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Gerald P Koocher (Editor), John C Norcross, PH.D., PhD (Editor), Sam S Hill, III, PH.D. (Editor) Here is the revised and expanded edition of the indispensable companion for every mental health practitioner. Improved over the first edition by input and feedback from clinicians and program directors, the Psychologists'' Desk Reference, 2nd Edition presents an even larger variety of information required in daily practice in one easy-to-use resource. Covering the entire spectrum of practice issues - from diagnostic codes, practice guidelines, treatment principles, and report checklists, to insight and advice from today''s most respected clinicians - this peerless reference gives fingertip access to the entire range of current knowledge. Intended for use by all mental health professionals, the Desk Reference covers assessment and diagnosis, testing and psychometrics, treatment and psychotherapy, ethical and legal issues, practice management and insurance, and professional resources. Chapters have been clearly written by master clinicians and include easy-to-read checklists and tables as well as helpful advice.Filled with information psychologists use everyday, the Psychologists'' Desk Reference, Second Edition will be the most important and widely used volume in the library of psychologists, social workers, and counsellors everywhere.

Este diccionario es una novedad en el ámbito hispanohablante. Define por primera vez el campo de la psicoterapia moderna presentando en orden alfabético los términos referidos tanto a métodos como a especialidades.-Mas de 1.600 entradas, redactadas por un total de 360 autores de algo mas de una docena de paises y adaptadas al area hispanohablante por numerosos profesores de diversas universidades de Chile.-Biografia y bibliografia de las principales figuras internacionales de la psicoterapia.-Cerca de 650 entradas de referencia (sin texto), pero remitiendo a los articulos donde se trata de ellas.-Bibliografia general.-Indice onomastico.

Focuses on the use of psychological tests to make important decisions about individuals in a variety of settings. This text explores the theory, methods, and applications of psychological testing. It gives a full and fair evaluation of the advantages and drawbacks of psychological testing in general, and selected tests in particular.

For undergraduate and graduate courses in Learning Theory and Learning in departments of psychology and education. Accessible for undergraduates yet thorough enough for graduate students, this comprehensive text defines learning and shows how the learning process is studied. The text places learning in its historical perspective, giving students an appreciation for the figures and theories that have shaped 100 years of learning theory research.NEW TO THIS EDITION Updated research and references throughout. Provides students with the most current research in the field in a user-friendly user format. Research in the Pavlovian tradition. Shows students learning irrelevance and superconditioning phenomena. ?Active brain? approach in Gestalt psychology and neural plasticity. Provides students with new information about exciting developments in the neurosciences. Contemporary re-thinking about the brain''s reinforcement centers. Shows students new thinking about the roles of these centers in addiction.FEATURES AND BENEFITS NEW - Updated research and references throughout. Provides students with the most current research in the field in a user-friendly user format. NEW - Research in the Pavlovian tradition. Shows students learning irrelevance and superconditioning phenomena. NEW - ?Active brain? approach in Gestalt psychology and neural plasticity. Provides students with new information about exciting developments in the neurosciences. NEW - Contemporary re-thinking about the brain''s reinforcement centers. Shows students new thinking about the roles of these centers in addiction. Full-chapter coverage of each major theory/theorist. Helps students recognize the significance of each theory/theorist and their contribution to the field. Examples of theory put into practice. Enables students to relate theoretical concepts to real-life situations. End-of-chapter evaluation sections?Includes conditions and criticisms.

Las necesidades de la medicina, inmersa en un proceso de transformación profunda, y los programas docentes, cada vez más sobrecargados y que exigen mayor eficacia en la enseñanza, requieren un texto innovador como el presente. Este libro sobre los aspectos psicologicos de la medicina mantiene una clara distincion entre psicologia y psiquiatria y aporta perspectivas equilibradas sobre el funcionamiento cerebral en la salud y en la enfermedad.

Elevada a la categoría de ciencia, la Criminalística estudia las evidencias materiales o indicios para investigar en forma científica un hecho delictuoso y aportar las pruebas que demuestren la culpabilidad del o los presuntos responsables. En estos tres volumenes se exponen los indicios y los diferentes tipos de manchas y huellas, el metodo cientifico aplicado a la criminalistica, dactiloscopia, pruebas periciales, etimologia, y casuistica. Ademas se explica la metodologia general para investigar diversos delitos como homicidios causados por armas de fuego, punzocortantes y contundentes, y accidentes de transito. En esta segunda edicion se han actualizado los temas relacionados con la investigacion de delitos y a su vez, se ha revisado la metodologia para la investigacion criminalistica.

Elevada a la categoría de ciencia, la Criminalística estudia las evidencias materiales o indicios para investigar en forma científica un hecho delictuoso y aportar las pruebas que demuestren la culpabilidad del o los presuntos responsables. En estos tres volumenes se exponen los indicios y los diferentes tipos de manchas y huellas, el metodo cientifico aplicado a la criminalistica, dactiloscopia, pruebas periciales, etimologia, y casuistica. Ademas se explica la metodologia general para investigar diversos delitos como homicidios causados por armas de fuego, punzo cortantes y contundentes, y accidentes de transito. En esta segunda edicion se han actualizado los temas relacionados con la investigacion de delitos y a su vez, se ha revisado la metodologia para la investigacion criminalistica.

"Beyond the Brain and Behavior", a CD that accompanies each new textbook, now contains even more animations and demonstrations, video clips, practice tests, electronic flashcards, and annotated readings. "I can honestly say that the Pinel text is consistently rated the 'best text' out of all those used in courses throughout our department. Students often say it is the 'best text they have ever had in any college course' as well. I agree." - Michelle Pilati, Rio Hondo College.

Fernando Colmenares Gil, editor.El lector obtendrá en estas páginas una visión global de las características que identifican la aproximación etológica al estudio del comportamiento animal. El texto contribuira a reducir las distancias entre los estudios de la psicologia comparada, la psicobiologia y la etologia, presentando un panorama mas actualizado de la etologia e identificando las extensas areas de solapamiento que existen entre las tres disciplinas.