Applied Psychology

APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

A practical and easy-to-understand introduction to applied psychology

In the newly revised second edition of Applied Psychology, distinguished psychologist and author Graham Davey delivers an accessible introduction to the main areas of applied psychology from the perspectives of practitioners and researchers in the United Kingdom, Europe, and other parts of the world. It explains the core psychological knowledge and research that underpins the most commonly employed areas of applied psychology.

This latest edition adds eight brand new chapters that cover emerging topics in applied psychology, and extensive revisions to all other applied psychology chapters.

The book is accompanied by a resource website that offers a wide range of teaching and learning features, including a test bank, instructor slides, and a collection of professional and training chapters. Readers will also find:

• Thorough introductions to clinical, health, forensic, and educational psychology
• Comprehensive explorations of occupational, sport, and counselling psychology
• Practical discussions of coaching psychology, including the application of psychological theory during coaching
• Fulsome treatments of emerging topics in applied psychology, including environmental, consumer, community, and political psychology

Perfect for Level 1 introductory psychology students, Applied Psychology will also benefit Level 2 and 3 students seeking core theoretical and professional information and be valuable for Masters students training for future practice.

Graham C. Davey, PHD, is Emeritus Professor of Psychology at the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. He has published over 140 scholarly articles in scientific and professional journals and written or edited 23 books. He is a former founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Experimental Psychopathology.

Table of Contents 

List of Contributors 
About the Companion Websites

1- Introduction 

PART 1: CLINICAL PYSCHOLOGY
2- Clinical Practice 
Graham Davey
3- The Causes of Mental Health Problems: Psychoses and ASD 
Graham Davey
4- The Causes of Mental Health Problems: Anxiety and Mood Disorders 
Graham Davey
5- Treating Mental Health Problems with Psychological Therapies 
Graham Davey

PART 2: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
6- What is Health Psychology
Charles Abraham, Mark Conner, Fiona Jones and Daryl O'Connor
7- A Biopsychosocial Approach to Health Psychology
Daryl B O'Connor, Mark Conner and Charles Abraham
8- Stress, Coping, and Health
Daryl B O'Connor, Fiona Jones, Charles Abraham and Mark Conner 
9- Social Psychology and Health
Mark Conner, Charles Abraham and Daryl O'Connor

PART 3: FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY
10- Introduction to Forensic Psychology
Carol A Ireland
11- Working with Children and Adult Victims
Ivan Sebalo, Nishant Krishnan and Michelle Davies
12- Eyewitness and the Use and Application of Cognitive Theory
Charlie Frowd
13- Violence Assessment and Intervention
Jane L. Ireland 

PART 4: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
14- Educational Psychology: History and Overview
Robin Banerjee, Andy Tolmie and Jim Boyle 
15- Educational Psychology: Problems and Interventions
Robin Banerjee, Andy Tolmie and Jim Boyle 
16- Educational Psychology: Research on Cognitive and Biological Factors
Andy Tolmie
17- Educational Psychology: Research on Developmental and Social Factors 
Robin Banerjee

PART 5: OCCUPATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
18- The Person and Individual Differences
Halley M. Pontes, Yi-Ling Lai, Almuth McDowall and Kevin Teoh
19- Training, Learning, and Development, and Coaching- Theories in Psychology
Yi-Ling Lai, Almuth McDowall, Halley M. Pontes and Kevin Teoh
20-Well-Being and Work
Kevin Yeoh, Almuth McDowall, Halley M. Pontes and Yi-Ling Lai
21- Occupational Psychology in Practice 
Almuth McDowall, Kevin Teoh, Yi-Ling Lai and Halley M Pontes

PART 6: SPORT AND EXERCISE PSYCHOLOGY
22-The Nature of Sport and Exercise Psychology
Andrew Lane and Tracey Devonport
23- Psychological Skills Interventions in Sport and Exercise Psychology
Tracey Devonport and Andrew Lane
24- Sport and Exercise Psychology: Understanding Cognitive and Biological Factors
Andrew Lane and Tracey Devonport
25- Sport and Exercise Psychology: Understanding Social, Developmental and Personality Factors 
Tracey Devonport and Andrew Lane 

PART 7: COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY
26- The Nature and Scope of Counselling Psychology 
Vanja Orlans
27- Counselling Psychology in Clinical Practice 
Lucia Swnepoel 
28- A Research-Informed Approach to Counselling Psychology 
Terry Hanley, Laura Anne Winter, Ruth Gordon and Adam Scott
29- The Counselling Psychologist Researcher 
Elaine Kasket 

PART 8: COACHING PSYCHOLOGY
30- Coaching Psychology: What it is and why it matters
Mary Watts, Julius Weinberg and David A. Land 
31- Coaching Psychology: Understanding how to apply psychological theory when coaching
Dr. Marie Stopforth and Lorna Mills 

PART 9: EMERGING TOPICS IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY
32- Environmental Psychology
Birgitta Gatersleben
33-Consumer Psychology
Cathrine Jansson-Boyd
34- Community Psychology
Maria Fernandes-Jesus, Rebecca Graber, Carl Harris and Suzanne Wilson
35- Political Psychology and Policymaking
Ashley Weinberg 
36- The Future of Applied Psychology
Alison Clarke 

PART 10: TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES 
37-Clinical Psychology: Training and Development
Fergal Jones
38- Training and Working as a Health Psychologist 
Charles Abraham, Karen Rodham, Daryl O'Connor and Mark Conner 
39- Training in Forensic Psychology and Professional Issues
Neil Gredecki and Polly Turner
40- Educational Psychology: Professional Issues
Jim Boyle, Jeremy Monsen and Sarah Wright 
41- Professional Issues in Occupational Psychology 
Almuth McDowall, Halley M. Pontes, Yi-Ling Lai and Kevin Teoh
42- Sport and Exercise Psychology: UK Professional Structure and Applied Case Study
Tracey Davenport and Andrew Lane
43- Training in Counselling Psychology 
Gabriel Wynn and Laura Anne Winter 
44- Training in Coaching Psychology
Marie Stopforth 

Index 

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