Psychology

Metaphors of Healing features hundreds of metaphors Harish Malhotra has created for use with his patients in therapy, which have yielded positive results. Through his metaphors, Malhotra has passed down a successful open-ended interview technique to...

Talking the Talk provides a comprehensive introduction to the psychology of language, written for the reader with no background in the field or any prior knowledge of psychology. Written in an accessible and friendly style, the book answers the questions...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262546195Author Ben R. NewellFormat PaperbackPage Count 232Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

An authoritative, up-to-date guide for psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatricians and other professionals working with vulnerable and at-risk children Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Third Edition is an indispensable resource for psychologists and...

Now in paperback, the Oxford Textbook of Cognitive Neurology and Dementia covers the dramatic developments that have occurred in the basic neuroscience and clinical research in both cognitive neurology and dementia in an integrated fashion. The text is...

Contemporary writers position 'dialogue' at the heart of change theory, but what do we mean by 'dialogue'? The Tao of Dialogue explains through story what dialogue means, and how to leverage dialogic principles in managing relationships within the...

Summer is approaching in the market town of Little Woodford, which can only mean one thing: the town fete! But the winds of change are blowing through the sleepy town high street and trouble is on the horizon... Two hot properties have come up for...

Feelings of Being is the first ever account of the nature, role and variety of 'existential feelings' in psychiatric illness and in everyday life. There is a great deal of current philosophical and scientific interest in emotional feelings. However, many...

Naikan is a Japanese word that means "inside looking" or "introspection." A more poetic translation is "seeing oneself with the mind's eye." Drawing on Eastern spiritual and psychological traditions, Naikan is an effective method of self-reflection for...

This much-awaited textbook makes accessible the ideas of one of the most important thinkers of our time, as well as indicating how Freud's theories are put into clinical practice today. The collection of papers have been written by some of the most...

The great saxophonist Charlie Parker once proclaimed "if you don't live it, it won't come out of your horn". This quote has often been used to explain the hedonistic lifestyle of many jazz greats; however, but it also signals the reciprocal and...

"This is a beautiful book, full of ideas that could help restore America's genius for freedom and promise." - Thomas Moore, New York Times bestselling author of Care of the Soul A lifelong Emerson lover, teacher, and spiritual seeker reveals how American...

Steeped in Lacanian theory, this book is the first of its kind to present a longitudinal approach to the study of hysteria.In these 21 seminars Dr Melman leads us from the first records of hysteria to Freud's major discovery of the principal concepts of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780805032413Author Barbara D RosofFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Holt McDougalPublisher Holt McDougalWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm *...

This important book in the After Brain Injury: Survivor Stories Series tells the story of four people who suffered acquired brain injuries: Karl Hargreaves and Ashraf Sheikh as a result of road traffic accidents, Lisa Summerill because of a stroke and...

Capturing the warmth and fun of forming close relationships with children, this book offers simple advice to parents of children who find it difficult to attach and bond - whether following adoption, divorce or other difficult experiences.Attachment...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780966234152Author Alanna JonesFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Rec Room PublishingPublisher Rec Room PublishingWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 226mm...

Serving up more than just coffee and tea, Cat's Cafe provides its cast of adorable characters a gentle, supportive space and a hefty serving of the warm and floofies.Welcome to Cat's Cafe, a neighborhood coffee shop where all are welcome! Based on the...

`The book is well researched and provides a solid overview' - Therapy Today `Dorothy Langley's book offers a valuable overview of dramatherapy in all its applications. It provides evidence of many years' work as a teacher and practitioner. It is both...

***Winner of a 2021 APEX Award for Publication Excellence*** Written by leading social psychologists with expertise in leadership, health and emergency behaviour - who have also played an important role in advising governments on COVID-19 - this...

'A delightful book, full of jokes and confessions' Guardian A hilarious quest to understand life's ultimate guilty pleasure In Schadenfreude, historian of emotions Tiffany Watt Smith offers expert insight and advice. Ranging across thinkers from...

Ritual theatre is a powerful healing system that has been practised since ancient times by early societies and in tribal communities. It has the ability to effect deep transformation in its participants, support growth and development, and resolve...

Written by internationally recognized experts, this comprehensive CBT clinician's manual provides disorder-specific chapters and accessible pedagogical features. The cutting-edge research, advanced theory, and attention to special adaptations make this...

Grounded in cutting-edge knowledge about cognitive function and recovery from brain injury, this practical reference and text builds on the authors' influential earlier work, Optimizing Cognitive Rehabilitation. It incorporates major advances in the...

Providing readers with an accessible, in-depth look at how to synthesize research literature, Conducting Research Literature Reviews: From the Internet to Paper is perfect for students, researchers, marketers, planners, and policymakers who design and...

Brings together a collection of writings by authors who have participated in and with groups over a period of thirty years, using the person-centred approach.About the AuthorMhairi MacMillan has over twenty years experience in person-centred groups. She...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780976060369Author Peggy PaceFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Eirene ImprintPublisher Eirene ImprintWeight(grams) 240g

Through a richly detailed close reading of Wilfred R. Bion's work on dreaming, as scattered across multifarious and largely unworked texts, this book argues that Bion's thinking can form a unified theory of dreams which extends and has further...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780553381177Author Edna B. FoaFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Bantam USAPublisher Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group IncWeight(grams)...

When her beloved small dog died, Bel Mooney was astonished at the depth of her ongoing sorrow. Sharing her loss online and in a newspaper article brought a deluge of responses, spurring Bel to explore these feelings further. Why do humans mourn pets? Can...

Resources designed to support learners of the new next generation BTEC First in Children's Play, Learning and Development specification*. Covers the underpinning knowledge and understanding for all core, mandatory and optional units for the Award and...

Developmental Perspectives in Child Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy incorporates recent innovations in developmental theory and research into our understanding of the nature of change in child psychotherapy. Diverse psychoanalytic ideas and individual...

There is hope in Alzheimer's disease, but it isn't where most people look for it...Any form of dementia is terrifying and lonely for both the one suffering it and for those close to them. How do our relationships with those we love change with loss of...

Facing any type of change can cause confusion and anxiety for individuals with autism spectrum conditions. This book looks at the small transitions in everyday life that can be a big deal for a child with autism and offers simple and effective strategies...

Over two decades, on two continents, Josette ten Have-de Labije and Robert J. Neborsky have struggled to define and perfect the therapeutic methods of Habib Davanloo. Between the two of them, they run active training groups in San Diego, Los Angeles, San...

A Concise Guide to Writing a Thesis or Dissertation provides clear, succinct, and intentional guidelines about organizing and writing a thesis or dissertation. Part I provides an overview for writing a thesis or dissertation. It describes the big picture...

"Race" and Culture: Tools, Techniques and Trainings is a practical resource for trainers who wish to work with the issues raised by racial and cultural diversity in their own agency settings. It is intended as an easy guide and a "hands-on" tool for...

Animal Learning and Cognition: An Introduction provides an up-to-date review of the principal findings from more than a century of research into animal intelligence. This new edition has been expanded to take account of the many exciting developments...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788360791Author Rupert RobsonFormat PaperbackImprint Imprint AcademicPublisher Imprint AcademicWeight(grams) 400gDimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 17mm

No machine built to date has proven more effective than a well-trained humanlie detector, says world-renowned body language expert Janine Driver, a former federal law enforcement investigator who has trained agents at the ATF, CIA, and FBI. Today, Driver...