Contemporary Models of Psychotherapy 2E: A Comparative Analysis - Tapa blanda

A revision of the classic 1963 Systems of Psychotherapy, this comprehensive text examines the theory and methodology behind the major schools of psychotherapy using a comparative framework. More than 400 different approaches to psychotherapy have been identified; however, most can be categorized into several major therapy "families." This book recaps the development of each major family's ideology and analyzes some of the leading approaches within each. The authors then introduce models to compare and contrast the theories and methods of each therapy family and demonstrate the evolution of psychotherapy practice.

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.