of Clinical Psychology
15. Professional issues in clinical psychology
16. Getting into graduate school in clinical psychology
References
Name index
Subject index
Credits.