Dyslexia and mental health : helping people identify destructive behaviours and find positive ways to cope / Neil Alexander-Passe ; forewords by Michael Ryan and Pennie Aston.

  • Alexander-Passe, Neil
Date:
2015
  • Books

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Description

Dyslexia is a complex condition that affects not only learning but every part of life. Experience or fear of social stigma can lead people with dyslexia to camouflage the difficulties they face, to withdraw and to adopt negative coping strategies, particularly if they lack adequate support, identification and intervention.

Publication/Creation

London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.

Physical description

263 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Contents

Foreword by Michel Ryan-- Foreword by Pennie Aston -- Introduccion. Chapter 1. What is dyslexia? -- Chapter 2. A dyslexic life -- Chapter 3. Difference, disclosure, stigma and labelling -- Chapter 4. Accepting a duslexic identity -- Chapter 5. Self-belief -- Chapter 6. Stress and anxiety -- Chapter 7. Dyslexic coping profiles -- Chapter 8. Defence mechanisms and coping strategies -- Chapter 9. Pre-defence mechanism : avoidance -- Chapter 10. Emotional defences -- Chapter 11. Behavioural defences -- Chapter 12. Vulnerability to depression -- Chapter 13. Learned helplessness to optimism - - Chapter 14. Discussion and conclusion -- Appendix. Dyslexia and depression : the hidden sorrow -- References -- Subject Index -- Author Index.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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    History of Medicine
    PIE /ALE
    Open shelves

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  • 9781849055826
  • 1849055823