Psychology

The essential nature of learning is primarily thought of as a verbal process or function, but this notion conveys that pre-linguistic infants do not learn. Far from being "blank slates" that passively absorb environmental stimuli, infants are...

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anxiety adapts the powerful dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) program for the treatment of anxiety and anxiety-related conditions. DBT offers a set of skills for managing emotional distress that...

Understanding Bereaved Parents and Siblings is based on lived experiences and provides insight, ideas, and inspiration on how to support the bereaved, how to talk to them about their experience, and how to help people manage their own shock or grief.Part...

This book is unique in bringing together information on fear and anxiety disorders from many disciplines, including ethology, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, psychology, and psychiatry. Definitive as a reference work, it is also...

This book draws together chapters, articles and lectures from some twelve years of Brian Thorne?s professional life as a person-centred therapist.About the AuthorBrian Thorne is Co-founder and Professional Fellow at The Norwich Centre for Personal,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999015513Author Kevin J RobertsFormat PaperbackPage Count 202Imprint Cultural IntegratorsPublisher Cultural IntegratorsWeight(grams) 263gDimensions(mm)...

Recognized as the definitive reference, this handbook brings together leading experts from multiple psychological subdisciplines to examine one of today's most dynamic areas of research. Coverage encompasses the biological and neuroscientific...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911246534Author Chris YoungFormat PaperbackPage Count 321Imprint TriggerPublisher Welbeck Publishing Group

Want to understand the biological processes that underpin our behaviour? Look no further! Neurotransmitters are a core element of biological psychology and essential for the correct operation of brain circuits. This textbook focuses on eight core...

HOW TO FIND A BLACK CAT IN A DARK ROOM IS ABOUT THE THINGS MONEY JUST CAN'T BUY. "An entertaining journey to the peaks and valleys of human nature. Research from cognitive and social psychology you can apply in your day-to-day life." Rolf Dobelli,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979424410Author Max HighsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 426Imprint Desert Heart Recordings, IncorporatedPublisher Desert Heart Recordings,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780812984293Author Benedict CareyFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Random House Trade PaperbacksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams)...

OG Kush. Sour Diesel. Wax, shatter, and vapes. Marijuana has come a long way since its seedy days in the back parking lots of our culture. So has Howard S. Becker, the eminent sociologist, jazz musician, expert on "deviant" culture, and founding NORML...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780830835874Author Richard PlassFormat PaperbackPage Count 189Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 266gDimensions(mm)...

Beyond White Mindfulness: Critical Perspectives on Racism, Well-being, and Liberation brings together interdisciplinary perspectives on mind-body interventions, group-based identities, and social justice. Marshalling both empirical data and theoretical...

Being a good lover isn't easy. With more freedom, knowledge, and body awareness, today's woman knows better than to settle for predictable, performance-based sex. Tantric Secrets for Menoffers everything a man needs to know in order to satisfy a woman's...

This book is essential reading for any clinician or researcher working with teens with autism spectrum disorders. This parent-assisted intervention for teens is based on a comprehensive, evidence-based, 14-week program at UCLA's Semel Institute for...

Memory binds our mental life together. We are who we are in large part because of what we learn and remember. But how does the brain create memories? Nobel Prize winner Eric R. Kandel intertwines the intellectual history of the powerful new science of...

The Fifteen Minute Rule sets out to help us tackle those things that we are always putting off: starting an exercise regime, looking for a new job, doing our tax returns or learning a new skill. Or perhaps doing something to improve the quality of life,...

In 1964, the release of Dr. Bernard Rimland's book, Infantile Autism, revolutionized the autism field by providing the autism community with much-needed guidance on how to understand and treat individuals on the spectrum. He single-handedly realigned the...

Personal Process in Child-Centred Play Therapy provides a very specific exploration of the play therapy process from the personal perspective of the play therapist. This volume examines the personal challenges, opportunities, losses and gains, and...

This book focuses upon new methods of analysis for adult attachment texts. The authors' introduce a highly nuanced model-the Dynamic-Maturational Model (DMM)-providing clinicians with a finely-tuned tool for helping patients examine past relationships,...

Presents the main features of each ennea-type, character structures, and secondary personality traits.About the AuthorClaudio Naranjo is known for his innovative therapy, research, and teaching methods. He is considered one of the pioneers of the Human...

The positive benefits of physical activity for physical and mental health are now widely acknowledged, yet levels of physical inactivity continue to be a major concern throughout the world. Understanding the psychology of physical activity has therefore...

An anxiety-free book full of illustrated good news stories from around the world - the perfect gift to cheer someone up.The Happy Broadcast will take you on a journey around the world to discover phenomenal true stories of everyday people using their...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451497772Author Leonard SaxFormat PaperbackPage Count 400Imprint Harmony BooksPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062517210Author Frederic LuskinFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 194g

Highly practical and accessible, this book shows how to synthesize complex information about child and adolescent mental health problems into clinically useful, dynamic case formulations. Strategies and tools are provided for analyzing the biological,...

Merely talking about a traumatic event is not enough: the parts of the brain where traumatic, implicit memories are stored don't understand words. Secure attachment is needed to buffer the impact. This book guides clinicians to fill in the missing...

Traumatic stress arises in reaction to catastrophic life events. Such events can range from train disasters and car crashes to natural calamities such as earthquakes, wildfires and floods, and from life-threatening medical diagnoses to acts of violence...

AS HEARD ON THE CHRIS EVANS SHOW A fascinating and revelatory look at how we can unlock the true potential of our five senses and use them to vastly improve every single part of our lives. How can colour prime you for creative thinking? What kind of...

This is a bold, painstakingly researched and wide-ranging assessment of the British Cheer in the Napoleonic era. Reference to the Cheer in accounts of the time is virtually ubiquitous and repeatedly the claim was made for cheering as an integral part of...

Alzheimer's is swiftly on the rise: it is estimated that every 67 seconds, someone develops the disease. For many, the words 'Alzheimer's disease' or 'dementia' immediately denote severe mental loss and, perhaps, madness. Indeed, the vast majority of...

This book covers the essentials of psychotherapeutic work with older adults, discussing how contemporary psychodynamic thought can be applied clinically to engage the older patient in psychotherapeutic work of depth and meaning, work that not only...

Crucially, the foundations of good psychology, in both practice and knowledge, are the ability to understand and carry out effective methods in psychological research. Subsequently, this title aims to introduce students to a thorough history of the key...

Interested in cutting down on your drinking without giving it up altogether? This encouraging, science-based book can help make that goal a reality. Distinguished clinician-researchers William R. Miller and Ricardo F. Munoz have spent more than 40 years...

Human beings live in constant battle with issues that are fundamental to their existence and couples who seek relationship therapy are looking for a way to reconnect with one another and understand the existential predicaments that they each face. In...

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) provides a legal framework for acting on behalf of individuals who lack the capacity to make decisions for themselves. The Mental Capacity Casebook showcases numerous real-life case studies in accordance to this Act...

From pioneering leaders in the field, this is the first book to provide a solid foundation for three major stakeholder involvement approaches: collaborative, participatory, and empowerment evaluation. Highlighting differences among the approaches, the...

'Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths.' A timeless classic in personal development, The Road Less Travelled is a landmark work that has inspired millions. Drawing on the experiences of his career as a psychiatrist, Scott...