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Taylor & Francis Routledge International Handbook of Critical
Book SynopsisThe Routledge International Handbook of Critical Issues in Health and Illness is a multidisciplinary reference book that brings together cutting-edge health and illness topics from around the globe. It offers a range of theoretical and critical perspectives to provide contemporary insights into complex health issues that can offer ways to address inequitable patterns of illness and ill health. This collection, written by an international pool of expert academics from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, is unique in providing theoretical and critical analyses on key health topics, considering power and broader social structures that influence health and illness outcomes. The chapters are organised in three parts. The first covers medical contexts; here, chapters provide commentary and critical analysis of the history of medicine, medicalisation, pharmaceuticalisation, services and care, medical technology, diagnosis, screening, personalised medicine, and Table of ContentsEditors Contributors Acknowledgements 1. Critical perspectives on health and illness Part I. Medical Contexts 2. The social and cultural histories of medicine 3. Medicalisation 4. Pharmaceuticalisation: Origins, drivers and new directions 5. Governing medical technology 6. Health services and care: Political and affective economies 7. Diagnosis: A social and political phenomenon 8. Population-based screening for detection and prevention 9. Personalised medicine 10. Complementary and alternative medicine Part II. Life Contexts 11: Health inequality 12. Beyond binary categories: A contemporary gender studies perspective on health and illness 13. Sexual orientation and gender identity as determinants of health and illness 14. Reproductive justice: Revitalising critical reproductive health research 15. Ethnicity and health 16. Indigeneity and wellness: Critically understanding the health of Indigenous peoples and communities 17. Disability, technology and health 18. Health and illness among older people: What has age got to do with it? 19. Death, dying and end-of-life care Part III. Shifting Contextual Domains 20. Bioethics: Critical reflections and future directions 21. Digital health 22. Migration and health 23. Medical travel: Critical perspectives 24: Place in health, illness and health care 25. Commercialization: The role of unhealthy commodity industries 26. Towards a critical social science of climate change and health 27. Globalisation and health Index
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Taylor & Francis Practical Wisdom
Book SynopsisFeaturing original essays from leading scholars in philosophy and psychology, this volume investigates and rethinks the role of practical wisdom in light of the most recent developments in virtue theory and moral, social and developmental psychology.The concept of phronesis has long held a prominent place in the development of Aristotelian virtue ethics and moral education. However, the nature and development of phronesis is still in need of investigation, especially because of the new insights that in recent years have come from both philosophy and science. The essays in this volume contribute to the debate about practical wisdom by elucidating its role in empirical psychology and advancing important new research questions. They address various topics related to practical wisdom and its development, including honesty, ecocentric phronesis, social cognitive theory, practical wisdom in limited-information contexts, Whole Trait Theory, skill models, the reciprocity of virtue, aTrade Review"Practical wisdom is central to the virtue ethical tradition, but has been neglected in the debates over the psychology of ethical virtue and educational methods of fostering it. This volume should transform those debates by turning their attention away from behavioural outcomes and towards sound practical reasoning and judgment." – Jonathan Webber, Cardiff University, UK"De Caro and Vaccarezza have put together a nice collection of interesting essays, each of which adroitly integrates perspectives from both psychology and philosophy on a variety of topics integral to the study of practical wisdom. This volume should be on the "wish list" of any scholars working on practical wisdom and moral psychology." – Audrey L. Anton, Western Kentucky University, USATable of ContentsIntroductionMario De Caro and Maria Silvia Vaccarezza1. The Reciprocity of the Virtues Dan Russell2. The Priority of Phronesis: How to Rescue Virtue Theory from Its CriticsMario De Caro, Massimo Marraffa and Maria Silvia Vaccarezza3. Flirting with Skepticism about Practical WisdomChristian B. Miller4. Phronesis and Whole Trait Theory: An IntegrationNancy E. Snow, Jennifer Cole Wright, and Michael T. Warren5. Differentiating the Skills of Practical WisdomMatt Stichter6. Practical Wisdom and Generalization: A theoretical and empirical investigation on the effects of limited informationClaudia Navarini, Allegra Indraccolo, and Riccardo Brunetti7. The Developmental Science of PhronesisDaniel Lapsley8. Species-Typical Phronesis for a Living PlanetDarcia Narvaez
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Educating the Developing Mind
Book SynopsisA must-read for anyone working within education or intellectual development, Educating the Developing Mind introduces and integrates classical and modern research with the theory of the developing mind, creating a robust theory of learning and instruction. Drawing on the theories of Piaget, Bruner, and Vygotsky, coupled with 40 years of empirical research, this book highlights the importance of individual and social construction in learning and proposes a robust framework and methodology for teaching and strengthening learner cognitive processes.Filled with subject-specific research, this essential book highlights how cognitive development takes place and advocates a guided constructive approach to teaching. Topics explored span from the individual learner to the wider educational community, including but not limited to: Development of the mind Personality and individuality The brain Predicting school performance Measuring andTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Architecture 3. Development 4. Personality 5. Individuals 6. Brains 7. Predicting School Performance 8. Increasing Intelligence 9. Developmental Priorities in Education 10. Problem Solving 11. Learning in Specific Domains 12. Language 13. Mathematics 14. Learning Difficulties 15. Contextual Perspectives 16. Learning from 1750 to 2050
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Taylor & Francis Cervantes and the Early Modern Mind
Book SynopsisThis book explores the work of Cervantes in relation to the ideas about the mind that circulated in early modern Europe and were propelled by thinkers such as Juan Luis Vives, Juan Huarte de San Juan, Oliva Sabuco, AndrÃs Laguna, AndrÃs VelÃsquez, Marsilio Ficino, and GÃmez Pereira.The editors bring together humanists and scientists: literary scholars and doctors whose interdisciplinary research integrates diverse types of sources (philosophical and medical treatises, natural histories, rhetoric manuals, pharmacopoeias, etc.) alongside Cervantesâs works to examine themes and areas including emotion, human development, animal vs. human consciousness, pathologies of the mind, and mind-altering substances. Their chapters trace the cognitive themes and points of inquiry that Cervantes shares with other early modern thinkers, showing how he both echoes and contributes to early modern views of the mind.Table of ContentsForeword: Historicizing Cognitive Approaches to CervantesHoward MancingIntroduction: A Cognitive-Historicist Approach to Cervantes’s WorkIsabel Jaén and Julien Jacques-SimonSection I – Views of the Mind in Early Modern SpainChapter 1 – Spanish Brain Science and Philosophy of Mind in the Time of Cervantes: Three Seminal ThinkersAntonio Martín AraguzSection II – Feeling, Thinking, and Remembering in Humans and BrutesChapter 2 – Emotion and Human Development in Cervantes’s Don Quijote: The Case of Sancho PanzaIsabel JaénChapter 3 – Aging, Emotion, and Cognition: El viejo zeloso and Early Modern ThoughtElena CarreraChapter 4 – Human Thinking about Thinking Animals in the Early Modern Spanish and Spanish American WorldSteven WagschalChapter 5 – Wit, Imagination, and the Goat: The Untrodden Paths of Literary Creation in Cervantes’s Don Quijote and Huarte’s Examen de ingeniosChristine OrobitgChapter 6 – Cervantes and the Mother of the Muses: Views of Memory in Early Modern SpainJulia DomínguezSection III – Altered Minds: Causes, Effects, and RemediesChapter 7 – Melancholic Consciousness: Cervantes’s Contribution to Early Modern Views of Melancholy and the Emergence of the Fictional MindIsabel Jaén and Julien Jacques-SimonChapter 8 – Mind-Altering Agents in Cervantes’s Work: Regarding His Sources on PharmacologyFrancisco López-Muñoz and Cecilio ÁlamoChapter 9 – Don Quijote and Cervantes’s Knowledge of Neurological DisordersJosé-Alberto Palma, Fermín Palma, and Julien Jacques-Simon
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Behavior Analysis with Machine Learning Using R
Book SynopsisBehavior Analysis with Machine Learning Using R introduces machine learning and deep learning concepts and algorithms applied to a diverse set of behavior analysis problems. It focuses on the practical aspects of solving such problems based on data collected from sensors or stored in electronic records. The included examples demonstrate how to perform common data analysis tasks such as: data exploration, visualization, preprocessing, data representation, model training and evaluation. All of this, using the R programming language and real-life behavioral data. Even though the examples focus on behavior analysis tasks, the covered underlying concepts and methods can be applied in any other domain. No prior knowledge in machine learning is assumed. Basic experience with R and basic knowledge in statistics and high school level mathematics are beneficial.Features: Build supervised machine learning models to predict indoor locations based on WiFTrade Review"The book presents a significant multifold contribution to the modern state of art of artificial intelligence: it combines methods of machine learning and deep learning neural networks, automatic data reading and processing from sensors of various kind, and the R tools permitting to perform all the needed estimations. Clear exposition of numerous methods makes the book valuable for undergraduate and graduate students who want to learn the fundamentals of machine learning and deep learning, and for more experienced researchers who want to apply machine learning to analyze data from different disciplines. And last but not least—the book is illustrated with multiple color comics strips which make reading even more pleasant."– Technometrics "Behavior Analysis with Machine Learning Using R seamlessly integrates (1) an introduction to machine learning, (2) how to build machine learning models with R, and (3) how to apply these models to human behavior. The text is well written, concise, clear, and engaging – one of the best introductions to the topic of machine learning that I have read. The methodology is clearly explained without getting bogged down in the mathematics. At the same time, the code examples clearly demonstrate the underlying mechanics of each approach. The examples are fresh and unique. Anyone interested in machine learning will find the book valuable. For those interested in human behavioral analysis with R, there is no better book currently available."- Robert Kabacoff – Professor, Wesleyan University, United States of America; author of R in Action "In summary, this is an excellent book for those who attempt to use machine learning methods to deal with human behavioral data with R. The book covers the most popular methods and essential topics in machine learning while providing analysis examples implemented in the R program."- Charlotte Wang, National Taiwan University, Biometrics, September 2022 Table of Contents1. Introduction to Behavior and Machine Learning2. Predicting Behavior with Classification Models3. Predicting Behavior with Ensemble Learning4. Exploring and Visualizing Behavioral Data5. Preprocessing Behavioral Data6. Discovering Behaviors with Unsupervised Learning7. Encoding Behavioral Data8. Predicting Behavior with Deep Learning9. Multi-User Validation10. Detecting Abnormal BehaviorsAppendix A. Setup Your EnvironmentAppendix B. Datasets
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology
Book SynopsisEdited by an international team of leading scholars, The Routledge Handbook of Social Epistemology is the first major reference work devoted to this growing field. The Handbookâs 46 chapters, all appearing in print here for the first time, and written by philosophers and social theorists from around the world, are organized into eight main parts: Historical Backgrounds The Epistemology of Testimony Disagreement, Diversity, and Relativism Science and Social Epistemology The Epistemology of Groups Feminist Epistemology The Epistemology of Democracy Further Horizons for Social Epistemology With lists of references after each chapter and a comprehensive index, this volume will
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Taylor & Francis Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology
Book SynopsisResearch Methods and Statistics in Psychology provides students with the most readable and comprehensive survey of research methods, statistical concepts and procedures in psychology today. Assuming no prior knowledge, this bestselling text takes you through every stage of your research project, giving advice on planning and conducting studies, analysing data and writing up reports, both quantitative and qualitative. It incorporates diversity and includes a large section on cross-cultural psychology methods and issues.The book continues its long tradition of integrating qualitative issues into methods chapters as well as providing two chapters dedicated to qualitative methods. It provides clear coverage of experimental, interviewing and observational methods; psychological testing; and statistical procedures which include nominal-level tests, ordinal and interval two-condition tests, simple and multi-factorial ANOVA designs, correlation, multiple regression, log lineTable of ContentsPreface, Acknowledgements, Part 1. Research methods and ethics, 1. Psychology, science and research, 2. Measuring people – variables, samples and the qualitative critique, 3. Experiments and experimental designs in psychology, 4. Validity in psychological research, 5. Quasi-experiments and non-experiments, 6. Observational methods – watching and being with people, 7. Interview methods – asking people direct questions, 8. Psychological tests and measurement scales, 9. Comparison studies – cross-sectional, longitudinal and cross-cultural studies, 10. Qualitative approaches in psychology, 11. Ethical issues in psychological research, Part 2. Analysing data and writing reports, 12. Analysing qualitative data, 13. Statistics – organising the data, 14. Graphical representation of data, 15. Frequencies and distributions, 16. Significance testing – was it a real effect?, 17. Testing for differences between two samples, 18. Tests for categorical variables and frequency tables, 19. Correlation, 20. Regression methods, 21. Factor analysis, 22. Multi-level analysis – differences between more than two conditions (ANOVA), 23. Multi-factorial ANOVA designs, 24. ANOVA for repeated measures designs, 25. Choosing a significance test for your data, 26. Planning your practical and writing up your report, Appendix, References, Index
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Taylor & Francis Responses to Serious Offending by Children
Book SynopsisThis book explores the principles, practice and challenges in determining justice system responses to serious offending by children globally. Divided into four parts, the book provides a balance of theoretical and empirical insights. Anchored in a theoretical framework based on the human rights of children, as set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, it considers the relationship between scientific evidence (such as brain development) and the human rights framework, before going to explore the diversity of responses to children who are found responsible for serious offences. It brings together experts from various disciplines to fill a gap relating to serious offending by children in the literature. Scholars from Africa, Latin America and Asia, as well as Europe, North America and Oceania provide perspectives from legally, socially and culturally distinct jurisdictions. The first part focuses on the theoretical framework and explores the applicable standards aTable of Contents1. IntroductionNessa Lynch, Yannick van den Brink, Louise FordePART I: PRINCIPLES2. International Children’s Rights Principles and Responses to Serious Offending by ChildrenRecent developments, topical issues and global challengesUrsula Kilkelly, Ton Liefaard3. Punishing Children: The Application of Sentencing Theory and Principles to Children Who OffendIngun FornesPART II: EVIDENCE4. Profiles of Children Who Commit Serious OffencesJerome Reil, Ian Lambie5. A Developmental Perspective on Children Who Commit Serious Violent Offences: From Science to StandardsEva Schmidt, Ann Skelton6. Effective Sentences for Children Who Commit Serious Offences – What Does the Evidence Tell Us?Jessica Asscher, Hanneke Creemers7. Disparities in Responses to Children Who Commit Serious Offences: What Does the Evidence Tell Us?Yannick van den Brink, Louise Forde, Patricia Burghout, Daphne BeljaarsPART III: GLOBAL PRACTICE8. Australia & New Zealand – Penal Responses to Children Who Commit Homicide: A View From the Southern Hemisphere Faith Gordon, Nessa Lynch9. Brazil – Children Who Commit Serious Crimes in Brazil: An Overview of the Juvenile Justice System's ResponseEduardo Rezende Melo10. China – China’s Responses to Minors Who Commit Serious CrimesTing He, Lida Wang11. Ghana – Indigenous Legal Principles and Child Rights: Reflections on Responses to Serious Offending by Children in GhanaEmmanuel A. Sowatey and Mabel Ama Pinkrah12. India – "Defeating the Ends of Juvenile Justice?": An Exploration of the Juvenile Justice Law in India and its Implications for Children Who Commit Serious OffencesBharti Ali, Enakshi Ganguly13. Iran – Criminal Responses to Serious Violent Crimes in Child Justice System in IranMaryam Abachi14. Northwestern Europe – Responses to Serious Offending by Children in Northwestern EuropeEva Huls, Stephanie Rap, Yannick van den Brink 15. South Africa - Responding to Children Who Commit Serious Offences: The South African ApproachStephan Terblanche16. United States - Responses to Children Who Commit Serious Offending in the United StatesMarsha Levick, Susan Vivien Mangold,PART IV: CONCLUSION17. Towards Principled and Evidence-Based Practices – Advancing the AgendaLouise Forde, Yannick van den Brink, Nessa Lynch
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Anomia
Book SynopsisThis important book provides a broad, integrated overview of current research on word-finding deficit, anomia, the most common symptom of language dysfunction occurring after brain damage. Besides its clinical importance, anomia gives a fascinating view on the inner workings of language in the brain.Written by two internationally known researchers in the field, the book begins with an overview of psycholinguistic research on normal word retrieval as well as the influential cognitive models of naming and goes on to review the major forms of anomia. Neuroanatomical aspects, clinical assessment and therapeutic approaches are reviewed and evaluated. This edition has been fully updated to include coverage of advances in cognitive modeling of lexical retrieval disorders, structural and functional neuroimaging findings on the neural basis of naming and anomia, anomia diagnostics and new approaches to the challenging task of anomia therapy.Covering both theory and practice, this book provides invaluable reading for researchers and practitioners in speech and language disorders, neuropsychology and neurology, as well as for advanced undergraduate students and graduate students in the field.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Cognitive models of lexical retrieval 2. Major forms of anomia 3. Neural basis of naming 4. Clinical assessment of anomia 5. Therapeutic approaches to word-finding difficulties 6. Conclusions and future directions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Placebo Effects in Sport and Exercise
Book SynopsisPlacebo effects have been recognised by medicine and by science, yet only recently has systematic research begun to fully understand what they are and how they work. Sport and exercise scientists started systematic research to better understand the potential performance-enhancing effects of placebos as well as how a range of treatments are used in sport, from nutritional supplements to psychological interventions to sports medicine treatments. Placebo Effects in Sport and Exercise synthesises this field of research of the influence placebo effects have in sport and exercise.This book brings together many of the world's leading and emerging placebo effect researchers to help readers gain an understanding of core research findings from within sports and exercise science as well as sport and exercise-related contributions from experts in anthropology, medicine, and neuroscience. Readers will gain an insight of what placebo and nocebo effects are, how they might influence Table of Contents1. What are placebo effects? An introduction. 2. Can placebo effects go wrong? The nocebo effect in sport and exercise. 3. Can a placebo effect make me faster? Evidence for placebo effects as performance enhancers in sport. 4. What happens in my brain when I experience a placebo effect? Neurobiological mechanisms of placebo effects. 5. Are placebo effects special? A social-evolutionary perspective on resource perception in exercise-induced fatigue and performance. 6. Do I think or do I feel a placebo effect? Placebo effects and emotion in sport. 7. Are placebo effects a perceptual illusion? Placebo effects on performance within the Bayesian Brain. 8. Can we replace oxygen, at least partially, with a placebo? Placebo effects at high altitude. 9. Can we remove placebo effects from exercise interventions? Methodological considerations for understanding the psychological benefits of exercise. 10. Do placebo effects improve my skill? The influence of placebo effects on motor control and learning. 11. How do I use placebo effects to improve my interventions? Harnessing knowledge of placebo effects to maximise the effectiveness of interventions in sport. 12. Do you have to lie to induce placebo effects? The use of open label placebos in sport and exercise. 13. If I inject words not drugs, will athletes be less likely to dope?. 14. Is it OK to recommend complementary or alternative medicine even though I know it’s a placebo? Why the neurobiology of the placebo effect does not legitimize the use of CAM. 15. Can I use the placebo effect to treat injured or ill athletes? Ethics, deception, and placebo effects in sports medicine.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology
Book SynopsisThe new edition of Fifty Key Thinkers in Psychology introduces the life, thought, work and impact of some of the most influential figures who have shaped and developed modern psychology, considering a more diverse history of the discipline. The revised text includes new biographies, histories, and overviews of the work from scientists and scholars such as Alfred Alder, Isabel Briggs Myers, Katherine Cook Briggs and Karen Horney, as well as major re-writes of the works of Freud, Binet and Jung, and some of the more controversial characters such as Charles Galton and Hans Eysenck. Exploring the often overlooked but significant contributions of black, Jewish, and Eastern scholars to the discipline, this new edition looks to address the historically imbalanced focus of particular key thinkers and begin unpicking the impact that race and gender had on the direction and advancement of the field. The book covers the black psychology movement from George Herman Candy to Mamie Phipps Table of ContentsIntroduction1. Alfred, Alder2. Anastasi, Anne3. Anderson, John 4. Baddeley, Alan5. Bancroft & clarke Clark MAMIE PHIPPS 6. Bandura, Albert 7. Bartlett, Frederick8. Berlyne, Daniel9. Binet, Albert (Alex Ver)10. Broadbent, Donald (1926-93)11. Candy, George Herman12. Cattell, R (Alex Version)13. Cook-Briggs & Myers-Briggs14. Cooper, Cary15. Erikson, Erik 16. Eysenck, Hans (Alex Vers)17. Freud, Sigmund (Alex Ver)18. Galton, Francis (Alex Ver)19. Gardner, Howard20. Gibson, James21. Goddard, Henry H22. Goldberg, L, R Alex F23. Goldman, Daniel24. Gregory, Richard (1923-)25. Hathaway, Stark26. Hebb, Donald 27. Horney, Karen28. James, William (1842-1919)29. Jung, Carl 30. Jensen, Arthur, R31. Kahneman, Daniel32. Kelly, G, A33. Loftus, Elizabeth34. Maccoby, Eleanor35. Maslow, Abraham36. Milgram, Stanley37. Michel, Walter38. Murray, Henry39. Pavlov, Ivan (1849-1936)40. Piaget, Jean (1896-1980)41. Qicheng, jing42. Raven, J.C.43. Rogers, C44. Rorschach Herman (alex V)45. Sperry, Roger 46. Vygotsky, Lev (1896-1934)47. Wundt, Wilhelm48. Zimbardo, Philip (1933-)
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Bibliotherapy
Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1993 Bibliotherapy provides literature for mental health professionals which can be used with a clinical approach in helping children with problems. For those not familiar with bibliotherapy, it provides an extensive introduction to the field including reviews of its effectiveness, value and limitations, as well as examples of practical application. Chapters include an overview of bibliotherapy, clinical application, changing role models, blended family, separation and divorce, child abuse, foster care, adoption, and childhood fears. Over 350 children's books are listed, each briefly annotated, from which the clinician can select suitable material for therapeutic intervention. This book is an essential read for scholars, researchers, and practitioners of clinical psychology, psychology in general.Table of Contents1 An Overview of Bibliotherapy 2 Clinical Applications o f Bibliotherapy 3 Changing Role Models 4 Blended Family 5 Separation and Divorce 6 Child Abuse 7 Foster Care 8 Adoption 9 Childhood Fears
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Child Abuse and Neglect
Book SynopsisFirst Published in 1989, Child Abuse and Neglect attempts to focus on the problem of child maltreatment by using a multidisciplinary approach. It presents findings from the fields of psychiatry, psychology, education, sociology, and social work from a broad theoretical perspective. Both micro and macro approaches are stressed in the work, with particular emphasis on social factors related to child abuse and neglect, characteristics of adults and families likely to abuse and neglect and interesting strategies of treatment including family therapy. Professionals actively involved in research and theory building, as well as those who work directly with abused and neglected children will find this book a useful form of reference. Table of ContentsIntroduction to the Series 1. Child Abuse and Neglect: Theory, Research and Practice 2. Ecological Perspectives on Child Maltreatment: Research and Intervention 3. Variables Associated with Child Maltreatment and Implications for Prevention and Treatment 4. The Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect 5. Clinical Assessment Instruments in the Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect 6. Applications and Limitations of the Child Abuse Potential Inventory 7. Assessing and Treating High-risk Parenting Attitudes 8. Process and Outcome: Evaluation of the Sexual Abuse Treatment Project 9. Behavioral Characteristics of Maltreatment among Runaway and Homeless Youth 10. Child Abuse: An Ecological Perspective 11. Family Therapy as a Treatment Approach to Child Maltreatment 12. The S.A. T. P. The Psychodynamic Treatment of Child Sexual Abuse 13. Heart’s Wish Notes on Contributors Author Index Subject Index
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Taylor & Francis The Importance of Recovery for Physical and
Book SynopsisThis book offers a thorough and accessible look into the importance of recovery in both staying healthy and performing well, and highlights the detrimental effects of underrecovery on physical and mental health. Internationally renowned experts from psychology, physiology, sport medicine, health, and sport science offer interdisciplinary analysis of the effects of underrecovery as well as the use of applied intervention and prevention strategies.Over the last few decades, research in sports has provided numerous studies showing the importance of addressing recovery to find recovery-stress balance and build resources that help prevent illness and promote healthy living and well-being. Each chapter of this volume discusses a specific area of recovery, providing a collection of useful and practical lessons athletes and non-athletes can take forward in their training and beyond. Focusing on both research and applied counseling techniques to discuss recovery as an underestimated fTrade Review"Written specifically for those working within or studying sport science, sport medicine, psychology and allied health sciences, this book offers a uniquely rich insight into the concepts, research and implications of recovery and underrecovery for mental and physical health in sport. Importantly, it addresses matters of recovery for health across the lifespan with a focus on youth athletes, elite and adult athletes as well as masters athletes in the context of active ageing. For those practitioners working with such populations, we gain invaluable perspectives, strategies and practical recommendations related to resilience, sleep, the immune system, physical activity, long COVID, school/youth sport environments and many more….Critically, these insights help us in our own day to day activities to maintain a high quality of life!"Chris Harwood, PhD, Professor of Sport Psychology, Loughborough University, UKTable of Contents1. The importance of recovery: A long time neglected crucial concept for health and performanceSarah Jakowski, Jahan Heidari, and Michael Kellmann2. Recovery and its impact on healthKristen Dieffenbach3. Recovery and stress reactivityK. Wolfgang Kallus4. Self-regulation of recoveryJürgen Beckmann5. Underrecovery in elite athletes: Antecedents, implications, and prevention strategiesLeslie Podlog, Cristiana Conti, Selenia di Fronso, and Maurizio Bertollo6. Quality of life and recoveryTsz Lun (Alan) Chu, Robert J. Harmison, and Scott B. Martin7. Resilience and recovery processes in sportsVarley Teoldo Costa, Franco Noce, Camila Cristina Fonseca Bicalho, and Guilherme de Sousa Pinheiro8. Recovery and the immune systemSimon Haunhorst, Wilhelm Bloch, and Christian Puta9. Sleep to heal and restore: The role of sleep in the recovery and regeneration processSarah Jakowski, Asja Kiel, Lisa Kullik, and Daniel Erlacher10. Physical activity as recovery resource for mental health in young peopleAsaduzzaman Khan and Nicola W. Burton11. Physical activity as recovery resource for mental health in adultsNicola W. Burton and Asaduzzaman Khan12. Impact of long COVID on recovery in sport and exerciseSimon Haunhorst, Wilhelm Bloch, and Christian Puta13. The challenge of school and participation in elite sports: Implications for the prevention of stress and mental health issuesMarkus Gerber14. Exercise stress and recovery in active ageing individuals and masters athletesPeter R. Reaburn and John F. T. Fernandes15. Concluding discussion: Recovery is more than just healing. Advocating a broader perspective on recovery in physical and mental healthJürgen Beckmann, Michael Kellmann, and Sarah Jakowski
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Taylor & Francis Ltd 10 Steps to Develop Great Learners
Book SynopsisWhat can concerned parents and carers do to ensure their children, of all ages, develop great learning habits which will help them achieve their maximum at school and in life? This is probably one of the most important questions any parent can ask and now John Hattie, one of the most respected and renowned Education researchers in the world draws on his globally famous Visible Learning research to provide some answers. Writing this book with his own son Kyle, himself a respected teacher, the Hatties offer a 10-step plan to nurturing curiosity and intellectual ambition and providing a home environment that encourages and values learning. These simple steps based on the strongest of research evidence and packed full of practical advice can be followed by any parent or carer to support and enhance learning and maximize the potential of their children. Areas covered include: Communicating effectively with teachers Being the first learner' and demTrade Review"John Hattie has devoted his life to helping children learn—and enjoy learning. This book is chock full of great ideas for how parents can help their children become eager and effective learners." Carol Dweck, author of ‘Mindset’ and Lewis & Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford University, US "A provocative new look at how parents can best support their children’s learning underpinned by both in depth research evidence and hands on parenting. From the man who used mass research to show teachers how to get the best out of their teaching and his schoolteacher son, an irresistible combination and a fascinating insight for parents." Wendy Berliner, author of ‘Great Minds and How to Grow Them’ and ‘How to Succeed at School’ "The most precious gift we can give our children is the confidence, capacity and appetite for learning. To not shy away from things that are challenging, changing and complicated is the foundation for a fulfilling and adventurous life. But how best to lay that foundation? In their new book, father and son team John and Kyle Hattie offer sound, practical advice that is based on an irresistible blend of solid scholarship and wise first-hand experience. One of the best parenting books I have ever read." Guy Claxton, author of The Learning Power Approach and The Future of Teaching "As a father of three and an educationalist, I have read many books on family education. When I got John and Kyle Hattie's manuscript to read, something happened that has never happened before: I couldn't stop reading! From my point of view, the book is a treasure trove of helpful hints and vivid examples, full of life experience and scientific foundation. The latter is worth emphasising from my point of view: everything that is presented in the book can be scientifically proven - and that without having a scientific duct. In my opinion, this makes the book stand out in the long line of parenting guides that often spread more myths than truths. In other words, it is a book in which research and practice merge and parents get the help they need to give their children the best possible education." Klaus Zierer, Professor of Education, University of Augsburg, Germany Praise received for John Hattie’s previous work: "Reveals teaching’s ‘holy grail" Times Educational Supplement "John Hattie has made a supersized contribution to the improvement of learning. Visible Learning came crashing on the scene in 2009 and got the attention of all of us. What I especially like is how Hattie and team continue to be internally critical and externally open to considering all possibilities. Their new series in search of ’the Gold Standard’ is typical of Hattie’s commitment and skill in processing criticism and modelling continuous learning and improvement. A million books! Congratulations for a monumental achievement and the promise of more, and more" Michael Fullan, OC. Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto. "I’m not sure John knows his own impact - I can’t think of anyone in education on this planet with a higher effect size. We teachers needed a sieve to sort the research that helps teachers make a difference, from the research that doesn’t. John provided it and now we all know how to increase our own impact. Thank you John!" Geoff Petty, Author of ‘Teaching Today’ and ‘Evidence-Based Teaching’ "Education research suffers from an embarrassment of riches—there’s too much of it! John Hattie has been a resolute leader in summarizing this wealth of information into practical terms that are digestible yet reliably capture the essence. Better still, they translate readily to classroom practice! Hattie’s success and influence are richly deserved." Dan Willingham, Professor of Psychology, University of West Virginia, author of ‘Why Don’t Students Like School?’ "Everything changed when Visible Learning revealed the key messages from research into influences on learning. Thousands of studies brought together confirmed what we must focus on … educators across the world continue to have a reference point for what matters in guiding thinking and practice." Shirley Clarke, Author of ‘Unlocking Formative Assessment’ and ‘Thinking Classrooms’ "John Hattie's contributions to generations of students, teachers, and educational leaders around the world are profound and lasting. He has that rare combination of courage and humility, fearlessly challenging conventional wisdom while continually improving and expanding his work. He makes our profession and the world of education better, and children on every continent benefit from his scholarship, wisdom, and practical guidance." Douglas Reeves, Creative Leadership.net "Hattie’s work enables us to see the effects of what teachers do in the classroom. His work on lesson preparation is one of those must-reads for all teachers. In teaching we are often looking for those light-bulb moments of illumination. Hattie has mapped the hidden wiring." Huw Thomas, Former Headteacher, college lecturer and Diocesan Director of Education "In a world where educators are often tempted and encouraged to utilize the latest fads to support student learning, John Hattie’s Visible Learning books serve as exceptional resources. Every practicing teacher, school administrator, and education researcher should have these books on their shelves." Eric M. Anderman, Professor of Educational Psychology, The Ohio State University "John Hattie has a dream that one day every child learns not by chance, but by design. He has a dream that one day the expertise which is all around us gets together and changes the system. He has a dream that one day teachers ask themselves the powerful question "What works best?" instead of only "What works". And he has a dream that one day teachers always seek maximum impact. And – most important – he lives his dream. He has started the fire with his passion. He sparked the learning. And he sparked the teaching. Congratulations John and: Know your impact!" Klaus Zierer, Professor of Education, University of Augsburg, Germany, and Associate Research Fellow of the ESRC-funded Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE) at the University of Oxford "John Hattie has devoted his life to helping children learn—and enjoy learning. This book is chock full of great ideas for how parents can help their children become eager and effective learners." Carol Dweck, author of ‘Mindset’ and Lewis & Virginia Eaton Professor of Psychology, Stanford University, US "A provocative new look at how parents can best support their children’s learning underpinned by both in depth research evidence and hands on parenting. From the man who used mass research to show teachers how to get the best out of their teaching and his schoolteacher son, an irresistible combination and a fascinating insight for parents." Wendy Berliner, author of ‘Great Minds and How to Grow Them’ and ‘How to Succeed at School’ "The most precious gift we can give our children is the confidence, capacity and appetite for learning. To not shy away from things that are challenging, changing and complicated is the foundation for a fulfilling and adventurous life. But how best to lay that foundation? In their new book, father and son team John and Kyle Hattie offer sound, practical advice that is based on an irresistible blend of solid scholarship and wise first-hand experience. One of the best parenting books I have ever read." Guy Claxton, author of The Learning Power Approach and The Future of Teaching "As a father of three and an educationalist, I have read many books on family education. When I got John and Kyle Hattie's manuscript to read, something happened that has never happened before: I couldn't stop reading! From my point of view, the book is a treasure trove of helpful hints and vivid examples, full of life experience and scientific foundation. The latter is worth emphasising from my point of view: everything that is presented in the book can be scientifically proven - and that without having a scientific duct. In my opinion, this makes the book stand out in the long line of parenting guides that often spread more myths than truths. In other words, it is a book in which research and practice merge and parents get the help they need to give their children the best possible education." Klaus Zierer, Professor of Education, University of Augsburg, Germany Praise received for John Hattie’s previous work: "Reveals teaching’s ‘holy grail" Times Educational Supplement "John Hattie has made a supersized contribution to the improvement of learning. Visible Learning came crashing on the scene in 2009 and got the attention of all of us. What I especially like is how Hattie and team continue to be internally critical and externally open to considering all possibilities. Their new series in search of ’the Gold Standard’ is typical of Hattie’s commitment and skill in processing criticism and modelling continuous learning and improvement. A million books! Congratulations for a monumental achievement and the promise of more, and more" Michael Fullan, OC. Professor Emeritus, OISE/University of Toronto. "I’m not sure John knows his own impact - I can’t think of anyone in education on this planet with a higher effect size. We teachers needed a sieve to sort the research that helps teachers make a difference, from the research that doesn’t. John provided it and now we all know how to increase our own impact. Thank you John!" Geoff Petty, Author of ‘Teaching Today’ and ‘Evidence-Based Teaching’ "Education research suffers from an embarrassment of riches—there’s too much of it! John Hattie has been a resolute leader in summarizing this wealth of information into practical terms that are digestible yet reliably capture the essence. Better still, they translate readily to classroom practice! Hattie’s success and influence are richly deserved." Dan Willingham, Professor of Psychology, University of West Virginia, author of ‘Why Don’t Students Like School?’ "Everything changed when Visible Learning revealed the key messages from research into influences on learning. Thousands of studies brought together confirmed what we must focus on … educators across the world continue to have a reference point for what matters in guiding thinking and practice." Shirley Clarke, Author of ‘Unlocking Formative Assessment’ and ‘Thinking Classrooms’ "John Hattie's contributions to generations of students, teachers, and educational leaders around the world are profound and lasting. He has that rare combination of courage and humility, fearlessly challenging conventional wisdom while continually improving and expanding his work. He makes our profession and the world of education better, and children on every continent benefit from his scholarship, wisdom, and practical guidance." Douglas Reeves, Creative Leadership.net "Hattie’s work enables us to see the effects of what teachers do in the classroom. His work on lesson preparation is one of those must-reads for all teachers. In teaching we are often looking for those light-bulb moments of illumination. Hattie has mapped the hidden wiring." Huw Thomas, Former Headteacher, college lecturer and Diocesan Director of Education "In a world where educators are often tempted and encouraged to utilize the latest fads to support student learning, John Hattie’s Visible Learning books serve as exceptional resources. Every practicing teacher, school administrator, and education researcher should have these books on their shelves." Eric M. Anderman, Professor of Educational Psychology, The Ohio State University "John Hattie has a dream that one day every child learns not by chance, but by design. He has a dream that one day the expertise which is all around us gets together and changes the system. He has a dream that one day teachers ask themselves the powerful question "What works best?" instead of only "What works". And he has a dream that one day teachers always seek maximum impact. And – most important – he lives his dream. He has started the fire with his passion. He sparked the learning. And he sparked the teaching. Congratulations John and: Know your impact!" Klaus Zierer, Professor of Education, University of Augsburg, Germany, and Associate Research Fellow of the ESRC-funded Centre on Skills, Knowledge and Organisational Performance (SKOPE) at the University of Oxford "10 Steps to Develop Great Learners is an especially recommended addition to personal, professional, community, school district, college, and university library Education Psychology and Parenting collections and supplemental studies curriculum lists." Midwest Book Review Table of ContentsThe Main Messages - The 10 mind frames Part I: Setting the scene 1. I have appropriately high expectations 2. I make reasonable demands and am highly responsive to my child 3. I am not alone II: The foundations to develop learners 4. I develop my child’s skill, will and sense of thrill 5. I love learning 6. I know the power of feedback and success thrives on errors III: Learning and schooling 7. I am a parent not a teacher 8. I expose my child to language, language, language IV. The big picture story 9. I appreciate that my child is not perfect, nor am I 10. I am an evaluator of my impact Glossary Appendix: The evidence
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Taylor & Francis A Psychodynamic Approach to Female Domination in
Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book explores contemporary forms of BDSM where women dominate in relationships and professions, opening new paths for psychological research in commercial and non-commercial BDSM.Based on a unique combination of qualitative investigation and academic research, it examines how BDSM has often crystalized conflicts in contemporary feminist debates, where sexually dominant women are pictured either as victims or as agents of resistance to the patriarchy. Nathalie Lugand argues that female domination in heterosexual BDSM is above all situated in a continuum structured by the values of care and by the circulation of money. Through a novel psychodynamic approach, Lugand demystifies BDSM relationships where women dominate, considering the impact of social relations of work in the construction of sexual identity and analyzing the difficulties that they cause in the erotic economy. The book affirms that to better understand the pleasure taken in female domination pTrade Review‘Nathalie Lugand skilfully crosses two traditionally separate fields of study – work and sexuality – and transforms our perspective on desire. This book is provocative, bold and out of the box. A must read.’Pascale Molinier, Professor of Social Psychology, University Sorbonne Paris Nord, FranceTable of ContentsIntroduction Research methods, design and ethics 1. Pleasure in female domination practices and female labor 2. Working as a professional dominatrix 3. The ideology of female Supremacy in the name of the mother 4. Neighbourhood Dominas and Pigeons: An Intersectional Approach to Financial Slavery on Facebook 5. Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Leading Change While Loving People
Book SynopsisFilled with stories of successful social change leadership in diverse contexts, this book demonstrates that the best change agents love the people involved most of all.Many people have experienced change trauma under leaders whose agenda was more important than anythingor anyoneelse, so it is no wonder that change failure rates are often reported as 40% to 70%. There is another way: change leaders who work to solve some of the world's toughest problems realize that working with others is necessary to accomplishing a social change mission. This book shares the insights of those who lead social change in the non-profit sector, and shows how they catalyze the urgency for, connect people toward, and continue momentum for a desired change. Their stories reveal three interconnected dimensions of leading change: people (relationships for change), process (communicating for change), and purpose (the change mission). Ultimately, readers will learn that strengthening social capiTable of ContentsIntroduction: Change the Way We Lead Change 1. Context: The Who, Why, and Where of Change Leaders 2. Setting the Table: A Conversation with Change Scholars 3. Discernment: A Change Leader’s Superpower 4. A People-Centric Approach to Catalyzing Urgency for Change 5. A People-Centric Approach to Connecting Others to Change 6. A People-Centric Approach to Continuing Momentum for Change 7. The People, Process, and Purpose of Change 8. Co-Construct Relational Bridges 8. Practical Suggestions to Change the Way You Lead Change 9. Advice to Emerging Nonprofit Change Agent Leaders
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Taylor & Francis Applied Exercise Psychology
Book SynopsisNow in its second edition, Applied Exercise Psychology emphasizes the application of evidence-based knowledge drawn from the fields of exercise psychology, health psychology, clinical and counseling psychology, and exercise physiology for physical activity behavior change. Thoroughly revised, the new edition offers readers: two new chapters covering Excusercise and Mood Alterationâs link to exercise; fully updated sections on current research and theoretical bases for understanding and promoting physical activity behavior; interventions for facilitating physical activity behavior change and the tools for measuring the effectiveness of these interventions; cross-cultural considerations for practitioners to ensure multicultural competency; considerations to guide best practices with special populations (e.g., persons with medical conditions and persons with mental health conditions); overall applied implications and futur
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Developing Your Compassion Strengths
Book SynopsisThis practical book suggests ways in which healthcare students and practitioners can develop their compassion strengths.Discussing what compassion is and means, it includes a new compassion strength model and a series of exercises the reader can use for reflecting on and developing their practice. A hallmark of healthcare practice is compassion, yet there is a lack of understanding as to what compassion is and how it can be developed in practice. The book begins with the challenge of defining compassion, particularly looking at healthcare contexts and making links between self-care and caring for others. It then presents a new, evidence-based holistic model that brings together key elements of compassion for self and other, along with a scale that readers can measure themselves against. Identifying eight strengths self-care, connection, communication, competency, empathy, interpersonal skills, character, and engagement Durkin provides the theoretical background to each, accomTable of Contents1.Introduction to the book. 2.Understanding compassion. 3.Compassion in healthcare organisations. 4.Compassion strengths. 5.Self-care. 6.Empathy. 7.Compassionate communication. 8.Compassionate character. 9.Connection. 10.Engagement. 11.Interpersonal skills. 12.Competence. 13.The practice and applications of compassion strengths
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Sparking Creativity
Book SynopsisBlending popular culture and design theory, framed by a decade of scholarly research, this book highlights how play and humor fuel innovation. Now, more than ever, we are in need of creative solutions to global problems, but creative skills and abilities decline over time without intervention and practice. Sparking Creativity provides empirically supported methods for embracing the often-trivialized domains of play and humor to increase our creativity. It shows that topical examples, such as Seinfeld's humor, the Apples to Apples board game, and the Adventure Time cartoon series, are more closely related to innovation than you might first think. The book is organized into five main parts, each containing short, engaging subsections and informative, playful, and colorful illustrations to demonstrate concepts. Written in a humorous and accessible style, this book is aimed toward creative-minded entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, industry leaders, parents, educators, and students. It encourages a playful approach throughout a design process to produce truly innovative solutions.Trade Review"From Amy Klobachur's use of a comb to eat her salad to the invention of the Squatty Potty, from The Little Mermaid to Ru Paul's Drag Race, from robots that poop ketchup to Green Eggs and Ham, this playful, smart and engaging book by designer Barry Kudrowitz takes us on a twisty path to surprising and unfamiliar places as it helps to explore the nature of human creativity, how we can enhance it, and what ways we can use it to improve the quality of our lives. This is the ideal book to get your juices flowing."Henry Jenkins, Civic Imagination Project, University of Southern California, USA"I once did a cartoon where a dad says to his young kid, ‘Go out at play, Norman. It’s your job.’ It’s a joke based on the idea that work and play are antithetical. Barry Kudrowitz has written a book that shows they mustn’t be if we want the creative solutions our 21st-century workplace demands. He makes a compelling case for work being more like play and vice-versa to maximize the benefits of both."Bob Mankoff, former Cartoon Editor of The New Yorker Magazine, USA"It is not easy to write a serious book about creativity and innovation that is not to be read too seriously. But Kudrowitz does just that through a prolific use of playful design, humor, inspiring quotes and rigorous research. The book is filled with Silly Ideas, Shitty Robots and Poop Ice Cream – both the title of Chapter 10 and also examples of ways in which real innovation can spring forth from ideas, products, and designs that are fun, fanciful, and surprising. Kudrowitz writes, 'Things that seem silly at first may actually be innovative in the future.' And so an academic book that makes you laugh out loud might turn out to be a transformative approach to understanding the origins of and possibilities for creativity in our lives."Steven J. Tepper, Dean, Director and Foundation Professor, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, USA"The beauty of humor is that it resolves tensions between opposites, aka as a pleasurable relief. In a world full of societal challenges, characterized by conflicts and polarities, we cannot underestimate the need for humor to spur innovation and creative solutions, connecting the non-obvious. Kudrowitz’s incredibly rich and entertaining book demonstrates how we can design ourselves playfully out of any crisis. Meanwhile, you learn what is so great about very old Dutch cheese and our children’s farms..."Paul Hekkert, Professor of Design, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands"Barry Kudrowitz has conducted years of rigorous, experimental studies on fostering creativity in designers, and he makes those results come alive in a playful, engaging way in Sparking Creativity. This book is a must for anyone who wants to unlock their own creativity, or teach others how to be more creative, using research-backed, yet accessible strategies. Barry will make you seriously creative!"Maria Yang, Associate Dean of Engineering, MIT, USA"This book provides great suggestions for using playful and humor-related experiences to enhance creative thinking and promote innovative actions. Readers from many professional fields can benefit from exploring its many ideas for fostering effective and wide-ranging actions to address contemporary issues and problems that need creative solutions."Doris Bergen, Distinguished Professor of Educational Psychology Emerita, Miami University, USATable of ContentsPART I: CREATIVITY, PLAY, and HUMOR 1. The Four Requisites of a Creative Person, Dr. Momen's Clothing Dryer, and Captain Planet 2. Divergent Thinking, Rocket Racoon, and Scribblenauts 3. Convergent Thinking, Bunny Scissors, and Sherlock Holmes 4. Verbal Creativity, Code Names, and Puns 5. Fluency, Originality, and Family Feud 6. Flexibility, Elaboration, and Scattergories 7. Inspiration, da Vinci's Notebooks, and RuPaul's Drag Race 8. Diffusing Focus, Shower Thoughts, and (a Few) Psychoactive Drugs PART II: INNOVATION, PLAY, and HUMOR 9. Three Requisites of Innovation, Utility Patents, and a Tanning Booth Toaster 10. Silly Ideas, Shitty Robots, and Poop Ice Cream 11. Flavors of Innovation, the Nonstick Frying Pan, and USB Drives 12. Radical Innovation, Whiskey-Infused Lotion, and High Fashion 13. Questioning the Status Quo, Taboo Topics, and Toilets 14. Questioning the Status Quo, Taboo Topics, and Toilet Paper 15. Hindsight, Toothbrushes, and Smart Phones 16. Science Fiction, Superheroes, and Aliens 17. The Adjacent Possible, The Simpsons’ Predictions, and Rick and Morty PART III: PLAY, CREATIVITY, and INNOVATION 18. Defining Play, Puppies, and Tom Sawyer 19. Play Taxonomies, Adult Play, and Jake the Dog 20. The Criteria for Play, Flow, and Bluey 21. Work, Montessori, and TPS Report Coversheets 22. Play–Creativity Connections, The Little Prince, and Positive Affect 23. Steve Jobs vs. Mary Poppins, Kindergarten, and Spinach Brownies 24. Adding Play Value, Overcooked, and The Holle Bolle Gijs PART IV: HUMOR, CREATIVITY, and INNOVATION 25. Two Theories (and Larrys) of Humor, Throwing Shade, and Throwing Pies 26. The Incongruity Theory of Humor, Cartoon Captions, and the Excalibur Toilet Brush 27. Remoteness of Association, Garth’s Spew Cup, and Apples to Apples 28. Metaphorical Thinking, a Finger Trap Biopsy Needle, and SCAMPER 29. Connecting Domains, the Combination Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, and TRIZ 30. The Humor of Discovery, Hidden Gorillas, and Seinfeld 31. How Comedy Makes Change, Satire, and South Park 32. Improvisation, Yes and...ÒBoom! Freeze! Michael Scarn, FBI!Ó PART V: A PLAYFUL and HUMOROUS DESIGN PROCESS 33. Thinking About Design Thinking 34. Researching Design Research 35. How Might We...Define How We Define Our Prompts 36. An Improv Warm-up Progression for Team-Based Idea Generation 37. Ideas for Idea Generation 38. Models of Testing and Testing of Models
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Taylor & Francis Factor Analysis and Dimension Reduction in R
Book SynopsisFactor Analysis and Dimension Reduction in R provides coverage, with worked examples, of a large number of dimension reduction procedures along with model performance metrics to compare them. Factor analysis in the form of principal components analysis (PCA) or principal factor analysis (PFA) is familiar to most social scientists. However, what is less familiar is understanding that factor analysis is a subset of the more general statistical family of dimension reduction methods.The social scientist''s toolkit for factor analysis problems can be expanded to include the range of solutions this book presents. In addition to covering FA and PCA with orthogonal and oblique rotation, this book's coverage includes higher-order factor models, bifactor models, models based on binary and ordinal data, models based on mixed data, generalized low-rank models, cluster analysis with GLRM, models involving supplemental variables or observations, Bayesian factor analysis, regularizTable of ContentsPART I: MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AND COMPONENTS Chapter 1: Factor Analysis: Purposes and Research Questions Chapter 2: Dealing with the Assumptions and Limitations of Factor Analysis Chapter 3: Fundamental Concepts and Functions in Factor Analysis Chapter 4: Quick Start: Principal Axis Factoring (FA) in R Chapter 5: Quick Start: Confirmatory Factor Analysis in R Chapter 6. Quick Start: Principal Components Analysis (PCA) in R Chapter 7: Oblique and Higher Order Factor Models Chapter 8: Factor Analysis for Binary, Ordinal, and Mixed Data Chapter 9: FA in Greater Detail Chapter 10: PCA in Greater Detail PART II: ADDITIONAL TOOLS FOR DIMENSION REDUCTION Chapter 11: Sixteen Additional Methods for Dimension Reduction (DimRed) Chapter 12: Metrics for Comparing and Evaluating Dimension Reduction Models Chapter 13: Recipes: An Alternative System for Dimension Reduction Chapter14: Factor Analysis for Neural Models Chapter 15: Factor Analysis for Time Series Data APPENDICES I. Datasets used in this volume 2. Introduction to R and RStudio
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Inspiration for the Weary Therapist
Book SynopsisInspiration for the Weary Therapist is a companion for the modern practitioner. Addressing a diverse audience and written by a master clinician and supervisor, Inspiration for the Weary Therapist helps modern therapists traverse the complicated landscape of practicing therapy in the age of COVID-19.Instead of a heavy, theoretical approach that can leave the already exhausted therapist feeling more overwhelmed, Inspiration for the Weary Therapist guides readers through challenging professional situations, soothes them during upsetting clinical moments, and encourages them to keep going during changing times. Rather than teaching mental health professionals how to practice, this book helps them believe in themselves again and reconnect with their confidence as clinicians through increased self-compassion and personal growth.This practical and helpful guide is essential reading for all mental health practitioners who are searching for inspiration anTrade Review"David Klow has offered us a supportive and generous book from the trenches. Although he too is wrestling with the role of the therapist during this time of massive global upheaval, he has found a way to convey to us a deep well of both empathy and leadership. This is no small feat! He writes simply (because he knows we are weary), but he writes thoughtfully (because he knows we cannot indulge simplistic formulations at a time like this). This is a book every clinician needs to have on their shelf."Alexandra H. Solomon, PhD, adjunct faculty at the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern University, licensed clinical psychologist at the The Family Institute at Northwestern University, and host of the "Reimagining Love" podcast"Inspiration for the Weary Therapist is a delight to read! It richly delivers on Klow’s promise to fill the gaps in a therapist’s formal training, combat burnout, and offer practical suggestions from his many years of clinical work and supervision. Transcending models of therapy, the book covers the important topics of boundary setting, self-care, offering advice, and many more that bedevil practitioners. Therapists of all experience levels will find pearls of wisdom and telling clinical examples in these pages."Arthur Nielsen, MD, clinical associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University and author of A Roadmap for Couple Therapy and Integrative Couple Therapy in Action"Inspiration for the Weary Therapist is just that and more. David Klow, a superb therapist and supervisor, offers precisely the sort of book that early career therapists and students in the mental health fields need. Sagaciously, Klow’s overarching theme lies in helping readers to find and retain their own therapeutic voice, even in these trying times. Yet, this book also brilliantly offers an almost endless repository of therapeutic tools as well as practical guidance about the pragmatics of working as a therapist. Filled with clinical wisdom and well-chosen vignettes, this is clearly a book every therapist can learn from and should be required reading for every beginning therapist." Jay Lebow, PhD, ABPP, LMFT, clinical professor, senior scholar, and senior therapist at The Family Institute at Northwestern UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction, 1. Practicing During Uncertain Times, 2. Real Self Care: How to Avoid Burnout, 3. Empowering Through Love: How to Impart Strength to Our Clients, 4. How to Go With the Flow, 5. Are You a Therapist or a Pineapple? Don’t Just Do Something, Sit There, 6. When Your Client Ghosts You: How to Keep Clients, 7. Caring for Clients While Taking Notes, 8. The Ins and Outs of Transference, 9. Addressing Dimensions of Culture in Couples Counseling, 10. Starting and Stopping Who We Are: How to Be Yourself as a Therapist, 11. How Does That Make You Feel? Please Don’t Ask That, 12. Naming Your Shadow and Grappling with the Unknown, 13. Putting Thoughts into Words: How Finding Your Voice Helps with Clinical Confidence, 14. The Untaught Lessons of Professional Identity, 15. A Word of Advice: Don’t Give Advice, 16. How Much Is a Session Worth?, 17. Attention, Merging, and Guilt: How to Stay Balanced as a Therapist, 18. Anxiety is Like a Hand Without Fingers, 19. Therapy Posture: How to Orient Yourself in Session, 20. Permission to be Weird: The Cure for the Weary Therapist, 21. Accessing Your Higher Wisdom, 22. Conclusion, Index
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Taylor & Francis Controversies in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1986, Controversies in Alcoholism and Substance Abuse presents a collection of papers dealing with various aspects of alcohol and substance abuse. It covers crucial themes like -1) the Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and heroin addiction; 2) the effects of widespread cocaine use; 3) social use of marijuana; 4) early identification of and efficacy of treatment for alcoholism; and 5) the effects of social drinking during pregnancy on the fetus. This book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of addiction studies, psychology, sociology of addiction and specially those who wants to know about the advances made in the 1980s in the study of alcohol and substance abuse.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Child as Method
Book SynopsisIn this vital volume, Erica Burman presents a synthesis of her work developed over the past decade. Building from her path-breaking critiques of developmental psychology to the strategy of plural developments, her more recent work elaborates a new approach, generated from postcolonial, feminist intersectionality and migration studies: Child as method.This text amplifies the Child as method's success as a distinct way of exploring the alignments of current new materialist' or posthumanist approaches with supposedly older' materialist analyses, including Marxist theory, feminist theory, anticolonial approaches and psychoanalytic perspectives. It assumes that childhood is a material practice, both undertaken by children themselves and by those who live and work with them, as well as by those who define politics, policies and popular culture about children. Key chapters interrogate historical legacies arising from the Eurocentric origins of what are now globalised models of moder
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Cultures of Infancy
Book SynopsisThe Classic Edition of Heidi Keller's Cultures of Infancy, first published in 2007, includes a new introduction by the author, which describes for readers the original context of her work, how she has further developed her research and thinking, and the ongoing relevance of this volume in the context of future challenges for the field.In its original volume, Cultures of Infancy presented the first systematic analysis of culturally informed developmental pathways, synthesizing evolutionary and cultural psychological perspectives for a broader understanding of human development. In this compelling book, Heidi Keller utilizes ethnographic reports, as well as quantitative and qualitative analyses, to illustrate how humans resolve universal developmental tasks in particular sociodemographic contexts. These contexts are represented in cultural models, with three distinct models addressed throughout the text: the model of independence with autoTable of ContentsPreface to the Classic Edition Foreword to the 2007 Edition Preface to the 2007 Edition 1. The Conception of Infancy 2. The Psychobiology of Infancy 3. The Concept of Culture 4. The Research Methodology: Infancy Assessment 5. Cultural Models of Parenting 6. Variations of Independence and Interdependence 7. Relations Among the Dimensions of the Parenting Model 8. Developmental Consequences of the Early Parenting Experiences9. Cultural Models of Parenting and Developmental Pathways: Synthesis and Conclusion
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Taylor & Francis Developing Sport Expertise
Book SynopsisThe athlete development process spans from initial sport engagement to elite-level performance to effective career transition out of sport. This is a long and complicated process. Identifying and nurturing talent, fine-tuning sport skills, and maintaining high levels of performance over the course of a career requires many thousands of hours of training and, increasingly, the input and support of expert coaches and sport scientists. In this fully revised and updated new edition of the leading student and researcher overview of the development of sport expertise, a team of world-class sport scientists and professional coaches examine the fundamental science of skill acquisition and explore the methods by which science can be applied in the real-world context of sport performance. This book surveys the very latest research in skill acquisition, provides a comprehensive and accessible review of core theory and key concepts, and includes an innovative Coach's Corner featurTable of Contents1. A Very Brief Introduction to Applied Sport Expertise2. Sowing the Seeds of Success: Specialization, Diversification and Early Athlete Training3. The Athletic Skills Model as a Foundation for the Development of Expertise: Creating Challenging Environments 4. Coaching for Creativity 5. Predicting Athletes’ Futures – A Necessity with Little Scientific Basis6. The Expert Sports Official in Research and Practice7. Developing the Expert Performance Coach8. Evaluating Coaching Expertise9. Technology Supported Coaching10. Self-Regulated Learning in Sport Practice: Agency, Assessment, and Actioning11. Data Informed Practice12. Perception and Pressure: Research and Implications 13. Play with and Against! Insights for the Development of Decision Making in Team Sports14. Developing Technical Skill Expertise15. Female Sport Expertise through a Skill Acquisition Lens: A Key Future Direction
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Constructing Measures
Book SynopsisConstructing Measures introduces a way to understand the advantages and disadvantages of measurement instruments. It explains the ways to use such instruments, and how to apply these methods to develop new instruments or adapt old ones, based on item response modeling and construct references. Now in its second edition, this book focuses on the steps taken while constructing an instrument, and breaks down the building blocks that make up an instrumentthe construct map, the design plan for the items, the outcome space, and the statistical measurement model. The material covers a variety of item formats, including multiple-choice, open-ended, and performance items, projects, portfolios, Likert and Guttman items, behavioral observations, and interview protocols. Each chapter includes an overview of the key concepts, related resources for further investigation, and exercises and activities. A variety of examples from the behavioral and social sciences and educationincludTrade Review"I think it would be hard to overstate the importance of Mark Wilson’s Constructing Measures for researchers and practitioners engaged in the construction and validation of measures of human properties. This volume provides usable, concrete guidance for constructing instruments including but not limited to educational tests, survey-based measures, and psychological assessments, and is particularly remarkable for its comprehensive treatment of the entire (iterative) process of instrument design, including construct definition, item writing and vetting, and quality control via thoughtfully chosen psychometric models (in particular, the Rasch model and its extensions). Further, it is written in an accessible style and would be a great entry point for non-specialists, but also provides sufficient rigor for those who wish to more deeply understand both the mathematical and conceptual foundations of measurement."Andrew Maul, Associate Professor of Education, UC Santa Barbara"Professor Wilson is one of the world's outstanding leaders in measurement. I have used the first edition of his book in all of my graduate courses on measurement. His book takes the complex process of constructing measures, and breaks it into four building blocks. These building blocks can be used by anyone who seeks to create useful and defensible measures in the human sciences. The new edition promises to introduce a new generation of students and researchers to the essential aspects of constructing measures."George Engelhard, Professor of Educational Measurement and Policy, The University of Georgia "This volume is an excellent and important update to the original Constructing Measures. Broadly applicable to educational measurement and assessment, it should be in every university library collection. Faculty and students will find this volume helpful for many courses."Kathleen Scalise, Professor at the University of Oregon (Education Studies and School Psychology)"Twenty years ago, the first edition of this book opened for me the door to the magic world of measurement. In this second edition, Mark unpacks complex and abstract measurement concepts into easy-to-follow building blocks, grounded in real-world examples. This book is an ideal choice for instructors who are about to teach an introductory course in measurement and for students eager to foray into the measurement world." Lydia Liu, Principal Research Director, Education Testing Service Table of Contents1. The BEAR Assessment System: Overview of the "4 Building Blocks" approach 2. Construct Maps 3. The Items Design 4. The Outcome Space 5. The Wright Map 6. Evaluating and Extending the Statistical Model 7. Trustworthiness, Precision and Reliability 8. Trustworthiness, Validity and Fairness 9. Building on the Building Blocks. 10. Beyond the Building Blocks
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Taylor & Francis Statistical Power Analysis
Book SynopsisStatistical Power Analysis explains the key concepts in statistical power analysis and illustrates their application in both tests of traditional null hypotheses (that treatments or interventions have no effect in the population) and in tests of the minimum-effect hypotheses (that the population effects of treatments or interventions are so small that they can be safely treated as unimportant). It provides readers with the tools to understand and perform power analyses for virtually all the statistical methods used in the social and behavioral sciences.Brett Myors and Kevin Murphy apply the latest approaches of power analysis to both null hypothesis and minimum-effect testing using the same basic unified model. This book starts with a review of the key concepts that underly statistical power. It goes on to show how to perform and interpret power analyses, and the ways to use them to diagnose and plan research. We discuss the uses of power analysis in correlation and Table of Contents1. The Power of Statistical Tests 1.1 The Structure of Statistical Tests 1.1.1 Null Hypotheses vs. Nil Hypotheses1.1.2 Understanding Conditional Probability 1.2 The Mechanics of Power Analysis 1.2.1 Understanding Sampling 1.2.2 Distributions d vs. delta vs. g 1.3 Statistical Power of Research in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Power and the Replication Crisis 1.4 Using Power Analysis The Meaning of Statistical Significance 1.5 Hypothesis Tests vs. Confidence Intervals Accuracy in Parameter Estimation 1.6 What Can We Learn from a Null Hypothesis Test? 1.7 Summary 2. A Simple and General Model for Power Analysis 2.1 The General Linear Model, the F Statistic, and Effect Size 2.1.1 Effect Size 2.2 Understanding Linear Models 2.3 The F Distribution and Power 2.3.1 Confidence Intervals for PV and d 2.4 Using the Noncentral F Distribution to Assess Power 2.5 Translating Common Statistics and ES Measures into F 2.5.1 Worked Example – Hierarchical Regression 2.5.2 Worked Examples Using the d Statistic 2.6 Defining Large, Medium and Small Effects 2.7 Nonparametric and Robust Statistics 2.8 From F to Power Analysis 2.9 Analytic and Tabular Methods of Power Analysis 2.10 Using the One-Stop F Table 2.11 Simple and General Software for Power Analysis 2.12 R code for Power Analysis for Traditional and Modern Hypothesis Tests 2.13 Summary 3. Power Analyses for Minimum-Effect Tests 3.1 Nil Hypothesis Testing 3.2 The Nil Hypothesis is Almost Always Wrong 3.2.1 Polar Bear Traps: Why Type I Error Control is a Bad Investment 3.3 The Nil may not be True, but it is Often Fairly Accurate 3.4 Minimum-Effect tests as Alternatives to Traditional Null Hypothesis Tests 3.5 Sometimes a Point Hypothesis is also a Range Hypothesis 3.6 How do you Know the Effect Size? 3.7 Testing the Hypothesis that Treatment Effects are Negligible 3.8 Using the One-Stop Tables to Assess Power for Minimum-Effect Tests 3.9 A Worked Example of Minimum-Effect Testing 3.10 Type I Errors in Minimum-Effect Tests 3.11 Summary 4. Using Power Analyses 4.1 Estimating the Effect Size 4.2 Using the One-Stop Tables and the R Code/Shiny Web app to Perform Power Analyses 4.2.1 Worked Example: Calculating F-equivalents and Power 4.3 Four Applications of Statistical Power Analysis 4.4 Calculating Power 4.5 Determining Sample Sizes 4.6 A Few Simple Approximations for Determining Sample Size Needed 4.7 Determining the Sensitivity of Studies 4.8 Determining Appropriate Decision Criteria 4.8.1 Finding a Sensible Alpha 4.9 Post-Hoc Power Analysis Should be Avoided 4.10 Summary 5. Correlation and Regression 5.1 The Perils of Working with Large Samples 5.2 Multiple Regression 5.2.1 Testing Minimum-Effect Hypotheses in Multiple Regression 5.3 Power in Testing for Moderators 5.3.1 Power Analysis for Moderators 5.4 Implications of Low Power in Tests for Moderators 5.5 If You Understand Regression, You Will Understand (Almost) Everything 5.6 Summary 6. t-Tests and the One-Way Analysis of Variance 6.1 The t Test 6.2 The t distribution vs the Normal Distribution 6.3 Independent Groups t Test 6.3.1 Determining an Appropriate Sample Size 6.4 One- Versus Two Tailed Tests 6.4.1 Re-analysis of Smoking Reduction Treatments: One-Tailed Tests 6.5 Repeated Measures or Dependent t Test 6.6 The Analysis of Variance 6.6.1 Retrieving Effect Size Information from F Ratios 6.7 Which Means Differ? 6.8 Designing a One-way ANOVA Study 6.9 Summary 7. Multi-Factor ANOVA Designs 7.1 The Factorial Analysis of Variance 7.1.2 Calculating PV from F and df in Multi-Factor ANOVA: Worked Example 7.2 Factorial ANOVA from Means and Standard Deviations 7.2.1 Reconstructing ANOVA results from descriptive statistics: A Worked Example 7.2.2 Eta squared vs. partial eta squared 7.3 General Design Principles for Multifactor ANOVA 7.4 Fixed, Mixed and Random Models 7.5 Summary 8. Studies with Multiple Observations for Each Subject: Repeated-Measures and Multivariate Analyses 8.1 Randomized Block ANOVA: An Introduction to Repeated Measures Designs 8.2 Independent Groups versus Repeated Measures 8.3 Complexities in Estimating Power in Repeated-Measures Designs 8.4 Mixed Designs: Split Plot Factorial ANOVA 8.4.1 Estimating Power for a Split Plot Factorial ANOVA 8.5 Power for Within-Subject vs. Between-Subject Factors 8.6 Split-Plot Designs with Multiple Repeated-Measures Factors 8.7 The Multivariate Analysis of Variance 8.8 Summary 9. Power Analysis for Multilevel Studies 9.1 What do Multilevel Analyses Tell You? 9.2 The Multilevel Equation 9.3 Are Multilevel Models Necessary? – The Intraclass Correlation 9.4 An Illustration of Multilevel Analysis 9.5 Remember, It’s All Regression 9.6 Effect Sizes in Multilevel Analysis 9.6.1 R code for obtaining R2 and pseudo-R2 estimates 9.7 Power for What? 9.8 Using Changes in Model Fit as a Basis for Power Analysis in Multilevel Modeling 9.9 R code for calculating critical chi squared values and power for minimum-effect comparisons of models 9.10 Sample Size – Some General Guidance 9.11 Summary 10. The Implications of Power Analyses 10.1 Tests of the Traditional Null Hypothesis 10.2 Tests of Minimum-Effect Hypotheses 10.2.1 Type I Errors in Minimum-Effect Tests Revisited 10.2.2 Statistical Power and the Replication Crisis 10.3 Power Analysis: Benefits, Costs, and Implications for Hypothesis Testing 10.4 Direct Benefits of Power Analysis 10.4.1 Is HARKing a Serious Problem? 10.5 Indirect Benefits of Power Analysis 10.6 Costs Associated With Power Analysis 10.7 Implications of Power Analysis: Can Power be too High? 10.8 Summary 11. Appendix A – Translating Statistics into F and PV Values 12 Appendix B - One Stop F Table 13. Appendix C- One Stop PV Table 14. Appendix D – dferr Needed for Power of .80 for Nil and Minimum-Effect Hypothesis Tests
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Psychology of Collective Narcissism
Book SynopsisThe Psychology of Collective Narcissism is a ground-breaking text that presents a new theory of collective narcissism, a belief that exaggerated greatness of one's own group should be but is not sufficiently appreciated by others.The book presents this concept against the background of social identity theory and research. It explores antecedent as well as social and political consequences of collective narcissism. The author discusses how this burgeoning theory and research can help to elucidate a wide range of psychological dynamics involved in pressing societal issues, such as the declining appeal of democracy, increasing populism, decreasing social solidarity, increasing societal polarization and prejudice, intergroup hostility and political violence, social inequality, and fake news and belief in conspiracy theories. Also referring to societal problems exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, this highly topical work explores socially shared beliefs as risk factors Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroduction: Psychology of collective narcissism How does narcissism become collective? ‘Dark side of ingroup love’: Collective narcissism and ingroup identification National narcissism, nationalism, and patriotism Collective narcissism, intergroup threat, and intergroup hate Collective narcissism and prejudice: Politics of hate Collective narcissism and social exclusion Collective narcissism of populism ‘Revolutionaries in reverse’: Collective narcissism and political orientation Collective narcissism and pursuit of equality ‘To the point of irrationality’: Collective narcissism and conspiracy theories
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Taylor & Francis Identity and Digital Communication
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive text explores the relationship between identity, subjectivity and digital communication, providing a strong starting point for understanding how fast-changing communication technologies, platforms, applications and practices have an impact on how we perceive ourselves, others, relationships and bodies. Drawing on critical studies of identity, behaviour and representation, Identity and Digital Communication demonstrates how identity is shaped and understood in the context of significant and ongoing shifts in online communication. Chapters cover a range of topics including advances in social networking, the development of deepfake videos, intimacies of everyday communication, the emergence of cultures based on algorithms, the authenticities of TikTok and online communicationâs setting as a site for hostility and hate speech. Throughout the text, author Rob Cover shows how the formation and curation of self-identity is increasingly performed and Table of Contents1. Identities: subjectivity and selfhood in a digital world 2. Interactivities: performativity, social media and online participation 3. Bodies: digital corporeality and identity 4. Simulacras: the evolution of the deepfake 5. Geographies: globalisation and re-nationalisation of digital communication 6. Hostilities: trolling, hate speech and exclusion in digital settings 7. Agencies: algorithms, choices and artificial decision-making 8. Authenticities: TikTok and the perception of authentic identities 9. Futures: the self in development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Navigating AAC
Book SynopsisSpeech and Language Therapists are assumed to have a knowledge of AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication). The reality is that, unless they have had a student clinical placement in this field, they will qualify with very little experience in this area.This book is an approachable guide to AAC and covers the various types, including paper-based and voice-output communication aids. There is guidance on how to assess a person who might need AAC, and how to work collaboratively with those who support the person on a daily basis. The author discusses the importance of core vocabulary alongside a personalised vocabulary. There are pointers for referring to specialised services, signposting families to alternative sources of funding, and making a business case for buying AAC equipment.Written by an expert in the field, this book provides tips and strategies for SLTs who are brand new to AAC, as well as experienced clinicians wanting to gain further confidence in workTable of Contents1. What is AAC? Assessing for AAC2. How to introduce the idea of AAC3. Everyone on board4. Get to know the person 5. Assess, don’t guess!6. The foundations for AAC 7. A consistent 'yes' or 'no'8. Assessing for access methodSupporting the AAC user9. Input before output 10. Multi-modal communication11. Modelling AAC to a child12. Communication partner trainingAAC solutions13. Makaton signs14. Objects of reference15. Introducing symbols for choice-making16. Symbol sets17. Communication boards18. Communication books 19. PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)20. Visual supports21. Alphabet charts22. Partner-assisted auditory scanning23. Eye-pointing and E-Tran frames24. Single message VOCAs25. Multiple message VOCAs26. AAC apps27. Computer and tablet VOCAs28. Eye-gaze technology29. Voice-banking and message-banking30. Communication passportsBuilding language skills with AAC31. Core and fringe vocabulary32. Personalising the vocabulary33. Building vocabulary skills34. Building phrases and sentences 35. Communication functions 36. Conversation clubLiteracy, learning and AAC37. Symbols or text?38. Assessing literacy39. Teaching literacy40. Access to the curriculum Advocacy and AAC41. Talking Mats42. Mental capacity and making decisions43. Safeguarding and AAC AAC and access to the world44. Multi-media and environmental controls 45. AAC competencies46. Setting objectivesFunding for AAC47. Specialist AAC assessment48. Other funding streams49. A business case for AAC resources50. Continuing professional development
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Recognising and Responding to Animal Emotion in a
Book SynopsisHow is it that depending on the setting, the same cat can be perceived as a homeless annoyance, a potential research subject or a thinking and feeling family member? The answer is bound up in our perception of non-human animals' capacity to experience emotions, and this book draws on contemporary evidence-based research, observations, interviews and anecdotal case scenarios to explore the growing knowledge base around animal emotion. Acknowledging that animals can experience feelings directly affects the way that they are perceived and treated in many settings, and the author explores the implications when humans apply or ignore this knowledge selectively between species and within species. This information is presented within the unique context of a proposed hierarchy of perceived non-human animals'' emotional abilities (often based on human interpretation of the animal's emotional capacity), with examples of how this manifests at an emotional, spiritual and moral level. ITable of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1—The need for orderChapter 2—Zoological Emotional ScaleChapter 3—Consciousness, sentience and emotionChapter 4—Family love or instinct?Chapter 5—Anthropomorphism or emotion?Chapter 6—Grief and stressChapter 7—Awareness of deathChapter 8—Spirituality and experiential consciousnessChapter 9—Spirituality and cultureChapter 10—Animal morality and moral standingChapter 11—Moral standing and animal welfareChapter 12—Moral standing and human needsChapter 13—Companion animals and emotionChapter 14—Conclusion: The need to listen
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Singular Selves
Book SynopsisThis book examines, for perhaps the first time, singlehood at the intersections of race, media, language, culture, literature, space, health, and life satisfaction. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach, borrowing from sociology, literary studies, medical humanities, race studies, linguistics, demographic studies, and critical geography to understand singlehood in the world today.This collection of essays aims to establish the discipline of Singles Studies, finding new ways of examining it from various disciplinary and cultural perspectives. It begins with laying the field and then moves on to critically look at how race has shaped the way we understand singlehood in the West and how class, age, gender, privilege, and the media play a role in shaping singlehood. It argues for a need for increased interdisciplinarity within the field, for example, analyzing singlehood from the perspective of medical humanities. The volume also explores the role workplace, living arrangementsTrade Review“Singular Selves, crucially underscoring that singleness is a viable way of being which deserves further scholarly attention, is a timely, vibrant, and politically engaged collection that promises to make a vital contribution to the growing interdisciplinary field of Singles Studies.”Anthea Taylor, Associate Professor, Gender and Cultural Studies, The University of Sydney, Australia“I am very excited to see this volume come to life documenting such an important conference and representing so many different perspectives on singlehood. My hope is this book will stimulate the increasing research interest that the study of singlehood deserves.”Geoff Macdonald, PhD, Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, Canada“In this ground-breaking collection of essays, Ketaki Chowkhani and Craig Wynne provide a foundation for Singles Studies and a roadmap for future analysis. With the increasing number of single people around the world, this book offers a fascinating, timely, and interdisciplinary look at how singlehood is viewed in a variety of contexts. Singular Selves is a major contribution to the study of singlehood and promises to become a classic work in this developing field of research and practice.”Prof Naomi Cahn, Research Professor in Democracy and Equity, University of Virginia School of Law, USATable of ContentsList of Figures ixList of Tables xList of Contributors xiAcknowledgments xvIntroduction 1Ketaki Chowkhani and Craig WynnePART ILaying the Field 91 Changing Thinking, Changing Language, Changing Lives: The Power and Promise of Singles Studies 11Bella DePaulo2 What We Talk about When We (Don’t) Talk about Singlehood 21Adriana Savu3 Single (Never Married), Black, and Middle Class by the Numbers 40Kris Marsh and Olivia JamesPART IISinglehood, Media, and Literature 574 Singlehood and Valentine’s Day: A Study of Discursive Representations and Emotions in the Media 59Saumya Sharma5 “New Uncertainties and Fresh Concessions”: Edith Wharton’s Ambivalent Single Fictions of Middle Age 77Katherine A. Fama6 Unwitting W;t: A Case Study in the Relationship between Literary Stereotypes and Real-Life Discrimination 92Joan DelFattore7 The Single Woman’s Thousand Shapes of Love in Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse 104Elizabeth FoulkePART IIISinglehood, Space, and Well-Being 1178 Japanese Singles and Solo-Life 119Laura Dales and Nora Kottmann9 Singles in the Workplace: Benefits and Challenges 138Elyakim Kislev10 Exploring Satisfaction with Singlehood among DiverseGroups of Singles 151Dominika OchnikAfterword 169Sarah LambIndex 175
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Taylor & Francis Supervision in Speech and Language Therapy
Book SynopsisSupervision plays a central role in supporting professional practice, practitioner wellbeing, clinical governance and client safety. This anthology, designed as a collection of possibilities rather than a definitive guide, offers a window into a less visible and rarely discussed aspect of practice. Contributors draw on first-hand encounters of supervision to share insights from both professional and public perspectives. These span practice contexts from pre-registration to qualified and into advanced clinical practice and management roles. The accounts include individual, team, multi-professional, independent and public sector experiences within and beyond the speech and language therapy profession. This book: Broadens the discourse and deepens understanding about supervision theory and practice Explores multiple formats and contrasting approaches to lay bare differences in the enactment of supervision as well as variations in underlying assumptions and real-lif
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Pediatric Psychogastroenterology
Book SynopsisBringing together international experts in psychological and behavioural treatments for pediatric gastrointestinal symptoms, this book provides detailed, evidence-based protocols targeting gastrointestinal distress and associated mental health concerns for patients and their families. The first consolidated resource on the topic, Pediatric Psychogastroenterology gives mental health professionals access to the most up to date clinical knowledge and practice. Taking a holistic approach, it guides the reader on the treatment and care of pediatric gastrointestinal patients, as well as how to work with and support children's parents and families. The book is structured around symptom presentation and common challenges, enabling the reader to focus quickly on the area of need. Each chapter includes clinical pearls of wisdom and 62 developmentally appropriate worksheets for patients and their families to facilitate treatment, available for download.This pTrade Review‘The current book is the first to provide comprehensive information needed for any mental health professional entering the field or established providers looking for an update on recent practices and approaches. This book is a pleasure to read and will be an invaluable resource for any mental health care provider encountering youth with GI issues.’ Professor Carlo Di Lorenzo, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, USA.‘Van Tilburg, Reed and Knowles have assembled an all-star cast that will make this book pivotal to current clinical care of disorders of gut-brain interaction in both health and disease and provide the basis for future research in the field!’ Professor Benjamin D. Gold, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Site for Improve Care Now (ICN), Past President, North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (NASPGHAN), USA. ‘What has become clear is the importance of the relationship between pediatric gastroenterologists and psychologists who collaborate on the care of so many patients. But, for that to happen seamlessly, they need to speak the same language and share a common knowledge base. This book will become the standard road atlas for that communication. It so nicely facilitates a mutual understanding of the complexities of the patients we share. Psychogastroenterology is a tour de force that will quickly become required reading.’ Professor Jeffrey S. Hyams, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, USA. ‘This is a must-have practical and essential resource for health professionals providing care to children with gastrointestinal (GI) conditions.’ Professor Tonya M. Palermo, Seattle Children's Research Institute, University of Washington, USA. Table of ContentsPart 1: Introduction to pediatric gastrointestinal physiology and conditions, the brain-gut axis, and working within health care teams 1. Gastrointestinal anatomy and physiology 2. Stress, psychological factors, and the brain-gut axis 3. Common gastrointestinal conditions in pediatrics 4. Medical procedures/testing in pediatric gastroenterology 5. Helping youth manage medical procedures 6. Case conceptualization and assessment 7. Collaborative, multidisciplinary treatment 8. Working with parents and primary caregivers 9. Caring for youth and families with complex medical and psychosocial concerns Part 2: Psychological approaches in pediatric Psychogastroenterology 10. Feeding difficulties: Introduction 11. Feeding difficulties: Food refusal 12. Feeding difficulties: Food selectivity 13. Feeding difficulties: Difficulty swallowing and the fear of aversive consequences 14. Nausea and vomiting 15. Pain disorders: Introduction, assessment, and psychophysiology 16. Pain disorders interventions: Cognitive behavior therapy & Acceptance and commitment therapy 17. Pain disorder interventions: Hypnotherapy 18. Constipation and soiling: Infant/toddler 19. Constipation and soiling: Children and adolescents Part 3: Transition and future challenges in pediatric Psychogastroenterology 20. Chronic illness adjustment and transition 21. Supervision and future challenges in pediatric psychogastroenterology
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Taylor & Francis The New Critical Thinking
This book aims to improve real-world critical thinking.Traditional critical thinking texts neglect two crucial facts. First, as psychologists have shown, many of our mistakes are caused not by faulty formal reasoning but because we bypass it in favor of intuitive, often unreliable heuristics. Second, good critical thinking requires not only the proper assessment of inference but also of our premises: the evaluation of information sources is of fundamental importance, especially in this internet era of fake news and politicized science.This highly innovative text is psychologically informed, both in its diagnosis of inferential errors and in teaching students how to watch out for, and circumnavigate, their natural intellectual blind spots. It also incorporates insights from epistemology and philosophy of science to formulate best practices for assessing information sources on the internet and other media. The result is a practical, hands-on primer for real-world critica
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Psychology of Insecurity
Book SynopsisInsecurity is an inevitable part of being human. Although life is insecure for every organism, humans alone are burdened by knowing that this is so. This ground-breaking volume features contributions by leading international researchers exploring the social psychology of insecurity and how existential, metaphysical, and social uncertainty influence human social behaviour.Chapters in the book investigate the psychological origins of insecurity, evolutionary theorizing about the functions of insecurity, the motivational strategies people adopt to manage insecurity, self-regulation strategies, the role of insecurity in the formation and maintenance of social relationships, and the influence of insecurity and uncertainty on the organization of larger social systems and public affairs. The chapters also discuss how insecurity influences many areas of contemporary social life, highlighting the applied implications of this line of research. Topics covered include the role of Table of ContentsPart 1: The Nature and Sources of Insecurity 1. Understanding the Psychology of Insecurity: Evolutionary, Cognitive, and Cultural Perspectives 2. The Evolution of Insecurity 3. The Interactive Role of Death, Uncertainty, and the Loss of Shared Reality on Societal and Individual Insecurity 4. The Uncertainty Challenge: Escape It, Embrace It 5. Insecurity Can Be Beneficial: Reflections on Adaptive Strategies for Diverse Trade-off Settings Part II: Managing Individual Insecurity 6. The Arc of Dissonance: From Drive to Uncertainty 7. Persuasion as a Sop to Insecurity 8. Self-Handicapping in the Face of Uncertainty: The Paradox That Most Certainly Is 9. Strategy, Trust, and Freedom in an Uncertain World 10. Seeking Moral Meaning in Misfortune: Assigning Blame, Without Regard for Causation Part III: The Role of Insecurity in Social Relationships 11. Attachment Security and Coping with Existential Concerns: Studying Security Dynamics in Dyadic, Group, Sociopolitical, and Spiritual/Religious Relationships 12. Beyond Dyadic Interdependence: Romantic Relationships in an Uncertain Social World 13. Adult Attachment Insecurity During the COVID Pandemic: Heightened Insecurity and Its Undoing 14. Social Identity Dynamics in the Face of Overwhelming Uncertainty 15. From Individual Insecurity to Collective Security: The Group Survival Motivation Part IV: The Role of Insecurity and Uncertainty in Politics and Public Life 16. Trust in Social Institutions: The Role of Informational and Personal Uncertainty 17. The Politics of Insecurity: How Uncertainty Promotes Populism and Tribalism 18. Uncertainty, Academic Radicalization, and the Erosion of Social Science Credibility 19. Escape from uncertainty: To conspiracy theories and pseudoscience 20. Feelings of Insecurity as Drivers of Anti-Establishment Sentiments
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Taylor & Francis Fundamentals and Frontiers of Medical Education
Book SynopsisFundamentals and Frontiers of Medical Education and Decision-Making brings together international experts to consider the theoretical, practical, and sociocultural foundations of health professions education. In this volume, the authors review the foundational theories that have informed the early transition to competency-based education. Moving beyond these monolithic models, the authors draw from learning and psychological sciences to provide a means to operationalize competencies. The chapters cover fundamental topics including the transition from novices to experts, the development of psychomotor skills in surgery, the role of emotion and metacognition in decision-making, and how practitioners and laypeople represent and communicate health information. Each section provides chapters that integrate and advance our understanding of health professions education and decision- making. Grounded in psychological science, this book highlights the fundamental issues faced by healthcare professionals, and the frontiers of learning and decision-making. It is important reading for a wide audience of healthcare professionals, healthcare administrators, as well as researchers in judgment and decision-making.
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Taylor & Francis The Routledge International Handbook of Dialectical Thinking
The Routledge International Handbook of Dialectical Thinking is a landmark volume offering a multi-disciplinary compendium of the research, theory and practice that defines dialectical thinking, its importance and how it develops over the lifespan.For the first time, this handbook brings together theory and research on dialectical thinking as a psychological phenomenon from early childhood through the human lifespan. Grounding dialectical thinking in multiple philosophical traditions stemming from antiquity, it explores current psychological models of such thought patterns and shows how these can be applied in everyday life and across multiple disciplines, including philosophy, physics, mathematics and international relations. The handbook explains the nature of dialectical thinking, why it is important and how it can be developed in children and in adults. It concludes with a final chapter depicting a discussion among the authors, exploring the question how could di
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Working with the Brain in Psychology
Book SynopsisWorking with the Brain in Psychology: Considering Careers in Neuropsychology seeks to assist students in their career exploration, by introducing them early, in the contemplative stage of career planning, to the fascinating speciality of psychology known as neuropsychology. The text spends considerable time differentiating neuropsychology from alternative career paths, and provides personal accounts, contributions from neuropsychologists in various settings, and case examples of different patient populations to illustrate what it is like to train to become and work as a neuropsychologist.This text begins by describing what neuropsychology is, how it is situated within psychology, and for whom it could be a good fit. Suggestions are provided about how to engage in self-assessment in order to help choose a career. It goes on to review over a dozen similar and overlapping careers to illustrate how neuropsychology stands out. Quotes by professional neuropsychologists briTrade Review"We wish this book had been there to share with all those curious minds that we have taught who wondered about the brain. This book is a necessary companion for both students interested in psychology's fastest-growing and most exciting specialty, clinical neuropsychology, and all of us that want to provide direction and wisdom about the wonders of the brain and the many opportunities for careers that accompany a vocation dedicated to the brain and those afflicted with brain disease."Antonio E. Puente, Ph.D., ABN, AAPdN, Past-president, American Psychological Association, Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina Wilmington andAntonio N. Puente, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, George Washington University"Drs. Schaefer and Bertisch have filled a void in American education by targeting an intriguing STEM career in clinical neuropsychology as an aspirational goal for high school and for undergraduate college students. The authors have performed a masterful job in providing a detailed and systematic pathway to eventual success in this pursuit at a stage in student’s educational development often devoid of specific guidance. This book not only will be invaluable to students and to their families, it will have the extended benefit of opening a pipeline for qualified professionals to treat the many health and behavioral problems confronting our society across the lifespan from childhood through advanced age."Allan Yozawitz, Ph.D., ABPP-CN, Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology, Fellow, American Psychological Association "Schaefer & Bertisch have created an accessible and illuminating guide! Working with the Brain in Psychology: Considering Careers in Neuropsychology is engaging, clear, and covers an extensive range of topics. This is an essential book for any student considering career paths in clinical fields. It is an especially valuable resource for faculty and academic advisors to share with their students. The optimism, candor, and balanced perspective in this guide will allow readers to return to this book often as they develop their careers."Barbara J. Luka, Ph.D., Psychology & Integrative Neuroscience Academic Advisor, Binghamton UniversityTable of Contents1. What is Neuropsychology and How Do I Know if it’s the Career for Me? 2. Deciding Between Related Career Paths. 3. What do Neuropsychologists Do and Where Are They Found? 4. What Kinds of Patients do Neuropsychologists See? 5. How to Become a Neuropsychologist. 6. Potential Difficulties and Challenges with a Career in Neuropsychology. 7. Summary and Future Directions. 8. Glossary.
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Taylor & Francis The Persistence of Melancholia in Arts and
Book SynopsisThis book explores the history and continuing relevance of melancholia as an amorphous but richly suggestive theme in literature, music, and visual culture, as well as philosophy and the history of ideas. Inspired by Albrecht DÃrerâs engraving Melencolia I (1514)âthe first visual representation of artistic melancholyâthis volume brings together contributions by scholars from a variety of disciplines. Topics include: Melencolia I and its reception; how melancholia inhabits landscapes, soundscapes, figures and objects; melancholia in medical and psychological contexts; how melancholia both enables and troubles artistic creation; and Sigmund Freudâs essay Mourning and Melancholia (1917).Table of ContentsIntroduction: The Persistence of Melancholia[Andrea Bubenik]Part I: Resonances of Melencolia I (1514) 1. Temporal Turbulence: In Praise of Anachronism[Mieke Bal]2. Between the Angel and the Dog: Dürer’s Melancholy Community [Drew Daniel]Part II: Objects of Melancholia3. Musical Responses to Dürer’s Melencolia I[Denis Collins]4. The Shape of Things to Come: The Melancholy of Dürer’s Polyhedron[Andrea Bubenik]5. The Eyes, Brain and Heart of the Viewer: Love Melancholy & Renaissance Portraiture[Laurinda Dixon]Part III: Landscapes of Melancholia6. The Melancholic Horizon in Australian Art[Allison Holland]7. Sebald’s ‘Under the Sign of Saturn’ and English Hauntology[Rex Butler]Part IV: Politics and Morals of Melancholia8. Melancholia’s Mirror: Moral Conscience in Australian Art[Sally Butler]9. Against a Melancholic Art History: The Afterlife of Images[Chari Larsson]10. After the End: Melancholia and the Politics of Time[Amelia Barikin]Conclusion: Melancholia: Past, Present, Future?[Michael Ann Holly]
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Taylor & Francis Ltd How to be Resilient in Your Career
Book SynopsisThis book shares vital career advice to help professionals navigate common internally disruptive career experiences such as harassment and bullying, imposter syndrome, membership in an underrepresented group, toxic workplaces, discrimination, and more. Dr. Helen Ofosu draws on twenty years of helping employers acquire talent and coaching professionals through difficult career choices to unpack these layered and complicated issues in an easy-to-follow way. Dealing with the dark side of management, the book outlines various issues that can occur in the workplace, or during a person's career journey, and offers practical advice on how to overcome these obstacles and setbacks. Using her considerable HR experience, Dr. Ofosu also offers coveted insights from the employer's point of view. For people who have already tried other options to resolve their complicated career issues, this book offers an essential guide that equips readers with a knowledge base to make informed decisionsTrade Review"Dr. Ofosu integrates knowledge from years of study, professional thriving and lived experience into her work. The relevance of her book cannot be timelier. She brings heart, brains, and guts to her book and makes me proud of my profession." Dr. Tatijana Busic, Ph.D., C.Psych, Clinical and Organizational Psychologist"This is the book we’ve been waiting for! Dr. Ofosu has a deeper understanding and wider breadth than most of her peers. She unfurls sensitive and complex issues, integrating them into a digestible and progressive manner to guide employers and employees." Esther Schvan, M.A., Career Development and Transition Coach"As a former executive, I see tremendous value in this book if/when employees hit rough patches at work. This will also be a great toolkit for leaders and HR professionals who aspire to be more modern and inclusive." Tina Walter, M.A., Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant"This is a valuable resource for employees working in organizations where problematic and traumatizing behaviours are rampant. Clinicians who help clients cope with these situations and their fallout will also appreciate this book."Kafui Sawyer, Registered Psychotherapist, Trauma Consultant, Founder and Executive Director of Joy Health and Research Centre."Dr. Ofosu explores important yet overlooked career issues and addresses ‘the elephant in the boardroom’ highlighting the challenges that racialized communities face in their careers. She provides thoughtful and practical information to help people avoid or bounce back from career-related adversity."Dr. Janet Mantler, Associate Professor, Organizational Psychology, Carleton University, USATable of ContentsIntroduction1. Psychometric Testing2. Underemployment or Being Overqualified3. The Impostor Syndrome4. Bullying, Harassment, and Discrimination5. Navigating Professional Boundaries6. Toxic Workplaces7. Identity Is Complex8. The Importance of Networking, Mentorship ... and Diligence9. Workplace Scapegoats and the Glass Cliff10. Avoiding and Coping with Burnout at Work11. When It’s Time to Change JobsConclusionReferences/Further ReadingAbout the Author
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Taylor & Francis Phenomenology of Broken Habits
Book SynopsisThis volume explores the phenomenology of broken habits and their affective, social, and involuntary dimensions. It shows how disruptive experiences impact self-understanding and social embeddedness.The chapters in this volume investigate the epistemic and existential relevance of breakdown of habits and the corresponding kinds of self-understanding available to the agent. The first part focuses on the double-sidedness of habitual life. On the one hand, habits allow us to arrange and navigate in a familiar home world; on the other hand, habits can take hold of us in such a way that we lose our sense of autonomy. The contributors argue that habitual agency is structurally carried by a dynamic that entails both freedom and necessity. As habits enable us to inhabit and thus acquire a world, they also affectively provide a texture and a background for our feeling at home in the world. The chapters in Part 2 focus on the breakdowns of our habitual social and technological life forms and the phenomenology of their affective texture. History and habitual learning are sedimented in our body memory and in our language, and these sedimented layers are partly out of our direct control. Part 3 focuses on the structural openness of habits in relating to oneâs past and oneâs traumatic experiences. Part 4 reflects on the ways in which we might become aware of and thus transform or appropriate our culturally given habits.Phenomenology of Broken Habits will appeal to researchers and advanced students working in phenomenology, philosophy of mind, and philosophy of psychology.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Occupational Therapy for Children with DME or
Book SynopsisChildren with high learning potential or giftedness have remarkable potential. Despite this, these children can struggle to participate in everyday life because of a range of needs that are sometimes misunderstood, overlooked or not adequately addressed, leading to underachievement and, in turn, low self-esteem. Needs that, in many cases, paediatric occupational therapists are best suited to address.The practical resource offered in the book, the DME-C approach, is a tried-and-tested approach to help children who have challenges relating to their high learning potential, as well as sensory processing differences, unhelpful thought patterns and self-regulation. It draws on the heart of occupational therapy that considers the whole profile of the child, actively caters to the unique profiles of children with dual or multiple exceptionality (DME) or twice exceptionality (2e), and guides therapists towards therapy provision that is strengths-based and achieves favourable outcomesTrade Review"Mariza Ferreira and Rebecca Howell have provided a masterclass in inclusive practice for occupational therapists. Their holistic DME-C approach is endorsed by families for its life-changing impact, particularly for children with ‘spiky profiles’ where it can be difficult to determine the most effective therapeutic interventions. Radiating the spirit of occupational therapy, this book moves beyond labels to focus on practical solutions, such as the Ten Golden Nuggets, helping therapists to identify and support children with DME as a routine part of their professional practice. This book is a must-read for every occupational therapist." - Professor Adam Boddison OBE, Co-author of The School Handbook for DME"An essential handbook for occupational therapists working with or interested in working with children who demonstrate characteristics of DME/2e! Written collaboratively by expert DME/2e practitioners, this comprehensive book guides the therapist through clearly structured chapters with detailed information on the identification of DME/2e with easy to use checklists, and tried and tested intervention techniques. Utilising the 10 Golden Nuggets with the 4 Essential Components of the DME-C therapy approach provides the therapist with skills to deliver holistic therapy that embraces the child as an equal partner in the process. I wish this book had been published before I retired!" - Sue Davis, Retired Independent Paediatric Occupational Therapist"This is a breakthrough book which offers a practical framework and simple steps to both identify Dual and Multiple Exceptionality and to supplement current professional OT practice to address appropriately the specific issues these children and young people face. Not only that, but I believe that every professional across the practice spectrum, parent/carer and teacher should be aware of the approach outlined in this book. Used in the right way, it could have a major impact on issues ranging from school phobia to behavioural issues at home or in the classroom; mental health challenges to issues related to underachievement and beyond." - Denise Yates, Author of Parenting Dual Exceptional Children and co author of The School Handbook for Dual and Multiple ExceptionalityTable of ContentsForeword1. Introduction2. High Learning Potential / Giftedness3. Dual or Multiple Exceptionality (DME) / Twice Exceptionality (2e)4. DME / Twice Exceptionality and Occupational Therapy5. DME / Twice Exceptionality and Sensory Processing Differences6. The DME-C Approach Foundation: The 10 Golden Nuggets7. The DME-C Approach Four Walls: The 4 Essential Components8. Making DME/2e Part of Everyday Occupational Therapy Work9. Case Studies10. Resources for Further HelpGlossaryIndex
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Social Psychology of Tolerance
Book SynopsisThis highly topical book is the first of its kind to provide a comprehensive theoretical and empirical discussion of the social psychology of tolerance, exploring the importance and drawbacks of a focus on tolerance and discussing how tolerance can be stimulated in a range of contexts.The importance of tolerance for a diverse, equal, and open society is increasingly recognized by social and behavioural scientists. When people are aware of salient differences and disagree about the value of various viewpoints and ways of life, the question of tolerance arises. Not only in relation to religious, cultural, ideological, and viewpoint differences but also concerning everyday things such as annoying habits of one's partner, the views and behaviour of one's children, disagreements at work, and neighbourhood hassles. Verkuyten uses concrete examples to discuss the various reasons for why tolerance is vital for peaceful communities, especially in our increasingly diverse and polarizedTable of Contents1. Introduction: Diversity and tolerance 2. Why tolerance matters 3. The meaning of tolerance 4. Tolerance and prejudice 5. Practicing tolerance 6. The boundaries of tolerance 7. A slippery slope, threats, and changes 8. Being tolerated 9. The indispensability of tolerance
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Lateral Solutions to Mathematical Problems
Book SynopsisLateral Solutions to Mathematical Problems offers a fresh approach to mathematical problem solving via lateral thinking. Lateral thinking has long been used informally by good mathematics teachers and lecturers to spice up their material and interest their students in the more artistic aspects of mathematical problem solving. In this book, the author attempts to carry out this process formally, with reference to specific, non-technical problems that are easily understood and explained at an intermediate level.This book is appropriate for interested high school students, undergraduates and postgraduates, looking for relief from technical material and also looking for insight into the methodology of mathematics; for teachers and lecturers looking for a novel approach to course material; and anyone interested in both mathematics and lateral thinking.Table of ContentsProblems and Solutions Number Theory. Primes and Divisibility. Geometry. Trigonometry. Probability. Combinatorics. Dissections. Matchsticks and Coins. Logic. Maxima and Minima. Calculus and Analysis. A Mixed Bag.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Foundations of Sensation and Perception
Book SynopsisFoundations of Sensation and Perception offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the science of sensation and perception. It covers all the human senses and answers many questions, such as why movies are so convincing, how ventriloquism works, why things sound different as you get older and why you may feel ill in an aircraft or sea vessel.Full of illustrations and graphs that bring concepts to life, the textbook covers vision, hearing, balance, touch, pain, smell and taste. It discusses each sensory system through its fundamental neuroscience, major perceptual qualities and underlying coding principles. Each chapter includes reflective questions, key terms and information boxes and chapter summaries. Each chapter ends with a tutorial section which introduces more advanced areas of study in an accessible way (including measurement of light and Fourier analysis) as well as topics outside of the mainstream of sensation (including music perception, cTrade Review"This 4th edition shows again how well George Mather is on top of new developments, linking it with a critical eye to the important work of the past. This version will secure that Foundations of Sensation and Perception keeps the status as one of the best introductions to the field of perception, for starting as well as advanced students of Perception. It also has lots to tell to a wider audience, in particular to those that work in applied domains where the senses play an important, if not decisive, role." -- Frans Verstraten, the University of Sydney, Australia"Mather’s Foundations of Sensation and Perception has always delivered high quality support for any budding student of vision, hearing, balance, touch, taste and smell. This new edition brings the subject matter bang up to date, blending traditional approaches with tutorials on each chapter, top and tailed with abstracts and summaries. Delivered with commanding ease, essential details and comparisons of investigative tools, theories and experiments inform and enrich the student’s journey of discovery into the bewildering complexities of what it is to be a sensory being. My bookshelf will not be without this new edition." -- Timothy S. Meese, College of Health and Life Sciences, Aston University, UK"This new edition is an excellent choice for introductory as well as advanced courses and has the breadth and depth to serve as a basic reference for all. The additions covering neural network approaches, body senses and vision make this a timely, comprehensive, and well-structured text. The book takes us through the mechanisms of sensation and perception and shows how they offer immediate and tangible access to the workings of the brain." -- Patrick Cavanagh, Emeritus Professor, Harvard University, USA, and Université Paris Cité, France. Senior Research Fellow, York University, CanadaTable of Contents1. Essentials 2. Light and the Eye 3. Visual Neuroscience 4. Early Spatial Vision 5. Seeing Depth 6. Seeing Motion 7. Seeing Colour 8. Recognition 9. Sound and Auditory Neuroscience 10. Hearing 11. Balance 12. Somatosensation and Body Sense 13. The Chemical Senses 14. Multisensory Integration
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Early Psychological Research Contributions from
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