The Praeger International Collection On Addictions

Author : Angela Brownemiller Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1719 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-04-30
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780275996062

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The Praeger International Collection on Addictions by Angela Brownemiller Ph.D. Pdf

Only the very rare among us are completely unscathed by the effects of addiction - our own, that of a family member, friend, or coworker. Even the addictions of strangers - from the drunk driver or drug addict, to gambling, food, spending, or violence-addicted people - may subject us to dangers, threaten our well-being, and drain money from our pockets. Recent national estimates in just the US show that substance abuse and addiction alone cost taxpayers a total of nearly $500 billion a year. In these volumes, experts from around the world present the newest issues, research, and insights into addictions of all kinds. Led by Angela Browne-Miller, Director of the Metaxis Compulsive and Habitual Behaviors Institute in California, this team of contributors includes scholars and practitioners from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Thailand, Africa, and Russia. Topics range from drug addiction among male, female, teen, and aging populations, and among White, Hispanic, Black, Asian, Native American, and other groups, using liquor, cocaine, methamphetamine, khat, and/or other lesser known drugs, to behavioral addictions including online gaming, excessive buying, and eating disorders. Chapters also address issues including addiction as a public health problem and the politics of drug treatment policies. Treatment methods for addictions, from electrotherapy to holistic approaches are addressed, as are spiritual, psychological, and cross-cultural issues involved. The experts behind these chapters include those from the University of California, Berkeley, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and Purdue University, to McGill University, Nottingham Trent University, and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Author : Angela Browne Miller
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Psychology
ISBN : PSU:000067605965

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The Praeger International Collection on Addictions: Psychobiological profiles by Angela Browne Miller Pdf

Author : Angela Browne Miller
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Psychology
ISBN : PSU:000067605972

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The Praeger International Collection on Addictions: Faces of addiction, then and now by Angela Browne Miller Pdf

Author : Angela Browne Miller
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 484 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Psychology
ISBN : PSU:000067605958

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The Praeger International Collection on Addictions: Characteristics and treatment perspectives by Angela Browne Miller Pdf

Author : Angela Browne Miller
Publisher : Praeger
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Psychology
ISBN : PSU:000067605941

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The Praeger International Collection on Addictions: Behavioral addictions from concept to compulsion by Angela Browne Miller Pdf

Author : Angela Brownemiller Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-25
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780313353895

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Rewiring Your Self to Break Addictions and Habits by Angela Brownemiller Ph.D. Pdf

Considering the many ways people seek emotional pleasure, relaxation or escape in self-harmful ways - from excessive alcohol use and drug abuse to smoking, overeating, compulsive gambling, out-of-control spending and even lesser behaviors like habitual nail-biting - there are few of us who do not have, or know someone close who has, an addiction or habit they wish they could break. The problem common to all, says author Browne-Miller, is that psychological reactions to events have motivated behaviors which, in turn, have created biochemical reactions in the brain that actually wires it for repeating the habit or addiction. In this groundbreaking book, Browne-Miller explains simply and clearly how we can control our thoughts to rewire the brain and beat the pattern that spurs repeating harmful habits, and addictions.

Author : Kevin G. Alderson
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 1322 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2019-12-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781544392325

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Addictions Counseling Today by Kevin G. Alderson Pdf

Winner of the 2020 Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association (CCPA) Counselling Book Award Enlightening and practical, Addictions Counseling Today invites students into the heart of addictive thinking, offering first-person accounts of what it is like to experience different addictions. The text covers the range of addictions from alcohol, drug abuse, and nicotine to various process addictions, including sex, internet, gaming, social media, and gambling. Also included are the various theories and models of addiction, with a unique chapter on the neuroscience of addiction. Focusing on the new DSM-V classifications for addiction with an emphasis on CACREP and treatment, this provocative, contemporary text is an essential reference for both students and practitioners wanting to gain a deeper understanding of those with addiction. Online Resources Free PowerPoint® slides with video for instructors are available with this text.

Author : Philip Brownell, MDiv, PsyD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011-12-20
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780826106964

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Gestalt Therapy for Addictive and Self-Medicating Behaviors by Philip Brownell, MDiv, PsyD Pdf

This volume describes the most current gestalt approaches to treating substance abuse and other self-medicating behaviors by a leading practitioner and scholar in the field. It is based on the gestalt view of the self-medicating dynamic as one of pattern repetition and difficulty overcoming rigid patterns of response to sensory experience and life's routine demands. The book provides a practical model for helping clients with the gamut of self-medicating behaviors-substance and alcohol abuse, overeating, gambling, overworking, rage, and others-and describes a recovery program as a system created to change one's lifestyle over time through the development of disciplines that ultimately shape one's life. The volume will also be helpful to therapists in other modalities as an alternative therapy when treating self-medicating clients, as well as a spiritual alternative to the 12-step approach. Key Features: Applies current gestalt therapy approaches to the spectrum of addictive behaviors Provides practical treatment models for self-medicating behaviors Written by a prominent practitioner and scholar of gestalt therapy Offers a spiritual alternative to the 12-step approach to recovery

Author : Christopher J. Ferguson, PhD
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2015-09-14
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780826196743

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Media Psychology 101 by Christopher J. Ferguson, PhD Pdf

Provides an interdisciplinary overview and critical examination of how individuals are affected by mass media There are few areas of modern social science that are as fiercely debated as media psychology. Written by one of the foremost experts on the topic, this is a concise overview of what is knownóand not knownóabout how individuals are affected by and interact with various forms of mass media. The book critically examines research from cognitive, social, developmental, biological, and evolutionary approaches to psychology and addresses the interplay between media consumption and viewer behavior in such realms as advertising, body image, sex, and violence. Distinguished by its examination of research from a scientifically objective position, the book offers students not only current knowledge of media psychology but also the tools to challenge commonly held assumptions from popular advocacy and ideology. This text cuts across different psychological approaches to studying how individuals are affected by mass media and includes research from criminal justice and sociology. It considers critical debates in media psychology and how debates in science themselves can be influenced by processes such as ìmoral panic.î Written in a lively, accessible manner, the book draws upon engaging examples such as Photoshopped model controversies, dubious advertising practices, and attempts to blame violent crimes on media to illustrate scholarly principles. Throughout, data from research studies is related back toreal-world phenomena such as violence rates, advertising dollars spent, or changes in the news media. Written for upper level undergraduate and graduate students studying media psychology, the text will also be of value to professionals in psychology, sociology and criminal justice as well as individuals involved in public policy as it relates to media effects. Key Features: Offers an objective, interdisciplinary approach to understanding media and behavior Draws from cognitive, social, developmental, and biological psychology, as well as criminal justice research and sociology Challenges the conclusions drawn from research to foster critical thinking Written in a lively, accessible writing style with engaging examples grounded in research About the Author Christopher J. Ferguson, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and department chair of psychology at Stetson University in DeLand, FL. He has done extensive research on the effects of media in realms ranging from video game and television violence effects, to body image to advertising effects. He has also examined how methodological issues, researcher expectancies and questionable researcher practices, and societal pressures and incentives can create false positives in media psychology. Clinically, he has done extensive work with criminal justice populations including juvenile offenders, adult inmates and child protective services. Aside from his academic work, Chris is the author of a mystery novel, Suicide Kings, which follows a young woman in Renaissance Florence investigating her motherís death. He has also published a number of short stories, mainly in speculative fiction. He lives near Orlando with his wife and young son.

Author : Jeffrey L. Derevensky
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2015-03-06
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781442202276

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Teen Gambling by Jeffrey L. Derevensky Pdf

"In light of a growing epidemic of teen gambling, this book provides a better understanding of the causes and extent of youth gambling problems, assessment tools to identify teens with gambling addictions and related issues, and strategies for the prevention and treatment of youth who gamble"--

Author : Michael J. Winkelman,Ben Sessa MD
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 397 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2019-03-22
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781440864117

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Advances in Psychedelic Medicine by Michael J. Winkelman,Ben Sessa MD Pdf

Researchers, program administrators, and practicing clinicians explain the most recent developments in using psychedelic substances to treat psychological, physiological, and social problems. More than a decade ago, the U.S. government lifted its ban on all testing of psychedelic substances. Winkelman and Sessa now provide updated scientific research and applications of these substances, now moving into approved categories of medicine. The text is an up-to-date assessment of the latest advances in the field of psychedelic medicine, covering the use of LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, ayahuasca, and other substances to augment psychotherapies for a range of disorders. It discusses medical and psychiatric concerns, clinical efficacy and safety, ethical considerations, and neuroscience findings regarding the psychedelic compounds. Topics covered include an overview of psychiatric applications of psychedelics; treatments for addictions and depressive disorders; effects of psychedelics on inflammation and neuroplasticity; evidence for clinical applications of DMT, ayahuasca, and cannabidiol; psychedelic treatment of sociopathic disorders; microdosing psychedelics; training psychedelic therapists; and community-based harm reduction approaches to managing psychedelic crises.

Author : Herbert E. Hudson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532634574

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Anonymous Christians by Herbert E. Hudson Pdf

This book explores the relationship of clergy to Twelve Step programs. Field research of pastors in the Florida Keys found that they are unsure if addiction is a disease or a sin, and whether the Twelve Steps are based on Christianity. Lessons learned include the validity of both traditional Twelve Step programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous and Christ-centered programs such as Celebrate Recovery, the coherence of sin and disease explanations of addiction, and the significance of modern addiction theory. The specific outcome of this study is the development of a course syllabus for clergy on addiction recovery through Twelve Step philosophy.

Author : Angela Brownemiller Ph.D.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 2033 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2012-08-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216162070

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Violence and Abuse in Society by Angela Brownemiller Ph.D. Pdf

Suitable for professionals, students, and lay readers alike, this book provides an immensely informative, profoundly moving, and remarkably comprehensive look at the range and nature of violence and abuse by and of humans today. Angela Browne-Miller, PhD, is editor of this comprehensive and unique set of four volumes containing over 110 chapters from over 130 international experts with backgrounds in behavioral science, social science, law, and medicine, as well as researchers, practitioners, and lay persons with varied specialties. These volumes cover the following areas reflected by their titles: Volume One: Fundamentals, Effects, and Extremes; Volume Two: Setting, Age, Gender, and Other Key Elements; Volume Three: Psychological, Ritual, Sexual, and Trafficking Issues; and Volume Four: Faces on Intimate Partner Violence. This collection looks at the range of violence and abuse we see today, conducting a detailed examination against the backdrop of a history of violence and abuse around the globe. The works within focus for the most part on violence and abuse taking place outside of war contexts, discussing road rage, child abuse, elder abuse, abuse of women and girls, sex slavery, violent rituals including female genital cutting, abuse within cults, domestic violence, gun violence, and modern problems fueled by technology, including cyberbullying and cyberstalking.

Author : Cary L. Cooper
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317062653

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Risky Business by Cary L. Cooper Pdf

What are the financial and psychological costs of risky behavior in business to the individuals concerned and their organizations? Risky Business provides a perspective on addictive behaviors such as gambling, drug taking and even addiction to work; criminal behaviors such as theft and corruption; and behaviors such as aggression and violence. The authors then look at their implications to employee and organizational health within the context of the workplace environment; an environment that is often synonymous with psychological demands, stress, long hours, overwork and shortages of staff or other essential resources. An essential guide for occupational psychologists, human resource specialists, risk managers and for researchers in this field.

Author : Professor Ronald J Burke,Professor Cary L Cooper CBE
Publisher : Gower Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-08-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781409460183

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Risky Business by Professor Ronald J Burke,Professor Cary L Cooper CBE Pdf

Risky Business provides a perspective on addictive behaviors such as gambling, drug taking and even addiction to work; criminal behaviors such as theft and corruption; and behaviors such as aggression and violence. The authors then look at their implications to employee and organizational health within the context of the workplace environment. It is an essential guide for occupational psychologists, human resource specialists, risk managers and for researchers in this field.