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This is a collection of critical essays regarding the work of Jordan Peterson, a Canadian professor of psychology, clinical psychologist, YouTube personality, and author. Peterson began his career as a teacher at Harvard before receiving worldwide...

A historian of science examines key public debates about the fundamental nature of humans to ask why a polarized discourse about nature versus nurture became so entrenched in the popular sciences of animal and human behavior.Are humans innately...

A groundbreaking new book about the misogynistic nineteenth century obsession with hysteria, focusing on the renowned Salpetriere Hospital in Paris. 'Fascinating and beautifully written' Guardian 'Fascinating ... gives us a disturbing insight into...

To what extent is memory based on mood? Why do we compare ourselves to others? Are there different types of intelligence? How do we change with age? This book answers all these questions and many more in 200 short and accessible essays. From Pavlov's...

In the first book to provide a feminist analysis of early modern madness, Carol Thomas Neely reveals the mobility and heterogeneity of discourses of "distraction," the most common term for the condition in late-sixteenth- and early...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250183620Author Frederick CrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 784Imprint Picador USAPublisher Picador USAWeight(grams) 1089gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781926715315Author Mary Dian MoltonFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Fisher King PressPublisher Fisher King PressWeight(grams) 440gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400079230Author Eli ZaretskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Three Rivers PressWeight(grams) 389g

Since its first edition, An Introduction to Theories of Learning has provided a uniquely sweeping review of the major learning theories from the 20th century that profoundly influenced the field of psychology. In this tenth edition, the authors present...

A history of "priming" research that analyzes the field's underlying assumptions and experimental protocols to shed new light on a contemporary crisis in social psychology. In 2012, a team of Belgian scientists reported that they had been unable to...

The daughter of an illustrious Russian general, Lou von Salome left her home in the heart of Tsarist Russia to conquer intellectual Europe at the tender age of 18. Eventually settling in Germany, she became a best-selling novelist, a groundbreaking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781604594645Author Gustave LebonFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint SMK BooksPublisher SMK BooksWeight(grams) 295gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 11mm

Jung's legendary American lectures on dream interpretationIn 1936 and 1937, C. G. Jung delivered two legendary seminars on dream interpretation, the first on Bailey Island, Maine, the second in New York City. Dream Symbols of the Individuation Process...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781781395219Author Sigmund FreudFormat PaperbackPage Count 462Imprint Benediction ClassicsPublisher Benediction ClassicsWeight(grams) 730gDimensions(mm)...

In The Handbook of Existential Coaching Practice, Monica Hanaway presents a complete introduction to existential coaching, focusing on how coaches can incorporate key skills in all aspects of their practice. Practical and theoretical, the book explores...

This open access book is a systematic update of the philosophical and scientific foundations of the biopsychosocial model of health, disease and healthcare. First proposed by George Engel 40 years ago, the Biopsychosocial Model is much cited in...

In line with the British Psychological Society's recent recommendations for teaching the history of psychology, this comprehensive undergraduate textbook emphasizes the philosophical, cultural and social elements that influenced psychology's development...

Self-harm is thought by many to be a modern epidemic: a phenomenon of the late twentieth century, a symptom of extreme emotional turmoil in young people, particularly young women. Yet it was 150 years ago, within early asylum psychiatry, that...

Glimpse what went on behind the walls of EnglandA*s first Criminal Lunatic Asylum! Mark Stevens reveals what life was like for the criminally insane, over one hundred years ago. From fresh research into the Broadmoor archives, Mark has uncovered the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316159388Author Deirdre BairFormat PaperbackPage Count 881Imprint Back Bay BooksPublisher Back Bay Books

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781461036975Author J Andrew GoodmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint CreateSpacePublisher CreateSpaceWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm *...

In this study of psychology and Catholicism, Kugelmann aims to provide clarity in an area filled with emotion and opinion. From the beginnings of modern psychology to the mid-1960s, this complicated relationship between science and religion is...

A History of the Brain tells the full story of neuroscience, from antiquity to the present day. It describes how we have come to understand the biological nature of the brain, beginning in prehistoric times, and progressing to the twentieth century with...

The Modern Clinician's Guide to Working with LGBTQ+ Clients is a ground-breaking resource for therapists working with LGBTQ+ clients whose identity expressions span all gender-, sex-, and relationship-diverse groups. Combining the author's extensive...

The first full-scale history of cognitive science, this work addresses a central issue: What is the nature of knowledge?Book InformationISBN 9780465046355Author Howard GardnerFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint Basic BooksPublisher INGRAM PUBLISHER...

The story of Emma and Carl Jung's highly unconventional marriage, their relationship with Freud, and their part in the early years of Psychoanalysis. Emma Jung was clever, ambitious and immensely wealthy, one of the...

Kelly's pragmatic approach to psychology arose from his clinical practice and has been a strong formative influence on clinical psychology and personality theory. Taking us through the development of Kelly's work and setting it in its historical context,...

The first in-depth look at how postwar thinkers in Egypt mapped the intersections between Islamic discourses and psychoanalytic thoughtIn 1945, psychologist Yusuf Murad introduced an Arabic term borrowed from the medieval Sufi philosopher and mystic Ibn...

The Dying Patient in Psychotherapy is a powerful account of love and death within a psychotherapeutic relationship. The narrative traces one man's journey in psychotherapy and that of the analyst who accompanies him. The full-length description of an...

History doesn't have to be dull, and this book is living proof with coverage of interesting topics ranging from the controversial use of IQ tests at Ellis Island to the psychodynamics of gum chewing. A market leader for over 30 years, A HISTORY OF MODERN...

There are two foundational thinkers in the history of psychoanalysis: Sigmund Freud and Heinz Kohut. Though Kohut is much less well known, he revolutionized psychoanalytic theory and the practice of psychotherapy. In a burst of creativity from the...

Erik Erikson has been described as 'probably the most significant post-Freudian thinker' with a 'unique and profound vision'. Al Gore was his student, Bill Clinton a great admirer. Getting to grips with his complex ideas however is no easy task. This...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262541800Author Georges Didi-HubermanFormat PaperbackPage Count 385Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 816gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 178mm...

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 *...

'A powerful and impassioned defence of psychiatry, urging the Left to confront the harsh realities of mental illness' - William Davis, author of The Happiness Industry A new edition of one of the most significant and credible critiques of the...

In this brief but comprehensive introduction to Freud's theories, Mikkel Borch-Jacobsen provides a step-by-step overview of his ideas regarding the unconscious, the cure, sexuality, drives, and culture, highlighting their indebtedness to contemporary...

Erich Fromm, the prominent twentieth-century public intellectual and psychoanalyst, was recognized for his courageous stand against fascism, racism, and human destructiveness. Until now, however, little has been known about the extent to which Fromm's...

Jung's legendary American lectures on dream interpretationIn 1936 and 1937, C. G. Jung delivered two legendary seminars on dream interpretation, the first on Bailey Island, Maine, the second in New York City. Dream Symbols of the Individuation Process...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781473319851Author Sigmund FreudFormat PaperbackPage Count 134Imprint White PressPublisher White PressWeight(grams) 177gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 8mm

This student-friendly book on the history of psychology covers the key historical developments and controversies in all areas of psychology, linking history to the present by focusing on ten conceptual issues that are relevant today. How did psychology...