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This book explores and underlines the thesis that developmental psychology cannot function fruitfully without systematic historical scholarship. Scientific thinking not only depends on empirical-analytical research, but also requires self-reflection and...

A brilliant compendium of psychological discoveries that will truly make you wiser, The Wisest One in the Room is an accessible and pragmatic summary of how we perceive and misperceive the world around us, especially the world of other people. As a...

This impressive work constitutes an important and timely addition to existing dictionaries of psychoanalytic ideas. It is not intended to replace the reading of Bion's original texts nor is it a biography of W.R. Bion, the man. A brief history of Bion's...

COACHING PRACTICED Explore the foundations of evidence-based approaches to coaching A collection of the best papers over the last 15 years from the journal The Coaching Psychologist. In Coaching Practiced: Coaching Psychology Tools, Techniques, and...

Second, revised edition of Sandler, Dare and Holder's classic overview of what goes on in the practice of psychoanalysis.About the AuthorChristopher Dare received his psychoanalytic training in London, and for twenty years combined private practice in...

Passionate feelings of love and hate are stirred in psychotherapy. Paradoxically, these passions may either undermine the therapist catastrophically or serve as the crucible in which profound understanding is forged. Transferences and...

Pavlov's fundamental theory of higher nervous activity concerns the adaptation to changing external environments of organisms such as dogs, apes, and humans. In the 1920s, Pavlov and his disciples used laboratory experimentation to study the etiology and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780961477721Author Eva PierrakosFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Pathwork Press,U.S.Publisher Pathwork Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 405g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374518004Author Theodore ReikFormat PaperbackPage Count 532Imprint Farrar, Straus & Giroux IncPublisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc

Do we become better or worse drivers as we age? Why do we indulge in risky behaviour when driving? Will technology remove the human role in driving forever? The Psychology of Driving is a fascinating introduction into the psychological factors at play...

A look at the science behind temptation - and how to overcome it. 'Entertaining and enlightening ... offers ways to temper our anti-social tendencies.' Dr Michael Mosley, science journalist and TV presenter It can often seem that we are utterly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781532644719Author Martin CohenFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society is the authoritative guide to the study of and work with major themes in bereavement. The classic edition includes a new preface from the lead editors discussing advances in the field since the book's initial...

This book tackles head on the often tabooed subject of death. It distils sophisticated clinical work into simple language, and describes simple techniques for talking to children about dying. The author makes sophisticated material accessible to a much...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544947122Author Amy E. HermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint HarperOnePublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 418gDimensions(mm) 205mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781473319899Author Sigmund FreudFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Read & Co. Great EssaysPublisher Read & Co. Great EssaysWeight(grams) 73gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781634936866Author Gary M DouglasFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Access Consciousness Publishing CompanyPublisher Access Consciousness Publishing...

In a large-size format for easy photocopying, this user-friendly manual presents a tested treatment protocol for children and adolescents (ages 6 to 18) struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Ten flexible modules give clinicians tools for...

A therapist looks at life's ups and downs (with a bit of help from Charlie Brown and his friends). From the author of Waking Up Just In Time and Life's Too Short. A down-to-earth and inspirational guide that will help you * Overcome low self-esteem *...

Now in its third edition, Health Psychology offers the perfect introduction to this rapidly developing field. Clearly explaining the psychological processes that shape health-related behaviors, and affect core functions such as the immune and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789769652514Author Sophia Elizabeth LambertFormat PaperbackPage Count 234Imprint Sophia LambertPublisher Sophia LambertWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781911597094Author Teresa ChuppFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Aeon BooksPublisher Aeon Books

In this volume contemporary staff describe their thinking and clinical work. Theoretical underpinnings for the understanding of perversion and violence, questions of risk and ethics and the institutional difficulties which emerge in the care of these...

The ongoing growth of attachment research has given rise to new perspectives on classic theoretical questions as well as fruitful new debates. This unique book identifies nine central questions facing the field and invites leading authorities to address...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780449902431Author Syd BanksFormat PaperbackPage Count 108Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 119gDimensions(mm) 215mm *...

A title in the modular "Principles of Psychology" series, designed for A- level and other introductory courses. While normal individuals obviously differ from each other in various ways, psychologists have emphasized differences in intelligence and...

Did you know that . . .carrying a musical instrument makes you more attractive?music can cure insomnia?music can change the taste of wine?the Mozart effect has nothing to do with Mozart?Barry Manilow songs can be used for crowd control?Why does music...

This important new book explores the nature of the divided brain and its relevance for contemporary psychotherapy. Citing the latest neuroscientific research, it shows how the relationship between the two hemispheres of the brain is central to our mental...

In this original and highly readable book Josephine Klein provides a detailed picture of how young infants experience life and how this lays the foundations for later personality structures.Book InformationISBN 9780415058797Author Josephine KleinFormat...

This volume is the result of over twenty years of therapeutic interventions with families within the Tavistock Clinic's Under Fives Service. It describes in detail the process of understanding young children's communications and behaviour and the...

Sexual offenders - arguably the most hated and feared of all offenders - commit their crimes in our communities and are then hidden from public view as they serve long prison sentences. However, despite the public's understandable anxiety, our criminal...

This is a book written not just by a professional transpersonal psychotherapist but by someone who has walked the heart-rending path and experienced the psychological trauma of loving someone in psychosis; psychosis which still remains the greatest taboo...

There is always a lively interest in the supervisory process and its explication. Courses in supervision abound and the critical role of supervision in becoming a psychotherapist is widely acknowledged. It is for this reason that this book aims to...

Child sexual abuse is a global problem that negatively affects many women and girls. As such, it has long been of concern to feminists, and more recently mental health activists. This book draws on this revolutionary legacy, feminism and...

Constructing the Subject traces the history of psychological research methodology from the nineteenth century to the emergence of currently favored styles of research in the second quarter of the twentieth century. Kurt Danziger considers methodology to...

This unique text provides a broad introduction to qualitative analysis together with concrete demonstrations and comparisons of five major approaches. Leading scholars apply their respective analytic lenses to a narrative account and interview featuring...

'The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual; and, exhibited in the lives of many, it constitutes the true source of national vigour and strength.' A bestseller immediately after its publication in 1859, Self-Help...

All Galen's surviving shorter works on psychology and ethics - including the recently discovered Avoiding Distress, and the neglected Character Traits, extant only in Arabic - are here presented in one volume in a new English translation, with...

A text written for everyone who likes to harvest and process their own herbs from the wild or from their gardens. This volume includes comprehensive instructions for making herbal tinctures, oils, salves, vinegars, teas, and syrups. Finnish...

Written with clinicians in mind, this book demonstrates the use of Cognitive Behavior Therapy with individuals who are at risk of developing psychosis. Divided into three parts, the book opens with the background to the clinical trial including the...