Klinisk psykologi

Cancer is the leading cause of death in the United States. The improvement of screening procedures and treatments have led to higher survival rates, and consequently to an increased number of individuals who fear that their cancer might come back.Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is defined as the fear, worry, or concern that cancer may come back or progress. FCR has been found to be the number one unmet need of cancer survivors. High levels of FCR are associated with greater psychological distress, impaired functioning, decreased quality of life, and increased medical consultations, psychotropic usage and health-care costs. It is therefore crucial to offer these patients an appropriate and effective treatment. The books first propose a theoretical model of FCR that identifies the five main targets of intervention in this program: 1) cognitive interpretation; 2) behavioural avoidance; 3) cognitive avoidance; 4) reassurance and control seeking; 5) intolerance of uncertainty. Then, each target is discussed and specific cognitive-behavioural therapy strategies are suggested that focus on each of them based on the best available empirical evidence for the treatment of anxiety disorders (e.g., generalized anxiety disorder) and cancer-related anxiety. This book will be of interest to clinicians working with cancer patients such as psychologists and other health care providers as well as cancer patients and survivors. Graduate students in clinical health psychology, and connecting disciplines such as psycho-oncology, psychiatry, nursing, social work, rehabilitation, spiritual care, and sexology might also find this text of value.

The book embarks on a multifaceted exploration spanning self-awareness, emotional regulation, trauma processing, communication, relationship building, visualization, meditation, and compassion. Each chapter is imbued with transformative exercises and reflective spaces designed to delve deep into individual experiences, fostering a holistic transformation that is both profound and enduring.Readers, whether beginners in self-exploration or seasoned in self-help methodologies, will find solace in the book's empathetic narrative and actionable insights. The fluidity of prose and the depth of exploration make it a timeless companion for anyone yearning for self-discovery and healing. You're going to learn:What somatic therapy is and how it's used;Why somatic therapy is effective for ptsd treatment;The uniqueness of somatic therapy;Why you should trust somatic therapy;How to carry out self-somatic therapy;Useful hacks for mind, body, and heart syncing;Worksheets for using mindfulness to deal with ptsd;Mind-body exercises that help you heal on time;The vast universe of therapy often segregates the body and mind, treating them as distinct entities. Yet, our experiences, especially those stemming from trauma, often blur these boundaries. Somatic ifs stands as a beacon in this divide, integrating the richness of internal family systems therapy with the embodied wisdom of somatic therapy. This holistic approach offers unparalleled depth in healing, acknowledging the profound interconnectedness of our being.

This book is the first authoritative medical text that considers the unique cultural backgrounds of Hispanic populations in a straightforward yet sensitive way, all while building a framework for practical psychiatric assessment and treatment plans.  As the only book to consider the unique challenges facing Hispanic mental healthcare, this book is at the forefront of a serious issue that has gone unchallenged for too long. The text is written by two expert psychiatrists with an established history of leadership in this space. Chapters carefully and meticulously establish the issues of access to care in Latinx communities before addressing the unique needs of these patients in the context of common psychiatric disorders. Each disorder includes clinical cases for a reader-friendly approach to the challenges that develop effective assessment and treatment plans.Mental Health for Hispanic Communities is a concise yet comprehensive reference invaluable to all clinicians, students, and other medical professionals seeking to work with this population effectively.  

The Second Edition of the handbook incorporates notable research advances throughout its comprehensive, up-to-date examination of this diverse and maturing field. Integrative state-of-the-art models document the complex interplay of risk and protective factors and other variables contributing to normal and pathological development. New and updated chapters describe current refinements in assessment methods and offer the latest research findings from neuroscience. In addition, the Second Edition provides readers with a detailed review across the spectrum of salient topics, from the effects of early deprivation to the impact of puberty.As the field continues to shift from traditional symptom-based concepts of pathology to a contemporary, dynamic paradigm, the Second Edition addresses such key topics pertinent to childhood anxiety as:nbsp;        Early childhood disorders, including failure to thrive and attachment disorders.nbsp;        Aggression, ADHD, and other disruptive conditions. nbsp;        Developmental models of depression, anxiety, self-injury/suicide, and OCD. nbsp;        The autism spectrum and other chronic developmental disorders. nbsp;        Child maltreatment and trauma disorders. The Handbook of Child and Adolescent Anxiety Disorders, Second Edition of the handbook is a discipline-defining, forward-looking, essential resource for researchers, clinicians, scientist-practitioners, and graduate students in such fields as developmental psychology, child and adolescent psychiatry, social work, child and school psychology, educational psychology, and pediatrics.

This book presents current evidence of new perspectives for the prevention and appropriate management of depression in people across the life course. Special attention has been dedicated to facilitating factors for the development of health system capacity and the effectiveness of the different types of interventions. The first part of the book reviews the innovations in global prevention and non-pharmacological treatments for children, adolescents, and youths. The second part reviews interventions for adults across the lifespan, including older adults and caregivers. Despite the efforts to tackle depression, the COVID-19 pandemic directly or indirectly affected the mental health of the population, including an increase in the incidence of depressive disorders, which are underdiagnosed and undertreated in young and older people. Because of the characteristics of adolescence and older adulthood, people can consider depression signs and symptoms as natural, neglecting a proper diagnosis. To address these challenges in the clinical management of depression, Prevention and Early Treatment of Depression Through the Life Course presents a life course perspective on the analysis and treatment of depression to help clinical psychologists, psychiatrists and other mental health professionals understand the mechanisms associated with the onset of depression and identify/develop proper evidence-based treatments for different ages and in different circumstances.

If you're an adult child of an alcoholic parent, then you would have absorbed their relational patterns while growing up. Becoming aware of these patterns is important because they affect your current relationships and your relationship with yourself. Some patterns are dysfunctional and are here to stay - until you realise it's time to change them. This book will give you the support on your journey for a better life and better relationships.This handbook presents the common problems that adult children of alcoholics face in their lives due to their family history, and it's designed to help you overcome harmful patterns. It will help you set clear boundaries and create more self-awareness when it comes to feelings of guilt, shame, and fear. Useful and relatable examples help the reader feel more reassured and understood. All examples are entwined with scientific explanations and findings from the author's long years of therapeutic practice.

Dieses bahnbrechende Werk zeigt, wie psychische und körperliche Symptome durch Schäden im Inneren der Zelle selbst entstehen. Dieses Handbuch enthält über 50 Krankheiten und Störungen der Zelle.

Perhaps you have always suffered from self-sabotage, constantly ruining opportunities that come your way or turning down chances to grow and improve, without even realizing it. Or maybe you have noticed a recent change in your behavior, as you find yourself self-sabotaging more often, and you are eager to modify that behavior as soon as possible. Here is a preview of what you'll learn...Self-sabotage: the rootsSelf-sabotage: the branchesSelf-sabotage: the fruitsSabotaging self-sabotageConsistent recoveryStop fearing your deepest gifts!Much, much more!I didn't want to live that way anymore and as I studied psychology and becoming a writer, I knew I had to use my own voice to make an impact, to show the women of this world that we all deserve to have the power that we want and to create the lives we feel we deserve.

The new edition of this popular text incorporates the latest research on assessment and treatment practices for adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The presentation of symptoms may differ considerably in adulthood and without appropriate symptom management, ADHD can significantly interfere in many aspects of life. When properly identified and diagnosed, however, outcomes in adults with ADHD who receive appropriate treatment are encouraging. This volume is both a compact "how to" reference for use by professionals in their daily work and an ideal educational reference for students, informing the reader of all aspects involved in the assessment and management of ADHD in adults. This edition also explores how psychosocial adversity factors impact the development and functional impairments associated with ADHD and highlights strategies used in the multimodal treatment of ADHD in adults. Best practice approaches are offered for common problems encountered when carrying out treatments. A companion volume Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in Children and Adolescents is also available.

This textbook provides theoretical and clinical knowledge needed by social workers and other practitioners involved in humanitarian emergency response. Social workers are well positioned to serve coordinating and leadership roles in this interdisciplinary field due to their holistic training. This book weaves together micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice into integrated social work practice. Its historical account of humanitarian emergencies, coverage of social work frameworks and principles, and review of existing best practices at the clinical, community, and policy levels ground the reader in a field of social work that requires consideration of historical frameworks alongside innovative responses to the complexity of humanitarian emergencies.The contributors incorporate best practices as well as address gaps in awareness, knowledge, and skills that they have observed and studied worldwide. Some of the topics explored include:Social Work with Displaced Children, Women, LGBTQI+, Asylum SeekersReturn and Reintegration of Displaced Populations and Reconstruction in Post-conflict SocietiesCulture, Trauma, and Loss: Integrative Social Work Practice with Refugees and Asylum SeekersClinical Social Work Practice with Forcibly Displaced Persons Grounded in Human Rights and Social Justice PrinciplesIntegrative Social Work Practice with Refugees, Asylum Seekers, and Other Forcibly Displaced Persons is adoptable as a primary text for MSW and doctoral elective courses on global social work or international social work practice with persecuted and forcibly displaced people. This textbook is targeted to clinical social work or policy courses as well, and can be supplemental reading for required courses for migration and forced displacement majors. It is also useful for social workers or interdisciplinary practitioners working around the globe with displaced populations.

This book presents a critical analysis and examination of the major theories and social issues in the social construction of aging and death. It is concerned with the impact of death and places how our experiences of death are transformed by the roles that truth and discourse about aging play in everyday life. A major element of the book is an examination of the way in which groups and individuals employ specific representations of mortality in order to construct meaning and purpose for life and death. To accentuate this, the book provides an investigation into the social construction of death practices across time and space. Special attention is given to the notion of death as a socially accomplished phenomenon grounded in a unique sociological introduction to the meaning of death throughout history to the present. The purpose of this book is to critically inform debates concerning the abstract and empirical features of death examined through the lens of sociological perspectives. This book explores the emergent biomedical dominance relating to ageing and death. An alternative is advocated which re-interprets ageing for Graduate schools. This innovative book explores the concept, history and theory of aging and its relationship to death. Traditionally, many books have focused on older people dying of 'natural causes', a biomedical explanatory framework. This book looks at alternative social theories and experiences with aging and relate to death in different countries, victims, crime, imprisonment and institutional care. Are these deaths avoidable? If so, what are the solutions the book addresses. This is one of the first books that re-interprets aging and its relationship of examples of death. It will be of essential reading for graduate students and researchers in understanding these different examples of aging and death across the globe.

"Decode the 13 conflicts that derail many couples' communication after kids-like what you're really saying when you fight about discipline or diapers, and how to work through tough issues together-from popular Instagram counselors Erin Mitchell, MACP, and Stephen Mitchell, PhD"--

This book will fill an important gap in literature covering the clinical health psychology applications affecting the military and veteran health care systems. The authors draw on a wealth of experience related to treatment of service members and veterans, implementation of innovative research programs within military settings, and analysis of health economics issues. Section I examines key economic challenges facing civilian, military and Veteran healthcare providers. Section II discusses innovative clinical health psychology applications in military hospitals and clinics from around the country, including comprehensive literature reviews and presenting novel clinical applications in military hospitals. This book is relevant for clinicians, policymakers and administrators working with military and veteran patients. 

Do you wonder if healing, transformation and lasting change are possible? If so, you're not alone. All throughout history, people have struggled with pain, loss, trauma and rejection-and cried out to God for hope and peace, for shalom.Using the latest, research-backed psychotherapy and neuroscience, Journey to Shalom presents the sacred stories of Scripture like you've never seen them before. The human struggle of alienation, shame, and exile is brought to light and a vision of restoration and wholeness is made clear.Your suffering can be redeemed.Your relationships can be reconciled.You can learn to love yourself, others and God without religious striving.You can find the deep, lasting peace of God within yourself whenever you need it.Including gentle, practical guided exercises for identifying your emotions, your subconscious reactions, and your hidden inner world, Journey to Shalom offers a fresh perspective on ancient truths that will restore hope for healing your deepest wounds.

”Jeg har op til flere gange præsteret at skylle matadormix-stykker fri for sulfo, for herefter at spise hele posen på ganske få minutter. Det føles som om en del af én står udenfor og betragter det hele, men kan ingenting stille op. Den del både væmmes og skammer sig helt enormt, men er samtidig også fuldstændig prisgivet.”Sådan beskriver Anette Stadler Bang èn af sine utallige tvangsoverspisnings-episoder. Hudløst ærligt beretter hun om vejen ind og ud af 30 års aktiv tvangsoverspisning. Læs om selvhad, løgn, ensomhed og stigmatisering, når 17 tvangsoverspisere deler hjerteskærende historier fra et liv i spiseforstyrrelsens jerngreb. Speciallæge i psykiatri Maria Mercedes Guala præsenterer den faglige viden på området, og eksperter fortæller om behandling, der virker. Tvangsoverspisning er den spiseforstyrrelse, der rummer flest patienter. Ca. 40.000 lider heraf. Det er til gengæld også den mest oversete. Bogen henvender sig til tvangs­overspisere, deres pårørende og alle, som ønsker at få et helt særligt indblik i denne tabuiserede psykiske sygdom.

Working with first responders and veterans is a calling and a privilege. I have said many times in my career that I have the best job ever, because I get to work with the most amazing people on the planet. After three decades of practice, I bring you an intimate, inside look into the therapy room. Treating first responders and veterans is not easy. It is sometimes very challenging, scary, emotionally charged, and gritty. I have had so many impactful patients throughout my career, so I asked six of the most inspirational ones if they would share their stories. They rose to the occasion and granted us an inside look at their healing.

Relearning Therapy is for therapists who want to improve their understanding of emotional problems and their therapeutic practice, and for people who want to understand where their therapeutic problem came from and how it can be resolved. The book comprehensively explains how emotional or psychological problems are created, and how they can be permanently resolved by identifying their biographical origins and relearning the experience.In response to a diffifficult circumstance, a person modifies her behaviour to minimize the impact on her personal dignity. For example, a person learns that by keeping her head down she is less likely to receive criticism from herstep father. In the future, to protect herself from criticism, she keeps her head down, just as she learned to do as a teenager. The learned behaviour, motivated by feelings from the past (not thoughts), becomes a therapeutic problem when it interferes with the person's pursuit of a desired goal.Relearning Experience Process uses the feelings motivating the problem behaviour to identify the past experience underlying the problem. The past experience is relearned, neutralizing the problematic feeling and resolving the problem behaviour.The book explores and provides an answer to the following questions:¿ How should the unconscious be understood?¿ What is the relationship and interaction between conscious and unconscious?¿ What is emotion, and is there a distinction between emotions and feelings?¿ What motivates behaviour?¿ What are, or should be, the aims of therapy?¿ What therapies are the most successful, and what makes them successful?¿ Why do psychological problems develop in a person: how and why are they created?¿ Why do they take the forms that they do in terms of feelings and behaviour?¿ What kinds of experiences lead to emotional problems; and what differentiates these experiences from experiences that don't lead to emotional problems?¿ Is it possible to find the origins of psychological problems in the biography of an individual?¿ Why do problems manifest at the time when they do, sometimes years or even decades following the experiences underlying them?¿ What actually is a psychological problem; how should psychological problems be defined or described?¿ What differentiates less successful from more successful psychological interventions?¿ Can psychological or emotional problems be fully and finally resolved; or do people have to learn to live with them, as we are often led to believe?¿ Is it possible to develop a comprehensive understanding of the nature of psychological problems, and a coherent theory of how and why they develop and how to treat them?

This book explores the profound impact of sound and music on our well-being, cognitive function, and overall health. Drawing on the latest research in neuroscience, the authors delve into how auditory experiences can influence the brain and body.The book covers a range of topics, including the therapeutic use of music, the effects of sound on stress reduction, and the potential for harnessing the power of sound to enhance learning and cognitive abilities. Also this book is recommended for children, adolescents and adults living with all forms of mental health diseases and disorders. Highly recommended for people living with Autism too. "Healing at the Speed of Sound" offers practical guidance on how individuals can incorporate sound and music into their lives for various therapeutic purposes, such as stress management, relaxation, and cognitive enhancement. The authors share real-life examples and case studies to illustrate the positive impact of intentional sound experiences on individuals of all ages. This book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the intersection of music, sound, and well-being, providing a comprehensive exploration of the healing potential in our auditory aspects.

This book presents a theory of motives that has evolved over decades in dialogue with academics and with practitioners. The key proposal is that of collectively cultivating meta-motives ¿ rather than the ubiquitous recipes for manipulating self-regulation. Cultivating meta-motives can proceed through rearticulating motives. Such rearticulation engages with theories and practices of motivation and motives. First, this is a discussion of the psychologies of motivation, and a reflection of post-psychology as a way forward. Second, this discussion takes us back to fundamental problems with subjectivity, and with psychology, even critical psychology, as a way of addressing it. Third, out of this theoretical work come concepts that are put to work in understanding practices of modelling and cultivating motives ¿ clinical, social work, and educational practices. In the first instance, as a critique of contemporary pragmatic practices, and then by rearticulating aesthetic practices as ways to expand and overcome those. Fourth, this has implications for the cultivation of the competence in care for motives, and for the place of theory in this competence. The book provides both a theoretical argument and a resource for those professionals in education, social work, and health who seek a qualitative understanding of what they do.

Dieses essential thematisiert somatoforme Symptome und Störungen im Kindesalter. Änderungen der Störungsklassifikationen werden betrachtet. Entwicklungsrelevante Risikofaktoren und deren Zusammenwirken werden in einem heuristischen Modell dargestellt. Praxisimplikationen für Behandler*innen der medizinischen und psychotherapeutischen Praxis werden aus dem Modell abgeleitet.

Selbstvertrauen, Fokus sowie ein gutes Selbstmanagement sind Schlüsselfaktoren für den Erfolg ¿ nicht nur im Business. Im Buch wird dargestellt, wie Frauen sich oft selbst ausbremsen, was die Auslöser dafür sind und wie Frauen sie beheben können. Sie finden Antworten auf: Wie kann man mentale Stärke trainieren, Unsicherheiten ablegen, sein eigenes Potenzial voll ausschöpfen und sich selbst verwirklichen?Anschaulich und unterhaltsam schildert die Autorin, was es bedeutet, eine mental starke Frau zu sein. Sie zeigt, wie sich mittels verschiedener mentaler Techniken Blockaden überwinden lassen, hochgesteckte Ziele voller Lebensfreude angegangen werden können und Erfüllung im Leben erreichbar wird. Das Buch enthält hilfreiche, alltagstaugliche Tipps und Übungen, spannende Geschichten sowie lehrreiche Erfahrungsberichte.In der 2. Auflage befasst sich die Autorin noch stärker mit den Aspekten Mut, mentale Gesundheit und Selbstliebe: Seien Sie mutig!

Dieses essential widmet sich der Verbindung von Psychoanalyse und Film. Die Psychoanalyse eignet sich für eine methodisch geleitete Filmbetrachtung. Dabei kommt es nicht zu einer Anwendung der psychoanalytischen Theorie, sondern zu einer Anwendung ihrer Methode eines reflektierten In-Beziehung-Stehen zu einem Gegenüber. So können latente Bedeutungen in den Blick genommen und eine Interpretation entwickelt werden. Im vorliegenden essential werden die Möglichkeiten eines solchen Zugangs rekonstruiert und bestehende Ansätze vorgestellt. Schließlich wird der Vorschlag eines Leitfadens zur Durchführung einer filmpsychoanalytischen Interpretation gemacht. Zahlreiche Filmbeispiele dienen dabei der Veranschaulichung.

The understanding of and adherence to professional ethics is fundamental in navigating the moral encounters and dilemmas that all psychologists face in their daily work, whether in research or professional practice. Core values and principles remain stable. However, as more complex and conflicting societal contexts come into play, the individual psychologist and the professional community need support in upholding a solid moral integrity. The volume is a welcome resource for any psychologist or student wanting to foresee, prevent, and professionally manage, in an ethically responsible way, the moral challenges that arise. The framework for this timely, second edition remains the Meta-code of Ethics of the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA), which is an important asset in addressing the challenges faced by the profession now and in the coming years. The discussions of the principles on the meta-code are further developed and the authors have extended the number and types of practical examples to vividly illustrate ethical challenges and dilemmas faced. Read, discuss, and evaluate your practice.

This book aims to provide the reader a neuroscientific understanding surrounding a very simple question: how do we learn not to fear? Exploring answers to this question is very important for two reasons. First, learning about the neural mechanisms of fear extinction is of relevance to everyone¿s life - it is such a basic yet relevant question to our daily experiences. Therefore, understanding brain mechanisms of fear and its regulation is essential from a basic neuroscience point of view. Second, excessive fear and the inability to regulate its expression is one of the hallmarks of fear-, anxiety-, trauma-, and stressor-related psychopathologies. And as such, learning about how fear is acquired, stored, expressed, and regulated could help advance our understanding of the etiology of psychopathology, the maintenance of symptoms pertaining to failure to regulate fear, and could help us develop novel therapeutics to equip providers and patients with the tools to better quell their fears.The contributions contained in this book are provided by experts in the fields of basic and clinical neuroscience, experimental and clinical psychology, and neuropsychiatry. The contributions are organized to start the reader with basic definitions of how we define fear, how we study its neural circuits at the molecular and cellular levels, how to study human behavior and the brain using state-of-the art experimental and statistical tools, to how much fear contributes to psychopathology. This volume ends with current advances aimed to enhance the capacity to extinguish fear; a clinical result that would aid in the treatment of multiple psychiatric disorders, followed by a discussion on future directions of this highly important and relevant field.

¿Estás cansado de sentirte atrapado en el pasado? ¿Quieres liberarte del dolor y el trauma de tu infancia y comenzar a vivir la vida al máximo? ¡No busque más allá de "INFANSIA MIEDO PARA NIÑOS 8-12"!Este libro emocionante y atractivo está repleto de actividades y ejercicios que lo ayudarán a dominar sus heridas pasadas y superar el Trastorno de estrés postraumático. Desde indicaciones de diario hasta ejercicios de atención plena, este libro de trabajo ofrece un enfoque divertido e interactivo para la curación que está diseñado específicamente para niños de 8 a 12 años.Con hojas de trabajo relaciónale, ejemplos y orientación de expertos, "INFANSIA MIEDO PARA NIÑOS 8-12" ofrece una hoja de ruta para ayudarlo a pasar de la mera supervivencia a prosperar. Usando el poder de la terapia cognitiva conductual, este libro le enseñará las habilidades que necesita para superar su trauma y construir un futuro más brillante. También encontrarás actividades creativas como Dibujando tus emociones y Crear un diario de gratitud, así como Ejercicios prácticos como respiración profunda y relajación muscularEntonces, ¿por qué esperar? ¡Dé el primer paso hacia la curación hoy y comience su viaje de sobrevivir, a prosperar con "INFANSIA MIEDO PARA NIÑOS 8-12"!

This book addresses the question of whether or not behavioural differences between children can be most appropriately characterised by dimensions of psychological problems or by categorical diagnoses. It describes the concepts and methods that have been developed and applied within developmental psychopathology using this dimensional approach. The book reviews evidence on the interplay between genes and the environment in influencing internalising problems, externalising problems, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and on the hierarchical factor structure underlying these behavioural dimensions. It provides an appraisal of the state of knowledge on the longer-term sequelae of these problems and on the efficacy of treatments that have been developed for them.Key areas of coverage include:Multivariate data analytic methods for investigating behavioural differences (e.g., path analysis, cluster analysis, structural equation modelling, network analysis) and their associated theoretical frameworks (e.g., hierarchical factor models).Methods to investigate the biology of behavioural differences (e.g., quantitative and molecular genetics, epigenetics, and brain imaging).The design of research studies that can test most directly for causality (i.e., randomised controlled trials) and others that can estimate plausible causal relationships from associations and correlations.Reviews of studies that have applied these methods to understand the developmental course of internalising and externalising behaviours and the neurodevelopmental problems of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Developmental Psychopathology is an essential reference for researchers, professors, and graduate students as well as clinicians and other professionals in developmental psychology, clinical child and school psychology, child and adolescentpsychiatry, paediatrics, clinical social work, public health, educational psychology, and all related disciplines.

This book is a study of American Muslims' perspectives on Muslims who become radicalized and choose to support the Islamic State. Muslim radicalization is a global phenomenon that has affected American Muslims as it has Muslims throughout the world. In 2015, approximately 250 Americans joined the Islamic State (IS), and some still sympathize with it. Based on 51 in-depth interviews conducted in nine states from 2017 to 2021, this book offers a thematic understanding of radicalization, touching on themes such as Islamic history, Muslims' social and political identities, cultural dilemmas, radicalization outlets, mental health, media stereotypes, Islamophobia, security, and the impact of COVID-19 on radicalization. This book differs from previous scholarship on the causes of radicalization by focusing on the perspectives of non-radicalized American Muslims. While some previous scholarship has focused on Muslim radicalization in Europe, this book provides a new spectrum of views from the United States. It also offers pathways to de-radicalization. The interview data is complemented with relevant literature, analysis of media perspectives, and the author's personal observations.