Böcker av Michael J. Mahoney

Features a group of top psychologists focusing on the developments in cognitive and constructive psychotherapies. This volume traces the evolution of cognitive therapy from its origin in behavior modification through its development and maturation as an integrative system of therapy.

This book, originally published in 1976, documents the idiosyncracies and foibles of the scientific process as a field of endeavour. A new introduction updates such aspects of academia as politics and tenure, publication and power relations, science studies and constructivist inquiry, and what have come to be called the "science wars".

Asserting that good problem-solving skills are essential for dealing effectively with crisis, change, and stress, a clinical psychologist outlines a sequence of seven specific steps that help clarify a problem, its causes, and its solution.

This is not simply a "do" or "don't" book, but rather a book directed at helping you to learn about yourself. It is based on principles derived from the careful work of scores of researchers who have studied the behavior and attitudes of overweight individuals. The major thrust of the book is to help you explore your patterns of behavior and thought, to experiment with change, to test consequences, and to incorporate new behaviors and thoughts into your everyday life. "Perhaps the best common sense, effective solution to the problem of weight control that has yet been published ... Well written and documented by an impressive list of references." -Best Sellers

Acting as a teaching text and clinical resource, this book is about: how to do psychotherapy; and how to apply the science of change, to the complexities of helping people develop meanings in their lives. It shows how to nurture the therapeutic relationship, while implementing interventions as: centering techniques, problem solving, and others.