Psychology

Disenfranchised Grief expands the professional helper's understanding of the grief experiences that result from social, cultural, and relational oppression, microaggressions, disempowerment, and overt violence. The authors blend trauma-informed practice...

Noted Belgian psychoanalyst Paul Verhaeghe shows us what it is about sex that both keeps us moving and inhibits us at the same time. The first essay, "The Impossible Couple", is both a humorous and razor-sharp analysis of the contemporary relationship...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780791455340Author John FirmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint State University of New York PressPublisher State University of New York...

'Sweet, sparkling and heartwarming' LINDSEY KELK'A delightful story... You will love Dear Emmie Blue!' JODI PICOULT'A sweet, poignant tale of love and friendship. I loved it' BETH O'LEARYEmmie Blue has a secret...A long time ago, Emmie Blue released a...

This flexible, early-intervention programme utilises hands-on activities and worksheets to address behaviour issues and teach core resilience skills in children aged 5-9. Based around ten guided modules, each with their own animal character, the 'Healthy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986198038Author Maria SiroisFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Green Fire PressPublisher Green Fire PressWeight(grams) 209g

Encephalitis is a devastating condition whose impact upon people should not be underestimated. It robs people of abilities most of us take for granted, it leaves people without their loved ones, and even in those families where the person affected...

Designed to support training and CPD in compulsory mental health work, this book looks at assessment, detention, compulsion and coercion in a variety of mental health settings. It focuses on decision making in a variety of professional roles with people...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780940795235Author Ron KurtzFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint LifeRhythm,U.S.Publisher LifeRhythm,U.S.

Personality disorder affects more than 10% of the population but is widely ignored by health professionals as it is viewed as a term of stigma. The new classification of personality disorder in the ICD-11 shows that we are all on a spectrum of...

Transforming Sexual Narratives offers readers the opportunity to address complex sexual problems through Narrative Relational Sex Therapy (NRST), an original approach that Suzanne Iasenza has developed during twenty-five years of clinical practice. This...

Becoming a master in a particular area is not tied solely to innate ability or talent, nor to years of rote practice. As martial arts master and consciousness explorer Peter Ralston explains, the secret to mastery lies in accurate perceptive awareness...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781621061397Author Faith G. HarperFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Microcosm PublishingPublisher Microcosm Publishing

For parents of children with Asperger Syndrome ordinary parenting just doesn't always do it - AS kids need a different approach. Brenda is mother to thirteen-year-old Kenneth, author of Asperger Syndrome, the Universe and Everything, and since his...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781935150701Author Dr Israel RegardieFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint Original Falcon PressPublisher Original Falcon PressWeight(grams) 452g

Anticipating one of the central findings of post-Freudian psychiatry, he argues that "truth" is irrelevant to the work of therapy. He contrasts the negative externalization of will, which leads to denial and guilt, with the creative power of will,...

Including The Groups Manual, A Treatment Manual, with Clinical Vignettes.'This book is very important both for psychoanalysis and for social science. Psychoanalysis began with the treatment of individuals and in its early days attended to the conflict...

We have long attributed man's violent, aggressive, competitive nature to his animal ancestry. But what if we are just as given to cooperation, empathy and morality by virtue of our genes? From a scientist and writer whom E. O. Wilson has called 'the...

Can a sense of belonging increase life satisfaction? Why do we sometimes feel lonely? How can we sustain lasting human connections?The Psychology of Belonging explores why feeling like we belong is so important throughout our lives, from childhood to old...

This handbook provides perspectives across mental health disciplines on clinical work with consensual non-monogamous (CNM) people/relationships from a lens of power, privilege, and oppression. The authors provide a broad-based resource for clinicians,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805083392Author Paul EkmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Owl Books,U.S.Publisher Henry Holt & Company IncWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 206mm *...

Finally, a parenting book which demystifies the latest thinking on neurobiology, physiology and trauma and explains what the research means for the everyday life of parents of children who hurt.As experts on adoption and fostering who are adoptive...

The revised edition of the clinicians' time-saving Psychotherapy Treatment Planner Revised and updated, the sixth edition of The Complete Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner offers clinicians a timesaving, evidence-based guide that helps to clarify,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307352156Author Susan CainFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Behavioral economist and New York Times bestselling author of Predictably Irrational Dan Ariely returns to offer a much-needed take on the irrational decisions that influence our dating lives, our workplace experiences, and our general behaviour, up...

This book is a treatment manual providing guidance for therapists treating clients with gambling addictions.In this book the authors use a cognitive behavioural approach and provide a session by session guide for overcoming problem gambling. Essential...

'A compelling and revelatory new framework for setting and achieving your goals, from a psychologist on the cutting edge of motivational science' - Carol Dweck, PhD, author of Mindset'I don't know anyone who knows more than Ayelet Fishbach about the...

Touch, taste, smell, hear, and see your way to better self-care and mental well-being.Let's face it: We all feel stress. Deep breathing, meditation, and yoga only go so far, and not being able to sit still and be alone with our thoughts isn't that...

A practical guide from respected therapist and popular YouTube star Dr. Tracey Marks that will help readers recognize the common signs and symptoms of anxiety and anxiety-related mood disorders, and then help them develop coping skills using self-guided...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789814950169Author Austen LennonFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Jw ChoicesPublisher Jw ChoicesWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 4mm

Exam Board: AQALevel: AS/A-levelSubject: SociologyFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2017Build students' understanding with this concept-driven approach to the 2015 AQA A-level Sociology specification, written by a team of leading subject...

How to live with the one you love.'One of the biggest mistakes we make,' Trevor Silvester says, 'is to treat other people as if they are just like us. I'm a Harley Street therapist, and over nearly twenty years I've been helping couples improve their...

At this critical junction in the history of humankind, leaders that are proficient in magical thinking aren't going to solve our problems. Creating alternative realities is not the answer. We need a very different kind of leadership-leaders who can...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781616497644Author Paul L. HokemeyerFormat PaperbackPage Count 220Imprint Hazelden Information & Educational ServicesPublisher Hazelden Information &...

Your essential guide to beating burnout and finding fulfillment Chronic, unmanaged stress-at work, at home, or in other areas of life-can lead to burnout. Burnout For Dummies shows you the way toward understanding and overcoming this all-to-common...

People who have survived ritual abuse or mind control experiments have often been silenced, accused of lying, mocked and disbelieved. Clinicians working with survivors often find themselves isolated, facing the same levels of disbelief and denial from...

'I want to change, but not if it means changing,' a patient once said to me in complete innocence What do we do when we find ourselves trapped by our own thoughts or behaviour? Drawing on his twenty-five years' experience as a psychoanalyst, Stephen...

Overcoming app now available via iTunes and the Google Play Store.Low self-confidence affects many of us from time to time and at its worst it can have a devastating impact on your life, preventing you from pursuing your dreams and leading the life you...

*Highly Commended in the Health and Social Care category at the 2012 British Medical Association Book Awards*Behaviours that challenge can significantly interfere with the quality of life of a person with dementia, as well as that of those who live with...