Facts and Fictions in Mental Health

• Autore: Lilienfeld Scott O
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2017; ©2017
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (290 pages)
• Disciplina: 362.2
• Soggetto topico: Mental health--Popular works
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: ArkowitzHal
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Notes on Authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Section 1 Anxiety-Related Disorders -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Why Do We Panic? -- From Normal Anxiety to Crippling Fear -- Further Reading -- Chapter 2 Does Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Require Trauma? -- Shell Shock -- Immune to Trauma? -- Emotional Triggers -- Further Reading -- Chapter 3 Clutter, Clutter, Everywhere: The Problem of Hoarding -- Distinct Pathology -- Deadly Business -- Help for Hoarders -- Further Reading -- Chapter 4 Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Anxiety: Taking a Closer Look -- The Evidence -- Further Reading -- Chapter 5 The Down Sides of Anti-Anxiety Medication -- Side Effects and Withdrawal -- New Options -- Further Reading -- Chapter 6 Is Mindfulness Good Medicine for Anxiety and Depression? -- Openness and Acceptance -- Averting Relapse -- Further Reading -- Chapter 7 Can Herbs Ease Anxiety and Depression? -- Kick Back, Relax -- Weeding Out Despair -- Further Reading -- Section 2 Mood Disorders -- Introduction -- Chapter 8 Bipolar Disorders and Creativity: Psychological Truth or Urban Legend? -- On Top of the World -- Tortured Geniuses -- A Complex Link -- Manic Mechanisms -- Further Reading -- Chapter 9 Grief Without Tears? -- Bouncing Back -- Working It Out -- Further Reading -- Chapter 10 Is Depression Just Bad Chemistry? -- Are Your Chemicals out of Balance? -- This is Your Brain on Depression -- Seeing the Elephant -- Further Reading -- Chapter 11 Four Myths About Suicide -- How Well Can Suicidal Tendencies Be Detected? -- Can Suicide Be Prevented? -- Further Reading -- Chapter 12 What Is the Best Treatment for Depression: Drugs, Psychotherapy, or Both? -- Antidepressants: Pros and Cons -- The Scoop on Psychotherapy -- Putting it Together -- Further Reading. ; Chapter 13 Can Antidepressants Cause Suicide? -- The FDA Acts -- Advice About Antidepressants -- Conflicts of Interest? -- Further Reading -- Chapter 14 The Truth About Shock Therapy -- Cuckoo Conceptions -- Minimal Risk -- Mysterious Mechanisms -- Further Reading -- Section 3 Child and Adolescent Disorders -- Introduction -- Chapter 15 Are Doctors Diagnosing Too Many Children With ADHD? -- Medicalizing Normality -- Pill Pushers? -- A Peek at the Future -- Further Reading -- Chapter 16 Autism: An Epidemic? -- Problem Shots? -- Changing Criteria -- Numbers Analyzed -- Further Reading -- Chapter 17 What Do We Know About Tourette's Disorder? -- Myths and Realities -- Hope for Tourette's Sufferers -- Further Reading -- Chapter 18 Do Children Get Bipolar Disorder? -- Tale of Two Manias -- Bad Diagnosis, Bad Treatment -- Mood Shift -- Further Reading -- Chapter 19 Kid Gloves for Young Offenders? -- You're in the Army Now -- Perils of Punishment -- Further Reading -- Chapter 20 Is Divorce Bad for Children? -- Rapid Recovery -- Grown-up Concerns -- Bouncing Back -- Further Reading -- Section 4 Addictions -- Introduction -- Chapter 21 The Truth About Pot -- How Many Get Hooked? -- Possible Perils -- Further Reading -- Chapter 22 Does Alcoholics Anonymous Work? -- A for Abstinence? -- Constructive Combination -- Further Reading -- Chapter 23 Self-Help for Addictions -- Rates of Success -- Next Steps -- Further Reading -- Chapter 24 How Destructive Is Internet Porn? -- The Price of Consumption -- Addicted to Porn? -- Further Reading -- Chapter 25 Just Say No? -- Rehearsing Refusal -- Good Intentions that Backfire -- Further Reading -- Section 5 Externalizing Problems -- Introduction -- Chapter 26 Road Rage: What Is It and What Can We Do About It? -- Who are these People? -- Prevention and Treatment -- Further Reading. ; Chapter 27 Once a Sex Offender, Always a Sex Offender: Maybe Not -- Repeat Offenders -- Treatment Realities -- Further Reading -- Chapter 28 Are Men the More Belligerent Sex? -- Mad Men -- Evening the Score -- Biology to Blame? -- Further Reading -- Section 6 Personality Disorders -- Introduction -- Chapter 29 A Dose of Narcissism can be Useful -- Calling all Narcissists -- The Mirror has Two Faces -- Further Reading -- Chapter 30 The Truth About Borderline Personality -- Fuzzy Borders -- Once Borderline Always Borderline? -- A Continuing Challenge -- Further Reading -- Chapter 31 What "Psychopath" Means -- Charming but Callous -- Three Myths -- Further Reading -- Section 7 Shattered Selves: Schizophrenia and Dissociative Identity Disorder -- Introduction -- Chapter 32 Can People Have Multiple Personalities? -- Dramatic Differences -- Putting the Pieces Together -- Further Reading -- Chapter 33 How Violent are People with Mental Illness? -- A Tenuous Tie -- Victims, Not Perpetrators -- Further Reading -- Chapter 34 Can People with Schizophrenia be Helped? -- From Desperation to Hope -- Improved Treatments -- Further Reading -- Section 8 Popular Myths About the Brain and Behavior -- Introduction -- Chapter 35 Uncovering "Brainscams" -- We Use Only 10 Percent of Our Brain's Capacity -- Some People Are Left-Brained -- Others Are Right-Brained -- We Can Achieve a Deeper Sense of Consciousness and Relaxation by Boosting Our Alpha Waves -- Further Reading -- Chapter 36 Is Hypnosis a Distinct Form of Consciousness? -- The Consciousness Question -- Brain Changes -- Further Reading -- Chapter 37 Memory in Old Age: Not a Lost Cause -- Memory Divided -- Fit Body, Fit Mind -- Further Reading -- Section 9 Psychotherapy and Other Approaches to Change -- Introduction -- Chapter 38 Are all Psychotherapies Created Equal? -- Tale of the Dodo Bird. ; Is the Dodo Bird Extinct? -- Further Reading -- Chapter 39 Do Self-Help Books Help? -- Further Reading -- Chapter 40 The "Just Do It!" Trap: Why Dr. Phil and Dr. Laura Won't Solve Your Problems -- Blaming the Victim -- Breeding Resistance -- Further Reading -- Chapter 41 Can Animals Aid Therapy? -- Easing Stress? -- Leisure Versus Therapy -- Hidden Costs -- Further Reading -- Chapter 42 Psychotherapy in the Public Eye -- Popular Misinformation -- Media Misportrayals -- Therapy Stereotypes -- Reason for Hope? -- Further Reading -- Chapter 43 Why Don't People Change? -- Confused about Change -- Further Reading -- Section 10 Other Myths -- Introduction -- Chapter 44 Do Psychological Disorders Differ Across Cultures? -- Similar Syndromes -- Distinct Disorders? -- Further Reading -- Chapter 45 Can Positive Thinking Be Negative? -- Pluses of Pessimism -- Too Much of a Good Thing? -- Further Reading -- Chapter 46 Does a Full Moon Really Trigger Strange Behavior? -- Water at Work? -- Where Belief Begins -- Further Reading -- Chapter 47 Do the Eyes Have It? Eyewitness Testimony Is Often Inaccurate -- Reconstructing Memories -- Expert Testimony -- Further Reading -- Chapter 48 The Insanity Defense on Trial -- Origins of a Plea -- Judicious Use? -- Further Reading -- Chapter 49 How Much Does the Environment Contribute to Obesity? -- Obesity Myths -- Toxic Environment -- Further Reading -- Chapter 50 When Eating Becomes an Illness -- Further Reading -- Chapter 51 Self-Harm: The Cutting Edge -- Deliberate Destruction -- Coping and Changing -- Further Reading -- Postscript: A Reader's Guide to Baloney Detection -- A Misunderstanding Mind -- Misled by the Messenger -- Further Reading -- Index -- EULA.
• Titolo autorizzato: Facts and Fictions in Mental Health
• ISBN: 9781118311318; 9781118311301
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821949703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II