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Book SynopsisThis book considers ethics as a practical discipline at the heart of decisions, reasoning, shaping, and ordering organizations. Both engaging and accessible, it offers effective suggestions for selecting and developing ethical leaders and invites readers to self-reflect and understand how to build ethical cultures within their organizations and beyond.Examining the many characteristics of ethical leadership, including love and authenticity, the book uses factual evidence to explore both its positive and negative characteristics. It offers readers an in-depth insight into how ethical decision making can help determine the right thing to do, supported by directly applicable ethical lessons that help leaders become more conscious going forward. The authors provide concrete suggestions for action, as well as ways to develop and understand what is needed to become an ethical leader. Each chapter encourages readers to reflect on their own experiences, as well as engage in discussio

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Book SynopsisLeadership has never been more important â and divisive â than it is today. The idea and discourse of the leader remains a critical factor in organizational and societal performance, but there is evident tension between the persistent focus on the critical importance of individual leaders and the increasing emphasis on collective leadership. The Routledge Companion to Leadership provides a survey of the contentious and dynamic discipline of leadership.This collection covers key themes in the field, including advances in leadership theory, leadership in a range of contexts and geographies, leadership failure, leadership process, and leadership development. Topics range from micro studies to wider political analyses of leadership, taking in unusual but important aspects such as portrayals of leadership in architecture, media, and science fiction. Contributions from 61 internationally renowned authors from 16 countries make available the full range of perspectives, approaTrade Review"Today, there is no shortage of encyclopedias and handbooks on leadership. Yet this excellent collection of chapters, co-edited by a team of accomplished leadership scholars from various fields, marks a most welcome and important addition to the international literature. While too often editors leave the crucial task of developing meaningful distinctions between, for example, conceptualizing, practicing and evaluating leadership, to their readers, this companion does a marvelous job ofbringing clarity, structure and perspective to a burgeoning field that has become notorious for its elusiveness. A truly indispensable resource."Ludger Helms, University of Innsbruck, Austria"This comprehensive book of leadership essays is an important addition to our understanding of this crucial element of social, economic and political organization in every society. Sophisticated in its framing, wide-ranging in its focus, this a book that will be useful for every student of leadership, regardless of their field."Stanley Renshon, City University of New York, USA"Covering a wide range of topics and written by experts in the field, this collection will be a valuable resource to all students of leadership looking for the most up-to-date and challenging thinking concerning this ubiquitous yet illusive phenomenon."Donna Ladkin, Plymouth University, UK"A ‘Companion’ is defined as someone with whom one spends a lot of time and with whom one travels. I anticipate that leadership educators and researchers throughout the world will relish the opportunity to travel intellectually in the company of the most interesting and provocative contemporary leadership thinkers who are gathered together in this intriguing volume."Brad Jackson, Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandTable of ContentsIntroduction John Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich Part I: Conceptualising Leadership Introduction John Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich 1. What is Leadership: Person, result, position, or process, or all or none of these? Keith Grint, Owain Smolovik Jones and Clare Holt 2. Recognizing and Realizing the Market Value of Leadership Dave Ulrich & Justin Allen 3. Beyond the Hero-Leader: Leadership by Collectives Viviane Sergi, Jean-Louis-Denis and Ann Langley 4. Understanding Leadership in the Face of Crisis and Uncertainty David E. Rast, III and Michael A. Hogg Part II: Studying Leadership Introduction John Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich 5. Studying Leadership: Taking meaning, relationality and ideology seriously Mats Alvesson 6. Instead of angels: Leaders, leadership and longue durée Peter Gronn 7. Critical Perspectives on Leadership Studies Scott Taylor and Jackie Ford 8. Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Leadership Irma Rybnikova 9. Leadership and Power Brigid Carroll and Josh Firth 10. Followership in Context Mary Uhl-Bien and Melissa Carsten 11. Leadership Succession in Politics and Business Fredrik Bynander and Paul ‘t Hart 12. Leadership in Interaction Magnus Larsson Part III: Practising Leadership Introduction John Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich 13. Politics in Leadership Jean Hartley 14. Great Expectations and Great Limitations: Walking the Tightrope of Political Leadership in the 21st Century Matthew Laing and James Walter 15. Co-leadership: Contexts, Configurations and Conditions Emilie Gibeau, Wendy Reid and Ann Langley 16. Leadership on the Board: The Role of the Company Secretary Andrew Kakabadse, Nadeem Khan and Nada Kakabadse 17. Practising Religious Leadership Jack Barentsen 18. Practising clinical leadership John Storey and Richard Holti Part IV: Contextualising Leadership Introduction John Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich 19. How does Institution Matter? Leadership Behaviour in Eastern and Western Europe Werner Auer-Rizzi and Gerhard Reber 20. Consequences of Context: Political leadership and followership Barbara Kellerman 21. Spirituality, Religion and Notions of Leadership Sverre Spoelstra 22. Leadership, Masculinity and Ethics in Financial Services David Knights 23. Global Leadership in Perspective Allan Bird, Mark E. Mendenhall, Joyce S. Osland, Gary Oddou and Sebastian Reiche 24. Political Leadership in the 21st Century: Neo-Liberalism and the Rise of the CEO Politician Peter Bloom and Carl Rhodes Part V: Evaluating Leadership Introduction John Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich 25. The Anatomy of Destructive Leadership Ronald J. Burke 26. Evaluating the Performance of Ethical Leadership Alan Lawton 27. Leadership and Organizational Performance: State of the Art and a Research Agenda Eva Knies, Christian Jacobsen and Lars Tummers 28. Leaders as spiritual heroes: the paradoxes of unlimited leader agency Dennis Tourish Part VI: Imagining Leadership Introduction John Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich 29. Portrayals of Leadership in Science Fiction Kimberly Yost 30. Media portrayals: from leadership cults to celebrity politicians Maja Simunjak and John Street 31. Projecting Authority: Representations Leadership in Architecture Michael Minkenberg Part VII: Nurturing Leadership Introduction John Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich 32. Can leadership be taught? Ann L. Cunliffe and Julie Wilson 33. Diverse approaches to leadership development Jonathan Gosling and Ian Sutherland 34. Identity construction and deconstruction in leadership development programmes Helen Delaney 35. Discourse and Leader Identity Peter Sun Conclusions 36. Looking to the future of leadership John Storey, Jean Hartley, Jean-Louis Denis, Paul 'T Hart, Dave Ulrich

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Book SynopsisThe Working Voice is an accessible, go-to resource to help readers get to know, take care of, and develop their voice. An essential guide for anyone whose voice acts as an integral part of their professional role, this highly practical yet informative book provides the necessary insights to achieve real results, drawing on the experience of an expert speech and language therapist, and an accomplished actor and voice and communication coach.Each chapter offers a wealth of information on a key element of voice, including posture, tension release, breathing, resonance, volume, intonation and effective communication, alongside advice and exercises to maintain your vocal health and empower your communication in the workplace. The book includes self-assessment checklists, questionnaires and thought-provoking prompts to help you understand your voice better, identify the challenges you face as a professional voice user. It also contains exercises to enhance your vocaTable of ContentsIntroduction; 1. What is Voice?; 2. Posture; 3. Relaxation and Release of Tension; 4. Breathing; 5. Constriction, Deconstriction and Onset; 6. Resonance; 7. Exploring Pitch; 8. Muscular Flexibility; 9. Working for Variety; 10. Volume; 11. Effective Communication in the Workplace; Appendices; Resources; References and Further Reading

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Book SynopsisSupporting Your Child with Special Needs offers practical activities and strategies to help you prepare your children for school success and best connect with school personnel to meet your child''s unique needs. Each of the ten chapters includes key themes supported by research as well as activities for you to complete with your children to bond with and build them up. Rachel Jorgensen''s guidance will help you both understand and tackle the real-world situations you''ll encounter as a parent navigating the special education system. You will find yourself better equipped to support your child in the school setting and better able to prepare your child for a path to greater independence in adulthood.Table of ContentsPart I: Connecting with School 1. The Foundational Relationship 2. Navigating the Special Education System 3. Communication and Advocacy Tools Part II: Connecting with Your Child 4. Cultivating Connection 5. Redefine Success 6. Thriving through Challenges 7. We're in this Together Part III: Connecting with Yourself 8. Beyond Self-Care to Self-Nourishment 9. Help! I’m Overwhelmed 10. Gratitude, Acceptance, and Purpose

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Book SynopsisThis accessible book explores the nature and importance of kinaesthesia, considering how action, agency and movement intertwine and are fundamental in feeling embodied in the world. Bringing together psychological, philosophical and cultural perspectives, the book examines the subjective feeling of movement in a cross-disciplinary manner. It discusses kinaesthesia through the framework of embodied cognition and outlines how contemporary discussion in psychology and phenomenology can inform our understanding of everyday experience. The book also sketches a framework for full appreciation of the sense of movement in performance and cultural life, discussing how a sense of movement is central to one's agency. It is composed in four movements', aiming to achieve a connected and original argument for why movement matters, an argument exemplified in dance. The first movement explains the science of kinaesthesia and the history of the concept to a discussion of current thought inforTable of ContentsPrefaceList of illustrationsPart 1. First movement: theme and variations1. Being alive2. What is the sense of movement?3. Kinaesthesia appears on the map of sciencePart 2. Second movement: andante4. The feel for reality5. Phenomenology and embodiment 6. Movement and timePart 3. Third movement: minuet and trio7. Free dance8. Walking9. The dance of lifePart 4. Fourth movement: allegro10. Gesture11 .Agency12. Finale – con brioReferences and selected readingIndex

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding the Behavioral and Medical Impact of Long COVID serves to expand the research around the illness in order to enable health care researchers and practitioners to address the questions that are imperative to individuals suffering from this condition. Through its multi-faceted approach, the book puts forth a maturation of research and interventions that are theoretically sound, empirically valid, innovative, and creative in the Long COVID area.As a scholarly and scientific compilation of Long COVID symptoms and related disorders, this book offers unparalleled insight into the critical developments across medical areas treating this illness. It helps to fill the space that the pandemic had created for knowledge of the condition, and contributes to the emerging emphasis on translational research blending the social sciences and biological fields. By putting forth the most optimal medical care practices in the treatment of complex Long COVID symptoms, Trade Review"If you want a thoughtful, broad-based look at the emerging biomedical condition of Long COVID, this is the volume to have! Edited by Leonard Jason, PhD and Charles Lapp, MD, each chapter covers a significant medical or behavioral aspect of Long COVID so you can easily focus in on your particular area of interest or concern. Well-described case studies illustrate key aspects of the illness. I strongly recommend this book!"Fred Friedberg, PhD, President, International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis"Understanding the Behavioral and Medical Impact of Long COVID is the first to take on the question of the long term consequences of SARS CoV-2 infection. If one needs to know what is known about this world-wide pandemic, this book is required reading."Benjamin H. Natelson, MD, The Mount Sinai HospitalTable of ContentsList of Contributors. Foreword. 1. Introduction: History, Diagnosis, and Classification. 2. Fatigue and Long-COVID. 3. Neurocognitive Disorders. 4. Brain and Nervous System. 5. Respiratory System. 6. Gastrointestinal Disorders. 7. Metabolic Disorders. 8. Long-Term Cardiovascular Disorders of COVID-19. 9. Autonomic Disorders. 10. Musculoskeletal Disorders. 11. Mental Health Disorders. 12. Alternative Treatment Approaches. 13. Menstrual Cycle and Female Reproductive Health Disturbance in the Covid Era. 14. Pediatric Issues. 15. Patient Perspectives on Long COVID Advocacy, Care, and Research. Afterword. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis beautifully illustrated and sensitive fairy tale has been created for children experiencing OCD (obsessive thoughts/compulsive behaviours). With engaging and gentle illustrations to help prompt conversation, it tells the story of a girl helped by an animal-guide to find ways to manage overwhelming feelings and intrusive thoughts. This book is also available to buy as part of the Therapeutic Fairy Tales, Volume 2 set, which includes The Sky Fox and Into The Forest.Therapeutic Fairy Tales Volume 1 (2021) and Volume 2 are both a series of short, modern tales dedicated to exploring challenging feelings and life situations that might be faced by young children.. Each fairy tale is designed to be used by parents, caregivers and professionals as they use stories therapeutically to support children's mental and emotional health.Other books in the series include: The Sky Fox: For Children Experiencing Loneliness And ITrade Review"The Waves introduces the reader to a powerful story of the Girl who is consumed by her catastrophic thoughts driven by OCD. As someone who has had OCD in the past, The Waves, was sensitive, engaging and beautifully illustrated to try and help others understand the Girl’s internal world. It captures the feeling of being trapped by OCD so very well, and the way it can distance you socially from those around you. It also helps explain to other children why a child might behave in a certain way. But the story is also one of hope, how to help break the cycle of negative and magical thinking so often associated with OCD. This would be a wonderful book to be used in a range of places, from the home to school to therapy offices. I will start by buying it for myself and my own children." – Sarah Johnson, Director, Phoenix Education Consultancy "I loved this book! It was insightful, well-illustrated and had engaging verses. The subject was handled sensitively, but directly which is a strength. It is validating to read and the narrative use of waves to illustrate fears and calm was excellent. I liked the co-regulation that occurred between the child and animal-helper, who guided her through her experiences of OCD and intrusive thoughts. The illustrations are beautiful and bring the story together – lovely images to get lost in. I have not read any other books that write about OCD in this way, and it certainly intrigued me. I can imagine this book being used by parents, schools and therapists." – Kerry Murphy, author and lecturer in early years and SEND, Goldsmiths University "The Waves reminds us of the importance of warmth, connection and flow when suffering difficulties. Weaving together a sensitive story with beautiful images, The Waves shows us how to navigate the big waves of thoughts and feelings." – Molly Wolfe, Art Psychotherapist, Sandplay Specialist "Learning to be calm and ‘in the moment’ when experiencing difficult feelings such as loneliness, sadness, worry or fear is a really important core life skill that helps us cope with everyday ups and downs as well as with more stressful situations. This set of three therapeutic fairy stories cleverly explains how we can learn to do this through connecting with nature. A truly wonderful set of resources – of value to us all and in particular to those with emotional or mental health difficulties." – Sarah Temple, GP and author www.allemotionsareok.co.uk

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Book SynopsisThis ground-breaking book combines research and practice in the rapidly growing field of Positive Psychology with the fastest-growing medical speciality of Lifestyle Medicine. Section 1 maps out the new field of positive health by exploring the scope, content and architecture of this rapidly emerging area of research. It explores research findings and applications derived from Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology that are critical for positive health. Section 2 delves into positive health research, covering topics such as using character strengths to improve health, maximising psychological wellbeing from head to toe, optimising gut health and understanding the relationships between mind and body. Section 3 offers guidance on applying the principles of positive health by describing new Positive Health Interventions (PHIs), introducing innovative positive health coaching models and exploring the contribution of positive psychology to health equity. The book is ideTrade Review“This landmark book establishes positive health science as a new field. The field is concerned with promoting sustainable, positive, healthy lifestyles. This handbook is written by a team of international experts who integrate theory, research, and practices from lifestyle medicine and positive psychology. It will be of interest to students, academics, and practitioners in medicine, nursing, psychology, psychotherapy, coaching, education, and allied healthcare professions.”Alan Carr, PhDProfessor of Clinical Psychology, University College Dublin, IrelandAuthor of “Positive psychology: The Science of Wellbeing and Human Strengths.”This is a truly informative, remarkable book written by experts from throughout the world. It was very heartening to read chapters that reflected and validated my own journey as a clinical psychologist that began with a focus on pathology and “deficits” and moved to a strength-based approach—an approach that highlights each individual’s passions, interests. and “islands of competence,” and prioritizes the nurturing of resilience and healthy lifestyle choices as a major task in our lives. I was impressed by many, many features of this book, including the clarity with which the concepts of lifestyle medicine, positive psychology, and positive health are described and integrated, the comprehensiveness with which different themes related to these concepts are detailed, and, very importantly, the discussion of a variety of realistic interventions to promote our physical and emotional well-being. There are some books that are written primarily for the professional/scientific community, while others for the lay public. This book will certainly have an enthusiastic audience of professionals from many different disciplines, both clinicians and researchers. Given its subject matter and readability I also believe it will garner a great deal of interest from the lay public. It will become a major resource, to be read and re-read by a diverse audience, all of whom appreciate the importance of understanding and implementing practices related to a positive health model. I recommend this book very highly.Robert Brooks, Ph.D., Faculty, Harvard Medical School (part-time)Co-author: The Power of Resilience: Achieving Balance, Confidence, and Personal Strength in Your Life; Co-author: Reflections on Mortality: Insights into Meaningful Living.I love this book so much I want to embrace it and kiss it; I want to send it to everyone I know, as well as everyone I don’t know, which means the entire population of our precious planet; I want to shout from the rooftops, “At last, a book that gets it! Masquerading as a respectable volume of scholarly prose, this book, when unmasked, dances up and down the avenues in delight, its shockingly naked pages thrilling all who read them with an entirely new, breathtakingly spot-on approach to health and life!”Not only will you love this book and find yourself nodding on every page, you will want your doctor to read it and your best friend; you’ll read passages aloud in bed to whomever you sleep with, even your dog; you’ll want to jump for joy and share the simultaneously revolutionary and time-honored wisdom displayed, in keeping with good taste, modestly, without the fuss and fanfare it deserves. Instead, the authors let the truth, the unadorned truth, come out of the shadows where Medicine has kept it hidden for centuries, and speak for itself, indeed sing.”Edward Hallowell, MD, USAAuthor of “Driven to Distraction” and “ADHD 2.0”"It is with great enthusiasm that I endorse your newly edited book on Positive Health, which stands as a testament to the collective wisdom and expertise of its distinguished contributors. This remarkable addition to the esteemed "Routledge International Handbooks" series offers a comprehensive exploration of positive health, empowering readers with invaluable insights and practical guidance to foster well-being and thrive in today's complex world”Gökmen Arslan, PhD, TurkeyAssociated Professor, Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Burdur, TurkeyCentre for Wellbeing Science, The University of Melbourne, AustraliaIf you are interested in going beyond a reductionist, illness-centered view of health in your personal life, clinical practice, and academic activities, this is the handbook you were waiting for. Combining theoretical and applied knowledge from lifestyle medicine and positive psychology, the panel of eminent authors set the stage for the new science of positive health to the benefit of people and society as a whole.Prof. Marta Bassi PhD, Professor of General Psychology at the Medical Faculty, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy; Current President of the European Network of Positive Psychology; Co-author of “Psychological Selection and Optimal Experience Across Cultures. Social Empowerment through Personal Growth”Positive health, thriving in life well beyond the absence of disease. A symbiosis of positive psychology and lifestyle medicine, that offers effective prevention and treatment of chronic disease. This may help to solve many health issues in the world. This book is presented by world experts covering science and theories of positive psychology and lifestyle medicine; applying this evidence to life and clinical practice with wonderful practical how to examples and smart summaries for each section. This is a must read for anyone who wants to be healthyProf. Robert Kelly, Consultant Cardiology and Lifestyle Medicine, University College Dublin Beacon HospitalWhat does it really mean to have health in abundance? And how might we recast our understanding of what health really is? This work answers those questions, among many others and it represents a leap forward in shaping the way we might focus our efforts in healthcare. The international writing team has successfully drawn together systemic principles, a unified concept of mental and physical health, emergent technologies and a deep humanity to uncover what is possible for individual and collective health. Regardless of your role in healthcare, this book will speak to you.Simon Matthews, MHlthSc, FASLM, MAPS, DipIBLM, NBC-HWCAdjunct Faculty, Avondale University Lifestyle Medicine and Health Research CentreFaculty, Wellcoaches School of Coaching, Producer of Tiny Health Stories: https://www.tinyhealthstories.online"The field of positive health has been gathering evidence for several decades and is slowly cementing itself in the popular and professional imagination as an essential and effective contribution to global health. This volume, edited and authored by international experts, is a vital, contemporary and comprehensive call to all who wish for and work towards a healthier planet."Roger Bretherton, PhDAssociate Professor in Psychology, University of Lincoln, United Kingdom“This text on Positive Health is timely for a topic that is relevant to those interested in and working in the health care sector - those who give of themselves so generously to support other’s health and wellbeing. A go-to text for health and wellbeing science students and practitioners who work in this meaningful field.”Suzie Green, PhDHonorary Visiting Professor in the School of Psychology, University of East London and Founder of The Positivity Institute“This book is exactly the authentic educational experience that reminds us of the inexplicable foundation of dynamic well-being - positive health.” Joe Raphael, DrPH, FACLM, MBA, MA, LMFT, CHES, HAPM, President, Irvine Christian Counseling and San Diego Christian Counseling, Board Member, Global Positive Health InstituteTable of ContentsList of figuresList of tablesList of editorsList of contributorsForewordPART IMapping out the field of Positive Health1 Positive health: An Emerging New ConstructCiaran A. O’Boyle, Liana Lianov, Jolanta Burke, Beth Frates and Ilona Boniwell2 Lifestyle medicine breakthroughsGia Merlo and Gabrielle Bachtel3 Positive psychology breakthroughsIlona BoniwellPART IIPositive health research4 Flourishing from head to toe: An interdisciplinary approachDianne Vella-Brodrick and Annelise Gill5 Character strengths and positive healthDorota Weziak-Bialowolska, Piotr Bialowolski and Ryan M. Niemiec6 Do our relationships make us healthier? Physiological correlates of social connections and close relationshipsCagla Sanri and Aaron Jarden7 The power of positive emotionsTrudy Meehan8 Resilient grieving: How can the field of positive health better support those coping with loss?Lucy C. Hone, Tiffani Clingin and Brigitte Lavoie9 Optimism, a conceptual complexity but a health resource?Charles Martin-Krumm10 Psychobiotics, gut health and the promise of positive psychologyPádraic J. DunnePART IIIPositive health applications11 Applications to self/self-care/self-coaching, role-modellingBeth Frate12 Positive health interventions: An emerging conceptJolanta Burke, Pádraic J. Dunne and Elaine Byrne13 People may have many wishes but if they lose their health, they only have one wish, to become healthy againDóra Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir and Svala Sigurðardóttir14 Positive health coaching: Adopting a dialogical approach to health and wellbeingChristian van Nieuwerburgh and Jim Knight15 Person・nature fit: Fostering well-being through natureAnnalisa Setti and Tadhg Mac Intyre16 Arts as medicine: Using art interventions to promote health and wellbeingAndrea Giraldez-Hayes17 Digital positive health Platforms, supported by artificial intelligence, measured using wearable devicesJennifer Donnelly, Pádraic J. Dunne, Justin Laiti, Croía Loughnane and Róisín O’Donovan18 Motivation; the self, the stick, and the carrotCiara Scott and Karen Morgan19 Positive psychology for health equityQadira M. Ali, Alyssa Vela and David Bowman20 Applying positive psychology and the pillars of lifestyle medicineLiana Lianov

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Book SynopsisThis extensive overview of mental performance optimization techniques offers both a state-of-the-art reference resource and comprehensive tool for those engaged in the management and implementation of mental performance programs.The book is written by a combination of academic and operational experts from a wide range of high-performance domains, including the military, space programs, academia, executive coaching, and elite athlete coaching, who complement scientific analyses and overviews of current knowledge with their own experience. Divided into three parts, the book begins by providing a broad conceptual framework through which to embed the latter technical content. Part two looks specifically at the interventions, knowledge, skills, and techniques needed to improve mental performance for both individuals and teams. The final section pulls together the theory of the previous parts, taking a more practical approach by covering implementation, methodological plans on how

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Book SynopsisSafety Rebels: Real-World Transformations in Health and Safety discusses the pragmatic experiences of over 30 safety professionals worldwide who managed to positively transform safety within their organizations. This book details the approaches taken while considering the politics and dynamics within each organization, including resistance to change, deteriorating safety statistics, increased number of procedures for operational personnel, high turnover, and budget restrictions.Professionals from the world of aerospace, healthcare, energy, oil, rail, and public services share their experiences of positive safety change, revealing transformations in different contexts. This book explains key safety principles, theories, and shared models. It reveals how the professionals applied state-of-the-art knowledge, Safety-II, FRAM, incident data, and artificial intelligence into their organization to prevent personnel from working in a silo. It includes relevant safety and

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Book SynopsisSet against the context of a changing professional landscape, this book examines the journey of the authors, Jo and Diana, as they transitioned from working in the National Health Service (NHS) to setting up an independent practice following redundancy. Highlighting both the benefits and challenges, the authors outline the steps they took to move from survival mode and crisis management to a position of stability and success.This book provides readers with a wealth of practical advice, helping them to avoid pitfalls and seize opportunities with confidence when establishing their own independent practice. It also touches on the fall-out from redundancy pertinent to any job, anywhere.Chapters explore a variety of topics, including but not limited to: The national context, implications for setting up an independent practice and business models Practical considerations: financial management, contracts, governance, technology, creating a team and models

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Book SynopsisThe Routledge International Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology integrates the topics of motor control, physical education, exercise, adventure, performance in sports, and the performing arts, in several important ways and contexts, drawing upon diverse cultural perspectives. More than 90 overarching topics have been systematically developed by internationally renowned experts in theory, research, and practice. Each contribution delves into a thematic area with more nuanced vocabulary. The terminology drawn upon integrates traditional discourse and emerging topic matter into a state-of-the-art two-volume set. Volume 1: Theoretical and Methodological Concepts is comprised of theoretical topic matter, spanning theories and terminology from psychology contextualized to sport and physical activity, sport psychology-focused theories, and expansive discussions related to philosophy of science and methodology. Volume 2: Applied and PracticaTrade Review"This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date compendium in the psychology of sport and exercise. Covering an array of topics from emotional experience to motor control, this volume is more than a just a reference, it’s a source of inspiration to researchers and practitioners." - Richard M. Ryan, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, Australia."The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology is a much-needed encyclopedia in the field of sport and exercise psychology. Most importantly, it has the hallmark of global authorities in this field. Their scholarly description of over 90 key-topics will provide enormous assistance to lecturers and newcomers in the fields of psychology and sport sciences all over the world. Another monumental contribution to the field of sport and exercise psychology by Dieter Hackfort, Robert Schinke and the International Society of Sport Psychology." - Athanasios Papaioannou, University of Thessaly, Greece. "This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date compendium in the psychology of sport and exercise. Covering an array of topics from emotional experience to motor control, this volume is more than a just a reference, it’s a source of inspiration to researchers and practitioners." - Richard M. Ryan, Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, North Sydney, Australia "The Routledge International Encyclopedia of Sport and Exercise Psychology is a much-needed encyclopedia in the field of sport and exercise psychology. Most importantly, it has the hallmark of global authorities in this field. Their scholarly description of over 90 key topics will provide enormous assistance to lecturers and newcomers in the fields of psychology and sport sciences all over the world. Another monumental contribution to the field of sport and exercise psychology by Dieter Hackfort, Robert Schinke, and the International Society of Sport Psychology." - Athanasios Papaioannou, University of Thessaly, Greece. Table of ContentsVolume 2 Contents Volume 1: Theoretical and Methodological Concepts: Board of Experts Volume 2: Applied and Practical Measures: Board of Experts List of Figures List of Tables List of ContributorsList of KeywordsOrientation for Volume 1 IntroductionDieter Hackfort & Robert J. SchinkeAdventurous Sport ActivitiesDieter HackfortAlexithymiaTim Woodman, Christine Le Scanff, and Olivier Luminet Anticipation and ExpertisePaul Ward, Joel Suss, Patrick Belling, and A. Mark WilliamsCliques and SubgroupsLuc J. MartinCognitive Sport Psychology Aidan MoranContext-Driven Sport Psychology: A Cultural LensLouise Kamuk Storm and Carsten Hvid LarsenCultureNoora J. Ronkainen & Amy T. BlodgettDepression and AthletesErlanger A. TurnerEmbodied CognitionMassimiliano L. Cappuccioand Jesus Ilundáin-AgurruzaEmotional IntelligenceEmma Mosley, Matthew Watson, and Sylvain LabordeExpertise: Nature and NurtureJoseph Baker and Stuart WilsonFive Factor Model (Big 5) and its Relation to Sporting PerformanceIain GreenlessGoals and EmotionsWarren MansellGroup Cohesion M. Blair Evans, Scott A. Graupensperger, and Svenja A. WolfGroup Flow Fabian Pels and Jens KleinertJudgement and Decision-MakingMarkus Raab and Clare MacMahonLeadership and Social IdentityKatrien Fransen, Jamie B. Barker, and Matthew J. Slater Measurement QualityEva Pila, Mark G. Epp, and Kent C. Kowalski Mental FitnessDieter Hackfort and York-Peter KlöppelMental Health and WellnessWilliam D. ParhamMeta-Analysis and Meta-SynthesisThomas Curran and Toni L. WilliamsMethods in Cognitive Sport PsychologyEdson Filho and Gershon Tenenbaum Mindfulness and ExerciseSarah Ullrich-French and Anne E. CoxMotivation: Achievement Goal Theory in Sport and Physical ActivityGlyn C. Roberts and Christina G. L. NerstadMotor Control Julian Rudisch, Nils Henrik Pixa, and Claudia Voelcker-RehageMotor LearningNicole T. Ong and Nicola J. HodgesNarcissmKatharina Geukes, Carolyn C. Morf, and Mitja D. BackOrganizational Culture in SportChristopher R. D. Wagstaff & Suzanna Burton-WyliePerfectionism Andrew P. Hill, Daniel J. Madigan, Martin M. Smith, Sarah H. Mallinson-Howard, and Tracy C. Donachie Personality and Physical ActivityRyan E. Rhodes & Kathryn E. WilsonPersonality and Team EffectivenessJames Hardy, Alex J. Benson, and Matt W. BoulterPersonality Assessment I: An Integrative ApproachTristan J. Coulter, Clifford J. Mallett, and Dan P. McAdamsPersonality Assessment II: Within-Person Variability AssessmentKatharina Geukes and Steffen NestlerPersonality Research: DirectionsHarry Manley and Ross RobertsPlanned Exercise BehaviourVassilis Barkoukis and Lambros LazurasPositive Youth Development: A Sport and Exercise Psychology Perspective Diane L. Gill and Michael A. HemphillPower and PriviledgeSae-Mi Lee and Stephanie J. HanrahanQualitative Methods Toni L. Williams and Brett SmithResearch PhilosophiesKatherine A. Tamminen and Zoë A. PoucherResilience in Teams and OrganizationsChristopher R. D. Wagstaff, Kirsten J. Fasey, and Mustafa SarkerSelf-Determination TheoryNikita Bhavsar, Nikos Ntoumanis, Eleanor Quested, Cecilie Thogersen-Ntoumani, and Nikos ChatzisarantisSelf-Efficacy BTimothy J. H. Budden, Ben Jackson, and James A. DimmockSelf-Identity: Discursive and Narrative Conceptions and ApplicationsKerry R. McGannon and Brett SmithSpirituality in SportThierry R. F. Middleton, Robert J. Schinke, Brennan Petersen, and Cole GiffinStress and Wellbeing of those Operating in GroupsLee Baldock, Brendan Cropley, Stephen D. Mellalieu, and Rich NeilTrauma: The Invisible TattoosWilliam D. ParhamValidity and ReliabilityKatie E. Gunnell

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Book SynopsisHow can I improve my memory? Do my emotions affect my memories? How will my memory change as I get older?The Psychology of Memory provides a unique insight into a fundamental part of being human, debunking many common misconceptions about what memory is, how memory works, and the accuracy of our memories. It explores the complexity of human memory, looking at how we remember different types of information and the impact of issues like ageing and emotion on how we create, store, and retrieve memories. Extremes of memory from so-called photographic memory to dementia are discussed, along with ways our memory can impact our everyday lives in educational and legal settings.Treating memory as malleable, dynamic, and active, The Psychology of Memory teaches us about how our individual memories function, and how we can harness this to see memory in a new way; to use the past, our experiences and information, in service of the present and future.

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Book SynopsisIn the knowledge economy, teams play a central role in decisions made within and across organisations. The reason why teams with diverse compositions are often used is arguably their ability to develop solutions that none of their members could have produced alone. Systems design, strategy and policy development, risk management, and innovation are just a few of the areas that call for team decisions. Unfortunately, a considerable number of behavioural research studies show that teamworkis fraught with difficulties. Teams often underestimate their fallibility, struggle with conflict, or are unable to share and integrate critical information effectively. Indeed, the evidence shows that two out of three teams do not achieve their goals and half of organisational decisions many of which are team decisions fail.In this book, the authors draw from research in psychology, decision and systems sciences as well as their own research and consulting work that spans more than 20 years

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Book SynopsisLeadership on a Blockchain: What Asia Can Teach Us About Networked Leadership is an authoritative text that goes to the foremost digitally connected markets of the world in Asia, and accounts for how leaders and teams are exercising leadership Darwinism to adapt for agility and connectivity.The book begins by offering a contextual grounding for new leadership ideas to emerge. It contends that a new geography of leadership is unfolding as the world shifts away from unified globalist ideology and a dominant Western view of leadership. It moves on to describe how Asia is uniquely placed to become the leadership sandbox for the future. It accounts for how leaders and teams are exercising leadership Darwinism to adapt for agility and connectivity. To facilitate learning for the readers, this book includes creatives features such as the following: An abbreviated history of significant leadership milestones in the last century A leadership mTrade Review"The world has become overwhelmingly complex, and new models of leadership are required. In Leadership on a Blockchain, Dr. Corbett expertly, succinctly, and with deep insight details the future of leadership: distributed, connected, and networked." Professor George Siemens, Centre for Change and Complexity in Learning, University of South Australia, Australia "Dr. Corbett’s idea of Leadership on a Blockchain is a winning model for new-age leaders. It promotes the idea of distributed leadership, which is key to building the right culture in the digital age. The book is deeply strategic and highly actionable." Dheeraj Sinha, CEO, Leo Burnett South Asia; Chairman, BBH, India "Leadership on a Blockchain is a rallying cry to redefine leadership: no longer personified in a singular senior individual; it is instead an organization-wide system of distributed decision-making, expertise, and empowerment. With the accelerated economic, technological, and social change, never has this new idea of leadership been more critical to success." Justin Halim, Expert Partner, Bain & Company Southeast Asia, Singapore Table of ContentsForeword Series Editor Foreword Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Path To This Book Research Overview Methodology Study Sample Data Collection Data Analysis Limitations Language Structure of the book Leadership Provocations Provocation #1: Everyone Is a Leader Provocation #2: Leadership Manifests a Zeitgeist Provocation #3: Leadership Requires Emotion Provocation #4: Leadership for Connected Consciousness Why Leadership on a Blockchain? The Essence of Networked Leadership Inspiring New Meaning Part One: A New Geography of Leadership Introduction Chapter 1: A Shifting Leadership Ideology Abbreviated History of Leadership Theories Trendlines Affecting Contemporary Leadership Ideology Chapter 2: The Rise of Asia New Economic Powerhouse Leadership Experimentation Leadership Divergence Chapter 3: The Network Imperative Decentralization Transparency Organic Organizational Systems Networked Learning Conclusion Part Two: Asia – Future Leadership Sandbox Introduction Chapter 4: Networking Culture Holism of Thought Morality, Harmony, and Collectivism Family and Community Networking Technology Networked Youth Chapter 5: Leadership Darwinism Complexity, Disruption, and Uncertainty The COVID-19 Shock Generational Divide Chapter 6: Networked Leadership Emerging Leadership Phenomenon Blockchain Principles Conclusion Part Three: Lessons For Global Leaders Introduction Chapter 7: An Evolving Leadership Construct Leadership’s Marked Inflection Points in the Last Decade Leadership Through Connectivity and Purpose The Changing Roles of Leaders & Followers Chapter 8: Leadership Manifesto for the Digital Age A New Understanding of Leadership New Leadership Practices New Leadership Process New End Game for Leadership A Leadership Renaissance Chapter 9: Practitioner Starter Kit Developing A Team-based Mental Model of Leadership Encouraging Decentralized Organizational Governance Understanding The Repercussions of Blockchain on Organizations Conclusion Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThis book covers the main models within the GLM (i.e., logistic, Poisson, negative binomial, ordinal, and multinomial). For each model, estimations, interpretations, model fit, diagnostics, and how to convey results graphically are provided. There is a focus on graphic displays of results as these are a core strength of using R for statistical analysis. Many in the social sciences are transitioning away from using Stata, SPSS and SAS, to using R, and this book uses statistical models which are relevant to the social sciences. Social Science Applications of Regression for Categorical Outcomes Using R will be useful for graduate students in the social sciences who are looking to expand their statistical knowledge, and for Quantitative social scientists due to it's ability to act as a practitioners guide. Key Features: Applied- in the sense that we will provide code that others can easily adapt Flexible- R is basically just a fancy Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Introduction to R Studio and Packages 3. Overview of OLS Regression and Introduction to the General Linear Model 4. Describing Categorical Variables and Some Useful Tests of Association 5. Regression for Binary Outcomes 6. Regression for Binary Outcomes – Moderation and Squared Terms 7. Regression for Ordinal Outcomes 8. Regression for Nominal Outcomes 9. Regression for Count Outcomes 10. Additional Outcome Types 11. Special Topics: Comparing Between Models and Missing Data

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Book SynopsisParent's Quick Start Guide to Dyslexia provides parents and caregivers with an immediate overview of dyslexia and steps they can take to support and encourage their child.Each chapter is packed with detailed and helpful information, covering identification, public schools versus private settings, and how (and when) to seek professional help. Summary and resource sections at the end of each chapter give quick guidance to busy readers. Topics include a wealth of research-backed activities, nurturing talent and creativity, motivating your child to read, and more.Offering straightforward, easy to understand, and evidence-based information, this book is a go-to resource for caregivers parenting a child with dyslexia.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Dyslexia Explained 2. Identifying Dyslexia 3. Teaching Children with Dyslexia: Proven and Unproven Approaches 4. Phonological and Phonemic Awareness and Activities 5. Phonics and Activities 6. Fluency and Activities 7. Vocabulary and Activities 8. Comprehension and Activities 9. Dyslexia in Public Schools 10. Dyslexia in Private Settings 11. Motivating Children with Dyslexia to Read 12. Nurturing Talent and Creativity in Your Child with Dyslexia

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Book SynopsisIn this jointly authored book, Kirchhoff and Kiverstein defend the controversial thesis that phenomenal consciousness is realised by more than just the brain. They argue that the mechanisms and processes that realise phenomenal consciousness can at times extend across brain, body, and the social, material, and cultural world. Kirchhoff and Kiverstein offer a state-of-the-art tour of current arguments for and against extended consciousness. They aim to persuade you that it is possible to develop and defend the thesis of extended consciousness through the increasingly influential predictive processing theory developed in cognitive neuroscience. They show how predictive processing can be given a new reading as part of a third-wave account of the extended mind. The third-wave claims that the boundaries of mind are not fixed and stable but fragile and hard-won, and always open to negotiation. It calls into question any separation of the biological from the social and culturTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. The Extended Mind: Three Waves 2. From Extended Cognition to Extended Consciousness? 3. Extended Dynamic Singularities - Models, Processes and Recycling 4. Flexible and Open-Ended Boundaries - Markov Blankets of Markov Blankets 5. Expectation and Experience: A Role for Cultural Practice In Precision Estimation 6. Extended Diachronic Constitution, Predictive Processing and Conscious Experience Conclusion References Index

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Book SynopsisNeural Bases of Timing and Time Perception provides a cutting-edge overview of the main contemporary neuroscientific methods and findings in this burgeoning field.Featuring an international collection of leading researchers, this text reports the main methodological tools available to address important questions in the field, what discoveries these tools led to, and what avenues remain to be explored. The book provides concise descriptions of the latest neuroscientific developments about time perception and temporal processing (for instance, how to use TMS or tDCS to study time judgments); and signposts avenues for clinicians to develop new insights for understanding pathologies (as in the case of schizophrenia, for instance) from a temporal perspective.This book will appeal to anyone interested in how we perceive the passing of time, whether from an academic or clinical background.

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding the power of subliminal influence makes or breaks leaders. What is it that subliminally motivates people to give their best, not just what's in their job description? How do you build an outstanding team? (Spoiler: it's not just by putting the best people in a team.) The answer lies in the power of subliminal influence. This book explains in a clear and accessible way this important, yet little known and understood, area of psychology and leadership.As Emotional Intelligence helped managers and leaders to understand the importance of empathy in the workplace, Subliminal Leadership takes us to the next level by explaining how influence through non-verbal communication mostly happens below the threshold of our conscious awareness: subliminal forms of body language and communication which influence other people''s attitudes, thinking and behavior and which may boost, or undermine a leader''s authority, the performance of teams or the quality of key customerTable of ContentsAbout the AuthorAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1 Leadership in contextLeadership in organizationsDay-to-day leadership2 Leadership as social influenceInfluence, leadership, and evolutionary biology Making sense of the worldTouchSightHearingSmellTasteInteroceptionProprioception3 Brain, mind, and bodyThe mind–brain connectionThe mind–body connectionLatent talent4 The underworld of the subliminalCharacter assassinationsSmelling memoriesFright or flight5 Influence, emotions, and self-leadershipHomo sapiens vs. Homo corporaticusAmygdala hijack and the fear of flying computersFear, risk-taking, and innovationBuckle up and enjoy the rideEmotional framing 6 We communicate more than we think Every body communicatesNo glossing over glossophobia The power of gaze7 Empathy revisitedThe busy sidewalk challengeRandom acts of influenceReading the room 8 Everyone is an influencer Botox and the power of embodied emotions Dressing the partTouching experiences A face for radio Beauty: More than just in the eyes of the beholder9 Emotional contagion The 1962 Tanzania laughing epidemic First olfactory impressions countA good nose for bad health The persistent smell of aggressionWill you join us for our smellwalk?10 The power of humor, trust, and charismaHumor, a universal language Funny speeches and other ordealsTrust – the social superglue Trust me, I’m smiling Charisma: A gift from the gods? Making it stick: The secrets of powerful speech 11 Leading with guts Credit to the roomers Gut health and gut decisionsThe power of kraut-based computing12 The intuitive leaderAll quiet in Anacostia Making intuitive decisions workSteve Jobs and the dork problem Intuitive farming 13 Connecting brains Spooky action at a close distance The leader as entrainer Brain synchronization and team performance 14 Toxic leadership: An organizational spectrum disease The productive narcissist What makes a psychopath? The oxymoronic successful psychopath Welcome to our Jurassic organization Is the world in need of toxic leaders? Nutric leadership: An antidote Ethics in action Commitment Kindness and modesty Honesty and candor A positive mindset Strength and decisiveness Health and energy Vision and empathy 15 Epilogue Index

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Book SynopsisThose who work in allied health professions and education aim to make people's lives better. Often, however, it is hard to know how effective this work has been: would change have occurred if there was no intervention? Is it possible we are doing more harm than good? To answer these questions and develop a body of knowledge about what works, we need to evaluate interventions. Objective intervention research is vital to improve outcomes, but this is a complex area, where it is all too easy to misinterpret evidence. This book uses practical examples to increase awareness of the numerous sources of bias that can lead to mistaken conclusions when evaluating interventions. The focus is on quantitative research methods, and exploration of the reasons why those both receiving and implementing intervention behave in the ways they do. Evaluating What Works: Intuitive Guide to Intervention Research for Practitioners illustrates how different research designs can overcome these issuesTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. Why observational studies can be misleading 3. How to select an outcome measure 4. Improvement due to nonspecific effects of intervention 5. Limitations of the pre-post design: biases related to systematic change 6. Estimating unwanted effects with a control group 7. Controlling for selection bias: randomized assignment to intervention 8. The researcher as a source of bias 9. Further potential for bias: volunteers, dropouts, and missing data 10. The randomized controlled trial as a method for controlling biases 11. The importance of variation 12. Analysis of a two-group RCT 13. How big a sample do I need? Statistical power and type II errors 14. False positives, p-hacking and multiple comparisons 15. Drawbacks of the two-arm RCT 16. Moderators and mediators of intervention effects 17. Adaptive Designs 18. Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials 19. Cross-over designs 20. Single case designs 21. Can you trust the published literature? 22. Pre-registration and Registered Reports 23. Reviewing the literature before you start 24. Putting it all together 25. Comments on exercises 26. References

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Book SynopsisIn an era marked by increasing globalization, international competition, digitalization, and social and cultural changes, higher education institutions (HEIs) play a pivotal role in establishing the knowledge-based economy of each country, which is perceived as its soft power. The need to explore and highlight the specificity of human resource management (HRM) practices in higher education institutions has become urgent and evident. This book provides new theoretical and practical insights into HRM in HEIs. A profound analysis of the global literature clearly exposes that human resource practices are often applied in academia as single solutions rather than as a systematic approach to planning, attracting, motivating, developing, and retaining scientists. The global trends in academia, such as the need for branding and positioning in higher education ranking systems, growing retention and brain circulation between academia and business, diversity in academia, and the digitalization

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Book SynopsisThis book illuminates international voices of those who feel empowered to do things differently in higher education, providing inspiration to those who are seeking guidance, reassurance, or a beacon of hope.Doing things differently comes with an awareness and curiosity to explore what can be. Increasingly, more and more professionals in higher education are choosing themselves, happiness, families, relationships, kindness, and compassion over arbitrary notions of institutional prestige, continuous pressure to overwork, and competitiveness with others. The chapters in this book do more than highlight flaws in the system, they call for proactive engagement in interrupting and reimagining what is broken. The authors share their own experiences as a way of encouraging readers to take small steps towards self-care, to notice their surroundings, and to embrace change as an empowering tool. The focus is on becoming the change we aspire to see, with a collective readiness to instigat

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Book SynopsisNow in its fourth edition, Teaching Psychology: A Step-By-Step Guide synthesizes the latest pedagogical research on effective teaching and translates it into recommendations for classroom application. It explores the rapidly changing academic landscape and offers innovative ideas for teaching psychology and creating inclusive classrooms where all students can experience a sense of belongingness and psychological safety.This comprehensive volume covers key topics such as planning a course, choosing teaching methods that promote well-being, diversity and inclusion, assimilating technology (including Artificial Intelligence), and the integration of teaching into the rest of your academic life. The authors include an abundance of supportive, supplementary content to guide and inform new teachers, including their own real-life anecdotes and examples. Fully revised throughout, this new edition analyses updated research on topics such as student evaluations of teaching, estab

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Book SynopsisPsychology in Asia: An Introduction is the second edition of this introductory level textbook on psychology and human behavior written with an Asian focus.The book introduces the central tenets of psychology, using examples and content which are culturally relevant and applicable to students in Asia. It covers essential topics of psychology including: personality, human development, psychological disorders, gender and sexuality, emotion, and positive psychology. Each chapter is accompanied by information relevant to an Asian cultural context and connected to the region's diverse heritage and history. For this second edition, the content has been substantially updated. In addition to standard topics found in texts on introductory psychology, this book includes chapters on the Tenets of Asian Psychology, Asian Philosophies, and Behavior.The text includes features to help students familiarize themselves with the key terms that are defined in the page margins. It

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Book SynopsisCreating Future People offers readers a fast-paced primer on how advances in genetics will enable parents to influence the traits of their children, including their children's intelligence, moral capacities, physical appearance, and immune system. It explains the science of gene editing and embryo selection and motivates the moral questions it raises by thinking about the strategic aspects of parental choice. Professor Anomaly takes seriously the diversity of preferences parents have, and the limits policymakers face in regulating what will soon be a global market for reproductive technology. Anomaly argues that once embryo selection for complex traits happens it will change the moral landscape by altering the incentives each person faces. All of us will take an interest in the traits everyone else selects, and this will present coordination problems that previous writers on genetic enhancement have failed to consider. Anomaly ends by considering how genetic engineering will

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Book SynopsisWhat is consciousness? What is life? What is the universe? This book explores these three interconnected questions, providing deep insights into the past, present and future of consciousness research.Consciousness, Life and the Universe builds a unified view of consciousness across biological, chemical and physical scales, tracing the natural connections from the infinitesimally small to the infinitely big; from quantum fields and elementary particles to molecules, cells and living organisms to the cosmos; from the evolution of life to the evolution of the universe and to the future of humanity. The book provides a unified framework for future consciousness studies and identifies the scientific and technological approaches that are essential for further understanding consciousness. Through this pioneering research approach, the book clearly redefines consciousness and life and conceives a plausible view of the origin and nature of the universe.This is a must-rea

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Book SynopsisQualitative Inquiry in TransitionâPasts, Presents, & Futures: A Critical Reader gathers more than 30 internationally renowned scholars in qualitative inquiry to present provocative interventions into the politics of research, philosophy of inquiry, justice matters, and writing practices.Drawn from a decade of cutting-edge plenary volumes emanating from the annual International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry, these contributors and their chapters represent the leading edge of scholarship that has pushed the field forward over the last decade. Topics discussed include the research marketplace, data entanglements, the neoliberal university, Indigenous methodologies, slow research, performative ethics, intersectionality, civically engaged research, post-qualitative inquiry and the new materialisms, collaborative research, poetic inquiry, academic writing, and the future of the field. These and other topics comprise a movingârather than staticâcenter to the field, o

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Book SynopsisA Critical Approach to Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology: Soul, Self, and Science examines the evolving concept of human consciousness throughout the ages to show how humanity progressed from âstudies of the soulâ â a major concern of ancient philosophy â to a science of the mind including the self â a primary concern of contemporary psychology.Divided into five parts, the book moves through the history of psychology from its philosophical roots into the present day and beyond. It takes a balanced and critical approach to figures and theories which have been instrumental in the development of psychology as a discipline, such as Plato, Descartes, Wundt, Du Bois, Freud, Jung, Watson, Skinner, and Maslow. Throughout, it offers diverse perspectives on the fieldâs history, providing insights into such topics as race and intelligence, gender and personality, and their treatment within psychology. Each chapter is supported by breakout boxes highlighting key theor

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Book SynopsisAs businesses grow, culture can be created by accident or by design. This book is for coaches and consultants who want to support their clients to design their culture.Coaches can struggle to devise simple and useful content, especially if they are new to coaching. This book gives clear models and frameworks as well as the steps to deliver those frameworks to their clients. Based on the popular Kick A** Culture Coach Program, it is full of new ideas, tried and tested models, and thoughts on how to develop a deeper relationship with clients through retained programs. Unique to this book are the links provided to online courses, with each chapter including a link to an online course which helps to embed learning and gives access to downloadable materials, such as video, audio, and high quality, professionally designed PDFs suitable for workshops, presentations, and coaching sessions.This book is a comprehensive resource for experienced business coaches and consultants to

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Book SynopsisThis closely integrated collection of essays constitutes a wide-ranging and comprehensive attempt to understand persons within psychology--a long-lost enterprise. The volume was inspired by the observation that contemporary psychology has become increasingly depersonalized in its conceptions and its methodology, and has thereby lost touch with its traditional subject matter of human individuality and the nature of persons. This development now threatens the integrity of psychology as a discipline. Using both a critical and constructive approach, the various contributors share two common objectives: *to explore the roots of depersonalization in modern psychology through systematic criticism of contemporary functionalist and neo-functionalist approaches; *to articulate some alternative holistic-interpretive and historical approaches to the psychology of persons. Despite these common objectives, the chapters reflect a wide variety of theoretical perspectives and approaches, iTrade Review"One of the most important goals of the theoretical psychological enterprise is scrutinizing key concepts in psychology. Theoretical analyses are necessary to understand the historical embeddedness of concepts, their philosophical presuppositions, and, not to be forgotten, their currency in contemporary psychological research and practice. In Toward a Psychology of Persons a group of Western Canadian theoretical psychologists makes an important contribution to this kind of theoretical work by dissecting the concept of the person. I applaud the fact that they have put 'the person' on the psychological agenda....The volume has much to offer regarding the current status of depersonalization and the steps towards a proper psychology of persons. The editor has done a good job: most arguments are clearly exposed, and relations between the themes in different chapters are noted explicitly."—Theory & Psychology"Toward a Psychology of Persons is a bold endeavour to address a phenomenon that has been at the elusive centre of the discipline, and gives us a new language and broad schema with which to proceed."—Comptes rendus de lectureTable of ContentsContents: Preface. W.E. Smythe, Introduction. Part I: The Concept of Person.C.W. Tolman,Sumus Ergo Sum: The Ontology of Self and How Descartes Got It Wrong. W.E. Smythe, Folk Psychology and the Concept of Person. A.C. Paranjpe, Style Over Substance: The Loss of Personhood in Theories of Personality. L.P. Mos, A Constitutive Understanding of the Person. Part II: Aesthetic Dimensions of Personhood. D. Kuiken, Understanding the Depth Metaphor in Aesthetic Experience: Pressing the Limits of Psychological Inquiry. J.B. Conway, Pictures of People: How the Visual Arts Might Inform a Psychology of Persons. T.B. Rogers, The Look of Depersonalization: Visual Rhetoric in Personality Textbook Covers. Part III: Critical Perspectives on the Person. D.V. House, M.J. McDonald, Realist Brains and Virtual Conversations: Morals, Molecules, and Meanings in Social Constructionism. H.J. Stam, The Dispersal of Subjectivity and the Problem of Persons in Psychology. J. Shotter, Resurrecting People in Academic Psychology: A Celebration of the Ordinary.

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Book SynopsisWhy do we think about and interact with other people in the particular ways that we do? Might these thoughts and actions be contemporary products of our long-ago evolutionary past? If so, how might this be, and what are the implications? Research generated by an evolutionary approach to social psychology issues profound insights into self-concept, impression formation, prejudice, group dynamics, helping, aggression, social influence, culture, and every other topic that is fundamental to social psychology. Evolution and Social Psychology is the first book to review and discuss this broad range of social psychological phenomena from an evolutionary perspective. It does so with a critical and constructive eye. Readers will emerge with a clear sense of the intellectual challenges, as well as the scientific benefits, of an evolutionarily-informed social psychology. The world-renowned contributors identify new questions, new theories, and new hypothesesmany of which are onlyTrade Review'Social psychology has always lacked an explanatory theory - a reason for why people do all the strange things they do. Many of the answers to this question will come from an understanding of how social relations and social emotions evolved. This volume is a superb sample of work on this exciting new frontier. It represents a turning point in social psychology, realizing the hope that this fascinating topic can become an explanatory science.' - Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of 'How the Mind Works' and 'The Blank Slate''More than simply another edited collection, this is an essential volume that challenges every area of social psychology - where did a social process come from, what function does it serve, and how is it connected to other adaptive strategies? This body of work will rapidly become the touchstone against which all contributions in evolutionary social psychology will be judged.' - Christian Crandall, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Kansas'The rich essays in this book beautifully demonstrate the increased conceptual power and depth of insight that can be achieved by the skillful and nuanced incorporation of an evolutionary perspective on social psychology. This foundational volume is destined to become one of the major contributions to a scientific revolution that will substantially change our understanding of human social behavior. As such, it is simply a 'must read'.' - Jim Sidanius, Professor of Psychology and of African and African-American Studies, Harvard University "Evolution and Social Psychology is an excellent overview of the current state of evolutionary theory in social psychology...the value to its intended audience as an overview of evolution in relation to social psychology makes it a valuable sourcebook for those interested in future directions of research and theory construction in the field."-PsycCRITIQUES'Social psychology has always lacked an explanatory theory - a reason for why people do all the strange things they do. Many of the answers to this question will come from an understanding of how social relations and social emotions evolved. This volume is a superb sample of work on this exciting new frontier. It represents a turning point in social psychology, realizing the hope that this fascinating topic can become an explanatory science.' - Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of 'How the Mind Works' and 'The Blank Slate''More than simply another edited collection, this is an essential volume that challenges every area of social psychology - where did a social process come from, what function does it serve, and how is it connected to other adaptive strategies? This body of work will rapidly become the touchstone against which all contributions in evolutionary social psychology will be judged.' - Christian Crandall, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Kansas'The rich essays in this book beautifully demonstrate the increased conceptual power and depth of insight that can be achieved by the skillful and nuanced incorporation of an evolutionary perspective on social psychology. This foundational volume is destined to become one of the major contributions to a scientific revolution that will substantially change our understanding of human social behavior. As such, it is simply a 'must read'.' - Jim Sidanius, Professor of Psychology and of African and African-American Studies, Harvard University Table of ContentsD.T. Kenrick, M. Schaller, J.A. Simpson, Evolution is the New Cognition. M.G. Haselton, D.C. Funder, The Evolution of Accuracy and Bias in Social Judgment. R. Kurzban, C.A. Aktipis, Modular Minds, Multiple Motives. C. Sedikides, J.J. Skowronski, R.I.M. Dunbar, When and Why Did the Human Self Evolve? L.A. Zebrowitz, J. Montepare, The Ecological Approach to Person Perception: Evolutionary Roots and Contemporary Offshoots. D. Keltner, J. Haidt, M.N. Shiota, Social Functionalism and the Evolution of Emotions. M.B. Brewer, L.R. Caporael, An Evolutionary Perspective on Social Identity: Revisiting Groups. S.L. Neuberg, C.A. Cottrell, Evolutionary Bases of Prejudices. G.J.O. Fletcher, J.A. Simpson, A. B. Boyes, Accuracy and Bias in Romantic Relationships: An Evolutionary and Social Psychological Analysis. S.E. Taylor, G.C. Gonzaga, Evolution, Relationships, and Health: The Social Shaping Hypothesis. M. Van Vugt, P.A.M. Van Lange, The Altruism Puzzle: Psychological Adaptations for Prosocial Behavior. D.M. Buss, J.D. Duntley, The Evolution of Aggression. J.M. Sundie, R.B. Cialdini, V. Griskevicius, D.T. Kenrick, Evolutionary Social Influence. T. Kameda, R. S. Tindal, Groups as Adaptive Devices: Human Docility and Group Aggregation Mechanisms in Evolutionary Context. A. Norenzayan, M. Schaller, S.J. Heine, Evolution and Culture.

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Book SynopsisThe contributions to this volume capture the thrill of current work on social influence, as well as providing a tutorial on the scientific and technical aspects of this research. The volume teaches the student to: Learn how to conduct lab, field and case research on social influence through example by leading researchers Find out about the latest discoveries including the status of research on social influence tactics, dissonance theory, conformity, and resistance to influence Discover how seemingly complex issues such as power, rumors, group and minority influence and norms can be investigated using the scientific method Apply knowledge to current influence campaigns to find out what works and what does not. The Science of Social Influence is the perfect core or complementary text for advanced undergraduate or graduate students in courses such as Attitudes and Attitude Change, Communications, Research Methods and, of courTable of Contents1. Social Influence Research 2. Social Influence Analysis: An Index of Tactics 3. Omega Approaches to Persuasion: Overcoming Resistance 4. The Use of Dissonance in Self-Persuasion 5. Emotional See-Saw 6. Fleeting Attraction and Compliance with Requests 7. Using Social Norms as a Lever of Social Influence 8. On the Development of the Social Response Context Model 9. Social Influence in Groups 10. Minority Dissent, Attitude Change, and Group Performance 11. Toward a Dynamic Social Impact Theory of Rumors: Individual and Network Level Factors in Spread 12. Self-Defeating Influence Behavior: A Social Cognitive Analysis of Leader Misuse of Power 13. Resistance to Influence

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Book SynopsisThis is Volume VI of twenty-one in a collection of Cognitive Psychology. The first edition of this book appeared in 1911, and the second in 1930. It offers a study of the modes of appearance and measures of perception of colour and the phenomenology of illumination, as well as film colours like grey, transparent and translucent colours, light and space determined colours, contrast and theories of colour constancy.Table of ContentsPart 1 Modes of Appearance of Colour and the Phenomenology of Illumination; Part 2 Film Colours; Part 3 Surface Colours; Chapter 1 Achromatic Surface Colours in Achromatic Illumination; Chapter 2 Chromatic Surface Colours in Various Illuminations; Chapter 3 How Colours Appear at the PeripheryPart 4 Transparent and Translucent ColoursPart 5 Light as Space-DeterminerPart 6 Colour-Constancy and Colour-ContrastPart 7 Measures of the Perception of IlluminationPart 8 Colour-Constancy and the Problem of DevelopmentPart 9 Theories of Colour-Constancy;

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Book SynopsisThis volume has as its primary aim the examination of issues concerning executive function and frontal lobe development. While many texts have addressed these issues, this is the first to do so within a specifically developmental framework.This area of cognitive function has received increasing attention over the past decade, and it is now established that the frontal lobes, and associated executive functions, are critical for efficient functioning in daily life. It is also clear, and of particular relevance to this text, that these functions develop gradually through childhood, and then deteriorate during old age. These developmental trajectories, and the impact of any interruption to them, are the focus of this volume.Table of ContentsPart 1. A Developmental-Theoretical Framework for Executive Function. P.J. Anderson, Towards a Developmental Model of Executive Function. C.R. De Luca, R.L. Leventer, Developmental Trajectories of Executive Function across the Lifespan. L.H. Phillips, J.D. Henry, Adult Aging and Executive Function. B. Kolb, M. Monfils, N. Sherren, Recovery from Frontal Cortical Injury during Development. Part 2. Assessment of Executive Function Across the Lifespan. K. Espy et al., Methodological and Conceptual Issues in Understanding the Development of Executive Control in the Preschool Period. V. Anderson, P.J. Anderson, R. Jacobs, Development and Assessment of Executive Function: From Preschool to Adolescence. T. Wardill, V. Anderson, The Assessment of Executive Functioning in Older Adults. G.A. Gioia, P.K. Isquith, L.E. Kenealy, Assessment of Behavioral Aspects of Executive Function. A.G. Wood, E. Smith, Pediatric Neuroimaging Studies: A Window to Cognitive Development of the Frontal Lobes. Part 3. Impairments of Executive Function Across the Lifespan. K. Howard, P.J. Anderson, H.G. Taylor, Executive Functioning and Attention in Children Born Preterm. K.O. Yeates, V. Anderson, Childhood Traumatic Brain Injury, Executive Functions, and Social Outcomes: Towards an Integrative Model for Research and Clinical Practice. V. Anderson et al., Executive Functions after Frontal Lobe Insult in Childhood. P.J. Eslinger, K.R. Biddle, Prefrontal Cortex and the Maturation of Executive Functions, Cognitive Expertise, and Social Adaptation. V. Anderson, Attention Deficits and the Frontal Lobes. J. Snowden, Frontotemporal Dementia: Correlations between Pathology and Function. M.M. Saling, J. Bradshaw, From A-synucleopathy to Executive Dysfunction: Early-stage Parkinson’s Disease. Part 4. Rehabilitation of Impairments in Executive Function. B.A. Wilson, J. Evans, Models for the Rehabilitation of Executive Impairments. M. Ylivasaker, T. Feeney, Helping Children without Making Them Helpless: Facilitating Development of Executive Self-regulation in Children and Adolescents. C. Catroppa, V. Anderson, Intervention Approaches for Executive Dysfunction following Brain Injury in Childhood. S. McDonald, Social Information Processing Difficulties in Adults and Implications for Treatment.

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Book SynopsisLandscape designers have long understood the use of plants to provide beauty, aesthetic pleasure and visual stimulation while supporting a broad range of functional goals. However, the potential for plants in the landscape to elicit human involvement and provide mental stimulation and restoration is much less well understood. This book meshes the art of planting design with an understanding of how humans respond to natural environments. Beginning with an understanding of human needs, preferences and responses to landscape, the author interprets the ways in which an understanding of the human-environment interaction can inform planting design. Many of the principles and techniques that may be used in planting design are beautifully illustrated in full colour with examples by leading landscape architects and designers from the United Kingdom, Europe, North America and Asia, including: Andrea Cochran, Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture, San Francisco, CA<Trade Review"Planting Design begins with a comprehensive overview of the scientific theories which explain why people have such strong emotional responses to nature. Dr. Mooney then distills this research into practical design principles that help us understand how our aesthetic preferences are formed through spatial structure, pattern, colour and light. This book validated many of the intuitive decisions I made over years of practice - it will be an interesting read as well as a source of inspiration for both the novice garden designer and the seasoned landscape architect." —Andrea Cochran, Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture "This ambitious book attempts to ground planting design in research-based decisions that extend beyond traditional categories of knowledge such as horticulture and aesthetics to include human-centered concepts of the environment. Across seven chapters of history and theory, Patrick Mooney ASLA, a landscape architect who teaches at the University of British Columbia, includes examples from projects by Andrea Cochran Landscape Architecture, Melody Redekop, and Kongjian Yu, FASLA, among others. Mooney argues in his book for integrating new understandings of the ways humans interact with their environments, synthesizing ideas across several fields to advocate for designing multifunctional landscapes." —Landscape Architecture Magazine, Vol. 110 No. 7 Table of Contents1. The Preferred Landscape 2. The Restorative Landscape 3. Horticultural Considerations in Planting Design 4. Functional and Aesthetic Criteria in Planting Design 5. Space and Place 6. The Elements of Design 7. Color

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Book SynopsisThis rich resource provides a thorough overview of current knowledge and new directions in the study of the biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors that affect health, health behavior, and illness. Chapters review the latest theories and research with an emphasis on how research is translated into behavioral medicine interventions. Featuring contributions from top researchers and rising stars in the field, authors provide a theoretical foundation; evaluate the empirical evidence; and make suggestions for future research, clinical practice, and policy.The handbook reflects the latest approaches to health psychology today, including: Emphasis throughout on the socio-cultural aspects of health, including socioeconomic status, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, and age/developmental stage A new section on emerging areas in health psychology, including behavioral genomics, military veterans' health, and digital health Coverage of prevention, interventions, and treatment in the applications section An expansion of the biopsychosocial model across several levels of analysis, including cultural, macro-social, and cellular factors Sustained emphasis on translating research into practice and policy The handbook considers the intersections of concepts (behavior change), populations (women's and sexual minority health), cultural groups (African American, Asian American, and Latino), risk and protective factors (obesity, coping), and diseases (cancer, diabetes, HIV), making it essential reading for scholars of health psychology, public health, epidemiology, and nursing. Novices to the field appreciate the accessibly written chapters, while seasoned professionals appreciate the book's deep, cutting-edge coverage.Trade Review"The new edition of the Handbook of Health Psychology by Revenson and Gurung is simply outstanding. Across 40 chapters written by leading experts on many different aspects of health and illness, this remarkable volume provides a very thorough and informative overview of the current state of the science of health psychology."—Kenneth E. Freedland, Washington University School of Medicine, USA"This volume is a tour de force which achieves breadth and depth. It shows the reach of the field of Health Psychology from biological processes to social determinants, and provides both historical grounding and future vision. It will serve as an important resource to the field."—Nancy E. Adler, University of California, USA"This comprehensive, forward-thinking handbook will be a great asset to the multidisciplinary audience of students learning about health psychology. The chapters focused on specific groups of individuals will be particularly valuable to the next generation of professionals who work in the area."—David B. Sarwer, Associate Dean for Research & Director of Center for Obesity Research and Education, Temple University, USATable of ContentsPart I: The Foundations of Health Psychology 1. Health Psychology Rising: The Current Status and Future Directions of Health Psychology Tracey A. Revenson and Regan A. R. Gurung 2. Major Research Designs in Health Psychology Krista W. Ranby 3. Measurement in Health Psychology Research Aleksandra Luszczynska, Magdalena Kruk, and Monika Boberska 4. Designing and Evaluating Health Psychology Interventions Travis I. Lovejoy and Drew Fowler 5. Biological Processes of Health Theodore F. Robles, Evelyn Mercado, Peter Nooteboom, Jonah Price, and Chelsea Romney 6. Theories and Interventions in Health Behavior Change Susan Michie, Marta M. Marques, Emma Norris, and Marie Johnston Part II: Health Behaviors and Risk Factors 7. Weight Loss, Obesity, and Health Deanna M. Halliday, Anna E. Epperson, and Anna V. Song 8. Physical Activity and Health Rick A. LaCaille and Stephanie A. Hooker 9. Nicotine and Tobacco Use Robin Mermelstein and Kristin Brikmanis 10. Alcohol Use and Health Joel Erblich 11. Adherence to Treatment Robert Horne, Amy Chan, and Vari Wileman 12. Shared Decision Making in Healthcare Michael A. Diefenbach and Sara Fleszar Part III: Psychological Determinants of Health 13. Adjustment to Chronic Illness Michael A. Hoyt and Annette L. Stanton 14. Personality and Health Timothy W. Smith and Kimberly A. Parkhurst 15. Stress and Health Tara Gruenewald and Diana Wang 16. Coping Carolyn M. Aldwin, Hyunyup Lee, Soyoung Choun, and Sungrok Kang 17. Religion, Spirituality, and Health Crystal L. Park and Lauren M. Carney 18. Illness Cognitions and Beliefs Elizabeth Broadbent 19. Aging and Health Charles F. Emery, Jacob D. Landers, and Jocelyn D. Shoemake Part IV: Social Determinants of Health 20. Social Support, Family Processes, and Health Nina Knoll, Urte Scholz, and Beate Ditzen 21. Socioeconomic Status and Health John Ruiz, Patrick Steffen, Caroline Y. Doyle, Melissa A. Flores, and Sarah N. Price 22. Gender and Health Lisa Rosenthal and Benjamin Gronich 23. Sexual Minority Health David M. Frost and Marc E. D. Svensson 24. African American Health Christopher L. Edwards, John Sollers III, Janice Collins-McNeil, Jessica Miller, Brianna Jones, Camela S. Barker, Lisa Pratt, Dana Jones, Goldie Byrd, Kenyon Railey, and Keith Whitfield 25. Latino Health Ana F. Abraído-Lanza, Sonia Mendoza, and Adria N. Armbrister 26. Asian American Health Sonia Suchday, Natasha Grujicic, and Zsuzsanna Monika Feher Part V: Psychological Issues in Specific Conditions 27. Chronic Pain Melissa A. Day 28. Cardiovascular Disease George D. Bishop 29. Cancer Annette L. Stanton, Timothy J. Williamson, and Lauren N. Harris 30. HIV/AIDS Sarit A. Golub and Rachel A. Fikslin 31. Diabetes Vicki S. Helgeson, Jeanean B. Naqvi, Meredith Van Vleet, and Melissa Zajdel 32. Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Disease Anita DeLongis, Drake Levere, and Ellen Stephenson 33. Pregnancy Brittain L. Mahaffey and Marci Lobel Part VI: Emerging Areas in Health Psychology 34. Health Neuroscience Peggy M. Zoccola, Alex Woody, and Andrew M. Bryant 35. Genomics and Behavior Change Jennifer L. Hay, Jennifer M. Bowers, and Jada G. Hamilton 36. Sleep and Health Eric S. Zhou, Jessie P. Bakker, and Dayna A. Johnson 37. Sexual Health Sara I. McClelland 38. Military Veterans Health Ranak Trivedi and Alaina Mori 39. Mindfulness and Health Jean L. Kristeller 40. Digital Health Psychology Lucy Yardley, Katherine Bradbury, Tom Nadarzynski, and Cheryl Hunter

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Written by experienced classroom practitioners who are experts in the field of psychology, Psychology in the Classroom provides a thorough grounding in the key principles of psychology and explores how they can be applied to teaching and learning. It draws on both classic and cutting-edge research, offering practical advice on commonly overlooked or misunderstood concepts that contribute to positive academic outcomes. It aims to show the value of psychology in enabling teachers to make and justify everyday classroom decisions. Designed to equip teachers with the skills to identify and tackle common issues that affect studentsâ learning, each chapter highlights key areas of research and discusses how lesson planning and material design can be informed by the psychological concepts presented. It covers core areas essential for improving learning, including: memory and understanding; creativity; motivation;

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Book SynopsisIn the World Library of Psychologists series, international experts present themselves career-long collections of what they judge to be their finest pieces - extracts from books, key articles, salient research findings, and their major theoretical and practical contributions.Alan Baddeley has an international reputation as an eminent scholar and pioneer in the field of human memory, and is principally known for the theory of working memory, devised with Graham Hitch. This model continues to be valuable today in recognising the functions of short-term memory. This volume includes a specially written introduction by Alan Baddeley which gives an overview of the start of his career and his entry into the field of Psychology. Throughout the book he also provides introductions to the selection of works included and contextualises them in relation to changes in the field during this time. Exploring Working Memory includes the author's most influential publicatioTable of ContentsPermissions acknowledgements, Introduction, PART 1 How many kinds of memory?, 1. Short-term memory for word sequences as a function of acoustic, semantic and formal similarity (Baddeley, 1966), 2.Simultaneous acoustic and semantic coding in short-term memory (Baddeley & Ecob, 1970), 3. Amnesia and the distinction between long- and short-term memory (Baddeley & Warrington, 1970) PART 2 A multicomponent model 4. Working memory (Baddeley & Hitch, 1974), 5. The recency effect: implicit learning with explicit retrieval? (Baddeley & Hitch, 1993), 6. The concept of working memory: a view of its current state and probable future development (Baddeley, 1981) PART 3 The phonological loop 7. Word length and the structure of short-term memory (Baddeley, Thomson & Buchanan, 1975), 8. Exploring the articulatory loop (Baddeley, Lewis & Vallar, 1984), 9. When long-term learning depends on short-term storage (Baddeley, Papagno & Vallar, 1988), 10. The phonological loop as a language learning device (Baddeley, Gathercole & Papagno, 1998) PART 4 The visuo-spatial sketchpad 11. Reaction time and short-term visual memory (Phillips & Baddeley, 1971), 12. Spatial working memory (Baddeley & Lieberman, 1980), 13. Interference with visual short-term memory (Logie, Zucco & Baddeley, 1990), PART 5 The central executive, 14. The central executive: a concept and some misconceptions (Baddeley, 1998), 15. Exploring the central executive (Baddeley, 1996), 16. Dementia and working memory (Baddeley, Logie, Bressi, Della Sala & Spinnler, 1986), PART 6 The episodic buffer 17. The episodic buffer: a new component of working memory? (Baddeley, 2000), 18. Binding in visual working memory: The role of the episodic buffer (Baddeley, Allen & Hitch, 2011), 19. Working memory: theories, models, and controversies (Baddeley, 2012)

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Book SynopsisFor over two centuries, psychopathy has stood as perhaps the most formidable risk factor for antisocial behavior, crime, and violence. The Routledge International Handbook of Psychopathy and Crime presents the state-of-the-art on the full landscape of research on antisocial behavior that employs psychopathy as a central correlate. It is the largest and most comprehensive work of its kind, and includes contributions from renowned scholars from around the world. Organized into five distinctive sections, this book covers the etiology of psychopathy; the measurement of psychopathy; the association between psychopathy and diverse forms of homicidal and sexual offending, including serial murder, sexual homicide, rape and child molestation; criminal careers and psychopathy; the role of psychopathy in criminal justice system supervision, including institutional misconduct, noncompliance, and recidivism. This book is an essential resource for students and researchers in Trade Review"Matt DeLisi deserves kudos for putting together what is surely the most comprehensive, detailed, and up-to-date exploration of psychopathy available. The contributions reflect multiple and diverse perspectives on core issues ranging from etiology to assessment to antisocial conduct. The Routledge International Handbook of Psychopathy and Crime is a must-have for anyone whose research or practice touches on this perplexing disorder." - Professor Stephen D. Hart, Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Canada"The Routledge International Handbook of Psychopathy and Crime is a must-read edited volume for anyone seriously interested in understanding psychopathy. Professor DeLisi did the field a major service by putting together this much-needed collection of works written by the "Who’s Who" of psychopathy researchers. I know that I will be consulting this book for years to come in my own work and assigning it in my courses. Without a doubt, any serious psychopathy scholar will want to add this book to their collection." - Kevin M. Beaver, Judith Rich Harris Professor of Criminology, Florida State University, USATable of ContentsPart 1: Etiology of Psychopathy 1. Psychopathy and Crime Are Inextricably Linked 2. Tracing the Effect of Psychopathy on Future Offending through Two Layers of Proactive Criminal Thinking 3. Structural Models of Personality and Psychopathy 4. Psychopathy and Empathy 5. Psychopathy and Emotion Regulation: Taking Stock and Moving Forward 6. Callous-Unemotional Traits: Relevance and Implications for Juvenile Justice 7. Neurogenetics Approaches to Understanding Psychopathy 8. The Neural Basis of Psychopathy 9. The Intergenerational Transmission of Psychopathy 10. Neurological Profiles of Psychopathy: A Neurodevelopmental Perspective 11. Childhood and Adolescent Psychopathy Part 2: Measurement of Psychopathy 12. The Elemental Psychopathy Assessment 13. Key Findings and Operational Lessons in the Measurement of Psychopathy within the Incarcerated Serious and Violent Young Offender Study 14. Psychopathic Personality Traits Model (PPTM): A New Approach to Defining Psychopathy 15. The PCL-R Family of Psychopathy Measures: Dimensionality and Predictive Utility of the PCL-R, PCL:SV, PCL: YV, SRP-III, and SRP-SF 16. The Triarchic Psychopathy Model: Theory and Measurement 17. The Triarchic Model of Psychopathy among Incarcerated Male Youths: A Psychometric Study Part 3: Homicide, Sexual Offending, and Psychopathy 18. Psychopathy and Homicide 19. The Perpetual Influence of Dark Traits on Alienists 20. Psychopathy among Juvenile Homicide Offenders 21. Psychopathy and Sexual Aggression: A Review of Empirical Research 22. Sadism, Psychopathy and Sexual Offending 23. Psychopathy and Sexual Offending 24. Psychopathy and Sexuality: Impersonal and Exploitive 25. Psychopathy and Sexual Assault 26. The Psychopathic Sexually Sadistic Offender 27. Psychopathy and Sexual Violence Part 4: Criminal Careers, Comorbidities, and Psychopathy 28. Juvenile Psychopathy and Juvenile Delinquency 29. Psychopathy and Offending Trajectories 30. Psychopathic Narcissism and Antisocial Behavior 31. Developmental Pathways to Adolescent Callous-Unemotional Traits: The Role of Environmental Adversity, Symptoms of Borderline Personality and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders 32. Psychopathic Traits and Substance Use: Co-occurrence and Overlapping Etiological Pathways 33. Psychopathy and Violent Crime 34. The Severe 5% and Psychopathy 35. Examining the Relationship between Suicidal Behavior and Psychopathic Traits through the Lens of the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide 36. Psychopathic Traits and Conduct Problems Predicting Bullying and Victimization: Testing Unique and Interactive Associations Part 5: The Criminal Justice System and Psychopathy 37. Psychopathy among Juvenile Justice System-Involved Youth 38. Psychopathy and Sexual Offender Recidivism 39. The Treatment of Psychopathy 40. Psychopathy: An Obscure Public Health Issue 41. Psychopathy in the Courts 42. Psychopathy and Risk Assessment

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Book SynopsisThis book presents the latest developments of Systems Thinking in Practice to the analysis and design of complex sociotechnical systems. The Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) method is applied to micro, meso and macro systems. Written by experts in the field, this text covers a diverse range of domains, including: automation, aviation, energy grid distribution, military command and control, road and rail transportation, sports, and urban planning. Extensions to the EAST method are presented along with future directions for the approach. Illustrates a contemporary review of the status of Distributed Cognition (DCOG) Presents examples of the application of Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) method Presents examples of the application of Event Analysis of Systemic Teamwork (EAST) method Discusses the metrics for the examination of social, task, and information networks ProvidesTable of ContentsIntroduction to Distributed Cognition. The EAST Method. DCOG in Air Traffic Control. DCOG in the Cockpit. DCOG on the Battlefield. DCOG in Command and Control. DCOG in Energy Distribution. DCOG in Maritime. DCOG in Rail Transportation. DCOG in Road Transportation. DCOG in Sports Science. DCOG in Cyber-Security. The Implications of Distributed Cognition for STS Design.

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Book SynopsisRisk analysis is not a narrowly defined set of applications. Rather, it is widely used to assess and manage a plethora of hazards that threaten dire implications. However, too few people actually understand what risk analysis can help us accomplish and, even among experts, knowledge is often limited to one or two applications. Explaining Risk Analysis frames risk analysis as a holistic planning process aimed at making better risk-informed decisions and emphasizing the connections between the parts. This framework requires an understanding of basic terms, including explanations of why there is no universal agreement about what risk means, much less risk assessment, risk management and risk analysis. Drawing on a wide range of case studies, the book illustrates the ways in which risk analysis can help lead to better decisions in a variety of scenarios, including the destruction of chemical weapons, management of nuclear waste and the response to passenger rail threats. The book demonstrates how the risk analysis process and the data, models and processes used in risk analysis will clarify, rather than obfuscate, decision-makersâ options.This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of risk assessment, risk management, public health, environmental science, environmental economics and environmental psychology.Trade Review"Michael Greenberg’s masterpiece book Explaining Risk Analysis is written in coherent terms, while guided by the Gestalt-holistic thinking. This combination makes the richness and complexity of risk analysis comprehensive to a broad readership. It is a gift to all of us—students, practitioners and scholars--in this ever-challenging and expanding field." – Yacov Haimes, Lawrence Quarles Professor of Engineering, University of Virginia, former President of the Society for Risk Analysis, USA"Michael Greenberg, one of the world’s foremost risk analysis scholars, authors, and practitioners, has written a delightful, thoroughly engaging and accessible introduction to the field of risk analysis, showing how it works, why it matters, and how individuals, organizations, and governments can apply risk assessment and risk management to make the world a better place. The tools introduced and vividly illustrated here with compelling case studies can help to make sense of, and to resolve with sanity and insight, some of the most contentious debates of our time. These include discussions of environmental justice, land use, climate change, responses to terrorism and saner and more effective individual, organizational, and governmental planning under risk and uncertainty. This lucid and fun exposition will benefit not only students, teachers, and practitioners of risk analysis, but also policy analysts and decision-makers who want to manage risks, uncertainties, complexities, and conflicts more effectively." – Tony Cox, Editor-in-Chief of Risk Analysis: An International Journal, and University of Colorado, USATable of Contents1. Risk Analysis: A Start Part I. Basics 2. Risk Assessment 3. Risk Management Part II. Cases 4. Destroying Chemical Weapons 5. Environmental Justice6. Critical Passenger Rail Infrastructure 7. Fresh Water, Land Use, and Global Climate Change 8. Biological TerrorismPart III. Supplements 9. Risk Analysis and Disaster Science Fiction 10. Risk Analysis Online and on Paper 11. Externally Imposed Challenges for Risk Analysis

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Book SynopsisFull of real-world case studies and practical advice, Exploratory Multivariate Analysis by Example Using R, Second Edition focuses on four fundamental methods of multivariate exploratory data analysis that are most suitable for applications. It covers principal component analysis (PCA) when variables are quantitative, correspondence analysis (CA) and multiple correspondence analysis (MCA) when variables are categorical, and hierarchical cluster analysis.The authors take a geometric point of view that provides a unified vision for exploring multivariate data tables. Within this framework, they present the principles, indicators, and ways of representing and visualising objects that are common to the exploratory methods. The authors show how to use categorical variables in a PCA context in which variables are quantitative, how to handle more than two categorical variables in a CA context in which there are originally two variables, and how to add quantitative variablesTrade Review"While the book has some of the clearest geometric explanations written on the topic, in terms of inertia possessed by clouds of individuals and variables, its primary function is to operate as a step-by-step walk through on how to visualize, analyze and portray the results of analyses in R. This is accomplished via thought-provoking examples, ranging from wine ratings, decathlons to high-dimensional text-mining and genomic breeding. Data and code are available online, enabling fast cut-and-paste implementation…the book makes an excellent self-tutorial or teaching aid for the whole gamut of students and researchers working in applied fields. The authors are to be congratulated for their contribution to making the implementation of complex analyses ideas simple and implementable in practice."—Donna Ankherst, in Biometrics, September 2018"In the days of "big data" every researcher should be able to summarize and explain multivariate data sets. The purpose of "Exploratory Multivariate Analysis by Example using R" is to provide the practitioner with a sound understanding of, and the tools to apply, an array of multivariate technique (including Principal Components, Correspondence Analysis, and Clustering). The focus is on descriptive techniques, whose purpose is to explore the data from different perspectives, trying to find patterns, but without going into the realm of inferential statistics, with its formal tests of hypotheses, confidence intervals and other more advanced topics. This seems to be the right choice for the audience of non-statisticians to whom the book is directed. The second edition of the book includes a more extensive treatment of missing data and a new chapter on multivariate data visualization - both of which I consider very welcome additions.In summary, I consider "Exploratory Multivariate Analysis by Example using R" to be a good introduction, with an applied slant, to the fundamental multivariate techniTable of ContentsPrefacePrincipal Component Analysis (PCA)Correspondence Analysis (CA)Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA)ClusteringVisualisationAppendix

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Book SynopsisOur understanding of criminal behaviour and its causes has been too long damaged by the failure to integrate the emotional, psychological, social and cultural influences on the way people behave. This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to criminal behaviour, examining and integrating perspectives from criminology and psychology. It proposes a range of âpsychosocialâ approaches that seek to understand the emotions that surround criminal behaviour, allowing for an exploration of individual differences and social and cultural issues that help to bridge the gap between disciplinary approaches. It offers substantive chapters on a range of topics, including: mental disorder and the relationship between mental health and offending; criminal career research; youth crime and the question of criminal responsibility; gender and crime; and violent crime, including homicide and seTrade ReviewPraise for the second edition: 'The psychosocial perspective, integrating both sociological and psychological insights, is among the most exciting new developments in criminology, and there is no better guide on that journey than David W. Jones. This fascinating, highly readable text, drawing on real life case studies, is the ideal introduction to understanding the complexity of criminal behaviour.' - Shadd Maruna, Professor of Criminology, Queen’s University Belfast, UK 'The social problems confronted by criminologists include everything from the social and moral development of children, the personal and political appetites for punishing and reintegrating offenders, and the infusion of violence – including that perpetrated by state actors – with experiences of fear, anger and humiliation that are routinely inflected by the inequalities of gender, ethnicity and class. David W. Jones’ book carefully articulates why only a criminology that is dynamically psychosocial is required to develop a better understanding of these problems and why such understanding is necessary to improve our responses to crime. An essential introduction to the relevance of psychosocial and psychoanalytic concepts that builds on the historical foundations of psychological and sociological criminologies.' - David Gadd, Professor of Criminology, University of Manchester, UK Praise for the first edition: 'Understanding Criminal Behaviour's strap line should be 'the holy grail' as it promises a whole new level of understanding of criminal behaviour. Probably once in a professional career is a paradigm shift of this significance ever proposed, and several conditions have to be right for this to happen...David Jones proposes an eclectic psychological approach to understanding the nature of criminal behaviour that promises to integrate criminological and clincal perspercitves into a holistic theory.' – Monica Lloyd, Forensic Psychologist, NOMS, in Probation Journal 'Jones breaks new ground in integrating psychological perspectives into the mainstream of criminological theory. He makes a compelling case that by emphasizing a psychosocial outlook as opposed to the traditional psychological approach, scholars may more effectively analyze criminality. . . . Jones presents a well conceived, timely, and well packaged work that begins to build a bridge between adversarial approaches. Highly recommended.' – F.E Knowles in CHOICE 'This is a timely book given the growth of psychosocial studies and the increasing political and cultural focus on criminality. Jones’s book is both comprehensive and detailed in its outline of explanations of criminal behaviour, and Jones gives a convincing account of why psychological research has been increasingly omitted from criminological topics.' – Amanda Holt in The Psychologist, ' . . . Jones succeeds admirably in his goal to present "a constructive view of how psychology already does contribute, but might have more to contribute, to the debate about the problem of crime" (pxx) . . . Anyone working in the criminological field knows that Jones is right about the depth of division that currently exists between psychology and sociology. To those who are as bored as I am with these pointless and destructive theory wars, Jones' book is a refreshing tonic.' – Richard Wortley, International Criminal Justice Review 'I would recommend Jones' book to those who [do not have a first degree in criminology] as a critical, wide-ranging introduction. And there is much in the text to remind non-neophytes of aspects they may well have forgotten....' - Herschel Prins, University of Leicester in The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, vol 21 no 6 Table of Contents1. The Need for a Psychosocial Criminology; 2. Mental Disorder: Madness, Personality Disorder and Criminal Responsibility; 3. The Contribution of Criminal Career Research; 4. Familial and Parental Influences; 5. Youth Crime; 6. Gender and Crime; 7. Understanding Violence: Learning from Studies of Homicide; 8. Intimate Violence and Sex Crime; 9. Public Violence and crimes of terror; 10. ‘Race’ and Crime’; 11. Conclusion

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