Psychological theory Books

Book SynopsisThis book urges those invested in social justice for 2SLGBTQ people to interrogate the biomedical model of mental illness beyond the diagnoses that specifically target gender and sexual dissidence. In this first comprehensive application of Mad Studies to queer and trans experiences of mental distress, Pilling advances a broad critique of the biomedical model of mental illness as it pertains to 2SLGBTQ people, arguing that Mad Studies is especially amenable to making sense of queer and trans madness. Based on empirical data from two qualitative research studies, this book includes analyses of inpatient chart documentation from a psychiatric hospital and interviews with those who have experienced distress. Using an intersectional lens, Pilling critically examines what constitutes mental health treatment and the impacts of medical strategies on mad queer and trans people. Ultimately, Queer and Trans Madness: Struggles for Social Justice explores the emancipatory promise of queer and trans madness, advocating for more resources to respond to crisis and distress in ways that are non-coercive, non-carceral, and honour autonomy as well as interdependence within 2SLGBTQ communities. Table of Contents1. Chapter 1 Introduction: Queer and Trans Madness: Struggles for Social Justice2. Chapter 2 Reclaiming the Lunatic Fringe: Toward a Mad-Queer-Trans Lens3. Chapter 3 Expanding the Struggle Against Queer and Trans Pathologization: Challenging Biomedicalism4. Chapter 4 The Biomedical Model in Practice I: Encounters with Mental Health Care Practitioners5. Chapter 5 The Biomedical Model in Practice II: Inpatient Chart Documentation on Trans and Non-Binary People6. Chapter 6 Creating Social Change: The Emancipatory Promise of Queer and Trans MadnessIndex

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Book SynopsisA critical analysis of Spivak's classic 1988 postcolonial studies essay, in which she argues that a core problem for the poorest and most marginalized in society (the subalterns) is that they have no platform to express their concerns and no voice to affect policy debates or demand a fairer share of society’s goods. A key theme of Gayatri Spivak's work is agency: the ability of the individual to make their own decisions. While Spivak's main aim is to consider ways in which "subalterns" – her term for the indigenous dispossessed in colonial societies – were able to achieve agency, this paper concentrates specifically on describing the ways in which western scholars inadvertently reproduce hegemonic structures in their work. Spivak is herself a scholar, and she remains acutely aware of the difficulty and dangers of presuming to "speak" for the subalterns she writes about. As such, her work can be seen as predominantly a delicate exercise in the critical thinking skill of interpretation; she looks in detail at issues of meaning, specifically at the real meaning of the available evidence, and her paper is an attempt not only to highlight problems of definition, but to clarify them. What makes this one of the key works of interpretation in the Macat library is, of course, the underlying significance of this work. Interpretation, in this case, is a matter of the difference between allowing subalterns to speak for themselves, and of imposing a mode of "speaking" on them that – however well-intentioned – can be as damaging in the postcolonial world as the agency-stifling political structures of the colonial world itself. By clearing away the detritus of scholarly attempts at interpretation, Spivak takes a stand against a specifically intellectual form of oppression and marginalization.Table of ContentsWays In to the Text Who is Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak? What does Can the Subaltern Speak Say? Why does Can the Subaltern Speak Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

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Book SynopsisJo Hemmings is a behavioural psychologist who studied at the Universities of Warwick and London. She has authored several successful books on relationships, writes regularly for national newspapers and magazines, is a regular on TV and radio, and runs a counselling practice in London. She is also the consultant psychologist on ITV's Good Morning Britain in the UK.Trade ReviewThis book delves into the human mind, revealing in a very visual way the science behind the way people think and act. * Woman's Weekly *

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Book SynopsisDrawing on state-of-the-art personality and developmental research, this book presents a new and broadly integrative theory of how people come to be who they are over the life course. Preeminent researcher Dan P. McAdams traces the development of three distinct layers of personality--the social actor who expresses emotional and behavioral traits, the motivated agent who pursues goals and values, and the autobiographical author who constructs a personal story. Highly readable and accessible to scholars and students at all levels, the book uses rich portraits of the lives of famous people to illustrate theoretical concepts and empirical findings. See also the Handbook of Personality Development, edited by Dan P. McAdams, Rebecca L. Shiner, and Jennifer L. Tackett.Trade Review"This fascinating book presents an integrative 'big picture' of personality development from the earliest days of life through old age. McAdams strikes a great balance between theory and empiricism; he articulates a broad theoretical model of personality development that is informed at every point by contemporary research. The book is beautifully written, remarkably clear, and thoroughly engaging. The case studies, tables, and figures draw the reader in and illustrate how complex and interesting the emergence of personality is. The book will be of great use to researchers from a variety of fields, as well as undergraduates and graduate students."--Rebecca L. Shiner, PhD, Department of Psychology, Colgate University "This is a powerful book that succeeds on two levels. First, it communicates how personality research is done and how researchers arrive at scientifically defensible answers to questions about human nature. Second, it invites readers to introspect--to ask themselves how they came to be who they are. The book is broad and deep. Like the best of teachers, it is intellectually satisfying and great fun!"--Avshalom Caspi, PhD, Edward M. Arnett Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University "The Art and Science of Personality Development is a landmark achievement in an already illustrious career. This volume heralds the first comprehensive theory of personality development to emerge in the 21st century. While demonstrating a breathtaking grasp of research in neuroscience, traits, motives, goals, and narrative identity, McAdams writes in a lucid and accessible manner. This combination makes this book the ideal text for both undergraduates and more advanced students. It should be required reading for any student or scholar interested in how human personality develops and changes over the course of our lives."--Jefferson A. Singer, PhD, Dean of the College and Faulk Foundation Professor of Psychology, Connecticut College "The most comprehensive and integrated overview of personality development currently available. I was eager to adopt this text for my graduate Human Development course, and it exceeded expectations. I love this book because of its deft coverage of the most important issues in personality development. My students unanimously praised McAdams's ability to provide a compelling narrative of the current research. If you are looking to illustrate to students why personality development is so important to understanding who we are, this is the text for you."--Paul W. Griffin, PhD, Department of Psychology, Pace University -By merging personality research and a developmental perspective, McAdams invites readers on a journey of understanding who people come to know themselves to be at all phases of life….This book will be particularly useful for professionals/practitioners working with individuals struggling with issues of identity and/or personality. Highly recommended. All readers.--Choice Reviews, 9/1/2015Table of ContentsPrologue I. Becoming an Actor 1. In the Beginning 2. The Actor Takes the Stage: How We Perform Emotion 3. The Problem of Self-Regulation 4. The Actor Grows Up: How Traits Develop into Adulthood II. Becoming an Agent 5. The Age 5–7 Shift 6. The Motivational Agenda: What Agents Want 7. How Values Shape Agency: Morality, Religion, and Politics III. Becoming an Author 8. The Stories We Live By 9. Generative Lives, Redemptive Life Stories 10. The Sense of an Ending

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book to provide a comprehensive overview of the multidisciplinary domain of eHealth one of the most important recent developments in healthcare. It provides an overview of the possibilities of eHealth for different healthcare sectors, an outline of theoretical underpinnings and effectiveness, and key models, frameworks and methods for its development, implementation, and evaluation. This fully revised second edition brings together up-to-date knowledge on eHealth and includes several new chapters and sections on important topics such as implementation, human-centred design, healthcare systems, and evaluation methods.The first part of this book is focused on the underpinnings of eHealth, and consists of chapters on behaviour change, the possibilities of technology for healthcare systems, and the current state of affairs of eHealth for mental and public health. In the second part, chapters on development, implementation, and evaluation of eHealth are provided

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Book SynopsisSomatic psychology and bodymind therapy (the simultaneous study of the mind and body) are challenging contemporary understandings of the psyche, of what it means to be human and how to heal human suffering.Trade Review"Barnaby Barratt's work is essential for students not only in the field of somatic psychology but for any clinicians who need to understand the intricate impacts of bodily experience on healing and human development. Its publication in paperback is a welcome event making it more widely available for academic courses and workshops." - Don Hanlon Johnson, Professor of Somatics, California Institute of Integral Studies, USA "We can celebrate this new paperback edition. It means that this important new book by Barnaby Barratt will find the wider circulation it merits. The Emergence of Somatic Psychology and Bodymind Therapy is a truly unique account of an emerging field - unique not only because it defines the scope of the field and offers a very intelligent historical and philosophical reflection, but also because it contributes a visionary sense of our future." - Joe Coppin, Founding Program Chair Depth Psychology with Emphasis in Somatic Studies, Pacifica Graduate Institute, USA "Dr Barnaby Barratt provides us with an outstanding, insightful and readable text that introduces both beginning and advanced students of psychology and psychotherapy into the blossoming field of somatic or bodymind science and therapy. I enthusiastically recommend this book to anyone concerned with healing practices and the way in which body, mind and spirit, can be directed toward harmony and enlightenment." - Irv Katz, President, International University of Professional Studies, USATable of ContentsSECTION I: Introducing a New Discipline Psychology at the Crossroads Epistemic Shifting Illustrations of Bodymind Therapy Healing Matters The State of Emergence SECTION II: Sources: Ancient and Contemporary Psychoanalytic Discoveries Somatic Psychodynamics Philosophical and Cultural Studies Western Traditions of Bodywork The Influx of Asian Wisdom Shamanic Practices and Transpersonal Psychologies The Advances of Neuroscience SECTION III: Current Challenges: Possible Futures Bodies and Boundaries The Inherent Sexuality of Being Human Oppression and the Momentum of Liberation Bodily Paths to Spiritual Awakening The Future of Human Awareness Bibliography

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Book SynopsisIn (toward) a phenomenology of acting, Phillip Zarrilli considers acting as a question' to be explored in the studio and then reflected upon.This book is a vital response to Jerzy Grotowski's essential question: How does the actor touch that which is untouchable?' Phenomenology invites us to listen to the things themselves, to be attentive to how we sensorially, kinesthetically, and affectively engage with acting as a phenomenon and process. Using detailed first-person accounts of acting across a variety of dramaturgies and performances from Beckett to newly co-created performances to realism, it provides an account of how we do' or practice phenomenology when training, performing, directing, or teaching. Zarrilli brings a wealth of international and intercultural experience as a director, performer, and teacher to this major new contribution both to the practices of acting and to how we can reflect in depth on those practices.Trade Review"Zarrilli’s book is a major contribution to the effort to create a circulation between science, art, and human experience."Evan Thompson, Professor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia & Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada"Written with great poetic style and evocativeness, this impressive tome takes Zarrilli’s already impactful contribution to contemporary acting many steps further. It’s destined to become a twenty-first-century classic."Bella Merlin, Actor, Professor of Acting (University of California at Riverside), Author"…takes the reader on a journey between disciplines, repositioning both processes of acting and the languages we use to reflect on and lead actor training…a far reaching and thrilling journey into the embodied processes of acting which will liberate the actor."Ian Morgan, Performer and Course Leader MA Theatre LAB (RADA)"Zarrilli’s book is a major contribution to the effort to create a circulation between science, art, and human experience."Evan Thompson, Professor of Philosophy, University of British Columbia and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada"Written with great poetic style and evocativeness, this impressive tome takes Zarrilli’s already impactful contribution to contemporary acting many steps further. It’s destined to become a twenty-first-century classic."Bella Merlin, Actor, Professor of Acting (University of California at Riverside), Author"…takes the reader on a journey between disciplines, repositioning both processes of acting and the languages we use to reflect on and lead actor training…a far reaching and thrilling journey into the embodied processes of acting which will liberate the actor."Ian Morgan, Performer and Course Leader MA Theatre LAB (RADA)Table of ContentsList of Figures; Foreword by Evan Thompson; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Acting as a process of phenomenological enquiry in the studio; 1. First person accounts of embodied practice: sensing as "living communication"; 2. The actor's 'lived/living' bodymind; 3. Attention and perception in action; 4. Subjectivity, self, and character/figure in performance; 5. The voicing body and sonorous speech; 6. Imagining; 7. Toward an intersubjective ethics of acting; Afterword; Appendix; References; Index

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Book SynopsisSouth Korean economist Ha-Joon Chang used his 2003 work Kicking Away The Ladder to challenge the central orthodoxies of development economics, using his creative thinking skills to shine new light on an old topic. Creative thinkers are often distinguished by their willingness to challenge received ideas, and this is a central aspect of Chang’s work on development. Before Chang, the received wisdom was that developing countries needed the same kinds of economic policies and institutions as developed countries in order to enjoy the same prosperity. But, as Chang pointed out, the historical evidence showed that First World economic success was, in fact, due to exactly the kinds of state intervention that modern development orthodoxy shuns. Western affluence is the product of precisely the kinds of state control – of protectionism and the setting of price tariffs – that developed countries have since denied the developing world in the name of economic freedom and ‘best practice.’ By insisting that Third World nations should adopt these economic policies themselves, argued Chang, the West is actually stifling Third World economic prospects – kicking away the ladder. His carefully reasoned argument for a novel point of view was closely based on the critical thinking skill of producing novel explanations for existing evidence, and led many to question development orthodoxies – sparking a rethink of modern development strategies for less-developed countries.Table of ContentsWays in to the Text Who is Ha-Joon Chang? What does Kicking Away the Ladder Say? Why does Kicking Away the Ladder Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

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Book SynopsisThe definitive one-stop resource on structural equation modeling (SEM) from leading methodologists is now in a significantly revised second edition. Twenty-three new chapters cover model selection, bifactor models, item parceling, multitraitâmultimethod models, exploratory SEM, mixture models, SEM with small samples, and more. The book moves from fundamental SEM topics (causality, visualization, assumptions, estimation, model fit, and managing missing data); to major model types focused on unobserved causes of covariance between observed variables; to more complex, specialized applications. Each chapter provides conceptually oriented descriptions, fully explicated analyses, and engaging examples that reveal modeling possibilities for use with the reader's data. The expanded companion website presents full data sets, code, and output for many of the chapters, as well as bonus selected chapters from the prior edition. New to This Edition *Chapters on additional topiTrade Review"A tremendous resource that will be of great value to researchers and students who study SEM and apply it in their research. SEM statistical models and methods have continued to be developed over the past decade; the second edition of this volume incorporates these developments along with coverage of new estimation algorithms, computer programs, and empirical applications. The Handbookcould be used in graduate courses--students could be introduced to its basic chapters for contemporary articulations of SEM models and methods, and to subsequent chapters for specialized models and applications."--Kenneth C. Land, PhD, John Franklin Crowell Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Demography and Research Professor, Social Science Research Institute, Duke University "The world of SEM--in terms of both applications and methodological advances--has expanded dramatically in recent years. Just learning SEM in the first place can be hard enough, let alone keeping up with all of the new developments. The second edition of this handbook is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking a comprehensive summary of current possibilities and best practices using SEM. The authors are all leading experts who have tackled an exhaustive list of topics, with an eye toward accessibility for new learners, but without shying away from the material’s inherent complexity."--Lesa Hoffman, PhD, Department of Psychological and Quantitative Foundations, College of Education, University of Iowa "SEM provides unity to disparate analyses and facilitates model evaluation and modification in the everyday practice of uncountable researchers. This is an impressive, 'must-read' book for practitioners of SEM and those who want to apprehend the strength and usefulness of the SEM idea."--Albert Satorra, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain “This handbook is an outstanding desk reference on a wide variety of advanced and foundational topics. I recommend it either for personal use or for a class with students with strong quantitative backgrounds. The second edition has excellent coverage of exciting developments regarding analysis of longitudinal data. The chapter authors are a 'who's who' of the field.”--Jeffrey S. Simons, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of South Dakota “I have always recommended this book for anyone interested in conducting or teaching SEM. The second edition continues to be my favorite comprehensive SEM reference book, with new chapters covering advanced topics.”--Dana Joseph, PhD, College of Business Administration, University of Central Florida-The breadth of topics covered in this reference text leaves little doubt that a firm grasp of data analysis with latent variables is essential to the advancement of scholarship in the social and behavioral sciences....An excellent resource for the many conceptual and analytical problems frequently encountered by researchers making use of SEM….Readers will find themselves returning to the Handbook again and again as a starting point for their work on virtually any topic currently within the broad reach of SEM. (on the first edition)--Structural Equation Modeling, 04/01/2013Table of ContentsI. Foundations 1. Structural Equation Modeling: An Overview, Rick H. Hoyle 2. A Brief History of Structural Equation Modeling, Ross L. Matsueda 3. The Causal Foundations of Structural Equation Modeling, Judea Pearl 4. Visualizations for Structural Equation Modeling, Jolynn Pek, Erin K. Davisson, & Rick H. Hoyle 5. Latent Variables in Structural Equation Modeling, Kenneth A. Bollen & Rick H. Hoyle 6. Simulation Methods in Structural Equation Modeling, Walter L. Leite, Deborah L. Bandalos, & Zuchao Shen 7. Assumptions in Structural Equation Modeling, Rex B. Kline 8. On the Estimation of Structural Equation Models with Latent Variables, Yunxiao Chen, Irini Moustaki, & Siliang Zhang 9. Structural Equation Modeling as a Framework for Power Analysis, Yi Feng & Gregory R. Hancock 10. Model Fit in Structural Equation Modeling, Stephen G. West, Wei Wu, Daniel McNeish, & Andrea Savord 11. Model Selection in Structural Equation Modeling, Kristopher J. Preacher & Haley E. Yaremych 12. Fitting Structural Equation Models with Missing Data, Craig K. Enders 13. Structural Equation Modeling with the Mplus and lavaan Programs, Christian Geiser II. Basic Models and Applications 14. Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Timothy A. Brown 15. Confirmatory Measurement Models for Dichotomous and Ordered Polytomous Indicators, Natalie A. Koziol 16. Item Parceling in SEM: A Researcher Degree-of-Freedom Ripe for Opportunistic Use, Sonya K. Sterba & Jason D. Rights 17. Using Factor Scores in Structural Equation Modeling, Ines Devlieger & Yves Rosseel 18. Bifactor Measurement Models, Steven P. Reise, Maxwell Mansolf, & Mark G. Haviland 19. Multitrait-Multimethod Models, Michael Eid, Tobias Koch, & Christian Geiser 20. Investigating Measurement Invariance Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Keith F. Widaman & Margarita Olivera-Aguilar 21. Flexible Structural Equation Modeling Approaches for Analyzing Means, Marilyn S. Thompson, Yixing Liu, & Samuel B. Green 22. Mediation/Indirect Effects in Structural Equation Modeling, Oscar Gonzalez, Matthew J. Valente, Jeewon Cheong, & David P. MacKinnon 23. Latent Interaction Effects, Augustin Kelava & Holger Brandt 24. Dynamic Moderation with Latent Interactions: General Cross-lagged Panel Models with Interaction Effects Over Time, Michael J. Zyphur & Ozlem Ozkok 25. Psychometric Scale Evaluation Using Structural Equation Modeling and Latent Variable Modeling, Tenko Raykov 26. Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling, Ronald H. Heck & Tingting Reid III. Specialized and Advanced Models and Applications 27. Exploratory Structural Equation Modeling, Alexandre J. S. Morin 28. Structural Equation Modeling with Small Samples and Many Variables, Katerina M. Marcoulides, Ke-Hai Yuan, & Lifang Deng 29. Mixture Models, Douglas Steinley 30. Latent Curve Modeling of Longitudinal Growth Data, Kevin J. Grimm & John J. McArdle 31. Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling as a Combination of Time Series Modeling, Multilevel Modeling, and Structural Equation Modeling, Ellen L. Hamaker, Tihomir Asparouhov, & Bengt Muthén 32. Continuous-Time Dynamic Models: Connections to Structural Equation Models and Other Discrete-Time Models, Sy-Miin Chow, Diane Losardo, Jonathan Park, & Peter C. M. Molenaar 33. Latent Trait-State Models, David A. Cole & Qimin Liu 34. Longitudinal Models for Assessing Dynamics in Dyadic Data, Meng Chen, Hairong Song, & Emilio Ferrer 35. Structural Equation Modeling for Genetic Data, Susanne Bruins, Sanja Franić, Conor V. Dolan, Denny Borsboom, & Dorret I. Boomsma 36. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)-Based Meta-Analysis, Mike W.-L. Cheung 37. Nonlinear Structural Equation Models: Advanced Methods and Applications, Jeffrey R. Harring & Jinwang Zou 38. Foundations and Extensions of Bayesian Structural Equation Modeling, Sarah Depaoli, David Kaplan, & Sonja D. Winter 39. Machine-Learning Approaches to Structural Equation Modeling, Andreas M. Brandmaier & Ross C. Jacobucci

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Book SynopsisFilling a major gap in neuropsychological references and training materials, this is the first guide to conducting effective clinical interviews as a core component of neuropsychological practice. Prominent experts provide state-of-the-art information about clinical interviewing in the context of 16 different adult populations and settings. Chapters outline critical areas of inquiry and key considerations for differential diagnosis, as well as what initial and follow-up questions to ask, rapport-building strategies, and common interviewing pitfalls. Tips for record reviews and behavioral observations are also offered. Chapters follow a consistent format and include extensive tables for easy reference.Trade Review"A 'must read' for neuropsychologists and those in training. One of the most important skills for neuropsychology trainees to learn is how to guide and focus the clinical interview. This involves being aware of the unique information that should be gleaned for specific disorders and conditions, as well as the topics all interviews need to cover. The interview not only helps to formthe basis for the differential diagnosis, but is thekey first stage of the neuropsychological exam.This book rises to the occasion."--Dawn Bowers, PhD, ABPP-CN, Professor and Director, Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Program, University of Florida "In addition to providing an excellent overview of the foundational skills for clinical interviewing--as well as for behavioral observations and collateral interviewing--this text presents the specialized knowledge needed to interview patients in particular settings and with different neuropsychological presentations. This book will have great value to my graduate students as a complement to learning neuropsychological tests in their neuropsychological assessment course or during their first neuropsychological practicum placement. The user-friendly tables will enhance the book's utility for me as a clinical supervisor when patients with more infrequent neurological or neuropsychological presentations are seen in our training clinic."--Julie A. Suhr, PhD, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Department of Psychology, Ohio University "Finally, there is a high-quality book that will advance your interviewing skills. This book elevates interviewing in clinical practice. The clinical interview is a core component of diagnostics, recommendations, and decision making. The expert contributors provide broad and deep understanding of how to take group data and apply it to the individual. Chapters guide you from assessing nuanced features of clinical populations to test selection and ultimately to integration with behavioral observations and data. The tables are intuitive and a tremendous asset. This book should be required reading for neuropsychology classes. Whether you are an emerging clinician or seasoned practitioner, you need this text in your library."--Marc A. Norman, PhD, ABPP-CN, Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego-Table of Contents 1. The Why, What, and How of Neuropsychological Interviewing, Yana Suchy & Justin B. Miller 2. Capacity Evaluations in Clinical Settings, George J. Demakis 3. Acquired Brain Injury, Leslie M. Guidotti Breting & Jerry J. Sweet 4. Concussion and Repetitive Head Impact Exposure in Adult Athletes, William B. Barr 5. Dementias of Old Age, Justin B. Miller & Yana Suchy 6. Primary Progressive Aphasia, Tatiana Karpouzian-Rogers & Sandra Weintraub 7. Movement Disorders Clinic, Ashley K. Miller & Cynthia Kubu 8. Cerebrovascular Accident, Kathleen Y. Haaland & Danielle C. Hergert 9. Multiple Sclerosis, Natalie A. Emmert & Ralph H. B. Benedict 10. Epilepsy and Seizure Disorders, Cady Block & David W. Loring 11. Neuro-oncology, Lauren B. Bolden & Michael W. Parsons 12. Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Adults, Robert L. Mapou 13. Alcohol and Other Substance Use, Rosemary Fama, Stephanie A. Sassoon, Linda D. Fama, & Edith V. Sullivan 14. Information Gathering in the Context of Infectious Disease, Steven Paul Woods, Jennifer L. Thompson, & Michelle A. Babicz 15. Military Neuropsychology, Patrick Armistead-Jehle, Robert D. Shura, Robert A. Seegmiller, & Douglas B. Cooper 16. Inpatient Psychiatry, Bernice A. Marcopulos & Beth C. Arredondo 17. Inpatient Rehabilitation, Kirk J. Stucky & Lauren M. Golla Index

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Book SynopsisFrom foremost authority Russell A. Barkley, this book presents essential principles and practices for managing attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and teens. Barkley interweaves the best scientific knowledge with lessons learned from decades of clinical practice and research. He provides guidelines and clinical tips for conducting thorough, accurate assessments and developing and implementing science-based treatment plans. The book is grounded in Barkley's theory of ADHD as a disorder of executive functioning and self-regulation. Ways to collaborate successfully with parents and other professionals are highlighted throughout. In a convenient large-size format, the volume includes 45 reproducible handouts and forms that can be downloaded and printed for repeated use.Trade Review"Barkley has produced an exceptionally helpful, practitioner-friendly guide, using his career-culminating executive functioning/self-regulation theory of ADHD as the overarching framework. The book is at once deeply conceptual and inherently practical, with a plethora of clinical tips throughout its pages. It will help professionals in multiple disciplines to understand the impairments that so many individuals with ADHD experience across the lifespan, to recognize the huge stakes involved in clinical management, and to administer evidence-based assessment and treatment strategies."--Stephen P. Hinshaw, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco "Not only is Barkley one of the world’s foremost scientific authorities on ADHD, but he also is a master of translating theory and research into clinical practice. This essential resource for mental health and education professionals presents state-of-the-science information that is directly connected to clear recommendations for diagnosing ADHD and comorbidities, providing parent counseling and behavior management training, and dealing with school and medication issues. Appendices include useful forms and handouts, as well as information on ADHD and health, neurogenetic underpinnings of the disorder, and treatments to avoid. This book needs to be on the desks of all professionals working with children and adolescents with ADHD."--George J. DuPaul, PhD, Department of Education and Human Services, Lehigh University "The book addresses important issues that clinicians face daily, such as how to properly assess and treat ADHD, how to help children and adolescents improve their executive functioning and self-regulation deficits, ways to promote school success, and more. A preeminent scientist, educator, and practitioner, Barkley has drawn on over 50 years of experience to create this sorely needed resource. In addition to timely, pragmatic information, the book provides a wealth of forms, assessment tools, and fact sheets to copy and use with parents and school personnel. Barkley, the ADHD guru, delivers once again!"--Lisa Weyandt, PhD, Director, Interdisciplinary Neuroscience Program, Department of Psychology, University of Rhode Island "Once again, Barkley has produced an exceptional work that is unprecedented in its grounding in established theory and its synthesis of the voluminous literature on ADHD and its treatment. The book translates research into practical guidelines for helping children and adolescents with ADHD at home and school. This book is essential reading for clinicians across disciplines who are treating children and adolescents with ADHD, as well as students preparing to become practitioners in clinic, school, and primary care settings."--Thomas J. Power, PhD, ABPP, Professor of School Psychology in Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Education, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania-Table of Contents1. ADHD Is Self-Regulation Deficit Disorder: The Importance of Executive Functioning–Self-Regulation Theory in ADHD 2. Principles for Diagnosing ADHD 3. Assessment: The Executive Functioning–Self-Regulation Theory and Clinical Common Sense 4. Diagnosing Comorbidity 5. Talking to Parents about What to Expect 6. Principles and Guidelines for Treating ADHD 7. Parent Counseling and Behavior Management Training 8. School Management of ADHD 9. The Stimulant and Nonstimulant Medications for ADHD 10. Making Medication Decisions and Addressing Special Medication Issues Appendix A. Forms and Handouts Appendix B. ADHD's Impact on Health Appendix C. Neurogenetics and ADHD Appendix D. Clinician Beware: Unproven and Disproven Treatments for ADHD Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisKenneth Waltz’s 1979 Theory of International Politics is credited with bringing about a “scientific revolution” in the study of international relations – bringing the field into a new era of systematic study. The book is also a lesson in reasoning carefully and critically. Good reasoning is exemplified by arguments that move systematically, through carefully organised stages, taking into account opposing stances and ideas as they move towards a logical conclusion. Theory of International Politics might be a textbook example of how to go about structuring an argument in this way to produce a watertight case for a particular point of view.Waltz’s book begins by testing and critiquing earlier theories of international relations, showing their strengths and weaknesses, before moving on to argue for his own stance – what has since become known as “neorealism”. His aim was “to construct a theory of international politics that remedies the defects of present theories.” And this is precisely what he did; by showing the shortcomings of the prevalent theories of international relations, Waltz was then able to import insights from sociology to create a more comprehensive and realistic theory that took full account of the strengths of old schemas while also remedying their weaknesses – reasoning out a new theory in the process.Table of ContentsWays in to the Text Who was Kenneth Waltz? What does Theory of International Politics Say? Why does Theory of International Politics Matter? Section 1: Influences Module 1: The Author and the Historical Context Module 2: Academic Context Module 3: The Problem Module 4: The Author's Contribution Section 2: Ideas Module 5: Main Ideas Module 6: Secondary Ideas Module 7: Achievement Module 8: Place in the Author's Work Section 3: Impact Module 9: The First Responses Module 10: The Evolving Debate Module 11: Impact and Influence Today Module 12: Where Next? Glossary of Terms People Mentioned in the Text Works Cited

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Book SynopsisThis new edition of the highly successful Fundamentals of Development: The Psychology of Childhood has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the exciting new findings in the thriving area of developmental psychology. The book addresses a number of fascinating questions including: Are children born good or bad? What do children understand about the mind? What roles do nature and nurture play in child development? As in the previous edition, the book follows a thematic approach and outlines the main areas of developmental psychology, including classic theories and studies, and offers a broad overview of contemporary research in the field. Each chapter addresses a key topic – such as theory of mind, attachment, and moral development - and is self-contained and comprehensive in its coverage. New chapters in this edition include a detailed look at methods in developmental psychology, an overview of developmental disorders, and an introduction to the burgeoning area of numerical development.The book is student-friendly, with all topics described in straightforward language, illustrated in full colour, and organized as standalone chapters. The text will make an excellent companion to introductory courses on developmental psychology, and for instructors there are high-quality lecture slides, and a bank of multiple choice questions. The text is written to be both accessible and comprehensive, and to provide an engaging overview for students and professionals who have little or no background in this area. Trade Review"Mitchell and Ziegler’s revised Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology is a delight. Whilst certain to become the standard text for many introductory and foundation courses in developmental psychology, it will also have a much broader appeal to professionals in health, education and social work. Throughout the book the authors develop their arguments utilizing a clever balance of classic texts and new research evidence to guide the reader through the big issues in developmental psychology. Their excellent style draws you in and makes learning fun." - David Coghill, University of Dundee, UK"This is an excellent introduction to the field of developmental psychology. I especially liked its coverage of developmental disorders, including ADHD, autism, SLI, and Williams Syndrome." - Robert Siegler, Carnegie Mellon University, USA"Mitchell and Ziegler’s Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology is an engaging introduction to the field of child development, current knowledge in the area, and the historical figures who brought us there. The addition of new chapters has added to the value of the book by introducing a greater discussion of scientific methodology, and by addressing developmental disorders." - Karen Turner, University of Queensland, Australia"This book covers all the basic topics one would expect in an introductory textbook of this sort. The authors are clearly experts in the field – their discussion of theory and methodology is detailed and appropriate, and the literature referenced is current. The book also contains chapters on specific topics that I have not seen in other textbooks, and I think the additions and revisions to this new edition have strengthened the book considerably. The result is a clear, thorough, and engaging introduction to the key ideas and methods of developmental psychology." - David Peebles, University of Huddersfield, UKMitchell and Ziegler’s revised Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology is a delight. Whilst certain to become the standard text for many introductory and foundation courses in developmental psychology it will also have a much broader appeal to professionals in health, education and social work. Throughout the book the authors develop their arguments utilizing a clever balance of classic texts and new research evidence to guide the reader through the big issues in developmental psychology. Their excellent style draws you in and makes learning fun. - David Coghill, Reader in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Dundee, UKThis is an excellent introduction to the field of developmental psychology. I especially liked its coverage of developmental disorders, including ADHD, autism, SLI, and Williams Syndrome. - Robert Siegler, Teresa Heinz Professor of Cognitive Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, USAMitchell and Ziegler’s Fundamentals of Developmental Psychology is an engaging introduction to the field of child development, current knowledge in the area, and the historical figures who brought us there. The addition of new chapters has added to the value of the book by introducing a greater discussion of scientific methodology, and by addressing developmental disorders. - Karen Turner, Deputy Director of the Parenting and Family Support Centre, University of Queensland, AustraliaThis book covers all the basic topics one would expect in an introductory textbook of this sort. The authors are clearly experts in the field – their discussion of theory and methodology is detailed and appropriate, and the literature referenced is current. The book also contains chapters on specific topics that I have not seen in other textbooks, and I think the additions and revisions to this new edition have strengthened the book considerably. The result is a clear, thorough, and engaging introduction to the key ideas and methods of developmental psychology. - David Peebles, Reader in Cognitive Science, University of Huddersfield, UKTable of Contents1. Themes and Perspectives in Developmental Psychology. 2. Methodological Approaches. 3. The Development of Thinking. 4. Does Piaget’s theory stand up to examination? 5. What children understand about the mind. 6. Developmental disorders. 7. Autism. 8. Numerical development: What do young children understand about the world of numbers? 9. Developing an ability to see the world. 10. Developing an ability to draw. 11. The role of heredity and environment in intelligence. 12. Language development. 13. Developing an ability to communicate. 14. Parenting and the development of love and attachment. 15. Moral development. 16. Development of anti-social behaviour. 17. Freud’s theory of personality development. 18. References. 19. Glossary

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Book SynopsisIf âa picture is worth a thousand words,â this book provides an approach to help create professional pictures that productively and powerfully capture conversations and thinking for individual and collective learning. Individuals are bombarded by information, and organizations, managers, and teachers often lack a corresponding set of tools to make sense of this complexityâresulting in far too many âœdeath by bullet-pointâ presentations. This is that toolkit, also offering invitations to readers to extend their thinking past these tools to enable the creation (and co-creation with teams, learners, and clients) of graphical depictions, models, and metaphors to help people make sense of their world. This accessible book is constructed as a visual reference so readers can quickly pick out the specific tool or strategy they need, whether working with individuals and teams to promote self-awareness, develop emotional intelligence, improve communication, or articulate vision and strategy.<

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Book Synopsis The book that will change the way you think about life…

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Book SynopsisPositively Green is a guide to caring for the planet and yourself.From journalist and Positive News partnerships editor Sarah LaBrecque, National Trust's Positively Green is an informative and captivating guide to sustainable living. With chapters on energy, fashion, food and more, you'll discover what works, what's worth doing, and what's not.Positively Green provides advice on how to reduce your environmental impact, all while easing climate anxiety and boosting mental wellbeing. From changing how you clean your home to putting food impacts into perspective, this book is the perfect resource for those wanting to limit their effect on the environment and reduce climate-based worries.Chapters include: A Green Home, Energy, Food and Drink, Fashion, Technology, Transport and Travel, and Nature. As well as useful tips and links for further information, the book features Positivity Pauses' inspiring vignettes that pull in wisdom from leading thinkers, academics and writers about how to face the climate crisis with optimistic realism.

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Book SynopsisCHOSEN AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES AND DAILY TELEGRAPHSHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGHES PRIZE''A riveting chronicle of faulty science, false promises, arrogance, greed, and shocking disregard for the wellbeing of patients suffering from mental disorders. An eloquent, meticulously documented, clear-eyed call for change'' Dirk WittenbornIn this masterful work, Andrew Scull, one of the most provocative thinkers writing about psychiatry, sheds light on its troubled historyFor more than two hundred years, disturbances of reason, cognition and emotion - the sort of things that were once called ''madness'' - have been described and treated by the medical profession. Mental illness, it is said, is an illness like any other - a disorder that can treated by doctors, whose suffering can be eased, and from which patients can return. And yet serious mental illness remains a profound mystery that is in some ways no closer to being solved than it was at the start of the twentieth century.In this clear-sighted and provocative exploration of psychiatry, acclaimed sociologist Andrew Scull traces the history of its attempts to understand and mitigate mental illness: from the age of the asylum and surgical and chemical interventions, through the rise and fall of Freud and the talking cure, and on to our own time of drug companies and antidepressants. Through it all, Scull argues, the often vain and rash attempts to come to terms with the enigma of mental disorder have frequently resulted in dire consequences for the patient.Deeply researched and lucidly conveyed, Desperate Remedies masterfully illustrates the assumptions and theory behind the therapy, providing a definitive new account of psychiatry''s and society''s battle with mental illness.Trade ReviewThis fascinating picture of psychiatry since 1900 is absolutely essential, deeply felt and absorbing -- David Aaronovitch * The Times *An erudite, precise and impassioned history of 200 years of psychiatry ... five stars -- Simon Ings * The Sunday Telegraph *The chilling truth about mental illness: opportunists, asylums and big pharma - there are few heroes in this enraging study of a great failing. Fascinating -- Sebastian Faulks * The Sunday Times *Desperate Remedies, which tells the story of mental illness over the past two centuries, is meticulously researched and beautifully written, and even funny at times, despite the serious content * Guardian *A vital rallying cry. Scull convincingly conveys the long search for a better take on mental disorder * TLS *A blistering critique. Scull's arguments are passionately delivered and while some might sound radical, they also have common sense * New Statesman *An indisputable masterpiece...a comprehensive, fascinating, and persuasive narrative of the past 200 years of psychiatry. Scull is unsparing in his critiques when motives of money, power, and fame have tempted psychiatrists to disregard the welfare of those under their care * Wall Street Journal *I would recommend this fascinating, alarming and alerting book to anybody. For anyone referred to a psychiatrist it is surely essential -- Horatio Clare * The Spectator *Brimming with wisdom and brio, this masterful work spans the history of modern psychiatric practice, from the abject horrors of Victorian asylums to the complexities surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness to this day. Exceedingly well-researched, wide-ranging, provocative in its conclusions, and magically compact, it is riveting from start to finish. Mark my words, Desperate Remedies will soon be a classic -- Susannah Cahalan, author of Brain on Fire and The Great PretenderDesperate Remedies is a harrowing, heart-pounding history that will leave you gasping. Andrew Scull vividly transports us to the dismal asylums and experimental operating rooms that haunt psychiatry's past and then links that tragic era with our prescription-happy present. Dryly witty, but always compassionate, he shines a light on a century of medical mayhem and the horror it inflicted on the innocent. This is a riveting, powerful and utterly astonishing read -- Simon Rich, author of Hits and MissesAndrew Scull weighs American psychiatry in the balance and finds it seriously wanting. So this may not be the best introductory text for an aspiring medical student. But it is required reading for anyone who appreciates great writing, insight and outstanding scholarship - just the kind of people we want doing psychiatry -- Professor Sir Simon Wessely, Regius Professor of Psychiatry, King’s College LondonA riveting chronicle of faulty science, false promises, arrogance, greed, and shocking disregard for the wellbeing of patients suffering from mental disorders. An eloquent, meticulously documented, clear-eyed call for change -- Dirk Wittenborn, author of PharmakonAn immensely engaging - if often dismaying - account of American psychiatry. Scull impressively balances the social reality that constitutes 'mental illness' with the ever-shifting rationales used to explain such unsettling behaviors and emotions and justify the social function of those who manage these elusive ills. Desperate Remedies is an important contribution to our understanding of a fundamental and still-contested aspect of human experience -- Charles Rosenberg, author of The Care of StrangersAn important plea for psychiatrists not to be seduced into offering a cure that is worse than the disease...Scull's engaging account of the development of psychiatry and psychiatric treatments since the 19th century shows history repeating itself many times over...The grisly part of Scull's story is not gratuitous. It is the context from which modern drugs such as antidepressants and antipsychotics emerged...Desperate Remedies is a reminder of the tragic and barbarous measures that have often been inflicted on people in the name of curing mental disturbance * Literary Review *A provocative and often persuasive analysis of psychiatry...A must-read for those who have been - or fear they will be - touched by mental illness. If psychiatry is to survive, Scull concludes, psychiatrists must be more candid about the limits of their knowledge * Psychology Today *Scull is well aware that psychiatry has vacillated between treating 'the mind' with therapeutic dialogue and treating 'the body' with surgery and psychotropic drugs...The medical discipline has never known and still does not know what it is treating. Scull directs the reader's attention to the fact that after decades of research and billions of dollars spent, not a single biomarker for psychiatric sickness has been discovered * Washington Post *An intensely skeptical history and analysis of psychiatry. The gist of his argument is: although there have been undeniable advancements, mental illness remains baffling, and no discipline has done a great job of treating symptoms and understanding causes. Scull has written the best kind of 'feel-bad' book, lashing offenders left and right with his whip of evidence * New York Times *For me the greatest value of Desperate Remedies is the brilliant spotlight that Scull shines on historical and current truths about psychiatry. There is an implicit plea that is interwoven throughout the book for a measure of relief from the 'devastating tragedy' that envelops people with mental illness. Medical students intending to train in psychiatry would be well served by the masterful perspective Scull provides and the penetrating questions he raises for the profession * The Lancet *Scull delivers a remarkable history of psychiatry. The final section is a devastatingly effective chronicle of the rise of psychopharmacology and its tendency to regard all mental illnesses as potentially treatable with the right medication. This sweeping and comprehensive survey is an impressive feat * Publishers Weekly *A carefully researched history of psychiatry, it provides a critical assessment of the psychiatric enterprise. In the rush to find cures for psychiatric illnesses, Scull believes that there has been a disappointing lack of focus on patients * Psychiatric News *

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Book SynopsisThe concept of identity has become widespread within the social and behavioral sciences, cutting across disciplines from psychiatry and psychology to political science and sociology. Introduced more than fifty years ago, identity theory is a social psychological theory that attempts to understand person''s identities, their sources in interaction and society, their processes of operation, and their consequences for interaction and society from a sociological perspective. In this fully updated second edition of Identity Theory, Peter J. Burke and Jan E. Stets expand and refine their discussion of identity theory. Each chapter has been significantly revised and chapters have been added to address new theoretical developments and empirical research in the field. They cover identity characteristics, the processes and outcomes of identity verification, and the operation of identities to detail in particular the role of emotional, behavioral, and cognitive processes. In addition, Burke and STable of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Agency and Social Structure Chapter 2: The Origins of Identity Theory Chapter 3: The Development of Identity Theory Chapter 4: Identity Meanings and Resources Chapter 5: The Characteristics of Identities Chapter 6: The Identity Model Chapter 7: Identity Verification: Processes Chapter 8: Identity Verification: Outcomes Chapter 9: Bases of Identities Chapter 10: Multiple Identities Chapter 11: Identity Change Chapter 12: Future Research References Index

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Book SynopsisA revised version of this essential interdisciplinary handbook.Trade ReviewAt no time in history has understanding the psychological sources of political behavior been more important than today. Fortunately, during the last half-century, a tremendous amount of exciting research has conducted psychological analyses of a range of important political phenomena, from intergroup conflict to international relations to public opinion and elections and much more. Featuring an all-star cast of editors and authors, this volume does a terrific job of capturing the breadth, energy, and vitality of political psychology today. Their thoughtful reviews of the literature will no doubt set the course for the most important new work in the future. * Jon A. Krosnik, Professor of Psychology and Political Science, Ohio State University *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Theoretical Foundations of Political Psychology ; Leonie Huddy, David O. Sears, and Jack S. Levy ; Theoretical Approaches ; 2. Personality Approaches to Political Behavior ; Gian Vittorio Caprara and Michele Vecchione ; 3. Childhood and Adult Political Development ; David O. Sears and Christia Brown ; 4. Rational Choice Theory and Political Psychology ; Dennis Chong ; 5. Behavioral Decision Making ; David P. Redlawsk and Richard R. Lau ; 6. Emotion and Political Psychology ; Ted Brader and George E. Marcus ; 7. Towards an Evolutionarily Informed Political Psychology ; Jim Sidanius and Robert Kurzban ; 8. Genetic Foundations of Political Behavior ; Carolyn L. Funk ; 9. Political Rhetoric ; Susan Condor, Cristian Tileag?, and Michael Billig ; International Relations ; 10. Psychology and Foreign Policy Decision-Making ; Jack S. Levy ; 11. Perceptions and Image Theory in International Relations ; Richard K. Herrmann ; 12. Threat Perception in International Relations ; Janice Gross Stein ; 13. Crisis Management ; Stephen Benedict Dyson and Paul 'T Hart ; 14. Personality Profiles of Political Elites ; David G. Winter ; 15. Psychobiography: <"The Child is Father of the Man>" ; Jerrold M. Post ; 16. Conflict Analysis and Resolution ; Ronald J. Fisher, Herbert C. Kelman, and Susan Allen Nan ; Mass Political Behavior ; 17. Political Information Processing ; Charles S. Taber and Everett Young ; 18. Political Communication: Form and Consequence of the ; Information Environment ; Nicholas A. Valentino and Yioryos Nardis ; 19. Political Ideology ; Stanley Feldman ; 20. Social Justice ; Tom R. Tyler and Jojanneke van der Toorn ; 21. Networks, Interdependence, and Social Influence in Politics ; Robert Huckfeldt, Jeffery J. Mondak, Matthew Hayes, ; Matthew T. Pietryka, and Jack Reilly ; 22. Political Deliberation ; C. Daniel Myers and Tali Mendelberg ; Intergroup Relations ; 23. From Group Identity to Political Cohesion and Commitment ; Leonie Huddy ; 24. Social Movements and the Dynamics of Collective Action ; Bert Klandermans and Jacquelien van Stekelenburg ; 25. Prejudice and Politics ; Donald R. Kinder ; 26. Migration and Multiculturalism ; Eva G.T. Green and Christian Staerkle ; 27. Discrimination: Conditions, Consequences and 'Cures' ; Ananthi Al Ramiah and Miles Hewstone ; 28. The Psychology of Intractable Conflicts: Eruption, ; Escalation and Peacemaking ; Daniel Bar-Tal and Eran Halperin

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Book Synopsis The inside story of the process by which the mental-health elite judge us all How are decisions made about who is normal? As a former consultant to those who construct the bible of the mental-health professions, the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), Paula Caplan offers and insider''s look at the process by which decisions about abnormality are made. Cutting through the professional psycho-babble, Caplan clearly assesses the astonishing extent to which scientific methods and evidence are disregarded as the handbook is developed. A must read for consumers and practitioners of the mental-health establishment, which through its creation of potentially damaging interpretations and labels, has the power to alter our lives in devastating ways. Table of Contents* How Do They Decide Who Is Normal? * Whose Normality Is It, Anyway? * Do Mental Health Professionals Think Anyone Is Normal? * How the American Psychiatric Association Decides Who Is Not NormalPart I * How the American Psychiatric Association Decides Who Is Not NormalPart II * Delusional Dominating Personality Disorder: If This Sounds Discouraging, Im Afraid It Is Meant To * How Gatekeeping Replaces Scientific Precision * What Motivates the DSM Authors? * Media: The Good and the Bad * Wheres the Harm, and What Will Help?

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Book SynopsisWe live in an age of unprecedented access to information. The last decade has seen an exponential growth in data and material available, often at the touch of a button. However, this has also made it harder to discern between fact and fiction. What is real and what is fake? What should we believe and what should we reject?In an environment of information overload, a distrust of experts, the circulation of misinformation and false facts, and public debates based upon poor evidence, Thinking Critically About Research comes at a vital juncture. The book is designed to help readers develop a critical understanding of evidence and the ways in which evidence is presented, and to challenge the information they receive in both academic and non-academic sources. The author presents a step-by-step approach with a focus on knowing methods, culminating in a bespoke âcritical tool kitâ which offers a practical checklist designed to be used when carrying out research. Also coTable of ContentsOverview: setting the scene for critical thinkingCH 1: Why do we need to be critical? The problem of information overloadStep 1: KNOWING METHODSCh2: Knowing the basicsCh3: Knowing designCh 4: Knowing measurementCh 5: Knowing theory Step 2: THINKING critically about methods: what evidence is there?Ch 6: About the basicsCh 7: About designCh 8: About measurementCh 9: About theoryStep 3: Thinking critically about research: how is it presented?Ch 10: The role of language and persuasive strategiesStep 4: Putting it togetherCh 11: Putting it together: the critical tool kitCh 12: Being extra criticalCh 13: Some myths and Facts to practice thinking critically

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Book SynopsisWhat makes some experiences more memorable than others? How can you better remember specific information later? Memories That Matter addresses these questions and more.The book is divided into three main parts, with each part focusing on a different aspect of memory. After the introductory first part, Part II discusses everyday uses of memory and why we remember, establishing a foundation for how memory is structured and stored in the brain. Part III dives into what makes us remember. Emotional and rewarding experiences are both more memorable than mundane experiences but are often studied using different approaches. Self-relevance and objects we can interact with are remembered better than less relevant information. The author explores these motivation-related influences on memory and considers whether a common mechanism underlies them all. Part IV changes the focus, discussing how we sometimes want to remember specific information that does not automatically capture our attention. The book considers evidence-based learning strategies and memory strategies, whilst also exploring real-world applications, with discussion of professions that accomplish amazing memory feats daily. The book concludes with a reflection on how the role of memory is changing as our world makes information increasingly accessible, particularly with the ever-expanding influence of the internet.Drawing from a variety of literatures and perspectives, this important book will be relevant for all students of memory from psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and related health backgrounds.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first dedicated text to explain and explore the utility of critical realism for psychologists, offering it as a helpful middle ground between positivism and postmodernism. By introducing its basic concepts, Pilgrim explains critical realism to psychologists and shows how the interface between the natural and social worlds, and the internal and external, can be used to examine human life. This both/and aspect of human life is important in another sense: we are both determined and determining beings, making choices but within the material constraints of both our bodies and the social context of our unique existence. The book offers an exploration of academic and applied psychology with that inward and outward curiosity in mind, beginning with the premise that both inner and outer reality are the legitimate interest of psychologists. In doing so, it shows how critical realism endorses the remaining advantages of positivism and postmodernism, while discarding their philosophical errors. A range of case studies are presented to show how psychologists can use critical realism when working with real life problems, as researchers or practitioners. Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionGlossary 1. The utility of critical realism 2. The limits of naïve realism3. The limits of postmodernism4. Do we exist as individuals?5. Does the brain cause behaviour?6. Does life gone on within you and without you?7. Is child sexual abuse a moral panic?8. How do know if a person has been tortured?9. Why do we protest (sometimes)? 10. How has psychiatric diagnosis both failed and survived?11. Why was psychoanalysis marginalised?12. The possibility of a critical realist human scienceBibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisSelf and Identity: The Basics is a jargon-free and accessible introduction that draws on key theories and ideas in Social Psychology to explore the ways that other people affect our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. Highlighting selfhood as a function of identity, the book shows that it is our relationships with others in our social world that largely determine who we are.Who am I? Itâs a question that most all humans have grappled with at some point or another. This book seeks to answer this question through relatable examples that show how psychological theory can be applied to our own lives. It considers the philosophical and psychological context in which ideas about selfhood have developed and reviews the ways that the people around us, and the groups that we belong to, affect who we are. Finally, these ideas are considered in the context of real-world phenomena and behaviours; for instance, how we use language, conflict between groups, and social influence.With a glossary of key terms, suggestions for further reading, and chapter summaries, this book is an ideal introduction for students of social psychology and related fields. It will be of interest to anyone who wants to gain social psychological insight into who they are and how others got them there.Table of Contents1. Defining the Self 2. The Self as a Social Relationship 3. The Self as a Social Identity 4. The Self as a Group Member 5. The Self and Intergroup Relations 6. The Self as a Communicator 7. The Self and Society Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisContemporary writers position âdialogueâ at the heart of change theory, but what do we mean by âdialogueâ? The Tao of Dialogue explains through story what dialogue means, and how to leverage dialogic principles in managing relationships within the workplace.Accessible and innovative, The Tao of Dialogue explains the basic principles of dialogue, defined as a way of thinking and reflecting together with others, through the story of Michael, the CEO of a company about to embark on a life-changing journey. In the first half of the book, he is introduced to the idea of dialogue by Hannah, an internal change practitioner working within the organisation. He is encouraged to engage in dialogue with those he seeks to influence, which requires him to examine his mindset and proactively make changes to the ways in which he is communicating with his team and the wider organisation. In the second half of the book Michael is assisted by Mark, an external consultant with expeTable of ContentsAcknowledgements. Introduction. Part One: Michael and Hannah; Chapter 1: Contemplating change; Chapter 2: An introduction to dialogue; Chapter 3; How dialogue works; Chapter 4: Listening; Chapter 5: Listening again; Chapter 6: Voicing; Chapter 7: Reflecting; Part Two: Michael and Mark; Chapter 8: Mark; Chapter 9: Talking to the team; Chapter 10: Mark’s ‘plan’; Chapter 11: Mark prepares himself; Chapter 12: Setting the scene; Chapter 13: Check-in; Chapter 14: Container-building; Chapter 15: Revolt; Chapter 16: Perturbance; Chapter 17: Patterns; Chapter 18: Breakthrough; Chapter 19: Retrenchment; Chapter 20: Exiting the container; Part Three: Michael, Mark and Hannah; Chapter 21: Reflection; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisNow in its third edition, Educational Psychology offers a comprehensive overview of how key advances in social, developmental and cognitive psychology impact upon the role of educational psychologists working today. Written by leading researchers, the book also explores controversies and dilemmas in both research and practice, providing students with a balanced and cutting-edge introduction to both the field and the profession.Fully revised throughout, and with a new chapter exploring how educational psychologists work with schools to support children and young peopleâs mental health, this third edition aims to encourage students to integrate their understanding of core psychological disciplines, as well as to consider what âevidence-informed practice' really means. Organised into two broad sections related to learning and to social, emotional and mental health, the book features a selection of vignettes from educational psychologists working in a range of contexts, as well as tasks and scenarios to support a problem-orientated approach to study.By integrating both research and everyday practice, the book is unique in engaging a critical appreciation of both the possibilities and limitations of educational psychology. lt is the ideal book for any student wishing to engage with this important and evolving field of study.Trade Review'This is a very welcome update of this key educational psychology text. Its accessible style clearly highlights the contemporary issues, challenges and opportunities in applying psychology in education. It will be an invaluable resource for undergraduates and trainee educational psychologists.'Professor Caroline Bond, University of Manchester, UK'This easily accessible textbook highlights the range of contexts where educational psychologists can make a valuable contribution. It covers a wide range of topics and provides an excellent primer to anyone wondering how psychology can be used to enhance outcomes for children and young people. We strongly recommend it to tutors and learners alike.'Dr Sarah Wright and Dr Tim Cooke, University of Southampton, UKTable of ContentsSeries ForewordPreface to the third editionTony Cline, Anthea Gulliford and Susan BirchPart I. Overview1. What do Educational Psychologists do?Susan Birch, Norah Frederickson and Andy Miller2. Evidence based practice in Educational Psychology: The nature of evidenceAnthea Gulliford Part II. Cognition, Learning and Teaching 3. Raising educational achievement: What can instructional psychology contribute?Anthea Gulliford and Andy Miller 4. Inclusion for children with special educational needs: How can psychology help?Nathan Lambert and Norah Frederickson5. Effective communication in school: Do teachers and students talk the same language?Tony Cline 6. Can we cure dyslexia?Ben Hayes and Norah Frederickson7. Why does mathematics make so many people fearful?Tony Cline8. Educating Children with Autism: What use is psychological theory and research?Susan Birch and Norah FredericksonPart III. Social, Emotional and Mental Health Issues in School9. Educational psychology and mental health in schools: A new or an old role?Susan Birch and Anthea Gulliford10. Managing classroom behaviour: Can Psychology help?Anthea Gulliford11. School Bullies: Are they also Victims?Susan Birch and Norah Frederickson12. Coping with life by coping with school? School non-attendance in young peopleAnthea Gulliford and Andy Miller13. School Ethos and Student Identity: When is wearing a uniform a badge of honour?Tony Cline

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Book SynopsisSigmund Freud: The Basics is an easy-to-read introduction to the life and ideas of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis and a key figure in the history of psychology. Janet Sayers provides an accessible overview of Freudâs early life and work, beginning with his childhood. Her book includes the stories of his most famous patients: Dora, Little Hans, the Rat Man, Judge Schreber, and the Wolf Man. It also discusses Freudâs key ideas such as psychosexual development, the Oedipus complex, and psychoanalytic treatment. Sayers then covers Freudâs later work, with a description of his observations about depression, trauma and the death instinct, as well as his 1923 theory of the id, ego, and superego. The book includes a glossary of key terms and concludes with examples of how psychoanalysis has been applied to the study of art, literature, film, anthropology, religion, sociology, gender politics, and racism.Sigmund Freud: The Basics offers an essential introTrade Review"An enjoyable and informative introduction to Freud’s work, illustrated with pithy examples of his own reasoning which artfully encourages the reader to learn more about psychoanalysis’s founding theorist and practitioner." – Susie Orbach, whose most recent book is In Therapy – The Unfolding Story"This book works through the fascinating string of ideas which Freud produced in trying to find access to the hidden unconscious area of the mind by which we all live. With this introductory text Janet Sayers provides comprehensive coverage of the many areas of human life and experience considered by Freud including his false starts, detours, and ways in which both he and his followers addressed issues in developmental and abnormal psychology as well as in the arts, social sciences, and in religion too." – Bob Hinshelwood, psychoanalyst and emeritus professor, University of Essex'An enjoyable and informative introduction to Freud’s work, illustrated with pithy examples of his own reasoning which artfully encourages the reader to learn more about psychoanalysis’s founding theorist and practitioner.' – Susie Orbach, author of Fat is a Feminist Issue and many other books, most recently In Therapy: The Unfolding Story'This book works through the fascinating string of ideas which Freud produced in trying to find access to the hidden unconscious area of the mind by which we all live. With this introductory text Janet Sayers provides comprehensive coverage of the many areas of human life and experience considered by Freud including his false starts, detours, and ways in which both he and his followers addressed issues in developmental and abnormal psychology as well as in the arts, social sciences, and in religion too.' – Bob Hinshelwood, psychoanalyst and emeritus professor, University of Essex"Overall, in a relatively short space, Sayers has written a balanced, scholarly and accessible introduction to Freud, which I think will appeal to students, as well as psychodynamic and psychoanalytic trainees." - Stephen Crawford, British Journal of PsychotherapyTable of ContentsList of figures Acknowledgements Preface Part I: Pre-psychoanalytic Freud 1. Childhood and youth 2. Talking cure 3. Resistance and repression 4. Repressed abuse 5. Wishful fantasy Conclusions to Part I Part II: Unconscious-conscious dynamics 6. Dreams 7. Freudian slips 8. Jokes 9. Sex Conclusions to Part II Part III: Psychoanalytic case studies 10. Dora’s dreams 11. Hans’s phobia 12. The rat man’s obsession 13. Schreber’s schizophrenia 14. The wolf man’s nightmare Conclusions to Part III Part IV: Consolidating psychoanalysis 15. Freud vs. Jung 16. Sex and repression 17. Freudian symbols 18. More about sex 19. Symptom formation 20. Psychoanalytic treatment Conclusions to Part IV Part V: War and its psychoanalytic aftermath 21. Mourning and melancholia 22. Trauma and the death instinct 23. Oedipus, castration, penis envy 24. Id-ego-superego Conclusions to Part V Part VI: Beyond clinicalpsychoanalysis 25. Art, literature, film 26. Anthropology 27. Religion 28. Sociology 29. Gender politics 30. Racism Conclusions to Part VI Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisMaking Mental Health: A Critical History historicises mental health by examining the concept from the madness' of the late nineteenth century to the changing ideas about its contemporary concerns and status. It argues that a critical approach to the history of psychiatry and mental health shows them to constitute a dual clinical-political project that gathered pace over the course of the twentieth century and continues to resonate in the present. Drawing on scholarship across several areas of historical inquiry as well as historical and contemporary clinical literature, the book uses a thematic approach to highlight decisive moments that demonstrate the stakes of this engagement in Anglo-American contexts.By tracing the (unfinished) history of institutions, the search for cures for psychiatric distress, the growing interest of the nation-state in mental health, the history of attempts to globalise psychiatry, the controversies over the politics of diagnostic cate

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Book SynopsisThe Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual has become the definitive text for primary care of the Thoroughbred racehorse. Written by one of the world's leading racehorse veterinary clinicians, it sets out best practice standards of diagnosis and management of all the major conditions likely to be encountered in racehorse clinical practice, as well as comprehensively reviewing subjects as diverse as pre-purchase assessment and exercise physiology. This second edition has been thoroughly updated and introduces new chapters on a range of topics including injury risk assessment and electrolyte and fluid therapy, expanded sections on nutrition, rehabilitation and sales radiography as well as an array of new images and ready reference charts. The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual remains an invaluable resource for both clinicians and non-veterinarians in the racing industry.Trade Review"The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual is a must-have book for anyone involved with a racehorse. I would encourage all new graduates as well as veteran practitioners to read this book cover to cover. After nearly two decades as a racetrack veterinarian, I continue to reference it frequently. The additions in this second edition elevate an already outstanding resource." - Ryan Carpenter, DVM, MS, DACVS, Equine Medical Center, USA"The Racehorse: A Veterinary Manual is a must-have book for anyone involved with a racehorse. I would encourage all new graduates as well as veteran practitioners to read this book cover to cover. After nearly two decades as a racetrack veterinarian, I continue to reference it frequently. The additions in this second edition elevate an already outstanding resource." - Ryan Carpenter, DVM, MS, DACVS, Equine Medical Center, USATable of ContentsPART 1 Musculoskeletal injuries: basic principles 1. Musculoskeletal tissues 2. Exercise physiology and training 3. Racehorse injuries 4. Acute care and wound management 5. Rehabilitation and tissue repair PART 2 Regional musculoskeletal conditions 6. Appendicular conditions 7. Axial and miscellaneous conditions PART 3 Other body systems 8. Upper respiratory tract 9. Lower respiratory tract 10. Cardiovascular conditions 11. The head 12. Gastrointestinal conditions 13. Urogenital conditions 14. Neurological conditions 15. Skin conditions 16. Miscellaneous conditions 17. Infectious diseases PART 4 Management of the racehorse: Population and individual health 18. Selection of the racehorse 19. Injury prevention and screening 20. Poor performance 21. Herd health 22. Nutrition 23. Fluids and electrolytes 24. Blood analysis 25. Transport. Appendices

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Book SynopsisFirst published in French in 1943, Jean-Paul Sartreâs LâÊtre et le NÃant is one of the greatest philosophical works of the twentieth century. In it, Sartre offers nothing less than a brilliant and radical account of the human condition. The English philosopher and novelist Iris Murdoch wrote to a friend of the excitement â I remember nothing like it since the days of discovering Keats and Shelley and Coleridge. This new translation, the first for over sixty years, makes this classic work of philosophy available to a new generation of readers.What gives our lives significance, Sartre argues in Being and Nothingness, is not pre-established for us by God or nature but is something for which we ourselves are responsible. At the heart of this view are Sartreâs radical conceptions of consciousness and freedom. Far from being an internal, passive container for our thoughts and experiences, human consciousness is constantly projecting itself into the outside world and Trade Review"Sarah Richmond has now produced a meticulous, elegant translation…" - Jonathan Rée, London Review of Books"Sarah Richmond’s superb new translation…is supplemented by a wealth of explanatory and analytical material [and] a particularly detailed and insightful set of notes on the translation…The first translation of Being and Nothingness was a major academic achievement that has influenced thought across a range of disciplines for more than sixty years. This new edition has the potential to be at least as influential over the coming decades." - Jonathan Webber, Mind"The publication of this excellent new English translation of L’Être et le néant is a welcome addition to the library of Sartre scholarship … There is every chance that it will also attract non-specialist readers to Sartre’s early philosophy and will thus importantly contribute to keeping existentialist thought alive in a context and era chronically bereft of genuine philosophical enlightenment." - Sam Coombes, French Studies"Translating such a book is manifestly a labour of love—it was as much for Barnes as for Richmond, and generations of Anglophone Sartre scholars remain grateful to Barnes, even if, as I expect (and hope) it will, Richmond's careful, thoughtful, and thought‐provoking translation becomes the standard one for use by students as well as professionals." - Katherine J. Morris, European Journal of Philosophy"Sarah Richmond's marvellously clear and thoughtful new translation brings Sartre's rich, infuriating, endlessly fertile masterpiece to a whole new English-language readership." – Sarah Bakewell, author of At The Existentialist Café"Sartre’s philosophy will always be important. Being and Nothingness is not an easy read but Sarah Richmond makes it accessible in English to the general reader. Her translation is exemplary in its clarity." - Richard Eyre"Sarah Richmond's translation of this ground-zero existentialist text is breathtaking. Having developed a set of brilliant translation principles, laid out carefully in her introductory notes, she has produced a version of Sartre’s magnum opus that—finally!—renders his challenging philosophical prose comprehensible to the curious general reader and his most compelling phenomenological descriptions and analyses luminous and thrilling for those of us who have studied Being and Nothingness for years." - Nancy Bauer, Tufts University, USA"This superb new translation is an extraordinary resource for Sartre scholars, including those who can read the work in French. Not only has Sarah Richmond produced an outstandingly accurate and fluent translation, but her extensive notes, introduction, and editorial comments ensure that the work will be turned to for clarification by all readers of Sartre. All in all, this is a major philosophical moment in Sartre studies." - Christina Howells, University of Oxford, UK"A new translation of Being and Nothingness has been long overdue. Sarah Richmond has done an excellent job of translating and clarifying Sartre’s magnum opus, making its rich content accessible to a wider audience." - Dan Zahavi, University of Copenhagen, Denmark"With its scholarly introduction, up-to-date bibliography and numerous footnotes, Richmond's fluent and precise translation will be an indispensable tool even for scholars able to read Sartre in French." - Andrew Leak, University College London, UK"This fine new translation provides us with as crisp a rendering as possible of Sartre’s complex prose. Richmond’s introduction, and a panoply of informative notes, also invite readers to share with her the intricacies of the task of translation and assist in grasping many of the conceptual vocabularies and nuances of this vital text." - Sonia Kruks, author of Simone de Beauvoir and the Politics of AmbiguityTable of ContentsForeword Richard Moran Translator’s Introduction Sarah Richmond Introduction: In Search of Being Part 1: The Problem of Nothingness 1. The Origin of Negation 2. Bad Faith Part 2: Being-For-Itself 1. The Immediate Structures of the For-Itself 2. Temporality 3. Transcendence Part 3: Being-for-the-Other 1. The Other’s Existence 2. The Body 3. Concrete Relations with the Other Part 4: To Have, To Do and To Be 1. Being and Doing: Freedom 2. To Do and to Have Conclusion. Index

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Book SynopsisIn Living with Extreme Intelligence: Developing Essential Communication Skills, Dr Sonja Falck provides a unique and practical manual of how to improve interpersonal interactions that involve adults who stand out from the neurotypical majority by having top 2% IQ. Her main message is that understanding the individual differences involved in extreme intelligence and mastering relevant communication skills can break through barriers of frustration, underachievement, and loneliness, to bring about brain-changingly positive conversations and interpersonal effectiveness, connection, and joy.Dr Falck begins by explaining the neurophysiological and social foundations of why we communicate the way we do, and then explains in detail seven essential communication skills. Following this, she shows how to put these skills into practice, applying insights from depth psychology and demonstrating how to have better conversations in a variety of contexts from general social gatTable of ContentsPart 1. FOUNDATIONS: The fundamentals involved in basic and more advanced communication. 1. All people seek safety and connection (why we communicate the way we do). 2. The barrister’s case. 3. Playing the game. Part 2. SKILLS: Seven essential communication skills. 4. Explaining the seven essential communication skills. 5. Going deeper: Elaborating the top three of the seven skills. Part 3. PRACTICE: How to have better conversations. 6. General conversation (including small talk). 7. Difficult conversations (including conflict resolution). 8. Intimate conversation (including dating and romance). 9. Occupational conversation (including office politics). 10. Dealing with change (including gaining success). 11. Concluding comments.

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Book SynopsisServing Military Families introduces readers to the unique culture of military families, their resilience, and the challenges of military life. Table of Contents1. An Introduction to the Military and Military Culture 2. An Overview of Military Personnel and Their Families 3. Defining Features of Military Family Life 4. Children and Youth in Military Families 5. Ways of Thinking about Family Stress and Resilience 6. Individual and Family Development in the Military 7. The Effects of War on Service Members and Veterans 8. The Effects of War on Military Families 9. Veterans and Families 10. Women in the Military and Women Veterans 11. Policies and Programs that Support Military Families 12. Civilian Organizations that Support Military Families 13. Involving Families in Systems and Strategies of Care 14. Serving Military and Veteran Families Abbreviations Glossary

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding Autistic Relationship Across the Lifespan is an accessible overview of autistic relationships from the early years through to old age. This much-needed book combines the latest research findings with first-hand accounts to offer insight into the relationships of autistic people and how they differ to those of non-autistic people in a range of ways. Felicity Sedgewick and Sarah Douglas delve into life''s stages and their challenges, revealing how navigating relationships can lead to misunderstandings, rejection, and trauma but also to genuine connection, support, and joy. Illustrated throughout with extracts from interviews, and with extended narratives from Sarah, it explores key topics including relationships in the early years, childhood friendships, teenage friendships and romance, adult romantic and sexual relationships, LGBTQ+ relationships, finding community, family relationships, and issues in the later stages of life. The authors explore a wideTable of ContentsAcknowledgementsPreface1: Introduction 2: First Steps - Relationships in the early years 3: Moving On Up - Childhood friendships 4: Big School - adolescent friendships 5: Teenage Dreams - adolescent dating6: With A Little Help From My Friends - adult friendships and finding community7: Well, Hello There - sexual and romantic relationships in adulthood8: A Family Affair - adult families9: Getting Older - older adulthood10: Toxic - Problematic relationships and victimisation11: Tips and tricks for good relationships with autistic people12: ConclusionRecommended Reading ListReferences

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Book SynopsisBuilding Consulting Skills in Sport and Performance Psychology is an international compilation of case studies that introduces students and early career professionals to pertinent issues within a variety of performance environments.With contributions from prominent international practitioners, the book offers case studies from a variety of performance environments including sport, performing arts, and high-risk occupations. Each chapter presents a case study and provides exploratory questions relating to ethical considerations, intervention planning, and awareness of diverse themes of race, culture, gender, immigration status, and disability, among others. These reflection questions encourage students to acknowledge the individual circumstances of all performers and to recognize their own unique background and how this impacts their attitudes, beliefs, and connection to potential clients. The text promotes honest self-reflection regarding consulting strengths and potTable of ContentsSection 1. Cases from Traditional Sport. 1. Youth Sport: “Just Don’t Lose” Karen Lo, Hong Kong. 2. Collegiate Sport: “The Stoic Collegiate Swimmer” Poppy DesClouds & Natalie Durand-Bush, Canada. 3. Club Level Sport: “The Struggling Dual Career Support Provider” Koen De Brandt, Paul Wylleman, & Simon DeFruyt, Belgium. 4. National Level Sport: “A National Team in Crisis” Carolina Lundqvist and Henrik Gustafsson, Sweden. 5. Olympic Sport: “Being Mighty Warriors” Shameema Yousuf, Zimbabwe. 6. Paralympic Sport: “Classification Troubles in Wheelchair Rugby” Grzegorz Więcław, Poland. 7. Professional Sport: “The Outsider” Charlie Maher, United States. Section 2: Cases from High-Risk Occupations. 8. Police/Fire: “Back into the Breach” Damien Stewart, Australia. 9. Military/Special Warfare: “Life Lessons and Leadership” Elizabeth Brookhouse, United States. 10. Medical Professionals: “Mary Sue” Doug Newburg, United States. Section 3: Cases from Performance Domains. 11. Dance: “Choking on the Dance Floor” Ashley Coker-Cranney, United States. 12. Music: “The Returning Pop Singer” Kaori Araki, Japan. 13. Acting: “One Actor’s Journey: Moving Beyond a Failed Audition” Jacob Jensen, United States. 14. Culinary: “The proof is in the pudding!” Frank Eirik Abrahamsen, Norway. Section 4: Trends in Consulting. 15. Corporate Consulting: “Seeking Next Level Leadership” Adam H. Naylor, United States. 16. e-Sport: “Ninjas in Pajamas” Doug Gardner, United States. 17. Action Sport: “The Apprehensive Action Sport Athlete” Sarah Clifford, United States. 18. Master’s Athletes: “The Timid Triathlete” Jen Schumacher, United States. 19. Forced Immigrants: “I just want to play” Thierry Middleton, Canada. 20. Athletes with Disabilities: “Just get over it” Andrea Faull, United Kingdom. Section 5: Ethical Considerations in Consulting. 21. Who is the Client?: “The team, the coaches, the manager, the owner, the players…and the Sport Psychologist” Matt LaCoste, France. 22. Consulting versus Counseling: “Kio’s Concussion Conundrum” Megan Byrd & Brandonn Harris, United States. 23. Tele-Consulting: “The Stagnating, Anxious Swimmer” Abby Keenan, United States. 24. Consulting Boundaries: “The Burned-Out Consultant and the Importance of Self-Care” Sebastian Brueckner & Gorran Kentta, Germany and Sweden. Section 6: Consulting Competencies. 25. The Influence of Spirituality: “Faith Integration and Sport Psychology Consulting” Trevor Egli & Leslee Fisher, United States. 26. Working with Coaches: “Consulting Sports Coaches: A Case of Coach Development” Alexander T Latinjak, Spain. 27. Working with Parents: “It Runs in the Family” Kathy Feinstein, United States.

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Book SynopsisIn the eleventh edition of Understanding Research Methods: An Overview of the Essentials, Newhart and Patten leverage the principles of learning and content design to present the fundamentals students need to get started in research. Basics of quantitative and qualitative research are covered in short, independent topics and grouped into meaningful sections. A perennial bestseller for over ten editions, Understanding Research Methods focuses concisely on key concepts, and lessons in topics that are chunked to suit today's students. Each topic ends with suggestions for planning a research project by answering topic-specific prompts in a research planning journal. Topic Review exercises encourage active learning. Finally, Topics for Discussion suggest open-ended prompts that could serve as conversation starters in the classroom or online. The final Part of the book offers guidance and activities specific to writing a research report. This section can be used to suTrade Review"Newhart and Patten have created an essential and accessible book for undergraduate and postgraduate students who want to develop their research skills and understanding." -- Dr Marc Turu Porcel, Leeds Beckett University, UK"This text provides a practical overview of research methods that is appropriate for a graduate or an upper-division undergraduate course in research methods. Using engaging examples, this text helps students recognize the application of research to their own lives." -- Dr Melody Whiddon-Willoughby, Florida International University, USA"This book provides an excellent introduction to research methods for students and early career practitioners, as well as a handy, yet comprehensive reference for people with more experience in the field. It has served as the backbone for many of my research methods courses." -- Ximena Uribe-Zarain, Missouri State University, USA"The research process is finally presented to both students and tutors alike in this book, in highly accessible language cutting through traditionally used scholarly vernacular, bestowing a long awaited and much needed clarity." -- Anya Higgins, Solent University, UK"This is an extremely comprehensive textbook that students will find rigorous and relevant. It covers all fundamental topics in research methods and makes extensive use of visual illustrations. This makes the book exciting to read." -- Augustine Acheampong, Akenten Appiah-Menka University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development, GhanaTable of Contents1. Introduction to Research Methods 2. Reading, Reviewing, and Citing Literature 3. Basic Concepts in Quantitative Research 4. Designing Quantitative Research 5. Assessing Research Quality: Validity and Reliability 6. Sampling for Quantitative Research 7. Analyzing Quantitative Data 8. Qualitative Research 9. Writing About Research

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Book SynopsisThe Explanation of Behaviour was the first book written by the renowned philosopher Charles Taylor. A vitally important work of philosophical anthropology, it is a devastating criticism of the theory of behaviourism, a powerful explanatory approach in psychology and philosophy when Taylor's book was first published. However, Taylor has far more to offer than a simple critique of behaviourism. He argues that in order to properly understand human beings, we must grasp that they are embodied, minded creatures with purposes, plans and goals, something entirely lacking in reductionist, scientific explanations of human behaviour.Taylorâs book is also prescient in according a central place to non-human animals, which like human beings are subject to needs, desires and emotions. However, because human beings have the unique ability to interpret and reflect on their own actions and purposes and declare them to others, Taylor argues that human experience differs to that of othTrade Review"A vehemently interesting book. The philosophical part displays the most remarkable grasp of the contemporary philosophical situation and its historical roots... There is also a satisfactory absence of the tones and attitudes of any particular philosophical school." - Elizabeth Anscombe, The New Statesman "A most valuable and systematic account of a major problem in the explanation of behaviour. His arguments are both powerful and of the greatest possible general interest." - Times Literary Supplement "A vehemently interesting book. The philosophical part displays the most remarkable grasp of the contemporary philosophical situation and its historical roots... There is also a satisfactory absence of the tones and attitudes of any particular philosophical school." - Elizabeth Anscombe, The New Statesman "A most valuable and systematic account of a major problem in the explanation of behaviour. His arguments are both powerful and of the greatest possible general interest." - Times Literary Supplement Table of ContentsForeword to the Routledge Classics Edition Alva Noë Preface to the Routledge Classics Edition Charles Taylor Part 1: Explanation by Purpose 1. Purpose and Teleology 2. Action and Desire 3. Intentionality 4. The Data Language 5. The Problem of Verification Part 2: Theory and Fact 6. The Determinants of Learning 7. What Is Learned? 8. Spatial Orientation 9. The Direction of Behaviour 10. The Ends of Behaviour 11. Conclusion Index

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Book SynopsisBringing together a collection of essays by writers with diverse knowledge of the US criminal justice system, from those with personal experience in prison and on patrol to scholarly researchers, What Is a Criminal? explores the category of criminal through the human stories of those who bear and administer that label. This book performs a rare feat in bringing together the perspectives of justice-impacted people, those who work in law enforcement and social services, and scholarly researchers. Each chapter is a compelling narrative sharing the experience and perspective of a unique person with knowledge of the justice system. The first section, Incarceration, Reentry, and Rebuilding, gives a glimpse into the black box of prison, with firsthand accounts of daily life on the inside and the struggle to begin a new life after prison. Section 2, Journeys in Law Enforcement, presents perspectives from police officers, school resource officers, and corrections officers who areTrade Review"The best way to improve the criminal justice system and reduce incarceration is to keep people out of the justice system in the first place. Having worked as a career police officer and as a voice for reform, I believe What Is a Criminal? provides critical perspectives from those with lived experience on both sides of the law, academics, and reformers in understanding how to do so." Lieutenant Diane M. Goldstein (Ret.), Executive Director, Law Enforcement Action Partnership"Such a powerful combination of stories, narratives, and perspectives from scholars studying these issues. It was incredible to read the definition of what a criminal is before they walked us through their compelling story. Sharing the journeys of those in Law Enforcement is a great way to help change the narrative and humanize the work that is done in these fields. To end the book with the scholars is so wonderful. In legislative work, I tell people the only way we will ever get anything done is by combining the personal stories with the data. This book does that masterfully, and I can’t wait for others to read this and then have a desire to get involved in criminal justice reform work."David Garlock, Criminal Justice Reform LeaderTable of ContentsIntroduction I: Incarceration, Reentry, and Rebuilding 1 Living Through a Life Sentence: An Insider’s View of Crime, Punishment, and How to End MassIncarceration 2 Three Former "Criminals" 3 Life Support: Organizing for Justice Inside and Outside of Prison 4 Racism, Abuse, and Restorative Justice: What’s Wrong with Our Criminal Justice System, and How to Change It II: Journeys in Law Enforcement 5 Not an Easy Job: A Police Officer Works to Better His Community in a Difficult Time 6 From Corrections Officer to Mental Health Court: New Approaches to People Who Commit Crimes 7 Labeling, Youth Culture, and Trust: Lessons Learned by a School Resource Officer 8 A Police Chief ’s Journey to Harm Reduction III: Ripple Effects 9 Children of Criminals: The Hidden Victims of the Justice System 10 Living Undocumented 11 They See Me as a Criminal: The Unrelenting Policing of Black Bodies 12 From the Hole to the Whole: A Filmmaker Learns to Look for Joy IV: Scholarly Perspectives 13 What Causes Criminality? Sociological, Biological, and Psychological Theories 14 No "Criminal" Here: A Conviction Where There Was No Crime 15 Vera’s Family: The Community Context of Criminalization 16 Wrongful Convictions of Queer People: Where Bias Meets Faulty Forensic Evidence 17 Disability, Aesthetics, and the Making of a "Criminal"

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Book SynopsisThe popular image, derived from Piaget, of the child as a solitary thinker struggling to construct a personal understanding of the mathematical and logical properties of the physical world has given way in recent years to a view of children''s learning and thinking as embedded in social relationships. This shift is here reflected in a set of readings which show the child being initiated into shared cultural understandings through close relationships with parents and teachers, as well as siblings and peers.Table of ContentsPart 1: Perspectives on Development and Education Part 2: Teaching and Learning Interactions Part 3: Tools for Thought Part 4: Context and Cognition

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Book SynopsisErich Fromm fought long and hard for the rights and freedoms of the individual. He also recognized that fundamental to this pursuit is the promotion of self-knowledge. In encouraging people to analyze their own behavior, Fromm identified the crucial link between psychology and ethics that underpins all our actions. Moreover, he saw in this a way out of the meaningless impasse which he regarded as the plight of the modern human race. The task that Fromm sets himself, therefore, in Man for Himself is no less than to identify what man is, how he ought to live, and how the tremendous energies within man can be released and used productively. The resulting book is ample witness to Fromm's success. It makes for exciting, illuminating, even life-changing reading.Trade Review'A notable work.' - The Listener'The more one reads the more one is impressed by the author's insight and by his passionate conviction that freedom, courage, spontaneity and respect for life are the true bases of happiness and morality.' - The Times Literary Supplement'He has enriched our understanding of man in humanity, compassion and love.' - Sunday TimesTable of ContentsIntroduction to Routledge Classics Edition -- Foreword -- I The Problem -- II Humanistic Ethics: The applied science of the art of living -- 1. Humanistic vs. Authoritarian Ethics -- 2. Subjectivistic vs. Objectivistic Ethics -- 3. The Science of Man -- 4. The Tradition of Humanistic Ethics -- 5. Ethics and Psychoanalysis -- III Human Nature and Character -- 1. The Human Situation -- A. Man’s biological weakness -- B. The existential and the historical dichotomies in man -- 2. Personality -- A. Temperament -- B. Character -- (1) The dynamic concept of character -- (2) Types of character: the nonproductive orientations -- (A) The receptive orientation -- (B) The exploitative orientation -- (C) The hoarding orientation -- (D) The marketing orientation -- (3) The productive orientation -- (A) General characteristics -- (B) Productive love and thinking -- (4) Orientations in the process of socialization -- (5) Blends of various orientations -- IV Problems of Humanistic Ethics -- 1. Selfishness, Self-Love, and Self-Interest -- 2. Conscience, Man’s Recall to Himself -- A. Authoritarian conscience -- B. Humanistic conscience -- 3. Pleasure and Happiness -- A. Pleasure as a criterion of value -- B. Types of pleasure -- C. The problem of means and ends -- 4. Faith as a Character Trait -- 5. The Moral Powers in Man -- A. Man, good or evil? -- B. Repression vs. productiveness -- C. Character and moral judgment -- 6. Absolute vs. Relative, Universal vs. Socially Immanent Ethics -- V The Moral Problem of Today -- Index.

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Book SynopsisHelping both parents and psychologists to arrive at a better understanding of the inner emotional world of the infant, this selection of key lectures by Bowlby includes the seminal one that gives the volume its title. Informed by wide clinical experience, and written with the author's well-known humanity and lucidity, the lectures provide an invaluable introduction to John Bowlbyâs thought and work, as well as much practical guidance of use both to parents and to members of the mental health professions.Trade Review'These essays, spanning twenty years of Bowlby's speaking about the forming and breaking of relationships of affection, are clear and systematic … They make an excellent introduction to his thought.'- British Journal of PsychiatryTable of ContentsR. Bowlby, Preface to the Routledge Classics Edition. Preface. Psychoanalysis and Child Care. An Ethological Approach to Research in Child Development. Childhood Mourning and its Implications for Psychiatry. Effects on Behaviour of Disruption of an Affectional Bond. Separation and Loss within the Family. Self-Reliance and Some Conditions that Promote It. The Making and Breaking of Affectional Bonds.

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Book SynopsisPhilosophy of Psychology: Contemporary Readings is a comprehensive anthology that includes classic and contemporary readings from leading philosophers. Addressing in depth the major topics within philosophy of psychology, the editor has carefully selected articles under the following headings: pictures of the mind commonsense psychology representation and cognitive architecture. Articles by the following philosophers are included: Blackburn, Churchland, Clark, Cummins, Dennett, Davidson, Fodor, Kitcher, Lewis, Lycan, McDowell, McLeod, Rey, Segal, Stich.Each section includes a helpful introduction by the editor which aims to guide the student gently into the topic. The book is highly accessible and provides a broad-ranging exploration of the subject, including discussion of the leading philosophers in the field. Ideal for any student of philosophy of psychology or philosophy of mind. Trade Review'This is not metaphysics passed off as science. This is not psychology posing as philosophy. This really is a book about the philosophical problems encountered in psychology. Bermudez has found a highly enlightening way to taxonomize the issues, and he has put together a unique collection of papers illustrating the various types. The disagreements stand out clearly, so that students and their teachers alike will be provoked into taking sides.' - Christopher Gauker, University of Cincinnati, USA'This is a cleverly constructed reader that contains essential work from the most important philosophers of psychology of the last three decades. It is the ideal core reader for any course on the philosophy of psychology.' - Tony Stone, London South Bank University, UKTable of ContentsSection 1: Pictures of the Mind 1a. The Autonomous Mind 1b. The Functional Mind 1c. The Representational Mind 1d. The Neurocomputational Mind Section 2: Common-Sense Psychology 2a. Commonsense Psychology and Psychological Explanation 2b. How Should we think about Commonsense Psychology Section 3: Representation and Cognitive Architecture 3a. Computational Models of Early Vision 3b. Connectionism, Classicism and Cognitive Architecture 3c. Conceptions of Modularity 3d. Tacit Knowledge 3e. Radical Alternatives

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Book SynopsisDevelopments in the philosophy of mind over the last 20 years have dramatically changed the nature of the subject. In this major new introduction, Tim Bayne presents an outstanding overview of many of the key topics, problems, and debates, taking account not only of changes in philosophy of mind itself but also of important developments in the scientific study of the mind. The following topics are discussed in depth: What distinguishes a physicalist conception of the mind? Behaviourism, the identity theory, functionalism, and eliminativism as accounts of the mental The nature of perception, including the issue of perceptual transparency, the admissible contents of perception, and the question of unconscious perception The nature of thought, including the language of thought hypothesis, Searleâs Chinese room argument, and the Turing test The basis of intentional content <Trade Review‘This is a marvelous introduction to the philosophy of mind. It focuses on the foundational issues that have made philosophy of mind such a vital area of inquiry for the last 50 years. And it places those issues in the context of contemporary research in both philosophy and science. The book deftly integrates the scientific work without losing sight of the deep philosophical problems. Bayne also achieves an excellent balance of accessibility and philosophical precision. It is likely to become the standard text on philosophy of mind for years to come.’ - Shaun Nichols, Cornell University, USA ‘This is a superb introduction to the philosophy of mind. Bayne focuses on fundamental aspects of mentality such as perception, thought, intentionality, consciousness, and the self, presenting the central debates in the field in a way that is both empirically informed and up to date. Each chapter is lucidly written and provides a skillfully crafted narrative. He has achieved the remarkable feat of writing a highly accessible book without ever sacrificing rigor or simplifying arguments. A jewel that belongs in every classroom!’ – René Jagnow, University of Georgia, USA ‘An ideal introduction to the subject by a leader in the field. It covers the traditional big questions, including the mind-body problem, mental causation, and self-knowledge. But it is also on the cutting edge, featuring detailed discussions of recent hot topics. And it is unique among introductions to the subject in giving a prominent place to both empirical considerations and a priori philosophical arguments. Lucidly written and neatly organized throughout, Bayne’s introduction will be a delight for students and teachers alike.’ - Adam Pautz, Brown University, USA ‘Tim Bayne covers a diverse array of both traditional and cutting-edge topics with clarity, depth, and rigor, making this book an excellent introduction to philosophy of mind and a fantastic launching pad for further investigation. Highly readable and accessible, it is a pleasure to read!’ - Angela Mendelovici, Western University, Canada ‘This is a terrific book! Bayne accomplishes the near-impossible task of giving the reader a sense of both the core issues in philosophy of mind, and the current state of the discipline and where it’s heading. Written in plain English, it does a very good job of explaining complicated issues in a clear manner.’ - Raamy Majeed, University of Auckland, New Zealand ‘This is a much-needed update to current introductory offerings in the philosophy of mind. Engaging and clear, Bayne presents philosophical problems in ways that will excite and motivate his readers. Most importantly, he demonstrates how empirical work can be used to evaluate philosophical theories, serving as an invaluable role-model for future generations of philosophers of mind.’ - Jane Suilin Lavelle, University of Edinburgh, UK Table of ContentsIntroduction: A Map of the Mind 1. Marks of the Mental 2. Physicalism 3. How to be a Physicalist 4. Perception 5. Thought 6. Grounding Intentionality 7. Externalism and the Extended Mind 8. The Metaphysics of Consciousness 9. Theories of Consciousness 10. Mental Causation 11. Other Minds 12. Self-Knowledge 13. The Self Conclusion: The Mind-Body Problem. Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisFoundations of Educational Leadership provides a fresh and research-based perspective on educational leadership, exploring 10 specific aspects of âglocalizationâ in which educational leaders must be literate in order to establish and sustain relevant and useful educational experiences for students in their schools. In addition to covering traditional concepts such as culture, instructional leadership, professional ethics, and politics, well-known authors Brooks and Normore also introduce several conventionally neglected, cutting edge concepts like spirituality, holistic health, and information leadership. This important book emphasizes how a framework of learning, literacy, leadership, and reflection is critical to the preparation and practice of educational leaders. Foundations of Educational Leadership ensures aspiring and practicing leaders will be prepared to influence processes and outcomes for creating a more just and equitable environment for all students. <Trade Review"Foundations of Educational Leadership covers much more than just the traditional foundations of educational leadership. Instead, it takes leaders on a future-oriented trip through the meanings, shape, and applicability of successful leadership. This book is a must-read for all students of school leadership."—Allan Walker, Joseph Lau Chair Professor of International Educational Leadership, The Education University of Hong KongTable of ContentsContentsPrefaceAcknowledgmentsCHAPTER ONEINTRODUCTION: Educational Leadership: From Classic to Cutting EdgeCHAPTER TWOPOLITICAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER THREEECONOMIC LEADERSHIPCHAPTER FOURCULTURAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER FIVEMORAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER SIXPEDAGOGICAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER SEVENINFORMATION LEADERSHIPCHAPTER EIGHTORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER NINESPIRITUAL AND RELIGIOUS LEADERSHIPCHAPTER TENTEMPORAL LEADERSHIPCHAPTER ELEVENHEALTH AND HOLISTIC LEADERSHIPCHAPTER TWELVEBRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER: DYNAMIC AND SYNERGISTIC LEADERSHIPINDEX

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