Perspectives in Caribbean psychology. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Frederick W. Hickling [and three others] ; with foreword by Elsa Leo-Rhynie.
• Other Names: Hickling, Frederick W
• Contents: Perspectives in Caribbean Psychology; Foreword; Introduction; PART I: Background and Philosophy; 1. Caribbean Identity Issues; 2. Psychopathology of the Jamaican People; 3. Resilience: Secrets of Success in African-Caribbean People; 4. Family Life in the Caribbean: Assessment and Counselling Models; 5. The Stigma of Mental Illness in Jamaica; 6. Culture and Behaviour: Recognition of Cultural Behaviours inTrinidad and Tobago; PART II: Applications and Interactions of Psychology in Everyday Life; 7. Development Psychology in Caribbean Infants and Pre-Schoolers. 8. Developmental Psychology in Caribbean School-aged Children, Ages 13-179. Measuring and Predicting Severe Psychopathology inCaribbean Adults; 10. Redefining Personality Disorder in Jamaica; 11. Psychology and HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean:An Introduction and Overview; 12. Neuropsychological Assessment in the Caribbean; 13. The Evolution of Sexual Behaviour in the Caribbean:A Psychological Perspective; 14. Issues of Violence in the Caribbean; 15. Traditional Mental Health Practices in Jamaica:On the Phenomenology of Red Eye, Bad-mind and Obeah. PART III: Roles and Tools of the Caribbean Psychologist16. The Roles and Responsibilities of Clinical Psychologists in the Caribbean; 17. Reflections of a Psychologist in Jamaica; 18. The Application of Traditional Psychotherapy Modelsin the Caribbean; 19. Sport Psychology in the Caribbean; 20. Race, Language and Self-Concept in Caribbean Childhoods; 21. Psychological Assessment; 22. Forensic Psychology in the Caribbean Context; 23. Media Psychology in the Caribbean; 24. The Application of Therapeutic Community Principles in Jamaica; Index; Contributors; Blank Page.
• Publisher Details: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Publication Date: 2012
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations
• Subjects: 305.8009729; Ethnic Minorities & Multicultural Studies; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Discrimination & Race Relations; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Ethnic Studies -- General; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Minority Studies; Civilization -- Psychological aspects; Ethnicity -- Psychological aspects; Identity (Psychology) -- Social aspects; Mental health; Psychiatry; Clinical Psychology; Ethnicity -- Caribbean Area -- Psychological aspects; Identity (Psychology) -- Social aspects -- Caribbean Area; Psychiatry -- Caribbean Area; Mental health -- Caribbean Area; Ethnicity -- Caribbean Area; Identity (Psychology) -- Social aspects -- Caribbean Area; Mental health -- Caribbean Area; Psychiatry -- Caribbean Area; Caribbean Area -- Civilization -- Psychological aspects; Caribbean Area; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857007339; 0857007335
• Related ISBNs: 0857007335
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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