
Command and Organizational Consultation
Paul T. Bartone and Gerald P. Krueger
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
Military psychologists serve an important role by advising leaders and policy makers on factors that affect the health, well-being and performance of military members and veterans. In this ...
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Sleep Loss and Performance
William D. S. Killgore
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
Military operations routinely limit sleep. Insufficient sleep reduces alertness, vigilance, emotional functioning, memory, and higher-level executive functions. Military psychologists need ...
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Training skills
Melanie Fennell
in Oxford Guide to Surviving as a CBT Therapist
Chapter 17 discusses skills in training others in CBT, including key points of the training process, how to identify performance gaps and training needs, aims and learning objectives, ...
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A Brief History of Expertise
Thomas M. Skovholt, Matthew Hanson, Len Jennings, and Tabitha Grier
in Master Therapists: Exploring Expertise in Therapy and Counseling, 10th Anniversary Edition
The study of expertise has a long and textured history, and it continues to be an active area of research among researchers and practitioners interested in human performance, giftedness, ...
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The Research Behind Our Teaching
Holly Rogers and Margaret Maytan
in Mindfulness for the Next Generation: Helping Emerging Adults Manage Stress and Lead Healthier Lives (2 edn)
The number of scientific studies investigating mindfulness has increased exponentially over the past few decades. This chapter examines some of the science and research studies that are ...
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Public Speaking
Debra A. Hope, Richard G. Heimberg, and Cynthia L. Turk
in Managing Social Anxiety, Workbook: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach (3 edn)
Fear of public speaking is nearly always listed as the number 1 fear experienced by the general public in national surveys in the United States. It has been found that fear of public ...
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Exposure and Cognitive Restructuring: Public Speaking Fears
Debra A. Hope, Richard G. Heimberg, and Cynthia L. Turk
in Managing Social Anxiety, Therapist Guide: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach (3 edn)
Although this chapter focuses on public speaking fears, many similar issues arise for clients who fear being the center of attention or speaking up in large or small groups, such as ...
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Assessment of Performance
Jay C. Thomas
in Specialty Competencies in Organizational and Business Consulting Psychology
Chapter 5 discusses analysis of performance, and how the outcomes from performance measurement activities fall into four main categories: between individual comparisons, within individual ...
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Organizational Change and Development
Jay C. Thomas
in Specialty Competencies in Organizational and Business Consulting Psychology
Chapter 9 discusses organizational change and development, the procedures and methods intended to change the character of an organization and improve its performance, and how change efforts ...
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Assessment Strategies I
Rosemary Flanagan and Jeff A. Miller
in Specialty Competencies in School Psychology
Chapter 3 outlines the typical approach to psychoeducational assessment used by school psychologists and discusses the implications of this approach to case conceptualization. It then ...
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Photoethnography in Community-Based Participatory Research
Katherine Cloutier
in Handbook of Methodological Approaches to Community-Based Research: Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods
This chapter presents the utilization of performance ethnography within a community-based participatory research (CBPR) framework and the combination of this qualitative approach with ...
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A Focus on the Individual: Single-Subject Evaluations of Response to Intervention
Owen R. White
in Implementing Evidence-Based Academic Interventions in School Settings
This chapter begins with a brief overview of the most generally recommendedapproach to response to intervention (RTI) evaluations, then seeks to explain the elements of pupil performanceand ...
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Tests of Feigned or Exaggerated Cognitive Impairment
Steve Rubenzer
in Assessing Negative Response Bias in Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations
This chapter reviews the most popular and promising instruments for assessing poor effort or feigned cognitive impairment. Referred to as performance validity tests (PVTs), these ...
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How (not) to train the brain: Enhancing what's between your ears with (and without) science
Amir Raz and Sheida Rabipour
How (Not) to Train the Brain offers a scientifically honest account of brain training. It demolishes unfounded claims often made for brain training programs, offering instead ...
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Exercise, Physical Activity, and Sports
James K. Luiselli
in Children and Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Recent Advances and Innovations in Assessment, Education, and Intervention
This chapter reviews exercise, physical activity, and sports among children and youth with autism spectrum disorders, focusing on health benefits and improved quality of life. Specific ...
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The Sequential Intercept Model as a Platform for Data-Driven Practice and Policy
Edward P. Mulvey and Carol A. Schubert
in The Sequential Intercept Model and Criminal Justice: Promoting Community Alternatives for Individuals with Serious Mental Illness
This chapter addresses the topic of how data can be used to increase the impact of using the Sequential Intercept Model. It covers issues related to the collection of relevant data and the ...
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Applying Rorschach Assessment
Irving B. Weiner
in Psychologists' Desk Reference (3 ed.)
Chapter 28 explores the application of Rorschach Inkblot Method (RIM) assessment, performance-based and self-report measures, clinical practice, forensic cases, and organizational settings. ...

Incorporating Evaluation and Ethics
John C. Norcross, Thomas P. Hogan, Gerald P. Koocher, and Lauren A. Maggio
in Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practices: Behavioral Health and Addictions (2 ed.)
The final core step in evidence-based practice (EBP) is evaluating the effectiveness of the entire process: the E(valuation) in the mnemonic AAA TIE. In the literature, this skill is ...
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Placebo: the role of expectancies in the generation and alleviation of illness
Irving Kirsch
in The Power of Belief: Psychosocial influence on illness, disability and medicine
This chapter reviews the evidence illustrating the power of placebos and their phenomenal ability to affect physical and emotional responses. Starting with Parkinson’s disease, where ...
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Introduction
Amir Raz and Sheida Rabipour
in How (not) to train the brain: Enhancing what's between your ears with (and without) science
This introductory chapter discusses the ability to improve cognitive performance through deliberate training. It compares brain training to physical training, looking at highly ...
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