Perspectives in Caribbean Psychology

Herausgeber: Hickling, Frederick W

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comprehensive volume providing an overview of Caribbean psychology addressing culture and behaviour, developmental psychology, personality disorder, issues of violence, application of therapeutic models in the Caribbean, and psychological assessment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 744
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 155mm x 40mm
• Gewicht: 1039g
• ISBN-13: 9781849053587
• ISBN-10: 1849053588
• Artikelnr.: 36184139

Autorenporträt

Edited by Frederick W. Hickling, Brigitte K. Matthies, Kai Morgan and Roger C. Gibson

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Professor Elsa Leo-Rhynie. Introduction. Frederick W. Hickling.
1. Caribbean Identity Issues. Kai Morgan and Keisha-Gaye N.O'Garo. 2.
Psychopathology of the Jamaican People. Frederick W. Hickling. 3.
Resilience: Secrets of Success in African-Caribbean People. Hilary
Robertson-Hickling. 4. Family Life in the Caribbean: Assessment and
Counselling Models. Marina Ramkissoon, Sharon-Ann Gopaul-McNicol, Barry
Davidson, Brigitte K. Matthies and Orlean Brown Earle. 5. The Stigma of
Mental Illness in Jamaica. Carlotta Arthur, Frederick W. Hickling, Roger C.
Gibson, Hilary Robertson-Hickling, Wendel D. Abel, Tamika Haynes-Robinson
and Rob Whitley. 6. Culture and Behaviour: Recognition of Cultural
Behaviours in Trinidad and Tobago. Hari D. Maharajh and Akleema Kalpoo. 7.
Development Psychology in Caribbean Infants and Pre-Schoolers. Maureen
Samms-Vaughan. 8. Developmental Psychology in Caribbean School-aged
Children, Ages 3-17. Stacey N. Brodie-Walker. 9. Measuring and Predicting
Severe Psychopathology in Caribbean Adults. Michael C. Lambert, Clement
T.M. Lambert, Frederick W. Hickling and Kena Douglas. 10. Redefining
Personality Disorder in Jamaica. Frederick W. Hickling, Jacqueline Martin,
and Allison Harrisingh-Dewar. 11. Psychology and HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean:
An Introduction and Overview. Peter D. Weller and Katija Khan. 12.
Neuropsychological Assessment in the Caribbean. Tony Ward. 13. The
Evolution of Sexual Behaviour in the Caribbean: A Psychological
Perspective. Tamika Haynes-Robinson. 14. Issues of Violence in the
Caribbean. Brigitte K. Matthies, Julie-Meeks Gardner, Avril Daley and
Claudette Crawford-Brown. 15. Traditional Mental Health Practices in
Jamaica: On the Phenomenology of Red Eye, Bad-mind and Obeah. Frederick W.
Hickling and Caryl James. 16. The Roles and Responsibilities of Clinical
Psychologists in the Caribbean. Frederick W. Hickling, Ruth Doorbar,
Jacqueline Benn, Elaine Gordon, Kai Morgan and Brigitte K. Matthies. 17.
Reflections of a Psychologist in Jamaica. Ruth Doorbar. 18. The Application
of Traditional Psychotherapy Models in the Caribbean. Rosemarie Johnson,
Peter Weller, Sharon Williams Brown and Audrey Pottinger. 19. Sport
Psychology in the Caribbean. Kai Moran and Leapetswe Malete. 20. Race,
Language and Self-Concept in Caribbean Childhoods. Karen Carpenter and
Hubert Devonish. 21. Psychological Assessment. Rosemarie Johnson and Tracey
Coley. 22. Forensic Psychology in the Caribbean Context. Lester O. Shields
and Franklin Ottey. 23. Media Psychology in the Caribbean. Frederick W.
Hickling, Eulalee Thomson, Sophia Chandler and Brigitte K. Matthies. 24.
The Application of Therapeutic Community Principles in Jamaica. Frederick
W. Hickling, Mylie McCallum, Doreth Garvey and Tracey Coley. Index.
Contributors.