History

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780979074431Author Marcel KuijstenFormat PaperbackPage Count 322Imprint Julian Jaynes SocietyPublisher Julian Jaynes SocietyWeight(grams) 152g

From where did the discipline of psychology originate? How has it evolved since its inception? These questions are at the heart of understanding the key debates that are central to psychology. In this highly approachable introduction, Fairholm tackles...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781439168288Author Debbie NathanFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 290gDimensions(mm) 212mm *...

'Boldly ambitious, deeply affecting, and magisterial in scope' Steve Silberman, author of Neurotribes'Expansive and thoughtful, it illuminates the complexity and elusiveness of his subject' New StatesmanDepression is a leading cause of disability around...

This book examines the deep roots of racism in the mental health system. Suman Fernando weaves the histories of racial discourse and clinical practice into a narrative of power, knowledge, and black suffering in an ostensibly progressive and...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780877735892Author Marie-Louise von FranzFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Shambhala Publications IncPublisher Shambhala Publications IncWeight(grams)...

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...

A "highly readable and compelling" account (Science) of brainwashing's pervasive role in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries"Riveting. . . . Dimsdale . . . shows how the art of dark persuasion a generation ago led almost inevitably to today's...

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) 440g

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

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262045926Author Hannah ZeavinFormat HardbackPage Count 296Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

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

From 1936 to 1941, C. G. Jung gave a four-part seminar series in Zurich on children's dreams and the historical literature on dream interpretation. This book completes the two-part publication of this landmark seminar, presenting the sessions devoted to...

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...

When it was first published in 1968, Michael Balint's The Basic Fault laid the groundwork for a far-ranging reformation in psychoanalytic theory. This reformation is still incomplete, for it remains true today that despite the proliferation of techniques...

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...