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Interpersonal attraction. 2nd ed.

Abstract: Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 1978, Vol 23(9), 692. Reviews the book, Interpersonal attraction, 2nd ed by Ellen Berscheid and Elaine Hatfield Walster (1978). This edition is larger than the first, mainly because of two expanded chapters on romantic and companionate love. These are also are probably the best chapters in the book: intriguing, informative, and sensible. Some new material has been added to the other chapters, but the organization is essentially the same as before. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)

The essential Piaget

Abstract: Originally published in Contemporary Psychology: APA Review of Books, 1978, Vol 23(6), 469. Reviews the book, The essential Piaget edited by Howard E Gruber and J. Jacques Voneche (1977). The editors of this large volume have managed to comprise a representative and informative anthology of Piaget's

Self-starvation: From individual to family therapy in the treatment of anorexia nervosa.

Abstract: family and the value of helping in its own right the sick family that contains the patient. Minuchin and his colleagues will always have an honoured place in this development. If their attempts to find means of objectively defining, measuring and comparing familiar interaction can be developed, their con tribution will be great indeed. Their style of therapy, warmly involved with the family, challenging and extempore, seems to demand a degree of confidence and flexibility not char acterologically available to all therapists. The authors demonstrate that used skilfully it can be a very effective approach. This volume will have an impact on the thinking and practise ofall who read it.