PsycCRITIQUES. Vol 54(13), 2009, No Pagination Specified.
Reviews the book, Handbook of anxiety and fear by Robert J. Blanchard, D. Caroline Blanchard, Guy Griebel, and David Nutt .
This handbook contains a professional-level overview of the current state of research on anxiety and fear. The text covers a wide range of material that includes genetics, neuroanatomy, pharmacology, behavioral observations, and clinical applications.
In the initial chapters, there is considerable effort made to define anxiety, fear, and panic as unique responses with their own neuroanatomical components. Clinical discussions focus on the five most common anxiety disorders: panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. They cover a wide range of relevant topics such as genetics, pharmacology, brain imaging, hormones, and symptomatology.
This text is oriented toward basic research, so the clinical information seems disconnected from the previous chapters. The handbook is a lengthy and thorough review of the experimental, neurobiological, pharmacological, and clinical components of anxiety and fear. This text is best suited to professionals and advanced graduate students who research anxiety disorders. Professionals wishing to review the scientific bases of the anxiety disorders would do well to include this book in their personal libraries. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
The chapters of this book focus on key topics in positive psychology such as happiness and well-being, positive emotions, money and happiness, positive traits, and close relationships. Of course, not all topics that one may expect to be relevant to positive psychology are represented in depth in the present book. However, Baumgardner and Crothers have authored a strong, well-written text that is certain to make a valuable contribution.
Crafting a successful text for an emerging field such as positive psychology presents a number of challenges, many of which the authors have gracefully met, and one looks forward to the enhancements and expansions that will certainly accompany the revised editions of positive psychology’s next generation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
This handbook contains a professional-level overview of the current state of research on anxiety and fear. The text covers a wide range of material that includes genetics, neuroanatomy, pharmacology, behavioral observations, and clinical applications.
In the initial chapters, there is considerable effort made to define anxiety, fear, and panic as unique responses with their own neuroanatomical components. Clinical discussions focus on the five most common anxiety disorders: panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, social anxiety disorder, posttraumatic stress disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder. They cover a wide range of relevant topics such as genetics, pharmacology, brain imaging, hormones, and symptomatology.
This text is oriented toward basic research, so the clinical information seems disconnected from the previous chapters. The handbook is a lengthy and thorough review of the experimental, neurobiological, pharmacological, and clinical components of anxiety and fear. This text is best suited to professionals and advanced graduate students who research anxiety disorders. Professionals wishing to review the scientific bases of the anxiety disorders would do well to include this book in their personal libraries. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
Positively helpful.Rich, Grant J.
PsycCRITIQUES. Vol 54(13), 2009, No Pagination Specified.
The chapters of this book focus on key topics in positive psychology such as happiness and well-being, positive emotions, money and happiness, positive traits, and close relationships. Of course, not all topics that one may expect to be relevant to positive psychology are represented in depth in the present book. However, Baumgardner and Crothers have authored a strong, well-written text that is certain to make a valuable contribution.
Crafting a successful text for an emerging field such as positive psychology presents a number of challenges, many of which the authors have gracefully met, and one looks forward to the enhancements and expansions that will certainly accompany the revised editions of positive psychology’s next generation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
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A noção de Psicologia positiva é uma mais-valia para tod@s!
Obrigada pelo seu imenso contributo para tod@s @s que, de alguma forma, se identificam com o bom uso da Psicologia em prol d@s outr@s, all over the world!
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