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Author:   Frank De Piano ,  Jane Jagelman
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.589kg
ISBN:  

9780789001566

ISBN 10:   078900156
Pages:   252
Publication Date:   02 April 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents List of Figures List of Tables Author’s Note Foreword Preface Acknowledgment Part I: The Arab-Palestinian Culture Chapter 1. The Palestinian Arabs Chapter 2. Psycho-Cultural Features of the Palestinian Arabs Chapter 3. Socialization in Arabic Families and Schools Part II: Mental Health in Arabic Society and Other South/Eastern Cultures Chapter 4. Arabic Personality Development, Structure, and Dynamics Chapter 5. Epidemiology of Psychological Disorders in the Arabic Societies Chapter 6. Arab Cultural Attitudes Towards Mental Health Chapter 7. Difficulties of Western Psychotherapy in a Traditional Arabic Society and Other South/Eastern Societies Chapter 8. Applying Psychotherapy with South/Eastern Clients Chapter 9. Biopsychosocial Model for Psychotherapy with South/Eastern Clients Chapter 10. Selected Cases Appendix: Conclusive Comparison of Modern Western Culture with Medieval and South/Eastern Cultures References Index

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Marwan Adech Dwalry, MA, DSc, has been a Visiting Professor in the Graduate Program of the Center for Psychological Studies at Nova Southeastern University in Florida since 1994. In this capacity, he has taught classes on psychological intervention in sornatoform disorders, on the diagnosis and treatment of dissociative disorders, and on cross-cultural counseling. He was the Director of the Municipal Psychological Services Center for Nazareth, Israel, from 1978 until 1994, and the Director of a private clinic specializing in psychosomatic and stress disorders from 1980 until 1994. Through sixteen years of practice, he has acquired extensive experience in psychodynamic therapy, helping parents and teachers cope with children’s behavioral and emotional problems, and in Cognitive-Behavior Therapy. A former lecturer of cognitive, developmental, and social psychology at TECHNION --The Israeli Institute of Technology, Dr. Dwairy was a Chairperson on the Arab-Palestinian Mental Health Association in Israel (1991—1994) and of the North section of the Israeli Association of Behavior-Cognitive Therapy. He has spoken at three international peace conferences and delivered and published numerous papers and articles on Arab-Palestinian mental health and national identity, special education in Arab-Palestinian schools, and sexual abuse in the Arabic community.

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