The Writer's Guide to Psychology: How to Write Accurately About Psychological Disorders, Clinical Treatment and Human Behavior by Carolyn Kaufman

Carolyn Kaufman . Unknown Year . English

An accurate and accessible survey of modern psychological theory and practice, this reference offers professional writers practical advice for incorporating psychological elements into their work. With easy-to-understand explanations and definitions, this book is an invaluable resource for any writer wishing to add realistic details to scenes that depict psychologists, mental illnesses and disorders, and psychotherapeutic treatments. Designed around the needs of professional fiction and nonfiction writers, this is an easy-to-use resource that includes historical and modern psychological treatments and terms and refutes popularly held misconceptions.

Categories: Historical Fiction

About the Author

Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD was pursuing a bachelor's degree in writing when she discovered how much an understanding of psychology could add to her stories. By her senior year, she'd not only subjected most of Shakespeare's plays to psychodynamic analysis, she'd decided to pursue her doctorate in clinical psychology. While she was in school, she discovered how many outrageous discrepancies there are between "real" psychology and psychology as it's portrayed in the popular media. Her first book, THE WRITER'S GUIDE TO PSYCHOLOGY, is a manual for writers who want to use psychology accurately in their stories. In addition to her job as an associate professor, she works with writers and serves as an expert source for journalists.

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