Psychological theory Books
Taylor & Francis Ltd Integrative Neuroscience: Bringing Together
Book SynopsisMost brain related activity has focussed on specialized interests within individual disciplines. Recent multidisciplinary activity has provided the impetus to break down these boundaries and encourage a freer exchange of information across disciplines. This text reflects these developments. It spans the landscape of brain science to provide core information from 12 disciplines (including evolution, philosophy, anatomy, chemistry, computer science, brain dynamics, psychology, neurology, psychiatry, psychotherapy and brain imaging).In outlining how and why it is now possible to realistically model aspects of the brain's dynamics from such a wide range of intellectual endeavors, this book will prove itself useful to undergraduates, postgraduates and all those seeking a contemporary perspective and evaluation of the current status and future directions in the brain sciences.Table of Contents1. Integrative Neuroscience: The Big Picture 2. Overview of Chapters 3. Evolution of the Human Brain 4. The Mind-Brain Problem 5. A Cellular Perspective of Neural Networks 6. The Brain's Chemistry 7. The Brain's Anatomy 8. Sensory-Motor Models of the Brain 9. Computer Models of the Brain 10. Brain Dynamics: Modeling the Whole Brain in Action 11. Brain Dynamics: Brain Chaos and Intentionality 12. Models of the Brain in Neurology 13. Models of the Brain in Psychology 14. Models of the Brain in Psychiatry 15. Brain-Mind in Psychotherapy 16. Human Brain Imaging Technologies
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Pan Stanford Publishing Pte Ltd Complexity and the Human Experience: Modeling
Book SynopsisQuestions of values, ontologies, ethics, aesthetics, discourse, origins, language, literature, and meaning do not lend themselves readily, or traditionally, to equations, probabilities, and models. However, with the increased adoption of natural science tools in economics, anthropology, and political science—to name only a few social scientific fields highlighted in this volume—quantitative methods in the humanities are becoming more common. The theory of complexity holds significant promise for better understanding social and human phenomena based on interactions among the participating "agents," whatever they may be: a thought, a person, a conversation, a sentence, or an email. Such systems can exhibit phase transitions, feedback loops, self-organization, and emergent properties. These dynamic systems lend themselves naturally to the kind of analysis made possible by models and simulations developed with complex science tools. This volume offers a tour of quantitative analyses, models, and simulations of humanities and social science phenomena that have been historically the purview of qualitative methods. Trade Review"This volume makes a unique contribution in advancing the case for modeling in the humanities. Contemporary research is increasingly multidisciplinary and enriched by models that cross boundaries whenever dynamically similar phenomena emerge. Until recently, the humanities have stood outside of this development. This work documents pioneering explorations of models, networks, and methodological principles, most significantly, those that consolidate the conceptual, empirical, and practical aspects of inquiry within the humanities."Prof. Marvin J. Croy, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA"Being able to understand and explain complex ideas in the humanities and social sciences is increasingly important, given the current directions and pace of research and understanding in those fields. The works in this volume show that by applying quantitative methods, such as explanation through use of models, computer simulations, and artificial agents, not only is understanding of complexity assisted, but the visualization of complex phenomena, and the ability to explain and teach complex ideas, is now shown to be within the reach of researchers in fields previously not given to such techniques."Prof. Charles D. Turnitsa, Columbus State University, USA
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Random House USA Inc Bonded by Evolution
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The University of Chicago Press Cicero on the Emotions Tusculan Disputations 3
Book SynopsisThe third and fourth books of Cicero's "Tusculan Disputations" deal with the nature and management of emotion. He presents the insights of Greek philosophers on the subject, reporting the views of Epicurians and Peripatetics and giving a detailed account of the Stoic position.
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The University of Chicago Press Psychology in Human Context Essays in Dissidence
Book SynopsisSigmund Koch (1917-1996) was one of the 20th century's most penetrating and wide-ranging critics of the scientistic ambitions of psychology. The essays here reveal his writings to be as fresh and relevant today as ever.
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The University of Chicago Press Trauma A Genealogy
Book SynopsisThis text investigates the history of the concept of trauma. It also explores the emergence of multiple personality disorder, Freud's approaches to trauma, medical responses to shell-shock and combat fatigue, and Sandor Ferenczi's revisions of psychoanalysis.
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The University of Chicago Press Trauma A Genealogy
Book SynopsisThis text investigates the history of the concept of trauma. It also explores the emergence of multiple personality disorder, Freud's approaches to trauma, medical responses to shell-shock and combat fatigue, and Sandor Ferenczi's revisions of psychoanalysis.
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The University of Chicago Press Workers At Risk Voices from the Workplace
Book SynopsisWhat happens when we think? How do people make judgments? While different theories aboundand are heatedly debatedmost are based on an algorithmic model of how the brain works. Howard Margolis builds a fascinating case for a theory that thinking is based on recognizing patterns and that this process is intrinsically a-logical. Margolis gives a Darwinian account of how pattern recognition evolved to reach human cognitive abilities. Illusions of judgmentstandard anomalies where people consistently misjudge or misperceive what is logically implied or really presentare often used in cognitive science to explore the workings of the cognitive process. The explanations given for these anomalous results have generally explained only the anomaly under study and nothing more. Margolis provides a provocative and systematic analysis of these illusions, which explains why such anomalies exist and recur. Offering empirical applications of his theory, Margolis turns to historical cases to show how an
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The University of Chicago Press On the Heels of Ignorance Psychiatry and the
Book SynopsisOn the Heels of Ignorance begins with American psychiatry’s formal beginnings in the 1840s and moves through two centuries of constant struggle simply to define and redefine mental illness, to say nothing of the best way to treat it.
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The University of Chicago Press The Toddler in Chief What Donald Trump Teaches Us
Book SynopsisIn "Ecce Homo" (1888), Nietzsche quoted that before him `... there simply was no psychology'. This study focuses on this pronouncement, examining the contours of Nietzsche's psychology in the context of his life, work and psychological make-up.
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University of Illinois Press Unruly Spirits
Book SynopsisA fascinating history of parapsychic phenomena in France during the age of Sigmund FreudTrade Review"M. Brady Brower clearly demonstrates the importance of the French strain of psychical research and shows it to be a crucial and unjustly neglected episode in the story of modern psychology. What he has uncovered should provoke a searching revision of the standard account of the resistance psychoanalysis faced in fin-de-siècle and interwar France."--John Warne Monroe, author of Laboratories of Faith: Mesmerism, Spiritism, and Occultism in Modern France"Apart from offering a wealth of valuable original insights, Unruly Spirits transports findings of French historians of psychology and physical research ... revealing the close links and strong overlaps between late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century French psychology and physical research. . . . Fascinating and important."--Social History of Medicine"Essential reading for those interested in the history of either psychology or the border sciences."--Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences"Brower's book analyzes deftly the history of this troubled transition from a 'philosophy of the mind to a science of the mind in modern France.'"--Bulletin of the History of Medicine"Insightful study of the 'science' of the psychic—-physical research (PR)—in modern France."--ISIS
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WW Norton & Co The Discovery of Being
Book SynopsisRollo May draws on the insights of Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Freud, and other great thinkers to offer a helpful roadmap of the ideas and techniques of existential psychotherapy.Trade Review"Clear, accurate, and interesting. There is no better short introduction to the existential approach to psychology." -- Dallas Morning News"A brisk, clear, popular introduction to existential psychology/psychotherapy. . . [Rollo May] makes a good case for it as a pragmatically broad and flexible method. . . . A solid, stimulating presentation." -- Kirkus Reviews
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WW Norton & Co Body Psychotherapy
Book SynopsisFrom yoga to neuroscience, a tour of major ideas about the body and mind.Trade Review"[F]ull of fine detail . . . [A] book rich with information for the body psychotherapy practitioner or student, one which will reward frequent returning to." -- Metapsychology"This is a book about the complete intellectual history that informs psychotherapy practices – it is a well written critique with respect to all modalities housed under the term body psychotherapy. . . . To say I loved the book is an understatement. I was enthralled with the history and read the first 300 pages straight through. . . . [T]he time spent delving into this book is time well spent." -- Somatic Psychotherapy Today"Amazing . . . exciting . . . remarkable. Tracing the historical roots of this field to its emergent disciplines today, this tome is a vital reference book for body psychotherapists and body workers of all types. It is also a profound reference for any clinician wishing to study this field seriously. Thank you Michael Heller for this gift of incredible scholarship. " -- Peter A. Levine, PhD, Developer of Somatic Experiencing® and author of In an Unspoken Voice: How the Body Releases Trauma and Restores Goodness"Michael Heller has taken on the herculean task of compiling the vast wealth of scientific and theoretical knowledge that has contributed to the field of body psychotherapy into one massive volume. Without adhering to a particular school of thought or methodology, he presents an authoritative, enthusiastic, but yet unbiased synopsis of historical and current trends and forces, themes and thinkers struggling to comprehend the interface of body, mind and more. This textbook will prove an informative and vitalizing resource to both seasoned practitioners and students of body psychotherapy for years to come." -- Pat Ogden, PhD, Founder/Director, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute and author of Trauma and the Body
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WW Norton & Co Promoting Healthy Attachments Handson Techniques
Book SynopsisDay-to-day clinical guidance on what to do with all the attachment theory you've learned.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc John Bowlby From Psychoanalysis to Ethology
Book SynopsisThis accessible book draws on unique evidence from oral histories and little-known archive material to shed new light on the working relationships which led to John Bowlby's shift from psychoanalysis to ethology as a frame of reference and ultimately to the development of attachment theory. A unique exploration of the origins of Bowlby's ideas and the critical transformation in his thinking offers an alternative to standard accounts of the origin of attachment theory Explores the significance of Bowlby's influential working relationships with Robert Hinde, Harry Harlow, James Robertson and Mary Ainsworth Provides students, academics, and practitioners with clear insights into the development of attachment theory Accessible to general readers interested in psychology and psychoanalysis Trade Review“van der Horst’s treatment of the cross-fertilization of ideas—as well as the personal and professional relationships that went into their making—is commendable. Given our own contemporary interest in the promises and pitfalls of interdisciplinarity, it emphasizes the many gains that can emerge out of an active commitment to talk across disciplines. With its focus on a series of important attempts to merge the goals of the psychological and the natural sciences, van der Horst’s book should equally interest historians of ethology, biology, psychology, psychoanalysis, and the human sciences more broadly. Despite the complex nature of the story that it tells, this book is highly accessible and well suited to nonspecialists and specialists alike." (Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 2 October 2013) “Overall, this book, although somewhat cost-prohibitive, does a very good job of helping to contextualize the development of attachment theory and would be useful reading for both clinicians and researchers at all levels of understanding regarding attachment theory. I agree with Jerome Kagan that this is a ‘‘coherent, gracefully written, even-handed, and richly detailed description.” (Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1 October 2012) “Nonetheless, for those interested in the history of psychology, and attachment theory in particular, I recommend John Bowlby: From Psychoanalysis to Ethology for what it tells us about the origins of attachment and John Bowlby’s courageous forging of attachment theory.” (PsycCRITIQUES, 2 May 2012) "... (this book)does a very good job of helping to contextualize the development of attachment theory and would be useful reading for both clinicians and researchers at all levels of understanding regarding attachment theory. I agree with Jerome Kagan that this is a "coherent, gracefully written, even-handed, and richly detailed description"." (Journal Marital and Family Therapy, October 2011)Table of ContentsAbout the Author. Foreword (Professor Jerome Kagan). Acknowledgments. Introduction. 1 Biographical Notes and Early Career. 2 Loneliness in Infancy: The WHO Report and Issues of Separation. 3 Working with James Robertson: The Importance of Observation. 4 Bowlby’s Acquaintance with Ethology: The Work of Lorenz, Tinbergen, and Hinde. 5 From Theoretical Claims to Empirical Evidence: Harry Harlow and the Nature of Love. 6 Mary Ainsworth's Role in the Study of Attachment. Conclusions. References. Name Index. Subject Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Psychotherapy Relationship Theory Research
Book SynopsisHuman beings are social creatures, and from the moment we enter the world, our personal horizons are defined by our relationships with others. Parents, siblings, teachers, friends, lovers, colleagues-even the countless strangers with whom we interact during the course of any given day-we exist through them and they through us.Table of ContentsThe Psychotherapy Relationship and Its Components: An Introduction. Working Alliance: The Foundation of the Psychotherapy Relationship. Transference and Its Many Faces: The Unrealistic Relationship in Psychotherapy. Countertransference: The Therapist's Contribution to the "Unrealistic" Relationship. The Real Relationship: Beyond Transference and Alliance. The Psychotherapy Relationship in Operation. Psychoanalytic Visions of the Psychotherapy Relationship: Beyond Transference. Cognitive and Behavioral Views of the Therapeutic Relationship: Beyond Techniques. The Humanistic and Existential Vision of the Therapeutic Relationship: The Real Relationship and More. Feminist Therapy: Beyond the Third Force. References. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Selected Works of Edward E. Jones
Book SynopsisEdward E. Jones (1926-1993) was one of the most influential social psychologists of the twentieth century. This volume collects for the first time his most important works, including his seminal papers on the correspondence bias, the actor-observer effect, impression management strategies, and more. An introduction by Daniel Gilbert, Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, provides a context for understanding Jones'' important contributions to social psychology. This collection is appropriate for supplemental reading in a graduate seminar on social psychology, social cognition, or person perception. It is also the perfect accompaniment to the other two texts in Wiley''s social psychology series: Social Beings: A Core Motives to Social Psychology by Dr. Susan Fiske and The Selected Works of R.B. Zajonc by R.B. Zajonc.Table of Contents* (Articles on the followingtopics) * DEDICATION / FORWARD / NOTES & ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS * THE PENETRATION OF ACTION * Inferential Goals * Attribution Theory * Social Cognition * INFERENTIAL ANOMALIES * Correspondance Bias * The Actor-Observer Effect * Order Effects * Ingroups and Outgroups * THE ORCHESTRATION OF ACTION * Strategic Self-Presentation * Self-Handicapping * SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AS SCIENCE * BIBLIOGRAPHY OF E. E. JONES
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Toward a Psychology of Being
Book SynopsisThe work of Abraham Maslow occupies a central position in popular psychology and is the foundation upon which humanistic management models were first developed. This third edition of the landmark book first published in 1962 describes Dr. Maslow's theories of self-actualization and the hierarchy of needs.Table of ContentsA LARGER JURISDICTION FOR PSYCHOLOGY. Introduction: Toward a Psychology of Health. What Psychology Can Learn from the Existentialists. GROWTH AND MOTIVATION. Deficiency Motivation and Growth Motivation. Defense and Growth. The Need to Know and the Fear of Knowing. GROWTH AND COGNITION. Cognition of Being in the Peak-Experiences. Peak-Experiences as Acute Identity-Experiences. Some Dangers of Being-Cognition. Resistance to Being Rubricized. CREATIVENESS. Creativity in Self-Actualizing People. VALUES. Psychological Data and Human Values. Values, Growth, and Health. Health as Transcendence of Environment. FUTURE TASKS. Some Basic Propositions of a Growth and Self-Actualization Psychology. Appendices. Bibliography. Additional Bibliography. Index.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc The Psychology of Money
Book SynopsisDiscover the Ideal Investment Strategy for Yourself and Your Clients "To enhance investment results and boost creativity, Jim Ware replaces the maxim know your investments with know yourself. And he gives us specific testing tools to do the job. "-Dean LeBaron, Founder, Batterymarch Financial Management, Chairman, Virtualquest.Trade Review"The Psychology of Money is a well-written and entertaining bookthat challenges money managers and individual investors to rethinktheir view of the investment decision-making process."(FinancialAnalysts Journal) "This book should be read by everyone!" (Mimi Lord, MorningstarSenior Editor)Table of ContentsTHE INVESTOR: PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAITS OF THE MASTERS. Investment Masters: The Quintet. The Eight Great Traits. Secrets of the Masters: Complexity. Self-Diagnosis. Strengthening One's Abilities: Drop and Give Me 50. The Ideal Investment Personality. The Typical Investment Personality. THE INVESTMENT TEAM: COLLABORATIVE TECHNIQUES. Teamwork Today? Golden Gloves or Golden Rules? Tools for Investment Teams. Case History: Collaboration for a Money Management Team. Temperaments and Teams: Implications for the Markets. Temperament and Client Service. THE CREATIVE INVESTMENT TEAM: TOOLS FOR ENHANCINGCREATIVITY. Brainstorming for the Masses. The Creative Investor: Taming the Critics. Creating a Safe Place. Guidelines for Safety. "A" Is for Assume Nothing. "C" Is for Change Gears. "R" Is for Risking Discomfort. "O" Is for Omit Either/Or Thinking. "B" Is for Borrow from Other Disciplines. "A" Is for Ask for Help. "T" Is for Tools and Techniques. Getting Personal. THE INTUITIVE INVESTOR: WHOLE-BRAINED INVESTING. Quantum Investing. Waves and/or Particles. The Case for Intuition. Operating on All Cylinders. Index.
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University of California Press Risk Terrain Modeling
Book SynopsisRisk Terrain Modeling (RTM) diagnoses the spatial attractors of criminal behavior and makes accurate forecasts of where crime will occur at the microlevel. As a diagnostic method, RTM offers a statistically valid way to identify vulnerable places. This book deals with this topic.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Preface Acknowledgments Prologue 1. Explaining the Contexts of Crime 2. Risk Terrain Modeling Methods 3. Crime Emergence, Persistence, and Exposure 4. Presence, Repeats, and Concentration: Exposures to Crime 5. The Theory of Risky Places 6. Event Contexts of Risky Places 7. Risk Management and RTM in ACTION 8. Risk Reduction Epilogue Glossary Notes References Index
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Plato Freud
Book SynopsisWhat is love? Why do we idealize those whom we love? How do we choose whom to love? Are some kinds of love better than others? Each age returns to these questions with renewed perplexity. Gerasimos Santas examinees the two greatest theoretical architectures of love, side by side. It provides a thorough critical description and comparison of these theories, allowing a sophisticated dialogue to emerge between the two thinkers. In the first half of the book Professor Santas reconstructs and explains Plato''s theories of eros and philia: erotic love, familial love and friendship. He attempt to show that Plato''s was a unified theory in which erotic love has a special connecion with creativity and beauty. He then discusses Freud''s notion of love as distinct from, though based on, his general theory of sexuality. He discusses in detail Freud''s explanations, before and after narcissism, of idealization and choice of beloved. Freud too, it emerges, had a unified theory of love: all love Table of ContentsPreface ix Abbreviations xii 1 The Study of Love 1 Introduction 1 Questions about Love 3 Terms of Love: Eros, Philia, Agape 7 Limits of This Study 9 2 Plato's Theory of Eros in the Symposium 14 Introduction 14 Some Preliminary Speeches: Eros all Good, Eros Good and Bad, Eros a Cosmic Force 15 The Speech of Aristophanes: Eros as Desire to Unite with One's Other Half 18 The Speech of Agathon: Good and Beautiful Eros is Eros of Beauty and Goodness 22 The Speech of Socrates: Introductory 25 The Deficiency and Egoistic Models of Desire Applied to Eros 26 Generic Eros: Desire for the Good to be One's Own Forever 32 Specific Eros: Desire to Create Offspring in Beauty for the Sake of Immortality 34 The Ladder of Love: From Eros of a Beautiful Body to Eros of Beauty Itself 40 Beauty, Immortality and the Good 43 3 Passionate Platonic Eros in the Phaedrus 58 Introduction 58 Pleasure, Rationality and Eros as Human Madness 59 Eros as Divine Madness 62 The Phaedrus and the Symposium 69 Philosophic Eros in the Phaedo and the Republic 72 4 Plato on Friendship and Familial Love 81 Introduction 81 Friendship in the Lysis: Like to Like and Opposite to Opposite 81 What is Neither Good nor Bad is Friend to the Good 84 Friendship and Familial Love in the Republic 89 Friendship as Sharing Knowledge and Desire for the Good 91 5 Freud's New Theory of Sexuality 97 Introduction 97 The Old and the New Concepts of Sexuality 100 What is Sexual? 102 Psychosexual Development and the First Appearance of Love 107 Normal Sexuality 110 6 Freud's Theory of Love 116 Introduction 116 The Central Thesis: All Love is Sexual in Origin 117 The Main Characteristics of Love: Exclusive Attachment and Overvaluation 119 Explanations of the Choice of Love-Object 122 Narcissistic Models of Object-Choice 127 Freud's Explanations of Overestimation 133 Narcissistic and Egoistic Love 137 Familial Love, Friendship, and Sublimation 139 Love, Happiness, and Civilization 144 7 The Two Theories of Love Compared 153 Introduction 153 Freud's Own Comparisons to Plato 154 The Function of Love in Plato and Freud 157 The Origin of Love in Plato and Freud 162 Sublimation and the Ladder of Love 169 Choice and Overestimation 172 Plato and Freud 177 Epilogue: More Questions About Love 185 Bibliography 189 Index 194
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Last Writings on the Phiosophy of Psychology
Book SynopsisThis first volume of Wittgenstein''s Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology was written between October 1948 and March 1949, when the philosopher had moved to Dublin and was having one of his most fruitful working periods. He then finished work which he had begun in 1946 and which in its entirety constitutes the source material for Part II of the Philosophical Investigations. When, later in 1949, Wittgenstein composed the manuscript for Part II he selected more than half the remarks for it from the Dublin manuscript. Although this material is a direct continuation of the writings which make up the two volumes of the Remarks on the Philosophy of Psychology it deserves more than they to be regarded as a preliminary study for the second part of Wittgenstein''s chef-d''oeuvre.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Last Writings on the Philosophy of Psychology
Book SynopsisIn the last years of his life, from 1949 to 1951, Wittgenstein''s writings focused upon knowledge and certainty (collected together in On Certainty), upon colour concepts (in Remarks on Colour) and upon the relation between the inner and outer, that is, between so-called mental states and bodily behavior. His writings on this third theme, now available in paperback, are gathered here for the first time. Wittgenstein''s last weeks were a period of high creativity during which his thoughts were on a level with the best he ever produced. His variation on the classic philosophical theme of the relation between mind and body is no exception.Table of ContentsEditors' Preface. MS 169. MS 170. MS 171. MS 173. MS 174. MS 176. Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Mental Simulation
Book SynopsisMany philosophers and psychologists argue that out everyday ability to predict and explain the actions and mental states of others is grounded in out possession of a primitive ''folk'' psychological theory. Recently however, this theory has come under challenge from the simulation alternative. This alternative view says that human beings are able to predict and explain each other''s actions by using the resources of their own minds to simulate the psychological aetiology of the actions of the others. This book and the companion volume Folk Psychology: The Theory of Mind Debate together offer a richly woven fabric of philosophical and psychological theory, which promises to yield real insights into the nature of our mental lives.Table of ContentsList of contributors vii Acknowledgements ix Introduction 1 Tony Stone and Martin Davies 1. Simulation and Psychological Concepts 19 Gary Fuller 2. How to Think about Thinking 33 Jane Heal 3. Simulation Without Introspection of Interference from Me to You 53 Robert M. Gordon 53 4. Theories of the Mind in Collision: Plausibility and Authority 68 Norman H. Freeman 5. Second Thoughts on Simulation 87 Stephen Stich and Shaun Nichols 6. A Theory of the Child's Theory of Mind 109 Jerry A. Foder 7. Knowledge and Ability in"Theory of Mind": One-eyed Overview of a Debate 123 Alan M. Leslie and Tim P. German 8. Imagination and Simulation: Aesthetics Meets Cognitive Science 151 Gregory Currie 9. Imagining and Pretending 170 Paul L. Harris 10. Empathy, Mind, and Morals 185 Alvin I. Goldman 11. Self-knowledge, Error and Disorder 209 Derek Bolton 12. Game Theory and Knowledge by Simulation 235 Adam Morton 13. Simulative Reasoning, Common-sense Psychology, and Artificial Intelligence 247 John A. Barnden Author Index 273 Subject Index 279
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The NatureNurture Debate
Book SynopsisProvides students with a selection of articles concerning developmental psychology. The articles explore the nature/nurture debate, which has been central to developmental psychology in particular and shaped the wider debate over human nature for the majority of the 20th century.Trade Review"...this is an excellent book that provides a valuable introduction to the nature-nurture debate...Ceci and Williams have selected papers...which are...thorough, thought-provoking and wide-ranging...Every chapter is stimulating, and the range of topics covered gives an indication of how important it is for psychologists to understand the subtle interplay between genetic and environmental factors in development. The book is also pleasingly presented and has clear charts, diagrams and tables. It is a book that I hope will find a wide readership." The Psychologist, December 2000Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction Born vs. Made: Nature-Nurture in the New Millennium (Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams). PART I: FETAL INFLUENCES ON LATER DEVELOPMENT. 1. War Babies (Jared Diamond). 2. Prenatal Loss of Father and Psychiatric Disorders (Matti O. Huttunen and Pekka Niskanen). 3. Prenatal Development of Monozygotic Twins and Concordance for Schizophrenia (James O. Davis, Jeanne A. Phelps and Stefan Bracha). PART II: BOY OR GIRL? ACQUIRING GENDER IDENTITY. 4. Sex Reassignment at Birth (Milton Diamond and H. Keith Sigmundson). 5. Gender Role Change with Puberty (Julianne Imperato-McGinley, Ralph E. Peterson, Robert Stroller and Willard E. Goodwin). PART III: SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT. 6. How to Succeed in Childhood (Judith Rich Harris). 7. Genes, Environment, and Personality (Thomas J. Bouchard). PART IV: INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD INFLUENCES ON IQ DEVELOPMENT. 8. Developmental Catch-up, and Deficit, Following Adoption after Severe Global Early Privation (Michael Rutter and the English and Romanian Adoptees (ERA) study team). 9. Early Experience and the Life Path (Ann Clarke and Alan Clarke). 10. Prevention of Intellectual Disabilities: Early Interventions to Improve Cognitive Development (Craig. T. Ramey and Sharon Landesman Ramey). PART V: LATER INFLUENCES ON IQ DEVELOPMENT. 11. Schooling and Intelligence (Stephen J. Ceci). 12. The Genetics of Cognitive Abilities and Disabilities (Robert Plomin and John C. DeFries). PART VI: BECOMING AN EXPERT - TRAINING OR TALENT?. 13. Expert Performance: Its Structure and Acquisition (K. Anders Ericsson and Neil Charness). 14. Innate Talents: Reality or Myth (Michael J. A. Howe, Jane W. Davidson and John A. Sloboda). Subject Index.
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John Wiley & Sons The Experience of Meaning
Book SynopsisA provocative exploration of the experience of meaning, and a clarion call for its recovery in contemporary culture.Trade Review"Rich and thought-provoking, The Experience of Meaning will change the way you see the world. I literally could not put this book down and I think all readers will be as entranced as I was, although it may resonate differently in each of them." Marjorie Senechal, Smith College"The Experience of Meaning is a courageous, profound book – broad in scope, yet scholarly and concise. It is truly a joy to read." Nina Belmonte, University of Victoria"The Experience of Meaning paints a troubling portrait of our age. Unmitigated allegiance to rational, technocratic logic has annihilated our ability to perceive meaning. To revive this capacity would mean seeing our world anew. Not needing words to describe it or objective measures to assess it, we would be able to appreciate the integrity and wholeness of music, poems, biospheres, or even the liminal, outer- worldly process of ushering new life into this fragile and broken world." Montreal Review of Books"An enjoyable and thought-provoking read." Choice
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Constructing Realities MeaningMaking Perspectives
Book SynopsisAssembles diverse viewpoints on the topic of meaning-making in psychotherapy. Discussing ideas such as constructivism, narrative, postmodernism, and social and developmental constructivism, the book encompasses the work of both practising therapists and scholars.Trade Review"The book is serious, worthy, and its aim is laudable." "This book is thought-provoking and practice-informing testimony that the idea of `meaning-making' is not only alive and well in psychotherapy, but a generative meeting ground for a richly diverse set of clinical orientations. Any therapist, student, or teacher of therapy will feel well rewarded by this stimulating and challenging collection." --Robert Kegan, Harvard University and the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology and author of The Evolving Self and In Over Our Heads "This is the best overview of current thinking in constructivist thought currently available. Social constructivism finally gets the attention it deserves, including women's issues and interesting work from an Eastern perspective. I recommAnd this book for the serious professional library." --Allen Ivey, distinguished university professor, University of Massachusetts, Amherst "In this volume, Rosen and Kuehlwein have collected a distinguished panel of scholar-practitioners who trailblaze in this still somewhat uncharted domain of meaning-making psychotherapies. Between them, they construct a landscape of new places to go in the conduct of the therapeutic process--places that all psychotherapists of whatever persuasion will find provocative and evocative in their own practices." --John Shotter, professor of interpersonal relations, Department of Communication, University of New Hampshire "This book celebrates the many ways in which meanings are created (not discovered) and what these changes in the way we see the world signify for therapists and their clients. The contributors to this volume bring new ways of understanding the roles of narrative and language, the many meanings of knowing and telling, and breathe new life into the once-discredited idols of reason. Richly rewarding and highly recommAnded." --Donald P. Spence, professor of psychiatry, UMDNJ, New Jersey's University of the Health Sciences, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School "Many readers will find the solid base of philosophy refreshing in a time when conceptual clarity seems secondary to practical concerns. I highly recommAnd it to those clinicians seeking a foundation for their own personal and theraputic realities." --J. Phillip Stanberry, Ph.D. School of Family and Consumer Sciences, U of Southern Mississippi, Readings: A Journal of Reviews and Commentary in Mental HealthTable of ContentsPart I: An Orienting Framework. 1. Meaning-Making Narratives: Foundations for Constructivist and Social Constructionist Psychotherapies (Hugh Rosen). Part II: Constructivist and Social Constructionist Epistemology and Praxis. 2. The Construction of Clinical "Realities" (Paul Watzlawick). 3. Psychotherapeutic Theory and Practice: Contributions from Maturana's Structure Determinism (Jay S. Efran, Mitchell A. Greene). 4. Psychothethrapy as a Social Construction (Sheila McNamee). Part III: The Social Context of Construing. 5. Relationship Factors in the Creation of Identity: A Psychodynamic Perspective (Carolyn Saari). 6. Women's Constructions of Truth, Self, Authority, and Power (Nancy Rule Goldberger). 7. Narrative, Social Constructionism, and Buddhism (William D. Lax). Part IV: The Construction of Affect. 8. Emotional Creativity: Theoretical and Applied Aspects (Elma P. Nunley, James R. Averill). 9. Emotion and Cognition in Experiential Therapy: A Dialectical Constructivist Perspective (Jeanne C. Watson, Leslie S. Greenberg). Part V: Constructivist Metatheory in Psychotherapy Integration. 10. Psychoanalysis and Constructivism: Convergence in Meaning-Making Perspectives (Stephen Soldz). 11. Narrative and the Process of Psychotherapy: Theoretical Foundations and Empirical Support (Robert L. Russell, Mary L. Wandrei). 12. Metaphor, Meaning-Making, and Metamorphosis (Mary Baird Carlsen). Part VI:Constructivist and Social Constructionist Psychotherapy: Examples of Personal Implications. 13. Process Interventions for the Constructivist Psychotherapist (Robert A. Neimeyer). 14. Couples Therapy: Change Talk (Steven Friedman). 15. The Meaning of Relationship in Residential Treatment: A Development Perspective (Robert L. Selman, Steven Brion-Meisels, Gregory G. Wilkins). Part VII: An Integrating Framework. 16. Interweaving Themes and Threads of Meaning-Making (Kevin T. Kuehlwein).
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Stanford University Press Love as Passion The Codification of Intimacy
Book SynopsisIn this volume, Luhmann analyzes the evolution of love in Western Europe from the 17th century to the present. In the book he aims to restore the lost link between academically reputable social theorizing and the subjective experience of life.Trade Review"There is a dearth of analytical writing about the emotions and sentiments that seem to motivate most human action, at least in everyday discussion, although some researchers are making some efforts to remedy this situation. Love as Passion is an outstanding contribution to this emerging trend . . . full of novel information and fascinating ideas."— Contemporary SociologyTable of ContentsContents 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
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Northwestern University Press From Text to Action Essays in Hermeneutics II Northwestern University Studies in Phenomenology Existential Philosophy Northwestern University in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
Book SynopsisWith his writings on phenomenology, psychoanalysis, Marxism, ideology, and religion, Paul Ricoeur has single-handedly redefined and revitalized the hermeneutic tradition. In From Text to Action, Ricoeur continues and extends his project of constructing a general theory of interpretation, positioning his work in relation to its own philosophical background.
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John Wiley & Sons Inc Positive Psychology in Practice
Book SynopsisThe best minds in positive psychology survey the state of the field Positive Psychology in Practice, Second Edition moves beyond the theoretical to show how positive psychology is being used in real-world settings, and the new directions emerging in the field.Table of ContentsPreface xi Acknowledgments xv 1 Applied Positive Psychology 10 Years On 1 Stephen Joseph Part I Historical and Philosophical Foundations 2 Historical, Philosophical, and Epistemological Perspectives 9 Hilde Eileen Nafstad 3 Building Bridges Between Humanistic and Positive Psychology 31 Brent Dean Robbins 4 Existential Dimensions of Positive Psychology 47 Roger Bretherton 5 The Salutogenic Paradigm 61 Shifra Sagy, Monica Eriksson, and Orna Braun-Lewensohn Part II Values and Choices In Pursuit of the Good Life 6 The Science of Values in the Culture of Consumption 83 Tim Kasser 7 Values and Well-Being 103 Lilach Sagiv, Sonia Roccas, and Shani Oppenheim-Weller 8 The Paradox of Choice 121 Barry Schwartz 9 A Self-Determination Theory Perspective on Fostering Healthy Self-Regulation From within and without 139 Kirk Warren Brown and Richard M. Ryan 10 The Complementary Roles of Eudaimonia and Hedonia and How They Can Be Pursued in Practice 159 Veronika Huta Part III Practices for Health and Well-Being 11 The Prospects, Practices, and Prescriptions for the Pursuit of Happiness 185 Kristin Layous, Kennon M. Sheldon, and Sonja Lyubomirsky 12 Putting Positive Psychology Into Motion Through Physical Activity 207 Guy Faulkner, Kate Hefferon, and Nanette Mutrie 13 Balancing Time Perspective in Pursuit of Optimal Functioning 223 Ilona Boniwell and Philip G. Zimbardo 14 Putting Positive Psychology Into Practice via Self-Help 237 Acacia C. Parks 15 Positive Psychology and Life Coaching 249 Margarita Tarragona Part IV Methods and Processes of Teaching and Learning 16 Different Approaches to Teaching Positive Psychology 267 Amy C. Fineburg and Andrew Monk 17 Positively Transforming Classroom Practice Through Dialogic Teaching 279 Alina Reznitskaya and Ian A. G. Wilkinson 18 Teaching Well-Being and Resilience in Primary and Secondary School 297 Chieko Kibe and Ilona Boniwell 19 Cultivating Adolescents’ Motivation 313 Reed W. Larson and Nickki Pearce Dawes Part V Positive Psychology at Work 20 Bringing Positive Psychology to Organizational Psychology 329 Sarah Lewis 21 Improving Follower Well-Being with Transformational Leadership 341 Heather M. Clarke, Kara A. Arnold, and Catherine E. Connelly 22 Applications of Positive Approaches in Organizations 357 Jane Henry 23 Leadership Coaching and Positive Psychology 377 Carol Kauffman, Stephen Joseph, and Anne Scoular Part VI Health, Clinical, Counseling, and Rehabilitation 24 Complementary Strengths of Health Psychology and Positive Psychology 393 John M. Salsman and Judith T. Moskowitz 25 Deconstructing the Illness Ideology and Constructing an Ideology of Human Strengths and Potential in Clinical Psychology 411 James E. Maddux and Shane J. Lopez 26 The Relationship Between Counseling Psychology and Positive Psychology 429 Andreas Vossler, Edith Steffen, and Stephen Joseph 27 Positive Psychology in Rehabilitation Psychology Research and Practice 443 Claudio Peter, Szilvia Geyh, Dawn M. Ehde, Rachel Müller, and Mark P. Jensen Part VII Contexts of Clinical Practice 28 Clinical Applications of Well-Being Therapy 463 Chiara Ruini and Giovanni A. Fava 29 Strategies for Accentuating Hope 483 Jeana L. Magyar-Moe and Shane J. Lopez 30 Clinical Applications of Posttraumatic Growth 503 Richard G. Tedeschi, Lawrence G. Calhoun, and Jessica M. Groleau 31 Strength-Based Assessment 519 Tayyab Rashid Part VIII Inner Resources and Positive Development Across the Life Span 32 The Ability Model of Emotional Intelligence 545 David R. Caruso, Peter Salovey, Marc Brackett, and John D. Mayer 33 The Power and Practice of Gratitude 559 Giacomo Bono, Mikki Krakauer, and Jeffrey J. Froh 34 Wisdom-Related Knowledge Across the Life Span 577 Ute Kunzmann and Stefanie Thomas 35 Positive Aging 595 George E. Vaillant Part IX Building Community Through Integration and Regeneration 36 Psychological and Relational Resources in the Experience of Disability and Caregiving 615 Antonella Delle Fave, Andrea Fianco, and Raffaela D. G. Sartori 37 Good Lives and the Rehabilitation of Sex Offenders 635 Clare-Ann Fortune, Tony Ward, and Ruth Mann 38 Facilitating Forgiveness Using Group and Community Interventions 659 Frank D. Fincham 39 The Interface Between Positive Psychology and Social Work in Theory and Practice 681 Rachel Dekel and Orit Taubman–Ben-Ari 40 Building Recovery-Oriented Service Systems Through Positive Psychology 695 Sandra G. Resnick and Meaghan A. Leddy Part X Public Policy and Systems for Resilience and Social Planning 41 Balancing Individuality and Community in Public Policy 713 David G. Myers 42 Happiness as a Priority in Public Policy 731 Ruut Veenhoven 43 Positive Social Planning 751 Neil Thin 44 Resilience Theory and the Practice of Positive Psychology From Individuals to Societies 773 Tuppett M. Yates, Fanita A. Tyrell, and Ann S. Masten Part XI Signposts for the Practice of Positive Psychology 45 The Role of Embodiment in Optimal Functioning 791 Kate Hefferon 46 The Uneasy—and Necessary—Role of the Negative in Positive Psychology 807 Brian G. Pauwels 47 The Future of Positive Psychology in Practice 823 Stephen Joseph About the Editor 829 Contributors 831 Author Index 835 Subject Index 859
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Diasporas in Dialogue
Book SynopsisDiasporas in Dialogue is an indispensable guide for those leading or participating in dialogue processes, especially in ethnically diverse communities. The text offers both a theoretical and practical framework for dialogue, providing insight into the needs, assets and challenges of working in this capacity. The first book to offer structured processes for dialogue with refugee communities - demonstrates how diaspora communities can be engaged in dialogue that heals, reconciles and builds peace Relates the story of the Portland Diaspora Dialogue Project, a remarkable collaboration between university researchers and African community activists committed to helping newly arrived refugees Written accessibly to provide practitioners, academics, and community members with a simple and cogent account of how, step by step, the process of healing communities and re-building can begin Published at a critical time in the face of the worldwide rTrade ReviewFeeling overwhelmed by the scale and complexity of global problems, such as war, genocide and the growing tide of refugees? Do not give up hope. Here is a simple and accessible account of how, step by step, the process of healing communities and re-building a better world can begin. When refugees reach a new home it is not the end of their journey. They bring with them not only gratitude for refuge, but also the wounds of war and old enmities. This book shows how diaspora communities can be engaged in dialogue that heals, reconciles and builds peace. - Di Bretherton, Adjunct Professsor, The University of Queensland The multiple authors of this book modestly call it a “manual.” It is indeed a manual – guiding readers in a series of detailed, well-organized and accessible chapters through the logic and methodology of intercommunal dialogue. But it is much more than this. It tells the story of the Diaspora Dialogue Project between 2007 and 2012, based in Portland and a remarkable collaboration between university researchers and students and African community activists committed to helping recently arrived refugees, mainly from the Great Lakes region of Africa, in their resettlement. These are refugees fleeing mass violence and genocide, and not surprisingly they bring with them the identity-based, national and tribal, enmities that were the cause of their plight. Victims and perpetrators, sometime both at once, they now find themselves in a strange land as refugees sharing the same space and most of the same challenges of their new lives. The Dialogue aimed to bring these individuals, bearing their scars and wounds and traumas, together to build trust despite the violence of their shared history. Readers will learn about dialogue structure and process but, more than manual, also about the theories – of culture, identity, transitions, and power – that underlie any dialogue of this sort that hopes to succeed. - Kevin Avruch, Dean, Henry Hart Rice Professor of Conflict Resolution, Professor of Anthropology, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University As a former refugee from a traumatized war torn country of Somalia, I can deeply identify myself with the three stages (ending, transition and beginning) through which new arrivals undergo during their settlement in their new countries.This book offers very creative and insightful models of dialogue, reconciliation and social healing for African Diaposra from conflict zones and it can also be applied to other migrants from similar experience. - Dr. Yusuf Sheikh Omar, Global Advisor for Global Reconciliation, Australia Dr. Tint and the entire DDP team deliver an indispensable guide for those seeking to lead or participate effectively in dialogue processes, especially in ethnically diverse communities. This text comes at a critical time, as the need for deeper and persistent dialogue efforts are required to manage the challenges posed by mass displacement, refugee movements and immigration". - Dr. Susan S. Raines, Editor, Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Professor of Conflict Management, Kennesaw State University Diasporas in Dialogue is a comprehensive guide for helping new arrivals, and those who receive them, find ways to build resilience and thriving relations. It offers helpful frameworks and practical tools that will be useful in many newcomer-receiving contexts. I recommend it with enthusiasm. - Michelle LeBaron B.A. J.D. M.A., Professor and Dispute Resolution Scholar Allard School of Law, the University of British Columbia I congratulate and applaud the work of Dr. Tint and the DDP team. For close to 40 years, I have had the good fortune of working closely with refugee newcomers in their struggles to rebuild their lives here in America. The book offers many valuable tools for dialogue, insights and perspectives for newcomers in their journeys of peace and reconciliation. I recommend this book highly to anyone involved with refugee resettlement processes. - Salah Ansary, Regional Director, Refugee Resettlement Services, Lutheran Community Services Northwest This useful combination of theory and practice offers a valuable resource at a time when the movement of people is at a peak across the globe, and people are facing increasing divides in their own and others' societies. The authors’ willingness to share their insight and experience gives us the opportunity to learn more and to apply their very practical wisdom in our own contexts as we work to build peace amongst individuals, families, communities and societies. - Jonathan Dudding, Institute of Cultural Affairs, UK Life is a challenge as well as a lesson always, but it is beautiful to see the bonding of different cultures, values, and norms for a peaceful cohabitation. The work in this book is a great contribution to building a peaceful global village. - Higiro Issa, President, Rwanda Centre for Council, Kigali, RwandaTable of ContentsAbout the Authors vii About the Partners xi Foreword by Paula Green xiii Foreword by Mette Brogden xvi Preface xviii Acknowledgments xxii 01 Diaspora Stories: Endings 1Marie Abijuru and Rukia Mohammed 02 Diaspora Populations 6Barbara Tint, Caroline Sarkis, Sa’eed Mohamed Haji, Vincent Chirimwami, and Carmina Rinker Lass 03 The Transition Framework 23Diana Bianco, Barbara Tint, and Roland Clarke 04 Recruitment 40Daniel Amine, Barbara Tint, and Mindy Johnston 05 Cultural Considerations 48Caroline Sarkis, Barbara Tint, Gloria Ngezaho, Roland Clarke, and Mindy Johnston 06 Dialogue 62Barbara Tint, Julie Koehler, Mary Lind, Vincent Chirimwami, Roland Clarke, and Mindy Johnston 07 Evaluation 131Mary Lind and Barbara Tint 08 Implications for Policy 169Roland Clarke and Djimet Dogo 09 Diaspora Stories: New Beginnings 172Rukia Mohammed and Marie Abijuru 10 Closing Reflections 176Djimet Dogo and Barbara Tint Bibliography 184 Index 194
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Positive
Book SynopsisCollating for the first time a range of techniques in positive psychology, The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Positive Psychological Intervention is ideal for researchers as well as practitioners looking for a research-based guide to applying positive interventions.Table of ContentsList of Contributors xi Preface xv Part I Established Areas of Intervention 1 1 Gratitude Interventions: A Review and Future Agenda 3Tara Lomas, Jeffrey J. Froh, Robert A. Emmons, Anjali Mishra, and Giacomo Bono 2 Positive Psychological Interventions for Promoting Forgiveness: History, Present Status, and Future Prospects 20Everett L. Worthington Jr., Nathaniel G. Wade, and William T. Hoyt 3 Nurturing the Capacity to Savor: Interventions to Enhance the Enjoyment of Positive Experiences 42Jennifer L. Smith, Patrick R. Harrison, Jaime L. Kurtz, and Fred B. Bryant 4 Strengths Interventions: Current Progress and Future Directions 66Michelle C. Louis and Shane J. Lopez 5 Promoting Meaning and Purpose in Life 90Joo Yeon Shin and Michael F. Steger 6 Empathy-Related Interventions 111Mark H. Davis and Ena Begovic Part II New and Emerging Areas of Intervention 135 7 Creativity as a Target and Tool for Positive Interventions 137Marie J. C. Forgeard and Katherine V. Eichner 8 Do Good Things Come to Those Who Wait?: Patience Interventions to Improve Well-Being 155Sarah A. Schnitker and Justin T. Westbrook 9 Courage Interventions: Future Directions and Cautions 168Cynthia L. S. Pury, Charles B. Starkey, Chad R. Breeden, Christie L. Kelley, Hannah J. Murphy, and Arden Y. Lowndes 10 Humor Intervention Programs 179Willibald Ruch and Paul E. McGhee 11 Enacting Flow and Student Engagement in the College Classroom 194David J. Shernoff and Brett Anderson 12 Positive Education and Teaching for Wisdom 213Michel Ferrari and Christine E. Guthrie Part III Areas of Application 233 13 Positive Family Therapy Interventions 235Collie W. Conoley, Jane Close Conoley, and Marla E. Pontrelli 14 Applications of Positive Psychology to Individual Therapy 255Jeana L. Magyar-Moe 15 Evidence-Based Coaching as a Positive Psychological Intervention 273Suzy Green and Gordon B. Spence 16 Online Positive Psychological Interventions: State of the Art and Future Directions 286Linda Bolier and Katherina Martin Abello 17 Resilience Interventions for Youth 310Craig Springer, Justin Misurell, Amy Kranzler, Lindsay Liotta, and Jane Gillham 18 Positive Social Identity Interventions: Finding a Conduit for Well-Being in Stigmatized Group Memberships 327Thomas C. Ball and Michelle R. Nario-Redmond 19 Adapting a Positive Psychological Intervention for People with Schizophrenia 344Piper S. Meyer 20 Adapting Positive Psychology for Smoking Cessation 358Anne M. Day, Elise M. Clerkin, Nichea S. Spillane, and Christopher W. Kahler Part IV Special Considerations 371 21 Making Happiness Last: Using the Hedonic Adaptation Prevention Model to Extend the Success of Positive Interventions 373Katherine Jacobs Bao and Sonja Lyubomirsky 22 Person–Activity Fit in Positive Psychological Interventions 385Stephen M. Schueller 23 Taking Culture into Account with Positive Psychological Interventions 403Jennifer Teramoto Pedrotti 24 Dovetailing Ethical Practice and Positive Psychology to Promote Integrity, Industriousness, Innovation, and Impact 416Dianne A. Vella-Brodrick 25 Beyond Life Satisfaction: A Scientific Approach to Well-Being Gives Us Much More to Measure 433Jose L. Duarte 26 Positive Psychological Interventions and Self-Perceptions: A Cautionary Tale 450Kasley M. Killam and Young-Hoon Kim 27 Act Well to Be Well: The Promise of Changing Personality States to Promote Well-Being 462Laura E. R. Blackie, Ann Marie Roepke, Marie J. C. Forgeard, Eranda Jayawickreme, and William Fleeson Index 475
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Johns Hopkins University Press History Man and Reason
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1971. The purpose of this book is to draw attention to important aspects of thought in the nineteenth century. While its central concerns lie within the philosophic tradition, materials drawn from the social sciences and elsewhere provide important illustrations of the intellectual movements that the author attempts to trace. This book aims at examining philosophic modes of thought as well as sifting presuppositions held in common by a diverse group of thinkers whose antecedents and whose intentions often had little in common. After a preliminary tracing of the main strands of continuity within philosophy itself, the author concentrates on how, out of diverse and disparate sources, certain common beliefs and attitudes regarding history, man, and reason came to pervade a great deal of nineteenth-century thought. Geographically, this book focuses on English, French, and German thought. Mandelbaum believes that views regarding history and man and reason pose probleTable of ContentsPrefacePart I. Philosophic BackgroundChapter 1. Philosophic Movements in the Nineteenth CenturyPart II. HistoricismChapter 2. The Nature and Scope of HistoricismChapter 3. The First Phase of Historicism: From the Enlightenment Through HegelChapter 4. The Search for a Science of Socity: From Saint-Simon to Marx and EngelsChapter 5. Evolution and ProgressChapter 6. Social EvolutionChapter 7. Historicism: A Critical AppraisalPart III. The Malleability of Man Chapter 8. Challenges to ConstancyChapter 9. Geneticim: The Associationist TraditionChapter 10. Organicism: Culture and Human NatureChapter 11. Man as a Progressive BeingChapter 12. Constancy and Changer in Human Nature: A Critical AccountPart IV. The Limits of ReasonChapter 13. Critiques of the Intellectual Powers of Man: The Idealist StrandChapter 14. Ignoramus, Ignorabimus: The Positivist StrandChapter 15. The Rebellion Against ReasonChapter 16. The Limits ReappraisedNotesBibliographyIndex
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American Psychological Association Supervision Essentials for CognitiveBehavioral
Book SynopsisIn this concise guide, Cory F. Newman and Danielle A. Kaplan offer an evidence-based approach to supervising practitioners of cognitive–behavioral therapy that is based on two key concepts: feedback that focuses on both strengths and weaknesses; and demonstrations, such as role-playing exercises and videos of the supervisor’s work with clients, that model experiential knowledge. Using helpful case examples including excerpts from real supervision sessions with real clinicians-in-training, Newman and Kaplan show how trainees can learn to think like effective CBT practitioners, whether conceptualizing cases and matching interventions to the individual needs of each client, or exhibiting comprehensive and subtle understandings of cultural competency and professional ethics.Trade Review“Overall, through Supervision Essentials for Cognitive–Behavioral Therapy, Newman and Kaplan provide professionals with a comprehensive, useful, and approachable set of guidelines for developing their competencies as supervisors. The text is relevant for CBT researchers, clinicians, and teachers no matter the stage of their career, both for trainees beginning to develop CBS skills and seasoned supervisors wishing to stay up to date and fine-tune their approach. Further, learning about supervision techniques through books such as this may help supervisees self-advocate in order to gain more from their own CBS experiences.” —PsycCRITIQUESTable of ContentsForeword to the Clinical Supervision Essentials Series Acknowledgments Introduction Essential Dimensions/Key Principles Supervisory Methods/Techniques Structure and Process of Supervision Handling Special Supervisory Situations Supervisor Development and Self-Care Research Support for the Supervisory Approach and Future Directions Suggested Readings References Index About the Authors
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American Psychological Association Cognitive Behavior Therapy for OCD in Youth
Book SynopsisThis step-by-step guide provides mental health professionals with an adaptable, evidence-based model that uses cognitive behavior therapy to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder in children.Table of ContentsTable of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: Overview of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Youth Chapter 2: Modular CBT for Pediatric OCD Part I Assessment, Case Conceptualization, and Treatment Planning Chapter 3: Gathering Information Chapter 4: Developing the Case Conceptualization and Treatment PlanPart II Implementing the Core Strategies of the Treatment Approach Chapter 5 Engaging Youth and Parents in the Treatment Approach Chapter 6 Psychoeducation with Youth and Parents Chapter 7 Working with the Family Chapter 8 Implementing Graded Exposure with Response Prevention Chapter 9 Developing and Implementing Relapse PreventionPart III Putting It All Together Chapter 10 Structuring the Treatment Chapter 11 Combining Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Pharmacotherapy Chapter 12 Overcoming Obstacles References About the Authors Index
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American Psychological Association Training and Supervision in Specialized Cognitive
Book SynopsisThis book describes training, supervision, and consultation with specialized cognitive behavior therapy approaches to ensure proper implementation across diverse settings and populations.Trade ReviewTraining and Supervision in Specialized Cognitive Behavior Therapy is two magnificent resources in one. Experienced clinicians will find tips that one rarely finds in current literature. Supervisors will find a superb and, so far, unique guide to support training for new clinicians. Richly detailed and wonderfully clear, each chapter weaves the experience of CBT from client, clinician, and supervisor perspectives. This book pioneers a new genre in psychotherapy literature. It is vital reading for CBT practitioners. -- Joseph Blader, PhD, Meadows Foundation & Semp Russ Professor of Child Psychiatry, Departments of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences and Pediatrics, Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioThis is a very useful book for learning the key concepts and techniques for providing supervision and consultation on evidence-based interventions written by expert clinical researchers in psychotherapy. Each intervention includes discussion of key mistakes made by learners and how to overcome them—especially helpful for new clinicians. Also included is how to provide this supervision of treatments with special populations and in special settings. -- Betsy D. Kennard, PsyD, ABPP, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, DallasThis book should be on the shelf of every early career mental health professional who is learning how to supervise. For each evidence-based intervention, experts highlight the key concepts and techniques trainees need to know, common trainee mistakes and obstacles in supervision, and methods of addressing these mistakes and obstacles. The substantive takeaways from the book are specific, insightful, research-based, and culturally relevant. -- Elissa J. Brown, PhD, Child HELP Partnership at St. John’s University, Queens, NYClinical supervision is a fundamental professional responsibility, but its real-world practice is often difficult. In their new book, Training and Supervision in Specialized Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Methods, Settings, and Populations, eminent scholars and clinicians Drs. Eric Storch, Jonathan Abramowitz, and Dean McKay remedy this problem through a science-informed and accessible text. Storch et al. and their expert contributors provide both naive and sophisticated readers with valuable supervisory know-how that I will repeatedly rely on, and I think you will too! -- Robert D. Friedberg, PhD, ABPP, Professor, Head of Pediatric Behavioral Health Emphasis, Palo Alto University, Palo Alto, CATable of ContentsContributors Introduction to Supervising and Consulting With Trainees and Clinicians in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies Eric A. Storch, Jonathan S. Abramowitz, and Dean McKay I. TECHNIQUES OF COGNITIVE BEHAVIOR THERAPY 1. Supervision of Exposure Therapy Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Eric A. Storch, and Dean McKay 2. Cognitive Therapy Supervision Robert L. Leahy 3. Supervision and Training in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Kristene A. Doyle, Michael Hickey, and Raymond DiGiuseppe 4. Training and Supervision in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Michael P. Twohig, Jennifer Krafft, Julie M. Petersen, and Carter H. Davis 5. Supervision in Dialectical Behavior Therapy Elizabeth Raposa 6. Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Supervision and Therapist Self-Development Mavis Tsai, Robert J. Kohlenberg, Emerson Hardebeck,Sarah Sullivan-Singh, and Mary Plummer Loudon 7. Supervising the Delivery of Comprehensive Behavior Intervention for Tics Christopher A. Flessner, Theresa R. Gladstone, and Emily P. Wilton 8. Supervision in Behavioral Activation Stacey B. Daughters, Catherine E. Paquette, and Elizabeth D. Reese 9. Supervising Child Behavior Management Deborah J. Jones, Rex Forehand, Nicholas Long, and Robert J. McMahon II. SPECIAL SETTINGS AND POPULATIONS 10. Supervising the Delivery of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Community Clinics Alison Salloum and Brian E. Bunnell 11. Supervising the Delivery of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in College Counseling Centers Michael Rogers and Jonathan Mitchell 12. Cognitive Behavior Therapy Consultation With Independent Practitioners Dean McKay 13. Supervising the Delivery of Cognitive Behavior Therapy in Medical Settings Livia Guadagnoli, Jason J. Washburn, and Zeeshan Butt 14. Supervising the Delivery of Cognitive Behavior Therapy in School Settings Kristin A. Gansle and George H. Noell 15. Cognitive Behavior Therapy Supervision of Multidisciplinary Teams in Intensive Levels of Care Bradley C. Riemann, Nicholas R. Farrell, and Rachel C. Leonard 16. Supervising the Delivery of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Children and Adolescents Amanda Palo 17. Supervising the Delivery of Cognitive Behavior Therapy With Spiritual and Religious Patients Moses Appel and David H. Rosmarin 18. Clinical Supervision in Delivering Cognitive Behavior Therapy Across Race, Ethnicity, and Culture Monnica T. Williams and Joseph La Torre 19. Supervision and Consultation in the Delivery of Cognitive Behavior Therapy to LGBTQ Individuals Audrey Harkness and John E. Pachankis 20. Training and Supervision of Cognitive Behavioral Couple Therapy Danielle M. Weber and Donald H. Baucom 21. Supervision of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Substance Use Disorders Paige Morrison, Jessica Spofford, and Mercedes Carswell Index About the Editors
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American Psychological Association Common Factors Therapy
Book SynopsisThis book highlights common factors as a psychotherapeutic treatment and offers related techniques that can be used as rubrics to improve clinical practice and training. The authors discuss five key common factors: the therapeutic relationship, motivation, corrective experiencing, insight, and self-efficacy, which serve as heuristics for therapists of any background. Each factor is broken down into a set of core principles, intervention concepts, and example techniques, such as motivational interviewing skills, confronting distress to move towards change, adopting a multicultural orientation, and empowering clients. Deliberate practice methods are provided so that clinicians can rehearse common factor approaches and integrate them into their own work. Reviewing past efforts to define actionable common factors—including the contextual model of therapy—as well as transtheoretical studies and techniques, the book proviTable of ContentsPreface Introduction: A Common Factors Approach to Therapy Chapter 1. Common Factors: Hypothesis to Metatheory to Theoretical OrientationHistory: Common Factors as a Metatheory Defining Specific, Nonspecific, and Common Factors Collections of Common Factors The Abstraction Problem A Potential Solution: What Is Needed Specified Components Chapter 2. The Therapeutic Relationship, Common Factor 1Overview of the Therapeutic Relationship The Therapeutic Relationship as a Vehicle for Change Inclusion Criteria for the Therapeutic Relationship Exclusion Criteria for the Therapeutic Relationship Definition of the Therapeutic Relationship Intervention Concepts for the Therapeutic Relationship Ending Therapy Summary Chapter 3. Motivation, Common Factor 2Overview of Motivation Inclusion Criteria for Motivation Exclusion Criteria for Motivation Definition of Motivation Intervention Concepts for Motivation Summary Chapter 4. Corrective Experiencing, Common Factor 3Overview of Corrective Experiencing Inclusion Criteria for Corrective Experiencing Exclusion Criteria for Corrective Experiencing Definition of Corrective Experiencing Intervention Concepts for Corrective Experiencing Summary Chapter 5. Insight, Common Factor 4Overview of Insight Inclusion Criteria for Insight Exclusion Criteria for Insight Definition of Insight Intervention Concepts for Insight Summary Chapter 6. Self-Efficacy, Common Factor 5Overview of Self-Efficacy Inclusion Criteria for Self-Efficacy Exclusion Criteria for Self-Efficacy Definition of Self-Efficacy Intervention Concepts for Self-Efficacy Summary Epilogue: The Future of Common Factors Therapy References Index About the Authors
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University of Toronto Press Critical Inquiries for Social Justice in Mental Health
Book SynopsisAn exceptional showcase of interdisciplinary research, Critical Inquiries for Social Justice in Mental Health presents various critical theories, methodologies, and methods for transforming mental health research and fostering socially-just mental health practices.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction: Science, Social (In)Justice and Mental Health LORRAINE HALINKA MALCOE AND MARINA MORROW Part One: Foregrounding Social Justice Theorizing 1 "Women and Madness" Revisited: The Promise of Intersectional & Mad Studies Frameworks MARINA MORROW 2 A 'Third Space' for Doing Social Justice Research VIVIANE JOSEWSKI 3 Global Psychiatrization and Psychic Colonization: The Coloniality of Global Mental Health CHINA MILLS Part Two: Decolonizing Research and Practice 4 Mental Health in Africa: Human Rights Approaches to Decolonization MOHAMED IBRAHIM 5 Dancing with Complexity: Decolonization and Social Justice Dialogues RUBY PETERSON AND SABINA CHATTERJEE 6 Melq'ilwiye: Coming Together: Intersections of Identity, Sovereignty and Mental Health for Urban Indigenous Youth NATALIE CLARK, PATRICK WALTON, JULIE DROLET, TARA TRIBUTE, GEORGIA JULES, TALICIA MAIN & MIKE ARNOUSE Part Three: Gender(ing), Discourse and Power 7 Is It Normal or PMS? Women's Strategies Negotiating and Resisting Negative Premenstrual Change JANE M. USSHER AND JANETTE PERZ 8 Depression in Workplaces: Governmentality, Feminist Analysis and Neoliberalism KATHERINE TEGHTSOONIAN 9 Gender Nonconformity or Psychiatric Noncompliance? How Organized Noncompliance Can Offer a Future without Psychiatry JEMMA TOSH Part Four: Media as a Site of Social (In)Justice 10 (De)Pathologization: Transsexuality, Gynecomastia and the Negotiation of Mental Health Diagnoses in Online Communities T. GARNER 11 "One in Five": The Prevalence Problematic in Mental Illness Discourse TANYA TITCHKOSKY AND KATIE AUBRECHT 12 Madness in the Media: An Intersectional Analysis of Educational Films and Television Programming, 1940-1969 WENDY CHAN AND DOROTHY E. CHUNN Part Five: Refashioning Research for Social Justice Praxis 13 Ethics, Research and Advocacy: The Experiences of the NAOMI Patients Association in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver SUSAN BOYD, DAVE MURRAY & NAOMI PATIENTS ASSOCIATION 2013 14 Using Art-based Methods to Create Research Spaces that Encourage Meaningful Dialogue about Gender, Social Inequity, Recovery and Mental Illness INDRANI MARGOLIN, TERRY KRUPA, SEAN KIDD, DARRELL BURNHAM, DAWN HEMINGWAY, MICHELLE PATTERSON & DENISE ZABKIEWICZ 15 Disrupting Dominant Discourses: Rethinking Services and Systems for Women with Experiences of Abuse LOUISE GODARD, VIVIANE JOSEWSKI, JILL CORY, ALEXXA ABI-JAOUDE, LORRAINE HALINKA MALCOE & VICTORIA SMYE 16 An Intersectionality Approach to Resilience Research: Centring Structural Analysis, Resistance and Social Justice SARAH CHOWN AND LORRAINE HALINKA MALCOE
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Mental Representation: A Reader
Book SynopsisThis volume is a collection of new and previously published essays focusing on one of the most exciting and actively discussed topics in contemporary philosophy: naturalistic theories of mental content. The volume brings together important papers written by some of the most distinguished theorists working in the field today. Authors contributing to the volume include Jerry Fodor, Rugh Millikan, Fred Dretske, Ned Block, Robert Cummins, and Daniel Dennett.Table of ContentsList of Contributors. Part I: Introduction:. 1. Introduction: Ted A. Warfield and Stephen Stich. 2. Fodor's Guide to Mental Representation: Jerry Fodor. 3. Mental Representation: Hartry H. Field. Part II: The Theories:. Conceptual Role Semantics. 4. Advertisment for a Semantics for Psychology: Ned Block. 5. Why Meaning (Probably Isn't Conceptual Role: Jerry Fodor and Ernest Lepore. Information Based Semantics. 6. Misrepresentation: Fred Dretske. 7. From Information to Intentionality: Barry Loewer. Asymmetric Dependence:. 8. A Theory of Content, II: The Theory: Jerry Fodor. 9. Fodorian Semantics: Fred Adams and Ken Aizawa. Teleogy. 10. Biosemantics: Ruth Millikan. 11. A Continuum of Semantic Optimism: Peter Godfrey-Smith. Interpretational Semantics:. 12. Interpretational Semantics: Robert Cummins. 13. Computation and Mental Representation: Terence Horgan. Intentional Systems Theory:. 14. True Believers: The Intentional Strategy and Why it Works: Daniel Dennet. 15. Instrumental Intentionality: Lynne Rudder Baker. Part III: Epilogue:. 16. What is a Theory of Mental Representation? Stephen Stich. References and Bibliography. Index.
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Templeton Foundation Press,U.S. The Courage to Suffer: A New Clinical Framework
Book SynopsisSuffering is an inescapable part of life. Some suffering is so profound, so violating, or so dogged that it fundamentally changes people in indelible ways. Many existing therapeutic approaches, from a medical model, treat suffering as mental illness and seek a curative solution. However, such approaches often fail to examine the deep questions that suffering elicits (e.g., existential themes of death, isolation, freedom, identity, and meaninglessness) and the far-reaching ways in which suffering affects the lived experience of each individual.In The Courage to Suffer, Daryl and Sara Van Tongeren introduce a new therapeutic framework that helps people flourish in the midst of suffering by cultivating meaning.Drawing from scientific research, clinical examples, existential and positive psychology, and their own personal stories of loss and sorrow, Daryl and Sara’s integrative model blends the rich depth of existential clinical approaches with the growth focus of strengths-based approaches.Through cutting edge-research and clinical case examples, they detail five “phases of suffering” and how to work with a client's existential concerns at each phase to develop meaning. They also discuss how current research suggests to build a flourishing life, especially for those who have endured, and are enduring, suffering.Daryl and Sara show how those afflicted with suffering, while acknowledging the reality of their pain, can still choose to live with hope. Trade Review“[A] timely gift. . . . The Courage to Suffer deserves a place on every therapist’s shelves, in every pastor’s library, and in the hands of every person concerned with cultivating meaning and finding flourishing in the darkness. Here is a book that instills what its title upholds.” —Reformed Journal “This volume is a treasure chest for individuals, clients, therapists, and anyone who fears addressing their pain and suffering. The authors present a gentle approach to dealing with core issues in every person’s life and give sensitive guidance. The book’s content is impressively authentic; the reader can recognize that the authors know what they are talking about, the suffering, the pain, and the resurrection toward increased flourishing and meaning. But not only that: they also present the reader with a great, practical knowledge of existential interventions—based on various cases which are well chosen—and explain how to apply them and make them usable in therapy or for the self.” —Frontiers in Psychology “This book is an absolute must read for therapists.” —The Therapist’s Bookshelf “Daryl and Sara skillfully weave together psychological theory, research findings, clinical wisdom, and their own story to create a powerful and insightful narrative useful to therapists, researchers, and anyone suffering.” —Crystal Park, PhD, professor of psychology, University of Connecticut “A courageous, poignant, and helpful guide to living bravely through the downs and ups of suffering. Regardless of whether you are a professional counselor, you—and people you care about and seek to help—can benefit from this synthesis of personal life, existential thought, and positive psychology.” —Everett L. Worthington, Jr., PhD, Commonwealth Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University and author of How Do I Forgive? “If you are facing adversity, this is a must-read book. Daryl and Sara offer a new framework for the important task of helping people flourish and find meaning amidst suffering by developing the courage to engage it.” —Jamie Aten, PhD, Blanchard Chair of Humanitarian Disaster Leadership, Wheaton College, and author of A Walking Disaster “Guided by a helpful sunset-to-daylight metaphor and enriched by case examples, psychological research and theory, and specific clinical suggestions, this book is a must-have for anyone wanting to engage tough issues about suffering—whether inside or outside a therapy context.”—Julie J. Exline, PhD, Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, Case Western Reserve University and coeditor of APA Handbook of Psychology, Religion, and SpiritualityTable of Contents1. An Existential Positive Psychology Framework / 3 2. Existential Themes of Suffering / 19 3. Sunset: The Sting of Suffering / 31 4. Dusk: Into the Darkness / 55 5. Midnight: The Deconstruction Process / 71 6. Dawn: The Reconstruction Process / 87 7. Daylight: Living Authentically / 109 8. A Flourishing Life / 133 Epilogue . 151 Acknowledgments / 155 Notes 157Index / 165 About the Authors / 173
£17.99
Texas A & M University Press The Soul of Art: Analysis and Creation
Book SynopsisThe beginnings of art are lost in the dim reaches of prehistory, eons before humans began recording and codifying their experiences in writing. And yet philosophers, artists, and historians have for centuries noted the intimate and perhaps inseparable relationship between human consciousness and the artistic impulse. As analyst and professor Christian Gaillard notes, we can see some of the earliest expressions of this intimacy in the cave paintings at Lascaux, and the relationship continues to the present day in the works of modern creators such as Jackson Pollock and Anselm Kiefer. What fascinates Gaillard—and, indeed, what fascinated Carl Jung—is, among other things, the notion that art enables us to explore our inner landscapes in ways that are impossible by any other means. In The Soul of Art: Analysis and Creation, Gaillard takes readers on a tour of his own “gallery of the mind,” examining works of art from throughout history—and prehistory—that have moved, challenged, and changed him. He also explores instances where particular works of art have proven deeply significant in his or his colleagues’ understanding of their analyses and their ability to serve as capable guides on the journey toward self-awareness.
£23.96
Information Age Publishing Ordinary Things and Their Extraordinary Meanings
Book SynopsisThe book provides a new look at the everyday relationship between psychological processes and extraordinary aspects of ordinary phenomena. Why should we deal with ordinary things? People’s life is made of everyday practical, taken-for-granted things, such as driving a car, using money, listening music, etc. When you drive from home to workplace, you are migrating between contexts. Is this an empty space you are crossing, or the time you spend into the car is something meaningful?In psychological terms, things have, at least, three levels of existence, a material, a symbolic and an affective one. The underlying idea is that the symbolic elaboration of everyday things is characterized by the transcendence of the particular object-sign, leading to the creation of more and more complex sign fields. These fields expand according to an inclusive logic up to dialogically and dialectically incorporate opposites (i.e. clean/dirty, transparent/opaque, hide/ show, join/divide, slow/fast, etc.). Even the meaning of “ordinary” and “extraordinary” follow such an inclusive logic: if you give a positive value to ordinary, extraordinary is rule-breaking; otherwise, if ordinary means trivial, extraordinary assumes a positive value. Besides, things are cultural artifacts mediating the experience of the world, the psychological processes and the construction of mind. Reflecting upon “things” is thus a more meaningful pathway to understand Psyche.
£47.45
Information Age Publishing Ordinary Things and Their Extraordinary Meanings
Book SynopsisThe book provides a new look at the everyday relationship between psychological processes and extraordinary aspects of ordinary phenomena. Why should we deal with ordinary things? People’s life is made of everyday practical, taken-for-granted things, such as driving a car, using money, listening music, etc. When you drive from home to workplace, you are migrating between contexts. Is this an empty space you are crossing, or the time you spend into the car is something meaningful?In psychological terms, things have, at least, three levels of existence, a material, a symbolic and an affective one. The underlying idea is that the symbolic elaboration of everyday things is characterized by the transcendence of the particular object-sign, leading to the creation of more and more complex sign fields. These fields expand according to an inclusive logic up to dialogically and dialectically incorporate opposites (i.e. clean/dirty, transparent/opaque, hide/ show, join/divide, slow/fast, etc.). Even the meaning of “ordinary” and “extraordinary” follow such an inclusive logic: if you give a positive value to ordinary, extraordinary is rule-breaking; otherwise, if ordinary means trivial, extraordinary assumes a positive value. Besides, things are cultural artifacts mediating the experience of the world, the psychological processes and the construction of mind. Reflecting upon “things” is thus a more meaningful pathway to understand Psyche.
£87.40
Information Age Publishing From Dream to Action: Imagination and
Book SynopsisThe ubiquitous presence of imaginative work points at its importance among the higher mental functions. This collective volume discusses both the social relevance of imagination, that cannot be reduced to an inter-individual feature, and the cultural-historical conditions of imagining. The authors develop different theoretical and empirical works in which imagining, planning, anticipating, remembering and acting are put in relation with crucial moments of human existence, as early as birth and even after death. The proposal of this volume emerged during a “kitchen seminar” session at the III International Seminar of Cultural Psychology in Salvador da Bahia (Brazil, 2017). The debate revolved around the imaginative capability of human beings and the possibilities to investigate this phenomenon in a new key. The awareness that an innovative theoretical and empirical contribution was needed to the understanding of imaginative phenomena in everyday life led to the proposal of the book From Dream to Action: Imagination and (Im)Possible Futures. The book aims to talk to different audiences: psychologists, sociologists, artists, teachers and healthcare professionals, addressing a variety of life experiences - such as imagining alternative futures when facing a terminal illness, an adoption, a transplant waiting list, or the choice to give up your musical instrument - mobilize multiple dimensions of human psyche, from the basic emotions to the more sophisticated higher mental functions. The constant effort is to understand the psychological and sociocultural dynamics of each event, and to contribute to the understanding of human imagining in the area of semiotic-cultural psychology, dialoguing with contributions from all the human and social sciences.
£47.45
Information Age Publishing From Dream to Action: Imagination and
Book SynopsisThe ubiquitous presence of imaginative work points at its importance among the higher mental functions. This collective volume discusses both the social relevance of imagination, that cannot be reduced to an inter-individual feature, and the cultural-historical conditions of imagining. The authors develop different theoretical and empirical works in which imagining, planning, anticipating, remembering and acting are put in relation with crucial moments of human existence, as early as birth and even after death. The proposal of this volume emerged during a “kitchen seminar” session at the III International Seminar of Cultural Psychology in Salvador da Bahia (Brazil, 2017). The debate revolved around the imaginative capability of human beings and the possibilities to investigate this phenomenon in a new key. The awareness that an innovative theoretical and empirical contribution was needed to the understanding of imaginative phenomena in everyday life led to the proposal of the book From Dream to Action: Imagination and (Im)Possible Futures. The book aims to talk to different audiences: psychologists, sociologists, artists, teachers and healthcare professionals, addressing a variety of life experiences - such as imagining alternative futures when facing a terminal illness, an adoption, a transplant waiting list, or the choice to give up your musical instrument - mobilize multiple dimensions of human psyche, from the basic emotions to the more sophisticated higher mental functions. The constant effort is to understand the psychological and sociocultural dynamics of each event, and to contribute to the understanding of human imagining in the area of semiotic-cultural psychology, dialoguing with contributions from all the human and social sciences.
£87.40
Information Age Publishing Making of Distinctions: Towards a Social Science
Book SynopsisThe volume revolves around the theme ‘inclusive oppositions’ in social sciences that address the issue of making of distinctions and create artificial dichotomies and dualistic view of society. It is set against the currents of systematic reduction of anthropodiversity and psychodiversity, which appears as a pathology of the current neo-liberalist and colonialist model of development. The volume is an attempt to overcome the colonial tendencies and forces to ‘standardize’ and ‘homogenize’ various categories and institutions in society by establishing structural relationality and intersectionality between the parts of the whole ecosystem where in the human and non-human intersect and interact. The volume brings together a unique collaboration in the field of Cultural Psychology and offers the intellectual tools to grasp how a syncretic understanding of Identity and Culture unfolds, particularly in the key domain of gender. The chapters and commentaries uncover cultural dynamics and identity formation from a specific location, the region of Kerala in south-western India. The chapters and commentaries in this volume illustrates that Kerala is a cultural micro-cosmos, in which gender, identity, religion, ethnicity, caste, global market and tradition intersect to create complex and multiple subjects that do not fit in binary categorizations. The compiled volume will be of great value to scholars, researchers and academicians in Social Sciences, particularly Cultural Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Political Science, Philosophy, Anthropology and Economics
£47.45
Information Age Publishing Making of Distinctions: Towards a Social Science
Book SynopsisThe volume revolves around the theme ‘inclusive oppositions’ in social sciences that address the issue of making of distinctions and create artificial dichotomies and dualistic view of society. It is set against the currents of systematic reduction of anthropodiversity and psychodiversity, which appears as a pathology of the current neo-liberalist and colonialist model of development. The volume is an attempt to overcome the colonial tendencies and forces to ‘standardize’ and ‘homogenize’ various categories and institutions in society by establishing structural relationality and intersectionality between the parts of the whole ecosystem where in the human and non-human intersect and interact. The volume brings together a unique collaboration in the field of Cultural Psychology and offers the intellectual tools to grasp how a syncretic understanding of Identity and Culture unfolds, particularly in the key domain of gender. The chapters and commentaries uncover cultural dynamics and identity formation from a specific location, the region of Kerala in south-western India. The chapters and commentaries in this volume illustrates that Kerala is a cultural micro-cosmos, in which gender, identity, religion, ethnicity, caste, global market and tradition intersect to create complex and multiple subjects that do not fit in binary categorizations. The compiled volume will be of great value to scholars, researchers and academicians in Social Sciences, particularly Cultural Psychology, Social Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Political Science, Philosophy, Anthropology and Economics
£87.40
Information Age Publishing Self-Concept, Motivation and Identity:
Book SynopsisThe concept of the Self has a long history that dates back from the ancient Greeks such as Aristotle to more contemporary thinkers such as Wundt, James, Mead, Cooley, Freud, Rogers, and Erikson (Tesser & Felson, 2000). Research on the Self relates to a range of phenomena including self-esteem, self-concept, self-protection, self-verification, self-awareness, identity, self-efficacy, self-determination etc. that could be sharply different or very similar. Despite this long tradition of thinkers and the numerous studies conducted on the Self, this concept is still not very well defined. More precisely, it is not a precise object of study, but rather a collection of loosely related subtopics (Baumesiter, 1998). Also, in the philosophical literature, the legitimacy of the concept of “self” has been brought into question. Some authors have argued that the self is not a psychological entity per se, but rather an illusion created by the complex interplay between cognitive and neurological subsystems (Zahavi, 2005). Although no definitive consensus has been reached regarding the Self, we emphasis in this volume that the Self and its related phenomena including self-concept, motivation, and identity are crucial for understanding consciousness and therefore important to understand human behavior.Self-Concept, Motivation and Identity: Underpinning Success with Research and Practice provides thus a unique insight into self-concept and its relationship to motivation and identity from varied theoretical and empirical perspectives. This volume is intended to develop both theoretical and methodological ideas and to present empirical evidence demonstrating the importance of theory and research to effective practice.
£49.95
