Published June, 2013
By Rowland P. Barrett
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It is well known that behavior problems are a salient characteristic of children and adults with mental retardation. It is equally well known that the principal form of treatment accorded clients with mental retardation and behavior disorders is pharmacotherapy or the prescrip tion of behavior modifying drugs.

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Published June, 2013
By Johnny L. Matson
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The development of behavior modification principles and procedures and the ensuing research have had a dramatic impact on services for mentally re tarded persons. One important change in the field has concerned the terminology used to We are aware that persons with mental retar describe handicapped persons.

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Published June, 2013
By Forrest B. Tyler, Deborah Ridley Brome and Janice E. Williams
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The original objective of our book was to present to practitioners of psychotherapy, trainers of psychotherapists, and psychotherapy stu dents a model of conducting psychotherapy that actively acknowledges and builds upon the ethnic and racial heritage of both therapist and client.

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Published June, 2013
By Alan Poling, Laura L. Methot and Mark G. LeSage
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An important feature of the approach to the study of behavior that he championed, behavior analysis, is the intensive study of individual subjects over time. Introductory-level books devoted entirely to methods of applied behavior analysis (e.g., Kazdin, 1982;

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Published June, 2013
By Jerold R. Gold
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Author Jerold Gold reviews the progress that has been made in the field of integrative psychotherapy. The author develops a unique narrative-based framework in which clinicians can synthesize different psychotherapies into an integrated conceptual system and technical method.

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Published June, 2013
By Kennon A. Lattal, Michael Perone and Kennnon Lattal
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A host of special methodological issues arise in any discussion of research on human behavior. The text evaluates specific strategies and techniques used in laboratory settings, including - reinforcement and punishment - stimulus control - behavioral pharmacology - and methodologies concerning verbal and social behavior, among others.

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Published June, 2013
By Henry D. Schlinger Jr.
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Schlinger, Jr., provides the first text to demonstrate how behavior analysis-a natural science approach to human behavior-can be used to understand existing research in child development.

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Published June, 2013
By Theodore Jacob
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The purpose of this volume is to present a critical evaluation of this field of inquiry through a detailed assessment of the theoretical perspectives, the methodological issues, and the substantive findings that have characterized family studies of psychopathology during the past several decades.

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Published June, 2013
By Johnny L. Matson and Cynthia L. Frame
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One of the most important practical problems in child psychology and psychia try is the differential diagnosis of emotional disorders. Understandably, this approach was controversial, and dissat isfaction with it led to the more recent knowledge that adult and child problems may be manifested quite differently.

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Published June, 2013
By Alan E. Kazdin, Larry Michelson, Don P. Sugai and Randy P. Wood
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The purpose of this book is to provide readers with sufficient knowledge regard ing social skills assessment and training with children so that they can imple ment and evaluate social skills programs on their own.

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