Book reviews

Recent Books by Division Members The Art of the Psychotherapist. New York: W.W. Norton, 1987. 321 pp. (hardcover). $27.95.

Don Dinkmeyer Sr., Gary D. McKay, Don Dinkmeyer, Jr., James S. Dinkmeyer, and Jon Carlson. PREP for Effective Family Living. Circle Pines, MN: American Guidance Service, 1985. (complete PREP kit). $79.50.

Tom Greening (Ed.). American Politics and Humanistic Psychology. Dallas: Saybrook Publishing, 1984. 223 pp. (paperback). $10.00.

Arthur Freeman and Vincent Greenwood (Eds.). Cognitive Therapy: Applications in Psychiatric and Medical Settings. New York: Human Sciences Press, 1986. 234 pp. (paperback). $16.95.

G. Marian Kinget. On Being Human: A Systematic View (Enlarged Ed.). Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1987. 262 pp. (paperback/ hardcover). $14.50/$26.75.

Jeffrey A. Kottler. On Being a Therapist. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass, 1986. 169 pp. (hardcover).

Alvin R. Mahrer. Therapeutic Experiencing: The Process of Change. New York: W. W. Norton, 1986. 419 pp. (hardcover). $34.95.

Rollo May. My Quest for Beauty. Dallas: Saybrook Publishing, 1985. 244 pp. (hardcover). $18.95.

Edward L. Murray. Imaginative Thinking and Human Existence. Pittsburgh: Duquesne University Press, 1986. 271 pp. (hardcover). $24.00.

William W. Purkey and John J. Schmidt. The Inviting Relationship: An Expanded Perspective for Professional Counseling. Englewood Cliffs, N J: Prentice‐Hall, 1987. 180 pp. (paperbook). S 15.95.

Edward W. L. Smith. Sexual Aliveness. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 1987. 126 pp. (hardcover). $16.95.

Judi Striano. How to Find a Good Psychotherapist: A Consumer Guide. Santa Barbara, CA: Professional Press, 1987. 67 pp. (paperback). $8.95.

Florence J. van Zuuren, Frederick J. Wertz, and Bep Mook (Eds.). Advances in Qualitative Psychology: Themes and Variations. Berwyn, PA: Swets North America, 1987. 209 pp. (paperback). $22.00

New dimensions in family therapy

Brief Therapy With Single‐Parent Families, by Anita Morawetz, M.S.W. and Gillian Walker, M.S.W. New York: Brunner/Mazel, Publishers, 1984. 373 pages, (hardcover) $30.00     

A Review of “Gender Identity Disorder and Psychosexual Problems in Children and Adolescents”

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The New Hypnosis in Family Therapy, by Daniel L. Araoz&;Esther Negley-Parker. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1988, 304 pages, $30.00

The Family Interpreted, by Deborah Anne Leupnitz. New York: Basic Books, 352 pages, $22.95.

Family Evaluation, by Michael Kerr&;Murray Bowen. New York: W. W. Norton, 416 pages, $29.95

Family Therapy Techniques for Problem Behaviors of Children and Teenagers, by Charles E. Schaefer, James M. Briesmeister&;Maureen E. Fitton. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 482 pages, $28.95

Family of Origin Therapy, edited by Alan J. Hovestadt&;Marshal Fine. Rockville, MD: Aspen Publications, 1987, 106 pages, $29.67

Siblings in Therapy: Life Span and Clinical Issues, edited by Michael D. Kahn&;Karen Gail Lewis. New York: W. W Norton, 1988, 469 pages, $34.95

A Secure Base: Parent-Child Attachment and Healthy Human Development, by John Bowlby. New York: Basic Books, 1988, 205 pages, $16.95

Developing Ericksonian Therapy: State of the Art, edited by Jeffrey K. Zeig&;Stephen R. Lankton. New York: Brunner/Mazel, 1988, 523 pages, $50.00

Journey with Grandpa: Our Family's Struggle with Alzheimer's Disease, by Rosalie Walsh Honel. Maryland: The John Hopkins University Press, 243 pages, $16.95

The Divorce Decision: What It Can Mean for Your Children, Your Finances, Your Emotions, Your Relationships, Your Future, by Gary Richmond. Waco, TX: Word Book Publishers, 1988, 215 pages, $8.99     

Book reviews and books received

Counselling and spirituality Lyall, D. 1995 Counselling in the Pastoral and Spiritual Context Buckingham, Open University Press ISBN 0-335-19162-2 £10.99

Career counselling Seligman, L. 1994 Developmental Career Counseling and Assessment (2nd ed.) London, Sage ISBN 0-8039-5804-8 £19.95

Women's careers Walsh, W.B. &; Osipow, S.H. (Eds), 1994 Career Counseling for Women Hove, Erlbaum ISBN 0-8058-1035-8 £53.50

Crisis? what crisis? Dattilio, F.M. &; Freeman, A. (Eds), 1994 Cognitive-Behavioral Strategies in Crisis Intervention New York, Guilford ISBN 0-89862-221-2 £25.00

Guidance on research methods McLeod, J. 1994 Doing Counselling Research London, Sage ISBN 0 8039 7804 9 £10.95

Barker, C. Pistrang, N. &; Elliott, R. 1994 Research Methods in Clinical and Counselling Psychology Chichester, Wiley ISBN 0-471-93612-X £29.95

Research into creative therapies Gilroy, T. &; Lee, C. (Eds), 1995 Art and Music Therapy and Research London, Routledge ISBN 0-415-10045-3 £37.50 (hardback); £15.99 (paperback)

Treating stress Palmer, S. &; Dryden, W. 1995 Counselling for Stress Problems London, Sage ISBN 0-8039-8863-X £12.95

Breast cancer Batt, S. 1994 Patient No More: the Politics of Breast Cancer London, Scarlet Press ISBN 1-85727-167-3 £10.99

Supervision Feltham, C. &; Dryden, W. 1994 Developing Counsellor Supervision London, Sage ISBN 0-8039-8939-3 £9.95     

Book Reviews

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Pasmore, W. A. (1988). Designing effective organizations: The sociotechnical systems perspective. Chichester: John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Pp. 208. ISBN: 0–471–88785–4. £35.15.

Agor, W. H. (Ed.) (1989). Intuition in organizations: Leading and managing productivity. London: Sage Publications. Pp. 288. ISBN: 0–8039–3562–5. £29.50 (Hbk). ISBN: 0–8039–3563–3. £15.75 (Pbk).

Sarafino, E.P. (1990). Health psychology: Biopsychosocial interactions. New York: John Wiley. Pp. 555. ISBN: 0–471–52454–9. £15.95.

Fontana, D. (1990). Social skills at work. London: The British Psychological Society and Routledge Ltd. Pp. 93. ISBN 1–85433–016–0. £20.00 (hardback); £5.99 (paperback).

Grossman, H.Y. ' Chester, N.L. (1990). The experience and meaning of work in women's lives. New Jersey, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Inc. Pp. 284. ISBN 0-8058-0246-0. 'pound;37.50 (hardback). ISBN 0-8058-0247-9. £14.75 (paperback).     

The Remarkable Explanatory Power of Neurobiology

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NEUROBIOLOGY FOR CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK: THEORY AND PRACTICE, by Jeffrey S. Applegate and Janet R. Shapiro. New York: W.W. Norton, 2005, $29.95, 248 pp. Reviewed by Linda A. Chernus, MSW, LISW, BCD     

dreampoem

Personality: The Individuation Process in the Light of C.G. Jung's Typology. 1995. By C.A. Meier Translated by David N. Roscoe. Einsiedeln, Switzerland: Daimon.

Night: Night Life, Night Language, Sleep, and Dreams. 1995. By A. Alvarez New York, London: W.W. Norton &; Company.

Tracks in the Wilderness of Dreaming: Exploring Interior Landscape Through Practical Dreamwork. 1996. By Robert Bosnak. New York: Delacorte Press.

Metaphor and Meaning in Psychotherapy. 1990. By Ellen Y. Siegelman New York: The Guilford Press.

Psyche in Scripture: The Idea of the Chosen People and Other Essays. 1995. By Rivkah Scharf Kluger Toronto: Inner City Books.

Abraham–The Man and the Symbol: A Jungian Interpretation of the Biblical Story 1995. By Gustav Dreifuss &; Judith Riemer Wilmette, Illinois: Chiro Publications

Jungian Archetypes: Jung, Gödel, and the History of Archetypes 1995. By Robin Robertson York Beach, Maine: Nicolas-Hays

Chaos Theory in Psychology and the Life Sciences 1995. Edited by Robin Robertson and Allan Combs Mahwah, New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum.

Chaos Theory in Psychology 1995. Edited by Frederick Abraham and Albert Gilgen Westport: Praeger     

Book reviews

Ethnomethodology: How People Make Sense, by Warren Handel Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice‐Hall, 1982, 159 pages, $9.95 paper.

Corrections, by Paul W. Keve, New York: Wiley, 1981, 506 pages.

The Correctional System: An Introduction, by Susan Titus Reid, New York: Holt, $18.95, cloth, 506 pages.     

Book Reviews

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Antaki, C. (Ed.) (1988). Analysing everyday explanation: A casebook of methods. London: Sage. Pp. 232. ISBN 0-8039-8139-2, £25.00 (hard back), 0-8039-8140-6 £9.95 (paperback).

Billig, M. et al. (1988). Ideological dilemmas: A social psychology of everyday thinking. London: Sage. Pp. 130. ISBN 0-8039-8095-7, £25.00 (hardback), ISBN 0-8039-8096-5, £9.95 (paperback).

Light, L. L. &; Burke, D. M. (Eds) (1988). Language, memory and using. New York: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 281. ISBN 0-521-32942-6. £27.50.

Wagenaar, W. (1988). Identifying Ivan: A case study in legal psychology. Hemel Hempstead: Harvester. Pp. 224. ISBN 0-7450-0396-6. £14.95.     

A Study of the Relation of Age Interval to Degree of Resemblance of Siblings in Intelligence

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(Dennis, W. The Hopi Child. New York: Appleton-Century, 1940. Pp. 204.): Reviewed By Helen Wolfle     

Recent books

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Tomkins, S.S. (1992). Affect, imagery and consciousness, Vol. IV: Cognition: Duplication and transformation of information. New York: Springer Publishing Company. $58.00

Winograd, E. & Neisser, U. (Eds) (1992). Affect and accuracy in recall: Studies of “Flashbulb Memories”. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-40188-7, 315 pp, £30.00, $44.95

Susmon, E.J., Feagans, L.V., & Ray, W.J. (1992). Emotion, cognition, health and development in children and adolescents. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ISBN 0-8058-0548-6, 183 pp, £27.95, $49.95

Amsel, A. (1992). Frustration theory: An analysis of dispositional learning and memory. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-24784-5, 278 pp, £35.00, $64.95

Costello, C.G. (Ed.) (1993). Symptoms of depression. Chichester: John Wiley. ISBN 0-471-54304-7 (hbk), 376 pp, £29.95, $54.95     

Brief eviews

Developments in humanistic psychology: Recent books by division members

Christopher M, Aanstoos (Ed.). Studies in Humanistic Psychology. West Georgia College Studies in the Social Sciences (Volume 29). Carrollton, GA: West Georgia College, 1991, 216 pp. $5.00.

Frank Barron. Creativity and Psychological Health: Origins of Personal Vitality and Creative Freedom. Buffalo: C.E.F. Press, 1990.

James F. T. Bugental. Intimate Journeys: Stories from Life‐Changing Therapy. San Francisco: Jossey‐Bass, 1990, 335 pp. $24.95.

Alvin R. Mahrer. How to Do Experiential Psychotherapy: A Manual for Practitioners. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press, 1989. 153 pp. $12.95.

Alvin R. Mahrer. Dreamwork in Psychotherapy and Self‐Change. New York: W. W. Norton. 372 pp. $34.95.

Clark Moustakas. Heuristic Research: Design, Methodology, and Applications. Newbury Park, CA: Sage Publications, 1990. 130 pp. $14.95.

Clark Moustakas. Loneliness. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1990, $6.95. and Clark Moustakas. Loneliness and Love. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1990. 146 pp. $7.95.

Kirk J. Schneider. The Paradoxical Self: Toward an Understanding of our Contradictory Nature. New York: Plenum Press, 1990. 235 pp. $20.95.

M. Brewster Smith. Values, Self & Society: Toward a Humanistic Social Psychology. New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction Publishers, 1991, 289 pp. $34.95.

Richard E. Felder and Avrum Geurin Weiss. Experiential Psychotherapy: A Symphony of Selves. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1991. 164 pp.     

The Comparative Value of Two Geometry Prognosis tests in Predicting Success in Plane Geometry

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(Sheldon, W. H. The Varieties of Temperament. New York: Harper, 1942. Pp. 520.) Reviewed by Nathan Israeli.

(Goldstein, K., &; Scheerer, M. Abstract and Concrete Behavior. Psychol. Monog., 1941, 53, No. 2. Pp. 151.) Reviewed by W. Eliasberg.

(Sanders, J. H. Chains of Shadows. New York: Rwell, 1943. Pp. 318.) Reviewed by Anne Anastasi and John P. Foley, Jr.     

Changes in the Opinions of Female Students after One Year at a University

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Burgess, E. W., &; Wallin, P. Engagement and Marriage. New York: Lippincott, 1953. Pp. 819. Reviewed by Sidney Kosofsky     

The Effect of Parental Orientation on the Development of the Child's Orientation

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(Burt, Sir Cyril. Intelligence and Fertility: The Effect of the Differential Birth Rate on Inborn Mental Characteristics. London: Hamilton, 1946.) Reviewed by Raymond B. Cattell

(Wolff, W. The Personality of the Preschool Child. New York: Grune &; Stratton, 1946. Pp. 341.) Reviewed by Dorothy Tilden Spoerl     

Differences in Performance of Jewish and Non-Jewish Students on the American Council Psychological Examination

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(Murphy, G., Ed. Human Nature and Enduring Peace. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1945. Pp. 475.) Reviewed by George W. Hartmann.     

Book reviews and books received

Seeking convergence SAVICKAS, M.L. & LENT, R. W. (Eds), 1994 Convergence in Career Development Theories: Implications for Science and Practice Palo Alto, CA: CPP Books ISBN 0-89106-066-9 $32

Reviewed by John Killeen, University of Hertfordshire and National Institute for Careers Education and Counselling

Careers in the classroom BARNES, A. & ANDREWS, D. (Eds), 1995 Developing Careers Education and Guidance in the Curriculum London: Fulton ISBN 1-85346-323-X £13.99

Reviewed by Sheila M. Sloney, National Foundation for Educational Research

Painful questions LAGO, C. & THOMPSON, J. 1996 Race, Culture and Counselling Milton Keynes: Open University Press ISBN 0-335-19294-7 £12.99

Reviewed by Alan Home, Principal Psychotherapist, Central Manchester Healthcare Trust

Skills training INSKIPP, F. 1996 Skills Training for Counsellors London: Cassell ISBN 0-304-32920-7 (hardback); 0-304-32918-5 (paperback) £35 (hardback); £11.99 (paperback)

Reviewed by Maggie Robson, School of Education, University of Durham

Therapy for psychosis CHADWICK, B. BIRCHWOOD, N. & TROWER, P. 1996 Cognitive Therapy for Delusions, Voices and Paranoia Chichester: Wiley ISBN 0-71-96173-6 £15.99

Reviewed by Frank Margison, Consultant Psychotherapist, Manchester Royal Infirmary

Demonstrating REBT DRYDEN, W. 1996 Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy: Learning from Demonstration Sessions London: Whurr ISBN 1-897-635-443 £12.95

Reviewed by Michael Gopfert, Consultant Psychotherapist, Liverpool Psychotherapy and Consultation Service, Mossley Hill Hospital, Liverpool

Promoting mental health TUDOR, K. 1996 Mental Health Promotion: Paradigms and Practice London: Routledge ISBN 0-415-10106-9 £16.99

Reviewed by Mike McNulty, Department of Primary Health Care, University College of St Martin, Carlisle

Incest therapy COURTOIS, C.A. 1988 Healing the Incest Wound: Adult Survivors in Therapy New York: Norton ISBN 0-393-31356-5 £13.95

Reviewed by Helen Bridges, Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Psychology, University College of St Martin, Lancaster     

Learning of a Pet's Conure

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(Goldstein, K. The Organism. New York: American Book, 1939. Pp. 519.) Reviewed By L. A. Pennington

(Pratt, C. C. The Logic of Modern Psychology. New York: Macmillan, 1939. Pp. 185.) Reviewed By Ralph W. Erickson     

A Review of “Beethoven's Immortal Beloved”

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American journal of psychiatry, A pilot study of effect of exposure to child abuse or neglect on adolescent suicidal behavior, by E. Deykin, J. Alpert,&;J. McNamarra, 1985, 142, 1299-1303

Childhood parental death and adult psychopathology, by P. W. Ragan&;T. H. McGlashan, 1986, 143(2), 153-157     

The Nature of Attitude Distributions and their Relation to Social Adjustments

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(Allport, G. W. The Use of Personal Documents in Psychological Science. New York: Social Science Research Council, 1942. Pp. 210.) Reviewed by Mary C. Van Tuyl