" Focusing on the breadth of issues that affect psychotherapy with African American women, this unique volume is designed to help clinicians develop a broader understanding of what is useful and what is problematic when applying psychodynamic concepts to their clients. From an array of seasoned clinicians, chapters present innovative and creative reformulations of theory and technique that build upon and challenge existing models. Issue ..."
" Using a clear and engaging writing style that is accessible without compromising rigor, this introduction to abnormal behavior offers research-based and comprehensive coverage and a fully-integrated approach that interweaves sociocultural/diversity issues, various biopsychosocial theoretical perspectives, and multimedia content throughout. It includes case examples drawn from the authors' own case files and those of noted authorities i ..."
"Integrating the new DSM-IV guidelines and incorporating a multicultural perspective throughout, this edition uses illustrative cases and applications in order to further understanding in this field."
"Psychological Health of Women of Color: Intersections, Challenges, and OpportunitieS≪/i is an anthology that examines core issues of women of color's emotional health and well-being. Organized by subject, the work comprises contributions from noted experts on the psychological health of women of color.The book analyzes the life stages of women of color: childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. It serves to address the challeng ..."
" Essentials of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World uses a clear, engaging writing style to communicate the basic concepts in the field. Its student-friendly features are design to make Abnormal Psychology interesting and relatable. Built-in study tools will help you grasp difficult material. Offering an inclusive approach that reflects the diversities in Canadian culture, gender, and lifestyle, Essentials Abnormal Psychology is a br ..."
Becoming Visible(1st Edition) Counseling Bisexuals Across the Lifespan by Beth A. Firestein, BeverlyGreene Hardcover, 472 Pages, Published 2007 by Columbia University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-231-13724-9, ISBN: 0-231-13724-9
"Becoming Visible offers cutting-edge psychological perspectives on bisexual and queer identities and the cultural and mental health issues facing bisexual, lesbian, gay, queer, and questioning individuals and their partners. Essential for any professional seeking to provide "best practice" services to this population, Becoming Visible addresses the therapeutic needs of bisexuals at every stage of the life cycle. This volume explores why ..."
"A long-awaited addition to the literature, this important new volume comprehensively addresses mental health issues relevant to women of color and presents guidelines for state-of-the-art treatment. Chapters illustrate the interaction of gender and ethnicity in mental health theory and practice, and discuss how cultural relevance and gender sensitivity can and must be incorporated into clinical work. The contributors are experts with ex ..."
" Essentials of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World uses a clear, engaging writing style to communicate the basic concepts in the field. Its student-friendly features are design to make Abnormal Psychology interesting and relatable. Built-in study tools will help you grasp difficult material. Offering an inclusive approach that reflects the diversities in Canadian culture, gender, and lifestyle, Essentials Abnormal Psychology is a br ..."
Lesbian and Gay Psychology(1st Edition) Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications (Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian & Gay Issues) by Beverly A. Greene, Gregory M. Herek Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 1994 by Sage Publications, Inc ISBN-13: 978-0-8039-5312-3, ISBN: 0-8039-5312-7
" Psychology in a Changing World puts a human face on the study of Abnormal Psychology. For courses in Abnormal Psychology and Psychopathology. Within the field of abnormal psychology, research developments continue to sharpen the understanding of abnormal behavior. In Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World, Nevid, Rathus, and Greene endeavor to bring these advances to students in a way that both stimulates interest and make ..."
" Essentials of Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World takes an interactionist perspective, enabling students to see the importance of the interplay of psychological, socio-cultural and biological factors in the development of psychological disorders. The brief, streamlined format introduces students to the basic concepts of the field with a clear and engaging writing style. Its accessible, broad, research-based coverage, with super ..."
" This contemporary introduction to abnormal psychology is designed to make the material more accessible and inviting to a new generation of learners a changing world. It offers a fully-integrated approach that interweaves diversity issues, theoretical perspectives, research and multimedia content throughout. Readers gain insight into their own attitudes and behavior patterns through carefully selected questionnaires. Chapter topi ..."
"New edition of a textbook that considers a broad range of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors and their interactions in the development of abnormal behavior patterns. Emphasizing an interactionist approach, Nevid and Beverly A. Greene (psychology, St. John's U.) and Spencer A. Rathus (psychology, Montclair State U.), discuss classification and assessment; therapy and treatment; stress, psychological factors, and health; ..."
"A research-based, comprehensive guide to abnormal psychology, this book contains case-examples and reader-oriented applications. It provides an integration of socio-cultural material throughout, focusing on cultural diversity, gender and lifestyle. It includes a new chapter on violence and abuse, new research, and coverage of major theoretical viewpoints spanning biological, psychological and sociocultural perspectives. The text covers ..."
"Other Memphians, mostly black but a few whites closely associated with the city's growing population of black migrants, lost their homes. Many were brutally assaulted. An unknown number of terrified blacks were driven out of the city."
"On May 1, 1866, a minor exchange between white Memphis city police and a group of black Union soldiers quickly escalated into murder and mayhem. Changes wrought by the Civil War and African American emancipation sent long-standing racial, economic, cultural, class, and gender tensions rocketing to new heights. For three days, a mob of white men roamed through South Memphis, leaving a trail of blood, rubble, and terror in their wake. By ..."
"The second volume of Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times contains sixteen essays on Tennessee women in the forefront of the political, economic, and cultural history of the state and assesses the national and sometimes international scope of their influence. The essays examine women’s lives in the broad sweep of nineteenth- and twentieth-century history in Tennessee and reenvision the state’s past by placing them at the center of the ..."
""Abnormal Psychology in a Changing World is a complete learning and teaching package that brings into focus the following major objectives: (1) putting a human face on the study of abnormal psychology; (2) adopting an interactionist or ..."