Psychology: Making Connections
Published on 16. February 2009
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Hardback
768 pages
978-0-07-353183-0 (ISBN)
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Connect with science. Connect with students. Connect with Feist and Rosenberg's Psychology. In Psychology: Making Connections, Greg Feist and Erika Rosenberg provide the tools for students to make meaningful connections with the material encompassed in Introductory Psychology while still presenting psychology as a scientific endeavor. With its focus on connections, Feist helps your students to understand both the discipline and concepts of psychology as well as psychology's relevance to their lives. Feist provides you with the science you are seeking while bringing it alive for your students in an accessible way. By challenging students to make connections between what they are reading and learning about in class and the world around them outside the classroom, Psychology: Making Connections fosters students' critical thinking skills. At the same time, the authors consistently reinforce the idea that science is a process and not just a collection of resulting outcomes to be memorized. In doing so, they bring to life the names and experiments on the page and vividly illustrate the human element in the scientific method.
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English
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United States
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McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
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College/higher education
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Height: 279 mm
Width: 224 mm
Thickness: 31 mm
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1937 gr
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978-0-07-353183-0 (9780073531830)
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Persons
Gregory Feist (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley) is Associate Professor of Psychology in Adult Development at San Jose State University. Dr. Feist is widely published in the psychology of creativity, the psychology of science, and the development of scientific talent. One of his major goals is establishing the psychology of science as a healthy and independent study of science, along the lines of the history, philosophy, and sociology of science. His teaching efforts have been recognized by outstanding teaching awards at both the University of California, Davis and the University of California, Berkeley.
Erika Rosenberg (Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco) served on the faculties at the University of Delaware and the College of William and Mary and currently is a researcher at the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Rosenberg is an emotions researcher, health psychologist, and teacher of meditation. Her research on emotion has examined how feelings are revealed in facial expressions, how social factors influence emotional signals, and how anger affects cardiovascular health. Her current research interests include collaborative studies that integrate Western psychology with Buddhist practices for improving emotional and cognitive functioning.
Erika Rosenberg (Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco) served on the faculties at the University of Delaware and the College of William and Mary and currently is a researcher at the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis. Dr. Rosenberg is an emotions researcher, health psychologist, and teacher of meditation. Her research on emotion has examined how feelings are revealed in facial expressions, how social factors influence emotional signals, and how anger affects cardiovascular health. Her current research interests include collaborative studies that integrate Western psychology with Buddhist practices for improving emotional and cognitive functioning.
Content
Psychology: Making ConnectionsPrefaceForeword by Paul Ekman1 Introduction to Psychology What Is Psychology?Psychology Defined Why Should You Study Psychology? Psychology in the Real World: Intro to Psychology in My Everyday LifeSubdisciplines of PsychologyThe Origins of Psychology A Brief History of the Practice of Clinical Psychology A Brief History of Scientific Psychology Ways of Thinking About Mind, Body, and Experience The Nature-Nurture Debate Mind-Body Dualism The Evolution of Human Behavior Connections in Psychology Making Connections in Psychology Studying ElectronicSocial Interactions Chapter Review
2 Conducting Research in Psychology The Nature of Science Common Sense and Logic The Limits of Observation What Is Science? The Scientific Method Research Process: The Scientific Method What Science Is Not: Pseudoscience Research Methods in Psychology Principles of Research Design Descriptive Studies Correlational Studies Experimental Studies Breaking New Ground How the Discovery of Experimenter EffectsChanged Psychology Meta-Analysis Commonly Used Measures of Psychological Research Self-Report Measures Behavioral Measures Physiological Measures Multiple Measurement Making Sense of Data with Statistics Psychology in the Real World: Beware of Statistics in Advertising Research Ethics Ethical Research with Humans Ethical Research with Animals Making Connections in Psychological Research Can Experience Changethe Brain? Chapter Review
3 the Biology of Behavior Genes and Behavior The Complex Connection between Genes and Behavior Polygenic Influence on Behavior Genes and the Environment Epigenetics: How the Environment Changes Gene Expression The Nervous System Organization of the Nervous System The Cells of the Nervous System: Glial Cells and Neurons Common Neurotransmitters Summary of the Steps in Neural Transmission The Brain Evolution of the Human Brain Overview of Brain Regions Brain Plasticity and Neurogenesis Breaking New Ground Neurogenesis in the Adult Brain Psychology in the Real World: Using Progesterone to Treat Brain Injury Measuring the Brain Electroencephalography Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Functional MRI (fMRI) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) The Endocrine System Making Connections in the Biology of Behavior What Esref Armagan'sStory Reveals About the Brain Chapter Review
4 Sensing and Perceiving our world The Long Strange Trip from Sensation to Perception Basic Sensory Processes Principles of Perception Vision Sensing Visual Stimuli Breaking New Ground Functions of Individual Neuronsin Vision Perceiving Visual Stimuli Hearing The Physics of Sound and the Psychology of Hearing The Ear Hearing in the Brain Psychology in the Real World: Hearing Loss in the Age of the iPod The Bodily Senses Touch Pain The Chemical Senses: Smell and Taste Smell (Olfaction) Taste Synesthesia Making Connections in Sensation and Perception DifferencesAcross Cultures Research Process: How Culture Affects Perceptionof Foreground-Background Chapter Review
5 Human Development The Developing Fetus Stages of Prenatal Development Brain and Sensory Development Before Birth Environmental Infl uences on Fetal Development The Developing Infant and Child Physical Development in Infancy and Childhood Psychology in the Real World: Musical Training Changes the Brain Early Cognitive Development Development of Moral Reasoning Early Socioemotional Development Breaking New Ground How Touch and Comfort InfluenceDevelopment The Developing Adolescent Physical Development in Adolescence Cognitive and Brain Development Social Development in Adolescence The Developing Adult Sensation and Perception in Adulthood Cognitive and Brain Development in Adulthood Cognitive Decline in the Aging Brain Socioemotional Development in Adults Death and Dying Making Connections in Development Personality Acrossthe Life Span Chapter Review
6 Consciousness What Is Consciousness? Two Dimensions of Consciousness:Wakefulness and Awareness Minimal Consciousness Moderate Consciousness Full Consciousness Attention: Focusing Consciousness Selective Attention Psychology in the Real World:Hazards of Cell Phone-Induced Driver Distraction Sustained Attention Training Consciousness: Meditation Meditation and Conscious Experience Meditation Training and the Brain Sleeping and Dreaming Sleeping Research Process: How Concentration Meditation Affects Attention Dreaming Hypnosis Breaking New Ground The Cognitive Neuroscience of Hypnosis Altering Consciousness with Drugs Depressants Stimulants Hallucinogens Making Connections in Consciousness Brain Injury Revisited Chapter Review
7 Memory Three Types of Memory Research Process: A Case Study of Memory Without Recollection Sensory Memory Short-Term or Working Memory Long-Term Memory The Biological Basis of Memory The Sensory Cortexes Pathways of Short-Term Memory in the Hippocampusand Prefrontal Cortex Long-Term Memory Storage in the Cortex Emotion, Memory, and the Brain Breaking New Ground The Remembering Brain Forgetting and Memory Loss Psychology in the Real World: Memory in a Pill The Seven Sins of Memory Memory Loss Caused by Brain Injury and Disease Making Connections in Memory How to Study Chapter Review
8 Learning Basic Processes of Learning Habituation and the Orienting Response Association Conditioning Models of Learning Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning Psychology in the Real World: Treating Autism with AppliedBehavior Analysis Challenges to Conditioning Models of Learning Breaking New Ground Conditioned Taste Aversion Social Learning Theory The Interaction of Nature and Nurture in Learning Imprinting Imitation, Mirror Neurons, and Learning Research Process: The Discovery of Mirror Neurons Synaptic Change During Learning Experience, Enrichment, and Brain Growth Making Connections in Learning Why Do People Smoke? Chapter Review
9 Language and Thought Language The Nature of Language The Evolution of Language in Humans Language Development in Individuals Theories of Language Acquisition Can Other Species Learn Human Language? Language, Culture, and Thought Research Process: Language and Color Discrimination Thinking, Reasoning, and Decision Making How Do We Represent Thoughts in Our Minds? How Do We Reason About Evidence? Critical Thinking Psychology in the Real World: Applying Critical ThinkingBeyond the Classroom How Do We Make Judgments and Decisions? Breaking New Ground Nonrational Decision Making Making Connections in Language and Thought Learning a SecondLanguage Chapter Review
10 Intelligence, Problem Solving,and Creativity Intelligence Defining Intelligence Theories of Intelligence Measures of Intelligence Psychology in the Real World: Bringing Multiple Intelligences to School Breaking New Ground Changing Intelligence Tests Extremes of Intelligence The Nature and Nurture of Human Intelligence Group Differences in Intelligence Scores Non-Western Views of Intelligence Problem Solving Types of Problems Solution Strategies Research Process: Group Versus Individual Solutions to the Jar Problem Obstacles to Solutions Creativity What Is Creativity? Stages of Creative Problem Solving Genius, Intelligence, and Creativity Creativity and the Brain Cognitive Processes in Creative Thinking The Creative Personality Making Connections in Intelligence, Problem Solving,and Creativity Whiz Kids in Science Chapter Review
11 Motivation and Emotion Motivation Models of Motivation Hunger: Survival of the Individual Sex: Survival of the Species Research Process: Gender and Casual Sex The Needs to Belong and to Excel Emotion Defining Emotion Emotion as a Process Psychology in the Real World: Social and Emotional Learning in Schools Breaking New Ground The Universality of Facial Expressionsof Emotion How Culture Impacts Emotion Expression Emotion and the Brain Gender and Emotio
n Making Connections in Motivation and Emotion Livinga Satisfied Life Chapter Review
12 Stress and Health What Is Stress? Stress As Stimulus or Response The Physiology of Stress Coping Coping Strategies The Positive Psychology of Coping Psychology in the Real World: Effects of Chronic Stress on Aging How Stress and Coping Affect Health Breaking New Ground Psychological Processesand the Immune System Stress and Immune Function Psychological Risk Factors for Heart Disease Research on Health-Relevant Behavior Research Process: Effects of Exercise on the Brain Making Connections in Stress and Health The Health Psychologyof HIV and AIDS Chapter Review
13 Personality: the uniquenessof the individual Defining Personality The Nature and Nurture of Personality The Evolution of Personality Traits Genetics and Personality Temperament and the Fetal Environment Personality and Culture: Universality and Differences How Do Theorists Explain Personality? Psychoanalytic Theories Humanistic-Positive Psychological Theories Social-Cognitive Learning Theories Trait Theories Biological Theories Breaking New Ground Animal Personality How Is Personality Measured? Behavioral Observation Interviewing Projective Tests Questionnaires Psychology in the Real World: Screening and Selecting Police Officers Making Connections in Personality Does Personality ChangeOver Time? Research Process: Personality Change After Alzheimer's Disease Chapter Review
14 Social Behavior Group Living and Social Influence Conformity Minority Social Influence Obedience Social Perception Attribution Detecting Deception Schemas Stereotypes Exclusion and Inclusion Prejudice and Discrimination Breaking New Ground The Study of Implicit Bias Attitudes and Behavior The Nature and Nurture of Attitudes Attitude Change Social Relations The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Prosocial Behavior Psychology in the Real World: Violent Media, Violent World Research Process: Empathy and Pain Liking, Attraction, and Love Making Connections in Social Behavior Analysis of theJonestown Cult Chapter Review
15 Psychological Disorders Defining Psychological Disorders Anxiety Disorders Generalized Anxiety Disorder Panic Disorder with or Without Agoraphobia Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder) Specific Phobias Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Psychology in the Real World: Can Internet Use Become an Addiction? Nature and Nurture Explanations of Anxiety Disorders Mood Disorders Research Process: Implicit and Explicit Learning in Obsessive CompulsiveDisorder (OCD) Depression and Its Causes Bipolar Disorder and Its Causes Schizophrenia Major Symptoms of Schizophrenia Subtypes of Schizophrenia Nature and Nurture Explanations of Schizophrenia Dissociative Disorders Dissociative Identity Disorder Causes of Dissociative Disorders Breaking New Ground Abuse, Disorders, and the Dynamic Brain Personality Disorders Odd-Eccentric Personality Disorders Dramatic-Emotional Personality Disorders Anxious-Fearful Personality Disorders Nature and Nurture Explanations of Personality Disorders Childhood Disorders Subtypes of Childhood Disorders Causes of Childhood Disorders Making Connections in Psychological Disorders Creativity andMental Health Chapter Review
16 Treatment of Psychological disorders Biological Treatments Drug Therapies Psychosurgery Electric and Magnetic Therapies Breaking New Ground Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatmentof Severe Depression Psychological Treatments for Psychological Disorders Psychodynamic Therapy Humanistic Therapy Behavioral Treatments Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments Group Therapies Psychology in the Real World: Preventing Depression Combined Approaches Drugs and Psychotherapy Integrative Therapies Mindfulness Training and Psychotherapy Effectiveness of Treatments Effectiveness of Biological Treatments Effectiveness of Psychological Treatments Research Process: Comparing Cognitive Therapy and Drug Therapyin Treatment of Depression Effectiveness of Integrative Approaches Making Connections in the Treatment of PsychologicalDisorders Approaches to the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders Chapter Review Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index
2 Conducting Research in Psychology The Nature of Science Common Sense and Logic The Limits of Observation What Is Science? The Scientific Method Research Process: The Scientific Method What Science Is Not: Pseudoscience Research Methods in Psychology Principles of Research Design Descriptive Studies Correlational Studies Experimental Studies Breaking New Ground How the Discovery of Experimenter EffectsChanged Psychology Meta-Analysis Commonly Used Measures of Psychological Research Self-Report Measures Behavioral Measures Physiological Measures Multiple Measurement Making Sense of Data with Statistics Psychology in the Real World: Beware of Statistics in Advertising Research Ethics Ethical Research with Humans Ethical Research with Animals Making Connections in Psychological Research Can Experience Changethe Brain? Chapter Review
3 the Biology of Behavior Genes and Behavior The Complex Connection between Genes and Behavior Polygenic Influence on Behavior Genes and the Environment Epigenetics: How the Environment Changes Gene Expression The Nervous System Organization of the Nervous System The Cells of the Nervous System: Glial Cells and Neurons Common Neurotransmitters Summary of the Steps in Neural Transmission The Brain Evolution of the Human Brain Overview of Brain Regions Brain Plasticity and Neurogenesis Breaking New Ground Neurogenesis in the Adult Brain Psychology in the Real World: Using Progesterone to Treat Brain Injury Measuring the Brain Electroencephalography Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Functional MRI (fMRI) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) The Endocrine System Making Connections in the Biology of Behavior What Esref Armagan'sStory Reveals About the Brain Chapter Review
4 Sensing and Perceiving our world The Long Strange Trip from Sensation to Perception Basic Sensory Processes Principles of Perception Vision Sensing Visual Stimuli Breaking New Ground Functions of Individual Neuronsin Vision Perceiving Visual Stimuli Hearing The Physics of Sound and the Psychology of Hearing The Ear Hearing in the Brain Psychology in the Real World: Hearing Loss in the Age of the iPod The Bodily Senses Touch Pain The Chemical Senses: Smell and Taste Smell (Olfaction) Taste Synesthesia Making Connections in Sensation and Perception DifferencesAcross Cultures Research Process: How Culture Affects Perceptionof Foreground-Background Chapter Review
5 Human Development The Developing Fetus Stages of Prenatal Development Brain and Sensory Development Before Birth Environmental Infl uences on Fetal Development The Developing Infant and Child Physical Development in Infancy and Childhood Psychology in the Real World: Musical Training Changes the Brain Early Cognitive Development Development of Moral Reasoning Early Socioemotional Development Breaking New Ground How Touch and Comfort InfluenceDevelopment The Developing Adolescent Physical Development in Adolescence Cognitive and Brain Development Social Development in Adolescence The Developing Adult Sensation and Perception in Adulthood Cognitive and Brain Development in Adulthood Cognitive Decline in the Aging Brain Socioemotional Development in Adults Death and Dying Making Connections in Development Personality Acrossthe Life Span Chapter Review
6 Consciousness What Is Consciousness? Two Dimensions of Consciousness:Wakefulness and Awareness Minimal Consciousness Moderate Consciousness Full Consciousness Attention: Focusing Consciousness Selective Attention Psychology in the Real World:Hazards of Cell Phone-Induced Driver Distraction Sustained Attention Training Consciousness: Meditation Meditation and Conscious Experience Meditation Training and the Brain Sleeping and Dreaming Sleeping Research Process: How Concentration Meditation Affects Attention Dreaming Hypnosis Breaking New Ground The Cognitive Neuroscience of Hypnosis Altering Consciousness with Drugs Depressants Stimulants Hallucinogens Making Connections in Consciousness Brain Injury Revisited Chapter Review
7 Memory Three Types of Memory Research Process: A Case Study of Memory Without Recollection Sensory Memory Short-Term or Working Memory Long-Term Memory The Biological Basis of Memory The Sensory Cortexes Pathways of Short-Term Memory in the Hippocampusand Prefrontal Cortex Long-Term Memory Storage in the Cortex Emotion, Memory, and the Brain Breaking New Ground The Remembering Brain Forgetting and Memory Loss Psychology in the Real World: Memory in a Pill The Seven Sins of Memory Memory Loss Caused by Brain Injury and Disease Making Connections in Memory How to Study Chapter Review
8 Learning Basic Processes of Learning Habituation and the Orienting Response Association Conditioning Models of Learning Classical Conditioning Operant Conditioning Psychology in the Real World: Treating Autism with AppliedBehavior Analysis Challenges to Conditioning Models of Learning Breaking New Ground Conditioned Taste Aversion Social Learning Theory The Interaction of Nature and Nurture in Learning Imprinting Imitation, Mirror Neurons, and Learning Research Process: The Discovery of Mirror Neurons Synaptic Change During Learning Experience, Enrichment, and Brain Growth Making Connections in Learning Why Do People Smoke? Chapter Review
9 Language and Thought Language The Nature of Language The Evolution of Language in Humans Language Development in Individuals Theories of Language Acquisition Can Other Species Learn Human Language? Language, Culture, and Thought Research Process: Language and Color Discrimination Thinking, Reasoning, and Decision Making How Do We Represent Thoughts in Our Minds? How Do We Reason About Evidence? Critical Thinking Psychology in the Real World: Applying Critical ThinkingBeyond the Classroom How Do We Make Judgments and Decisions? Breaking New Ground Nonrational Decision Making Making Connections in Language and Thought Learning a SecondLanguage Chapter Review
10 Intelligence, Problem Solving,and Creativity Intelligence Defining Intelligence Theories of Intelligence Measures of Intelligence Psychology in the Real World: Bringing Multiple Intelligences to School Breaking New Ground Changing Intelligence Tests Extremes of Intelligence The Nature and Nurture of Human Intelligence Group Differences in Intelligence Scores Non-Western Views of Intelligence Problem Solving Types of Problems Solution Strategies Research Process: Group Versus Individual Solutions to the Jar Problem Obstacles to Solutions Creativity What Is Creativity? Stages of Creative Problem Solving Genius, Intelligence, and Creativity Creativity and the Brain Cognitive Processes in Creative Thinking The Creative Personality Making Connections in Intelligence, Problem Solving,and Creativity Whiz Kids in Science Chapter Review
11 Motivation and Emotion Motivation Models of Motivation Hunger: Survival of the Individual Sex: Survival of the Species Research Process: Gender and Casual Sex The Needs to Belong and to Excel Emotion Defining Emotion Emotion as a Process Psychology in the Real World: Social and Emotional Learning in Schools Breaking New Ground The Universality of Facial Expressionsof Emotion How Culture Impacts Emotion Expression Emotion and the Brain Gender and Emotio
n Making Connections in Motivation and Emotion Livinga Satisfied Life Chapter Review
12 Stress and Health What Is Stress? Stress As Stimulus or Response The Physiology of Stress Coping Coping Strategies The Positive Psychology of Coping Psychology in the Real World: Effects of Chronic Stress on Aging How Stress and Coping Affect Health Breaking New Ground Psychological Processesand the Immune System Stress and Immune Function Psychological Risk Factors for Heart Disease Research on Health-Relevant Behavior Research Process: Effects of Exercise on the Brain Making Connections in Stress and Health The Health Psychologyof HIV and AIDS Chapter Review
13 Personality: the uniquenessof the individual Defining Personality The Nature and Nurture of Personality The Evolution of Personality Traits Genetics and Personality Temperament and the Fetal Environment Personality and Culture: Universality and Differences How Do Theorists Explain Personality? Psychoanalytic Theories Humanistic-Positive Psychological Theories Social-Cognitive Learning Theories Trait Theories Biological Theories Breaking New Ground Animal Personality How Is Personality Measured? Behavioral Observation Interviewing Projective Tests Questionnaires Psychology in the Real World: Screening and Selecting Police Officers Making Connections in Personality Does Personality ChangeOver Time? Research Process: Personality Change After Alzheimer's Disease Chapter Review
14 Social Behavior Group Living and Social Influence Conformity Minority Social Influence Obedience Social Perception Attribution Detecting Deception Schemas Stereotypes Exclusion and Inclusion Prejudice and Discrimination Breaking New Ground The Study of Implicit Bias Attitudes and Behavior The Nature and Nurture of Attitudes Attitude Change Social Relations The Nature and Nurture of Aggression Prosocial Behavior Psychology in the Real World: Violent Media, Violent World Research Process: Empathy and Pain Liking, Attraction, and Love Making Connections in Social Behavior Analysis of theJonestown Cult Chapter Review
15 Psychological Disorders Defining Psychological Disorders Anxiety Disorders Generalized Anxiety Disorder Panic Disorder with or Without Agoraphobia Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder) Specific Phobias Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Psychology in the Real World: Can Internet Use Become an Addiction? Nature and Nurture Explanations of Anxiety Disorders Mood Disorders Research Process: Implicit and Explicit Learning in Obsessive CompulsiveDisorder (OCD) Depression and Its Causes Bipolar Disorder and Its Causes Schizophrenia Major Symptoms of Schizophrenia Subtypes of Schizophrenia Nature and Nurture Explanations of Schizophrenia Dissociative Disorders Dissociative Identity Disorder Causes of Dissociative Disorders Breaking New Ground Abuse, Disorders, and the Dynamic Brain Personality Disorders Odd-Eccentric Personality Disorders Dramatic-Emotional Personality Disorders Anxious-Fearful Personality Disorders Nature and Nurture Explanations of Personality Disorders Childhood Disorders Subtypes of Childhood Disorders Causes of Childhood Disorders Making Connections in Psychological Disorders Creativity andMental Health Chapter Review
16 Treatment of Psychological disorders Biological Treatments Drug Therapies Psychosurgery Electric and Magnetic Therapies Breaking New Ground Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatmentof Severe Depression Psychological Treatments for Psychological Disorders Psychodynamic Therapy Humanistic Therapy Behavioral Treatments Cognitive and Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments Group Therapies Psychology in the Real World: Preventing Depression Combined Approaches Drugs and Psychotherapy Integrative Therapies Mindfulness Training and Psychotherapy Effectiveness of Treatments Effectiveness of Biological Treatments Effectiveness of Psychological Treatments Research Process: Comparing Cognitive Therapy and Drug Therapyin Treatment of Depression Effectiveness of Integrative Approaches Making Connections in the Treatment of PsychologicalDisorders Approaches to the Treatment of Anxiety Disorders Chapter Review Glossary References Credits Name Index Subject Index