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The Prevention of Eating Problems and Eating Disorders
Theory, Research, and Practice
- By Michael P. Levine, and Linda Smolak.
Published August 2005
This is the first authored volume to offer a detailed, integrated analysis of the field of eating problems and disorders with theory, research, and practical experience from community and developmental psychology, public health, psychiatry, and dietetics. The book highlights connections between the…
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Body Work
The Social Construction of Women's Body Image
- By Sylvia K. Blood.
Published July 2005
Are scientific 'facts' about body image enough to define conceptions of normality
Reassessing Experimental Psychology from a critical perspective, Sylvia Blood demonstrates how its research into Body Image can be misused and prone to misuse. Classifying women who experience distress and anxiety…
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An Exploration of the Health Benefits of Factors That Help Us to Thrive
A Special Issue of the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Edited by Gail Ironson, and Lynda H. Powell.
Published June 2005
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Understanding Behavior in the Context of Time
Theory, Research, and Application
- Edited by Alan Strathman, and Jeff Joireman.
Published June 2005
Understanding Behavior in the Context of Time reviews the research on temporal orientation and brings together the disparate social behaviors influenced by time perspective. Organized into four sections, each chapter includes theory, research, applications, and directions for future research. Some…
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The Obesity Epidemic
Science, Morality and Ideology
- By Michael Gard, and Jan Wright.
- Foreword by Paul Campos.
Published April 2005
Increasing obesity levels are currently big news but do we think carefully enough about what this trend actually means? Everybody – including doctors, parents, teachers, sports clubs, businesses and governments – has a role to play in the ‘war on obesity’. But is talk of an obesity ‘crisis’…
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Pediatric and Adolescent Sleep
A Special Issue of Behavioral Sleep Medicine
- Edited by Mary A. Carskadon.
Published January 2005
Sexual Assault in Context
Teaching College Men About Gender
- By Christopher Kilmartin, and Alan D. Berkowitz.
Published November 2004
Most North American colleges have programs that help students understand the harm done to victims of sexual violence and, if prosecuted, the potential consequences of their perpetrators. However, only a few programs also address those aspects of masculine culture that surround sexual assault.…
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The Handbook of Chicana/o Psychology and Mental Health
- Edited by Roberto J. Velasquez, Leticia M. Arellano and Brian W. McNeill.
Published June 2004
Mexican-Americans now constitute two thirds of what has become the largest and fastest-growing minority group in the United States, Hispanics. They have distinct cultural patterns and values that those who seek to serve them competently as clinicians and educators, and those who attempt to study…
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Epidemiology of Sleep
Age, Gender, and Ethnicity
- By Kenneth L. Lichstein, H. Heith Durrence, Brant W. Riedel, Daniel J. Taylor and Andrew J. Bush.
Published June 2004
What is the prevalence of insomnia in a particular age group, in men and women, or in Caucasians and African Americans? What is the average total sleep time among normal sleepers among these groups? How does the sleep of Caucasians and African Americans differ? These are just some of the questions…
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The Use of Psychological Testing for Treatment Planning and Outcomes Assessment
Volume 3: Instruments for Adults
- Edited by Mark E. Maruish.
Published May 2004
Test-based psychological assessment has been significantly affected by the health care revolution in the United States during the past two decades. Despite new limitations on psychological services across the board and psychological testing in particular, it continues to offer a rapid and efficient…
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