There is growing agreement among experts that an obesogenic environment, which
encourage excess food intake and idealizes thinness, plays a crucial role in the epidemic of …

Pathological alcohol use is a complex and costly problem. This chapter focuses on recent
developments in the etiology of alcohol use disorders. Literature is reviewed from the fields …

Designed to meet the formidable challenges of treating personality disorders and other
complex difficulties, schema therapy combines proven cognitive-behavioral techniques with …

Humans are capable of imagining future rewards and the contexts in which they may be
obtained. Functionally, intertemporal choices between smaller but immediate and larger but …

Self-control plays a significant role in positive youth development. Although numerous self-
control challenges occur during adolescence, some adolescents control themselves better …

The self-regulation questionnaire (SRQ) is a 63-item instrument designed to measure the
generalized ability to regulate behavior so as to achieve desired future outcomes. This study …

Research has shown that the congruence of parenting styles with cultural values, rather than
parenting styles alone, impacts child adjustment. This study examined if parents' cultural …

Un compendio de ejemplos útiles para el tratamiento de múltiples tipos de pacientes? Muy
buen libro y muy recomendable tanto para los terapeutas noveles como para los veteranos …

Research over the past 20 years suggests that the quality of the parent-adolescent
relationship significantly affects the development of risk behaviors in adolescent health. The …

A fim de explorar os estilos parentais entre famílias brasileiras, 239 crianças (de 9 a 12
anos, de duas escolas municipais de Curitiba) e seus respectivos pais responderam a duas …