The popular and critically acclaimed teaching tool - movies as an aid to learning about mental illness - has just got even better! Now with even more practical features and expanded contents: full film index, 'Authors' Picks', sample syllabus, and more international films. Films are a powerful medium for teaching students of psychology, social work, medicine, nursing, counseling, and even literature or media studies about mental illness and psychopathology. "Movies and Mental Illness", now available in an updated edition, has established a great reputation as an enjoyable and highly memorable supplementary teaching tool for abnormal psychology classes. Written by experienced clinicians and teachers, who are themselves movie aficionados, this book is superb not just for psychology or media studies classes, but also for anyone interested in the portrayal of mental health issues in movies. The core clinical chapters of "Movies and Mental Illness" each use a fabricated case history and Mini-Mental State Examination along with synopses and scenes from one or two specific, often well-known films to explain, teach, and encourage discussion about the most important disorders encountered in clinical practice. Each chapter also includes: Critical Thinking Questions (to consider when viewing the core movie/s); "Authors' Picks" (Top 10 Films); 'What To Read if You Only Have Time to Read One Book/Paper'; and, suggested topics for class discussions. Other features of the new, expanded edition include: Full index of films; Sample course syllabus; Ratings of more than 1,250 films (expanded by 25 per cent!); and, other fascinating appendices, such as 'Top 50 Heroes and Villains', psychotherapists in movies, misconceptions about mental illness in movies, and recommended websites.

Movies and Mental Illness: Using Films to Understand Psychopathology

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Ryan M. Niemiec

Danny Wedding

Psychology & Counseling

Hogrefe & Huber Pub

50 cards printed both sides + 16 page booklet in a box Teach clients the language of character strengths! The VIA character strengths look at what positive character traits help us lead fulfilling and happy lives, rather than looking at what is wrong with us. Research has shown that knowing your strengths and using them more often leads to greater well-being, better performance, and more resilience. With these cards, you can help clients learn the language of character strengths. This full-color 50-card set provides cards for each of the 24 VIA character strengths and 6 virtues as well as information cards to hand out in groups and individual sessions. On top of that, 16 ready-to-use, evidence-based intervention cards help clients discover strengths, explore how they work, and practice applying strengths more often. The cards are a valuable addition to the toolboxes of coaches, trainers, and therapists from any background. The card set is an excellent resource to use with the book Character Strengths Interventions: A Field Guide for Practitioners by Ryan M. Niemiec (ISBN 978-0-88937-492-8).

Character Strengths Intervention Cards

Matthijs Steeneveld

Anouk van den Berg

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