Synopses & Reviews
In language your students will understand and enjoy reading, Timothy Trull's CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY offers a concrete and well-rounded introduction to clinical psychology. A highly respected clinician and researcher, Dr. Trull examines the rigorous research training that clinicians receive, along with the empirically supported assessment methods and interventions that clinical psychologists must understand to be successful in the field. This new edition of Trull's bestselling text covers cutting-edge trends, as well as offers enhanced coverage of culture, gender and diversity, and contemporary issues of health care. Written to inspire students thinking of pursuing careers in the field of clinical psychology, this text is a complete introduction.
About the Author
Dr. Timothy Trull is a professor of psychology at University of Missouri-Columbia, where he enjoys teaching a variety of courses in clinical psychology, particularly abnormal psychology and psychometrics, as well as supervising graduate students in their research, assessment, and clinical work. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology at University of Kentucky. He is a co-author of the Structured Interview for the Five-Factor Model of Personality (SIFFM), which assesses both adaptive and maladaptive personality features, and an Associate Editor of the journal "Psychological Assessment." Dr. Trull publishes much of his research in the "Journal of Abnormal Psychology," "Psychological Assessment," and the "Journal of Personality Disorders." Sponsored through grants from the National Institute of Health, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, and the Borderline Personality Disorder Research Foundation, his current research projects include evaluating etiological models of borderline personality disorder, exploring the relations between personality disorders and substance use disorders, and assessing genetic and environmental influences on personality and psychopathology. In addition, Dr. Trull is a member of the scientific faculty at the Midwest Alcohol Research Center (MARC) and a practicing clinical psychologist.
Table of Contents
Part I: FOUNDATIONS OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 1. Clinical Psychology: An Introduction. 2. Historical Overview of Clinical Psychology. 3. Current Issues in Clinical Psychology. 4. Research Methods in Clinical Psychology. 5. Diagnosis and Classification of Psychological Problems. Part II: CLINICAL ASSESSMENT. 6. The Assessment Interview. 7. The Assessment of Intelligence. 8. Personality Assessment. 9. Behavioral Assessment. 10. Clinical Judgment. Part III: CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS. 11. Psychological Interventions. 12. Psychotherapy: The Psychodynamic Perspective. 13. Psychotherapy: Phenomenological and Humanistic-Existential Perspectives. 14. Psychotherapy: Behavioral and Cognitive-Behavioral Perspectives. 15. Group Therapy, Family Therapy, and Couples Therapy. Part IV: SPECIALTIES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 16. Community Psychology. 17. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine. 18. Neuropsychology. 19. Forensic Psychology.