Psychology

Do you find it difficult to 'click' with colleagues, neighbours, in-laws, or romantic partners? Loneliness has become an international epidemic, but according to Dr. Amy Banks, every one of us is quite literally hardwired for close relationships. The key...

Based on extensive research and developed with the support of the IAAP, this fascinating new work presents the precious value of the special legacy of C.G. Jung, which he himself defined as Active Imagination, through a collection of unpublished...

This important book develops a critical understanding of the bridging of arts and health domains, drawing on models and perspectives from social sciences to develop the case for arts and health as a social movement. This interdisciplinary perspective...

The Psychology of HUMAN SEXUALITY New edition of an authoritative guide to human sexual behavior from a biopsychosocial perspective The Psychology of Human Sexuality is a comprehensive guide to major theoretical perspectives on human sexuality and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780826108432Author Peter R. BregginFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Springer Publishing Co IncPublisher Springer Publishing Co Inc

Music in Groups happens all the time: in the street, the classroom, in music colleges, community centres, hospitals, prisons, churches and concert halls; at raves, weddings, music festivals, public ceremonies, music therapy sessions, group music lessons,...

A fun and fact-filled A-Z treasury for anyone with a head on their shouldersNeuropedia journeys into the mysteries and marvels of the three pounds of tissue between your ears-the brain. Eric Chudler takes you on a breathtaking tour of the nervous system...

Now in its third edition, Woods and West s The Psychology of Work and Organizations provides students with a complete introduction to how psychology can help us to better understand the world of work and to change it for the better. Work psychology has...

Deftly combining contemporary theory with clinical practice, Psychodynamic Therapy for Personality Pathology: Treating Self and Interpersonal Functioning is an invaluable resource for any clinician seeking a coherent model of personality functioning and...

Do you need to be a genius to be good at chess? What does it take to become a Grandmaster? Can computer programmes beat human intuition in gameplay?The Psychology of Chess is an insightful overview of the roles of intelligence, expertise, and human...

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Vision begins by introducing the reader to the anatomy of the eye and visual cortex and then proceeds to discuss image and representation, face recognition, printed word recognition, visual sematic memory and visual...

Are you a good boss--or a great one?Get more of the management ideas you want, from the authors you trust, with HBR's 10 Must Reads on Managing People (Vol. 2). We've combed through hundreds of Harvard Business Review articles and selected the most...

Set in a multilingual cleaning company that serves Anglophone customers in the upper-(middle) class suburbs of New York City, this book presents an ethnographic study into power, language policy and communication from the perspectives of the...

Think of a time in your life when you overcame a significant, chronic, intractable problem that had challenged you for years, until somehow you managed to completely turn things around in such a way that the change has persisted to this day. How did this...

Do you avoid social situations? Do you dread public speaking? Would you rather stay in a job you hate than go through the interview process? If so, you may have social anxiety-and you aren't alone. People who struggle with social anxiety have an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781632651983Author Joseph SelbieFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint New Page Books,USPublisher Red Wheel/Weiser

The collection of ten absorbing tales by master psychotherapist Irvin D. Yalom uncovers the mysteries, frustrations, pathos, and humour at the heart of the therapeutic encounter. In recounting his patients' dilemmas, Yalom not only gives us a rare and...

Focused Genograms provides a cutting-edge guide to utilizing the Intersystem Approach meta-framework and attachment theory to construct focused genograms. Focused genograms are graphic representations of intergenerational family interactions, and can be...

Svagito Liebermeister presents a way of counseling that is rooted in meditation. He examines the core aspects of a spiritual approach to therapy, beyond method and technique, focusing on the essentials of how personal growth and transformation occur...

For over a decade, Rekindling Desire has helped to restore and affirm pleasure-oriented sexuality for thousands of people. Drawing on respected therapist Barry McCarthy's extensive knowledge and experience, this updated third edition offers strategies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250212849Author Marc BrackettFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Celadon BooksPublisher Celadon BooksWeight(grams) 481gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 160mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683732556Author Leslie SokolFormat PaperbackPage Count 265Imprint PESI Publishing & MediaPublisher PESI Publishing & MediaWeight(grams)...

The new edition of The Meaning of Movement serves as a guide to instruction in the Kestenberg Movement Profile (KMP) and as the system's foremost reference book, sourcebook, and authoritative compendium. This thoroughly updated volume interweaves current...

Is it in our best interest to compete or to cooperate?Some have argued that humans are fundamentally competitive and that pursuing our self-interest is the best way to get ahead. Others believe that we are hard-wired to cooperate and are most successful...

Informed by the principles and practices of dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), this book presents skills training guidelines specifically designed for adults with cognitive challenges. Clinicians learn how to teach core emotion regulation and adaptive...

Clinical Psychology & People with Intellectual Disabilities provides trainee and qualified clinical psychologists with the most up-to-date information and practical clinical skills for working with people with intellectual disabilities. * Represents...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999809402Author Julie DiamondFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint Belly Song PressPublisher Belly Song PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 213mm *...

CHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 BY WATERSTONES AND THE TIMES'Entertaining and original.' Guardian'Accessible and insightful, it's a thought-provoking read.' Observer' Highly readable.' The Times'Nothing less than brilliant.' Wall Street JournalWhat if...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781722505691Author Vincent GennaFormat PaperbackPage Count 250Imprint G&D MediaPublisher G&D Media

Rewrite your story-and this time, you make the rules. Were you the victim of childhood bullying based on your identity? Do you carry those scars into adulthood in the form of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), dysfunctional...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641521239Author Victoria BooneFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Althea PressPublisher Althea PressWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Grounded in extensive research and clinical experience, this manual provides a complete guide to interpersonal psychotherapy for depressed adolescents (IPT-A). IPT-A is an evidence-based brief intervention designed to meet the specific developmental...

This revised and expanded edition adds over 300 new expressions that help unlock the meaning of everyday expressions.Both informative and entertaining, the book addresses an important aspect of social communication for people with Asperger Syndrome, who...

When this classic work was first published in 1975, it created a new discipline and started a tumultuous round in the age-old nature versus nurture debate. Although voted by officers and fellows of the international Animal Behavior Society the most...

Early in these essays, Bromberg contemplates how one might engage schizoid detachment within an interpersonal perspective. To his surprise, he finds that the road to the patient's disavowed experiences most frequently passes through the analyst's...

Michael Fordham's immense contribution to analytical psychology has been marked by its combination of practical and theoretical genius. Before retirement he ran a full clinical practice alongside the co-editorship of The Collected Works of Jung,...

Pioneering research has been carried out over the last decade on mentalization and the promotion of mentalizing capacity - the ability to interpret the behavior of oneself and others as based on intentional mental states, such as needs, desires,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781630517489Author Mark SabanFormat PaperbackPage Count 266Imprint Chiron PublicationsPublisher Chiron PublicationsWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Grounded in knowledge about the unique developmental challenges of adolescence, this book presents an innovative approach for teaching self-compassion to teens and young adults in clinical, educational, or community settings. Lorraine Hobbs and Niina...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780425183403Author Steven ReissFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Berkley Publishing Corporation,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncDimensions(mm) 229mm *...