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Book SynopsisSpeech recognition in ‘adverse conditions’ has been a familiar area of research in computer science, engineering, and hearing sciences for several decades. In contrast, most psycholinguistic theories of speech recognition are built upon evidence gathered from tasks performed by healthy listeners on carefully recorded speech, in a quiet environment, and under conditions of undivided attention. Building upon the momentum initiated by the Psycholinguistic Approaches to Speech Recognition in Adverse Conditions workshop held in Bristol, UK, in 2010, the aim of this volume is to promote a multi-disciplinary, yet unified approach to the perceptual, cognitive, and neuro-physiological mechanisms underpinning the recognition of degraded speech, variable speech, speech experienced under cognitive load, and speech experienced by theoretically relevant populations. This collection opens with a review of the literature and a formal classification of adverse conditions. The research articles then highlight those adverse conditions with the greatest potential for constraining theory, showing that some speech phenomena often believed to be immutable can be affected by noise, surface variations, or attentional set in ways that will force researchers to rethink their theory. This volume is essential for those interested in speech recognition outside laboratory constraints.Table of Contents1. Speech recognition in adverse conditions: A review Sven L. Mattys, Ann R. Bradlow, Matthew H. Davis and Sophie K. Scott 2. Talker-specific perceptual adaptation during online speech perception Alison M. Trude and Sarah Brown-Schmidt 3. Effects of dialect variation on the semantic predictability benefit Cynthia G. Clopper 4. Word learning under adverse listening conditions: Context-specific recognition Sarah C. Creel, Richard N. Aslin and Michael K. Tanenhaus 5. Familiarisation conditions and the mechanisms that underlie improved recognition of dysarthric speech Stephanie A. Borrie, Megan J. McAuliffe, Julie M. Liss, Cecilia Kirk, Gregory A. O'Beirne and Tim Anderson 6. The effect of energetic and informational masking on the time-course of stream segregation: Evidence that streaming depends on vocal fine structure cues Payam Ezzatian, Liang Li, M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller and Bruce A. Schneider 7. Speech-in-speech recognition: A training study Kristin J. Van Engen 8. Sentence comprehension in competing speech: Dichotic sentence-word priming reveals hemispheric differences in auditory semantic processing Jennifer Aydelott, Dinah Baer-Henney, Maciej Trzaskowski, Robert Leech and Frederic Dick 9. Brain regions recruited for the effortful comprehension of noise-vocoded words Alexis Hervais-Adelman, Robert P. Carlyon, Ingrid S. Johnsrude and Matthew H. Davis 10. Audiovisual benefit for recognition of speech presented with single-talker noise in older listeners Alexandra Jesse and Esther Janse 11. Sentence comprehension in proficient adult cochlear implant users: On the vulnerability of syntax A. Hahne, A. Wolf, J. Müller, D. Mürbe and A. D. Friederici 12. Increased lexical activation and reduced competition in second-language listening Mirjam Broersma 13. A lexically-biased attentional set compensates for variable speech quality caused by pronunciation variation Mark A. Pitt and Christine M. Szostak 14. Adverse conditions improve distinguishability of auditory, motor and perceptuo-motor theories of speech perception: An exploratory Bayesian modelling study C. Moulin-Frier, R. Laurent, P. Bessière, J. L. Schwartz and J. Diard

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Book SynopsisThis SIOP Organizational Frontiers volume will be one of the first to show how the field of Industrial Organizational psychology can help address societal concerns, and help focus research on the greater good of society. Contributions from worldwide experts showcase the power the IO community has to foster, promote and encourage pro social efforts. Also included will be commentary from an eminent group of IO psychologists who give invaluable insights into the history and the future of IO psychology . By presenting the prosocial contributions, from personal satisfaction and career commitment to organizational effectiveness to societal development, the imperative and easibility of using I-O psychology for the greater good becomes increasingly compelling.Trade Review"This book promises to direct I-O psychology down a new path—one that has historically been ignored by our profession but that will make our field even more relevant and visible to society at large. By assembling a broad—and impressive—team of thought leaders, Olson-Buchanan, Koppes Bryan, and Foster Thompson have set the stage for new and meaningful applications of the psychology of work."—Donald M. Truxillo, Psychology Department, Portland State University"This book really does explore new frontiers for I-O psychology. The book maps amazing areas where I-O psychology faces challenges and can make important contributions in three important regions: the societal well-being in the corporate domain, the nonprofit domain, and the nontraditional domains of humanitarian work psychology. In each chapter new avenues are offered that benefit from the knowledge available in our discipline while stimulating new research and innovative practice in those specific contexts. It is important to note that with the discovery of these new territories the face of our discipline is being changed and enriched with new approaches, contents, methods, and tools for analysis and interventions. The chapters are outstanding sources to inspire innovative teaching, professional practice, and research of I-O psychology. I cordially invite you to read it and discover new ways I-O psychology can serve humanity."—José Maria Peiró, Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain"A dream team of scholars and practitioners have come together to provide a truly special resource. Never before have we seen issues of ethics, CSR, sustainability, diversity, inclusion, and humanitarian work discussed together in an evidence-based way. The field of Industrial-Organizational Psychology has a vast wealth of knowledge to offer the creation of positive societal change. This book tells that story."—Deborah E. Rupp, Department of Psychological Sciences, Purdue University"The editors assembled a world class team of experts who provide a comprehensive and insightful discussion on I-O psychology’s prosocial role in organizations. This book is the direction that I-O psychology needs to be going!!"—Ann Hergatt Huffman, Department of Psychology and College of Business, Northern Arizona UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction Julie B. Olson-Buchanan, Laura Koppes Bryan, & Lori Foster Thompson 1.Values and Ethics of A Changing I-O Psychology: A Call to (Further) Action Joel Lefkowitz Section 1: Relevance of I-O Psychology to Societal Well-Being in the Corporate Domain 2. Going Green: Eco-I-O Psychology David E. Campbell, Laura Provolt, & J. Elliott Campbell 3.Corporate Leaders of Sustainable Organizations: Balancing Profit, Planet and People Tina Lombardo, Sherry Schneider, & Laura Koppes Bryan 4.Volunteer Programs in the Corporate World Jaime Henning & David Jones 5.Corporate Philanthropy and the Role of Industrial-Organizational Psychology Sara Weiner 6. Building an Inclusive Work World: Promoting Diversity and Positive Inter-Group Relations Through CSR. Jill Bradley-Geist & Eden King 7. The "We" in Wellness: Workplace Health Promotion as a Positive Force for Health in Society Joel B. Bennett & Lois E. Tetrick Section 2: I-O Psychology in the Nonprofit Domain. 8. Recruitment, Retention, and Motivation of Volunteers in the Nonprofit Sector: A Volunteer Socialization Perspective Erika Carello Lopina & Steven G. Rogelberg 9. Salient Challenges of Staffing and Managing Employees in the Non-Profit Sector James M. Schmidtke & Anne Cummings 10. Non-Profit Leadership and Governance Rick Jacobs & Johanna Johnson 11. I-O Psychology Education and the Nonprofit Context Kecia Thomas, Stephanie Downey & Kerrin George Section 3: Nontraditional Domains: I-O Psychology Without Borders 12. I-O Psychology Without Borders: The Emergence of Humanitarian Work Psychology Alexander Gloss & Lori Foster Thompson 13. Entrepreneurship and Poverty Reduction: Applying I-O Psychology to Microbusiness and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries Michael M. Gielnik & Michael Frese 14. Assessing and Placing Disaster Relief Volunteers C. Harry Hui, Xiaohua Zhou, M. P. Sally Chan, Xiao Zhang & Jinyan Fan 15. Using I-O Psychology to Improve the Plight of Women in Developing Countries: A Research Agenda Virginia E. Schein 16. Aiding International Development: Some Fresh Perspectives from Industrial and Organizational Psychology Stuart C. Carr, Shahla Eltayeb, Malcolm MacLachlan, Leo Marai, Eilish McAuliffe, & Ishbel McWha 17. Mobilizing Action Through Professional Societies Tracey E. Rizzuto & Vicki V. Vandaveer Commentary Adrienne Colella Commentary Homo Economicus, Industrial Psychology, and the Greater Good Milton Hakel Commentary Kurt Kraiger Commentary Answering the Call: Advancing a Prosocial Organizational Psychology Douglas H. Reynolds

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Book SynopsisSport Psychology, 2nd Edition provides a synthesis of the major topics in sport psychology with an applied focus and an emphasis on achieving optimal performance. After exploring the history of sport psychology, human motivation, and the role of exercise, there are three main sections to the text: Performance Enhancement, Performance Inhibition, and Individuals and Teams.The first of these sections covers topics such as anxiety, routines, mental imagery, self-talk, enhancing concentration, relaxation, goals, and self-confidence. The section on Performance Inhibition includes chapters on choking under pressure, self-handicapping, procrastination, perfectionism, helplessness, substance abuse, and disruptive personality factors. While much of the information presented is universally applicable, individual differences based on gender, ethnicity, age, and motivation are emphasized in the concluding section on Individuals and Teams.Throughout, there are case studies of well-known athletes from a variety of sports to illustrate topics that are being explored.Trade Review"The book is thorough with a very large range of topics covered, some being particularly unique compared to other textbooks. There seems to be an increasing awareness within the field of factors that inhibit performance, rather than a sole focus on performance enhancement, and this new edition captures this shift rather well. Within the performance enhancement chapters that do have some overlap with other textbooks, Professor Gallucci conveys a deeper understanding of the complex issues surrounding these topics, which is a welcome advancement within the field." - Ian Taylor, Loughborough University, UK, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Science"I am very surprised and pleased with the way sport psychology is presented in this book. It appears to be a very thorough from an academic standpoint, while at the same time keeping an overall focus on what’s relevant to practice. I very much appreciate that this book has a thought-out format for how topics interact and should be addressed in practice. Most books use chapter titles that are issues, constructs, interventions with no organizing philosophy for their inclusion or order. This is a sport psychology book that truly relates to performance." - Steve Portenga, University of Denver, Sport and Performance Psychology"This is a well-written book that will be of interest to athletes and coaches interested in improving their understanding of sport psychology and their own psychological approach to sport. Current theory and research in the psychological factors are discussed, and these are explained in a very readable manner." - Rafael E. Romo, Texas A&M International University, Curriculum and Pedagogy"I think the material is great; the chapters are thorough, I like the progression in many of the chapters from general information to more sport-specific examples. There is a good balance of theory to application and strong examples to help students see these concepts 'in action' which students often find interesting and helpful." - Professor Karlene Sugarman, Sport Psychology Program, John F. Kennedy UniversityTable of ContentsPart 1. Introduction. 1. Introduction to Sport Psychology. 2. Motivation for Sport and Achievement. 3. Exercise. Part 2. Performance Enhancement. 4. Optimal Levels of Anxiety, Intensity, or Arousal. 5. Pre-performance Routines. 6. Mental Skills Training: Self-Talk, Concentration, Mental Imagery. 7. Relaxation Training: Calming the Physiology. 8. Goals. 9. Goal Orientation. 10. Self-efficacy and Sport Self-confidence. Part 3. Performance Inhibition. 11. Choking Under Pressure and Anxiety and Performance. 12. Self-handicapping. 13. Procrastination and Perfectionism. 14. Learned Helplessness. 15. Performance Inhibition Due to Personality Factors. 16. Substance Abuse. 17. Burnout. 18. Sport Injuries. Part 4. Individuals and Teams. 19. Gender and Sport. 20. Ethnic and Cultural Differences and Sport Psychology. 21. Youth and Sport. 22. Leadership and Coaching. 23. Team Cohesiveness.

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Book SynopsisMind Clearing (MC) builds on mindfulness approaches, with the ultimate aim of reducing suffering caused by mental, emotional, relationship and spiritual distress, through clearing the mind. This book offers a fresh approach for mental and physical health practitioners wishing to expand their practice and for individuals wanting to improve health and happiness at a fundamental level.The first book to explore Mind Clearing within the context of modern practice, this book looks at its origins, key principles and interpretations to aid understanding of the approach. With examples from practice and clear guidelines on the 'Do's and Don'ts' of Mind Clearing, practitioners and individuals will feel confident in carrying out the approach, and will learn to communicate effectively by dissolving the mind and the projections and fixed attitudes that it represents.Trade ReviewThis book brings a broader and deeper understanding of the psychological, philosophical and spiritual aspects of Charles Berner's work and is a significant contribution to the further development of practice and for the professional recognition of Mind Clearing. I give my compliments to and have full respect for Alice's work. -- Desimir D.Ivanovic, "DIJADA" CLEARING TRAINING CENTER BELGRADE, Serbia, Former President of the Training Standard Committee of the European Clearing AssociationAlice's ambitious undertaking in her book Mind Clearing has clearly made the complex simple. Writing with insight and eloquence, she has successfully integrated the intentions of both Berner's and Noyes' lives' work. She sets the stage for clarity and transformation to free the minds who read this book. -- Meranda Squires, Mind Clearer trained by Lawrence NoyesAn erudite, fascinating and intelligent appraisal of a therapeutic practice which is a logical next step for Mindfulness mastery. Drawing on her own extensive experience, Alice describes eloquently not only what she has learnt from her mistakes, but the potency of this set of techniques to help people take charge of their mind and not be controlled by it. -- Dr Eva Maria Chapman, Psychotherapist and Enlightenment Master, Trainer at London School of Mindclearing (1980s-90s)This is an excellent exposition of a very powerful set of techniques for freeing oneself from unwelcome aspects of one's mind. The book's explanations are sufficient for practitioners from other backgrounds to start to use some of the techniques for themselves. -- Prof Jake Chapman, Enlightenment Master, author of Tell Me Who You AreTable of ContentsForeword by Lawrence Noyes. Introduction. Part I. Background. 1. The Search for a Resolution to Human Suffering. 2. Berner's Formula for Change. Part II. The Mind. 1. The Problem that Is the Mind. 2. The Structure and Content of the Mind. Part III. Dealing with the Mind: Mind Clearing. 1. Why We Must Do Something about the Mind. 2. The Clearing Communication Cycle. 3. Working with Attitudes. 4. Guilt and Karma. 5. Dos and Don'ts of Mind Clearing. 6. Taking Mind Clearing Further. 7. Mind Clearing and the Mindfulness Meditation Project. Acknowledgements. Afterword. Index.

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Book SynopsisEmerging Practice in Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy brings together some of the world's most influential contemporary psychotherapists in the field to look at the future of Focusing-oriented approaches.Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy - a form of therapy that involves listening to the innate wisdom of the body - is a dynamic and growing field that has evolved greatly since Eugene Gendlin first published the text Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy in 1996. This book explores recent innovations such as Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy as a response to trauma, Wholebody Focusing, and how Focusing has been adapted in Japan and South Korea. One section looks at specific contemporary issues and emerging practical applications of Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy, such as how Focusing can be used in wellbeing counselling and to help decision making processes in counselling and therapy. By offering new alternatives to working effectively with difficult issues and specific client groups, this volume will appeal to a broad range of therapists, coaches, and other practitioners.Jessica Kingsley Publishers also publishes a companion volume, Theory and Practice of Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy: Beyond the Talking Cure, edited by Greg Madison [9781849053242].Trade ReviewThis is a wonderfully written, broadly focused and integrative book. It will be useful for all therapists whatever model they espouse who wish to help their clients move beyond what is explicit to a rich inner world that offers them new meaning and new direction. -- Dr Sue Johnson, Professor – Ottawa University Canada & Alliant University, San Diego; Director of the International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy. Author of Love Sense: The revolutionary new science of romantic love (2014)The present-centred, embodied process of Focusing underlies the healing that occurs through a wide variety of therapies. This rich collection of articles drawn from practitioners across the globe provides a clear understanding of Focusing as well as a range of clinical applications. Like the process of Focusing itself, these volumes will fully engage your heart and mind, leaving you with a fresh sense of our potential to transform. -- Tara Brach, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Founder of the Insight Meditation Community of Washington, USA, and author of Radical Acceptance and True RefugeThe articles in this volume will bring excitement and fresh air. It is in the nature of the Focusing process that it generates new next steps from the body. Therein lies its power for change. The only way to understand Focusing is to be carried forward in one's living by it. You can see this process in each article. -- From the foreword by Mary Hendricks-Gendlin, Co-Executive Director, The Focusing Institute, New York, USATable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Foreword. Mary Hendricks Gendlin, Co-Executive Director, The Focusing Institute, New York, USA. Preface. Greg Madison, City University, London, UK, Psychotherapy and Psychology Senior Lecturer, International. Introduction. Greg Madison. Section 1: FOT as a Response to Trauma. 1. Trauma, Myths, Focusing. Emmanuil Vantarakis, Hellenic Focusing Center, Athens, Greece. 2. Focusing and Trauma: A Psychotherapist Explores her own Childhood Trauma. Mary K. Armstrong, MSW, The Centre For Focusing in Toronto, Canada. 3. Aboriginal Focusing-Oriented Therapy. Shirley Turcotte, The Justice Institute of British Columbia, Canada and Jeffrey J. Schiffer, Columbia University, New York, USA. Section 2. Therapeutic Innovations from the 'Whole Body'. 4. A Wholebody Focusing-Oriented Approach to Therapeutic Presence: Envisioning new Possibilities for the Therapist/Client Relationship. Karen Whalen and Kevin McEvenue, both at The Focusing Institute, New York, USA. 5. Dwelling in the Process of Embodied Awareness: Letting Fresh Life Come Through Wholebody Focusing Therapy. Astrid Schillings, Focusing Institut Köln (FINK), Cologne, Germany. 6. Transformational Focusing: Theatre of the Living Body as Vehicle of Personal/Communal Healing. Doralee Grindler Katonah, Sofia University, California, USA and Glenn Fleisch, California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS), California; JKF University, California, USA. Section 3: Focusing in Asian contexts. 7. Focusing and Naikan, a uniquely Japanese way of Therapy: Innovations on Gendlin's Thought and Practice from the East. Kenichi Itoh, Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan, and Mako Hikasa, Taisho University, Tokyo, Japan. 8. Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy in Korea: Cultural Background, Research Findings and Practice Status. Eunsun Joo, Duksung Women's University, Seoul, South Korea. Section 4: Applications of Focusing Practice to Specific Issues and Populations. 9. Existential Wellbeing Counselling. Mia Leijssen, University of Leuven, Belgium. 10. The Body Knows the Way: Working with Clients Facing Illness and Dying. Joan Klagsbrun, Lesley University, Massachusetts, USA. 11. Living the Dream: The Evolution of Focusing Oriented Dream Work. Leslie Ellis, Inward Bound Counselling and Training, Vancouver, Canada. 12. Understanding and Treating Addiction with the Felt Sense Experience Model. Jan Winhall, Focusing Centre On Borden Street, Toronto, Canada. 13. Decision-making Processes in Counselling and Therapy: Some Dead Ends and Ways Out. Susanne Vahrenkamp, Institut für Gesprächspsychotherapie und personzentrierte Beratung Stuttgart, Germany, and Heinz-Joachim Feuerstein, University of Applied Sciences Kehl, Germany. 14. Focusing with the Consequences of Today's Stressful Living. Isabel Gascón, Occupational Health and Critical Care Specialist, Madrid, Spain. 15. Using Space to Facilitate the Focusing Process. Bernadette Lamboy, Institut de focusing d'Europe Francophone (IFEF), Savoie, France. Section 5: The Person within the Focusing-Oriented Approach. 16. On Becoming a Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapist. Salvador Moreno-López, ITESO University, Mexico. 17. One Therapist's Travel Log. Joan Lavender, Experiential Psychotherapy Project, New York; The Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy, New York, USA. 18. What Lies Beneath? A Client's Perspective of Focusing-Oriented Therapy. Catherine Garnett, Creative Designer and FOT client, UK. Conclusion. Greg Madison.

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Book SynopsisCognitive-Behavioural Social Work in Practice appears at an interesting time for social work and social services. More than ever, practitioners are required to provide evidence for the effectiveness of what they do, while the rights of service users to ethically competent practice in which they are partners is high on the agenda. Drawing on a wide area of research, as well as the practice experience of its 18 contributors, it covers a broad range of cognitive-behavioural intervention with different client groups in a variety of settings, including child care, family work, probation and offending behaviour, mental health, disability and issues concerning older people. The first chapter sets out lucidly the theoretical and research basis for cognitive-behavioural practice and is rich in case examples. Each subsequent chapter adopts a case study approach to its subject, either by providing a single case study or by the detailed exploration of an area of practice combined with case examples. The volume is unique in not only bringing together practitioners and academics but in presenting the work of the 'academic, reflective practitioner'. It is thus an accessible, informative guide for professionals, students and educators who, with all their working pressures and constraints, strive to provide help based on best evidence.Trade Review’I would recommend this book to practitioners wishing to breathe some fresh air into practice possibilities and to trainee social workers who wish to learn an approach which will build upon other behaviourally-based approaches in their intervention toolbag.’ British Journal of Social Work ’An accessible practice-based book on behavioural social work...’ European Journal of Social Work ’...informative and timely...a rich mixture of theory, research and practice...The text is a thoroughly good buy and should form part of every social work training course.’ Cognitive Behavioural Social Work ReviewTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Research and theory; Direct clinical work with children; Intervention to protect the child; Treating children who fail to thrive; Children with severe learning disabilities; Behavioural work in residential childcare; Working with young offenders; Adult probationers and the STOP programme; Working with carers using the birthday exercise; Learning theory, addiction and counselling; Behavioural work, crisis intervention and the mental health call-out; Intervention in group care for older people; The prevention and management of elder abuse; Epilogue: education for effective practice.

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Book SynopsisReminiscence Cue Cards Life events in the 50s/60s Places, items and moments collected from the 50s and 60s to remind and engage. This set of cards looks back to the 50s and 60s - every day moments, possessions and activities that were familiar during that time. The cards are particularly useful when used in conjunction with life history work sessions to facilitate and develop discussion. The cards will help users to recall people, events, experiences and stories from the past - the realistic images bringing memories to life and to share with others. The cards are loosely grouped into: Moments; Places; Possessions; Activities. Examples of cards include: Record player; Reel to reel tape recorder; Playing pat-a-cake; Saturday morning cinema; Hopscotch drawn on the pavement; 50s train carriage; and Black silver dial telephone. Particularly suitable to use in day care centres, memory clinics, care homes and other groups and will provide opportunities for socialising, preserving memory and creating a personal life history. Age: All ages. Contents: 36 A5 cards; accompanying booklet detailing ways to use the cards, boxed.Intended for use in educational settings and/or therapy contexts under the supervision of an adult. This is not a toy.Table of Contents36 A5 cards +booklet Boxed ISBN 978-1-9093-0116-0 Order Code D11-001-5951 GBP39.99 +VAT

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Book SynopsisFirst published in 1989. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Table of ContentsEvolution and systems theory; the nature of genetic systems; processes of change in genetic systems; genetic evolutionary theories and the use of appropriate models; the evolution of physiological systems; on theories of organic evolution and their relevance to modern genetic-systems theory; on the evolution of behaviour; on current theories of the evolution of social behaviour and social systems; evolution in terms of genetic-systems theory; the evolution of cooperation and competition; on the evolution of social organization; on cultural evolution; on eco-evolution - change in ecosystems; on the future of evolutionary theories - the evolution of evolution.

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Book SynopsisCritical mindfulness of psychology’s mindlessness.- The Construct of Mindfulness Amidst and Along Conceptions of Rationality.- On the Way to Mindfulness: How a focus on outcomes (even good outcomes) prevents good outcomes.-  Understanding Confidence: Its Roots and Role in Performance.- Irrational Attachment (Why We Love What We Own).- MINDFUL DISSENT.- Psychohistory as a Means to Understand Langer’s Contributions to Psychological Science.- Mindfulness in action: The emergence of distinctive thought and behavior.- Priming the Mind to see its Double:  Mindfulness in a New Key.- Langerian Mindfulness and Optimal Sport Performance.- Health and the Psychology of Possibility.- Ellen Langer: Philosophy, Autobiography and a Healing Quest.- Possible Components of Mindfulness.

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Book SynopsisMelanie Klein sieht das Seelenleben des Säuglings und damit das Unbewusste aller Menschen in permanenter Auseinandersetzung mit hoch destruktiven Triebkräften, insbesondere Neid und Hass, und steht damit zunächst einmal im scharfen Widerspruch zu Erkenntnissen der auf der Methode der Direktbeobachtung basierenden Säuglings- und Kleinkindforschung. Die Autoren zeigen, dass die Konzeptionen Melanie Kleins in einer modernen Lesart auch verblüffende Übereinstimmungen mit den Ergebnissen der Säuglingsforschung aufweisen.

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Book SynopsisDieses Buch zeigt Grundlagen und Anwendung von „Fokus“ und Fokaltherapie – einer zeiteffizienten Intervention der psychodynamischen Psychotherapie, die auf das Verstehen der Person in ihrer Einzigartigkeit setzt. Der Psychotherapeut, Psychiater, psychosomatisch tätige Arzt erfährt, wie er durch Intersubjektivität und Resonanz das Symptom als spezifisches Element der Patientenkommunikation erkennen und der helfenden Begegnung zuführen kann. Pointiert, praxisorientiert und mit vielen Fallbeispielen zeigt der Autor, wie das sich im Symptom zeigende implizite Wissen des Patienten besprechbar und veränderbar wird. Dabei berücksichtigt er auch die nonverbal stattfindende, emotionale Abstimmung der Beteiligten. In diesem Buch erfahren Interessierte den Kontext sowie die Möglichkeiten der Fokaltherapie für ihre Praxis – freilich immer aufbauend auf sorgfältiger, den wissenschaftlichen Standards entsprechender Diagnostik. Aus dem InhaltDas Symptom als Spur und Anrede – Sprechen über das Krankhafte – Psychosomatischer Fokus und Dialog – Gesund werden – Sprachbilder und Resonanz.Der Autor Dr. med. Wolfgang Kämmerer ist Facharzt für psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie/Psychoanalyse sowie Facharzt für innere Medizin in Hannover und auch in Fortbildung und Supervision tätig.Trade Review“…Mit Hilfe des Buches wird dem Diagnostiker und Behandler auf verständliche und eindrucksvolle Weise aufgezeigt, wie psychosomatisch Erkrankte an eine differenzierte Sprache über innere Zustände herangeführt und angemessen behandelt werden können.” (Sandra Fuchs, in: Psychologie FoxBlog, sanfuchs1979.wordpress.com, 21. Juli 2016)Table of ContentsEinführung in Thema und Aufbau des Buches.- Intersubjektivität und Szene.- Leib, Körper und Identität.- Symptom als Spur und Anrede.- Sprechen über das Krankhafte.- Psychosomatisch Kranksein.- Ins Gespräch finden: Die therapeutische Dyade.- Gemeinsam Untersuchen - elternsprachlich Benennen.- Fokus und Fokaltherapie.- Psychosomatischer Fokus und Dialog.- Der Fokus aus Sicht des Patienten (5 Berichte).- Gesund werden.- Sprachbilder und Resonanz.

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Book SynopsisAxonal Conduction Time and Human Cerebral Laterality-A Psychobiological Theory; takes a detailed look at the hypothesis that the psychological difference between the left and right hemispheres of the brain has a definite neurological basis. There is a multitude of literature concerning the difference between the two hemispheres of the brain but none which suggest a biological explanation. This book plugs that gap by making a connection between the psychological and the biological. Robert Miller has surveyed a wealth of material in researching his hypothesis, making it an essential review of the literature in this area which will be indispensable to workers in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, neurolinguistics, neuroanatomy, and neurocytology. This book takes a new and up-to-date look at the prominent theory that the left hemisphere is specialised for representing patterns extended in time whereas the right hemisphere represents simultaneous or 'spatial' patterns. What makes it unique in the field is that it looks at this theory from a neurobiological basis. It suggests that the difference resides in the range of conduction times in the axons connecting different regions of the cortex in each hemisphere. This hypothesis is discussed with respect to theoretical models of brain dynamics, and both gross and microscopic structure of the hemispheres. It deals with the psychological implications of the hypothesis for higher functions of the human cerebrum and outlines testable implications wherever Possible.Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Physical Nature of Linguistic Signals 3. The Representation of Temporal Structure in the Dynamics of Neural Networks 4. Biological Predictions from the Conduction Delay Hypothesis of Cerebral Lateralization 5. Perceptual Aspects of Laterilization: Theory and Predictions 6. Empirical Evidence on the Difference Between Left and Right Hemispheres in Perceptual Processes 7. Lateralization in the Contents of Memory 8. Motor Aspects of Lateralization: Theory and Predictions 9. Motor Aspects of Lateralization: Evidence for Evaluation of the Hypotheses of Chapter 8 10. Laterality Effects for Higher Cognitive Processes: Short Term Memory, Attention and Alertness, and Emotion 11. Correlations Between Different Aspects of Lateralization, and with Gender 12. Summary, Synopsis of Predictions, and Concluding Remarks

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Book SynopsisIt is well-known that cognitive variables influence eye movements during reading. To what extent do cultural differences influence eye movements? This volume contains chapters that examine these two issues. The first half of the volume documents recent research findings with respect to models of eye movement control in reading, eye movements and visual processing, and eye movements during scene perception, search, and mental rotation. The second half of the volume deals with two main cultural issues: eye movements in reading Chinese and cultural influences on eye movements. A number of experts provide overviews of their research findings concerning the topics in the five sections of the volume. Readers interested in eye movements in reading, cognitive influences on eye movements, and cultural influences on eye movements will find the chapters valuable reading.ISBN 978-7-201-06107-8Table of ContentsSection 1. Introduction. M. Castelhano, K. Rayner, Eye Movements during Reading, Visual Search, and Scene Perception: An Overview. Section 2. Models of Eye Movements in Reading. A.Pollatsek, K. Rayner, E.D. Reichle, The E-Z Reader Model of Eye Movement Control in Reading. S. Risse, R. Engbert, R. Kliegl, Eye-movement Control in Reading: Experimental and Corpus-analysis Challenges for a Computational Model. K. Rayner, X. Li, A. Pollatsek, Modeling the Eye Movements of Chinese Readers via E-Z Reader. Section 3. Eye Movements and Visual processing. S.P.Liveredge, Binocular Eye Movements during Reading. V. Benson, Saccadic Orienting in Special Populations. K.R. Cave, A.L.Cohen, C.M.Rotello, A.McCaffrey, M.G.Ross, M. Zeng, M. Zivot, X. Li, K. Evans, Using Eye Movements to Understand Complex Visual Comparisons. A.Pollatsek, D.L.Fisher, A.Pradhan, Using Eye Movements to Study and Improve Driving Safety. Section 4. Eye Movements during Scene Perception, Search, and Mental Rotation. L. Nummenmaa, J.Hyönä, M.G. Calvo, Do Emotional Scenes Catch the Eye? T. Menneer, M.J.Stroud, K.R.Cave, N. Donnelly, K. Rayner, Eye Movements in Search for Multiple Targets. I.Dahlstrom-Hakki, A. Pollatsek, D.L. Fisher, K. Rayner, Eye Movements and Individual Differences in Mental Rotation. Section 5. Eye Movements in Reading Chinese. Y.Tsang, H.Chen, Eye Movements in Reading Chinese, D. Shen, X. Bai, G. Yan, S. Liversedge, The Perceptual Span in Reading Chinese. D. Gao. R. Zhang, J. Chen, Lexical Processing and Eye Movements in Chinese Readers. J. Wu, T.J. Slattery, A. Pollatsek, K. Rainer, Word Segmentation in Chinese Reading. S. Wang, J. Yang, H. Chen, Immediate Processing of Intra-sentential and Inter-sentential Information in Reading Chinese. M. Yan, K.F. Miller, H. Shu, What is the Place for Pinyin in Beginning Chinese Reading? Section 6. Cultural Influences on Eye Movement. J.E. Boland, H.F. Chua, R.E. Nisbett, How We See It: Culturally Different Eye Movement Patterns Over Visual Scenes X. Li, C.C. Williams, K.R. Cave, A.D. Well, K. Rayner, Eye Movements, Individual Differences, and Cultural Effects. G. Feng, Orthography and Eye Movements: The Paraorthographic Linkage Hypothesis.

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Book SynopsisAn adaptation of the author's doctoral dissertation (U. of Amsterdam, 1991), this volume reviews and synthesizes the neuropathology, cognitive theory, and practical neuropsychological assessment aspects of all of the major subcortical dementias from a neuropsychological viewpoint. For neuropsycholog

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Book SynopsisThe aim of this work is to provide a comprehensive treatment-oriented introduction to the practice of child-clinical neuropsychology, focusing exclusively on the assessment of children and adolescents. The book has been designed specifically for those who wish to pursue education and training in this area of professional endeavor.The volume gives consideration to the following issues: treatment-oriented model of neuropsychological assessment (specification of brain-behavior relationships, dimensions of neuropsychological assessment, psychometric considerations, validity issues, modes of approach to neuropsychological interpretation, influence of demands of the environment, prediction of behavioral outcomes, development of realistic remedial plans and availability of resources for effective implementation of remedial plan, and continuing relationship between neuropsychological assessment and intervention); principles and hypotheses concerning the remediation of brain impairments in childhood and early adolescence; Variables related to the known or hypothesized brain lesion; determination of the child's remedial needs and remediable capacities, approaches to treatment (general treatment strategies, formats for intervention, treatment styles and techniques), and implementation of the remedial plan; learning disabilities (empirically derived LD subtypes, neuropsychological profiles, psychosocial typologies, and implications for treatment) and case studies (nonverbal learning disabilities and basic phonological processing disorder); and neurological disease, disorder, and dysfunction (approach to characterization of neurological disorders) and case studies (stroke, Asperger syndrome, traumatic brain injury, brain tumor, and Tourette syndrome).This book will be of critical interest to child-clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists who specialize in the assessment and/or treatment of adults with brain impairment and have some interest in childhood disorders, pediatric neurologists, child psychiatrists, and a host of other professionals whose practice brings them in contact with children whose behavior may be affected by brain dysfunction. Indeed, for all of these professionals and those in training to become such, this book will serve as a comprehensive introduction to a systematic approach to neuropsychological assessment and intervention for children and adolescents with suspected or established brain impairment.Trade Review'One of the strengths of this text is in its practical approach. There is much for the clinician, with the contents covering professional issues, advances in clinical assessment, neuropsychological interpretations, as well as a review of evidence-based interventions. The greatest contribution, however, comes from the numerous detailed case studies presented throughout the text and the authors' thoughtful, but scientific attempts to provide readers with a model for collating and integrating clinical information to achieve appropriate diagnosis and intervention.' - V. Anderson, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia in the journal Pediatric RehabilitationTable of ContentsChild Clinical Neuropsychological Assessment. Remediation for the Child with Brain Impairment. Illustrative Case Study. Learning Disabilities. Neurological Disease, Disorder & Dysfunction. Appendixes: The Child-Clinical Neuropsychologist. Neuropsychological Test Battery. Additional Test and Measures. Treatment Program for the Child and Young Adolescent with NLD.

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Book SynopsisWhen confronted with a neurological or psychiatric disorder in an elderly individual, a clinician or researcher is likely to ask how the processes of ageing have influenced the aetiology and presentation of the disorder, and will impact on its efficient management. There are many urban myths about ageing, and some of these apply to the brain. The reviews included in this book are an attempt to flush out some of these myths, and arm the clinician and general researcher with the empirical facts that can be mustered to substantiate claims about ageing. There are many salient questions: is cognitive change to be expected in an elderly individual? Is this change progressive, relentless and unselective, or is it focal and constrained? Would every person who lived long enough develop Alzheimer’s disease? Do our neurones die as we get old? What happens to the size of the brain and its metabolic activity? How do our hormones change with age? Can anti-oxidants slow or even stop the process of ageing? Are genes important in the ageing brain or is it all in the environment? How much of what we are is due to what we eat? The contributors to this book, each an expert in their field, have addressed some of these questions in a language simple enough for a general reader to understand.The book also deals with some of the most prominent brain disorders of old age - Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, vascular dementia, and depression. The focus is on the impact of ageing on these disorders. The discussions lay out a broad map for the clinician dealing with neuropsychiatric disorders, and the future researcher of brain ageing. In a field in which the developments are too numerous for any one individual to keep pace with, this book presents up-to-date summaries that can be a useful starting point. The field of brain ageing abounds in tabloid science. This book counters this by providing a strong empirical grounding and considered synthesis of the research.Table of ContentsSection 1. Introduction. P.S. Sachdev, The Ageing Brain. G.A. Broe, Population Ageing, Human Lifespan and Neurodegenerative Disorders: A Fifth Epidemiologic Transition. Section 2. Characteristics of the Ageing Brain. J.J. Kril, Structural Changes in the Ageing Human Brain. J.C.L. Looi, P.S. Sachdev, Structural Neuroimaging of the Ageing Brain. S.R. Lord, R. St George, Neurophysiological, Sensory and Motor Changes with Ageing. H. Christensen, R. Kumar, Cognitive Changes and the Ageing Brain. J.N. Trollor, P.S. Sachdev, Ageing of the Human Brain as Studied by Functional Neuroimaging. G.A. Smythe, Neuroendocrine Aspects of Brain Ageing. V.K. Srikanth, G.A. Donman, Cerebrovascular System and the Ageing Brain. Section 3. Factors Influencing Brain Ageing. J.B.J. Kwok, P.R. Schofield, The Molecular Basis of Alzheimer’s Disease and Frontotemporal Dementia. J. de Haan, R.C. Iannello, P.J. Crack, P. Hertzog, I. Kola, Oxidative and Free Radical Mechanisms in Brain Ageing. J. Bryan, The Role of Nutritional Factors in Cognitive Ageing. P.W. Schofield, The Brain Reserve Hypothesis. Section 4. Clinical Interface. C. Brayne, Will We All Dement if We Live Long Enough? G.W. Small, Detecting Alzheimer’s Disease at the Pre-Symptomatic Stage. J.G.L. Morris, M.A. Hely, G.M. Halliday, Parkinsonism and Ageing. J. Snowdon, Age Variation in the Prevalence of Depression: Are Study Findings Meaningful? P.S. Sachdev, Vascular Dementia. P.S. Sachdev, Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisProvides practical information for professionals who help drug misusers. The book surveys the facts which influence drug use and problems arising from it, whether weekend experimentation or heroin dependence. The emphasis is on improving current practice and integrating the treatment that can be offered by medical and non-medical professionals.Table of ContentsSetting the scene; defining the problem; the role of the medical profession; constraints on current practice; conclusions and recommendations.

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Book SynopsisBiological Clocks introduces the subject of human chronobiology. It describes biological clocks; why we have clocks; how biological clocks relate to sleep disorders, depression, and jet lag; and how the reader can measure his/her own rhythms.Table of ContentsBIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS: Fooling Around With Time. More Seriously. Methods of Rhythm Measurement. Entrainment. Freeruns. More Related to Freeruns. Resetting. Can Clock Be Stopped? Temperature and Chemicals. Seasons and Photoperiodism. Circarhythms. Biological Clockworks. Human Rhythms. The End of the Whole Mess. APPNEDICES: Glossary. Societies. Journals. Software. Bibliogrphy. MEASURE YOUR OWN CIRCADIAN RHYTHM.

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Book SynopsisMost brain related activity has focussed on specialized interests within individual disciplines. Recent multidisciplinary activity has provided the impetus to break down these boundaries and encourage a freer exchange of information across disciplines. This text reflects these developments. It spans the landscape of brain science to provide core information from 12 disciplines (including evolution, philosophy, anatomy, chemistry, computer science, brain dynamics, psychology, neurology, psychiatry, psychotherapy and brain imaging).In outlining how and why it is now possible to realistically model aspects of the brain's dynamics from such a wide range of intellectual endeavors, this book will prove itself useful to undergraduates, postgraduates and all those seeking a contemporary perspective and evaluation of the current status and future directions in the brain sciences.Table of Contents1. Integrative Neuroscience: The Big Picture 2. Overview of Chapters 3. Evolution of the Human Brain 4. The Mind-Brain Problem 5. A Cellular Perspective of Neural Networks 6. The Brain's Chemistry 7. The Brain's Anatomy 8. Sensory-Motor Models of the Brain 9. Computer Models of the Brain 10. Brain Dynamics: Modeling the Whole Brain in Action 11. Brain Dynamics: Brain Chaos and Intentionality 12. Models of the Brain in Neurology 13. Models of the Brain in Psychology 14. Models of the Brain in Psychiatry 15. Brain-Mind in Psychotherapy 16. Human Brain Imaging Technologies

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Book SynopsisQuestions of values, ontologies, ethics, aesthetics, discourse, origins, language, literature, and meaning do not lend themselves readily, or traditionally, to equations, probabilities, and models. However, with the increased adoption of natural science tools in economics, anthropology, and political science—to name only a few social scientific fields highlighted in this volume—quantitative methods in the humanities are becoming more common. The theory of complexity holds significant promise for better understanding social and human phenomena based on interactions among the participating "agents," whatever they may be: a thought, a person, a conversation, a sentence, or an email. Such systems can exhibit phase transitions, feedback loops, self-organization, and emergent properties. These dynamic systems lend themselves naturally to the kind of analysis made possible by models and simulations developed with complex science tools. This volume offers a tour of quantitative analyses, models, and simulations of humanities and social science phenomena that have been historically the purview of qualitative methods. Trade Review"This volume makes a unique contribution in advancing the case for modeling in the humanities. Contemporary research is increasingly multidisciplinary and enriched by models that cross boundaries whenever dynamically similar phenomena emerge. Until recently, the humanities have stood outside of this development. This work documents pioneering explorations of models, networks, and methodological principles, most significantly, those that consolidate the conceptual, empirical, and practical aspects of inquiry within the humanities."Prof. Marvin J. Croy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA"Being able to understand and explain complex ideas in the humanities and social sciences is increasingly important, given the current directions and pace of research and understanding in those fields. The works in this volume show that by applying quantitative methods, such as explanation through use of models, computer simulations, and artificial agents, not only is understanding of complexity assisted, but the visualization of complex phenomena, and the ability to explain and teach complex ideas, is now shown to be within the reach of researchers in fields previously not given to such techniques."Prof. Charles D. Turnitsa, Columbus State University, USA

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Book SynopsisThe third and fourth books of Cicero's "Tusculan Disputations" deal with the nature and management of emotion. He presents the insights of Greek philosophers on the subject, reporting the views of Epicurians and Peripatetics and giving a detailed account of the Stoic position.

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Book SynopsisSigmund Koch (1917-1996) was one of the 20th century's most penetrating and wide-ranging critics of the scientistic ambitions of psychology. The essays here reveal his writings to be as fresh and relevant today as ever.

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Book SynopsisThis text investigates the history of the concept of trauma. It also explores the emergence of multiple personality disorder, Freud's approaches to trauma, medical responses to shell-shock and combat fatigue, and Sandor Ferenczi's revisions of psychoanalysis.

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Book SynopsisThis text investigates the history of the concept of trauma. It also explores the emergence of multiple personality disorder, Freud's approaches to trauma, medical responses to shell-shock and combat fatigue, and Sandor Ferenczi's revisions of psychoanalysis.

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Book SynopsisWhat happens when we think? How do people make judgments? While different theories aboundand are heatedly debatedmost are based on an algorithmic model of how the brain works. Howard Margolis builds a fascinating case for a theory that thinking is based on recognizing patterns and that this process is intrinsically a-logical. Margolis gives a Darwinian account of how pattern recognition evolved to reach human cognitive abilities. Illusions of judgmentstandard anomalies where people consistently misjudge or misperceive what is logically implied or really presentare often used in cognitive science to explore the workings of the cognitive process. The explanations given for these anomalous results have generally explained only the anomaly under study and nothing more. Margolis provides a provocative and systematic analysis of these illusions, which explains why such anomalies exist and recur. Offering empirical applications of his theory, Margolis turns to historical cases to show how an

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Book SynopsisOn the Heels of Ignorance begins with American psychiatry’s formal beginnings in the 1840s and moves through two centuries of constant struggle simply to define and redefine mental illness, to say nothing of the best way to treat it.

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Book SynopsisIn "Ecce Homo" (1888), Nietzsche quoted that before him `... there simply was no psychology'. This study focuses on this pronouncement, examining the contours of Nietzsche's psychology in the context of his life, work and psychological make-up.

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Book SynopsisA fascinating history of parapsychic phenomena in France during the age of Sigmund FreudTrade Review"M. Brady Brower clearly demonstrates the importance of the French strain of psychical research and shows it to be a crucial and unjustly neglected episode in the story of modern psychology. What he has uncovered should provoke a searching revision of the standard account of the resistance psychoanalysis faced in fin-de-siècle and interwar France."--John Warne Monroe, author of Laboratories of Faith: Mesmerism, Spiritism, and Occultism in Modern France"Apart from offering a wealth of valuable original insights, Unruly Spirits transports findings of French historians of psychology and physical research ... revealing the close links and strong overlaps between late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French psychology and physical research. . . . Fascinating and important."--Social History of Medicine"Essential reading for those interested in the history of either psychology or the border sciences."--Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences"Brower's book analyzes deftly the history of this troubled transition from a 'philosophy of the mind to a science of the mind in modern France.'"--Bulletin of the History of Medicine"Insightful study of the 'science' of the psychic—-physical research (PR)—in modern France."--ISIS

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Book SynopsisRollo May draws on the insights of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Freud, and other great thinkers to offer a helpful roadmap of the ideas and techniques of existential psychotherapy.Trade Review"Clear, accurate, and interesting. There is no better short introduction to the existential approach to psychology." -- Dallas Morning News"A brisk, clear, popular introduction to existential psychology/psychotherapy. . . [Rollo May] makes a good case for it as a pragmatically broad and flexible method. . . . A solid, stimulating presentation." -- Kirkus Reviews

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Book SynopsisFrom yoga to neuroscience, a tour of major ideas about the body and mind.Trade Review"[F]ull of fine detail . . . [A] book rich with information for the body psychotherapy practitioner or student, one which will reward frequent returning to." -- Metapsychology"This is a book about the complete intellectual history that informs psychotherapy practices – it is a well written critique with respect to all modalities housed under the term body psychotherapy. . . . To say I loved the book is an understatement. I was enthralled with the history and read the first 300 pages straight through. . . . [T]he time spent delving into this book is time well spent." -- Somatic Psychotherapy Today"Amazing . . . exciting . . . remarkable. Tracing the historical roots of this field to its emergent disciplines today, this tome is a vital reference book for body psychotherapists and body workers of all types. It is also a profound reference for any clinician wishing to study this field seriously. Thank you Michael Heller for this gift of incredible scholarship. " -- Peter A. Levine, PhD, Developer of Somatic Experiencing® and author of In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness"Michael Heller has taken on the herculean task of compiling the vast wealth of scientific and theoretical knowledge that has contributed to the field of body psychotherapy into one massive volume. Without adhering to a particular school of thought or methodology, he presents an authoritative, enthusiastic, but yet unbiased synopsis of historical and current trends and forces, themes and thinkers struggling to comprehend the interface of body, mind and more. This textbook will prove an informative and vitalizing resource to both seasoned practitioners and students of body psychotherapy for years to come." -- Pat Ogden, PhD, Founder/Director, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute and author of Trauma and the Body

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Book SynopsisDay-to-day clinical guidance on what to do with all the attachment theory you've learned.

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Book SynopsisThis accessible book draws on unique evidence from oral histories and little-known archive material to shed new light on the working relationships which led to John Bowlby's shift from psychoanalysis to ethology as a frame of reference and ultimately to the development of attachment theory. A unique exploration of the origins of Bowlby's ideas and the critical transformation in his thinking offers an alternative to standard accounts of the origin of attachment theory Explores the significance of Bowlby's influential working relationships with Robert Hinde, Harry Harlow, James Robertson and Mary Ainsworth Provides students, academics, and practitioners with clear insights into the development of attachment theory Accessible to general readers interested in psychology and psychoanalysis Trade Review“van der Horst’s treatment of the cross-fertilization of ideas—as well as the personal and professional relationships that went into their making—is commendable. Given our own contemporary interest in the promises and pitfalls of interdisciplinarity, it emphasizes the many gains that can emerge out of an active commitment to talk across disciplines. With its focus on a series of important attempts to merge the goals of the psychological and the natural sciences, van der Horst’s book should equally interest historians of ethology, biology, psychology, psychoanalysis, and the human sciences more broadly. Despite the complex nature of the story that it tells, this book is highly accessible and well suited to nonspecialists and specialists alike." (Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 2 October 2013) “Overall, this book, although somewhat cost-prohibitive, does a very good job of helping to contextualize the development of attachment theory and would be useful reading for both clinicians and researchers at all levels of understanding regarding attachment theory. I agree with Jerome Kagan that this is a ‘‘coherent, gracefully written, even-handed, and richly detailed description.” (Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1 October 2012) “Nonetheless, for those interested in the history of psychology, and attachment theory in particular, I recommend John Bowlby: From Psychoanalysis to Ethology for what it tells us about the origins of attachment and John Bowlby’s courageous forging of attachment theory.” (PsycCRITIQUES, 2 May 2012) "... (this book)does a very good job of helping to contextualize the development of attachment theory and would be useful reading for both clinicians and researchers at all levels of understanding regarding attachment theory. I agree with Jerome Kagan that this is a "coherent, gracefully written, even-handed, and richly detailed description"." (Journal Marital and Family Therapy, October 2011)Table of ContentsAbout the Author. Foreword (Professor Jerome Kagan). Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1 Biographical Notes and Early Career. 2 Loneliness in Infancy: The WHO Report and Issues of Separation. 3 Working with James Robertson: The Importance of Observation. 4 Bowlby’s Acquaintance with Ethology: The Work of Lorenz, Tinbergen, and Hinde. 5 From Theoretical Claims to Empirical Evidence: Harry Harlow and the Nature of Love. 6 Mary Ainsworth's Role in the Study of Attachment. Conclusions. References. Name Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisHuman beings are social creatures, and from the moment we enter the world, our personal horizons are defined by our relationships with others. Parents, siblings, teachers, friends, lovers, colleagues-even the countless strangers with whom we interact during the course of any given day-we exist through them and they through us.Table of ContentsThe Psychotherapy Relationship and Its Components: An Introduction. Working Alliance: The Foundation of the Psychotherapy Relationship. Transference and Its Many Faces: The Unrealistic Relationship in Psychotherapy. Countertransference: The Therapist's Contribution to the "Unrealistic" Relationship. The Real Relationship: Beyond Transference and Alliance. The Psychotherapy Relationship in Operation. Psychoanalytic Visions of the Psychotherapy Relationship: Beyond Transference. Cognitive and Behavioral Views of the Therapeutic Relationship: Beyond Techniques. The Humanistic and Existential Vision of the Therapeutic Relationship: The Real Relationship and More. Feminist Therapy: Beyond the Third Force. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisEdward E. Jones (1926-1993) was one of the most influential social psychologists of the twentieth century. This volume collects for the first time his most important works, including his seminal papers on the correspondence bias, the actor-observer effect, impression management strategies, and more. An introduction by Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, provides a context for understanding Jones'' important contributions to social psychology. This collection is appropriate for supplemental reading in a graduate seminar on social psychology, social cognition, or person perception. It is also the perfect accompaniment to the other two texts in Wiley''s social psychology series: Social Beings: A Core Motives to Social Psychology by Dr. Susan Fiske and The Selected Works of R.B. Zajonc by R.B. Zajonc.Table of Contents* (Articles on the followingtopics) * DEDICATION / FORWARD / NOTES & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS * THE PENETRATION OF ACTION * Inferential Goals * Attribution Theory * Social Cognition * INFERENTIAL ANOMALIES * Correspondance Bias * The Actor-Observer Effect * Order Effects * Ingroups and Outgroups * THE ORCHESTRATION OF ACTION * Strategic Self-Presentation * Self-Handicapping * SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AS SCIENCE * BIBLIOGRAPHY OF E. E. JONES

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Book SynopsisThe work of Abraham Maslow occupies a central position in popular psychology and is the foundation upon which humanistic management models were first developed. This third edition of the landmark book first published in 1962 describes Dr. Maslow's theories of self-actualization and the hierarchy of needs.Table of ContentsA LARGER JURISDICTION FOR PSYCHOLOGY. Introduction: Toward a Psychology of Health. What Psychology Can Learn from the Existentialists. GROWTH AND MOTIVATION. Deficiency Motivation and Growth Motivation. Defense and Growth. The Need to Know and the Fear of Knowing. GROWTH AND COGNITION. Cognition of Being in the Peak-Experiences. Peak-Experiences as Acute Identity-Experiences. Some Dangers of Being-Cognition. Resistance to Being Rubricized. CREATIVENESS. Creativity in Self-Actualizing People. VALUES. Psychological Data and Human Values. Values, Growth, and Health. Health as Transcendence of Environment. FUTURE TASKS. Some Basic Propositions of a Growth and Self-Actualization Psychology. Appendices. Bibliography. Additional Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the Ideal Investment Strategy for Yourself and Your Clients "To enhance investment results and boost creativity, Jim Ware replaces the maxim know your investments with know yourself. And he gives us specific testing tools to do the job. "-Dean LeBaron, Founder, Batterymarch Financial Management, Chairman, Virtualquest.Trade Review"The Psychology of Money is a well-written and entertaining bookthat challenges money managers and individual investors to rethinktheir view of the investment decision-making process."(FinancialAnalysts Journal) "This book should be read by everyone!" (Mimi Lord, MorningstarSenior Editor)Table of ContentsTHE INVESTOR: PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAITS OF THE MASTERS. Investment Masters: The Quintet. The Eight Great Traits. Secrets of the Masters: Complexity. Self-Diagnosis. Strengthening One's Abilities: Drop and Give Me 50. The Ideal Investment Personality. The Typical Investment Personality. THE INVESTMENT TEAM: COLLABORATIVE TECHNIQUES. Teamwork Today? Golden Gloves or Golden Rules? Tools for Investment Teams. Case History: Collaboration for a Money Management Team. Temperaments and Teams: Implications for the Markets. Temperament and Client Service. THE CREATIVE INVESTMENT TEAM: TOOLS FOR ENHANCINGCREATIVITY. Brainstorming for the Masses. The Creative Investor: Taming the Critics. Creating a Safe Place. Guidelines for Safety. "A" Is for Assume Nothing. "C" Is for Change Gears. "R" Is for Risking Discomfort. "O" Is for Omit Either/Or Thinking. "B" Is for Borrow from Other Disciplines. "A" Is for Ask for Help. "T" Is for Tools and Techniques. Getting Personal. THE INTUITIVE INVESTOR: WHOLE-BRAINED INVESTING. Quantum Investing. Waves and/or Particles. The Case for Intuition. Operating on All Cylinders. Index.

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Book SynopsisRisk Terrain Modeling (RTM) diagnoses the spatial attractors of criminal behavior and makes accurate forecasts of where crime will occur at the microlevel. As a diagnostic method, RTM offers a statistically valid way to identify vulnerable places. This book deals with this topic.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Explaining the Contexts of Crime 2. Risk Terrain Modeling Methods 3. Crime Emergence, Persistence, and Exposure 4. Presence, Repeats, and Concentration: Exposures to Crime 5. The Theory of Risky Places 6. Event Contexts of Risky Places 7. Risk Management and RTM in ACTION 8. Risk Reduction Epilogue Glossary Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisWhat is love? Why do we idealize those whom we love? How do we choose whom to love? Are some kinds of love better than others? Each age returns to these questions with renewed perplexity. Gerasimos Santas examinees the two greatest theoretical architectures of love, side by side. It provides a thorough critical description and comparison of these theories, allowing a sophisticated dialogue to emerge between the two thinkers. In the first half of the book Professor Santas reconstructs and explains Plato''s theories of eros and philia: erotic love, familial love and friendship. He attempt to show that Plato''s was a unified theory in which erotic love has a special connecion with creativity and beauty. He then discusses Freud''s notion of love as distinct from, though based on, his general theory of sexuality. He discusses in detail Freud''s explanations, before and after narcissism, of idealization and choice of beloved. Freud too, it emerges, had a unified theory of love: all love Table of ContentsPreface ix Abbreviations xii 1 The Study of Love 1 Introduction 1 Questions about Love 3 Terms of Love: Eros, Philia, Agape 7 Limits of This Study 9 2 Plato's Theory of Eros in the Symposium 14 Introduction 14 Some Preliminary Speeches: Eros all Good, Eros Good and Bad, Eros a Cosmic Force 15 The Speech of Aristophanes: Eros as Desire to Unite with One's Other Half 18 The Speech of Agathon: Good and Beautiful Eros is Eros of Beauty and Goodness 22 The Speech of Socrates: Introductory 25 The Deficiency and Egoistic Models of Desire Applied to Eros 26 Generic Eros: Desire for the Good to be One's Own Forever 32 Specific Eros: Desire to Create Offspring in Beauty for the Sake of Immortality 34 The Ladder of Love: From Eros of a Beautiful Body to Eros of Beauty Itself 40 Beauty, Immortality and the Good 43 3 Passionate Platonic Eros in the Phaedrus 58 Introduction 58 Pleasure, Rationality and Eros as Human Madness 59 Eros as Divine Madness 62 The Phaedrus and the Symposium 69 Philosophic Eros in the Phaedo and the Republic 72 4 Plato on Friendship and Familial Love 81 Introduction 81 Friendship in the Lysis: Like to Like and Opposite to Opposite 81 What is Neither Good nor Bad is Friend to the Good 84 Friendship and Familial Love in the Republic 89 Friendship as Sharing Knowledge and Desire for the Good 91 5 Freud's New Theory of Sexuality 97 Introduction 97 The Old and the New Concepts of Sexuality 100 What is Sexual? 102 Psychosexual Development and the First Appearance of Love 107 Normal Sexuality 110 6 Freud's Theory of Love 116 Introduction 116 The Central Thesis: All Love is Sexual in Origin 117 The Main Characteristics of Love: Exclusive Attachment and Overvaluation 119 Explanations of the Choice of Love-Object 122 Narcissistic Models of Object-Choice 127 Freud's Explanations of Overestimation 133 Narcissistic and Egoistic Love 137 Familial Love, Friendship, and Sublimation 139 Love, Happiness, and Civilization 144 7 The Two Theories of Love Compared 153 Introduction 153 Freud's Own Comparisons to Plato 154 The Function of Love in Plato and Freud 157 The Origin of Love in Plato and Freud 162 Sublimation and the Ladder of Love 169 Choice and Overestimation 172 Plato and Freud 177 Epilogue: More Questions About Love 185 Bibliography 189 Index 194

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Book SynopsisThis first volume of Wittgenstein''s Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology was written between October 1948 and March 1949, when the philosopher had moved to Dublin and was having one of his most fruitful working periods. He then finished work which he had begun in 1946 and which in its entirety constitutes the source material for Part II of the Philosophical Investigations. When, later in 1949, Wittgenstein composed the manuscript for Part II he selected more than half the remarks for it from the Dublin manuscript. Although this material is a direct continuation of the writings which make up the two volumes of the Remarks on the Philosophy of Psychology it deserves more than they to be regarded as a preliminary study for the second part of Wittgenstein''s chef-d''oeuvre.

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Book SynopsisIn the last years of his life, from 1949 to 1951, Wittgenstein''s writings focused upon knowledge and certainty (collected together in On Certainty), upon colour concepts (in Remarks on Colour) and upon the relation between the inner and outer, that is, between so-called mental states and bodily behavior. His writings on this third theme, now available in paperback, are gathered here for the first time. Wittgenstein''s last weeks were a period of high creativity during which his thoughts were on a level with the best he ever produced. His variation on the classic philosophical theme of the relation between mind and body is no exception.Table of ContentsEditors' Preface. MS 169. MS 170. MS 171. MS 173. MS 174. MS 176. Index.

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Book SynopsisMany philosophers and psychologists argue that out everyday ability to predict and explain the actions and mental states of others is grounded in out possession of a primitive ''folk'' psychological theory. Recently however, this theory has come under challenge from the simulation alternative. This alternative view says that human beings are able to predict and explain each other''s actions by using the resources of their own minds to simulate the psychological aetiology of the actions of the others. This book and the companion volume Folk Psychology: The Theory of Mind Debate together offer a richly woven fabric of philosophical and psychological theory, which promises to yield real insights into the nature of our mental lives.Table of ContentsList of contributors vii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Tony Stone and Martin Davies 1. Simulation and Psychological Concepts 19 Gary Fuller 2. How to Think about Thinking 33 Jane Heal 3. Simulation Without Introspection of Interference from Me to You 53 Robert M. Gordon 53 4. Theories of the Mind in Collision: Plausibility and Authority 68 Norman H. Freeman 5. Second Thoughts on Simulation 87 Stephen Stich and Shaun Nichols 6. A Theory of the Child's Theory of Mind 109 Jerry A. Foder 7. Knowledge and Ability in"Theory of Mind": One-eyed Overview of a Debate 123 Alan M. Leslie and Tim P. German 8. Imagination and Simulation: Aesthetics Meets Cognitive Science 151 Gregory Currie 9. Imagining and Pretending 170 Paul L. Harris 10. Empathy, Mind, and Morals 185 Alvin I. Goldman 11. Self-knowledge, Error and Disorder 209 Derek Bolton 12. Game Theory and Knowledge by Simulation 235 Adam Morton 13. Simulative Reasoning, Common-sense Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence 247 John A. Barnden Author Index 273 Subject Index 279

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Book SynopsisProvides students with a selection of articles concerning developmental psychology. The articles explore the nature/nurture debate, which has been central to developmental psychology in particular and shaped the wider debate over human nature for the majority of the 20th century.Trade Review"...this is an excellent book that provides a valuable introduction to the nature-nurture debate...Ceci and Williams have selected papers...which are...thorough, thought-provoking and wide-ranging...Every chapter is stimulating, and the range of topics covered gives an indication of how important it is for psychologists to understand the subtle interplay between genetic and environmental factors in development. The book is also pleasingly presented and has clear charts, diagrams and tables. It is a book that I hope will find a wide readership." The Psychologist, December 2000Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction Born vs. Made: Nature-Nurture in the New Millennium (Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams). PART I: FETAL INFLUENCES ON LATER DEVELOPMENT. 1. War Babies (Jared Diamond). 2. Prenatal Loss of Father and Psychiatric Disorders (Matti O. Huttunen and Pekka Niskanen). 3. Prenatal Development of Monozygotic Twins and Concordance for Schizophrenia (James O. Davis, Jeanne A. Phelps and Stefan Bracha). PART II: BOY OR GIRL? ACQUIRING GENDER IDENTITY. 4. Sex Reassignment at Birth (Milton Diamond and H. Keith Sigmundson). 5. Gender Role Change with Puberty (Julianne Imperato-McGinley, Ralph E. Peterson, Robert Stroller and Willard E. Goodwin). PART III: SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT. 6. How to Succeed in Childhood (Judith Rich Harris). 7. Genes, Environment, and Personality (Thomas J. Bouchard). PART IV: INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD INFLUENCES ON IQ DEVELOPMENT. 8. Developmental Catch-up, and Deficit, Following Adoption after Severe Global Early Privation (Michael Rutter and the English and Romanian Adoptees (ERA) study team). 9. Early Experience and the Life Path (Ann Clarke and Alan Clarke). 10. Prevention of Intellectual Disabilities: Early Interventions to Improve Cognitive Development (Craig. T. Ramey and Sharon Landesman Ramey). PART V: LATER INFLUENCES ON IQ DEVELOPMENT. 11. Schooling and Intelligence (Stephen J. Ceci). 12. The Genetics of Cognitive Abilities and Disabilities (Robert Plomin and John C. DeFries). PART VI: BECOMING AN EXPERT - TRAINING OR TALENT?. 13. Expert Performance: Its Structure and Acquisition (K. Anders Ericsson and Neil Charness). 14. Innate Talents: Reality or Myth (Michael J. A. Howe, Jane W. Davidson and John A. Sloboda). Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisA provocative exploration of the experience of meaning, and a clarion call for its recovery in contemporary culture.Trade Review"Rich and thought-provoking, The Experience of Meaning will change the way you see the world. I literally could not put this book down and I think all readers will be as entranced as I was, although it may resonate differently in each of them." Marjorie Senechal, Smith College"The Experience of Meaning is a courageous, profound book – broad in scope, yet scholarly and concise. It is truly a joy to read." Nina Belmonte, University of Victoria"The Experience of Meaning paints a troubling portrait of our age. Unmitigated allegiance to rational, technocratic logic has annihilated our ability to perceive meaning. To revive this capacity would mean seeing our world anew. Not needing words to describe it or objective measures to assess it, we would be able to appreciate the integrity and wholeness of music, poems, biospheres, or even the liminal, outer- worldly process of ushering new life into this fragile and broken world." Montreal Review of Books"An enjoyable and thought-provoking read." Choice

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Book SynopsisAssembles diverse viewpoints on the topic of meaning-making in psychotherapy. Discussing ideas such as constructivism, narrative, postmodernism, and social and developmental constructivism, the book encompasses the work of both practising therapists and scholars.Trade Review"The book is serious, worthy, and its aim is laudable." "This book is thought-provoking and practice-informing testimony that the idea of `meaning-making' is not only alive and well in psychotherapy, but a generative meeting ground for a richly diverse set of clinical orientations. Any therapist, student, or teacher of therapy will feel well rewarded by this stimulating and challenging collection." --Robert Kegan, Harvard University and the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology and author of The Evolving Self and In Over Our Heads "This is the best overview of current thinking in constructivist thought currently available. Social constructivism finally gets the attention it deserves, including women's issues and interesting work from an Eastern perspective. I recommAnd this book for the serious professional library." --Allen Ivey, distinguished university professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst "In this volume, Rosen and Kuehlwein have collected a distinguished panel of scholar-practitioners who trailblaze in this still somewhat uncharted domain of meaning-making psychotherapies. Between them, they construct a landscape of new places to go in the conduct of the therapeutic process--places that all psychotherapists of whatever persuasion will find provocative and evocative in their own practices." --John Shotter, professor of interpersonal relations, Department of Communication, University of New Hampshire "This book celebrates the many ways in which meanings are created (not discovered) and what these changes in the way we see the world signify for therapists and their clients. The contributors to this volume bring new ways of understanding the roles of narrative and language, the many meanings of knowing and telling, and breathe new life into the once-discredited idols of reason. Richly rewarding and highly recommAnded." --Donald P. Spence, professor of psychiatry, UMDNJ, New Jersey's University of the Health Sciences, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School "Many readers will find the solid base of philosophy refreshing in a time when conceptual clarity seems secondary to practical concerns. I highly recommAnd it to those clinicians seeking a foundation for their own personal and theraputic realities." --J. Phillip Stanberry, Ph.D. School of Family and Consumer Sciences, U of Southern Mississippi, Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental HealthTable of ContentsPart I: An Orienting Framework. 1. Meaning-Making Narratives: Foundations for Constructivist and Social Constructionist Psychotherapies (Hugh Rosen). Part II: Constructivist and Social Constructionist Epistemology and Praxis. 2. The Construction of Clinical "Realities" (Paul Watzlawick). 3. Psychotherapeutic Theory and Practice: Contributions from Maturana's Structure Determinism (Jay S. Efran, Mitchell A. Greene). 4. Psychothethrapy as a Social Construction (Sheila McNamee). Part III: The Social Context of Construing. 5. Relationship Factors in the Creation of Identity: A Psychodynamic Perspective (Carolyn Saari). 6. Women's Constructions of Truth, Self, Authority, and Power (Nancy Rule Goldberger). 7. Narrative, Social Constructionism, and Buddhism (William D. Lax). Part IV: The Construction of Affect. 8. Emotional Creativity: Theoretical and Applied Aspects (Elma P. Nunley, James R. Averill). 9. Emotion and Cognition in Experiential Therapy: A Dialectical Constructivist Perspective (Jeanne C. Watson, Leslie S. Greenberg). Part V: Constructivist Metatheory in Psychotherapy Integration. 10. Psychoanalysis and Constructivism: Convergence in Meaning-Making Perspectives (Stephen Soldz). 11. Narrative and the Process of Psychotherapy: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Support (Robert L. Russell, Mary L. Wandrei). 12. Metaphor, Meaning-Making, and Metamorphosis (Mary Baird Carlsen). Part VI:Constructivist and Social Constructionist Psychotherapy: Examples of Personal Implications. 13. Process Interventions for the Constructivist Psychotherapist (Robert A. Neimeyer). 14. Couples Therapy: Change Talk (Steven Friedman). 15. The Meaning of Relationship in Residential Treatment: A Development Perspective (Robert L. Selman, Steven Brion-Meisels, Gregory G. Wilkins). Part VII: An Integrating Framework. 16. Interweaving Themes and Threads of Meaning-Making (Kevin T. Kuehlwein).

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