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Applied psychology / edited by Graham Davey.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: BPS textbooks in psychologyPublication details: Chichester : BPS Blackwell, 2011.Description: xxvi, 666 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 9781444331219:
  • 1444331213 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 158
LOC classification:
  • .D38 2011
Contents:
Chapter 1 -- Introduction.. Chapter 2 -- Clinical psychology & mental health problems.. Chapter 3 -- Common mental health problems & their treatment.. Chapter 4 -- The causes of mental health problems: schizophrenia & autistic spectrum disorder.. Chapter 5 -- The causes of mental health problems: anxiety and mood disorders.. Chapter 6 -- Clinical psychology: training and development.. Chapter 7 -- What is health psychology?. Chapter 8 -- A biopsychosocial approach to health psychology.. Chapter 9 -- Stress, coping and health.. Chapter 10 -- Social psychology and health.. Chapter 11 -- Training and working as a health psychologist.. Chapter 12 -- Introduction to forensic psychology: working with organisations and offenders.. Chapter 13 -- Working with child and adult victims.. Chapter 14 -- Eyewitnesses and the use and application of cognitive theory.. Chapter 15 -- Violence assessment and intervention.. Chapter 16 -- Training in forensic psychology and professional issues.. Chapter 17 -- Educational psychology: history and overview.. Chapter 18 -- Educational psychology: problems and interventions.. Chapter 19 -- Educational psychology: research on cognitive and biological factors.. Chapter 20 -- Educational psychology: research on developmental and social factors.. Chapter 21 -- Educational psychology: professional issues.. Chapter 22 -- Occupational psychology in practice -- the individual.. Chapter 23 -- Occupational psychology in practice -- the organization.. Chapter 24 -- Cognition in the workplace.. Chapter 25 -- Social and development psychology in work and organizations.. Chapter 26 -- Professional issues in occupational psychology.
CHAPTER 27 The Nature of Sport and Exercise Psychology Andy Lane & Tracey Devonport 27.1 Who are the Clients? 27.2 Key Issues in Service Delivery 27.3 Performance Enhancement Versus the Health of the Athlete Debate 27.4 Gaining Evidence to Support Performance Enhancement 27.5 Guiding Philosophical Issues 27.6 Measurement Issues Relevant to Conducting a Needs Analysis 27.7 Conclusions CHAPTER 28 Psychological Skills Interventions in Sport and Exercise Psychology Andy Lane & Tracey Devonport 28.1 Psychological Skills Interventions 28.2 Supervision 28.3 Ethics of Practice 28.4 Engaging in Reflective Practice 28.5 Conclusion CHAPTER 29 Sport and Exercise Psychology -- Understanding Cognitive and Biological Factors Andy Lane & Tracey Devonport 29.1 Cognitive Factors 29.2 Biological Factors 29.3 Chapter Summary CHAPTER 30 Sport and Exercise Psychology -- Understanding Social, Developmental and Personality Factors Andy Lane & Tracey Devonport 30.1 Social Factors 30.2 Developmental Factors 30.3 Personality Factors 30.4 Conclusion CHAPTER 31 Sport and Exercise Psychology -- Professional Structure and Applied Case Study Andy Lane & Tracey Devonport 31.1 Training Structure of Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology (ASEP) 31.2 Case Study: Sport Psychology in Practice 31.3 Conclusion.
Summary: Applied Psychology is designed to introduce the student to the six main areas of applied psychology (Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology, Educational Psychology, Occupational Psychology, Forensic Psychology and Sports & Exercise Psychology) as well as the core psychological knowledge that underpins these applied and professional areas. Each section is divided into five chapters. The first and second of these cover the main areas of application. The third and fourth chapters cover basic research and psychological knowledge that is relevant to the applied area. The fifth and final chapter discusses the structure of the profession and professional issues from UK, European and international perspectives.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chapter 1 -- Introduction.. Chapter 2 -- Clinical psychology & mental health problems.. Chapter 3 -- Common mental health problems & their treatment.. Chapter 4 -- The causes of mental health problems: schizophrenia & autistic spectrum disorder.. Chapter 5 -- The causes of mental health problems: anxiety and mood disorders.. Chapter 6 -- Clinical psychology: training and development.. Chapter 7 -- What is health psychology?. Chapter 8 -- A biopsychosocial approach to health psychology.. Chapter 9 -- Stress, coping and health.. Chapter 10 -- Social psychology and health.. Chapter 11 -- Training and working as a health psychologist.. Chapter 12 -- Introduction to forensic psychology: working with organisations and offenders.. Chapter 13 -- Working with child and adult victims.. Chapter 14 -- Eyewitnesses and the use and application of cognitive theory.. Chapter 15 -- Violence assessment and intervention.. Chapter 16 -- Training in forensic psychology and professional issues.. Chapter 17 -- Educational psychology: history and overview.. Chapter 18 -- Educational psychology: problems and interventions.. Chapter 19 -- Educational psychology: research on cognitive and biological factors.. Chapter 20 -- Educational psychology: research on developmental and social factors.. Chapter 21 -- Educational psychology: professional issues.. Chapter 22 -- Occupational psychology in practice -- the individual.. Chapter 23 -- Occupational psychology in practice -- the organization.. Chapter 24 -- Cognition in the workplace.. Chapter 25 -- Social and development psychology in work and organizations.. Chapter 26 -- Professional issues in occupational psychology.

CHAPTER 27 The Nature of Sport and Exercise Psychology Andy Lane & Tracey Devonport 27.1 Who are the Clients? 27.2 Key Issues in Service Delivery 27.3 Performance Enhancement Versus the Health of the Athlete Debate 27.4 Gaining Evidence to Support Performance Enhancement 27.5 Guiding Philosophical Issues 27.6 Measurement Issues Relevant to Conducting a Needs Analysis 27.7 Conclusions CHAPTER 28 Psychological Skills Interventions in Sport and Exercise Psychology Andy Lane & Tracey Devonport 28.1 Psychological Skills Interventions 28.2 Supervision 28.3 Ethics of Practice 28.4 Engaging in Reflective Practice 28.5 Conclusion CHAPTER 29 Sport and Exercise Psychology -- Understanding Cognitive and Biological Factors Andy Lane & Tracey Devonport 29.1 Cognitive Factors 29.2 Biological Factors 29.3 Chapter Summary CHAPTER 30 Sport and Exercise Psychology -- Understanding Social, Developmental and Personality Factors Andy Lane & Tracey Devonport 30.1 Social Factors 30.2 Developmental Factors 30.3 Personality Factors 30.4 Conclusion CHAPTER 31 Sport and Exercise Psychology -- Professional Structure and Applied Case Study Andy Lane & Tracey Devonport 31.1 Training Structure of Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology (ASEP) 31.2 Case Study: Sport Psychology in Practice 31.3 Conclusion.

Applied Psychology is designed to introduce the student to the six main areas of applied psychology (Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology, Educational Psychology, Occupational Psychology, Forensic Psychology and Sports & Exercise Psychology) as well as the core psychological knowledge that underpins these applied and professional areas. Each section is divided into five chapters. The first and second of these cover the main areas of application. The third and fourth chapters cover basic research and psychological knowledge that is relevant to the applied area. The fifth and final chapter discusses the structure of the profession and professional issues from UK, European and international perspectives.

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