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Solomon's Crime Prevention Package: Character Development
by Russell L. Smith

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ISBN: 928913016;
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Book Description:

Solomon's Crime Prevention Package: Character Development (subtitle) Criminal Thinking And Criminal Conduct uses a cognitive-behavioral model of human behavior called "Behavioral Relativity" and "Behavioral Economics" to compare and contrast the "character disorders" presented by Solomon in Proverbs and Ecclesiastes with the personality disorders presented by modern psychiatry in DSM-IV (American Psychiatric Association: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition. Washington, DC, American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Most of the material was presented at the 1996 convention of the Northamerican Association Of Masters In Psychology (NAMP) under the title "Applied Behavioral Relativity: Personality Development ... (subtitle) Solomon VS DSM-IV or Solomon The Unknown Father Of Cognitive Behaviorism". This work contains 60 charts and graphics which allow complex material to be presented on different levels.

"Behavioral Relativity" is a comprehensive state-of-the-art model of human learning and behavior which directly extends the basic principles of learning to the domain of the imagination. Behavioral Relativity emphasizes the individuality of both behavior and thought and the unity of mind and body. The imagination is considered to be a virtual reality in which the learning processes are real and the basic principles of learning have their full and usual effect on life and living. The concepts of adaptive and maladaptive are defined in terms of rights and corresponding responsibilities, revealing the nature and function of underlying value judgments and beliefs --- which are the focus of Behavioral Economics.

Behavioral Relativity is concerned with the functional alternatives of behavior and thought. Behavioral Economics is concerned with values and value judgments. Learning Behavioral Relativity sharpens critical thinking skills and increases the range and complexity of perceived alternatives. Adding Behavioral Economics creates a new level of awareness related to risk and opportunity management and provides a basis for self-analysis. Behavioral Relativity exercises the brain, Behavioral Economics the soul. Ultimately, life is a matter of self-management, which is the key to all else.

Over 3000 years ago, Solomon, the son of David, the king of Israel, organized Proverbs as a crime prevention package for a nation, a survival manual for adolescents, and a developmental guide for parents, teachers, and care providers of all kinds. As long as it was followed by the leadership of Israel, Israel prospered ... in peace. In the current work, a cognitive-behavioral analysis is presented for each of the three primary "characters" Solomon referred to as "the simple", "the scorner", and "the foolish", which represent core aspects of human nature. Each character profile is presented in the same format as used by DSM-IV for personality disorders. The profiles are based on all of the occurrences of the Hebrew words for the simple (Strong's 6612), the scorner (Strong's 3887), and the foolish (Strong's 3684) in the Authorized King James Version of the Bible, which is the only reference used. Each profile concludes with all of the verses in which the original Hebrew word occ!
urs.

About the Author:

The author is a masters level Health Services Provider-Psychological Associate (HSP-PA), a Nationally Certified Psychologist (NCP), a Master Addiction Counselor (MAC), and a Certified Cognitive Behavioral Therapist (CCBT). For the past 25 years he has worked primarily with severe behavior problems (e.g., aggression, self-injury) in special populations (mentally retarded, mentally ill, criminal) in one context or another ... in both management and treatment. He developed the cognitive-behavioral model known as Behavioral Relativity (Behavioral Economics) in 1984 and first published it in 1988 in BEHAVIOR PROBLEM SOLVING: BPS SYSTEMS. BPS Systems is the author's private consulting business and he is currently the Psychological Services Coordinator for a statewide program for adult, male, developmentally disabled felons.