Psychology Counselling

2 Books. Interesting to read. Covers all aspects of Psychology Abnormality and Counselling in different cases. Includes practical approach to help you practice Psychology Counselling. 

• Abnormal Psychology
• Psychology Counselling

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Psychology Counselling

Part 1 : Professional Foundations Of Counseling

1. Personal and Professional Aspects of Counseling
2. Ethical and Legal Aspects Of Counseling
3. Counseling in a Multicultural Society
4. Counseling With Diverse Populations

Part 2 : Counseling Process and Theories

1. Building Counseling Relationships
2. Working in and Closing a Counseling Relationships
3. Psychoanalytic ,Adlerian ,and Humanistic Theories of Counseling
4. Behavioral,Cognitive ,Systemic ,Brief ,and Crisis Theories Of Counseling

Part 3 : Core Counseling Activities in Various Setting

1. Groups in Counseling
2. Consultation and Supervision
3. Evaluation and Research
4. Testing,Assessment,and Diagnosis in Counseling

Part 4 : Counseling Specialties

1. Career Counseling Over the Life Span
2. Couple and Family Counseling
3. Professional School Counseling
4. College Counseling and Student -Life Service
5. Abuse,Addiction, Disability ,and Counseling
6. Clinical Mental Health and Private Practice Counseling

EPILOGUE

Appendix A : History of Counseling

Appendix B : Summary Tables of Major Counseling Theories

Appendix C : Counseling-Related Organizations

Appendix D : Glimpses of The Mental Healthcare

Abnormal Psychology

Chapter 1 Abnormal Psychology: Overview and Research Approaches

Thinking Critically About

1. Classification and Diagnosis
2. Culture and Abnormality
3. How Common are Mental Disorders
4. Researches Approaches in Abnormal Psychology
5. Sources Of Information
6. Forming and Testing Hypotheses
7. Correlational Research Designs
8. The Experimental Method in Abnormal Psychology
9. Developments in Research
10. Unresolved Issues

Chapter 2 Historical and Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior

1. Historical Views of Abnormal Behavior
2. Development in Thinking
3. Towards Humanitarian Approaches
4. Traditional Faith Healing The Emergence of Contemporary Views of Abnormal Behavior
5. Development in Research The Search for Medications to Cure Mental Disorders
6. Unresolved Issues Interpreting Historical Events

Chapter 3 Casual Factors and Viewpoints

1. Risk Factor and Couses of Abnormal Bahavior
2. Perspectives to Understanding the Couses of Abnormal Behavior
3. The Biological Perspectives
4. Nature ,Narture,and Psychopathology:A new Look at an Old Topic
5. The Psychological Perspectives
6. The Humanistic and Existential Perspectives
7. The Social Perspectives
8. The Cultural Perspectives
9. Culture and Attachment Relationship
10. Theoretical Perspectives and the couses of Abnormal Behavior

Chapter 4 Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis

1. The Basic Element in Assessment
2. Physical Assessment of Organism
3. Psychosocial Assessment
4. The Automated Practice: Use of the Computer in Psychological Testing
5. The Integration of Assessment Data
6. Classifying Abnormal Behavior
7. Issues in Acceptance of Changed Diagnostic Criteria

Chapter 5 Stress and Physical and Mental Health

1. What is Stress?
2. Stress and Physical Health
3. Stress and Immune System Functioning
4. Racial Discrimination and Cardiovascular Health in African Americans
5. Treatment of Stress -Related Physical Disorders
6. Stress and Mental Health
7. Changes to the Diagnostic Criteria For PTSD
8. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
9. Prevention and Treatment of Stress Disorders
10. Does Playing Tetris After a Traumatic Event Reduce Flashbacks?
11. Virtual Reality Exposure Treatment  for PTSD in Military Personnel
12. Why is the study of Trauma so Contentious?

Chapter 6 Panic,Anxiety ,Obsessions, and Their Disorders

1. Specific Phobias
2. Social Anxiety Disorder
3. Panic Disorder
4. Agoraphobia
5. Nocturnal Panic Attacks
6. Generalized Anxiety Disorder
7. Obessive -Compulsive Disorder
8. Body Dysmorphic Disorder
9. Taijin Kyofusho
10. The Choice of Treatments: Medications or Cognitive-Behavior Therapy?

Chapter 7 Mood Disorders and Suicide

1. Major Depressive Disorder
2. Manic Episode Unipolar Depressive Disorders
3. Persistent Depressive Disorder
4. Was it Wise to Drop the Bereavemrnt Exclusion for Major Depression?
5. A New Diagnosis: Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
6. Bipolar and Related Disorder
7. Casual Factor in Bipolar Disorder
8. Sociocultural Factors Affecting Unipolar and Bipolar Disorders
9. Treatment and Outcomes
10. Suicide: The Clinical Pictures and the Causal Pattern
11. Warning Signs For Suicide
12. Suicide Prevention and Intervention

Chapter 8 Somatic Symptoms and Dissociative Disorders

1. Somatic Symptoms Disorder
2. Illness Anxiety Disorder Conversion Disorder
3. What can Neuroimaging Tell us About Conversion Disorder?
4. Treatment of a Patient Who Was Mute
5. Factitious Disorder
6. Depersonalization/Derealization Disorder
7. Dissociative Amnesia
8. Dissociative Identity
9. DID , Schizophrenia ,and Split Personality: Clearing up the Confusion
10. DID and the Reality of “Recovered Memories“

Chapter 9 Eating Disorder And Obesity

1. Anorexia Nervosa
2. Bulimia Nervosa
3. Binge-Eating Disorder
4. Other Form of Eating Disorders
5. Changing Body Image risk and Causal Factor in Eating Disorders
6. Treatment of Eating Disorders
7. The Problem of Obesity
8. Risk and Causal Factor in Obesity
9. Treatment of Obesity
10. The role of Public Policy in the Prevention of Obesity

Chapter 10 Personality Disorders

1. Cluster A Personality Disorder
2. Paranoid Personality Disorder
3. Schizoid Personality Disorder
4. Schizotypal Personality Disorder
5. Histrionic Personality Disorder
6. Narcissistic Personality Disorder
7. Antisocial Personality Disorder
8. Nonsuicidal Self Injury
9. Avoidant Personality Disorder
10. Dependent Personality Disorder
11. Obessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Chapter 11 Substance-Related Disorders

1. Alcohol Use Disorder
2. Causal Factor in the Abuse of and Dependance on Alcohol
3. Treatment of Alcohol Related Disorders
4. Drug Abuse and Dependance
5. Stimulant
6. Sedative
7. Hallucinogens
8. Gambling Disorder

Chapter 12 Sexual Varients, Abuse,and DysFunctions

1. Paraphilic Disorders
2. Several Different Paraphilic Disorders
3. Gender Dysphoria
4. Gender Dysphoria in Children
5. Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Adults
6. Sexual Abuse
7. Pedophilia and Hebephilia
8. Sexual Dysfunctions
9. Different Sexual Dysfunctions

Chapter 13 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorder

1. Schizophrenia
2. Stress,Caffeine ,and Hallucinations
3. Schizoaffective Disorder
4. Schizophreniform Disorder
5. Delusional Disorder
6. Brief Psychotic Disorder
7. Structural and Functional Brain Abnormalities
8. Psychosocial and Cultural Factors
9. Treatment and Outcomes

Chapter 14 Neurocognitive Disorders

1. Brain Impairment in Adult
2. Delirium
3. Major Neurocognitive Disorders
4. Alzheimer’s Disease
5. Depression Increase the Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease
6. New Approaches to the Treatment of Alzheimer’Disease
7. Neurocognitive Disorder Resulting From HIV Infection or Vascular Problems
8. Disorders Involving Head Injury
9. Brain Damage in Professional Athletes

Chapter 15 Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence (Neurodevelopment Disorders)

1. Disruptive ,Impulse -Control and Conduct Disorders
2. Elimination Disorders
3. Neurodevelopmental Disorders
4. Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
5. Autism Spectrum Disorder
6. Specific Learning Disorder
7. Intellectual Disability

Chapter 16 Psychological Treatment

1. Measuring Success in Psychotherapy
2. Psychosocial Approaches to Treatment
3. Yoga ,Meditation ,and other Traditional Indian Approaches to Mental Healing
4. Sociocultural Perspectives
5. Biological Approaches to Treatment
6. Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment -Resistant Depression

Chapter 17 Contemporary and Legal Issues in Abnormal Psychology

1. Perspectives on Prevention
2. Impatient Mental Health Treatment in Contemporary Society
3. Controversial Legal Issues and the Mentally ill
4. Organized Efforts for Mental Health
5. Challenges for the Future
6. The HMOs and Mental Health Care