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Handbook of Self-Regulation: Research, Theory, and Applications

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Self-Regulation is the single most important issue in mental health today. The Handbook of Self-Regulation- Research, Theory and Applications edited by Roy F. Baumeister and Kathleen D. Vohs is a must read for mental health professionals. The volume is very technical. However, the topic of Self Regulation is so important that professionals need to become technically literate in the field. Nearly every well known researcher in the field has a chapter in this book. Chapters cover the neuroscience and psychology of Self Regulation. Disorders of Self Regulation are also addressed. There are separate chapters for addiction, alcoholism, eating disorders, compulsive shopping, sex and criminal behavior. This book is one to be kept for many years as a reference.

Baumeister & Vohns have brought together almost all of the productive scholars concerned with self-regulation and self-control and given them an opportunity to address the specific areas in which their theories apply. It is an excellent volume.

Self Regulation had been studied profoundly by educators, eventhoug the concept is useful in so many areas of human behavior. This is a good chance to know in general, all of it, in these areas.

Nevertheless, if you are looking specifically for self regulation learning it won't be of very much help.

this timely book covers an area that is exploding recently in social psychology, that of self-regulation. the chapters detail recent work by notable researchers and is definitely worth picking up.