Contemporary Models of Psychotherapy: A Comparative Analysis, Second Edition
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DONALD H. FORD, PhD, was, until his retirement in 1995, a professor of biobehavioral health and individual and family studies as well as Chair of the Department of Biobehavioral Health at Pennsylvania State University. A prolific author, his recent books include Developmental Systems Theory, Humans as Self-Constructing Living Systems: A Developmental Perspective on Behavior and Personality, and Humans as Self-Constructing Living Systems: Putting the Framework to Work.
HUGH B. URBAN, PhD, was, until retiring in 1986, a professor of psychology, director of human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University, and a consulting psychologist with Counseling Service, Inc. His recent publications include The Concept of Development from a Systems Perspective, and Dysfunctional Systems: Understanding Pathology.Don Ford and Hugh Urban have been collaborators for four decades. In addition to teaching clinical psychology at Penn State, they created and ran a comprehensive program of psychological services for students and their families; and founded and directed the College of Health and Human Development, a multidisciplinary professional training institution, within which they created and ran several programs in human development and family studies and biobehavioral health.
HUGH B. URBAN, PhD, was, until retiring in 1986, a professor of psychology, director of human development and family studies at Pennsylvania State University, and a consulting psychologist with Counseling Service, Inc. His recent publications include The Concept of Development from a Systems Perspective, and Dysfunctional Systems: Understanding Pathology.Don Ford and Hugh Urban have been collaborators for four decades. In addition to teaching clinical psychology at Penn State, they created and ran a comprehensive program of psychological services for students and their families; and founded and directed the College of Health and Human Development, a multidisciplinary professional training institution, within which they created and ran several programs in human development and family studies and biobehavioral health.
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HUMANS AS COMPLEX SYSTEMS: A FRAMEWORK FOR COMPARING PSYCHOTHERAPIES.
Theories and Models: Tools for Simplifying Complexity.
Design Criteria for a Comprehensive Comparative Framework.
Understanding Humans as Complex Dynamic Systems: A Comparative Conceptual Framework.
Dynamics of Functional and Dysfunctional Development: A Comparative Propositional Framework.
Stability-Maintaining and Change-Producing Processes: A Comparative Propositional Framework.
SELECTION OF APPROACHES AND ORGANIZATION OF ANALYSES.
Traditional Psychoanalysis.
Object Relations, Self-Psychology, and Interpersonal Approaches.
Humanist Approaches: Existential, Experiential, Gestalt, and Person Centered.
Behavior Therapies.
Cognitive Therapies.
Cognitive-Behavioral and Skill Training Therapies.
Behavioral Medicine and Behavioral Health.
Eclectic and Integrative Approaches.
COMPARISONS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY APPROACHES.
Metaphysical and Epistemological Issues.
Conceptual Models: Aspects of Humans Emphasized.
Propositional Models: Organization, Change, and Development.
Procedural Models: Psychotherapy Strategies and Methods.
Epilogue.
References.
Indexes.
Theories and Models: Tools for Simplifying Complexity.
Design Criteria for a Comprehensive Comparative Framework.
Understanding Humans as Complex Dynamic Systems: A Comparative Conceptual Framework.
Dynamics of Functional and Dysfunctional Development: A Comparative Propositional Framework.
Stability-Maintaining and Change-Producing Processes: A Comparative Propositional Framework.
SELECTION OF APPROACHES AND ORGANIZATION OF ANALYSES.
Traditional Psychoanalysis.
Object Relations, Self-Psychology, and Interpersonal Approaches.
Humanist Approaches: Existential, Experiential, Gestalt, and Person Centered.
Behavior Therapies.
Cognitive Therapies.
Cognitive-Behavioral and Skill Training Therapies.
Behavioral Medicine and Behavioral Health.
Eclectic and Integrative Approaches.
COMPARISONS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY APPROACHES.
Metaphysical and Epistemological Issues.
Conceptual Models: Aspects of Humans Emphasized.
Propositional Models: Organization, Change, and Development.
Procedural Models: Psychotherapy Strategies and Methods.
Epilogue.
References.
Indexes.
