Psychology: emotions Books

Book SynopsisDiscover the healing power of art therapyThe purposeful act of making art can be more than a creative outlet. It can also help individuals gain self-awareness, process difficult thoughts, and even ease the effects of past traumas. Essential Art Therapy Exercises, a cognitive behavioral therapy workbook, offers a range of creative activities to help you better understand yourself, develop control over your emotions, and aid the healing process.This well-reviewed art therapy workbook includes: Exercises for healing and self-discovery?75 strategic art therapy activities offer new opportunities for self-expression and tools for coping with mood and personality disorders. Supportive prompts and interactions?Each exercise includes an explanation of its purpose and potential outcomes along with a series of insightful post-activity questions. Judgment-free guidance?Learn the basics of different artistic techniques and mediums, like drawing, painting, and sculpting?no previous art experience necessary. Helpful supply lists and tips?Includes a complete list of the art supplies you?ll need for each art therapy project and advice on creating your own healing space. Find new peace and positivity with Essential Art Therapy Exercises.

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Book SynopsisYou can overcome worry and anxiety today. It is possible to feel better fastand to make it last.Many people, mental health professionals included, think therapy needs to be long, hard, and painfula lifelong commitment. And while some people will need help longer than others, it is often possible for people to start feeling better right now. If you engage in the right behaviors and strategies, you'll optimize your brain healthand see the benefits in your everyday life.In Conquer Worry and Anxiety, renowned psychiatrist Dr. Daniel G. Amen will guide you to lasting change, teaching you how to make decisions that serve your brain's health and set you on a path to a happier, healthier life. Each of us can make small changes that, over time, create amazing results.

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Book SynopsisThe mental well-being of children and adults is shockingly poor. Marc Brackett, author of Permission to Feel, knows why. And he knows what we can do. We have a crisis on our hands, and its victims are our children.Marc Brackett is a professor in Yale University's Child Study Center and founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. In his 25 years as an emotion scientist, he has developed a remarkably effective plan to improve the lives of children and adults a blueprint for understanding our emotions and using them wisely so that they help, rather than hinder, our success and well-being. The core of his approach is a legacy from his childhood, from an astute uncle who gave him permission to feel. He was the first adult who managed to see Marc, listen to him, and recognize the suffering, bullying, and abuse he'd endured. And that was the beginning of Marc's awareness that what he was going through was temporary. He wasn't alone, he

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Book SynopsisThe modern world can be stressful, but rest assured - this therapeutic guide to the practice of mindfulness will help you find stillness, calm and gratitude in every dayRooted in Buddhist and Hindu traditions, the concept of mindfulness is centred around being present in the moment and fully aware of your thoughts. Whether nurtured through meditation and body scans, or by simply paying greater attention to what enters your mind as you walk, eat or wash-up, mindfulness is a practice that everyone can benefit from.Within these pages, you will find:- Fascinating facts on the history of mindfulness, from its origins in Hinduism and Buddhism to its use within the modern well-being industry- Mindfulness techniques to improve your physical and mental health- Step-by-step exercises and actionable advice on how to integrate mindfulness into your everyday life- Thought-provoking quotes to help you appreciate life''s small wondersTaking the time to be fully present can change your perspective on life for good. By learning the methods, origins and evolution of this beautiful practice, you can start to live a more mindful life in a way that suits you best.

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Book SynopsisThis is a book that celebrates the most neglected but valuable emotion we can feel: melancholy. Melancholy isn’t depression or anger or bitterness, it’s a serene, accepting, gentle, wise and kindly response to the difficulties and occasional misery of being alive. It steers an ideal mid-way course between despair on the one hand and naïve optimism on the other. But melancholy is a well-kept secret. Those who feel the pull of melancholy moods tend to stay quiet about their tastes. We don’t often hear melancholy being celebrated or accorded the respect that it deserves. Melancholy languishes unexplored in a hyper-competitive, noisy, frantic age. And yet the emotion heartily deserves exploration, it is one that leads to reflection and thoughtfulness. This book carefully collects and interprets a selection of the most universally recognisable melancholy states of mind, and thereby renders us less confused by our precious yet elusive feelings. We hear, among other things, about the melancholy of Sunday evenings and the melancholy of adolescence, the melancholy of high summer and the melancholy of crushes. This book offers a varied portrait of melancholy and it’s range of emotions, leading the reader to both insight and self compassion.

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This book is a delight. . . . This should be in the pocket of every lover of Latin literature, and especially of Horace."---Peter Jones, Classics for All"Fantastic . . . a long and wonderfully informed conversation with [Horace]."---Steve Donoghue, Open Letters"[A]n elegant little volume."---Ron Charles, Washington Post"[How to Be Content] shines a light on the philosophical core of the great poet’s [Horace] writing. . . . Stephen Harrison translates excerpts beautifully in modern English."---Steven Gambardella, The Sophist

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"Finalist for the PROSE Award in Biological Sciences""A thorough and thoughtful primer on the interiority of bees."---Mike Welch, Scientific American"The book’s bees astound; so too the clever humans who study them."---Robert Eagan, Library Journal, starred review"The knowledge on offer here is as entertaining as it is edifying. Readers won’t look at bees the same way again." * Publishers Weekly *"This is an outstanding book that provides a comprehensive overview of honeybee cognition. It provides a clear introduction to the field for amateur bee lovers as well as a nuanced and up-to-date summary for professionals. By looking at the world through the lens of a bee, readers will develop tools to better understand the distinct and vivid experiences of tiny invertebrates that are too frequently ignored."---Elizabeth A. Tibbetts, Current Biology"An entrancing journey through the senses and life struggles of bees."---Alun Anderson, New Scientist"The Mind of a Bee is a fascinating book that I hope will be read and understood by as broad an audience as possible, so that the important conclusions within may be shared more widely."---Amanda Williams, Buzz about Bees"This is an amazing book. I give it my highest recommendation."---David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds"I strongly recommend you read [Chittka’s] book and if you will excuse the pun ‘make your own mind up’. Science and nature writing at its finest and an essential read."---Roy Stewart, British Naturalists' Association"Written with moments of levity and soaked in curiosity, The Mind of a Bee is a delight."---Eliza Middleton, The Conversation"Chittka has managed the extraordinary feat of condensing over three decades of research into a single book and in such a way as to make it accessible to the non-expert." * Beekeepers Quarterly *"[A] devoted, accessible analysis."---Andrew Robinson, Nature"Bee behaviour is undoubtedly fascinating and Chittka is the ideal author to explain the intricacies of how bees learn and make decisions."---John Badmin, British Journal of Entomology and Natural History"Engaging and intellectually stimulating. . . .Despite it being basically a science book, The Mind of a Bee keeps you glued like it were an action-packed story where you just need to know the final conclusion."---Mihai Andrei, ZME Science"An entertaining and enlightening read."---Helen Gray, Animal Welfare"Lars Chittka's book is timely indeed, as it vividly describes and scientifically underpins the stunning intellectual power of these little creatures. . . .Highly recommend this book to everybody interested in nature- layman or professional."---Rudolf Alexander Steinbrecht, Arthropod Structure & Development ​​​​​​​"A wonderful journey into the fascinating world of bee intelligence and consciousness." * Conservation Biology *"The Mind of a Bee makes for fascinating reading. The book’s tight structure and numerous illustrations make it accessible . . . . [And I have] been thoroughly convinced by Chittka that bees are anything but little automatons."---Leon Vlieger, Inquisitive Biologist"This book is based on years of scientific research. It is a fascinating read that poses questions we all ought to be asking ourselves."---Claire Waring, Country Smallholder

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Book SynopsisTHE WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER‘The Power of Wonder explains how cultivating healthy curiosity increases our wellbeing.’The Sunday TimesFrom the first tickle of curiosity to an unexpected shift in how we perceive the world, there isn't a person who hasn't experienced wonder, and yet the why and how of this profoundly beneficial emotion is only just beginning to be scientifically examined. The Power of Wonder takes readers on a multidisciplinary journey through psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, literature and business to share some of the surprising secrets behind the mechanics of wonder. This inspiring book explores the power of wonder to change the way we learn, develop new ideas, build resiliency and ultimately become better humans. If we embrace this essential emotion, we can find deeper meaning and lead a more fulfilling life. From art and architecture to love and sex, to sleep and psychedelics, you will learn about how wonder can transform our bodies and brains. Where it's taking a daily 'wonder walk', embracing the benefits of daydreaming or discovering a new absorbing intellectual pursuit, this book shows us how to become more wonderprone and reconnect with a reverence for the world and all the magic in it.

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Book SynopsisHarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics.The virtuous man contents himself with dreaming that which the wicked man does in actual life.At the turn of the twentieth century, Sigmund Freud published a controversial and groundbreaking theory. Our dreams, he proposed, are as complex and multifaceted as human nature itself, and understanding the unconscious mind is key to revealing our true hopes and desires. Highly engaging and compelling, Freud's research explores dreams and nightmares of every kind, including his own.First published in 1900, The Interpretation of Dreams is considered by many to be Freud's most significant work, helping to establish his reputation as the founder of psychoanalysis and continuing to fascinate readers today.

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Book SynopsisA NEW SCIENTIST BOOK OF THE YEAROur lives are ruled by one particular group of chemicals. These are the hormones and neurotransmitters that regulate and drive our brains. Overloaded looks at the roles these chemicals play in all aspects of our life experiences, from how we make decisions, who we love and what we remember to basic survival drives such as hunger, fear and sleep. Author Ginny Smith explores what these tiny molecules do, meeting scientists at the cutting-edge of brain chemistry research who are uncovering unexpected connections between these crucial chemicals. What roles do cortisol and adrenaline play in memory formation? What does dopamine do? And how do hormones affect the trajectory of our romantic relationships? In this eye-opening exploration of the remarkable world of neurotransmitters, Overloaded unveils the chemicals inside each of us that touch every facet of our lives.Trade ReviewGinny Smith brings clarity with aplomb, revealing the chemistry behind how we sleep, what we fear, who we love and even what we remember. * New Scientist *This mind-bending, eye-opening book looks at the role played by hormones and neurotransmitters in every aspect of our lives, from what we remember, how we make decisions and who we love to basic survival drives such as hunger, fear and sleep. * Your Healthy Living *A mind-blowing exploration into how brain chemical affect every area of your life. * Women's Health *There's so much more to the way our brains work than we can be aware of on a day-to-day basis, and it's fascinating to discover more about it ... the writing is engaging, so you don't need a science degree to understand it. * Top Santé *A delightfully fascinating and useful guide suitable for anyone who has been wondering what their brain is up to. * Robin Ince *Overloaded explains the breathtaking complexity and versatility of the chemicals that make us what we are, in a warm, engaging, and informative way. An impressive feat indeed. * Dean Burnett, neuroscientist and author of The Happy Brain *Table of Contents1: The Chemical Brain 2: Thanks for the Memories 3: Getting Motivated 4: Mood Swings and Scary Things 5: Sleep, the Brain's Greatest Mystery? 6: Food for Thought 7: Logic, Emotion or Chemicals? 8: You've Got the Love 9: A Pain in the Brain Conclusion Glossary Diagram of the brain Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisA look at the science behind temptation - and how to overcome it.''Entertaining and enlightening ... offers ways to temper our anti-social tendencies.'' Dr Michael Mosley, science journalist and TV presenterIt can often seem that we are utterly surrounded by temptation, from the ease of online shopping and the stream of targeted advertising encouraging us to greedily acquire yet more stuff, to the coffee, cake and fast-food shops that line our streets, beckoning us in to over-indulge in all the wrong things. It can feel like a constant battle to stay away from the temptations we know we shouldn't give in to. Where exactly do these urges come from? If we know we shouldn't do something, for the sake of our health, our pockets or our reputation, why is it often so very hard to do the right thing? Anyone who has ever wondered why they never seem to be able to stick to their diet, anyone to whom the world seems more vain and self-obsessed than ever, anyone who can''t unTrade ReviewRaises some interesting questions about the brain's role in bad behaviour. * Sunday Times Culture *Offers entertaining and enlightening insights into the neurobiology behind some of our favourite sins. It combines fascinating contemporary and historical stories with cutting edge science and offers ways to temper our anti-social tendencies. -- Dr Michael Mosley, science journalist and TV presenterThis book is a rollercoaster ride through the brain in search of what actually causes the dark side of human nature. It brings together science, religion and philosophy in a way that casts light on everyone’s battle with temptation. -- Johnny Ball, TV personality and author of Wonders Beyond NumbersWriting with breadth, clarity and wisdom, Jack Lewis takes us through the religious antecedents. Each ‘sin’ is treated in the same careful and systematic way; highlighting their glory and their devastating consequences, their origins and what it means to commit them – or not. The way that difficult issues are underwritten by deeply informed neuroscience lends the book a reassuring authority. * Karl Friston FRS, Professor of Neuroscience, University College London, UK *The neurological circuits responsible [for our sins] are named and shamed. * Strong Words Magazine *Table of ContentsChapter 1: In the Beginning Chapter 2: Pride Chapter 3: Gluttony Chapter 4: Lust Chapter 5: Sloth Chapter 6: Greed Chapter 7: Envy Chapter 8: Wrath Chapter 9: Save Our Souls Chapter 10: Beyond Temptation Appendix 1: Desiderata by Max Ehrman Appendix 2: Online Resources Glossary Select References Acknowledgements Index

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Book SynopsisBalance your unique emotional and energetic sensitivities—and avoid taking on other people’s feelings—with these 100 practical activities, rituals, and quizzes, designed specifically for empaths everywhere! If you are an empath, you understand that your unique sensitivity—unusually high awareness of surrounding emotions and energies—can sometimes feel like a challenge. You may find yourself overwhelmed by large groups, worn out by other people’s emotions, or inexplicably uncomfortable in certain places. Finding the time and space—and having the empath-specific tools—to rest, recharge, and reconnect with your own emotions and energy is vital for your self-care. Finally, there’s a book that helps you do just that! In Self-Care for Empaths, you’ll find 100 exercises, quizzes, and rituals that you can incorporate in your daily life to keep you feeling centered, grounded, and energized, including: -Techniques to help you avoid becoming overwhelmed and drained, like building in healthy retreat and recovery time. -Tools for setting stronger boundaries, like learning how to tune in or more mindfully tune out of other people’s energies and emotions. -Tricks for remembering that you’re not responsible for other people’s emotions so you can avoid people-pleasing, rescuing, and codependency. -And tips for honoring your personal gifts and skills, like exercises to connect to the deeper meaning and purpose of your empath nature. With Self-Care for Empaths, you’ll learn how easy it can be to incorporate self-care techniques into your daily routine to stay relaxed, refreshed, and enjoy the magic of your empath abilities.

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Book SynopsisHow have our emotions shaped the course of human history? And how have our experience and understanding of emotions evolved with us?We humans like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, who, as a species, have relied on calculation and intellect to survive. But many of the most important moments in our history had little to do with cold, hard facts and a lot to do with feelings. Events ranging from the origins of philosophy to the birth of the world's major religions, the fall of Rome, the Scientific Revolution, and some of the bloodiest wars that humanity has ever experienced can't be properly understood without understanding emotions.In A Human History of Emotion, Richard Firth-Godbehere takes readers on a fascinating and wide-ranging tour of the central and often under-appreciated role emotions have played in human societies around the world and throughout history from Ancient Greece to Gambia, Japan, the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and beyond.Drawing on psychology, neuroscienceTrade ReviewA Kirkus Best Science Books of 2021 ‘A fascinating look at the profound ways in which the harnessing of human emotions has shaped world-wide history and culture. Eye-opening and thought-provoking’ Gina Rippon, author of The Gendered Brain ‘Emotions are a much bigger part of the experience of being human than most people would ever realise. If you want to know more about emotions and how we arrived at our understanding of them, this book is exactly what you need’ Dean Burnett, author of The Happy Brain ‘Whether you are looking for new ideas, narrative history, psychological theory, or cultural anthropology, this book will teach you something new about how people have felt about their feelings through the ages. A book like no other’ Thomas Dixon, author of Weeping Britannia: Portrait of a Nation in Tears

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Book SynopsisThis book presents principles and methods for working with emotion in psychotherapy to address the core maladaptive processes that cause anxiety, depression, and other common clinical disorders.Trade ReviewConceptually brilliant, clinically bold, and empirically persuasive, this book is pure Greenberg—perhaps today’s most well-rounded and accomplished scholar, researcher, practitioner, and trainer in psychotherapy. -- Louis G. Castonguay, PhD, Liberal Arts Professor of Psychology, Penn State University, University Park, PAIn this book, Leslie Greenberg, one of the world’s leading experts, presents a deep and insightful view of how to work with emotion in psychotherapy. This is a book for all practicing therapists, as well as for those who teach psychotherapy and those who do research on psychotherapy. The author presents a unique, research-based model of how working with emotion creates change. I particularly liked the chapters that dealt with therapist skills. It gives a sophisticated and insightful view of the roles of therapist empathy and self disclosure. It also includes important sections on dealing with culture and systemic racism. It will be useful to therapists of all persuasions. I plan to use it in my classes. -- Arthur C. Bohart, PhD, Professor Emeritus, California State University Dominguez HillsLeslie Greenberg has long been a source of some of the most important and generative ideas in our field. At a time when psychotherapy is sometimes reduced to an arid overemphasis on cognition, Greenberg points our attention to experience and emotion. This book is rigorously grounded in research and amply filled with rich nuggets for the clinician. -- Paul L. Wachtel, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology, City College of CUNY, New York, NYTable of ContentsIntroduction: Working With Emotion in Psychotherapy Part I: Understanding the Fundamentals Chapter 1. Emotion Theory Chapter 2. Research on Emotional Change Chapter 3. Changing Emotion Wth Emotion Chapter 4. Essential Therapist Skills for Practicing Emotion-Based Approaches Part II: Arriving at Emotion Chapter 5. Empathic Attunement to Affect Chapter 6. Focusing on Bodily Feelings: When Words Are Not Enough Chapter 7. Blocks to Emotion Chapter 8. Unblocking Emotion Part III: Leaving Emotion Chapter 9. Working With Needs Chapter 10. Reexperiencing the Past in the Present Chapter 11. Emotion Regulation Chapter 12. Narrative and Emotion Looking Ahead: A Unified Approach to Psychotherapy References About the Author

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Book SynopsisThis highly original book is both a study of emotional discourse in the Early Middle Ages and a contribution to the debates among historians and social scientists about the nature of human emotions.Trade Review"This is a landmark book, not only for the early middle ages but also for the emerging field of the history of emotions. Barbara H. Rosenwein evaluates with superb intelligence the strengths and weaknesses of the various methods that have been applied in this field, and fashions an approach of her own that will serve as a useful model for many other researchers. Using this carefully constructed method, she is able to bring to life for us, as no other scholar has, the emotional communities whose existence is implied in the scattered texts and epigraphs of the sixth, seventh, and eighth centuries. A real tour de force." -- William M. Reddy, William T. Laprade Professor of History and Professor of Cultural Anthropology, Duke University"Thoroughly discrediting the view of many scholars that medieval people, in contrast to modern ones, were 'emotionally childish, impulsive, and unrestrained,' Barbara H. Rosenwein ably develops and deploys the concept of 'emotional communities' to investigate several groups in early Medieval Europe whose members adhered to 'the same norms of emotional expression and valued—or devalued—the same or related emotions.'." -- Stephen D. White, Candler Professor of Medieval History, Emory University"What did people 1400 years ago mean when they told a woman that they 'were moved by her tears,' or found an event 'hell raising'? Historians have always been puzzled by medieval descriptions of emotions. They interpreted them in simplistic terms, or at best explained displays of emotion as ritual performances quite unconnected to what people really felt. Barbara H. Rosenwein, using recent psychological theory, opens doors to a completely new understanding of past emotions. Instead of a general and necessarily blurred picture of a 'typical' medieval set of emotions, she subtly reconstructs feelings and attitudes,'emotives' and passions shared by specific 'emotional communities.' Various languages of emotion connected stereotypes and metaphors with inner feelings. The book opens fascinating new ways of access to a 'dark age,' and should be read not only by medieval historians but also by anyone interested in the study of emotions past or present." -- Walter Pohl, Professor of Medieval History, University of Vienna, and Director, Institute for Medieval Research, Austrian Academy of Sciences"With her original book, Emotional Communities in the Early Middle Ages, Barbara H. Rosenwein opens new perspectives on the history of emotions. This includes a persuasive critique of Norbert Elias's influential notion of the civilizing process. Proposing that people lived (and live) in emotional communities, each having its own particular norms and emotional expressions, Rosenwein has written a groundbreaking book that is highly important to historians as well as to social scientists working on the history of emotions." -- Ingrid Kasten, Freie Universitët Berlin"With this book Barbara Rosenwein has made the emotions an essential component of our approach to the changing social history." -- Jacques Le GoffTable of ContentsIntroduction1. The Ancient Legacy2. Confronting Death3. Passions and Power4. The Poet and the Bishop5. Courtly Discipline6. Reveling in RancorConclusionSelected BibliographyIndex

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Book SynopsisWhen Thomas Jefferson placed 'the pursuit of happiness' along with life and liberty in The Declaration of Independence he was most likely referring to Aristotle's concept of happiness, or eudaimonia. Eudaimonia is not about good feelings but rather the fulfilment of human potentials. Fulfilment is made possible by virtue; the moderation of desire and emotion by reason. The Psychology of Happiness was the first book to bring together psychological, philosophical, and physiological theory and research in support of Aristotle's view. It examines the similarity between Aristotle's concept of virtue and modern cognitive theories of emotion. It discusses the discovery of human potentials, the development of virtue and its neurological basis, the mistaken idea that fulfilment is selfish, and several other issues related to the pursuit of a good human life.Trade Review'Franklin … reaches his own synthesis of Aristotle's philosophy and scientific psychology. This means that this book is suited for at least two audiences. It is an excellent introduction to Aristotle's philosophy and the ideas in psychology, which are relevant for thinking about the good life. Above that it is interesting for people who look for a synthesis in the burgeoning field of happiness research, and who do not like the hedonistic variants of happiness.' Ad Bergsma, Erasmus University RotterdamTable of Contents1. What is happiness; 2. Happiness as fulfillment; 3. Aristotle's ethics; 4. Actualization: psychological views; 5. Knowing thyself; 6. The things we need to be happy: the relativity of goods and the golden mean; 7. Introduction to virtue; 8. Some of the more important virtues; 9. Virtue and emotion; 10. Early psychological views of virtue and emotion; 11. Virtue and emotion: recent psychological views; 12. The physiological basis of virtue; 13. Emotional intelligence; 14. The development of virtue according to Aristotle; 15. Psychological views of virtue development; 16. The polis and actualization; 17. Contemplation: another kind of happiness.

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Book SynopsisAntonio Damasio is a University Professor, David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Neurology, and director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the University of Southern California. Damasio's other books include Self Comes to Mind, Looking for Spinoza and The Feeling of What Happens. He has received the Honda Prize, the Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research, and, shared with his wife Hanna, the Pessoa, Signoret, and Cozzarelli prizes. Damasio is a fellow of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Bavarian Academy of Sciences, and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He lives in Los Angeles.Trade ReviewA thought-provoking account * New Scientist *Rich in provocative concepts about intelligence, memory, creativity and passion * Los Angeles Times *idiosyncratic and engaging * The Times *Damasio is a profound thinker and an elegant writer...Descartes' Error is a fascinating exploration of the biology of reason and its inseparable dependence on emotion -- Oliver SacksCrucial reading * New York Times Book Review *

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Book SynopsisA transformative journey filled with wisdom and practices on the power of slowing down for spiritual balance and peace amid modern chaos.

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Book SynopsisUnmastered is groundbreaking, incisive and moving. Exploring desire and pleasure, grief and pain, it underlines the importance and difficulties of speaking desire as a woman. How do we explore sexuality on our own terms, and find language for our desires, when desire and language are always social? Applying an unflinching gaze to her own life, Katherine Angel has created, in prose both stark and lyrical, a searching and erotic work shifting in meaning and resonance even as it is read.Trade ReviewProvocative and profoundly personal . . . it's hard to overestimate the riskiness of these passages, their courage and their exquisite sensuality . . . Unmastered is a giddily joyful book . . . days after reading its images linger in the mind . . . an elegant and uplifting journey -- Olivia Laing * Observer *Unmastered is written with an honesty so defiantly pure it amounts to an act of cultural resistance -- Adam Foulds, author of the Booker Prize-shortlisted The Quickening MazeI think the highest compliment you can pay any book is that it is unafraid. Angel's fiercely intelligent and moving memoir of sexuality and desire is a challenging, vital work -- Sam Byers, Best Books of 2012 * Book Keeping *A moving and memorable read * Huffington Post Books of 2013 *

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Book SynopsisDrawing on cutting-edge neuroscience to better understand emotion.Trade Review"This book—the fruit of a dialogue among eminent neuroscientists, clinicians, attachment researchers, and body workers—achieves a level of integration among these various disciplines that has not been seen before. A magisterial achievement!" -- Bessel van der Kolk, MD, The Trauma Center, Boston, MA"A masterful panoramic view of emotion. This is an important and superbly done book, especially strong in balancing the clinical with the scientific." -- Daniel N. Stern, MD, Honorary Professor of Psychology, University of Geneva, author, The Present Moment in Psychotherapy and Everyday Life"It is gratifying to see this important new volume direct a long-overdue spotlight on the essential element of emotional change in psychotherapy. This volume provides information on neurophysiology, phenomenology, and interactive dynamics that can benefit clinicians of all orientations." -- Francine Shapiro, PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, California, and Executive Director, the EMDR Institute, Watsonville, CA"Imagine that some of most brilliant, neuroscientific contributors to our understanding of emotion and brain development, teamed up with some of the most knowledgeable, creative psychotherapists alive, and really listened to, and learned to understand each other’s work. The result is this essential, palpably exciting, at times profound volume, which shows how to use brain-based insights, and inevitable emotions themselves, to foster mental healing." -- Norman Doidge, MD, author, The Brain That Changes Itself

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Book SynopsisIn private life, we try to induce or suppress love, envy, and anger through deep acting or emotion work, just as we manage our outer expressions of feeling through surface acting. This title examines two groups of public-contact workers: flight attendants and bill collectors.Trade Review"'The Managed Heart' is written so accessibly that it appeals to both the academic and the general reader. It is best when it delineates how and why we manage our emotions according to our gender or social class." * New York Times *"[The] book is topically informative, critical of capitalism in a fresh way, and illuminating on the gender issue in emotions." * American Journal of Sociology *"This is a finely crafted study of the work and inner lives of airline flight attendants. . . . strongly recommend[ed] to everyone, not just to specialists on emotions." * Contemporary Sociology *"This is an important work. It is an interesting and provocative introduction to a crucial topi that deserves further research and thought." * Academy of Management Review *"Hochschild's work is significant for its illumination of new, disturbing, and everyday alienations of consciousness and feeling. Among other things, her line of inquiry suggests a new understanding of the social construction of gender and its relation to capitalism and power." * Signs *"On the whole, this is a superb book. Hochschild has tackled a heretofore largely ignored dimension of human social existence." * Social Forces *"The Managed Heart 's impact was—and still is—profound. It has probably done more than any other single publication to ignite and shape the exponential growth of the sociology of emotions—especially emotion is organisations." * Culture and Organization *"Hochschild [has] developed a language to identify how both feeling and time are transformed into commodities to be used in the service of capital." * Theory & Event *Table of ContentsPreface to the 2012 Edition Preface to the First Edition Acknowledgments Part One/Private Life 1. Exploring the Managed Heart 2. Feeling as Clue 3. Managing Feeling 4. Feeling Rules 5. Paying Respects with Feeling: The Gift Exchange Part Two/Public Life 6. Feeling Management: From Private to Commercial Uses 7. Between the Toe and the Heel: Jobs and Emotional Labor 8. Gender, Status, and Feeling 9. The Search for Authenticity Afterword to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition Appendixes A. Models of Emotion: From Darwin to Goffman B. Naming Feeling C. Jobs and Emotional Labor D. Positional and Personal Control Systems Notes Bibliography to the Twentieth Anniversary Edition Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMentalization-based treatment (MBT) has gained international acclaim as an efficient treatment for patients with borderline personality disorder. The approach is also helpful for other personality disorders and conditions that are difficult to treat, e.g. addiction and eating disorders. MBT consists of a psychoeducational, an individual, and a group therapy component. This is the first comprehensive manual for mentalization-based group therapy. The author has developed the manual in close cooperation with Anthony Bateman and a team of group analysts. It covers all the aspects of MBT which are necessary to produce an informed and qualified group therapist. The book covers the theory behind mentalization and borderline personality disorder (especially its evolutionary roots), the structure of MBT and a discussion of previous experiences with group psychotherapy for borderline patients. The core of the book explains the main principles of MBT-G and provides a powerful means for ensuring that therapists adhere to these principles in a qualified way. The last part contains a full transcript from a real MBT group composed of borderline patients. As the first book dedicated to Group MBT, this book is a valuable and unique addition to the Mentalization literature.Trade ReviewThis book is a long-awaited, comprehensive manual for mentalisation-based group therapy. . . [it] is a proficient and explicit training tool, ensuring reliability of implementation and therefore the potential for research. * Camilla Matthews, Art Psychotherapist and Group Analyst, www.therapytoday.net *Table of Contents1. Historical and theoretical background of MBT-G ; 2. Main principles of MBT-G ; 3. The MBT-G adherence and quality rating scale (MBT-G-AQS) ; 4. The items of MBT-G-AQS ; 5. Transcript of an entire MBT-G session ; References ; Appendix 1 ; Appendix 2

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Book SynopsisHow does a work of music stir the senses, creating feelings of joy, sadness, elation, or nostalgia? This title details the array of stylistic devices and techniques used to represent or convey sentiment. It traces the use of radically changing intensities in the Romantic works of the nineteenth century.Trade Review"'What is astonishing, given the rigour of the analysis and the apparent technicality of the approach, is how moving the book is.' (Simon Callow, The Guardian) 'These lectures, bristling with musical examples and detailed analysis, tackle the tricky question of how music expresses emotion.' (Adam Lively, The Sunday Times) 'the number of composers about whom he has illuminating things to say, even if only in passing, is remarkable.' (Michael Tanner, Literary Review) 'Rosen continuously reveals and explains the fantastic, largely unglimpsed, subtlety of music's expressive vocabulary... This book could be a revelation even to the musically illiterate.' (Jeremy Siepmann, BBC Music Magazine) 'This book is definitely worth reading, and taking to heart.' (Brian Morton, The Tablet) 'Rosen offers a compelling examination of the 'power' that the great composers have exerted on our sensibilities.' (New Statesman)"

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Book SynopsisSheryl Sandberg (Author) SHERYL SANDBERG is chief operating officer at Facebook and international best-selling author of Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead. Prior to Facebook, she was vice president of Global Online Sales and Operations at Google. She previously served as chief of staff for the United States Treasury Department and began her career as an economist with the World Bank. She received B.A. and M.B.A. degrees from Harvard University. Sandberg serves on the boards of Facebook, The Walt Disney Company, Survey Monkey, ONE, and Women for Women International, and chairs the board of LeanIn.Org.Adam Grant (Author) ADAM GRANT is a psychologist and Wharton's top-rated professor. As theNew York Timesbest-selling author ofOriginals and Give and Take, he is a leading expert on how we can find motivation and meaning, and live more generous and creative lives. He has been recognized as one of the world's twenty-five moTrade ReviewOption B is the single wisest book about grief I have ever found ... I have tried to think of anyone who would not find Option B invaluable at some point in their life, and I can’t. -- Decca Aitkenhead * Guardian *Remarkable, generous, honest, [and] almost unbearably poignant … This is a book that will be quietly passed from hand to hand, and it will surely offer great comfort to its intended readers. * New York Times *It's a humbling - and tearjerking - story of humanity. -- Marisa Bate * The Pool *I recommend this inspiring book to everyone around the world. None of us can escape sadness, loss, or life’s disappointments, so the best option is to find our Option B. * MALALA YOUSAFZAI, Nobel Peace Prize winner *Sheryl writes about her own heartbreaking experience with a rare honesty. Then she and Adam translate her personal story into a powerful, practical guide for anyone trying to build resilience in their own lives, communities, and companies. It’s hard enough to resonate with readers. It’s even harder to help take concrete steps towards a better future. Option B does both. * BILL AND MELINDA GATES, co-chairs of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation *

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Book SynopsisFind your fresh start by learning how to cope with anxiety and become a calmer, happier and more grounded person with this simple and accessible guide''Remarkable, pioneering, could change your life'' Daily Mail_______This is a book for anyone experiencing anxiety, guiding you through simple ways to ease panic, dread and fear in the uncertainty of modern life.The Anxiety Solution is a simple and inspiring guide to reducing anxiety from former sufferer and qualified clinical hypnotherapist, and host of The Calmer You podcast, Chloe Brotheridge.Chloe will help you understand why we feel anxious and will equip you with techniques to help manage the symptoms and start living a happier, more confident life.Based on the latest scientific research and her unique programme which has already helped hundreds of clients, The Anxiety Solution will show you how to regain contrTrade ReviewThe Anxiety Solution is your roadmap to a calmer, happier and more confident you. * from publisher's description *Remarkable, pioneering, could change your life * Daily Mail *A barnstorming debut * Balance *Brotheridge has a clear and simple method to help readers break free from the cycle of panic and dread, by arming them with various tools and techniques * Scotsman *This is a book for anyone experiencing anxiety - at home, in school or at work, in social situations or on their own - one that will benefit everyone from worried mums to stressed teens * Eastern Daily Press, Top 10 Books on Mental Health & Psychology *A clear and simple method to help readers break free from the cycle of panic and dread by arming them with various tools and techniques that can retrain the brain's thinking * Wise Living Magazine *

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Book SynopsisSon tres las preguntas que, indefectiblemente, arrojan luz a nuestra vida porque todo el mundo debe planteárselas en algún momento. Y de sus respuestas dependerá el camino que finalmente anden nuestros pasos. Así, las historias e ideas que nos ofrece este libro nos ayudarán a descubrir quiénes somos, adónde vamos y con quién lo hacemos.   ¿Quién soy? ¿Adónde voy? ¿Con quién?ENGLISH DESCRIPTIONThere are three questions that inevitably shed light on our lives and everyone must ask themselves these questions at some point. And the path that our life takes will depend on those answers. Thus, the stories and concepts that this book offers, will helpus discover who we are, where we are going, and with whom we are doing it.Who am I? Where am I going? And with whom?

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Book SynopsisArguing for the benefits of boredom, this title dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean-Paul Sartre's nausea. It shows how boredom is, in fact, one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essential part of the human experience.Trade Review"As for his engaging new book, Toohey needn’t worry: Boredom, with its wise insights, is never boring."—Carmela Ciuraru, Boston Globe -- Carmela Ciuraru * Boston Globe *"Readers who are willing to meander from science to literature to art and other realms will find themselves engaged."—Nina C. Ayoub, The Chronicle Review -- Nina C. Ayoub * The Chronicle Review *“There are plenty of fine things here to keep a receptive mind alert.”—Alain de Botton, The Times -- Alain de Botton * The Times *“Few writers on boredom can match Peter Toohey when it comes to finding pleasure, excitement and even a perverse kind of glee in his subject.”—Robert Douglas-Fairhurst, The Daily Telegraph -- Robert Douglas-Fairhurst * The Daily Telegraph *"Mr. Toohey presents his case with verve."—Elizabeth Lowry, Wall Street Journal -- Elizabeth Lowry * Wall Street Journal *'Peter Toohey is a wonderful scholar, whose work on classical literature both instructs and delights.' - Darian Leader -- Darian Leader'Forget ennui: Peter Toohey makes the case that the simpler, everyday kind of boredom we all experience is far more important than the pretentious world-weariness of French philosophers. Being bored can be excruciating, but it can also spur people to the heights of creativity. Toohey succeeds in making boredom interesting.' - Dylan Evans, author of Emotion: The Science of Sentiment -- Dylan Evans'Who would have thought that boredom could be so stimulating?' - Michael Foley, author of The Age of Absurdity -- Michael Foley"A thoroughly enjoyable exploration of the history a maligned emotion, which according to the author, may actually be designed to help us flourish."—The Bookseller * The Bookseller *“[Toohey’s] crisp conversational prose is untainted by jargon or pretence. His arguments display impressive erudition: history, philosophy, psychology, neuroscience and aesthetics all get a guernsey. If good writing requires authorial boredom, Toohey was undoubtedly tortured by tedium while writing this sharp, humane and funny book.”—Damon Young, The Australian -- Damon Young * The Australian *“…quirky and contentious.”—Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday -- Stuart Kelly * Scotland on Sunday *“Toohey has lots of exciting things to say about boredom.”—Craig Brown, The Mail on Sunday -- Craig Brown * The Mail on Sunday *“In Boredom: A Lively History Peter Toohey, a professor of classics, makes a strong case for boredom as a universal emotion, experienced by humans throughout history and throughout all cultures, with many practical and emotional benefits.”—Ian Sansom, The Guardian -- Ian Sansom * The Guardian *“…… [Toohey] writes breezily and entertainingly about one of the world’s most boring subjects: boredom itself.”—Tim Heald, The Tablet -- Tim Heald * The Tablet *"[Toohey] makes a persuasive case that there are even benefits to boredom, and at the very least this engaging read proffers a temporary antidote to the noonday demon."—Kelly McMasters, Newsday -- Newsday * Kelly McMasters *"Highly entertaining."—Gordon Pitz, PsycCRITIQUES -- Gordon Pitz * PsycCRITIQUES *“….a playful but scholarly study.”—Sunday Herald * Sunday Herald *“It’s a brave author who chooses boredom as the subject for a book. How to describe this least glamorous of emotions, or delve into its essential qualities, without concocting a truly dull tract? Peter Toohey’s method is to whip through the history, meaning and artistic representations of boredom at such a jaunty pace that there’s no time to be bored at all.”—Helen Zaltzman, The Observer -- Helen Zaltzman * The Observer *"A lively, eminently readable book."—S. Halling, Choice -- S. Halling * Choice *“Toohey’s book is a veritable boredom bible, plus it’s got some funny bits and lots of nice pictures.”—Chris Moss, Time Out -- Chris Moss * Time Out *“A fun and illuminating argument for the benefits of boredom.”—Angus Clarke, The Times -- Angus Clarke * The Times *

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Book SynopsisThis book presents topical research in the study of the types, signs and treatments of sexual abuse. Topics discussed include the role of religion in the recovery from childhood sexual abuse; HPA axis functioning and child maltreatment; the association of childhood sexual abuse and adult HIV-risk behaviours; "sexting" and its implications for children with disabilities and sexuality in victims of sexual violence.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewTerry Waite CBE "We live in a world in which suffering is endemic. In this book Stephen Joseph sounds a hopeful note. Suffering need not destroy." Robert J. Wicks, Professor, Loyola University Maryland, and author of Bounce: Living the Resilient Life "What Doesn't Kill Us seamlessly combines needed inspiration and the most advanced information about the new psychology of posttraumatic growth for those who have experienced great suffering. Stephen Joseph, one of the leading experts in the world on trauma, resilience, and growth, offers both compelling stories and practical information. What Doesn't Kill Us is a book of wisdom--both for those who have undergone great stress as well as for those who love and treat them. It is psychology at its best: honest, hopeful, helpful, and based on sound serious research. Reading it makes me proud to be a psychologist." Donald Meichenbaum, PhD Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and Research Director of the Melissa Institute for Violence Prevention and Treatment of Victims of Violence, Miami, Florida "Traumatised individuals have a story to tell, as well as re-author. Professor Stephen Joseph is compassionate, attentive listener and a sensitive and scholarly conveyer of this narrative process. He has ably blended his many years of research and clinical practice into an enlightened story of post traumatic growth. This a book that should be read by all who encountered trauma and those who love and treat them. Kudos to Professor Joseph for providing a needed new direction for the treatment of those who experience [posttraumatic stress disorder] and related challenges. This book is a clarion call for a Constructive Narrative Perspective to psychotherapy, filled with pathos and hope." Dr Gill Hicks MBE, survivor of the London Bombings, July 7, 2005 "What Doesn't Kill Us -- indeed does and can make us stronger as brilliantly presented by Professor Stephen Joseph and lived throughout my every day." Dr Kate Hefferon, Senior Lecturer, University of East London and author of Positive Psychology: Theory, research and applications "This is the book we have been waiting for Stephen Joseph to write. With decades of experience and knowledge, Joseph presents the wonderfully complex world of posttraumatic growth in an accessible and personable way. Not only does the book provide the most-up-to-date research, What Doesn't Kill Us offers tangible approaches to developing growth after trauma; a feat that will be valued by many." Dr Nigel Hunt, Associate Professor in Health Psychology, University of Nottingham "This is a caring and thoughtful account, arguing for the normality of post-traumatic stress as a process of adaptation. Professor Joseph presents a personal and positive perspective, showing how people can come through painful experiences and live fulfilling lives... His THRIVE model provides a coherent approach to helping traumatised people." Elaine Iljon Foreman, author of Fly Away Fear: Overcoming Your Fear of Flying "Convincingly challenging, highly enlightening, and compulsively readable, What Doesn't Kill Us is thoroughly recommended for both those who have and have not experienced trauma. A transformational new perspective." Elaine Fox, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at University of Essex "What Doesn't Kill Us is an insightful and entertaining account of the new psychology of resilience. Stephen Joseph brilliantly combines personal anecdote with cutting edge psychology to explain why all of us have the capacity to triumph over adversity. A must read if you ever wondered why most of us rebound so well after disaster, What Doesn't Kill Us is an invaluable guide for anyone wanting to know how to cope with trauma." Richard Bentall, Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Liverpool "In this fascinating book, Stephen Joseph maps out the rarely explored positive consequences of trauma, reminding us that growth is possible even in the most adverse circumstances. Although essential reading for clinicians working with traumatized patients, What Doesn't Kill Us is so accessibly written that it should appeal to anyone interested in the human condition." John Harvey, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Iowa "In What Doesn't Kill Us, Stephen Joseph brings his expertise as one of the world's most prolific and influential scholars of trauma and over two decades of clinical experience to bear in producing a literate and compelling book on growth from and through adversity. The book is replete with powerful story-lines of people who persevered in the face of great pain and loss: From Michael J. Fox to Viktor Frankl we learn how survivors lived Nietzsche's dictum of what doesn't kill you can make you stronger. Joseph gives voice to the non-famous and famous alike as he tells stories of survival and thriving, both in personal and global crises. All the while, the book is highly educational about the dynamics of posttraumatic growth and related concepts. It is a rare feat to produce a book that will appeal and be useful to the general public, as well as scholars and practitioners. Joseph has done so." Mick Cooper, Professor of Counseling, University of Strathclyde "Beautifully written, drawing on leading-edge scientific research to reveal one of humankind's noblest qualities: the capacity to find meaning and growth in the face of near-unbearable suffering." Stephen Regel, Honorary Associate Professor/Co-Director Centre for Trauma, Resilience and Growth, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham "Stephen Joseph's book is inspirational and, not just for the lay reader but also for all therapists, regardless of their theoretical orientation, as trauma in inherent part of their work. It goes far beyond the narrow confines of current clinical approaches to working with trauma and posttraumatic stress and challenges all clinicians to think about what we actually say and do in the consulting room. He takes us along the path of post traumatic growth as an experienced and perceptive guide, opening up many new thought provoking therapeutic possibilities and avenues to facilitate post traumatic growth rather than merely deal with symptomatic change. His chapter on signposts to the facilitation of growth following adversity, through the acronym THRIVE has a simple elegance that everyone can adopt in our current uncertain times. To say that it is essential reading would be an understatement. It is essential as a survival guide to life." Vaughan Bell, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London "In an area beset by wishful thinking, Stephen Joseph makes the scientific case for how difficult times can lead to personal growth. What Doesn't Kill Us is a well argued and well evidenced challenge to the idea that trauma is necessarily a curse." Publishers Weekly "Informative and thoughtful." Kirkus Reviews "A sure-to-be-controversial, provocative challenge to prevailing wisdom on how to deal with stress." New York Journal of Books "What Doesn't Kill Us is accessible for all readers... Well worth the time to read, digest, and utilize in one's daily life."

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Book SynopsisLove’s Work is at once a memoir and a work of philosophy. Written by the English philosopher Gillian Rose as she was dying of cancer, it is a book about both the fallibility and the endurance of love, love that becomes real and lasting through an ongoing reckoning with its own limitations. Rose looks back on her childhood, the complications of her parents’ divorce and her dyslexia, and her deep and divided feelings about what it means to be Jewish. She tells the stories of several friends also laboring under the sentence of death. From the sometimes conflicting vantage points of her own and her friends’ tales, she seeks to work out (seeks, because the work can never be complete—to be alive means to be incomplete) a distinctive outlook on life, one that will do justice to our yearning both for autonomy and for connection to others. With droll self-knowledge (“I am highly qualified in unhappy love affairs,” Rose writes, “My earliest unhappy love affair was with Roy Rogers”) and with unsettling wisdom (“To live, to love, is to be failed”), Rose has written a beautiful, tender, tough, and intricately wrought survival kit packed with necessary but unanswerable questions.

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Book SynopsisThe key tenet of THE HOW OF HAPPINESS is that every human being has a happiness ''set point'' which, depending on how high or low it is, can determine how positive or negative they feel. This book offers a practical approach to help readers increase their set point, and find a level of happiness above that which they would normally feel, and feel more satisfaction in life. Based on scientific research and trials, this is a groundbreaking book that offers a practical plan to enable readers to achieve a more positive outlook at home, at work and in their personal life. It will also be of enormous benefit to the hundreds of thousands of people who suffer from depression in the UK as it provides the tools to feel better about life.

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Book SynopsisWhat do we know of the emotional life of the Middle Ages? Though a long-neglected subject, a multitude of sources – spiritual and secular literature, iconography, chronicles, as well as theological and medical works – provide clues to the central role emotions played in medieval society. In this work, historians Damien Boquet and Piroska Nagy delve into a rich variety of texts and images to reveal the many and nuanced experiences of emotion during the Middle Ages – from the demonstrative shame of a saint to a nobleman's fear of embarrassment, from the enthusiasm of a crusading band to the fear of a town threatened by the approach of war or plague. Boquet and Nagy show how these outbursts of joy and pain, while universal expressions, must be understood within the specific context of medieval society. During the Middle Ages, a Christian model of affectivity was formed in the ‘laboratory’ of the monasteries, one which gradually seeped into wider society, interacting with the sensibilities of courtly culture and other forms of expression. Bouqet and Nagy bring a thousand years of history to life, demonstrating how the study of emotions in medieval society can also allow us to understand better our own social outlooks and customs.Trade Review‘This pathbreaking book, from two pioneer researchers on the history of emotions, tracks the unfolding of a gradual “emotional revolution,” beginning in late antiquity, that slowly transformed medieval society from top to bottom. An ancient ideal of calm self-control was supplanted by a vision of God and human beings bound together by emotional, even passionate, relationships. Every dimension of social life is brought into the story, from religion to politics, to gender, to popular culture, building a new understanding of the medieval world that sweeps aside the all-too-resilient clichés of Johan Huizinga and Norbert Elias.’ William M. Reddy, Duke UniversityTable of Contents Acknowledgements Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: The Christianization of Emotion (third to fifth centuries) The theology of emotion An emotional God God’s wrath: a proof of his existence God is love Passion incarnate The anthropology of emotion The Christian passions Augustine: father of medieval affectivity Sin and punishment A new order of humanity Chapter 2: The City of Desire: The Monastic Laboratory The desert: from the care of the body to the care of the soul The bad thoughts of Evagrius of Pontus Cassian and the foundations of community: from charity to virtuous friendship Affective conversion in Western monasticism Monastic norms for converting the emotions Gregory the Great and sacrificial emotion Chapter 3: Emotions for a Christian Society: The Frankish World (fifth to tenth centuries) The early Middle Ages: a fragmented age? Emotional bonds Amicitia / inimicitia And what of women in all of this? The rise of heavenly emotions New forms of lay devotion Moral teaching The Carolingian vision of society: unity in love Chapter 4: The Zenith of Monastic Affection The origins of affective renewal A compassionate eremitism The privilege of love: fraternal affection amongst an ascetic elite The affective reform of monasticism and the Church. Friendship as the practice of conversion: Anselm of Canterbury The expansion of love’s domain Passionate charity as spiritual nature Ordering the emotions Sensitive pieties The world as horizon: spiritual friendship and fraternal charity in the twelfth century Chapter 5: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Aristocratic Emotions in Feudal Society (eleventh to thirteenth centuries) The emotional order of feudal society A society of spectacle Revolutions of love The loving couple and its twin The naturalization of love The impossible innamoramento of same-sex lovers Literary emotions and aristocratic values Epic emotions Looking upon another, another looking upon oneself: jealousy and shame Chapter 6: The Emotive Nature of Man (eleventh to thirteenth centuries) A prelude: the controversy over the ‘first movements of the soul’ Accidents of the soul and of the heart: the medical science of emotion The emotional mechanism Emotions and healthy living Remedies for melancholy Monastic anthropology in the twelfth century: the challenges of a spiritual psychology Affect as a power of the soul For better or for worse: the affective union of body and soul Towards a university science of the passions of the soul: the thirteenth century Emotions and individuals between psychology and morality: the early thirteenth century John of La Rochelle: the turning point of scholastic anthropology Thomas Aquinas: a psychological science of the passions Chapter 7: The Politics of Princely Emotion (twelfth to fifteenth centuries) Sovereign emotion From the political body to the princely body, and back again. The prince in the mirror of his emotions The emotional portrait of St. Louis Governing through emotion Ira regis Anger as verdict: the murder of Thomas Beckett. Casting shame and being ashamed Negotiating emotions Sovereignty and the transformation of political emotion: the example of friendship Emotion as a political event ‘To cry is to govern’ Chapter 8: The Mystical Conquest of Emotion (thirteenth to fifteenth centuries) The cultural roots of ‘affective mysticism’ The Gregorian renewal of theology and the anthropology of religious practices Religious fervour: a collective emotion Francis of Assisi and the revolution of embodied emotion The experience of pious women Vision, imagination and embodiment: paths towards union with the suffering of Christ The sacramental ‘emotive’: the emotional navigation of mystics The emotional incarnation of the sacred: gender and society Epilogue: the devotio moderna and the softening of affective piety Chapter 9: Common Emotion (thirteenth to fifteenth centuries) The public sharing of performative emotions Emotion and violence: popular movements Settling conflicts through the sharing of emotion Emotions and social identities When emotions expressed communities Excluding through emotion: fomenting hatred The ‘pastoral of emotions’ The scholastic theory of emotional education Emotional rhetoric: the manufacture of laughter and shame The scripting of emotional persuasion Conclusion Notes Bibliography Figure credits Index

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Book SynopsisDo you want to be able to persuade, influence, or empathise with people in any situation? Do you want to be able to click with people instantly? Do you want people to trust you?This new Teach Yourself Workbook doesn''t just tell you what emotional intelligence is. It accompanies you every step of the way, with diagnostic tools, goal-setting charts, practical exercises, and many more features ideal for people who want a more active style of learning. The book starts by helping you identify the behaviours associated with emotional intelligence, and whether you are currently doing them. It then helps you set specific goals to improve on; as you progress through the book, you will be able to keep checking your progress against these goals. Specially created exercises, using the tools of NLP, hypnotherapy and cognitive psychology, will help you to boost your emotional intelligence so that you can reach your potential in any situation.Table of Contents : 1. Introduction : 1. Introduction : 2. Self-directed learning : 2. Self-directed learning : 3. Self-motivation : 3. Self-motivation : 4. Brain science from the last ten years : 4. Brain science from the last ten years : 5. Developing your self-awareness : 5. Developing your self-awareness : 6. Developing your self-control : 6. Developing your self-control : 7. Developing your awareness of others : 7. Developing your awareness of others : 8. Developing your management of others : 8. Developing your management of others : 9. Becoming more resilient : 9. Becoming more resilient : 10. Developing your influencing skills : 10. Developing your influencing skills : 11. Conflict resolution : 11. Conflict resolution : 12. Achievement orientation : 12. Achievement orientation : 13. Organizational awareness : 13. Organizational awareness : 14. Teamwork : 14. Teamwork

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Book SynopsisWhat is the difference between having empathy and being an empath? "Having empathy means our heart goes out to another person in joy or pain," says Judith Orloff, MD. "But for empaths it goes much further. We actually feel others’ emotions, energy, and physical symptoms in our own bodies, without the usual defenses that most people have." With The Empath’s Survival Guide, Dr. Orloff offers a practical tool set to help sensitive people develop healthy coping mechanisms in our high-stimulus world—while fully embracing the empath’s gifts of intuition, compassion, creativity, and spiritual connection. This practical, empowering, and loving book was created to support empaths and anyone who wants to develop their sensitivities to become more caring people in an often-insensitive world. It helps empaths through their unique challenges and gives loved ones a better understanding of the needs and gifts of the sensitive people in their lives. In this book Dr. Orloff offers crucial practices, including: • Self-assessment exercises to help you identify your empath type • Tools for protecting yourself from sensory overload, exhaustion, addictions, and compassion fatigue while replenishing your vital energy • Simple and effective strategies to stop absorbing stress and physical symptoms from others and protect yourself from narcissists and other energy vampires • How to find the right work and create relationships that nourish you • How to navigate intimate relationships without feeling overwhelmed • Guidance for parenting and raising empathic children • Awakening the empath’s gift of intuition and deepening your spiritual connection to all living beings For any sensitive person who’s been told to "grow a thick skin," this paperback edition of The Empath's Survival Guide is an invaluable resource for staying fully open while building resilience, exploring your gifts of depth and compassion, and feeling welcome and valued by a world that desperately needs what you have to offer.

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Book Synopsis'short, sharp guide to managing your mind.' THE SUNDAY TIMES STYLEIf I could inject it, I would.' REFINERY29Brilliant' THE TELEGRAPHManage your mind. Handle your emotions. Concentrate on what matters in life.So many of us feel stressed in our daily lives but lack the ability to respond to life's hurdles effectively and overcome these challenges. We can build resilience to stress by taking action to live our lives in a more meaningful way.The answer is to become stressilient.Dr Sam Akbar will show you how. As a clinical psychologist with over ten years of experience, Dr Sam draws from her own professional expertise to provide sensitive and realistic guidance to feel calmer, less stressed, and more resilient to life's challenges.From understanding how your brain works, managing your emotions and challenging your thought-processes, to opening up your perspective and having more self-compassion, Stressilient offers an indispensable, easy and effective go-to guide to help you get from surviTrade Review‘Hence her short, sharp guide to managing your mind — Stressilient: How to Beat Stress and Build Resilience — is pointedly written by a woman for women…[Akbar’s] methods actually work and she explains them really well… Stressilient is a zippy read but it is grounded in robust scientific study… Akbar, 46, is instantly recognisable as a lovely person. In the book she quotes Charlie Brown alongside Greek philosophy, the Auschwitz survivor and psychologist Victor Frankl and the French philosopher Simone de Beauvoir.’ THE SUNDAY TIMES STYLE “The chapters touch upon tips for managing emotions, challenging negative thought processes and encouraging more self-compassion without being overly preachy. If I could inject it, I would.” REFINERY29 “a new and brilliant book” THE TELEGRAPH ‘Now, clinical psychologist Dr Sam Akbar shows us how to become “stressilient” with this fascinating and helpful book. Our tester found the practical guidelines exceptionally helpful, and liked the science-backed approach of the book.’INDEPENDENT

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Book SynopsisEmotions have long been neglected in media research, although their role is a vital ingredient in shaping our shared stories and the ways we engage with them.But emotions, as they circulate through the media, can also be divisive and exclusionary. Karin Wahl-Jorgensen makes the case for researching the role of emotions in mediated politics. Drawing on a series of studies, she explores the complex relationship between emotions, politics and media. The book includes analyses of how Facebook structures emotional reactions; the anger of Donald Trump; the use of personal storytelling in feminist Twitter hashtags; the role of emotionality in award-winning journalism; and the communities created by political fandoms. Essential reading for scholars and students, this important volume opens up new ways of thinking about and researching emotions, media and politics.Trade Review“As wonderfully topical as this book is, I wish we had all owned it and been able to work with our heavily underlined copies of it for decades, given how superbly it advances and nuances our understanding of the place of emotions in media and politics.”Jonathan Gray, University of Wisconsin–Madison “Emotions, Media and Politics moves a complex debate to an impressive new level by articulating brilliantly how mediated political life cannot be understood without taking personal feelings such as love and anger seriously as compasses of rational decision-making. A must-read for scholars of media and communication who want to make sense of Brexit and Putting America First.”Irene Costera Meijer, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction: Understanding Emotions in Mediated Public Life 1 Taking Emotion Seriously: A Brief History of Thought 2 Emotions are Everywhere: The Strategic Ritual of Emotionality in Journalism 3 Authenticity, Compassion and Personalized Storytelling 4 Towards a Typology of Mediated Anger 5 Shifting Emotional Regimes: Donald Trump’s Angry Populism 6 The Politics of Love: Political Fandom and Social Change 7 The Emotional Architecture of Social Media Conclusion: Nine Propositions about Emotions, Media and Politics Notes References Index

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Book SynopsisAn easy-to-use mental health resource based on mindfulness, CBT and positive psychology. This pack of cards demystifies psychology and mental health labels and offers a fun and accessible way to help you identify and explore moods, feelings and emotions.Following the success of the original bestselling The Mood Cards Box 1, this new, stand-alone volume offers 50 cards to help you work with more complex emotions and behaviours, so that you can embark on a deeper journey of self-discovery. Learn more about your issues and obstacles, and how you operate in relationships and work situations, and gain new insights and perspectives that will take you forward to success and a healthy work/life balance. Each card includes guided questions for self-exploration plus an affirmation for positive thinking, and the pack is suitable for personal and professional use alike. The format is the same as Box 1.The cards are being used in the following settings:• Adults and teenagers• Parents and families• Counsellors, coaches and psychologists• Meditation and mindfulness groups• Primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities• SEN settings• Social care settings: probation services, children's services, adoption services• Mental health settings, such as anxiety groups, PTSD awareness, brain injury units, addiction services, carers groups, bereavement support.Please see the many reviews below to find out more about who is using them, where and how.Table of Contents• 50 cards • Instruction booklet

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Book SynopsisFor those in pursuit of a better life, psychiatrist Marian Rojas Estapé presents the essential guide to neuroscience-driven mindfulness. Understanding your brain, managing your emotions and being aware of your responses to stressors can give you greater self-control. Rather than a gimmicky guidebook, this is a thorough look at how our brains react to stress, threats, hyperstimulation and the vices of our digital age. With proven techniques backed by solid, up-to-date psychiatric research, Estapé teaches us how to make the best of our lives. Combining science, psychology and philosophy, Estapé delivers practical advice about how we can cultivate a happy existence. This includes understanding the parts of the brain, setting healthy goals and objectives, strengthening willpower, cultivating emotional intelligence, developing assertiveness, avoiding excessive self-criticism and self-demand, and mastering the proven art of optimism.

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