Psychological Change: A Practical Introduction

In applied psychology there are three dominant approaches which have been particularly influential - humanistic, psychodynamic and behaviourist. This book introduces these models and, through the use of examples and case-studies, demonstrates how the theory can be related effectively to practice. 264 pages. Introduction - PART 1: INTRODUCTION TO HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY - Person- centred Therapy - Personality and the Self-concept - Motivational Processes and Child Development - Psychological Development and Psychological Health - Basic Themes in Humanistic Psychology and Links with the Introduction - Further Reading - PART 2: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOANALYSIS - Psychoanalytic Therapy - Self-Analysis - Psychoanalytic Approaches to Child Development - Freud's Theory of Personality - Basic Themes in Psychoanalysis and links with the Introduction - Further Reading - PART 3: INTRODUCTION TO BEHAVIOURISM - Cognitive Therapy - The Behaviourist Approach to Personal Change - The Behaviourist Approach to the Problematic Behaviour of Children - The Experimental Foundations of Behaviourism -Basic Themes in Behaviourism and links with the Introduction - Further Reading - Comparisons between Humanistic Psychology, Psychoanalysis and Behaviourism - References - Inde.