Main description:

Designed to provide a thorough survey of the field, Introduction to Clinical Psychology, eighth edition, is accessible to advanced undergraduates as well as graduate students. This text presents a scholarly portrayal of the history, content, professional functions, and the future of clinical psychology. Extensive use of case material and real-world applications illustrates each theoretical approach. After reading this book, students will better understand clinical psychology as a field of professional practice and scientific research, and will be better able to apply theoretical concepts to real-world clinical cases.

Contents:

Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I. Basic Concepts: 1. What is clinical psychology?; 2. Clinical psychology's past and present; Part II. Assessment: 3. Basic features of clinical assessment; 4. Interviewing and observation in clinical psychology; 5. Testing in clinical psychology; Part III. Clinical Interventions: 6. Basic features of clinical interventions; 7. Psychodynamic and humanistic psychotherapies; 8. Behavioral and cognitive-behavior psychotherapies; 9. Other modes of clinical intervention; 10. Research on clinical intervention; Part IV. Some Clinical Specialties: 11. Clinical child psychology; 12. Health psychology; 13. Clinical neuropsychology; 14. Forensic psychology; Part V. The Future of Clinical Psychology: 15. Professional issues in clinical psychology; 16. Getting into graduate school in clinical psychology; References; Name index; Subject index; Credits.