| Description |
xiv, 185 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Biomedical and medical approaches -- Psychoanalytic and psychodynamic approaches -- Behavioural and cognitive approaches -- Humanistic and transpersonal approaches -- Sociological and social approaches -- Developments in eclectic and integrative approaches |
| Summary |
This authoritative overview of the main approaches to counselling and psychotherapy offers a uniquely concise and systematic framework for understanding and comparing different models of working. Bringing together the philosophical and practical elements of a wide range of psychological therapies, Stephen Joseph examines the assumptions and values that underpin different understandings of mental distress and the various approaches to psychological assessment and treatment. He sets his discussion in the context of the contemporary drive towards evidence-based practice. In particular, he: This is a versatile and approachable text which offers an essential starting-point for students on counselling and psychotherapy courses; those training to work in psychological therapy services; or students taking counselling psychology, clinical psychology or mental health courses at advanced and postgraduate level |
| Notes |
First published as Psychopathology and therapeutic approaches, 2001 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Counseling.
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Psychology, Pathological.
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Psychotherapy.
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| Author |
Joseph, Stephen (College teacher).
Psychopathology and therapeutic approaches
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| LC no. |
2010487334 |
| ISBN |
0230576370 (paperback) |
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9780230576377 (paperback) |
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