Dealing with Crisis: A Guide to Critical Life Problems

Adolescence, marriage and family discord, sexual dysfunction, divorce, rape, abortion, aging and retirement, death. At some time during your life you will face problems like these, or will have to help loved ones face them. Dealing with Crises can help. It draws on work done by scores of people in psychology and the helping professions to offer sound information on these and other critical life situations. Defining each problem in layman’s terms, the authors distill knowledge gained from research in several branches of psychology to provide the reader with accurate information on the causes and background of the problem where appropriate. They then propose a number of ways of dealing with it, and give a list of suggested reading for more detailed information. In addition this book offers a consumer’s guide to seeking professional help which explains what to expect from various therapeutic approaches and how to go about locating a professional when you need help. Lawrence G. Calhoun is a licensed practicing psychologist, and Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. James W. Selby, is a licensed practicing psychologist in North Carolina. H. Elizabeth King, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Emory University Medical School, is Director of Pediatric Psychology at Grady Memorial Hospital and consultant to the Rape Crises Center in Atlanta Georgia.