| View Larger Image | ABCs of Human Behavior: Behavioral Principles for the Practicing Clinician (Context / Nhp) | Hardcoverby Jonas Ramnerö (Author), Niklas Törneke (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | New Harbinger Publications; Context Press | | Edition: | 1st Edition | | Page Count: | 214 Pages | | Publication Date: | March 01, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 332,182nd |
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When behavior and cognitive therapy mixed into cognitive behavior therapies, largely during the 1980s, cognitive models became dominant and basic behavior principles were largely sidelined in clinical psychology curricula. Issues in cognition became the focus of case conceptualization and intervention planning for most therapists. In recent years there has been a renewed interest in learning theory, and basic behavior principles are once again becoming central in clinical practice. This is especially true in the new "third-wave" behavior therapies which begin to address areas of concern in the cognitive models. If you've been practicing for a while, classical behaviorism may not have been a major part of your clinical education. In order to broaden your understanding of learning theory and make the best use of the newer psychotherapies, you need to revisit basic behavioral principles from a practical angle. The ABCs of Human Behavior offers you, the practicing clinician, a solid and practical introduction to the basics of modern behavioral psychology. The book focuses both on the classical principles of learning as well as more recent developments that explain language and cognition in behavioral and contextual terms. These principles are not just discussed in the abstract--rather the book shows how the principles of learning apply in a clinical context. Practical and easy to read, the book walks you through both common sense and clinical examples that will help you use behavioral principles to observe, explain, and influence behavior in a therapeutic setting. "...a must read for clinicians and students from all theoretical backgrounds." --Christopher R. Martell, Ph.D., ABPP, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and psychology at the University of Washington and author of Depression in Context |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 6 reviews)
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The ideal introduction to behavioral psychology by Philippe Vuille (Neuchâtel, Switzerland)  5 Stars
August 05, 2009
Every student of the behavioral psychotherapies will find reading this book of great benefit. Well structured, with clinical examples near to the practice, it teaches the theory in a clear and accessible way and succeeds in doing so without oversimplification, maintaining a high level of precision and detail. Should you be a beginner to the field, it will provide you with a solid foundation, largely sufficient for practical purposes and greatly facilitating the further study of the literature. If you've already gone the hard way, digging through the huge pile of books where the knowledge distilled in this "ABC" lies scattered, Ramnerö and Törneke's book will enable you to see the bigger picture, to organise and to round off your knowledge.
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"The ABCs of Human Behavior" has an intended audience, but there is much to draw in non-specialist general readers as well by Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) 5 Stars
October 07, 2008
Humans are strange creatures whose behavior often baffles and confuses other humans. "The ABCs of Human Behavior: Behavior Principles for the Practicing Clinician" is a guidebook for those who want to embark on the monumental task of trying to understand why mankind does the things it does. Offering the basics of psychology so that the practicing clinician can get a working grasp on understanding, it tries to explain the human mind to readers. Utterly fascinating, "The ABCs of Human Behavior" has an intended audience, but there is much to draw in non-specialist general readers as well.
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Useful theory and principles in the human service by Carl Martin Björn Cernvall (Uppsala, Sweden) 5 Stars
May 15, 2008
Any professional or student in the field of psychology or mental health will find this book extremely valuable. In this volume the authors give a precise, accessible and entertaining introduction to the theory and principles of behaviorally oriented psychological treatment, including a contemporary account on human language and cognition. What is most important, it introduces the philosophical approach known as functional contextualism. From this perspective, science and theory is behavior that is selected by an enviroment based on its usefulness in relation to predefined goals. The authors words in this text will no doubt elicit and help organize much behavior that will be in the service of many human beings.
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Great for psychotherapists by John T. Blackledge, Ph. D. 5 Stars
May 05, 2008
I was extraordinarily impressed with this book. As a Psychology professor who greatly values a solid understanding of behavioral principles for my clinical graduate students, I've been unable to find a primary text that conveys them in a succint and relevant fashion. Existing books on applied behavior analysis contain too much material that is irrelevant to clinical behavior therapy, go into too much detail for my already overworked students, and fail to provide clearly relevant clinical examples of these principles' applications. This book changes all that with one fell swoop. I'll be regularly assigning it in my graduate psychotherapy class, and would readily recommend it to any psychotherapist wanting to get vertical on the relevance of behavioral principles to therapy.
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a contemporary classic by Chrisitna Ziegler (Gothenborg, Sweden) 5 Stars
March 06, 2008
This is a book that I took to my heart, and will probably use many years yet to come. I can see myself re-read it and to sometimes read parts again and again. I think this book will become a contemporary classic. It is an excellent introduction to behavioral therapy with a language allowing me to easily grasp and understand the different aspects of the theory and how it works. I highly recommend this book to anyone that wants to know and learn about behavioral therapy.
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