Understanding Therapy: How Different Approaches Solve Real-World Problems by Rud

Description: Understanding Therapy by Rudy Nydegger "This accessibly written book explores many types of psychotherapy, discussing the history, tenets, advantages, and shortcomings of each. It also compares and contrasts how different approaches address real-world mental health concerns"-- FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This accessibly written book explores many types of psychotherapy, discussing the history, tenets, advantages, and shortcomings of each. It also compares and contrasts how different approaches address real-world mental health concerns.Therapy and counseling have proved beneficial for tens of millions of Americans, whether to address a serious mental illness or for more everyday issues such as troubled relationships, stress, or grief. Studies suggest that approximately 80 percent of people who receive therapy find it beneficial. A number of effective schools of psychotherapy are available today, each with its own approach, strengths, and weaknesses.Understanding Therapy: How Different Approaches Solve Real-World Problems explores different forms of psychotherapy using clear, non-technical language and a reader-friendly format. Part I provides important foundational information, including the historical development of psychotherapy, common misconceptions, and types of therapists. Each chapter in Part II profiles a different group of therapies, highlighting each ones history, key founders and proponents, tenets, and potential advantages and disadvantages. Part III features a series of real-world situations for which someone might seek therapy and illustrates how several different forms of therapy would address the problem. Readers will be able to compare and contrast these methods, learning how different types of therapy tackle the same issue in varying ways. Author Biography Rudy Nydegger, PhD, ABPP, FNAP, is a board-certified clinical psychologist and professor emeritus of Union College and Union Graduate College in Schenectady, New York. Table of Contents PrefaceAcknowledgmentsPart One Introduction to PsychotherapyChapter 1 What Is Psychotherapy?Historical DevelopmentsNeeds and IssuesStatus TodayChapter 2 Common Misconceptions about PsychotherapyMyths and MisconceptionsCultural and Gender Biases in PsychotherapyFears and Faulty ExpectationsChapter 3 Types of Therapists: Where Do They Practice and How Are They Trained?PsychologistsPsychiatristsSocial WorkersCounselorsMedical SubspecialistsSo Which Type of Provider Should You See?Part Two Types of PsychotherapyChapter 4 Traditional Psychodynamic TherapiesHistory and DevelopmentKey Individuals and Their ContributionsHow Is This Utilized Today?Concerns and CritiquesChapter 5 Neo-Psychoanalytic TherapiesHistory and DevelopmentKey Individuals and Their ContributionsHow Is This Utilized Today?Concerns and CritiquesChapter 6 Humanistic and Existential TherapiesHistory and DevelopmentKey Individuals and Their ContributionsHow Is This Utilized Today?Concerns and CritiquesChapter 7 Cognitive ApproachesHistory and DevelopmentKey Individuals and Their ContributionsHow Is This Utilized Today?Concerns and CritiquesChapter 8 Behavioral ApproachesHistory and DevelopmentKey Individuals and Their ContributionsHow Is This Utilized Today?Concerns and CritiquesChapter 9 Group and Other Forms of TherapyGroup TherapyFamily TherapyOther and Adjunctive Forms of TherapyHow Are These Utilized Today?Concerns and CritiquesChapter 10 Medical and Other Physical ApproachesHistory and DevelopmentBasic Approaches and Their ContributionsHow Are These Utilized Today?Concerns and CritiquesPart Three Case StudiesCase 1: Generalized Anxiety DisorderCase 2: Panic DisorderCase 3: Adjustment Disorder with AnxietyCase 4: Major DepressionCase 5: Persistent Depressive DisorderCase 6: BereavementCase 7: Adjustment Disorder with DepressionCase 8: Personality DisorderCase 9: Marital DifficultiesCase 10: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)Case 11: School PhobiaCase 12: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)Case 13: Bipolar DisorderCase 14: Eating DisorderCase 15: Intimate Partner ViolenceGlossaryAdditional ResourcesBibliographyIndex Review Nydegger presents an up-to-date overview useful in many settings. Suitable for the general public and for undergraduate and community college students. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates. General readers. Students enrolled in two-year technical programs. * Choice * Promotional This accessibly written book explores many types of psychotherapy, discussing the history, tenets, advantages, and shortcomings of each. It also compares and contrasts how different approaches address real-world mental health concerns. Long Description Therapy and counseling have proved beneficial for tens of millions of Americans, whether to address a serious mental illness or for more everyday issues such as troubled relationships, stress, or grief. Studies suggest that approximately 80 percent of people who receive therapy find it beneficial. A number of effective schools of psychotherapy are available today, each with its own approach, strengths, and weaknesses. Understanding Therapy: How Different Approaches Solve Real-World Problems explores different forms of psychotherapy using clear, non-technical language and a reader-friendly format. Part I provides important foundational information, including the historical development of psychotherapy, common misconceptions, and types of therapists. Each chapter in Part II profiles a different group of therapies, highlighting each ones history, key founders and proponents, tenets, and potential advantages and disadvantages. Part III features a series of real-world situations for which someone might seek therapy and illustrates how several different forms of therapy would address the problem. Readers will be able to compare and contrast these methods, learning how different types of therapy tackle the same issue in varying ways. Review Quote "Nydegger presents an up-to-date overview useful in many settings. Suitable for the general public and for undergraduate and community college students. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates. General readers. Students enrolled in two-year technical programs." - Choice Details ISBN1440865086 Year 2019 ISBN-10 1440865086 ISBN-13 9781440865084 Format Hardcover Publication Date 2019-10-21 Short Title Understanding Therapy Language English Subtitle How Different Approaches Solve Real-World Problems UK Release Date 2019-10-21 Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2019-10-21 NZ Release Date 2019-10-21 US Release Date 2019-10-21 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Author Rudy Nydegger Imprint Greenwood Press DEWEY 616.8914 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education Pages 256 Audience Age 7-17 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:126143957;

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