Evans, Ian M.,  1944- <br/><br/>
How and why people change :  foundations of psychological therapy / 
Ian M. Evans. 
 - 1 online resource (320 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Setting the scene: why we need a theory for change -- What is therapeutic change? -- Motivation to change -- Individual differences in ability to change: personality and context -- Conditioning: changing the meaning and value of events -- Contingencies: therapy is learning and unlearning -- Response relationships: the dynamics of behavioral regulation -- Cognition: changing thoughts and fantasies -- Self-influence -- Social mediators and the therapeutic relationship -- Culture as behavior change -- Conclusions: how and why people can change and be changed. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780199917280 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Behavior therapy.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RC489.B4  / E96 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>616.89/142