• ISBN13: 9780333761106
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: Medical, Nursing and Health Sciences
• Publisher: Macmillan
• Publisher Imprint: Palgr Mac
• Publication Date: January 1, 2001
• Pages: 192
• Original Price: GBP 19.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 281 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): N/A

All therapeutic approaches used in counselling and psychotherapy are based on particular models or assumptions about people and the causes of psychological problems. This work offers a concise introduction to psychopathology and the different forms of psychological assistance available. All the major models of psychopathology are discussed, along with the therapeutic approaches they inform, including: biomedical and medicalapproaches; psychoanalytic and psychodynamic approaches; behavioural and cognitive approaches; humanistic and transpersonal approaches; and social and cultural approaches. Key practice issues, such as evidence based practice and integration, are also outlined and evaluated. This book should be useful for students of psychology and all newcomers to counselling and psychotherapy.