
Session 11: Friends and Family
Evan M. Forman and Meghan L. Butryn
in Effective Weight Loss: An Acceptance-Based Behavioral Approach, Clinician Guide
This chapter (Session 11) discusses methods of gaining social support for weight control goals by asking for support from others, being specific and assertive about one’s needs, and being ...
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Session 11: Friends and Family
Evan M. Forman and Meghan L. Butryn
in Effective Weight Loss: An Acceptance-Based Behavioral Approach, Workbook
This chapter (Session 11) discusses methods of gaining social support for weight control goals by asking for support from others, being specific and assertive about one’s needs, and being ...
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Measuring Perceived and Received Social Support
Thomas A. Wills and Ori Shinar
in Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists
This chapter considers the measurement of supportive functions that are perceivedto be available if needed (perceived support) or functions that are reportedto be recently provided ...
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Support Groups
Vicki S. Helgeson and Benjamin H. Gottlieb
in Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists
This chapter explores support groups and social support. It outlines what a support group is, and discusses theories underlying peer support groups, the effectiveness of peer support ...
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Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists
Sheldon Cohen, Lynn G. Underwood, and Benjamin H. Gottlieb (eds)
Surgery and pharmaceuticals are not the only effective procedures we have to improve our health. The natural human tendency to care for fellow humans, to support them with social networks, ...
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Optimizing Support in the Natural Network
Carolyn E. Cutrona and Valerie Cole
in Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists
This chapter begins by addressing the advantages inherent in interventions that strive to increase the flow of support from the natural social network. Next, characteristics that ...
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Social Support Network
Jason M. Satterfield
in Minding the Body: Workbook
Chapter 7 discusses social support networks, the different types of social support (emotional, informational, practical), and how to give and receive support. Methods of evaluating social ...
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Social Support Network
Jason M. Satterfield
in A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to the Beginning of the End of Life: Minding the Body, Facilitator Guide
Chapter 7 discusses social support networks, the different types of social support (emotional, informational, practical), and how to give and receive support. Methods of evaluating social ...
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Problem Solving
Steven A. Safren, Jeffrey S. Gonzalez, and Nafisseh Soroudi
in Coping with Chronic Illness: A Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Approach for Adherence and Depression, Workbook
Chapter 7 discusses social support networks - the different types of support that they can give (emotional, informational, practical), how to evaluate social supports and steps to express ...
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Social Relationships and Health
Sheldon Cohen, Benjamin H. Gottlieb, and Lynn G. Underwood
in Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists
This chapter begins with a history of the theoretical perspectives on the importanceof social relationships for health and well-being. It then presents a seriesof models that explain how ...
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One-to-One Support Interventions: Home Visitation and Mentoring
John Eckenrode and Stephen Hamilton
in Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists
This chapter discusses social support interventions that seek to temporarily graft a relationship onto a person's existing social network in the form of one-to-one support interventions. In ...
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Measuring Social Integration and Social Networks
Ian Brissette, Sheldon Cohen, and Teresa E. Seeman
in Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists
This chapter illustrates the various ways in which social integration hasbeen measured and provide guidelines for choosing an appropriate measure. It discusses the theoretical underpinnings ...
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Social Support Measurement and Interventions: Comments and Future Directions
Karen S. Rook and Lynn G. Underwood
in Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists
This chapter presents an overview of the volume in general, including a commentary and future directions for research. It explores delineating and investigating the health-related functions ...
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Selecting and Planning Support Interventions
Benjamin H. Gottlieb
in Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists
This chapter aims to provide guidance to those planning supportinterventions regarding the grounds for selecting the appropriate type of interventionstrategy and regarding the main elements ...
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Social Support Theory and Measurement
Brian Lakey and Sheldon Cohen
in Social Support Measurement and Intervention: A Guide for Health and Social Scientists
This chapter aims to provide researchers with the background to makeinformed decisions when selecting measures of social support. The premise isthat these decisions should be informed by ...
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Psychosis and bipolar disorder
Bob G. Knight and Nancy A. Pachana
in Psychological Assessment and Therapy with Older Adults
Chapter 9 considers schizophrenia, psychosis, and bipolar disorder in later life, the assessment of these conditions (clinical interview and differential diagnosis), and therapy with ...
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Session 8: The Support System and Phase II of Treatment
Anne Marie Albano and Patricia Marten DiBartolo
in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Social Phobia in Adolescents: Stand Up, Speak Out, Therapist Guide
Chapter 10 discusses the eighth session of the treatment program, which further explores participants’ support systems and expectations. This session also introduces the second phase of ...
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Psychosocial Rehabilitation of Physically and Psychologically Wounded
Walter Erich Penk and Dolores Little
in Military Psychologists' Desk Reference
The primary mission of the military is for service members to be combat ready. One must always be fit to serve; physically, psychologically, socially, ethically, and spiritually, in the ...
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Helping People Cope with Disasters
Eric M. Vernberg and Erin P. Hambrick
in Psychologists' Desk Reference (3 ed.)
Chapter 137 details procedures for helping people cope with disasters, including safety and comfort, stabilization, information gathering, practical assistance, connection with social ...
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Treating Veterans and Military Families
Marjan Ghahramanlou-Holloway and Jennifer L. Bakalar
in Psychologists' Desk Reference (3 ed.)
Chapter 83 outlines considerations for the treatment of veterans and military families, including psychoeducation, acceptance, promoting adaptive coping, safety, social support and methods ...
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