Perspectives in Caribbean psychology / edited by Frederick W. Hickling [and others] ; with foreword by Elsa Leo-Rhynie

Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations
Additional Creators: Hickling, Frederick W.

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Perspectives in Caribbean Psychology; Foreword; Introduction; PART I: Background and Philosophy; 1. Caribbean Identity Issues; 2. Psychopathology of the Jamaican People; 3. Resilience: Secrets of Success in African-Caribbean People; 4. Family Life in the Caribbean: Assessment and Counselling Models; 5. The Stigma of Mental Illness in Jamaica; 6. Culture and Behaviour: Recognition of Cultural Behaviours inTrinidad and Tobago; PART II: Applications and Interactions of Psychology in Everyday Life; 7. Development Psychology in Caribbean Infants and Pre-Schoolers., 8. Developmental Psychology in Caribbean School-aged Children, Ages 13-179. Measuring and Predicting Severe Psychopathology inCaribbean Adults; 10. Redefining Personality Disorder in Jamaica; 11. Psychology and HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean:An Introduction and Overview; 12. Neuropsychological Assessment in the Caribbean; 13. The Evolution of Sexual Behaviour in the Caribbean:A Psychological Perspective; 14. Issues of Violence in the Caribbean; 15. Traditional Mental Health Practices in Jamaica:On the Phenomenology of Red Eye, Bad-mind and Obeah., and PART III: Roles and Tools of the Caribbean Psychologist16. The Roles and Responsibilities of Clinical Psychologists in the Caribbean; 17. Reflections of a Psychologist in Jamaica; 18. The Application of Traditional Psychotherapy Modelsin the Caribbean; 19. Sport Psychology in the Caribbean; 20. Race, Language and Self-Concept in Caribbean Childhoods; 21. Psychological Assessment; 22. Forensic Psychology in the Caribbean Context; 23. Media Psychology in the Caribbean; 24. The Application of Therapeutic Community Principles in Jamaica; Index; Contributors; Blank Page.

Summary

Perspectives in Caribbean Psychology attempts to record the unique psychological character of those who live in the Caribbean and more broadly people of African-Caribbean heritage. It considers the impact of colonialism, the struggle for domination by various European and North American countries through history on individuals, and the unique psychological realities that have emerged from attempts to come to terms with the realities of Caribbean culture and experience. Contributors address prevalent issues of violence, mental illness, stigma, psychopathology and HIV/AIDS, and chronicle the ada.

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9780857007339 (electronic bk.)
0857007335 (electronic bk.)
0857007335

Bibliography Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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