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Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive review of current research and theoretical approaches? to pediatric obesity. Pediatric obesity is a significant public health concern that currently affects 1 in 5 children and adolescents. Prevention and treatment of this complex health condition requires a multifaceted approach that acknowledges the intersecting roles of gender, race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and other factors that play key roles in the onset and maintenance of pediatric obesity. Written for mental health clinicians, as well as medical practitioners such as physicians, nurses, dietitians, and exercise physiologists who care for children and adolescents, this helpful resource offers a comprehensive review of current research and theoretical approaches, as well as clear descriptions of effective strategies to prevent and treat pediatric obesity. Through a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion, the authors incorporate cutting edge research and

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Book SynopsisThis brief book introduces the ways in which contemporary anthropology engages with the psych disciplines: psychology, psychiatry, and medicine. Khan also widens the conversation by including the perspectives of epidemiologists, addiction and legal experts, journalists, filmmakers, activists, patients, and sufferers. New approaches to mental illness are situated in the context of historical, political, psychoanalytic, and postcolonial frameworks, allowing readers to understand how health, illness, normality, and abnormality are constructed and produced. Using case studies from a variety of regions, Khan explores what anthropologically informed psychology, psychiatry, and medicine can tell us about mental illness across cultures.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Culture, Abnormality, and Disorder 2. Beyond Culture to the Suffering Subject 3. Culture, Psychiatry, and Cultures of Psychiatry 4. The Politics of Trauma 5. "The Big Three": Schizophrenia, Depression, and Bipolar Disorder 6. Globalization, Global Culture, and Global Mental Health 7. Drugs, God, and Talking: Shaping New "Orders" out of "Disorder" Conclusion Appendix I: Recommended Resources References Index

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Book SynopsisThe connection and science behind race, racism, and mental illnessIn 2012, an interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Oxford reported that - based on their clinical experiment - the beta-blocker drug, Propranolol, could reduce implicit racial bias among its users. Shortly after the experiment, an article in Time Magazine cited the study, posing the question: Is racism becoming a mental illness? In Are Racists Crazy? Sander Gilman and James Thomas trace the idea of race and racism as psychopathological categories., from mid-19th century Europe, to contemporary America, up to the aforementioned clinical experiment at the University of Oxford, and ask a slightly different question than that posed by Time: How did racism become a mental illness? Using historical, archival, and content analysis, the authors provide a rich account of how the 19th century Sciences of Man' - including anthropology, medicine, and biology - used race as a means of defining psychTrade ReviewGilman and Thomas make their case methodically, with rigorous, far-reaching scholarship. They provide no easy answers but plenty of food for thought amid Americas current crisis in race relations. * Publishers Weekly *Are Racists Crazy?Is a highly informative book that significantly contributes to a historical understanding of the connection between race and madness. * Patterns of Prejudice *A tour d'horizon of the historical relationship among race, racism, and mental illness...A sharp contribution to a significant topic that continues to generate heated discussion and debate. * Kirkus *Truly multidisciplinary, thisbook will be of interest to scholars and educators from a variety of social science disciplines. * Choice *Gilman and Thomas make a major contribution to racial theory. They study the deep structures of racism, not only in plunder, privilege, and antipathy for the 'other,' but also in the scientific frameworks that seek to explain 'otherness,' sometimes affirming it, sometimes denying it. Locating racism within biopolitics, Are Racists Crazy? sheds new light on such varied matters as implicit bias and authoritarian populism. Most important, this book unveils the inescapable political connections between race and science. -- Howard Winant,author of The New Politics Of Race: Globalism, Difference, JusticeSander Gilman and James Thomas have undertaken a weighty task; they have provided a framework that helps us to decipher the science behind race and racism. As provocative as the books title is, you will find ample evidence and persuasive arguments for why a reliance on medicalizing racism is not enough in our quest to not only understand it but also to eradicate racism. -- Deirdre Cooper Owens,author of Medical Superbodies: Slavery, Immigration, and the Birth of American GynecologySander Gilman and James Thomas have provided a unique intellectual and political history of racial theorizing and have generated a virtual & cognitive road map of how anti-Semitism as leitmotif has played such a powerful, even dominant role in the way scholars and researchers have approached the subject matter, whether in Europe, the United States, or South Africa. Few works even attempt to piece together so much material, while pulling a convincing thread through a sustained argument. -- Troy Duster,author of Backdoor to EugenicsAre Racists Crazy?makes a strong, richly documented historical case for medicalization. * Anti-Semitism Studies *

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Book SynopsisAn explanation of how Peruvian migrants maintain meaningful social relations across borders. In this engaging volume, Ulla D. Berg examines the conditions under which Peruvians of rural and working-class origins leave the central highlands to migrate to the United States. Migrants often create new portrayals of themselves to overcome the class and racial biases that they had faced in their home country, as well as to control the images they share of themselves with others back home. Migrant videos, for example, which document migrants' lives for family back home, are often sanitized to avoid causing worry. By exploring the ways in which migration is mediated between the Peruvian Andes and the United States, this book makes a major contribution to understanding technology's role in fostering new forms of migrant sociality and subjectivity. It focuses on the forms of sociality and belonging that these mediations enable, adding to important anthropological debates about affect, subjectiTrade ReviewIn a historical moment when Latin American economic development and proliferating communication technologies are changing the stakes and forms of transitional migration,Mobile Selvesmodels the sophisticated ways scholars can integrate analyses of old and new media into their discussions of migration. * International Migration Review *Berg's analysis of Peruvian racial formations in new and transforming contexts of transnational mobility offers new insights about the diversity of migration strategies and experiences of racialization in receiving countries. With beautiful ethnographic detail and thoughtful analysis of media circulation in particular, she lays out how migrants communicate their identities and aspirations. -- Jessaca Leinaweaver,Brown UniversityA highly original and compelling work, one that will receive a lot of attention. . . . I read it with great fascination. -- Susan Coutin,University of California, IrvineThis [book] supported by some recent fieldwork and 16 pages of notes, 29 pages of references, 11 pages of index, and 13 photographs, will be of interest to all social scientists interested in this issue. * Choice *Mobile Selvesclearly shows that transitional migration is an important site for critically approaching belonging, inclusiveness, and citizenship within countries of origin as well as globally. * American Anthropologist *In addition to Bergs work being of major interest to academics in the growing area of transnational Andean and Latino studies, it also provides an insightful and nuanced analysis for humanities and social sciences scholars in other disciplines in addressing race, identity, performance and inequality. * Border Criminologies *Table of ContentsContents List of Figures ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 Part I. Cosmopolitan Desires 1. Salir Adelante: Migration, Travel, and Aspirational Economies in the Central Andes 43 2. Paper Fixes: The Making of Mobile Subjects in Peru's Migration Industry 73 Part II. Transnational Socialities 3. Remote Sensing: Structures of Feeling in Long-Distance Communication 105 4. Unfortunate Visibilities: The Transnational Circulation of Image-Objects 141 Part III. Discrepant Publics 5. Enframing Peruvianness: Folkloric Citizenship and Immigrant Personhood 177 6. Phantom Citizens in El Quinto Suyo 209 Conclusion 231 Notes 247 Bibliography 263 Index 293 About the Author 304

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Book SynopsisThe connection and science behind race, racism, and mental illnessIn 2012, an interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of Oxford reported that - based on their clinical experiment - the beta-blocker drug, Propranolol, could reduce implicit racial bias among its users. Shortly after the experiment, an article in Time Magazine cited the study, posing the question: Is racism becoming a mental illness? In Are Racists Crazy? Sander Gilman and James Thomas trace the idea of race and racism as psychopathological categories., from mid-19th century Europe, to contemporary America, up to the aforementioned clinical experiment at the University of Oxford, and ask a slightly different question than that posed by Time: How did racism become a mental illness? Using historical, archival, and content analysis, the authors provide a rich account of how the 19th century Sciences of Man' - including anthropology, medicine, and biology - used race as a means of defining psychTrade ReviewGilman and Thomas make their case methodically, with rigorous, far-reaching scholarship. They provide no easy answers but plenty of food for thought amid Americas current crisis in race relations. * Publishers Weekly *Are Racists Crazy?Is a highly informative book that significantly contributes to a historical understanding of the connection between race and madness. * Patterns of Prejudice *A tour d'horizon of the historical relationship among race, racism, and mental illness...A sharp contribution to a significant topic that continues to generate heated discussion and debate. * Kirkus *Truly multidisciplinary, thisbook will be of interest to scholars and educators from a variety of social science disciplines. * Choice *Gilman and Thomas make a major contribution to racial theory. They study the deep structures of racism, not only in plunder, privilege, and antipathy for the 'other,' but also in the scientific frameworks that seek to explain 'otherness,' sometimes affirming it, sometimes denying it. Locating racism within biopolitics, Are Racists Crazy? sheds new light on such varied matters as implicit bias and authoritarian populism. Most important, this book unveils the inescapable political connections between race and science. -- Howard Winant,author of The New Politics Of Race: Globalism, Difference, JusticeSander Gilman and James Thomas have undertaken a weighty task; they have provided a framework that helps us to decipher the science behind race and racism. As provocative as the books title is, you will find ample evidence and persuasive arguments for why a reliance on medicalizing racism is not enough in our quest to not only understand it but also to eradicate racism. -- Deirdre Cooper Owens,author of Medical Superbodies: Slavery, Immigration, and the Birth of American GynecologySander Gilman and James Thomas have provided a unique intellectual and political history of racial theorizing and have generated a virtual & cognitive road map of how anti-Semitism as leitmotif has played such a powerful, even dominant role in the way scholars and researchers have approached the subject matter, whether in Europe, the United States, or South Africa. Few works even attempt to piece together so much material, while pulling a convincing thread through a sustained argument. -- Troy Duster,author of Backdoor to EugenicsAre Racists Crazy?makes a strong, richly documented historical case for medicalization. * Anti-Semitism Studies *

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Book SynopsisUnprecedented in the way it draws on many different theories to explain crime and violent phenomena, this highly readable book is sure to fascinate readers.Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction 1. What Is a Crime, What Is Not? 2. A Multidimensional Model of Crime 3. Explanations of Criminality 4. Psychopathy: Dionysius and the Antihero in Society 5. How Criminality Develops 6. The Cognitive and Neurological Bases of Criminality 7. Social Criminogenic Factors 8. Sociopolitical Criminogenic Factors 9. Violence in and of the Family 10. Climate, Aggression, and Crime- Effects of Temperature on Humans and Human Reactions to Environmental Threat 11. Hazardous Waste and Organized or Corporate Crime 12. CyberCrime: Advancing Technology in Aggression, War, and Crime Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisIn The Limits of Autobiography, Leigh Gilmore analyzes texts that depict trauma by combining elements of autobiography, fiction, biography, history, and theory in ways that challenge the constraints of autobiography. Astute and compelling readings of works by Michel Foucault, Louis Althusser, Dorothy Allison, Mikal Gilmore, Jamaica Kincaid, and Jeanette Winterson explore how each poses the questions How have I lived? and How will I live? in relation to the social and psychic forms within which trauma emerges. First published in 2001, this new edition of one of the foundational texts in trauma studies includes a new preface by the author that assesses the gravitational pull between life writing and trauma in the twenty-first century, a tension that continues to produce innovative and artful means of confronting kinship, violence, and self-representation.Trade ReviewLeigh Gilmore's The Limits of Autobiography is a fine addition to the body of work in trauma studies, and is highly recommended for all working in the mental health disciplines. The book is a rich cornucopia of literary and psychological analyses, theoretical sophistication, and interdisciplinary connectedness; these treasures can only be suggested here. * Metapsychology Online Review *Through theoretically nuanced, lucid, and insightful readings, Gilmore demonstrates the ability of narrative to transform trauma, to speak to a certain truth about the relationship between trauma and identity that goes beyond the exigencies of accuracy and objectivity that pertain to a juridical contact. Any reader interested in the myriad interpenetrations of violence, the law, identity, family, and life writing will find much to admire in this impressive study. * Biography *Gilmore offers astute and compelling commentaries in relation to the social and psychic forms within which selected autobiographers told their personal stories in literate and unconventional ways. Informative, thought-provoking chapters comprise this unique and highly recommended contribution to the literary study of the autobiography. * The Bookwatch *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Limits of Autobiography 1. Represent Yourself 2. Bastard Testimony: Illegitimacy and Incest in Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina 3. There Will Always Be a Father: Transference and the Auto/biographical Demand in Mikal Gilmore's Shot in the Heart 4. There Will Always Be a Mother: Jamaica Kincaid's Serial Autobiography 5. Without Names: An Anatomy of Absence in Jeanette Winterson's Written on the Body Conclusion: The Knowing Subject and an Alternative Jurisprudence of Trauma

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Book SynopsisIn The Limits of Autobiography, Leigh Gilmore analyzes texts that depict trauma by combining elements of autobiography, fiction, biography, history, and theory in ways that challenge the constraints of autobiography. Astute and compelling readings of works by Michel Foucault, Louis Althusser, Dorothy Allison, Mikal Gilmore, Jamaica Kincaid, and Jeanette Winterson explore how each poses the questions "How have I lived?" and "How will I live?" in relation to the social and psychic forms within which trauma emerges. First published in 2001, this new edition of one of the foundational texts in trauma studies includes a new preface by the author that assesses the gravitational pull between life writing and trauma in the twenty-first century, a tension that continues to produce innovative and artful means of confronting kinship, violence, and self-representation.Trade ReviewLeigh Gilmore's The Limits of Autobiography is a fine addition to the body of work in trauma studies, and is highly recommended for all working in the mental health disciplines. The book is a rich cornucopia of literary and psychological analyses, theoretical sophistication, and interdisciplinary connectedness; these treasures can only be suggested here. * Metapsychology Online Review *Through theoretically nuanced, lucid, and insightful readings, Gilmore demonstrates the ability of narrative to transform trauma, to speak to a certain truth about the relationship between trauma and identity that goes beyond the exigencies of accuracy and objectivity that pertain to a juridical contact. Any reader interested in the myriad interpenetrations of violence, the law, identity, family, and life writing will find much to admire in this impressive study. * Biography *Gilmore offers astute and compelling commentaries in relation to the social and psychic forms within which selected autobiographers told their personal stories in literate and unconventional ways. Informative, thought-provoking chapters comprise this unique and highly recommended contribution to the literary study of the autobiography. * The Bookwatch *Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Limits of Autobiography 1. Represent Yourself 2. Bastard Testimony: Illegitimacy and Incest in Dorothy Allison's Bastard Out of Carolina 3. There Will Always Be a Father: Transference and the Auto/biographical Demand in Mikal Gilmore's Shot in the Heart 4. There Will Always Be a Mother: Jamaica Kincaid's Serial Autobiography 5. Without Names: An Anatomy of Absence in Jeanette Winterson's Written on the Body Conclusion: The Knowing Subject and an Alternative Jurisprudence of Trauma

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Book SynopsisWhere is God in the suffering of a mentally ill person? What happens to the soul when the mind is ill? How are Christians to respond to mental illness? In this brave and compassionate book, theologian and priest Kathryn Greene-McCreight confronts these difficult questions raised by her own mental illness--bipolar disorder. With brutal honesty, she tackles often avoided topics such as suicide, mental hospitals, and electroconvulsive therapy. Greene-McCreight offers the reader everything from poignant and raw glimpses into the mind of a mentally ill person to practical and forthright advice for their friends, family, and clergy. The first edition has been recognized as one of the finest books on the subject. This thoroughly revised edition incorporates updated research and adds anecdotal and pastoral commentary. It also includes a new foreword by the current Archbishop of Canterbury and a new afterword by the author.Table of ContentsContentsForeword to the Second Edition--Justin Welby, Archbishop of CanterburyPreface to the First EditionIntroductionPart One: Facing Mental Illness1. Darkness2. Mental Illness3. Temptation to Suicide4. Mania5. Darkness, Again6. HospitalPart Two: Faith and Mental Illness7. Feeling, Memory, and Personality8. Brain, Mind, and Soul9. Sin, Suffering, and Despair10. Dark Night, Discipline, and the Hiddenness of God11. Health and PrayerPart Three: Living with Mental Illness12. How Clergy, Friends, and Family Can Help13. Choosing TherapyConclusionAfterword to the Second EditionAppendix I: Why and How I Use ScriptureAppendix II: A Brief Checklist of Symptoms and ResourcesAppendix III: Discussion Questions

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Book SynopsisInterpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed Older Adults is the first clinical book on how to conduct Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) with persons 65 years of age and older. This growing cohort in the United States is expected to rise substantially after 2010, when the baby boom cohort enters that age category. To help clinicians learn effective care, the authors draw upon a wealth of experience to provide a comprehensive review of theory and research as well as practical guidance on clinical interventions. The authors review late life depression's presentation, health consequences, prevalence, interpersonal dynamics, clinical assessment, and treatment. Particularly valuable is the inclusion of actual clinical cases to illustrate the use of IPT in each phase of treatment. A case is made for why IPT is especially well suited for older persons by drawing upon theory and research on aging, the author's clinical experience in using IPT with older adults, and clinical research studies of IPT with the aged. By showing how the science of gerontology can best inform the practice of clinical geropsychology, the authors have written a book that will be an invaluable resource to any mental health professionals working with older adults.Table of ContentsForewordPrefaceAcknowledgements Gerontology: Exploring the Worlds of Older Adults Depression and Older Adults Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Origins, Structure, Research, and Applications Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Late-Life Depression The Initial Sessions Grief Interpersonal Role Disputes Role Transitions Interpersonal Deficits Termination Issues in Implementation of Interpersonal Psychotherapy With Older Adults Next Steps ResourcesReferencesIndexAbout the Authors

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Book SynopsisTourette syndrome is a disorder of the nervous system that involves involuntary vocal and motor tics - sudden, rapid, repeated sounds and movements. Tourette is usually first identified in children between the ages of 7 and 10, and boys are four times as likely as girls to have the disorder. The disorder can be mild or severe, with about 10 percent of Americans having a mild form, according to the National Institutes of Health. ""Tourette Syndrome"" explores the signs, symptoms, causes, and treatment of this bizarre and misunderstood neurological condition, which is often referred to as a 'tic' disorder. Following an overview of Tourette syndrome, the book details its history, symptoms, biological causes and triggers of tic episodes, epidemiology, and current forms of treatment. Ways in which parents and children cope with Tourette syndrome and its social stigma, as well as psychiatric conditions that are commonly associated with it, are also discussed. Chapters of this book include: Tourette Syndrome - An Overview; Signs and Symptoms of Tourette Syndrome; Demographics of Tourette Syndrome; Causes of Tourette Syndrome; Medical Treatments; Psychosocial and Behavioral Therapy for Tourette Syndrome; Psychiatric Disorders Commonly Associated with Tourette Syndrome; and, Coping Strategies for Tourette Syndrome Patients.

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Book SynopsisThrough the lens of mimetic theory, distinguished French psychiatrist Jean-Michel Oughourlian shows how to spot and address rivalry in our lives and become open to healthier, more genuine relationships. This important study demonstrates the toxic and pathogenic mechanisms at work in physical ailments and mental disturbances and reveals a common cause: alterity, the other. Oughourlian maintains that the real question in attempting to resolve issues of rivalry is not “What is your problem?” but rather “Who is your problem?” This type of discord with the other—be it a friend, colleague, or family member—becomes visible through generalized stress. This stress manifests in psychosomatic symptoms and may even contribute to the development of organic diseases. The most important factor in healing these maladies, then, is to recognize the other with whom we are in rivalry.

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Book SynopsisSleep problems are highly prevalent in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with evidence suggesting that majority of these children will experience a sleep problem at some point. Sleep problems in ASD are often chronic, and are associated with more severe child behaviour difficulties, anxiety, and ADHD symptoms. Mothers of children with sleep problems experience disturbed sleep, more stress and poorer psychological well being. Most commonly parents report their children to have difficulties with settling and night waking which are often amenable to behavioural treatment or melatonin. Nevertheless other sleep issues such as short night sleep, early waking, extended periods of night waking, early waking and circadian sleep disturbances are also reported and can be difficult to treat. While there is now a considerable body of evidence to support that those with ASD can experience significant and sometimes debilitating sleep difficulties, there is little research on the aetiology, prevention or intervention. This book brings together current research and clinical experience by experts from North America, UK, Europe and Australasia regarding the behavioural and medical factors that might underlie these prevalent sleep difficulties, as well as both medical and behavioural approaches to treatment. The book has three major section Aetiological factors and Diagnosis which covers the impacts of ASD on sleep, comorbid medical and psychiatric conditions, and diagnostic tools; Impact of Sleep Problems covering both the child and their family; and Treatment, including pharmacological and behavioural treatments, and the usefulness or otherwise of alternative treatments. This book will be useful for clinicians and researchers with an interest in ASD and paediatric sleep.

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Book SynopsisThe purpose of the Whurr series in Psychoanalysis edited by Peter Fonagy and Mary Target of University College London, is to publish clinical and research based texts of academic excellence in the field. Each title makes a significant contribution and the series is open-ended. The readership is academic and graduate students in psychoanalysis, together with clinical practitioners, in Europe, North America and indeed worldwide.This book brings together a number of international writers who are concerned with understanding and treating psychoses. The orientation of the book is psychoanalytic, but it is also cognisant of the need for a multi-disciplinary approach to these disorders for which there remains no comprehensive cure. One of the greatest obstacles clinicians and patients face lies less in our ignorance than in failure by mental health services to integrate existing knowledge into workable treatment plans. Too often clinical disciplines (psychiatry, psychoanalysis, clinical psychology, neuropsychology, nursing etc.) work separately rather than together, employing languages that are mutually incomprehensible. As a result, patients are unlikely to have their different needs properly met. At the heart of the multi-disciplinary approach lies the therapeutic relationship between patient and psychoanalyst, psychodynamically-minded psychiatrist or psychotherapist. Detailed clinical cases are presented together with contemporary conceptualisations of psychotic states.Table of ContentsA Rationale for The Psychoanalytically Informed Psychotherapy of schizophrenia and Other Psychoses. Towards The Concept of "rehabilitative psychoanalysis", James S. Grotstein. New Discoveries Concerning Psychosis and their Organizational Fate, Brian Martindale. Psychoanalysis and The Treatment of Psychosis, Murray Jackson. Treating and Studying The Schizophrenias, Thomas Freeman. The Unconsious and The Psychosis, Franco De Masi. The "living Dead" - survivors of Torture and Psychosis, Andrzej Werbart and Marika Lindbom-Jakobson. "The Parachute Project" -first Episode Psychosis - Background and Treatment, Johan Cullberg. On Autism, Schizophrenia and Paranoia in children - The Case of Little Jeremy, Luiz Educardo Prado de Oliveira. Psychotic Addiction to Video Games, David Rosenfeld. Psychotic Developments in a Sexually Abused Borderline Patient, Paul Williams.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides practical, hands-on strategies for teaching social skills to children with high-functioning autism and Asperger’s Syndrome. For use in both general education and special education classrooms, each chapter includes a detailed description of the social deficits of these children and ways to address them. Such issues include difficulties with understanding idioms, taking turns in conversation, understanding tone of voice, and body language.

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Book SynopsisDieses essential behandelt die psychischen Erkrankungen von Lord George Byron, William James und Ernest Hemingway – drei genialen Persönlichkeiten der Poesie, Wissenschaft und Literatur. Es wird untersucht, wie diese Genies mit ihrer schweren Depressivität zeit ihres Lebens umgegangen sind. Dabei interessiert besonders die Frage, welche psychischen Widerstände sie gegen ihre Depressionen mobilisieren konnten (Resilienz). Ihr persönliches Schicksal wird jeweils unter einem biopsychosozialen Blickwinkel der Möglichkeiten und Grenzen ihrer kognitiv-emotionalen Abwehrkräfte behandelt. Damit wird auch die Frage berührt, welche Bedeutung die Resilienz für die Kontrolle von Suizidalität hat.​Table of ContentsGenialität und Depressivität.- Lord George Byron – junger Held der romantischen Poesie Englands.- William James – Vorreiter der amerikanischen Psychologie als Wissenschaft.- Ernest Hemingway – Wegbereiter der modernen amerikanischen Literatur.- Depressivität und Resilienz genialer und kreativer Persönlichkeiten​.

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Book SynopsisPeople are often stigmatized by virtue of their status on such dimensions as race, ethnicity, gender, age, weight, disability, or sexual orientation, and this book deals with the plight of those who are stigmatized in organizations. For example, they often experience prejudice, unfair discrimination, mistreatment, and exclusion from organizations and society as a whole. As a result, there has been an increased interest in developing ways to decrease the negative experiences of stigmatized groups, increase their inclusion in organizations, and ensure that they have the opportunity to enjoy a satisfying work life. Despite an increased interest in decreasing the negative experiences of stigmatized groups, most of the studies in human resource management (HR) and organizational behavior (OB) have focused on only a subset of these individuals including African-Americans, women, older workers, and people with physical disabilities (Dipboye & Colella, 2005). A number of other stigmatized groups have been practically neglected by organizational research including people with psychological disabilities (e.g., anxiety and depressive disorders), Asian Americans, immigrants, those with foreign accents, individuals with different sexual orientations, people who are single in organizations, women entering the corporate suite, and adolescents. Thus, the primary purposes of this issue of Research in HRM is to consider research on The plight of stigmatized groups in organizations, and foster research on those groups who have been neglected in organizational research.In view of these arguments, this issue (a) presents a brief review of the research on the plight of several stigmatized groups in organizations (e.g., Asian Americans, those with psychological disabilities, people who are single, women entering the corporate suite, and individuals with different sexual orientations, (b) identify needed research on these stigmatized groups, © offer directions for future research, and (c) consider the implications for practice that can decrease the negative experiences of these group members, and facilitate their inclusion in organizational settings.

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Book SynopsisPeople are often stigmatized by virtue of their status on such dimensions as race, ethnicity, gender, age, weight, disability, or sexual orientation, and this book deals with the plight of those who are stigmatized in organizations. For example, they often experience prejudice, unfair discrimination, mistreatment, and exclusion from organizations and society as a whole. As a result, there has been an increased interest in developing ways to decrease the negative experiences of stigmatized groups, increase their inclusion in organizations, and ensure that they have the opportunity to enjoy a satisfying work life. Despite an increased interest in decreasing the negative experiences of stigmatized groups, most of the studies in human resource management (HR) and organizational behavior (OB) have focused on only a subset of these individuals including African-Americans, women, older workers, and people with physical disabilities (Dipboye & Colella, 2005). A number of other stigmatized groups have been practically neglected by organizational research including people with psychological disabilities (e.g., anxiety and depressive disorders), Asian Americans, immigrants, those with foreign accents, individuals with different sexual orientations, people who are single in organizations, women entering the corporate suite, and adolescents. Thus, the primary purposes of this issue of Research in HRM is to consider research on The plight of stigmatized groups in organizations, and foster research on those groups who have been neglected in organizational research.In view of these arguments, this issue (a) presents a brief review of the research on the plight of several stigmatized groups in organizations (e.g., Asian Americans, those with psychological disabilities, people who are single, women entering the corporate suite, and individuals with different sexual orientations, (b) identify needed research on these stigmatized groups, © offer directions for future research, and (c) consider the implications for practice that can decrease the negative experiences of these group members, and facilitate their inclusion in organizational settings.

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Book Synopsis003cp003eLa ansiedad es el trastorno mental más común en el mundo. Pero la rumiación, la preocupación y la catastrofización no tienen por qué frenarte en el trabajo. Al entender cómo funciona la ansiedad, puedes gestionar mejor estos sentimientos. Este libro te ayudará a distinguir entre el estrés y la ansiedad, utilizar la autocompasión y la atención plena para combatir los síntomas, encontrar el apoyo necesario y avanzar con mayor comodidad y confianza en tu trabajo. Este volumen incluye el trabajo de: - Alice Boyes - Judson Brewer - Rasmus Hougaard - Jacqueline Carter La serie de Inteligencia Emocional de HBR presenta una lectura inteligente y esencial sobre el lado humano de la vida profesional, extraída de las páginas de Harvard Business Review. Cada libro de la serie ofrece investigaciones comprobadas que muestran cómo nuestras emociones afectan nuestras vidas laborales, consejos prácticos para gestionar personas y situaciones difíciles, y ensayos inspiradores sobre lo que implica cuidar nuestro bienestar emocional en el trabajo. Estos libros, edificantes y prácticos, describen las habilidades sociales que son esenciales para que los profesionales ambiciosos dominen. /// Make anxiety work for you. Work is stressful: We race to meet deadlines. We extend ourselves to return favors for colleagues. We set ambitious goals for ourselves and our teams. We measure ourselves against metrics, our competitors, and sometimes, our colleagues. Some of us even go beyond tangible metrics to internalize stress and fear of missing the--ruminating over presentations that didn't go according to plan, imagining worst-case scenarios, or standing frozen, paralyzed by perfectionism. But hypervigilance, worry, and catastrophizing don't have to hold you back at work. When channeled thoughtfully, anxiety can motivate us to be more resourceful, productive, and creative. It can break down barriers and create new bonds with our colleagues. Managing Your Anxiety will help you distinguish stress from anxiety, learn what anxiety looks like for you, understand it, and respond to it with self-compassion at work. With the latest psychological research and practical advice from leading experts, you'll learn how to recognize how your anxiety manifests itself; manage it in small day-to-day moments and in more challenging times; experiment and find a mindfulness practice that works for you; and build a support infrastructure to help you manage your anxiety over the long term.

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