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Book SynopsisANGEL CARDS AS YOU''VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE: a diverse deck, reimagined for a modern audienceLET THE LIGHT IN: there is goodness, beauty and truth within us all – allow your pure energies to flowSEND AN ANGEL TO WATCH OVER A FRIEND: healing energies to shareSTURDY GIFT BOX: perfect for giftingAngels represent the pure energies and potential for goodness, beauty, and truth within us all. Bestselling author Theresa Cheung reimagines angels for a modern audience, enabling us to access their wisdom afresh. Summon the energy of the Angel of Tears when dealing with sadness, the Angel of Communication when seeking connection, or the Angel of Creativity to inspire a new project. Simply pick a card for daily guidance, create card spreads to share with others, or send an angel to watch over a friend. Let the light in, allow your energies to flow, and the angels will help you access what truly matters.

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Book Synopsis“Charming. . . . A moving testament to the diversity and depths of love.” —Publishers WeeklyYou’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll be swept away—in less time than it takes to read this paragraph. Here are 175 true stories—honest, funny, tender and wise—each as moving as a lyric poem, all told in no more than one hundred words. An electrician lights up a woman’s life, a sister longs for her homeless brother, strangers dream of what might have been. Love lost, found and reclaimed. Love that’s romantic, familial, platonic and unexpected. Most of all, these stories celebrate love as it exists in real life: a silly remark that leads to a lifetime together, a father who struggles to remember his son, ordinary moments that burn bright.Trade Review“Jones and Lee, editor and submission reader, respectively, for the New York Times Modern Love column, assemble a charming assortment of brief tales of love from the popular column. Each of the 175 selections distill a story of love into fewer than 100 words. While romantic love predominates, there are stories of love between parents and children, siblings, and even for pets and places. . . . This is a moving testament to the diversity and depths of love.”—Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisIn suffering the unexpected loss of her husband in the space of three months, Maria has navigated this passing into an honest awakening to the stages of grief. Exploring the changes to one's character, its effects on those around them and the difficulties we face as carers when confronted with the responsibility to manage and comfort our loved one in this process. In Factions of a Mind, Maria examines our role as the carer. Learning how to manage the responsibilities to this role and the suffering it extends. To thoughtfully and honestly discuss our duty to care. As carers, our obligation to 'care' for the other has inexplicably meant that we do not equip ourselves with the tools and resources to 'care' for ourselves after their passing. Our inability to comprehend their loss and the stages of grief we are experiencing leave us vulnerable and open to further pain.

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Book SynopsisInsightful and accessible, this work will prove a valuable resource for affected individuals, their families, and medical professionals-physicians, nurses, genetic counselors, social workers, psychologists, and medical students.Trade ReviewA great leap forward for the social and cultural condition of dwarfism. -- Andrew Solomon, author of The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression Newsday 2005 Adelson presents tactful techniques and definite guidance, including what not to do. -- Michael A. Schmidt, MD, PhD JAMA 2005 One of the best, most thorough overviews published on dwarfism and related topics. -- Gad B. Kletter, M.D. New England Journal of Medicine 2005 I strongly recommend this book: its insights are unique, and it should prove of value to affected individuals, their families, and the healthcare professionals participating in their care. -- David E. Sandberg American Journal of Human Biology 2006Table of ContentsForeword, by Judith G. Hall, O.C., M.D.PrefaceIntroduction1. Medical Aspects2. Psychosocial Aspects3. The Birth of a Child: Parent Issues and Outreach4. Organizations: From Self-Help to Advocacy5. Lives TodayAppendixes1. Dwarfism: Conditions and Descriptions2. Resources: Medical and Support GroupsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisThis empirically grounded, clinical guide for transdiagnostic emotion-focused therapy describes techniques used to transform the deep core emotional vulnerability—sadness, loneliness, shame, and fear—that underlies the diagnostic clusters of depression, anxiety, and related disorders. Emotion-Focused Therapy is an effective transdiagnostic treatment for the common symptoms that underlie depression, anxiety, and other related disorders. Given the high comorbidity of mental health symptoms and our growing understanding of psychopathology, transdiagnostic treatments are becoming more and more common. This book conceptualizes Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) as a transdiagnostic approach for treating a variety of mental health problems by accessing and transforming the underlying vulnerability of the core emotional pain and, in light of this, examining clusters of symptoms such as anxiety. The authors use elements of a modular approach that is the cuTable of ContentsForeword—Leslie S. Greenberg Acknowledgments Introduction: The Rationale for Transdiagnostic Emotion-Focused Therapy Part I . Theoretical Underpinnings Chapter 1. Emotional Vulnerability: The Focus of Transdiagnostic Therapy Chapter 2. Emotion-Focused Therapy: A Brief Overview of Theory and Practice Chapter 3. Transdiagnostic Emotion-Focused Conceptualization Part II. Building Blocks of Delivering Transdiagnostic Emotion-Focused Therapy Chapter 4. Offering a Compassionate and Validating Relationship Chapter 5. Using Transdiagnostic Case Conceptualization Chapter 6. Modulating Emotional Dysregulation Chapter 7. Overcoming Avoidance Chapter 8. Dealing With Anxiety and Other Common Symptoms Chapter 9. Accessing and Transforming Core Emotional Pain Chapter 10. Adapting Therapeutic Strategy and Consolidating Changes References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisMost of us long to be a little calmer: too many of our days are lost to agitation and worry, stress and discord. Yet we know that we are at our best when we can manage not to panic and take challenges in our stride. Fortunately, a calm state of mind is not a divine gift. Even those of us starting from a more agitated position can systematically understand and lay claim to it. Too many books on this subject simply explain what it would be like to be calm. This is a workbook that takes us through the practical steps required to actually become calm. It is filled with exercises and prompts that deliver the self-understanding and self-compassion on which true serenity depends. Furthermore, the book invites us to build calming routines into our daily lives so that what we learn can stick with us and change us for the long term. Based on years of The School of Life’s work in the area of anxiety and calm, this is a landmark workbook guaranteed to bring about the calmer state of mind we long for and deserve.

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Book SynopsisA reassuring guide on how to overcome failure, teaching us that we can learn to fail well This is a hopeful, consoling, gentle book about failure. Our societies talk a lot about success, but the reality is that no one gets through life without failing – in small and usually also in large ways. Sometimes our failures are very obvious, at other times, we feel we have to conceal them out of shame. This book encourages us to accept the role that failure plays for all of us and to feel compassion for ourselves for the messes we can’t help but make as we go through our lives. Our societies talk a lot about how to succeed: we’d end up so much wiser and calmer if we learnt how to cope better with the more likely scenario of failure. This is a book packed with dignified, sensible, kindly suggestions about how to approach failure: how to deal with friends, how to cope with enemies, how to endure regret, how to pick oneself up, how to accept oneself despite one’s flaws, and how to endure and thrive in new, less than ideal circumstances. It’s a perfect volume for anyone who has ever had a relationship breakdown, suffered a career reversal, made enemies, bungled a project or wasted their time – in other words, for all of us. When we fail, it can sometimes seem as if we are alone in this however, in truth, there is nothing more human than to fail – and nothing wiser and more necessary than to learn to fail well.

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Book SynopsisThis book introduces students and professional historians to the main areas of concern in the history of emotions and its intersection with emotion research in other disciplines. It discusses how the emotions intersect with other lines of historical research relating to power, practice, society and morality. The revised and fully updated second edition of the book demonstrates the field’s centrality to historiographical practice, as well as the importance of this kind of historical work for general interdisciplinary understandings of the value and the meaning of human experience.Table of ContentsPreface to the second editionIntroduction1 Historians and emotions2 Words and concepts3 Communities, regimes and styles4 Power, politics and violence5 Practice and expression6 Experience, senses and the brain7 Spaces, places and objects8 MoralityConclusionIndex

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Book Synopsis''By their fruits ye shall know them, not by their roots.''The Varieties of Religious Experience (1902) is William James''s classic survey of religious belief in its most personal, and often its most heterodox, aspects. Asking questions such as how we define evil to ourselves, the difference between a healthy and a divided mind, the value of saintly behaviour, and what animates and characterizes the mental landscape of sudden conversion, James''s masterpiece stands at a unique moment in the relationship between belief and culture. Faith in institutional religion and dogmatic theology was fading away, and the search for an authentic religion rooted in personality and subjectivity was a project conducted as an urgent necessity. With psychological insight, philosophical rigour, and a determination not to jump to the conclusion that in tracing religion''s mental causes we necessarily diminish its truth or value, in the Varieties James wrote a truly foundational text for modern belief.Matthew Bradley''s wide-ranging new edition examines the ideas that continue to fuel modern debates on atheism and faith. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World''s Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford''s commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Trade ReviewOne of the seminal works of philosophy and theology. * Catholic Herald *

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Book SynopsisMirroring Brains combines neuroscience, psychology and philosophy to provide a comprehensive account of one of the most intriguing discoveries of the last 30 years--the discovery of mirror neurons. These neurons are characterized by firing both when someone performs an action, and also when they observe the same action being performed by others. Whereas it was widely regarded as characteristic of only a small subset of neurons, recent discoveries have shown that the mirror property is a fundamental principle of the functioning of the whole brain. Exploring this discovery, Rizzolatti and Sinigaglia explain how we are able to immediately understand others'' actions and emotions, providing a deeper understanding of how we relate to each other and introducing the idea of ''understanding from the inside''.Mirroring Brains provides a new interpretation of the property and function of mirror neurons, allowing readers an insight into a fundamental principle of brain function. Rizzolatti and Sinigaglia provide a rich survey of the main neuronal and psychological findings concerning the mirror mechanism, plus an extensive discussion of its potential role in social cognition. It is an essential read for neuroscientists, psychologists, philosophers, sociologists, and anyone who is interested in understanding how we relate to each other.Table of Contents1: A Mirroring Brain 2: Actions 3: Emotions 4: Vitality Forms 5: Mirroring and Understanding 6: Understanding from the Inside

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Book SynopsisPart of a series of unique gradient puzzles for a new generation of jigsaw fans that tap into the mindful, self-care appeal of jigsaws.

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Book SynopsisWhy your worst nightmares about watching horror movies are unfoundedFilms about chainsaw killers, demonic possession, and ghostly intruders make some of us scream with joy. But while horror fans are attracted to movies designed to scare us, others shudder already at the thought of the sweat-drenched nightmares that terrifying movies often trigger. The fear of sleepless nights and the widespread beliefs that horror movies can have negative psychological effects and display immorality make some of us very, very nervous about them. But should we be concerned?In this book, horror-expert Mathias Clasen delves into the psychological science of horror cinema to bust some of the worst myths and correct the biggest misunderstandings surrounding the genre. In short and highly readable chapters peppered with vivid anecdotes and examples, he addresses the nervous person''s most pressing questions: What are the effects of horror films on our mental and physical health? Why do they often cause nightmares? Aren''t horror movies immoral and a bad influence on children and adolescents? Shouldn''t we be concerned about what the current popularity of horror movies says about society and its values? While media psychologists have demonstrated that horror films indeed have the potential to harm us, Clasen reveals that the scientific evidence also contains a second story that is often overlooked: horror movies can also help us confront and manage fear and often foster prosocial values.Trade ReviewA Very Nervous Person's Guide to Horror Movies lives up to its name. Clasen addresses all the major concerns people have about horror, providing evidence-backed arguments for why people should not be so nervous. * Coltan Scrivner, Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture *Mathias Clasen is like the Carl Sagan of horror. He enthusiastically brings us into the unknown, showing us the remarkable psychology and biology of scary movies–the deeper meanings hidden inside popular culture. His frontline research on horror audiences and their mixed emotions makes him a respected expert in this emerging field. But his expertise is matched by his own nervousness and anxiety about horror. This makes him a kindred spirit and perfect guide to the terrifying world of attraction and repulsion. * Stephen Asma, author of On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears *Table of ContentsPreface: A Nervous Horror Researcher's Confessions Chapter 1: Introduction--"What's the Big Deal about Horror Cinema?" Chapter 2: "I'm Nervous about the Jump Scares" Chapter 3: "I'm Nervous about Horror Films and Nightmares" Chapter 4: "I'm Nervous about Horror Films and My Mental Health" Chapter 5: "I'm Nervous about Horror Films and My Physical Health" Chapter 6: "I'm Nervous that Horror Films Are Immoral" Chapter 7: "I'm Nervous that Watching Horror Makes Me Look Stupid" Chapter 8: "I'm Nervous about Kids Watching Horror" Chapter 9: "I'm Nervous about What the Popularity of Horror Says about Society" Chapter 10: "So. . . I Shouldn't Be Nervous at All?" Chapter 11: "Okay, I'm about Ready to Watch a Horror Film. What Now?" Notes Works Cited

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Book SynopsisFeelings of Being is the first ever account of the nature, role and variety of ''existential feelings'' in psychiatric illness and in everyday life. There is a great deal of current philosophical and scientific interest in emotional feelings. However, many of the feelings that people struggle to express in their everyday lives do not appear on standard lists of emotions. For example, there are feelings of unreality, surreality, unfamiliarity, estrangement, heightened existence, isolation, emptiness, belonging, significance, insignificance, and the list goes on. Ratcliffe refers to such feelings as ''existential'' because they comprise a changeable sense of being part of a worldIn this book, Ratcliffe argues that existential feelings form a distinctive group by virtue of three characteristics: they are bodily feelings, they constitute ways of relating to the world as a whole, and they are responsible for our sense of reality. He explains how something can be a bodily feeling and, at theTrade ReviewThis book is for those who wonder about normal and pathological existential experiences. Clinicians who have time to pursue philosophy will be enriched. * Patricia E. Murphy. PhD (Rush University Medical Center) *Ratcliffe deserves credit for drawing attention to a shortcoming in the discussion of emotions and feelings and for providing an importance corrective to this tendency. * Phenom Cogn Sci *Table of ContentsPART I - THE STRUCTURE OF EXISTENTIAL FEELING; PART II - VARIETIES OF EXISTENTIAL FEELING IN PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESS; PART III - EXISTENTIAL FEELING AND PHILOSOPHICAL THOUGHT

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Book SynopsisDrawing on his work with elite athletes, the world''s first sports psychotherapist on what to do when life throws you a curveball''Cracking tales, a great read'' Nigel Owens MBE, rugby union referee''Absolutely fascinating . . . a genuine must-read for anyone interested in the human side of sport'' Peter Drury, football commentatorElite athletes play out their lives in the most public of arenas. Everything they do is analysed in real time and then picked apart in the pub and in the press afterwards. ''Why did they miss that penalty?'', ''What made them fall at the first jump?'', ''That press conference was a bit weird.'' We can all speculate, but what''s really going on? In Keeping Your Head in the Game we peer into this highly confidential world. We follow the journeys of ten athletes in their therapy sessions with sports psychotherapist Gary Bloom, from a rugby player arrested for a drunken brawl, through aTrade ReviewLove this book. It's about time someone wrote about the emotional life of athletes and Gary really does this justice. These are some cracking tales and it's a great read -- Nigel Owens MBE, rugby union refereeThe only psychotherapist to work within a professional football club . . . It is not just extremes of behaviour that trouble him. The more he peers inside sport - with up to 40 footballers, plus leading rugby players, cricketers and jockeys among his clients - he sees forbidding cultures . . . This is beyond patching up athletes with an encouraging word to get through a Saturday afternoon, or the odd team talk from a sports psychologist . . . He is selling the best of all worlds; a balanced athlete who is more self-aware and, therefore, more productive . . . "Happier players play better . . ." he concludes. He will find no argument here -- Matt Dickinson * The Times *the first book of its kind, which peers into the confidential world of athletes' therapy sessions - and offers insights into boosting or treating mental health -- Etan Smallman * inews.co.uk *This is a book for anyone interested in competitive sport, what people have to do to get to the top and what that can do to the human psyche -- Catherine Jackson, journalist and former editor of Therapy TodayAbsolutely fascinating . . . a genuine MUST for anyone interested in the human side of sport . . . very readable and accessible . . . It is comforting to realise that everyone - from global superstar to young aspirant - suffers from profound uncertainty of one sort or another . . . This book will promote greater kindness and understanding . . . Heartily recommended for any 'thinking' sports-lover -- Peter Drury, football commentatorIt's amazing how football clubs invest in repairing the bodies of their players whilst largely ignoring their minds. Elite athletes are just as fragile as the rest of us. Happily change is on the way and this must-read book will only accelerate that -- Jon Champion, football commentator

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Book SynopsisThis fun, imaginative book offers children a way to develop their emotional literacy skills through creativity and drawing. The new edition has been reimagined as a child-friendly activity book that can be completed independently, with beautiful new illustrations and more than ten extra activities. For professionals, the book is designed to be flexible and photocopiable, so that it can be used in a range of educational and therapeutic settings. The accompanying instructions and guidance are now available online, with a clearly stated aim for each activity, a suggested outline of how to facilitate and three optional follow-on ideas. There are now also three Monitoring and Evaluation templates included in the online booklet, one for individual work, one for group work and one for whole-class work.The resource is divided into three themed sections: Self Esteem: Activities exploring identity, personal empowerment, aspirations and values, and important relationships Table of ContentsIntroduction Self Esteem Activities 1-20 Emotions Activities 21-40 Empathy and Imagination Activities 41-60 Index of Topics

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Book SynopsisThe seventh edition of this field-leading textbook provides an accessible and rigorous presentation of major theories of persuasion and their applications to a variety of real-world contexts.In addition to presenting established theories and models, this text encourages students to develop and apply general conclusions about persuasion in real-world settings. Along the way, students are introduced to the practice of social influence in an array of contexts (e.g., advertising, marketing, politics, interpersonal relationships, social media, groups) and across a variety of topics (e.g., credibility, personality, deception, motivational appeals, visual persuasion). The new edition features expanded treatment of digital and social media; up-to-date research on theory and practice; an increased number of international cases; and new and expanded discussions of topics such as online influencers, disinformation and 'fake news,' deepfakes, message framing, normative influence, stigmatTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements 1 Why Study Persuasion? 2 What Constitutes Persuasion? 3 Attitudes and Consistency 4 Credibility5 Communicator Characteristics and Persuasion 6 Conformity and Influence in Groups 7 Language and Persuasion 8 Nonverbal Influence 9 Structuring and Ordering Persuasive Messages 10 Compliance Gaining 11 Sequential Persuasion 12 Deception 13 Motivational Appeals 14 Visual Persuasion 15 Esoteric Forms of Persuasion16 The Ethics of PersuasionAuthor IndexSubject Index

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Book SynopsisNearly every depressed person is assured by doctors, well-meaning friends and family, the media, and ubiquitous advertisements that the underlying problem is a chemical imbalance. Such a simple defect should be fixable, yet despite all of the resources that have been devoted to finding a pharmacological solution, depression remains stubbornly widespread. Why are we losing this fight?In this humane and illuminating challenge to defect models of depression, psychologist Jonathan Rottenberg argues that depression is a particularly severe outgrowth of our natural capacity for emotion. In other words, it is a low mood gone haywire. Drawing on recent developments in the science of mood,and his own harrowing depressive experience as a young adult,Rottenberg explains depression in evolutionary terms, showing how its dark pull arises from adaptations that evolved to help our ancestors ensure their survival. Moods, high and low, evolved to compel us to more efficiently pursue rewards. While thisTrade Review"Almost a clarion call to open the discussion about depression, remove its social stigma and break with current scientific convention to help those suffering begin their recovery." --The Economist "With tens of millions already on antidepressants, the expense will eventually force us to reevaluate our approach to care. The Depths is a first step." --Philadelphia Inquirer "The personal experience of depression that Rottenberg details here lends authenticity to his mood science-focused consideration of both the origins of the depression epidemic and why it remains so tenacious and difficult to treat. As The Depths shows, our age requires innovative psychological approaches if we are to tackle the growing burden of depression and, further, to promote well-being." --Times Higher Education "An ambitious, rigorously researched, and illuminating journey into the abyss of the soul and back out, emerging with insights both practical and conceptual, personal and universal, that shed light on one of the least understood, most pervasive, and most crippling pandemics humanity has ever grappled with." --Brain Pickings "The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic has the potential to revolutionize the way scientists study depression and therapists treat depression. It can provide hope for people with depression and understanding for their families." --PsychologyToday.com "A stimulating book..." --Publishers Weekly "In this provocative presentation of the natural history and evolution of depression, the bottom line is, strangely, both deflating and hopeful: 'Low mood is both inescapable and sometimes useful.'" --Booklist "An important contribution to [Rottenberg's] stated aim of promoting 'an adult national conversation about depression.'" --Kirkus Reviews "The Depths presents a paradigm-changing approach to depression by clearly and comprehensively explaining the way depression really works, describing its origins, the importance of low mood, its persistence and slide into deep depression, and most encouragingly, the climb up and out from the depths. Along the way, Jon Rottenberg dispels many myths about depression, refutes beliefs that perpetuate stigma, and shines a light on recent advances in mood science that can transform the way we think about and approach depression. Scholarly and comprehensive, yet immediately accessible and relevant, The Depths will be enormously helpful to people with depression, health care providers, and anyone who wants to understand why so many of us experience depression." --Ann Kring, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley "Depression is more common than it should be, and we still don't know how to treat it. In The Depths, Jonathan Rottenberg points us in the right direction. Combining solid empirical research with individual stories, including his own struggles, Rottenberg situates depression in a broader and more logical context. In doing so, he provides compelling and important new insights about the phenomenon." --George A. Bonanno, Professor of Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University, and author of The Other Side of Sadness "A compelling inversion of conventional wisdom, arguing that depression is not only a natural response to certain conditions, it's a state that often promotes our very survival... Rottenberg's search for the fundamental sources of depression is strangely consoling, even inspiring at points. By accounting for depression in evolutionary terms, he decisively discredits any lingering explanations of depression as a character flaw. He also achieves something equally powerful: a nuanced assessment of the ever-shifting advantages and costs of depression in various circumstances." --Daily Beast "Jonathan Rottenberg has written a brave, insightful book. The Depths challenges us to rethink our current conceptions of depression and to find new ways to help people experience, as Rottenberg so aptly puts it, 'the glory of recovery.'" --Robert Whitaker, author of Mad in America and Anatomy of an Epidemic "Rottenberg's practical style and talent for using real-world examples by real-world people to illustrate states of low and high mood is refreshing...the book is a wonderful first step for those who wish to better understand the illness from a scientific viewpoint. And it gives the reader hope by suggesting that depression is a common, albeit painful, human experience: that a low mood does not mean we have failed." --PsychCentral "It's rare to come across new ideas on the nature of emotion. Drawing on his own groundbreaking research and the best science available, Rottenberg unravels some of the mysteries of depression. Why is it so common? Why is it so resistant to treatment? How does a normal bout of sadness transform into deep depression? This beautifully written book offers wisdom and hope." --Todd B. Kashdan, Associate Professor of Psychology, George Mason University, and author of Curious? "The Depths brings meaning to moods with an informed clarity that is both personal and scholarly." --Melvin McInnis, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School "The Depths achieves a rare level of integration of a deeply personal narrative with the best of scientific thinking. Rottenberg draws from a rich array of scientific disciplines to build the case for an evolutionary model of depression. An insightful exploration of a complex and prevalent problem, this book will appeal to anyone interested in depression." --Sheri L. Johnson, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley

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Book SynopsisAn Entrepreneur Best Book of the YearFacebook makes us lonely. Selfies breed narcissism. On Twitter, hostility reigns. Pundits and psychologists warn that digital technologies substantially alter our emotional states, but in this lively investigation of changing feelings about technology, we learn that the gadgets we use don't just affect how we feelthey can profoundly change our sense of self. When we say we're bored, we don't mean the same thing as a Victorian dandy. Could it be that political punditry has helped shape a new kind of anger? Luke Fernandez and Susan Matt take us back in time to consider how our feelings of loneliness, boredom, vanity, and anger have evolved in tandem with new technologies. Technologies have been shaping [our] emotional culture for more than a century, argue computer scientist Luke Fernandez and historian Susan Matt in this original study. Marshalling archival sources and interviews, they trace how norms (say, around loneliness) have shifted with techTrade ReviewOnline immersion can distort emotion…Marshalling archival sources and interviews, [Fernandez and Matt] trace how norms (say, around loneliness) have shifted with technological change. Broadcasting deregulation under President Ronald Reagan, for instance, made room for anger-inducing right-wing ‘talk radio.’ Yet, as they show, the digital world lifts even more limits, stimulating and affirming a range of negative emotions. -- Barbara Kiser * Nature *A scholarly attempt to track changes in social norms and in human emotions occasioned by advances in technology across a couple of centuries, but it concludes that our twenty-first-century situation is different from those earlier shifts both in the rate of change and in the problems introduced by cybertechnologies…Narcissus had to find a pool to gaze into; we just pull out our phones. -- Gavin Francis * New York Review of Books *This is a thoughtfully nuanced take on the kind of ‘is technology killing us dead’ alarmist tracts that have proliferated as ‘smart’ devices have proliferated, an effect largely achieved by grounding the whole question deeper in history. The social reactions to the telegraph, the home radio, the television, and, crucially, a country-crossing modern highway system, all interestingly foreground many of the modern reactions to further inroads made into our private lives by technology on every side. -- Steve Donoghue * Open Letters Review *A valuable addition to the study of social behavior influenced by technologies. The authors have worked hard in aggregating thousands of small pieces of evidence scattered in diverse historical and modern sources to build an illuminating context in which we can begin to fathom our emotional states entangled with technologies. * New York Journal of Books *We take some things for granted today—that selfies make us narcissistic, that social media can make us lonely, and so on. This book adds much-needed historical perspective to these knee-jerk fears, by examining how our emotions have been expressed over time, and how they've been impacted by new technologies along the way. -- Jason Feifer * Entrepreneur *Impressive…A well-articulated and nuanced analysis of the overlooked symbiosis between the cultural history of emotions and technological developments. -- Alina Ivan * The Psychologist *An important contribution to understanding the digital present by showing the historicity and cultural construction of contemporary (digital) emotions—while incorporating the interplay of technology and emotions…As a contribution to the current debate on digital transformation, their book is definitely a worthwhile read. -- Martina Hessler * Technology and Culture *A powerful story of how new forms of technology are continually integrated into the human experience. A particularly fascinating chapter outlines the history of anger in American society, from a trait to be publicly suppressed…to something which social media has transformed into ‘a right of all’… Anyone interested in seeing the digital age through a new perspective should be pleased with this rich account. * Publishers Weekly *In this wonderful book we learn that new ideas are often just repeats from the past, and we may get more than we bargained for with our latest technological engagements. Bored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid is a must-read for anyone worried about how today’s surfeit of digital devices may challenge our humanity, and wondering if, given the emotional costs, we might choose another way. -- Safiya Umoja Noble, author of Algorithms of OppressionBored, Lonely, Angry, Stupid is a crisp and compelling read. The authors make extensive use of on-the-ground human perspectives, from both the historical record and personal interviews, lending the book a verisimilitude that is exceedingly rare. -- William Powers, author of Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Building a Good Life in the Digital AgeThe time is certainly ripe for a book like this. The premise is remarkably simple: track the ways in which emotions have changed over time in relation to new waves of communication technology. Using reflective storytelling built on historical research and contemporary data, the authors show us just how singular our own moment in time is. -- Rob Boddice, Free University, Berlin

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year""How to Do Things with Emotions is a welcome corrective to Anglophone philosophy’s tendency to frame Western presumptions as universal. And it presents an appealingly sensible moral program."---Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker"Illuminating and engaging"---Sara Protasi, Times Literary Supplement"[An] insightful book. . . . Flanagan recommends and provides careful attention to [other cultural practices around anger and shame] in the hope that they will open up possibilities for developing new ways of expressing emotional behaviors." * Choice Reviews *

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Book SynopsisDo you feel happier on a sunny day? Are you afraid of thunderstorms? Are you dreaming of a White Christmas? The Psychology of Weather explores our relationship with the weather, and how it can affect our mood, behaviour, and lifestyle. The book sheds light on our preoccupation with this natural phenomenon, providing insights into how the weather on the day we were born can directly affect our intelligence and personality, and explore such surprising findings that suicide rates peak in the spring and summer.When the weather affects everything from our buying behaviour, to the jobs we do, The Psychology of Weather shows us that understanding and appreciating the weather can improve our well-being and contribute to human survival. Table of ContentsPreface Chapter 1: Weather and Mood Chapter 2: Weather and Health Chapter 3: Weather and Behaviour Chapter 4: Weather and Belief Chapter 5: Weather and Society Further reading

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Book SynopsisThis Element explores the historical art meme as a key cultural form that offers insight into contemporary online emotional cultures and the ways that historical emotions enable and inform the practices of such culture.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. How Memes Do Emotion; 3. Emotions Over Time; 4. The Emotions of Historical Art; 5. Emotions, Meme and the Politics of Expression; 6. Gender Politics and the Emotions of the Face; 7. Conclusion; References.

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Book SynopsisAffective Gibsonian Psychology presents the first comprehensive ecological approach to our affective engagement with the environment, drawing on James Gibson's new foundation of psychology.This book develops a unique theoretical framework, beginning with Gibson's ecological approach, but also drawing on phenomenology, developmental systems theory, and the pioneering ideas of the psychoanalyst Alice Miller. The advanced perspective allows us to understand our emotional engagement with the environment, and the individual differences therein, without returning to the Cartesian assumptions that have plagued psychology since the 17th century.This book is intended to contribute to the ecological movement in psychology and is of interest to scholars working in the fields of Gibsonian psychology, affective science, phenomenology, clinical psychology, and (radical) embodied cognitive science. Table of ContentsIntroduction1.The mechanistic foundation of psychology2.Gibson’s ecological program3.Affordances, invitations, and emotions4.A plea for developmental history5.Emotions and the (mis)perception of affordances6.Developmental systems theory: Bridging the gapEpilogue

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Book SynopsisAn Observer top ten best new novelist for 2024''A simmering debut, heady with the possibilities of language and the righteousness of female rage''Kiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The Mercies''Lush and dreamlike - a sweltering novel, where the sunlight pulses with nightmarish dread''Colin Walsh, author of Kala''A modern-day Dionysian cult of women in the woods - haunting and exhilarating''Jennifer Saint, author of Ariadne''Emma Cline''s The Girls meets Lord of the Flies . . . compelling, cultish and utterly feral''Alice Slater, author of Death of a Bookseller______They thought they knew everything about us. The kind of women we were.It was a place for women. A remote farm tucked away in the Kent Downs. A safe space.When Iris - newly single and living at home with her mother - meets the mysteriou

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Book SynopsisIn this book, Tom Cochrane develops a new control theory of the emotions and related affective states. Grounded in the basic principle of negative feedback control, his original account outlines a new fundamental kind of mental content called ''valent representation''. Upon this foundation, Cochrane constructs new models for emotions, pains and pleasures, moods, expressive behaviours, evaluative reasoning, personality traits and long-term character commitments. These various states are presented as increasingly sophisticated layers of regulative control, which together underpin the architecture of the mind as a whole. Clearly structured and containing numerous diagrams and examples to illustrate the discussion, this study draws on the latest research from fields including philosophy, psychology and neuroscience, and will appeal to readers interested in the philosophy and cognitive science of emotion.Trade Review'The book does an impressive job of solidifying diverse and broad range topics in philosophy of emotion into one manuscript.' Dan Mills, Philosophy Quarterly'Tom Cochrane's book forges into the philosophy of emotion on a new and powerful vehicle: the idea of valent representations. His project is ambitious. Cochrane uses valent representations to give models of affect, pleasure and pain, emotion, moods, expressive behavior, social intentionality, norms, collective effervescence, inner speech, sentiments, personality, and character. Philosophers interested in any of these topics will find it a rich book, full of nuance and insight.' Colin Klein, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews'Cochrane's wide-ranging book makes valuable contributions to a wide variety of topics … [His] intricate, sensitive discussions of particular emotional phenomena combined with his broad survey of the contemporary literature make it valuable for anyone with an interest in the affective mind.' EthicsTable of Contents1. Valent representation; 2. Affect; 3. Emotions; 4. Bodily feelings; 5. Expression; 6. Conscious thought; 7. Personality and character; 8. Control; Appendix: emotion dimensions; Glossary; Bibliography.

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Book SynopsisSentiment analysis is the computational study of people''s opinions, sentiments, emotions, moods, and attitudes. This fascinating problem offers numerous research challenges, but promises insight useful to anyone interested in opinion analysis and social media analysis. This comprehensive introduction to the topic takes a natural-language-processing point of view to help readers understand the underlying structure of the problem and the language constructs commonly used to express opinions, sentiments, and emotions. The book covers core areas of sentiment analysis and also includes related topics such as debate analysis, intention mining, and fake-opinion detection. It will be a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in natural language processing, computer science, management sciences, and the social sciences. In addition to traditional computational methods, this second edition includes recent deep learning methods to analyze and summarize sentiments and opinions, and alTrade Review'As a whole, this book serves as a useful introduction to sentiment analysis along with in-depth discussions of linguistic phenomena related to sentiments, opinions, and emotions. Although many sentiment analysis methods are based on machine learning as in other NLP [Natural Language Processing] tasks, sentiment analysis is much more than just a classification or regression problem, because the natural language constructs used to express opinions, sentiments, and emotions are highly sophisticated, including sentiment shift, implicated expression, sarcasm, and so on. Liu has described these issues and problems very clearly. Readers will find this book to be inspiring and it will arouse their interests in sentiment analysis.' Jun Zhao, Chinese Academy of SciencesTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The Problem of Sentiment Analysis; 3. Document Sentiment Classification; 4. Sentence Subjectivity and Sentiment Classification; 5. Aspect Sentiment Classification; 6. Aspect and Entity Extraction; 7. Sentiment Lexicon Generation; 8. Analysis of Comparative Opinions; 9. Opinion Summarization and Search; 10. Analysis of Debates and Comments; 11. Mining Intents; 12. Detecting Fake or Deceptive Opinions; 13. Quality of Reviews; 14. Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisSigns of Identity presents an interdisciplinary introduction to collective identity, using insights from social psychology, anthropology, sociology and the humanities. It takes the basic concept of semiotics the sign as its central notion, and specifies in detail in what ways identity can be seen as a sign, how it functions as a sign, and how signs of identity are related to those who have that identity. Recognizing that the sense of belonging is both the source of solidarity and discrimination, the book argues for the importance of emotional attachment to collective identity. The argument is supported by a large number of real-life examples of how collective emotions affect group formation, collective action and inter-group relations. By addressing the current issues of authenticity and the Self, multiculturalism, intersectionality and social justice, the book helps to stimulate discussion of the contested topics of identity in contemporary society.Trade ReviewThis is a good book – interesting, readable, well-researched, thorough, and comprehensive. Itattempts to encompass relevant findings from a wide variety of angles and disciplines, and itprogresses systematically and methodically. It presents the bricks and mortar of identity-buildingbefore moving to the most intriguing issues in the contemporary world, those that pertain to thepersistence of national identities (especially in the eastern part of Europe, from where the Estonianauthor hails).Ulf Hedetoft, University of Copenhagen, Journal of multilingual and multicultural development, 2018Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Conceptions of Collective Identity 3. The Nature of Social Phenomena 4. Identity as Sign 5. Identity Signals 6. Identity Meanings 7. Identification 8. Identity Negotiation 9. Hot and Cold Identities 10. Epilogue: What Next?

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Book SynopsisPsychology has an important part to play in the teaching and practice of physical education and sport, and this volume, originally published in 1972, provided a systematic and authoritative introduction to the major areas in this field at the time.The contributors, leading experts in the UK and US, cover five major areas of psychology: perception, learning, personality, motivation and emotion, focusing attention on important current research of the time, and opening up these areas for the serious student. They review controversial issues of central importance in physical education and sport, pointing to practical implications for learning, teaching and coaching.A great opportunity to read an early take on what has become a central part of physical education and sport today.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements. Preface. 1. Integrated Development A.H. Ismail 2. Perception and Movement Behavior Bryant J. Cratty 3. Learning Motor Skills H.T.A. Whiting 4. Personality, Body Concept and Performance J.E. Kane 5. Aesthetics and the Psychology of Qualitative Movement Douglas Sandle 6. The Contribution of Play and Sports to Emotional Health Emma McCloy Layman 7. Physical Activity and the Psychological Development of the Handicapped James N. Oliver 8. Motivation and Psychometric Approach in Coaching Bruce C. Ogilvie and Thomas Tutko. Index

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Book SynopsisThis book highlights a hitherto neglected element of leadership - personality. There are many accounts by, or about, leaders who have guided organisations but they often say little about how they felt as a person or how their charisma and passion infected their colleagues. Based around candid in-depth interviews with prominent leaders, including Ian MacLaurin of Tesco, Richard Ide of Volkswagen and Tim Waterstone, the authors explore the emotional impact of being a leader.Table of ContentsPreamble Theories about Leadership Managing Change Transformational Leadership The Emotionally Intelligent Leader Summary of the Myths The Stories: Profiles of Change Leaders Themes from the Stories What's Changed The Leadership Context in the Future Challenges Facing Business Leaders What Practical Steps Leaders can Take Appendices

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Book SynopsisThis book seeks to re-define the role of fantasy in human life by overturning mainstream psychology's understanding of daydreams as being task-distracted mind wandering by proposing that all waking fantasies function to transform mood states into specific emotional reactions.Table of Contents1. Obsessive Fans and Daydreaming Computers - A New Model of Daydreaming 2. Empirical Studies on Daydreaming 3. The Major Models of Daydreaming 4. Frequent Daydreaming Populations and Systems of Fantasy Immersion 5. The Inner Workings of Fantasy: Daydreams as Natural Advertisements 6. Celebrity Worship and Fantasy Immersion 7. Escapes into Fiction: Violent Sexual Fantasy, Magical Reversal and Human Sexuality 8. The Origins of Daydreaming: Self-Soothing Practices in Early Childhood 9. General Conclusions

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Book SynopsisAs part of the study of emotions and politics, this book explores connections between affect and cognition and their implications for political evaluation, decision and action. Emphasizing theory, methodology and empirical research, Feeling Politics is an important contribution to political science, sociology, psychology and communications.Trade Review"Feeling Politics: Emotion in Political Processing is a timely contribution from a very distinguished group of scholars in the burgeoning field of emotions and politics. The volume reminds us that political reasoning is not simply the outcome of 'cold' calculation concerning one's interests or a simple accumulation of factual information. Rather, the contributors to this volume underscore how emotions can bias citizens' political decision making, harden existing beliefs even in the face of contrary information, heighten attention to political figures and events, worsen information processing and learning, and intensify the impact of political ads. Intellectual synergy is conveyed well by the chapters in this volume, which represent the rich nexus of cross cutting ideas, approaches, and findings characteristic of work on emotions." - Leonie Huddy, Stony Brook UniversityTable of ContentsFeeling Politics: Affect and Emotion in Political Information Processing; D.P.Redlawsk First Steps toward a Dual-Process Accessibility Model of Political Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behavior; M.Lodge & C.Taber The Measure and Mismeasure of Emotion; G.E.Marcus, M.B.MacKuen, J.Wolak & L.Keele Contributions of a Microsociological Perspective on Emotion to the Study of Political Identity and Action; L.Troyer & D.T.Robinson Affect and Politics: Effects on Judgment, Processing, and Information Selection; L.M.Isbell, V.C.Ottati & K.C.Burns Fear and Anger in Candidate Evaluation: Context, Traits, and Negative Candidate Affect; M.R.Steenbergen & C.Ellis Motivated Reasoning, Affect, and the Role of Memory in Voter Decision-Making; D.P.Redlawsk The Three Faces of Negative Campaigning: The Democratic Implications of Attack Ads, Cynical News and Fear Arousing Messages; A.Crigler, M.Just & T.Belt Racial Cues in Campaign News: The Effects of Candidate Issue Distance on Emotional Responses, Political Attentiveness, and Vote Choice; V.L.Hutchings, N.A.Valentino, T.S.Philpot & I.K.White Do Voters Want Candidates They Like or Candidates They Agree With? Affect vs. Cognition in Voter Decision Making; D.P.Redlawsk & R.R.Lau The Emotional Calculus of Foreign Policy Decisions: Getting Emotions Out Of the Closet; N.Geva & J.M.Skorick

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Book SynopsisAs part of the study of emotions and politics, this book explores connections between affect and cognition and their implications for political evaluation, decision and action. Emphasizing theory, methodology and empirical research, Feeling Politics is an important contribution to political science, sociology, psychology and communications.Trade Review"Feeling Politics: Emotion in Political Processing is a timely contribution from a very distinguished group of scholars in the burgeoning field of emotions and politics. The volume reminds us that political reasoning is not simply the outcome of 'cold' calculation concerning one's interests or a simple accumulation of factual information. Rather, the contributors to this volume underscore how emotions can bias citizens' political decision making, harden existing beliefs even in the face of contrary information, heighten attention to political figures and events, worsen information processing and learning, and intensify the impact of political ads. Intellectual synergy is conveyed well by the chapters in this volume, which represent the rich nexus of cross cutting ideas, approaches, and findings characteristic of work on emotions." - Leonie Huddy, Stony Brook UniversityTable of ContentsFeeling Politics: Affect and Emotion in Political Information Processing; D.P.Redlawsk First Steps toward a Dual-Process Accessibility Model of Political Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behavior; M.Lodge & C.Taber The Measure and Mismeasure of Emotion; G.E.Marcus, M.B.MacKuen, J.Wolak & L.Keele Contributions of a Microsociological Perspective on Emotion to the Study of Political Identity and Action; L.Troyer & D.T.Robinson Affect and Politics: Effects on Judgment, Processing, and Information Selection; L.M.Isbell, V.C.Ottati & K.C.Burns Fear and Anger in Candidate Evaluation: Context, Traits, and Negative Candidate Affect; M.R.Steenbergen & C.Ellis Motivated Reasoning, Affect, and the Role of Memory in Voter Decision-Making; D.P.Redlawsk The Three Faces of Negative Campaigning: The Democratic Implications of Attack Ads, Cynical News and Fear Arousing Messages; A.Crigler, M.Just & T.Belt Racial Cues in Campaign News: The Effects of Candidate Issue Distance on Emotional Responses, Political Attentiveness, and Vote Choice; V.L.Hutchings, N.A.Valentino, T.S.Philpot & I.K.White Do Voters Want Candidates They Like or Candidates They Agree With? Affect vs. Cognition in Voter Decision Making; D.P.Redlawsk & R.R.Lau The Emotional Calculus of Foreign Policy Decisions: Getting Emotions Out Of the Closet; N.Geva & J.M.Skorick

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Book SynopsisWeaving together state-of-the-art research, theory, and clinical insights, this book provides a new understanding of the unconscious and its centrality in human functioning. The authors review heuristics, implicit memory, implicit learning, attribution theory, implicit motivation, automaticity, affective versus cognitive salience, embodied cognition, and clinical theories of unconscious functioning. They integrate this work with cognitive neuroscience views of the mind to create an empirically supported model of the unconscious. Arguing that widely used psychotherapies--including both psychodynamic and cognitive approaches--have not kept pace with current science, the book identifies promising directions for clinical practice.Winner--American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis Book Prize (Theory)Trade Review“A 'must read' for anyone who wants to know how our minds and brains really work when we’re not looking. No one other than Weinberger could have pulled together this important work--no one else has spent the last 35 years working with unconscious processes both in the laboratory and the clinic, without overvaluing or devaluing either setting. Weinberger and Stoycheva synthesize the best scientific and clinical thinking about the range of unconscious processes that control our thoughts, feelings, motivation, and behavior. The authors glide effortlessly from philosophical thought on the nature of consciousness, to complex experiments in cognitive neuroscience, to provocative ideas from contemporary psychoanalysis."--Drew Westen, PhD, Department of Psychology and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University "What an accomplishment! Just as the scientific community approaches consensus about the ubiquity and power of unconscious processes, Weinberger and Stoycheva provide a brilliant, generous, guided tour of that landscape. The authors explore and integrate knowledge about implicit mental processes that has emerged from different intellectual traditions. This readable book belongs not only in undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology and psychiatry, but also in the curricula of all postgraduate clinical training programs."--Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey "This impressive, authoritative book beautifully integrates the profound insights of Freudian psychology with cutting-edge research. If you have wondered about the powers and pitfalls of the human mind that lie outside of conscious, deliberate thinking, or if you are merely curious about the deep processes that produce the remarkable capacity of human thinking, this book is the place to start. It offers a thorough overview of scholarly work on the unconscious, but it goes beyond that to offer a new synthesis. This is a terrific resource for researchers, practitioners, students, and anyone else interested in the mysterious depths of the human mind."--Roy F. Baumeister, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Queensland, Australia "Weinberger is one of the world's leading experts on the unconscious mind. He has teamed with Stoycheva to produce a contemporary review that manages to be both sweeping in its scope and illuminating in its depth. Especially valuable is their integration of psychodynamic theory and other clinical models of unconscious thought and motivation with modern cognitive psychology research on implicit memory and implicit learning. This makes the book an ideal text for cognitive science courses on conscious and unconscious human information processing, providing a more complete and historical treatment than do most contemporary texts. Advanced clinical psychology courses, as well, would profit from the coverage of therapeutic approaches and the authors' appreciation that much can be learned about the human mind and human nature from the therapy setting, in addition to rigorous laboratory research. Because the authors worked hard to describe and cover the most recent research and theoretical developments, the coverage is fresh and up to date, ensuring this book will be a trusted and useful text and resource for decades to come."--John A. Bargh, PhD, James Rowland Angell Professor of Psychology, Yale University "Weinberger and Stoycheva offer a remarkably thorough and scholarly review of the evidence on unconscious processes. Courses in academic research on affect and cognition are now a required element for PhD programs in clinical psychology, but many such courses are only peripherally relevant to clinical work. This book masterfully integrates the academic and the clinical in a way that suits the needs of both beginning graduate students and sophisticated clinicians and researchers. It is a major achievement--I learned a great deal from reading it."--Paul L. Wachtel, PhD, Distinguished Professor, Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, City College and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York-Table of Contents1. Introduction I. Early History of the Unconscious 2. Philosophical Precursors 3. Dynamic Psychiatry and Early Academic Psychology 4. Psychoanalysis II. Empirical Approaches to the Unconscious 5. The Beginnings of Experimental Work on Unconscious Processes 6. Unconscious Processes Move from Outcast to Mainstream 7. Empirical Tests of Unconscious Phenomena: The Effects of Subliminal Exposure 8. Attention Models Bring the Unconscious to the Mainstream 9. Unconscious Processes: From Mainstream to Central Tenet III. The Unconscious Rediscovered 10. The Normative Unconscious 11. Implicit Memory 12. Implicit Learning 13. Implicit Motivation 14. Automaticity 15. Attribution Theory 16. Affective Primacy 17. From Metaphor to Embodied Cognition IV. Computational Neuroscience and the Unconscious 18. Computational Models of the Mind 19. Massive Modularity 20. Parallel Distributed Processing 21. From Exaptation to Neural Reuse 22. A Model of the Unconscious: Theory and Implications for Psychotherapy Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisHumans have the capacity to detect and experience a wide spectrum of emotions in everyday life. However, the ability to identify and interpret those emotions is not a skill commonly held. This title provides the latest information on enabling educators and leaders across industries to monitor the emotions of others as well as their own in order to interact effectively with others.

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Book SynopsisA child''s suicide pitches you into a hellish place of fragmentary images, the deepest depression imaginable, efforts to destroy yourself, and an almost complete break with what''s happening in the world around you. That was my experience. I wish it upon no one. The essays of The Loneliest Places began as a chronicle of Rachel Dickinson''s life after her son''s suicide. The pieces became much more. Dickinson writes the unimaginable and terrifying facts of heartbreaking loss. In The Loneliest Places she tells stories from her months on the run, fleeing her grief and herself, as she escapes to Iceland and the Falkland Islandsas far as possible from the memories of her dead son, Jack. She frankly relates the paralyzing emotion that sometimes left her trapped in her home, confined to a single chair, helplessly isolated. The tales from these years are bleak and Dickinson''s journey home, back to her changed self and fractured family, is loneTrade ReviewDickinson's meditative style and use of metaphor elevate what might otherwise be simply a beautiful, detailed description of place, flora, and fauna to a much deeper study of what nature has to teach us about ourselves and our relationships. * Hippocampus Magazine *An elegant memoir. * Pyschology Today *Absorbing, thoughtful and thought-provoking, The Loneliest Places is an extraordinary testament to love and loss, a child's suicide and the grief that is life changing and could be soul destroying if note dealt with successfully. Exceptionally well written. * Midwest Book Review *Table of ContentsBeginning Autumn, Again One Night Thoughts You Have While at Your Son's Funeral Withdrawn Running Away Adirondack Anniversary Clara and Jack Sing a Duet Seeking Permission from Donald Hall Thoughts Guns in the Attic The People Who Stayed Train Robbers and Pinkertons Hope Is a Strange Invention Vertigo Thrown for a Loop Why I Stay The Ways in Which I Fall Rage Let Me Be Frank Angry at a Dead Son The Gentle Arts Mourning and Melancholia, Rejected Travel Pursuit of Aloneness December Snow Merry Effing Christmas Learning to Travel Give Up the Ghost Birding on Bleaker Island Speculation Fictional World What Would I Take If My House Was on Fire The Time Tim Went to Cuba Dreamworld Going to the Spiritualist Camp Searching The Dude Ranch Visitation Searching for Home in Italy The Pull of Water Change Minefields Soft Edges Called Back Lonely Jane at the End The Other Jack Gallagher Staying in a Ghost Town Anticipation Beside the Volcano Comeuppance Feeling Isolated Tim Writes Me a Letter The Truth about Selfishness The Present The Corncrake

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Book Synopsis'Emma has a unique way of cutting through to the heart of the issues we all face day-in-day-out. There isn't another book out there like this and it should be a mandatory read for anyone with a brain.' - Anna Whitehouse, founder of Mother Pukka In this warm, wise book, clinical psychologist Dr Emma Hepburn (Instagram's @thepsychologymum) introduces her proven and practical tools for taking care of your mental and emotional wellbeing every day.Using her trademark illustrations, Dr Hepburn (aka @thepsychologymum) shines a welcome ray of light into the neglected corners of your brain. From identifying what triggers unhappy thoughts to overcoming the fear of making mistakes, A Toolkit for Modern Life will help you to cultivate positive habits and feel more confident, happier and in tune with yourself.* Call out and manage feelings of imposter syndrome* Answer back to your inner critic* Become aware of and monitor your emotional capacity* Spot unhelpful thoughts and develop more helpful patterns of thinking* Understand how the emotions cycle affects you* Identify what triggers anxiety for you and how to intercept it* Overcome the fear of making mistakes* Spot and call out your 'catastrophizing'* Identify and disarm social media comparisons* Align your decisions and actions with your core values* Assemble your own mental health toolkit for lifeTrade ReviewIn a world of white noise it is often hard to hear - or even find - the mental health support you need. Emma has a unique way of cutting through to the heart of the issues we all face day-in-day-out. There isn't another book out there like this and it should be a mandatory read for anyone with a brain. -- Anna Whitehouse, founder of Mother PukkaEmma helped me understand my own thoughts in a way that resulted in me becoming much more compassionate towards myself. She makes hard scary things feel simpler, and for that I thank her enormously. Her incredible book is going to do the same for so many people. Read this book, feel better, then pass it on. -- Emma Gannon, bestselling author of The Multi-Hyphen MethodAn essential owner's manual for anyone with a human brain, Emma cuts through the noise, clutter and bad science of social media to deliver a very simple message to us all: you don't have to struggle alone. -- Sara Tasker (@me_and_orla), bestselling author and podcast hostThis is a fabulous book for anyone who struggles with feeling guilty and overwhelmed by life. It will help you learn how to deal with those emotions in a positive and practical way and in turn be much kinder to yourself. -- Katie Kirby, author of Hurrah for GinEmma is relatable, practical and knowledgeable - making her the perfect guide to help you navigate life whilst safeguarding your mental health. -- Gemma Bray, creator of The Organised Mum MethodEmma has an amazing talent for making evidence-based psychology easy to understand and simple to put into practice. -- Dr Jessamy Hibberd, author of The Imposter CureAs a very visual learner myself, I can really relate to Emma's simple, quirky illustrations that explain what is going on in inside our brains and why we can sometimes behave the way we do. Emma makes understanding our mental health normal and accessible, which empowers us to take control of our inner world and create a sense of wellbeing. -- Anna Lewis, aka Sketchy Muma, illustrator and authorWarm, fun, accessible and important. If you want to understand yourself on a serious level and enjoy yourself at the same time, this is the book for you. -- Dr Soph, Clinical Psychologist + Yoga TeacherWhen you think you just can't cope anymore, or you can't seem to squash that inner critic, Emma will show you that you can. This is such an important toolkit for us all to learn about spotting signs of overwhelm and how we can act to prevent them taking over. This will definitely be staying on my bedside table! An utterly brilliant book. -- Elle Wright, writer and blogger at featheringtheemptynest.co.uk

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Book SynopsisIn A Toolkit for Your Emotions, Emma takes a deep dive into how we feel and explains all the tools you need to intercept and redirect challenging emotion. From joy to anger, shame to stress and anxiety, Emma has practical and effective ways to feel instantly calmer and more content.Each topic is illustrated with Emma's well-loved illustration to make them accessible, meaningful and memorable. Dr Emma Hepburn is the most well-known psychologist on Instagram (@thepsychologymum, 135k followers) and has won numerous awards for her contribution to mental health awareness.Trade ReviewIn a world of white noise it is often hard to hear - or even find - the mental health support you need. Emma has a unique way of cutting through to the heart of the issues we all face day-in-day-out. There isn't another book out there like this and it should be a mandatory read for anyone with a brain. -- Anna Whitehouse, founder of Mother PukkaEmma helped me understand my own thoughts in a way that resulted in me becoming much more compassionate towards myself. She makes hard scary things feel simpler, and for that I thank her enormously. Her incredible book is going to do the same for so many people. Read this book, feel better, then pass it on. -- Emma Gannon, bestselling author of The Multi-Hyphen MethodEmma helped me understand my own thoughts in a way that resulted in me becoming much more compassionate towards myself. She makes hard scary things feel simpler, and for that I thank her enormously. Her incredible book is going to do the same for so many people. Read this book, feel better, then pass it on. -- Emma Gannon, bestselling author of The Multi-Hyphen MethodEmma helped me understand my own thoughts in a way that resulted in me becoming much more compassionate towards myself. She makes hard scary things feel simpler, and for that I thank her enormously. Her incredible book is going to do the same for so many people. Read this book, feel better, then pass it on. -- Emma Gannon, bestselling author of The Multi-Hyphen MethodAn essential owner's manual for anyone with a human brain, Emma cuts through the noise, clutter and bad science of social media to deliver a very simple message to us all: you don't have to struggle alone. -- Sara Tasker (@me_and_orla), bestselling author and podcast hostThis is a fabulous book for anyone who struggles with feeling guilty and overwhelmed by life. It will help you learn how to deal with those emotions in a positive and practical way and in turn be much kinder to yourself. -- Katie Kirby, author of Hurrah for GinEmma is relatable, practical and knowledgeable - making her the perfect guide to help you navigate life whilst safeguarding your mental health. -- Gemma Bray, creator of The Organised Mum MethodEmma has an amazing talent for making evidence-based psychology easy to understand and simple to put into practice. -- Dr Jessamy Hibberd, author of The Imposter CureAs a very visual learner myself, I can really relate to Emma's simple, quirky illustrations that explain what is going on in inside our brains and why we can sometimes behave the way we do. Emma makes understanding our mental health normal and accessible, which empowers us to take control of our inner world and create a sense of wellbeing. -- Anna Lewis, aka Sketchy Muma, illustrator and authorWarm, fun, accessible and important. If you want to understand yourself on a serious level and enjoy yourself at the same time, this is the book for you. -- Dr Soph, Clinical Psychologist + Yoga Teacher

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Book SynopsisGrief isn't always the result of something finite, marking a death or complete end. Soul-shattering grief can also be activated by a dramatic shift in an important relationship, such as a divorce or significant breakup, a life-changing medical diagnosis, or a broken connection with an addicted child. How do we grieve people who are still alive, but no longer who they once were to us?Most people will experience this type of traumatic event over the course of their lifetime, yet the complications of these situations often leave grievers feeling alienated or ashamed. Soulbroken is a guidebook that recognizes this often-misunderstood grief, validates the unique challenges posed by its ambiguity, and champions tools for healing. In it, Stephanie Sarazin presents the ambiguous grief process, offering insights to help readers better understand the nuances of their grief experience when a loved one is not lost to death. With intimate stories of others' path to recovery using Sarazin's advice, this book will help anyone ready to find a way through their own grief, regardless of where they are on their journey.

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