Handbook of African American Psychology

Shawn O. Utsey, new to the author team on this edition, is the Chair of the department of African American Studies, director of the Institute for African American Mental Health Research and Training, an editor of the Journal of Black Psychology, and an associate professor at Virginia Commonwealth University and is the Editor of the Journal of Black Psychology.

• Foreword - William E. Cross, Jr.Introduction - Helen A. Neville, Brendesha M. Tynes, Shawn O. UtseySECTION I. HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONChapter 1. Foundations for an African American Psychology: Extending Roots to an Ancient Kemetic Past - Thomas A. ParhamChapter 2. Sankofa: History of and Aspirations for Black Psychology Through the Eyes of Our Elders - M. Nicole Coleman and Adanna J. JohnsonSECTION 2. AFRICAN/BLACK PSYCHOLOGYChapter 3. Theoretical and Conceptual Approaches to African and African American Psychology - Linda James MyersChapter 4. African Psychology or Sahku Sheti: An Application of the Art of Spiritual Liberation and Illumination of African People - Ezemenari M. Obasi and Anthony J. SmithChapter 5. Africentric Theories of African American Personality: Basic Constructs and Assessment - Kobi Kambon and Terra Bowen-ReidChapter 6. Assessing African-Centered (Africentric) Psychological Constructs: A Review of Existing Instrumentation - Shawn O. Utsey, Benita Belvet, and Nicole FischerSECTION 3: CONTEXTUALING ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORSChapter 7. Religion and Spirituality - Jacqueline S. Mattis and Carolyn R. WatsonChapter 8. Black Families - Harriett Pipes McAdoo and Sinead N. YoungeChapter 9. Intimate Relationships of African Americans - Anita Jones Thomas, Rabiatu Barrie, and Brendesha M. TynesChapter 10.Hip-Hop Music and Culture: A Site of Resiliency for the Streets of Young Black America - Yasser Arafat Payne and LaMar Rashad GibsonChapter 11.The Role of Media Use and Portrayals in African Americans′ Psychosocial Development - Brendesha M. Tynes and L. Monique WardChapter 12.Racism, White Supremacy, and Resistance: Contextualizing Black American Experiences - Helen A. Neville and Alex L. PieterseSECTION 4: EDUCATIONAL ISSUESChapter 13.African American Children?s Early Learning and Development: Examining Parenting, Schools, and Neighborhood - Iheoma U. Iruka and Oscar BarbarinChapter 14.Academic Motivation and Achievement of African American Youth - Cynthia HudleyChapter 15.African American English - Anne Harper Charity HudleyChapter 16.Stereotype Threat: A Review, Critique, and Implications - Claytie Davis III and Crystal SimmonsChapter 17.Racial Identity and Peer Pressures Among Gifted African American Students: Issues and Recommendations - Donna Y. Ford and Gilman W. WhitingChapter 18.The Talent Quest Model and the Educating of African American Children - A.Wade Boykin and Constance M. EllisonSECTION 5: GROUP IDENTITYChapter 19.Racial Socialization: Roots, Processes, and Outcomes - Keisha L. Bentley, Valerie N. Adams, and Howard C. StevensonChapter 20.Racial Identity Development During Childhood - Dena Phillips Swanson, Michael Cunningham, Joseph Youngblood II, and Margaret Beale SpencerChapter 21.Racial Identity Theory: Adults - Kevin Cokley and Collette ChapmanChapter 22.Cultural Mistrust: A Core Component of African American Consciousness - Francis Terrell, Jerome Taylor, Jeffery Menzise, and Ronald K. BarrettChapter 23.African American Lesbians and Gay Men: Life Between a Rock and a Hard Place - Beverly GreeneSECTION 6: PSYCHOLOGICAL, PHYSICAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTHChapter 24. Black Americans and Mental Health Status: Complexities and New Developments - Tara R. Earl and David R. WilliamsChapter 25.Psychological Health in School-Age Populations - Frank C. WorrellChapter 26.Conceptualizing Mental Health for African Americans - Suzette L. Speight, Sha?Kema M. Blackmon, Desmond Odugu, and J. Corey SteeleChapter 27.Positive Psychology: African American Strengths, Resilience, and Protective Factors - A. Toy Caldwell-Colbert, Fayth M. Parks, and Sussie EshunChapter 28.Behavioral and Emotional Strengths in People of African Heritage: Theory, Research, Methodology, and Intervention - Michael Canute Lambert and William K. SmithChapter 29.From Anxiety and Depression to Suicide and Self-Harm - Rheeda L. Walker and Lora Rose HunterChapter 30.Psychosocial Aspects of Sickle Cell Disease: A Primer for African American Psychologists - Shawn M. BediakoSECTION 7: PRACTICE: PREVENTION AND INTERVENTIONSChapter 31.Counseling and Psychotherapy With African Americans - Madonna G. Constantine, Rebecca M. Redington, and Sheila V. GrahamChapter 32.Therapy With African American Men and Women - Kumea Shorter-GoodenChapter 33.Social and Cultural Factors in the Cognitive and Clinical Assessment of African American Adults - Deidre M. Anglin and Naa Oyo A. KwateChapter 34.Drug Use Among African American Youth: Implications for Prevention - Faye Z. Belgrave, Trenette Clark, and Aashir NasimChapter 35.Black Liberation Psychology and Practice - Chalmer E. Thompson and Dorienna M. AlfredSECTION 8: TRENDS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONSChapter 36. African American Psychology: Trends and Future Directions - Helen A. Neville, Brendesha M. Tynes, and Shawn O. UtseyAuthor IndexSubject IndexAbout the EditorsAbout the Contributors

"The book provides an excellent overview and introduction to significant contemporary research on the psychological issues encountered by the African American community. The important questions raised and the quality of the more traditional psychological research serve as a much-needed antidote to the assumptions of psychology′s dominant paradigm."