Compte rendu d'Psychologie sociale.

Reviews the book, Psychologie sociale by Serge Moscovici (1984). The work includes four parts. The first treats primary social influences and changes of attitudes, whereas the second presents some theories and research concerning interpersonal relations and joint committees. The third part describes thinking with social representations, causal attribution, and communication with language. Lastly, the final part aims to look further into various social problems such as racism, prejudices and discrimination. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Compte rendu d'Psychologie sociale.

Reviews the book, Psychologie sociale by Sylvie Jutras, Claude Champagne, Claude Hamel, K. J. Gergen, and M. M. Gergen (1984). This work has the following goals: (1) to propose a coherent explanation of principal ideas and theories in the field, (2) to demonstrate the value and the importance of empirical research (3) to show the contribution of the psychosocial knowledge in the realm of life and (4) to present all that in the form more interesting and most useful to the student reader. There are chapters on social perception, interpersonal attraction, prejudgement and discrimination, attitude changes, morality (a subject which is not very common in other handbooks of this kind), positive social action, aggression, leadership capacity, social influence, social exchange (another not very common subject), interaction in groups, and finally a chapter on "the physical and social environment." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Compte rendu dIntroduction au behaviorisme.

Reviews the book, Introduction au behaviorisme by Fran?ois Berthiaume. This is an original, ambitious book which will cause many reactions. Written by a professor of psychology who teaches at college level, the author's style is clear, pleasant, direct and convincing. The 25 chapters which make this volume propose an answer to the question which is as interesting as it is ambitious, "Why do people act the way they do?" This book is divided into three parts. The first exposes behaviorism, and describes three fundamental situations of conditioning and discusses the guiding principles of behaviorism. The second illustrates the application of these principles in everyday life: thinking, intelligence, creativity, conscience, freedom, emotion, superstitious behaviors, control of oneself, etc. The third part approaches psychosis from the point of view of comprehension and treatment. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Compte rendu du Bilingualité et bilinguisme.

Reviews the book, Bilingualité et bilinguisme by J. F. Hamers and M. Blanc (1983). This book represents the result of a work of great scale, as much by the range of the subjects which are covered as by its multidisciplinary orientation. Hamers and Blanc are right to support that bilingualism must make use of the theoretical and methodological prospects in several disciplines. However, this multidisciplinary approach is not devoted to obtain responses or conclusions of major importance. It rather makes it possible to better include/understand the complex research which must be followed and the importance of several questions that we find throughout the history of research on bilingualism. Hamers and Blanc subdivide the field of bilingualism in ten different sections. Each one of these various sections consists of an in-depth study, complete and conscientious. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Compte rendu L'intelligence animale: Recherches piagètiennes.

Reviews the book, L'intelligence animale: Recherches piagètiennes by Claude Dumas and Fran?ois-Y. Doré. In a monograph of a little less than one hundred pages, Claude Dumas and Fran?ois-Y. Doré demonstrate objectively that the studies made by Piaget on the development of the intelligence of a child can be used as a theorhetical framework and methodological study of cognition of animals. They hope this approach can bring research in animal psychology and psychology together. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Compte rendu d'L'intervenant professionnel face à l'aide naturelle.

Reviews the book, L'intervenant professionnel face à l'aide naturelle by Jér?me Guay (1984). Guay's book is written in an intimate language. Including personal reflections, the text presents the values, concepts and fundamental techniques of how to modify the practice of professional speaking. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Compte rendu dLes origines sociales et culturelles des troubles psychologiques.

Reviews the book, Les origines sociales et culturelles des troubles psychologiques by Michel Tousignant (1992). The nine chapters of the work cover a vast amount of information. The book discusses the social and cultural origins of psychological disorders. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Compte rendu de lecture.

The new Traite de psychologic experimentale [Handbook of Experimental Psychology] is made up of approximately 1650 pages (excluding foreword and indexes) divided into two volumes, six sections, and 31 chapters. The six sections bear on the following themes: (a) historical, theoretical and methodological foundations of the discipline, (b) sensory information processing, (c) organization of motor activity, (d) emotional, motivational, and social processes, (e) symbolic and language processes, and (f) learning, memory, and problem-solving. This handbook was intended to achieve two goals. The first was to support the training of students; the second was to provide instructors and researchers with a reliable source of scientific information. On the whole, this handbook is a monumental achievement, for its breadth, wealth of up-to-date information, and rigor of presentation. The various contributions convey a large number of concepts and empirical findings, and they raise basic theoretical issues. Fundamental problems of Experimental Psychology and topics that are often poorly documented elsewhere are addressed, sometimes with remarkable insight. The handbook seems to be intended primarily for advanced undergraduate and graduate students... (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Compte rendu La rêve: Sa nature, sa fonction et une méthode d'analyse.

Reviews the book, La rêve: Sa nature, sa fonction et une méthode d'analyse by George W. Baylor and Daniel Deslauriers (1987). This book consists of 85 pages, notes and bibliography included. The work is divided in four chapters. The motif of the title is evident in the first chapter. The three other chapters expose a method of analysis advanced by the authors. On the whole, a method interesting for research but a exercise at the very least harassing in practice. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Review of Treatment of late-life insomnia.

Reviews the book, Treatment of late-life insomnia by Kenneth L. Lichstein and Charles M. Morin (see record 2000-03635-000). Lichstein and Morin have assembled an array of researchers and clinicians addressing problems of insomnia in late life. The book is organized into three parts. Part I provides an excellent overview of assessment strategies, and tackles the problems in defining the crucial constructs involved in this book, namely, insomnia and old age. Part II entails clear and authoritative articles presenting the main cognitive-behavioural and pharmacological treatment approaches. Part III presents topics that would be of interest to anyone dealing with insomnia: discontinuation of sleep medications, secondary insomnia, and insomnia in dementia and in residential care. The authors are to be commended for assembling such a wealth of information on both practical and theoretical issues related to insomnia in late life. The book will undoubtedly prove to be indispensable to both clinicians and researchers in the area. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Compte rendu d'Les femmes et l'alcool en Amérique du nord et au Québec.

Reviews the book, Les femmes et l'alcool en Amérique du nord et au Québec by Nadeau Louise, Céline Mercier, and Lise Bourgeois (1984). This monograph consists of eight chapters which cover the subject of alcoholism among women and is the result of a subsidy of research by the ministry for the Social Affairs of Quebec. This study is one of a kind in that it primarily discusses women and their dependence towards alcohol. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Three books on cardiovascular psychophysiology: Cardiovascular psychophysiology, Perspectives in cardiovascular psychophysiology, and Behavioral approaches to cardiovascular disease.

Reviews the books, Cardiovascular psychophysiology by Paul A. Obrist (1981); Perspectives in cardiovascular psychophysiology, edited by John T. Cacioppo and Richard E. Petty (1982); and Behavioral approaches to cardiovascular disease, edited by Richard S. Surwit, Redford B. Williams Jr., and David Shapiro (1981). Interest in the role of psychological factors in cardiovascular functions long predates the emergence of the field of cardiovascular psychophysiology, but the integration of behavioral science methodology with modern cardiovascular physiology and medicine has provided the basis for a rapid growth of knowledge in recent years which is the subject of these volumes. Paul Obrist's semi-autobiographical monograph, Cardiovascular psychophysiology recounts the scientific evolution of one of the field's most prolific and visible investigators. The book is intended to champion one cause, that of the legitimacy of a psychophysiological strategy in the study of one aspect of cardiovascular pathophysiology; namely, essential hypertension. Perspectives in cardiovascular psychophysiology provides summaries of research findings from a number of active laboratory programs. The editors state that the book is intended to provide a "cross section" of current research for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Behavioral approaches to cardiovascular disease is an attempt to illustrate the value of a systematic behavioristic orientation to intervention in cardiovascular disease. This book is the most ambitious of the three in terms of the range of material covered, but also in terms of the effort to bridge the gap between the laboratory and clinic. Though many new data have been reported even since publication of these three books, each remains a valuable contribution: the first, as an example of the results of interplay between hypothesis and experimentation; the second, as a sampler of the diversity of approaches to cardiovascular psychophysiology; and the third, as a summary of the state of the art in behavioral treatment of cardiovascular disorders. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Review of Behavioral approaches to medicine: Application and analysis.

Reviews the book, Behavioral approaches to medicine: Application and analysis edited by J. Regis McNamara (1979). In this book, McNamara has taken a different perspective, emphasizing the content of behavioral assessment and treatment as it applies to the activities of psychologists and other health professionals in medical settings. McNamara speaks of the interpenetration of behavior modification into medicine, much as one might speak of the use of behavior therapy in schools or of the application of behavioral psychology in prisons. Instead of involving the reader in a discussion of the nuances of definitions of fields such as health psychology or behavioral medicine, McNamara sticks with the idea of applying principles from a familiar area to particular problems that arise in a different area. Thus, the focus of the book is on practical problem-solving and on developing a behavioral conceptualization of health care problems. This book is very useful to the extent that it consistently presents this point of view. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Compte rendu De la phénoménologie à la psychanalyse Freud et les existentialistes Américains.

Reviews the book, De la phénoménologie à la psychanalyse Freud et les existentialistes Américains by Marc-André Bouchard (1992). This book is the work of a true "scholar". The multiple data are presented with an authority of the author that easily justifies the thought that the author has a rich synthesis of several schools of thought in contemporary psychology; in particular the approaches of existential phenomenology, humanistic, gestalt and psychoanalytic psychology. A generous portion of the book is concentrated on therapeutic applications and approaches to questions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Assessment and treatment of sleep disorders in older adults: A review for rehabilitation psychologists.

Recent research has led to significant progress in the assessment and treatment of sleep disturbance in older adults. Similar advances have been made with sleep disorders secondary to age-related chronic illness. The assessment and treatment of sleep disorders encompasses numerous behavioral aspects. Thus, rehabilitation psychologists are ideally positioned to help apply these new advances to the growing number of older adult patients in the rehabilitation setting. The authors provide an overview of age and disease-related sleep disorders. They provide details for implementation of behavioral treatments for geriatric insomnia that is comorbid with chronic illness. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Compte rendu dLa construction du réel chez le psychologue: épistémologie et méthodes en sciences humaines.

Reviews the book, La construction du réel chez le psychologue: épistémologie et méthodes en sciences humaines by Christiane Gillieron (1985). This work of 280 pages is an introductory text including information on epistemology and concepts of the scientific method in psychology and social sciences in general. Its framework of reference is explicitly the genetic epistemology of Piaget, which is found in all its aspects of the strong use of examples resulting from psychology and intelligence and it has a tendency to elaborate on the cognitive aspects of the scientific method. The work is divided in nine chapters gathered in three parts. The three chapters of the first part carry on the postulates and principles of the scientific method. The second part of four chapters examines the technical aspects of research. The last part contains a chapter on the psychology of the experimental situation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)