Spring 12 Texts

PSY 603

Required Texts

Nelson, R. K. (1983). Make prayers to the raven: A Koyukon view of the northern forest. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.

Berger, J. (1992). Pig Earth. New York: Vintage Press.

Mohatt, G.V., & Eagle Elk, J. (2000). The Price of a Gift: A Lakota Healer’s Story. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press.

(The following is available online at no cost, or can be purchased directly from APA):

Stamm, B. H., (Ed.), (2003). Rural behavioral health care: An interdisciplinary guide.Washington, DC, US: American Psychological Association. (Available electronically via PsycBOOKS, which is part of PsycARTICLES at Rasmuson Library at

(One reserve on E-Res)

Mohatt, G.V. (1975). Perspectives on non-Western healing. Unpublished Qualifying Paper. Cambridge: Harvard University. On-reserve.

PSY 607

Required textbooks for PSY 607: Cognition, Affect, & Culture:

American Psychological Association (2009). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, D.C.: Author.

ISBN: 9781433805615

Anderson, J. (2009). Cognitive psychology and its implications (7th ed.). New York: Worth Publishers.

ISBN-13: 978-1429219488 ($91.80 on Amazon)--This is reused from last year, so others might lend it to grad students or they can buy it used as well.

Forgas, J. P. (Ed.). (2001). Handbook of affect and social cognition. New York: Psychology Press.

ISBN-13:978-0805842838 ($60.75 on Amazon)

Niedenthal, P. M., Krauth-Gruber, S., & Ric, F. (2006). Psychology of emotion: Interpersonal, experiential, and cognitive approaches. New York: Psychology Press.

ISBN-13: 978-1841694023($33.25 on Amazon)

If the students want additional resources (these are not required textbooks), I'll be integrating information from previous textbooks as well, including:

Campbell, J. (2002). Flight of the Wild Gander: Explorations in the Mythological Dimension : Selected Essays, 1944-1968. New World Library.

Gielen, U.P., Fish, J.M., & Draguns, J.G. (Eds.).(2004). Handbook of culture, therapy, and healing. Mahwah, N.J.: Routledge. ISBN-10: 0805849246; ISBN-13: 978-0805849240

Kazarian, S.S., and Evans, D.R. (Eds.).(1998). Cultural clinical psychology: Theory, research, and practice. New York: Oxford University Press.

Plutchik, R. (2000). Emotions in the practice of psychotherapy: clinical implications of affect theories. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.ISBN-10:1557986940;ISBN-13:978-1557986948 .

PSY 612

Bornstein, M.H. (2009). Handbook of Cross-Cultural Developmental Science. New York: Psychology Press

ISBN 9780805863307 (Amazon $70.98)

PSY 622

Maddux, J. E. & Winstead, B. A. (2008). Psychopathology: Foundations for a contemporary understanding (2nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum.
ISBN-13 978-0-8058-6169(Amazon $59.35)

American Psychiatric Association (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders (4th Edition-Text Revision). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.
ISBN 0-89042-025-4 (Amazon $79.20)

Kleinman, A. (1988). Rethinking psychiatry: From cultural category to personal experience. NY: Free Press. ISBN 0-02-917442-2 (Amazon $18.85)

PSY 624 (UAA MS Group Therapy)
Yalom, I.D. (2005). Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy (5th ed). New York, NY: Basic Books.

PSY 629

Brems, C. (2000). Dealing with challenges in psychotherapy and counseling. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Greenberger, D., & Padesky, C. (1995). Mind over mood: Change how you feel by changing the way you think. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

Leahy, R., Holland, S., & McGinn, L. (2012). Treatment plans and interventions for depression and anxiety disorders (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Guilford Press.

McKay, M., Wood, J.C., & Brantley, J. (2007).The dialectical behavior therapy skills workbook: Practical DBT exercises for learning mindfulness, interpersonal effectiveness, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications.

Nathan, P., & Gorman, J. (2007). A guide to treatments that work (3rd ed.). New York, NY US: Oxford University Press.

PSY 633

Aiken,L.R.,Groth-Marnat,G. (2006).PsychologicalTestingandAssessment(12thEdition).Boston,MA:AllynBacon.

PSY 639

Singleton, R.A., & Staits, B.C. (2010). Approaches to Social Research (5th ed.). New York:Oxford University Press.

Available at:

  • Hardcover: 672 pages
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 5 edition (August 6, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0195372980
  • ISBN-13: 978-0195372984

PSY 652

American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, IV-TR. Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association.

PSY 681 & 682

Miller, W.R., & Carroll, K.M. (Eds.). (2006).Rethinkingsubstanceabuse: What the scienceshows, and what we should do about it. New York, NY: Guilford Press.

NIAAA Research Monograph No. 37:Alcohol Use Among American Indians and Alaska Natives: Multiple Perspectives on a Complex Problem.(2002).NIH Pub. No. 02-4231.

Order at:

PSY 683

Assessing alcohol problems: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers (2nd ed.). NIH Publication No. 03–3745

Available at:

Miller, W. R., & Rollnick, S. (2002). Motivational Interviewing: Preparing People for Change (2nd ed.) New York: Guilford.