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Suicide and self-harm are world-wide public health issues that can have devastating effects on families, friends and communities. They are both a priority for anyone working in mental health, social work, emergency departments and related fields, however...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398802070Author Emily RallsFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Arcturus Publishing LtdPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781951429218Author James W WilliamsFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint SD Publishing LLCPublisher SD Publishing LLCWeight(grams) 327gDimensions(mm) 229mm...

"Marie Louise von Franz's Projection and Re-Collection is thorough in its wide-ranging exploration as both a map and a guide to the recognition and reclaiming of projection. Von Franz skillfully brings theory to life as she builds on and further develops...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781839402951Author Rafael SantandreuFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint ArcturusPublisher Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737281603Author Amber HaqueFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint International Association of Islamic PsychologyPublisher International Association of...

This fascinating and thought-provoking book provides much-needed philosophical background for counsellors, therapists and healthcare workers looking for broader, deeper foundations in the struggle to help and make sense of others. While examining the...

Collating for the first time a range of techniques in positive psychology, this handbook introduces topics such as courage, empathy and humor, and spans areas as diverse as gratitude, forgiveness and strengths. It also explores special considerations...

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...

Therapeutic Conversations with Adolescents takes readers into the office of a seasoned therapist, where they can be a fly on the wall of live therapy sessions. Full of actual dialogue and the processing behind the choice of responses and interventions,...

Jerome Bruner argues that the cognitive revolution, with its current fixation on mind as "information processor," has led psychology away from the deeper objective of understanding mind as a creator of meanings. Only by breaking out of the limitations...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949358971Author Robert OrnsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 394Imprint Malor BooksPublisher Malor BooksWeight(grams) 454gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 21mm

Thinking without Words provides a challenging new theory of the nature of non-linguistic thought. Many scientific disciplines treat non-linguistic creatures as thinkers, explaining their behavior in terms of their thoughts about themselves and about the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781900877275Author Sasha BrookesFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Rebus PressPublisher Rebus Press

These four works re-issued in two volumes, form a synthesis of his theory and practise, together offering an understanding of the origins of psychological disorder and the therapy that will help or hinder it. They offer a welcome corrective for the...

Inspecting Psychology takes a sleuth's magnifying glass to the interplay between psychology, psychiatry and detective fiction to provide a unique examination of the history of psychology. As psychology evolved over the centuries, so did crime writing...

Psychiatry and psychology have constructed a mental health system that does no justice to the problems it claims to understand and creates multiple problems for its users. Yet the myth of biologically-based mental illness defines our present. The book...

This practical guide presents Leahy's multidimensional model of resistance in cognitive therapy. Richly illustrated with case examples and session vignettes, the book addresses a variety of ways that clients may resist basic therapeutic procedures:...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262691543Author John R. SearleFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

Stress may cause highly activated mythic images to erupt from the psyche's deepest levels in the form of turbulent visionary experience. Depending on whether the interactions between the individual and the immediate surroundings lean toward affirmation...

This is the first dedicated text to explain and explore the utility of critical realism for psychologists, offering it as a helpful middle ground between positivism and postmodernism. By introducing its basic concepts, Pilgrim explains critical realism...

Psychotherapists just starting out in the field often have more questions than answers: "Am I really cut out for this job?" "Where do I want my career to be heading?" "How do I deal with my reactions to clients, or theirs to me?" In this empathic book,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913494100Author Clara MucciFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Confer BooksPublisher Karnac BooksWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm) 185mm * 129mm * 13mm

This workbook provides a collection of experiments and observations that use physical materials (rather than digital displays or resources) to reveal fundamental properties of the human visual system.Practical Vision Science centers discovery,...

Making Mental Health: A Critical History historicises mental health by examining the concept from the 'madness' of the late nineteenth century to the changing ideas about its contemporary concerns and status. It argues that a critical approach to the...

"A radical methodological approach to psychology that is open to social change - in an anti-capitalist, anti-racist and feminist politics." Antonio Negri Psychology is meant to help people cope with the afflictions of modern society. But how useful...

This book discusses, explains and illustrates some of the potential of psychology beyond the strait-jacket that has been imposed upon it by its Western intellectual and empirical roots. It provides a positive model for psychological theory, research and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781583948415Author Gustl MarlockFormat HardbackPage Count 984Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.Weight(grams)...

To all of those familiar with the Gestalt model and its many creative extensions and applications, the name Joseph Zinker needs no introduction. A master Gestalt therapist and a cofounder of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland, Joseph trained with Fritz...

Based on the philosophy of Personal Construct Psychology (PCP), constructivist coaching is interested in how people interpret their own lives and how they 'construct' their sense of reality within their social world. Relationships, social context,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780998837918Author Katherine E CoderFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Shine Mojo, LLCPublisher Shine Mojo, LLCWeight(grams) 159gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783856307462Author Ann UlanovFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Daimon VerlagPublisher Daimon Verlag

This book offers both sport psychology practitioners and sport athletes a clear understanding of mindfulness to help athletes optimize sport performance. It provides a clear insight how sport athletes can learn to increase their ability to concentrate,...

Stories offer us some of the richest and most enduring insights into the human condition and have preoccupied philosophy since Aristotle. On Stories presents in clear and compelling style just why narrative has this power over us and argues that the...

Both practical and inspiring, this book is designed to empower educators and school leaders to make clear and simple adjustments to their practice for a lasting impact on the happiness and well- being of staff and children and ultimately on academic...

Today there is a thriving 'emotions industry' to which philosophers, psychologists and neuroscientists are contributing. Yet until two centuries ago 'the emotions' did not exist. In this path-breaking study Thomas Dixon shows how, during the nineteenth...

This book attempts to advance Donald Griffin's vision of the "final, crowning chapter of the Darwinian revolution" by developing a philosophy for the science of animal consciousness. It advocates a Darwinian bottom-up approach that treats consciousness...

Self and Identity: The Basics is a jargon-free and accessible introduction that draws on key theories and ideas in Social Psychology to explore the ways that other people affect our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. Highlighting selfhood as a function...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982427897Author Joseph B FabryFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Purpose ResearchPublisher Purpose ResearchWeight(grams) 240gDimensions(mm) 216mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789814950169Author Austen LennonFormat PaperbackPage Count 76Imprint Jw ChoicesPublisher Jw ChoicesWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 4mm