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Comparative Psychology for Clinical Psychologists and Therapists

Comparative Psychology for Clinical Psychologists and Therapists

What Animal Behavior Can Tell Us about Human Psychology

von: Daniel C. Marston, Terry L. Maple

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Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format: EPUB
Veröffentl.: 19.05.2016
ISBN/EAN: 9781784501617
Sprache: englisch
Anzahl Seiten: 256

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Titelbeschreibung

<p>Featuring animal research, from pigeons to primates, this book explains how comparative psychology can enrich our insights into human psychological processes.<br><br>Each chapter covers a different clinical disorder or problem commonly encountered by clinical psychologists and therapists, including depression, autism and social communication disorders, substance abuse and obesity, and reviews related research into animal behaviors. Revealing how animal models can grant psychologists a better understanding of the motivations and causes for behaviors that are impossible or challenging to study in humans, the authors suggest interventions, drawn from research findings in comparative psychology, that can effectively address psychological disorders in humans.</p>

Titelkurzbeschreibung

Revealing what comparative psychology can offer clinical psychologists and therapists, this book presents effective interventions based on insights from research into animal behaviours. Chapters focus on different disorders or behaviours that are difficult or impossible to study in humans, from autism to substance abuse, and include case examples.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction. 2. Learning and Memory. 3. Depression. 4. Aggression. 5. Substance Abuse. 6. Gambling Problems. 7. Autistic Spectrum Disorders. 8. Overeating and Obesity. 9. How a Clinical Psychologist and a Comparative Psychologist See the World. 10. Conclusion.

Werbetext Überschrift

How research into animal behavior can enrich clinicians' understanding of human psychology and be applied in clinical practice

Autorenportrait

<p>Dr Daniel C. Marston is a licensed psychologist and owner of Marston Psychological Services, LLC. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology and was previously Adjunct Professor at Carlow College, Pittsburgh, PA. He is based in Pennsylvania, USA.<br><br>Dr Terry L. Maple is a comparative psychologist. He is Scholar-in-Residence in the Departments of Biology and Psychology at the University of North Florida, Research Professor of Biology and Psychology at Florida Atlantic University and Elizabeth Smithgall Watts Professor of Conservation and Behavior Emeritus at the School of Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology. He is also Professor-in-Residence at Jacksonville Zoo. He is based in Florida, USA.</p>

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