Psychology

This valuable book examines the complex psychological processes involved in answering different types of survey questions. Drawing on both classic and modern research from cognitive psychology, social psychology, and survey methodology, the authors...

This book describes Buddhist-Yogic ideas in relation to those of contemporary Western psychology. The book begins with the Buddhist view of the human psyche and of the human condition. This leads to the question of what psychological changes need to be...

Highly creative people are good at seeing connections. By enhancing your ability to see connections, you can enhance your creativity. Supported by the latest neuroscience, this book gives you hands-on advice on how to enhance your own creativity. An...

This widely adopted text and practical guidebook presents the fundamentals of family-based intervention with clients struggling with chronic poverty-related crises and life stressors. Grounded in Salvador Minuchin's influential systemic model and the...

Take charge of your personal health and well-being with this trusted, all-in-one guide to self-care There's an old saying that goes, "You can't pour from an empty cup." It means that you can't take care of others unless you take care of yourself. And...

Despite how rare one-off traumatic events may seem, the statistics show that the majority of us are likely to experience such trauma at some point in our lives. In this innovative and engaging book, Marzillier combines first-hand accounts from trauma...

Therapists and counsellors are under increasing pressure to provide effective treatment in a time-limited, demonstrably effective form. Time-Limited Psychotherapy (TLP) has developed in response, and is designed to give clients an intense form of therapy...

Metaphors of money have shaped theories of sexual psychology ever since Enlightenment doctors explained the mind-body as an 'animal economy' whose currency was desire, figured as a liquid form of energy that could be spent or saved, profitably invested...

Most previous research on human cognition has focused on problem-solving, and has confined its investigations to the laboratory. As a result, it has been difficult to account for complex mental processes and their place in culture and history. In this...

What does it mean to think of children as social subjects and how should we go about studying childhood in society? Childhood is a key site where children come to understand themselves as particular kinds of people, not only as individuals but also as...

Restoration of the Object: Mourning and Melancholia in Couples is an important and significant new reference text for clinicians, trainees and all of those involved in assisting couples with the common, yet challenging presentation of prolonged and...

The book explores the clinical challenge of long-term eating disorders and examines the physical and psychological problems, family issues and difficulties in day-to-day living that patients with SEED can experience. Explores the clinical challenge of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262048446Author Stanislas DehaeneFormat HardbackPage Count 232Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 774gDimensions(mm) 262mm * 186mm *...

Noted for its clarity and practical utility, the definitive guide to behavioral activation (BA) is now in a revised and expanded second edition. The authors are leading experts who enumerate BA principles and provide guidelines for assessment and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781476789996Author Michael Bennett MDFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 445gDimensions(mm) 211mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780452295629Author Frank LawlisFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint PlumePublisher PlumeDimensions(mm) 210mm * 140mm * 16mm

Newberry Park, CA: Sage Publications, Inc., 1991. Bower, S.A. and Bower, G.H. Asserting Yourself: A Practical Guide for Positive Change. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1976. Bradford, J. 'The Hormonal Treatment of Sex Offenders,'...

Pointing has captured the interest of scholars from various fields who study communication. However, ideas and findings have been scattered across diverse publications in different disciplines, and opportunities for interdisciplinary exchange have been...

This book describes the use of therapeutic art, music, and dance interventions against a background of mentalization, thus forging a link between arts therapies and mentalization-based treatment.This book has its roots in the theory of Mentalization...

Drawn from the John Bowlby Memorial Conference, the theme of this book addresses the often hidden and ignored subject of attachment, race and culture. Can our individual narratives in relation to race, culture and attachment be unmasked in the...

This resource provides a wealth of activities to use in therapeutic work with families, tailored to meet the particular needs of different types of family. Chapters are organized by family type, and include divorced families, families with an...

This book provides a rich collection of the work that has been informed by the ideas of the eminent family therapist and clinical psychologist, Dr David Campbell who died in August 2009. Contributors are drawn from different fields and describe models...

Psychotherapists are increasingly expected to incorporate the spiritual as well as the psychological dimension in their professional work. Therapists also are increasingly required to utilize evidence-based practices and demonstrate the effectiveness of...

Bringing together leading experts, this book presents effective practices for helping people with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to thrive in adulthood. As individuals with ASD mature, their needs change as well. The book reviews the growing research...

This wry and highly readable investigation of the role of space travel in popular imagination looks at the way NASA has openly borrowed from the TV show Star Trek to reinforce its public standing. It also celebrates the work of a group of the show's fans...

When a parent is nearing the end of life, children can feel like their world has been turned upside down, and they are often scared and confused about what is happening. Sensitive and clear communication with children is vital to help them understand and...

Have you ever considered what atypical development looks like in practice? Or how it occurs? Would you like to know which children are most at risk and why? In this new and fully updated edition, Janet M. Empson explores what is 'normal' and what is...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780393005035Author Sigmund FreudFormat HardbackImprint WW Norton & CoPublisher WW Norton & CoWeight(grams) 617g

The recent explosion of new research about infants, parental care, and infant-parent relationships has shown conclusively that human relationships are central motivators and organizers in development. Relationships in Development examines the practical...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556434105Author Franklyn SillsFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

'There was a time when I felt that I had grasped Lacan's essential being from within - that I had gained, as it were, an apperception of his relation to the world, a mysterious access to that intimate place from which sprang his relation to people and...

Fully revised, and including a new chapter, this is a welcome new edition of a psychoanalytic classic. The extraordinary autobiography of a woman who has had Jungian, Freudian and Kleinian analyses, My Kleinian Home depicts Nini Herman's life as an...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060846831Author Jacquelyn B. FletcherFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 312g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603865784Author Abraham H MaslowFormat PaperbackPage Count 44Imprint Merchant BooksPublisher Merchant BooksWeight(grams) 77gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

People often say that you should "act your age", but what do they know? This sourcebook of delightful ideas and uplifting quotes will tempt you to try something new every day, whether it's dancing all night, laughing till dawn or watching the sunrise. Go...

The aim of this book is to awaken creative desire and expand the imagination of the psychotherapist and, in turn, her patient. Each chapter is meant to surprise the reader and help him see the world in a new way. Many varieties of imagination are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956160713Author Philip HarlandFormat PaperbackPage Count 292Imprint Wayfinder PressPublisher Wayfinder PressWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Robi Friedman is an experienced group analyst and clinician specializing in conflict resolution, and in this important collection of his work, he presents his most innovative concepts. Dreamtelling is an original approach to the sharing of dreams with...

An introduction to the basic structures of the central nervous system, the techniques used in neuroscience and a short discussion of the affect of drugs on the brain.About the AuthorKevin Silber is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at Staffordshire...

Human Relationship Skills: Coaching and Self-Coaching presents a practical 'how to' guide to relationship skills, showing how readers can improve and, where necessary, repair relationships. This thoroughly revised and updated fourth edition reflects the...