Toward a Science of Clinical Psychology

Download or read book Toward a Science of Clinical Psychology written by Cory L. Cobb and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-01-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book pays tribute to Scott O. Lilienfeld of Emory University, a leading scholar in the field of clinical science who has made important contributions to a wide range of central topics including definition of the field, cognitive biases and critical thinking, memory, personality and personality disorders, projective testing and its problems, cultural sensitivity and issues like microaggressions, forensic psychology and neuroscience, among others. His writings are known for their clarity, their astute critical frame, their fairness, and their intellectual courage in the face of controversy. This anthology serves as a thorough introduction to the scientific evolution of clinical psychology, collecting contributions from leading authorities in each of these domains to comment on past and future insights made possible by Scott Lilienfeld’s work.