Psychology Revivals
About the Book Series
Psychology Revivals is an initiative aiming to re-issue a wealth of academic works which have long been unavailable. Following the success of the Routledge Revivals programme, this time encompassing a vast range from across the Behavioural Sciences, Psychology Revivals draws upon a distinguished catalogue of imprints and authors associated with both Routledge and Psychology Press, restoring to print books by some of the most influential scholars of the last 120 years.
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Understanding Therapeutic Action: Psychodynamic Concepts of Cure
1st Edition
Edited
By Lawrence Lifson
March 12, 2015
Most of the existing psychodynamic literature approaches the treatment process from one particular theoretical perspective or another. Yet, what contemporary psychotherapists need most is practical information that transcends individual perspectives. After all, they must be able to treat patients ...
Borderline: A Psychological Study of Paranoia and Delusional Thinking
1st Edition
By Peter Chadwick
February 23, 2015
Originally published in 1992, Borderline presents a unique study of the disturbed mind. Professional psychologist Peter Chadwick draws upon his own personal experience of madness to provide a valuable exploration of the psychology of paranoia and schizophrenia. The book goes beyond a narrowly ...
Cognitive Foundations of Clinical Psychology
1st Edition
By Chris R. Brewin
February 23, 2015
Originally published in 1988, this was the first textbook to review and integrate the cognitive theories underlying the practice of modern clinical psychology. Written in a clear and readable way, it uses many clinical examples to relate the theories to what therapists actually do. It describes the...
Positive Practice: A Step-by-Step Guide to Family Therapy
1st Edition
By Alan Carr
February 23, 2015
Originally published in 1995 Positive Practice is for newcomers to the field of family therapy and systemic consultation including professionals from a variety of disciplines, such as psychology, psychiatry, social work, nursing, child care and protection, occupational therapy, paediatrics and ...
Radical Approaches to Social Skills Training
1st Edition
By Peter Trower
February 23, 2015
Originally published in 1984, one of the few facts that emerged clearly in the beleaguered field of psychology and mental health at the time was the extent of poor social skills in psychiatric patients, the mentally handicapped and problem adolescents. As a result, during the 1970s, social skills ...
Social Skills and Mental Health
1st Edition
By Peter Trower, Bridget Bryant, Michael Argyle
February 23, 2015
In the 10 years or so prior to original publication in 1978 new theories and discoveries in the social sciences had given a scientific basis and new impetus to the development of social skills training as a form of therapy. This book explores the progress made with this idea and gives practical ...
The Psychology and Education of Gifted Children
1st Edition
By Philip E. Vernon, Georgina Adamson
February 23, 2015
Originally published in 1977, this book looks at the problem of educating highly intelligent and gifted children, which it felt was of paramount importance to modern society. In the 1970s education increasingly focused on average pupils, and often made excellent provision for handicapped children, ...
An Essay, Medical, Philosophical, and Chemical on Drunkenness and its Effects on the Human Body
1st Edition
Edited
By Roy Porter, Thomas Trotter
January 09, 2015
It was during the course of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that the problem of chronic alcohol dependence in modern society and its consequent medical effects emerged. The topic of drunkenness figures prominently in the thinking and writing of social reformers, politicians, theorists, ...
Empathy I
1st Edition
Edited
By Joseph D. Lichtenberg, Melvin Bornstein, Donald Silver
January 09, 2015
When the late Heinz Kohut defined psychoanalysis as the science of empathy and introspection, he sparked a debate that has animated psychoanalytic discourse ever since. What is the relationship of empathy to psychoanalysis? Is it a constituent of analytical technique, an integral aspect of the ...
Empathy II
1st Edition
Edited
By Joseph D. Lichtenberg, Melvin Bornstein, Donald Silver
January 09, 2015
When the late Heinz Kohut defined psychoanalysis as the science of empathy and introspection, he sparked a debate that has animated psychoanalytic discourse ever since. What is the relationship of empathy to psychoanalysis? Is it a constituent of analytical technique, an integral aspect of the ...
Illustrations of Madness
1st Edition
By John Haslam, Roy Porter
January 09, 2015
John Haslam’s Illustrations of Madness, written in 1810, occupies a special place in psychiatric history, it was the first book-length account of one single psychiatric case written by a British psychiatrist. John Haslam, apothecary to London’s Bethlem Hospital, and a leading psychiatrist of the ...
Intelligence and Cultural Environment
1st Edition
By Philip E. Vernon
January 09, 2015
Originally published in 1969, Intelligence and Cultural Environment looks at the concept of intelligence and the factors influencing the mental development of children, including health and nutrition, as well as child-rearing practices. It goes on to discuss the application of intelligence tests in...