The Psychology of Decisions & Problems: Reviews of Decision Making, Effective Decisions and Emotional Fulfillment, and Problem Solving Therapy

1978 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger D. Snyder
Author(s):  
Nancy P. Kropf ◽  
Sherry M. Cummings

Problem-solving therapy (PST) is a psychosocial intervention that teaches clients to cope with the stress of “here-and-now” problems in order to reduce negative health and mental health outcomes. In this chapter, the six stages of PST—problem orientation, problem definition, solution generation, decision-making, solution implementation, and outcome evaluation—are explained and exemplified via vignettes. Areas for which problem-solving therapy has been found useful are summarized, including depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and distress related to medical problems such as cancer and diabetes. The chapter describes contexts for practice, including primary care and home care, as well as adaptations for the use of PST with older adults. Finally, a case example of a problem-solving intervention with an unemployed depressed older man is presented to illustrate this approach.


Author(s):  
Klaus Pfeiffer ◽  
Denis Beische ◽  
R. Hoffrichter ◽  
J. Wengert ◽  
C. Becker ◽  
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1972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Ellis ◽  
Harold Greenwald ◽  
Raymond J. Corsini o

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 600-608 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean M. Barnes ◽  
Lindsey L. Monteith ◽  
Georgia R. Gerard ◽  
Adam S. Hoffberg ◽  
Beeta Y. Homaifar ◽  
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