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Departing from Myles Friedman's previous versions of prediction theory, this study contends that people seek control as an end in itself. The ability to make accurate predictions is the primary means to that end. When people make accurate predictions, we...

This book is a treatise on the history of American psychology's role in nuclear war prevention. So writes Marilyn S. Jacobs in the preface to American Psychology in the Quest for Nuclear Peace. This timely and important study will facilitate the work of...

This is a comprehensive and well elaborated review of conceptual frameworks for counseling and therapy in cross-cultural problems. Most of the widely-spread literature is organized into groups, methodology is presented in an even flow with access to...

Joining two usually distinct areas of psychoanalytic treatment, this volume explores the psychoanalytic theory of object relations and its application to the study of marital and family interaction. Freud's object relations model lends itself well to the...

An original compilation of diverse sources on Chinese patterns of thinking and behavior, this comprehensive reference work is addressed primarily to social scientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, and mental health professionals. More than 3500...

An important contribution to the literature of organizational behavior and communication, this volume explores the strategies and issues involved in conflict management. The contributors represent a variety of academic disciplines and their treatment of...

This volume presents current models of coping, describes the coping process, and relates that process to environmental factors, person variables, and desirable outcomes. Unlike most treatments of coping, which are organized around stress, this volume...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780275922641Author Stuart J. YoungerFormat HardbackPage Count 197Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

This volume examines the crucial issues facing professional psychologists and psychotherapists today. The areas of professional functioning and interest, assessment and intervention provide the framework against which specific topics are presented:...

A working guide to the treatment of survivors of sexual victimization, this book treats rape, incest, and harassment as related forms of sexual abuse. It reviews present literature on the long-term effects of sexual assault and considers the services and...

One of the most frequently cited scholars in the social and behavioral sciences, Charles E. Osgood, has assembled his most important writings in this volume for the Centennial Psychology series. Osgood's prolific contributions cover four decades of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780275920838Author Thomas D. WattsFormat HardbackPage Count 284Imprint Praeger Publishers IncPublisher ABC-CLIO

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244971472Author Antonio PiantiniFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 136g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244971434Author Antonio PiantiniFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 132g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780244934538Author Alessio David Ricioppo ParraFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Lulu.comPublisher Lulu.comWeight(grams) 64g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228806295Author Laurie Ponsford-HillFormat HardbackPage Count 268Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 653g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780228806288Author Laurie Ponsford-HillFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Tellwell TalentPublisher Tellwell TalentWeight(grams) 485g

Religious terrorism has become the scourge of the modern world. What causes a person to kill innocent strangers in the name of religion? As both a clinical psychologist and an authority on comparative religion, James W. Jones is uniquely qualified to...

Robert Cole's penetrating intellectual portrait gives us an entirely new view of Anna Freud. Far from the stereotype of the distant analyst, she was the warm guide, the ego ideal, the good parent" for her young patients. Drawing on years of...

We've all felt occasional pangs of shyness and self-consciousness, but for those suffering with social anxiety disorder, the fear of being scrutinized and criticized can reach disabling proportions. Such was the case for Emily Ford, who shares her...

Addressing one of the most controversial topics in human biology, the role of genes in governing behaviour, this book is sure to generate widespread interest. Clark and Grunstein are excellent guides to the current scientific understanding, explaining...

What are virtue and vice, and how do they relate to other moral properties such as goodness and rightness? Thomas Hurka defends a distinctive perfectionist view according to which the virtues are higher-level intrinsic goods, ones that involve morally...

From the O.J. Simpson verdict to peace-making in the Balkans, the critical role of human judgment-complete with its failures, flaws, and successes-has never been more hotly debated and analyzed than it is today. This landmark work examines the dynamics...

This book introduces a new topic; a critical researched-based analysis of the role of human judgment in social policy formation. It applies what has been learned from research on human judgment to specific examples - from the Challenger disaster to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780062002549Author Steve HarveyFormat PaperbackPage Count 281Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 332g

How did Richard Ford's cat influence his work as a novelist? How is Chuck Close's portraiture driven by his inability to remember faces? What pivotal moment helped Rosanne Cash understand the healing power of the stage? Creativity is an elusive subject...

Fixations in the early phases of adolescence give rise to deviant developments which the two case studies in this volume richly illustrate.Book InformationISBN 9780029043004Author Peter BlosFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint The Free PressPublisher...

Nobody thinks love unimportant, but we are not as clear as we should be about what love involves, and about what it is to learn to love. This book is primarily concerned with personal love between the sexes (or between members of the same sex). It is a...

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Discovering that your teen 'cuts' is absolutely terrifying. Is your teen contemplating suicide? How can you talk to him or her about this frightening problem without making it worse or driving a wedge between you? Dr. Michael Hollander is a leading...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532600616Author Paul C LarsonFormat HardbackPage Count 302Imprint Resource Publications (CA)Publisher Resource Publications (CA)Weight(grams) 739g

`The author presents perspectives on healing of ancient Eastern and Western cultures.'- Drug Link`All In all, Complementary Therapies in Context is a good resource book about the various non-traditional medical interventions, some over 4,000 years old...

This volume from the Collected Works of C.G. Jung has become known as perhaps the best introduction to Jung's work. In these famous essays he presented the essential core of his system.This is the first paperback publication of this key work in its...

New Clinical Realms, Dr. Akhtar's latest book, raises intriguing questions about man's subjective experience and his relationship with the world around him. What exactly is mental pain? How does forgiveness occur? What is the proper psychosocial role of...

Everything we create in life begins as an image in the mind, whether it's a passionate affair or a new business venture. But the power of images goes well beyond illustrating the 'germ of an idea'; used in its full capacity, it has the potential to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780310536413Author Jeanette VoughtFormat PaperbackPage Count 255Imprint ZondervanPublisher ZondervanWeight(grams) 286g

Exactly what it says on the tin: short, first-hand accounts of what it actually feels like to walk on the moon or be struck by lightning; to participate in an orgy or be shot in the head; to be 7'6" tall, or be bitten by a shark... Just taking a...

Easy to read and illustrated with many real-life examples, this book addresses the specific problems faced on a daily basis by bulimia sufferers. The only self-help programme that has been evaluated in a randomised controlled trial, it provides detailed...