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Myth, Literature, and the Unconscious by Leon Burnett
RRP: £34.99£30.85At a time when the place and significance of myth in society has come under renewed scrutiny, Myth, Literature, and the Unconscious contributes to shaping the new interdisciplinary field of myth studies. The editors find in psychoanalysis a natural and... -
Man's Search For Ultimate Meaning by Victor Frankl 9780738203546
£12.31Viktor Frankl is known to millions of readers as a psychotherapist who has transcended his field in his search for answers to the ultimate questions of life, death, and suffering. Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning explores the sometime unconscious... -
Encountering Bigotry: Befriending Projecting People in Everyday Life by Philip Lichtenberg
RRP: £29.99£26.64Encountering Bigotry examines the occurrence of emotionally fraught and socially provocative expressions, such as racism, sexism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, classism, and other forms of hatred of outgroups or others, in everyday experience. The editors... -
Developmental Psychopathology by Carla Sharp
RRP: £67.95£59.05The mainstream upper-level undergraduate textbook designed for first courses in Developmental Psychopathology Developmental Psychopathology provides a comprehensive introduction to the evolving scientific discipline that focuses on the interactions... -
Enhancing Parenting Skills: A Guide Book for Professionals Working with Parents by Kedar Nath Dwivedi 9780471976615
RRP: £52.95£46.00Parenting is attracting more professional and political attention now than ever before. More and more parents need the support of others to acquire the knowledge and skills needed to choose what would be best for their children. A variety of... -
The Neurologically-Impaired Child: Doman-Delacato Techniques Reappraised by Robert A. Cummins 9781138592124
RRP: £32.99£29.16For the 25 years before publication a form of therapy known as the 'Doman-Delacato Techniques' had been applied to children with disabilities. The therapy originated from the work of Glen Doman and Carl Delacato who established the Institutes for the... -
Research in Psychology Methods and Design 8e by C. James Goodwin 9781119510239
RRP: £49.95£43.87An approachable, coherent, and important text, Research in Psychology: Methods and Design, 8th Edition continues to provide its readers with a clear, concise look at psychological science, experimental methods, and correlational research in this newly... -
Cultural Anxiety by Rafael Lopez-Pedraza 9783856305208
RRP: £28.99£19.93Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783856305208Author Rafael Lopez-PedrazaFormat PaperbackPage Count 115Imprint Daimon VerlagPublisher Daimon VerlagWeight(grams) 153g -
Effective Short-Term Counselling within the Primary Care Setting: Psychodynamic and Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Approaches by Valerie Garrett
RRP: £35.99£31.69This book covers two distinct yet related topics: the primary care setting and the counselling carried out within it, and it can be dipped into or read straight through.Part One, using psychodynamic and systems theory, explores the holding environment of... -
Adult Crying: A Biopsychosocial Approach by Ad Vingerhoets 9780415645720
RRP: £52.99£46.03Crying is a typical human expression of emotion. Surprisingly, until now little scientific attention has been devoted to this phenomenon. Many textbooks on emotion fail to pay attention to it, and in scientific journals there are hardly any contributions... -
Treating Personality Disorder: Creating Robust Services for People with Complex Mental Health Needs by Naomi Murphy
RRP: £51.99£45.59This book considers personality disorders and how they are treated within the institutional context of prisons and hospitals and offers practical guidance on assessment, formulation and integrated treatment planning. Treating Personality Disorder offers... -
Fanon, Education, Action: Child as Method by Erica Burman
RRP: £37.99£33.38Bridging childhood studies, pedagogy and educational theory, critical psychology, and postcolonial studies, this unique book reads the role and functions of 'the child' and childhood as both cultural motif and as embodied life condition through the work... -
The Brighter Side Of Human Nature: Altruism And Empathy In Everyday Life by Alfie Kohn 9780465007585
£21.70Drawing from hundreds of studies in half a dozen fields, The Brighter Side of Human Nature makes a powerful case that caring and generosity are just as natural as selfishness and aggression. This lively refutation of cynical assumptions about our species... -
Object Relations and Social Relations: The Implications of the Relational Turn in Psychoanalysis by Simon Clarke
RRP: £34.99£30.85This book has two essential aims. First, to introduce some of the key assumptions behind relational psychoanalysis to an international audience and to outline the points where this approach counters, complements, or extends existing object relations... -
Ethical Issues and Guidelines in Psychology by Philip Banyard
RRP: £37.99£33.38How do we know right from wrong, good from bad, help from hindrance, and how can we judge the behavior of others? Ethics are the rules and guidelines that we use to make such judgements. Often there are no clear answers, which make this subject both... -
The Adolescent Brain: Changes in learning, decision-making and social relations by Eveline A. Crone
RRP: £43.99£38.44In recent years there have been tremendous advances in understanding how brain development underlies behavioural changes in adolescence. Based on the latest discoveries in the research field, Eveline A. Crone examines changes in learning, emotions, face... -
Questioning Psychology: Beyond theory and control by Brian E. Levitt 9781910919484
RRP: £17.99£17.02What gets in the way of our understanding other people? So asks psychologist Brian Levitt in this challenging and reflective book questioning much that is taken for granted in his profession. Levitt argues that we must keep questioning our training and... -
Alcohol and the Adult Brain by Jenny Svanberg 9781848723085
£46.97The research literature on the impact of alcohol on the brain has seen a rapid expansion in recent years. Alcohol and the Adult Brain presents an up-to-date overview of some of the issues relevant to understanding and working with people with cognitive... -
Narcissism: A Critical Reader by Polona Curk 9781855754539 [USED COPY]
RRP: £34.99£5.17This book provides a comprehensive review of the existing perspectives and applications of narcissism as a psychoanalytic concept that has been extremely influential in the fields of psychotherapy, social science, arts and humanities. Ten authors from... -
Reshaping the Psychoanalytic Domain: The Work of Melanie Klein, W.R.D. Fairbairn, and D.W. Winnicott by Judith M. Hughes
RRP: £29.00£22.54Tracing the line of succession from Sigmund Freud, through Melanie Klein to Fairbairn and Winnicott, Judith Hughes demonstrates the internal development of the British school of psychoanalysis and the coherence of its legacy. Both lay reader and... -
Remaking Men: Jung, Spirituality and Social Change by David Tacey 9780415142410
RRP: £42.99£37.59The nature of masculinity is a popular subject for contemporary authors, either treated critically from a sociological standpoint, or analysed from a psychological and spiritual perspective.In Remaking Men, David Tacey argues that we must strive to... -
Sport and Exercise Psychology: The Key Concepts by Professor Ellis Cashmore
RRP: £25.99£23.03Now including exercise psychology terms for the first time in its second edition, Sport and Exercise Psychology: The Key Concepts offers a highly accessible introduction to this fascinating subject, its central theories and state-of-the-art research... -
The Nursery Age Child by Jenny Davids
RRP: £18.99£16.87This book aims to facilitate the understandings of nursery age children, that is, children around three, four and five years, and their parents. Children of these ages are particularly fascinating. The wealth of their growing minds is apparent in their... -
The Lacan Tradition by Lionel Bailly
RRP: £42.99£37.59The Lacanian tradition is unique among psychoanalytic schools in its influence upon academic fields such as literature, philosophy, cultural and critical studies. This book aims to make Lacan's ideas accessible and relevant also to mainstream... -
Mental Health Screening and Monitoring for Children in Care: A Short Guide for Children's Agencies and Post-adoption Services by Michael Tarren-Sweeney
RRP: £31.99£28.33Mental Health Screening and Monitoring for Children in Care provides a concise, step-by-step guide for children's agencies on how to carry out mental health screening and monitoring for children and adolescents growing up in alternative care.Michael... -
A Year With Thomas Merton: Daily Meditations From His Journals by Thomas Merton
RRP: £24.99£16.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060754723Author Thomas MertonFormat HardbackPage Count 400Imprint HarperCollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 494gDimensions(mm)... -
Bisexual and Pansexual Identities: Exploring and Challenging Invisibility and Invalidation by Nikki Hayfield
RRP: £37.99£33.38This book explores the invisibility and invalidation of bisexuality from the past to the present and is unique in extending the discussion to focus on contemporary and emerging identities. Nikki Hayfield draws on research from psychology and the social... -
The Emotional Needs of Young Children and Their Families: Using Psychoanalytic Ideas in the Community by Marion Bower
RRP: £39.99£35.06The aim of this book is to provide illustrations of ways in which psychoanalytic ideas can be adapted and used in a wide variety of community settings - including social services, schools and hospitals - to help children and families who are emotionally... -
Child to Parent Aggression and Violence: A Guidebook for Parents and Practitioners by Hue San Kuay
RRP: £37.99£33.38Parent-directed aggression and violence by children is a complex issue and may not be explained by focusing upon a single factor. The affected parents tend to delay seeking help from professionals due to not knowing where to seek help or even an... -
The Price of Greatness: Resolving the Creativity and Madness Controversy by Arnold M. Ludwig 9780898628395
£45.38Exploring the lives and achievements of over 1,000 extraordinary men and women, this book offers answers to the age-old questions about the relationship between mental illness and greatness, and also reveals factors that predict creative achievement. The... -
Psychopathology by John D. Stirling
RRP: £36.99£32.53Psychopathology is a psychologically based account of the major mental illnesses, including schizophrenia, personality disorders, anxiety and mood disorders as well as eating disorders.About the AuthorJohn D. Stirling is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at... -
Transfer on Trial: Intelligence, Cognition and Instruction by Douglas. K. Detterman 9780893918262
£48.28The importance of transfer for understanding intelligence, cognition, and education has been debated for a century, as it has been one of the central theoretical issues in psychology, education, and cognition. Education theories are based on the... -
The Nature of Grief: The Evolution and Psychology of Reactions to Loss by John Archer
RRP: £39.99£35.46The Nature of Grief is a provocative new study on the evolution of grief. Most literature on the topic regards grief either as a psychiatric disorder or illness to be cured. In contrast to this, John Archer shows that grief is a natural reaction to... -
The Child at School: Interactions with peers and teachers, 2nd Edition by Peter Blatchford
RRP: £45.99£40.13What is the nature of children's social life in school? How do their relationships and interactions with peers, teachers and other school staff influence their development and experience of school? This book, written by leading researchers in educational... -
The Psychology of Working Life by Toon W. Taris
RRP: £12.99£11.94What motivates us to do a good job? When does the pressure of work impact upon our health and well-being? How can employers choose the right candidates?The Psychology of Working Life shows how, whether we like it or not, the way we work, and our feelings... -
Essential Papers on Character Neurosis & Treatment by Ruth F. Lax 9780814750421
RRP: £28.99£25.36Character refers to the unique aspects of behavior which make up each individual's patterns of thought, attitude, and effect. In this collection, Ruth Lax has put together the seminal papers which both define the contstuence of character and its... -
The International Handbook of Creativity by James C. Kaufman 9780521547314
RRP: £43.99£37.95Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Telling Stories?: Attachment-Based Approaches to the Treatment of Psychosis by Sarah Benamer
RRP: £27.99£24.28Telling Stories? explores the contemporary state of affairs in the understanding and treatment of psychosis. An inclusive approach to mental distress requires that in order to truly understand psychosis we must begin by listening to those who know this... -
On Freud's Analysis Terminable and Interminable by Joseph Sandler
RRP: £31.99£28.33A discussion by several analysts on the length of treatment, based upon Freud's paper, which is also included. Contributors include Andre Green, Arnold Cooper and David Rosenfeld.About the AuthorJoseph Sandler qualified as a psychoanalyst in the British... -
Gender and Social Psychology by Vivien Burr
RRP: £39.99£35.06Explaining theory and research in an accessible but thorough manner, Gender and Social Psychology critically evaluates the contribution that psychology has made to the study of gender, examining key issues such a family roles and parenting, inequalities...