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Progress in Behavior Modification
Volume 19
- 1st Edition - June 3, 1985
- Editors: Michel Hersen, Richard M. Eisler, Peter M. Miller
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 5 3 5 6 1 9 - 0
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 0 5 7 6 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 4 8 3 2 - 1 9 1 9 - 6
Progress in Behavior Modification, Volume 19 covers the developments in the study of behavior modification. The book discusses neuropsychology and behavior therapy; the progress in… Read more
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Request a sales quoteProgress in Behavior Modification, Volume 19 covers the developments in the study of behavior modification. The book discusses neuropsychology and behavior therapy; the progress in parent training; and the nature and measurement of agoraphobia. The text also describes childhood and adolescent obesity, with emphasis on the progress in behavioral assessment and treatment; the conceptualization, assessment, and intervention in fire emergencies; and behavioral pediatrics. The assessment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia is also considered. Psychologists, psychiatrists, and pediatricians will find the book invaluable.
Contributors
Neuropsychology and Behavior Therapy
I. Introduction
II. Demographic and Epidemiological Data
III. Recovery from Brain Damage
IV. Assessment Techniques
V. Conceptual Models
VI. Empirical Considerations
VII. Conclusions
References
Progress in Parent Training
I. Introduction
II. Purpose
III. Overview
IV. Acquisition of Skills
V. Implementation of Skills
VI. Conclusions
References
On the Nature and Measurement of Agoraphobia
I. Introduction
II. Nature of Agoraphobia
III. Measurement of Agoraphobia
References
Childhood and Adolescent Obesity: Progress in Behavioral Assessment and Treatment
I. Introduction
II. Definition and Measurement
III. Epidemiology
IV. The Relationship of Childhood to Adult Obesity
V. Behavioral Treatment: Promoting Fat Loss
VI. Behavioral Treatment: Promoting Maintenance of Fat Loss
VII. Concluding Comments
References
Behavior Therapy and Fire Emergencies: Conceptualization, Assessment, and Intervention
I. Introduction
II. Conceptualization
III. Implications for Intervention
IV. Intervention
V. Future Research Directions
References
Behavioral Pediatrics: Research, Treatment, Recommendations
I. Introduction
II. Treatment Protocols for Dissemination
III. Behavioral-Medical Disorders
IV. The Pediatrician's Role
V. Pediatrician's Response
References
The Assessment of Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia
I. Introduction
II. Theoretical Considerations
III. Assessment
IV. Assessment during Treatment Studies
V. Conclusions and Suggestions
References
Index
- No. of pages: 314
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 3, 1985
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Hardback ISBN: 9780125356190
- Paperback ISBN: 9781483205762
- eBook ISBN: 9781483219196
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Michel Hersen
Michel Hersen (Ph.D. State University of New York at Buffalo, 1966) is Professor and Dean, School of Professional Psychology, Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon. He is Past President of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy. He has written 4 books, co-authored and co-edited 126 books, including the Handbook of Prescriptive Treatments for Adults and Single Case Experimental Designs. He has also published more than 220 scientific journal articles and is co-editor of several psychological journals, including Behavior Modification, Clinical Psychology Review, Journal of Anxiety Disorders, Journal of Family Violence, Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities, Journal of Clinical Geropsychology, and Aggression and Violent Behavior: A Review Journal. With Alan S. Bellack, he is co-editor of the recently published 11 volume work entitled Comprehensive Clinical Psychology. Dr. Hersen has been the recipient of numerous grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, the Department of Education, the National Institute of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research, and the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology, Distinguished Practitioner and Member of the National Academy of Practice in Psychology, and recipient of the Distinguished Career Achievement Award in 1996 from the American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and Psychodiagnosticians. Dr. Hersen has written and edited numerous articles, chapters and books on clinical assessment.
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Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon, U.S.A.Read Progress in Behavior Modification on ScienceDirect