Psychologists have long sought to understand and explain human change and development. In applied psychology there are three dominant approaches which have been particularly influential - humanistic, psychodynamic and behaviourist. Psychological Change introduces these models and, through the use of examples and case-studies, demonstrates how the theory can be related effectively to practice. It will appeal to students studying applied psychology within health studies, nursing, social work and psychology courses as well as to a wide range of practitioners working in the caring professions.
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Introduction.- PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY.- Person-centred Therapy.- Personality and the Self-concept.- Motivational Processes and Child Development.- Psychological Development and Psychological Health.- Basic Themes in Humanistic Psychology and Links with the Introduction.- Further Reading.- PART 2: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOANALYSIS.- Psychoanalytic Therapy.- Self-analysis.- Psychoanalytic Approaches to Child Development.- Freud's Theory of Personality.- Basic Themes in Psychoanalysis and Links with the Introduction.- Further Reading.- PART 3: INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIOURISM.- Cognitive Therapy.- The Behaviourist Approach to Personal Change.- The Behaviourist Approach to the Problematic Behaviour of Children.- The Experimental Foundations of Behaviourism.- Basic Themes in Behaviourism and Links with the Introduction.- Further Reading.- Comparisons between Humanistic Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Behaviourism.- References.- Index.
