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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781610975445Author Eugene C BianchiFormat PaperbackPage Count 254Imprint Wipf & Stock PublishersPublisher Wipf & Stock PublishersWeight(grams)...

Contributors to this edited collection use a psychoanalytic lens to examine the historical and political silencing of women as portrayed through Latin American art and literature.Book InformationISBN 9781793653208Author Martha Patricia E. Aguilar...

The work presents a thorough and engaging overview of a pernnial problem in philosophy -the relation between moral theory and human limitations - which is examined in an interdisciplinary context. This treatment emphasizes the character of the problem...

In Male Mid-Life Crisis, Justin K. Lim investigates this phase of human life through the perspectives of analytical psychology and through existential theology. Research suggests 80 percent of men suffer from this crisis, and that it is not limited to...

Why Children Make Up Stories is an exploration in recognizing the underlying reasons children make up stories, respond to questions, and describe situations from the reality of their viewpoints. Social workers, psychologists and counselors, child...

For an individual to truly value and embrace change, true meaning and purpose in life must be discovered. In Humanizing Change: A Journey of Discovery, Travis Sample creates a personal roadmap; a structure of eight, sequentially identified and defined...

Theoretically rich and empirically sound, this provocative study demonstrates that shame, a history of childhood corporal punishment, and certain religious beliefs are contributing factors to the cycle of violence that can occur over generations in...

In Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Uncertainty: Struggling with a Shadow of a Doubt, Moshe Marcus and Steven Tuber examine the structural and intrapsychic features of the self as presented within OCD compulsive doubting, and more broadly, within OCD...

This book describes several programs of research into psychological disorder and deviance conducted by author Alfred B. Heilbrun, Jr. during his distinguished career as a university professor. Each program is guided by the assumption that disorder and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781883255800Author Gerald AlperFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint International Scholars Publications,U.S.Publisher International Scholars Publications,U...

In The Buddha Was a Psychologist: A Rational Approach to Buddhist Teachings, Arnold Kozak argues for a secular and psychological interpretation of the Buddha's wisdom, with a particular focus on his mind model and use of metaphor. Kozak closely examines...

Some call it folk psychology; others call it the perennial philosophy. According to Arthur Falk, author of Desire and Belief, it's the traditional account of the mind's features that make it unique in nature. This work examines the nature of what...

Effective Planning Strategies and Proposal Writing: A Workbook for Helping Professionals provides a comprehensive review of planning strategies and related concepts, including leadership and the role of the helping professional as "change agent...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783879977192Author Karin MlodochFormat HardbackPage Count 550Imprint Klaus SchwarzPublisher Klaus SchwarzWeight(grams) 790g

In the 1970's, sociologists found that mentally disordered patients were routinely committed to state hospitals. By 2005, state hospital facilities had been emptied and, consequently, the patients for whom they cared for had been shuffled elsewhere by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781627470056Author Tom BirdFormat PaperbackPage Count 50Imprint Sojourn Publishing LLCPublisher Sojourn Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 59gDimensions(mm) 203mm...

This academic text features articles regarding paranormal, extraordinary, or fringe-science claims. It logically examines the claims of astrology; psychic ability; alternative medicine and health claims; after-death communication; cryptozoology; and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780820469133Author Hiromi YoshidaFormat HardbackPage Count 171Imprint Peter Lang Publishing IncPublisher Peter Lang Publishing IncWeight(grams) 490g

The gaze entices, inspects, fascinates. The voice hypnotizes, seduces, disarms. Are gaze and voice part of the relationship we call love . . . or hate? If so, what part? How do they function? This provocative book examines love as the mediating entity in...

`Jenkins' book makes the law relevant, understandable and manageable to counsellors and psychotherapists. It makes clear, reassuring and essential reading for therapists in training as well as those in practice. [All] counsellors and psychotherapisys...

`Women's Health has a great deal to offer students, academics and practitioners in health and clinical psychology, as well as people working in women's studies, sociology and social work. It is a thought-provoking text which left me feeling invigorated...

The goal of this book is to characterize the nature of abilities, competencies, and expertise, and to understand the relations among them. The book therefore seeks to integrate into a coherent discipline what formerly have been, to a large extent, three...

'Book InformationISBN 9780231063685Author Niklas LuhmannFormat HardbackPage Count 245Imprint Columbia University PressPublisher Columbia University Press

Seminars by Professor Windy Dryden. See the man live and in action. To find out more and to book your place go to www.cityminds.com ________________________________________ SAGE celebrated the 20th Anniversary of the Counselling in Action in November...

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"An excellent text to offer more depth on theories and concepts within Sports Psychology and provide learners with a greater understanding of current psychological theories. The text helps in enforcing knowledge gained and also provides a plethora...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788496867161Author Daniel Paul SchreberFormat PaperbackPage Count 652Imprint Sexto PisoPublisher Sexto PisoWeight(grams) 885g

In the fourteen articles collected in this volume, Carol Gilligan and her colleagues expand the theoretical base of In a Different Voice and apply their research methods to a variety of life situations. The contrasting voices of justice and care clarify...

The central question that Seu and Heenan have posed to contributors to this book is to explore critically how their feminist beliefs, understandings and commitments inform their work as psychotherapeutic practitioners and researchers. What we are offered...

The view that the study of rhetoric and metaphor is crucial to understanding psychological discourse is explored in this lucidly argued book. The author scrutinizes a wide range of traditional psychological theory including neuropsychology and memory,...

`Billig's is a fascinating work of brilliant scholarship. It is written in an elegant style, spiced with humour, and gives one the feeling that it was a labour of love. It can be recommended without reservation' - Journal of Community and Applied Social...

`This thought- provoking book should be required reading for all trainers, practitioners and supervisors. It examines the complex issues that arise when the clinician enters into a relationship with the client beyond the psychotherapeutic boundaries' -...

This is a step-by-step guide to the key skills and techniques of the psychodynamic approach used at each stage of the therapeutic process. Updated in a second edition, the book includes a new chapter on neuropsychology and its implications for theory and...

Too many boys do not like to read, are choosing not to read, and are suffering academically as a result. All concerned adults need to redouble their efforts to ensure that boys who bring the greatest challenges to our classrooms and schools receive...

Theories of Object Relations: Bridges to Self Psychology discusses the work of the major American and British contributors to object relations theory, focusing on the ways in which these theories anticipated and enriched the emerging field of self...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780933029682Author Lena B. RossFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Chiron PublicationsPublisher Chiron Publications

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783856305710Author Erlo Van WaverenFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Daimon VerlagPublisher Daimon VerlagWeight(grams) 186g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780877843900Author Emory A. GriffinFormat PaperbackPage Count 233Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,USPublisher InterVarsity PressWeight(grams) 280g

From the winner of the Edgar Award and the Samuel Johnson Prize, a cultural history of "everyday madness" The Book of Phobias and Manias is a thrilling compendium of 99 obsessions that have shaped us all, the rare and the familiar, from...