Kadushin's Behavioral Neuroscience Dictionary

Kadushin's Behavioral Neuroscience Dictionary
Author: Frederick S Kadushin
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 360
Release: 2012-05-31
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9780387981581

Kadushin’s Behavioral Neuroscience Dictionary Frederick S. Kadushin Massachusetts Neurobehavioral Institute Developed over 15 years, Kadushin’s Behavioral Neuroscience Dictionary is the field’s most complete descriptive lexicon to date, with over 12,000 terms spanning neuropsychology, neurology, neuroanatomy, psychology, psychiatry, and the rehabilitation specialties—over 300 phobias are described, more than 100 diagnostic tests, and more than 500 drugs. By placing all entries in their clinical context, the author shows readers how the words are used by practitioners; except for some older terms included for historical purposes, this is the living language of neuroscience. Kadushin’s offers keys to fluency, leading to better retention of study and research materials, clearer communication with colleagues and clients, greater transparency in report writing and record keeping. Topics covered in its entries include: Neurologic, psychiatric, and behavioral disorders, diseases, signs, and symptoms. Neuroanatomical structures. Diagnostic, assessment, and other clinical procedures. Neurologic and psychiatric medications Therapies, treatment modalities, and rehabilitation methods. Plus frequently encountered terms not in current use, to aid readers in understanding the research and practice literature. As a study aid and a professional reference, Kadushin’s Behavioral Neuroscience Dictionary is of invaluable service to a wide audience, including clinical and neuropsychologists, neurologists, psychiatrists, radiologists, physical and occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, physician’s assistants, and nurses. Professionals who interface with these fields, such as rehabilitation counselors, case managers, social workers, claims examiners, and attorneys, should find it useful as well.

The Harmony of Illusions

The Harmony of Illusions
Author: Allan Young
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 338
Release: 1997-10-27
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1400821932

As far back as we know, there have been individuals incapacitated by memories that have filled them with sadness and remorse, fright and horror, or a sense of irreparable loss. Only recently, however, have people tormented with such recollections been diagnosed as suffering from "post-traumatic stress disorder." Here Allan Young traces this malady, particularly as it is suffered by Vietnam veterans, to its beginnings in the emergence of ideas about the unconscious mind and to earlier manifestations of traumatic memory like shell shock or traumatic hysteria. In Young's view, PTSD is not a timeless or universal phenomenon newly discovered. Rather, it is a "harmony of illusions," a cultural product gradually put together by the practices, technologies, and narratives with which it is diagnosed, studied, and treated and by the various interests, institutions, and moral arguments mobilizing these efforts. This book is part history and part ethnography, and it includes a detailed account of everyday life in the treatment of Vietnam veterans with PTSD. To illustrate his points, Young presents a number of fascinating transcripts of the group therapy and diagnostic sessions that he observed firsthand over a period of two years. Through his comments and the transcripts themselves, the reader becomes familiar with the individual hospital personnel and clients and their struggle to make sense of life after a tragic war. One observes that everyone on the unit is heavily invested in the PTSD diagnosis: boundaries between therapist and patient are as unclear as were the distinctions between victim and victimizer in the jungles of Southeast Asia.

Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Human Behavior in the Social Environment
Author:
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 601
Release: 2008-05-16
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 047022259X

Comprehensive Handbook of Social Work and Social Welfare, Volume 2: The Profession of Social Work features contributions from leading international researchers and practitioners and presents the most comprehensive, in-depth source of information on the field of social work and social welfare.

Sociocybernetics and Political Theory in a Complex World: Recasting Constitutionalism

Sociocybernetics and Political Theory in a Complex World: Recasting Constitutionalism
Author: Roberto Gustavo Mancilla Castro
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 126
Release: 2020-08-25
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9004441271

In Sociocybernetics and Political Theory in a Complex World, Roberto Mancilla offers new takes on known ideas of political and constitutional theory; the advent of information technology and globalization puts them in crisis, as many stem from centuries past.

The Relevance of Social Science for Medicine

The Relevance of Social Science for Medicine
Author: L. Eisenberg
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 9400983794

The central purpose of this book is to demonstrate the relevance of social science concepts, and the data derived from empirical research in those sciences, to problems in the clinical practice of medicine. As physicians, we believe that the biomedical sciences have made - and will continue to make - important con tributions to better health. At the same time, we are no less fIrmly persuaded that a comprehensive understanding of health and illness, an understanding which is necessary for effective preventive and therapeutic measures, requires equal attention to the social and cultural determinants of the health status of human populations. The authors who agreed to collaborate with us in the writ ing of this book were chosen on the basis of their experience in designing and executing research on health and health services and in teaching social science concepts and methods which are applicable to medical practice. We have not attempted to solicit contributions to cover the entire range of the social sciences as they apply to medicine. Rather, we have selected key ap proaches to illustrate the more salient areas. These include: social epidemiology, health services research, social network analysis, cultural studies of illness behavior, along with chapters on the social labeling of deviance, patterns of therapeutic communication, and economic and political analyses of macro-social factors which influence health outcomes as well as services.

Handbook of Clinical Social Work Supervision

Handbook of Clinical Social Work Supervision
Author: Carlton E. Munson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 672
Release: 2002
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0789010771

This guidebook covers aspects of social work supervision such as learning styles, teaching techniques, emotional support for supervisors, and supervision in different settings, and discusses ethics and legal issues. This third edition addresses changes in the field brought on by new technologies and managed care. It adds new case illustrations and exercises, revised questionnaires, and assessment scales modified to conform to recent data. There is also new material on using DSM-IV categories for assessment and diagnosis, cultural diversity, and social worker stress and burnout. Munson teaches social work at the University of Maryland-Baltimore. c. Book News Inc.

A Networked Self

A Networked Self
Author: Zizi Papacharissi
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2010-09-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1135966168

A Networked Self examines self presentation and social connection in the digital age. This collection brings together new work on online social networks by leading scholars from a variety of disciplines. The volume is structured around the core themes of identity, community, and culture—the central themes of social network sites. Contributors address theory, research, and practical implications of the many aspects of online social networks.

Handbook of Research on Digital Violence and Discrimination Studies

Handbook of Research on Digital Violence and Discrimination Studies
Author: Özsungur, Fahri
Publisher: IGI Global
Total Pages: 837
Release: 2022-04-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1799891887

Digital violence continues to increase, especially during times of crisis. Racism, bullying, ageism, sexism, child pornography, cybercrime, and digital tracking raise critical social and digital security issues that have lasting effects. Digital violence can cause children to be dragged into crime, create social isolation for the elderly, generate inter-communal conflicts, and increase cyber warfare. A closer study of digital violence and its effects is necessary to develop lasting solutions. The Handbook of Research on Digital Violence and Discrimination Studies introduces the current best practices, laboratory methods, policies, and protocols surrounding international digital violence and discrimination. Covering a range of topics such as abuse and harassment, this major reference work is ideal for researchers, academicians, policymakers, practitioners, professionals, instructors, and students.

Communicating Risks and Benefits

Communicating Risks and Benefits
Author: Baruch Fischhoff
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2012-03-08
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9780160901799

Effective risk communication is essential to the well-being of any organization and those people who depend on it. Ineffective communication can cost lives, money and reputations. Communicating Risks and Benefits: An Evidence-Based User’s Guide provides the scientific foundations for effective communications. The book authoritatively summarizes the relevant research, draws out its implications for communication design, and provides practical ways to evaluate and improve communications for any decision involving risks and benefits. Topics include the communication of quantitative information and warnings, the roles of emotion and the news media, the effects of age and literacy, and tests of how well communications meet the organization’s goals. The guide will help users in any organization, with any budget, to make the science of their communications as sound as the science that they are communicating.

International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science

International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science
Author: John Feather
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 722
Release: 2003-09-02
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1134513208

The International Encyclopedia of Information and Library Science was published to widespread acclaim in 1996, and has become the major reference work in the field. This eagerly awaited new edition has been fully revised and updated to take full account of the many and radical changes which have taken place since the Encyclopedia was originally conceived. With nearly 600 entries, written by a global team of over 150 contributors, the subject matter ranges from mobile library services provided by camel and donkey transport to search engines, portals and the World Wide Web. The new edition retains the successful structure of the first with an alphabetical organization providing the basic framework of a coherent collection of connected entries. Conceptual entries explore and explicate all the major issues, theories and activities in information and library science, such as the economics of information and information management. A wholly new entry on information systems, and enhanced entries on the information professions and the information society, are key features of this new edition. Topical entries deal with more specific subjects, such as collections management and information services for ethnic minorities. New or completely revised entries include a group of entries on information law, and a collection of entries on the Internet and the World Wide Web.