Psychology of Liberation
Psychology of Liberation

Author: Maritza Montero

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2009-04-28

Total Pages: 310

ISBN-13: 0387857842

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Since the mid-1980s, the psychology of liberation movement has been a catalyst for collective and individual change in communities throughout Latin America, and beyond; and recent political developments are making its powerful, transformative ideas more relevant than ever before. Psychology of Liberation: Theory and Applications updates the activist frameworks developed by Ignacio Martin-Baro and Paulo Freire with compelling stories from the frontlines of conflict in the developing and developed worlds, as social science and psychological practice are allied with struggles for peace, justice, and equality. In these chapters, liberation is presented as both an ongoing process and a core dimension of wellbeing, entailing the reconstruction of social identity and the transformation of all parties involved, both oppressed and oppressors. It also expands the social consciousness of professionals, bringing more profound meaning to practice and enhancing related areas such as peace psychology, as shown in articles such as these: Philippines: the role of liberation movements in the transition to democracy. Venezuela: liberation psychology as a therapeutic intervention with street youth. South Africa: the movement for representational knowledge. Muslim world: religion, the state, and the gendering of human rights. Ireland: linking personal and political development. Australia: addressing issues of racism, identity, and immigration. Colombia: building cultures of peace from the devastation of war. Psychology of Liberation demonstrates the commitment to overcome social injustices and oppression. The book is a critical resource for social and community psychologists as well as policy analysts. It can also be used as a text for graduate courses in psychology, sociology, social work and community studies.

Fear of Contamination
Fear of Contamination

Author: Stanley Rachman

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13:

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"From a leader in the field of psychotherapy this new book is the first dedicated to the topic of the fear of contamination. The book starts by defining the disorder, before considering the various manifestations of this fear, examining both mental contamination and contact contamination, and feelings of disgust. Most significantly it develops a theory for how this problem can be treated, providing clinical guidelines - based around cognitive behavioural techniques."--BOOK JACKET.

Autobiography of a Schizophrenic Girl
Autobiography of a Schizophrenic Girl

Author: Marguerite Sechehaye

Publisher: Pickle Partners Publishing

Published: 2018-12-01

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1789124980

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Marguerite Sechehaye, a Swiss psychotherapist, followed the work of Sigmund Freud and Jean Piaget closely, believing there was a link between psychosis and trauma experienced as a child. One of her most notable cases was undertaken with a psychotic patient referred to as “Renée”, a pseudonym used for Louisa Düss, whom she and her husband Albert Sechehaye eventually adopted. Over the course of their work together, Dr. Sechehaye took the unique approach of chronicling “Renee’s” journal entries and personal reflections in tandem with her own clinical commentary. The approach significantly influenced mental illness research by introducing an antipsychiatry framework that positioned the patient’s experiences as a valid means of establishing their case histories. As a result of this work, Autobiography of a Schizophrenic Girl: Reality Lost and Regained was first published in 1951, highlighting the most memorable aspects of the disease. The book remarkably reveals to the “normal” mind the emotional shadings, perceptions, confusions, and tortures of a mind at the brink of dissolution. It is at once a harrowing experience and a magnificently moving testimonial to the capacity of a human being to survive and triumph.

Psicodiagnóstico clínico del niño
Psicodiagnóstico clínico del niño

Author: Fayne Esquivel Ancona

Publisher: Editorial El Manual Moderno

Published: 2016-11-08

Total Pages: 307

ISBN-13: 6074485976

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El libro de Psicodiagnóstico desde su aparición en 1994 se ha constituido en un texto básico tanto para estudiantes de psicología como para los profesionistas que requieren ofrecer un tratamiento psicológico adecuado a los niños, a los adolescentes y a sus familias, con base en la utilización de diferentes técnicas de evaluación diseñadas por y para psicólogos. Los cambios que se incluyen en esta edición reflejan una actualización necesaria en el avance de la investigación y el trabajo clínico del psicólogo, pero de ninguna manera significan un cambio en la perspectiva de la visión de las autoras sobre el psicodiagnóstico. Para esta edición se revisaron y actualizaron todos los capítulos, además de que se incluyó un capítulo sobre la Evaluación Neuropsicológica que permite valorar con mayor certeza diferentes áreas cognitivas, así como evaluar los signos neurológicos blandos que revelan inmadurez cerebral relacionada con el neurodesarrollo infantil. En el capítulo sobre la Evaluación Intelectual se incluyó la prueba del WPPSI-III que recientemente fue adaptada y estandarizada para población mexicana. En el capítulo cuatro, que versa sobre el desarrollo emocional del niño (temática de suma importancia a considerar dentro del psicodiagnóstico), se incluyeron las teorías actuales del desarrollo de la inteligencia, desarrollo socioemocional y de la personalidad. Con seguridad esta nueva edición del Psicodiagnóstico clínico del niño será de gran utilidad, tanto para estudiantes de psicología en las áreas clínica y educativa, como para todos aquellos profesionistas que trabajen dentro de instituciones educativas y de salud mental en la evaluación y tratamiento de las dificultades de adaptación psicológica de niños y adolescentes.