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Book SynopsisTrade Review"This handbook is excellent, with 51 chapters of valuable information over 1384 pages. It covers a wide variety of topics, written by an international collection of experts in the field. The readers will not be disappointed in this wonderful Academic Press publication." --© Doody’s Review Service, 2021,Gary B Kaniuk, Psy.D.(Cermak Health Services) reviewer, expert opinionTable of ContentsSECTION I: CONCEPTS AND DOMAINS 1. The history of dynamic approaches to personality 2. Personality processes 3. Psychological processes and mechanisms to explain associations between personality traits and outcomes 4. Within-person variability 5. Personality development processes 6. Neurobiology of personality dynamics 7. Dynamic genotype-environment interplays in the development of personality differences 8. Social Interaction Processes and Personality 9. Relationship transactions 10. Socio-cultural processes 11. Psychopathology and personality functioning 12. Motivational and goal processes 13. Fates Beyond Traits: The Dynamics and Impacts of Personal Project Pursuit 14. Self-regulatory processes 15. Dynamic self-processes 16. Narratives, identities, and life story processes 17. Personality coherence SECTION II: PERSPECTIVES AND THEORIES 18. Capturing Interactions, Correlations, Fits, and Transactions: A Person-Environment Relations Model 19. Evolutionary perspectives on the mechanistic underpinnings of personality 20. Dual-process models of personality 21. Whole Trait Theory (WTT) 22. Personality architecture and dynamics (KAPA): Theory and evidence 23. Toward an adequate theory of personality: Lifespan developmental processes 24. Functionalistic perspectives 25. Interpersonal Theory and personality processes 26. Personality Systems Framework 27. PSI Theory SECTION III: METHODS AND STATISTICS 28. A framework to study persons, situations, behavior, and time 29. Digital media technologies in the assessment of personality dynamics 30. Experience Sampling and Daily Diary Studies: Basic Concepts, Designs, and Challenges 31. Modeling developmental processes 32. Intensive longitudinal measurement 33. Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling for Intensive Longitudinal Data: A Practical Guide for Personality Researchers 34. Hierarchical continuous time modeling 35. Multi-method multi-occasion modeling 36. Dyadic data-analysis (e.g., longitudinal SRM, APIM) 37. Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling of personality data 38. Identifying the dynamics of individual variation in personality 39. Network analysis of dynamic personality data 40. Neural networks and virtual personalities SECTION IV: APPLICATIONS 41. Personality processes at the workplace 42. Within-person variability and job performance 43. Process Perspectives on Leader Traits, Behaviors, and Leadership Situations 44. Personnel selection 45. Growth and positive psychology 46. Morality 47. Stress 48. Well-being 49. Health processes in personality 50. Dynamics and processes in personality change interventions 51. PSI Theory Applications

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Book SynopsisIdentity matters, but it matters in different ways at different times. Identity is a buzz word that we often hear about in all sorts of contexts, ranging from the concern with the self expressed through therapy, to identity crises that operate on the global arena, especially post 9/11.Trade ReviewKath Woodward's interest in identity emerges here as a coherent survey of the many elements that have gone into making the concept so central in contemporary sociology. Her experience of writing for the Open University comes through in the accessibility of her explanations and examples. The introduction stands as an essay in its own right...Woodward's approach is a breath of fresh air...so valuable for undergraduate students. SociologyTable of ContentsIntroduction / Identity Stories; Securing Identity / Maps and Journeys / Representing Identities / Embodied Identities / Routes and Roots / Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisExplores pressing issues in the philosophy of personal identity and moral psychology. This title engages with a range of questions about narrative selfhood and demonstrates authors discussions across a range of traditions. It explores contemporary problems of self, time, narrative and death.

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Book SynopsisDARRIN HODGETTS is Professor of Societal Psychology at Massey University, New Zealand. Prior to this appointment, Darrin held posts in Community Health (Memorial University, Canada), Psychology and Media and Communications (London School of Economics and Political Science, England), and Community Psychology (University of Waikato, New Zealand). Darrin's research interests revolve around issues of poverty and homelessness. He is particularly interested in addressing health inequalities and promoting sustainable livelihoods. His recent collaborative books include Urban Poverty and Health Inequalities, The Sage Handbook of Applied Social Psychology, and Asia-pacific Perspectives on Intercultural Psychology. Darrin is co-editor of the Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology.OTTILIE STOLTE is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Waikato, New Zealand where she teaches social, societal and community psychology. Particular research interests include poverty, pTrade ReviewAs a social psychologist, former child refugee, and as an adult belonging to several stigmatised groups, I have struggled to recommend social psychology textbooks to my students. Too often they treat decolonisation, social and material justice as tagged-on perspectives, providing no more than basic lip-service to their existence and influence. I have often thought that I might be searching for the impossible. This book has made the impossible possible. It will be responsible for educating and transforming future generations of social psychology students. * Masi Noor, Keele University, UK *This book takes a revolutionary approach to social psychology. It disrupts the hegemony of traditional social psychology in a constructive and an enlightened manner. The writing style and level of academic scholarship, coupled with the underlying ideology of each chapter, are so superlatively good that I would not hesitate to recommend this text to academics and students around the world. * Maboe Mokgobi, Monash South Africa, South Africa *A gift to students and established scholars alike. Hodgetts and colleagues have developed an account of social psychology that is rejuvenating and inspiring. This is social psychology as it should be. * Kieran O’Doherty, University of Guelph, Canada *This textbook presents a locally responsive, yet internationally-situated, approach to social theory, integrating key thought traditions in psychology. Expertly crafted pedagogical features provide students with a gateway to the intellectually rigorous content. * Jade Le Grice, The University of Auckland, New Zealand *This book has done more to rekindle my enthusiasm for social psychology than any other textbook. Moving away decisively from the tired recycling of perspectives and even content that characterise so many of its competitor titles, Social Psychology and Everyday Life returns the discipline to the urgency of the world we live in today. * Desmond Painter, Stellenbosch University, South Africa *This is a remarkable textbook. Written in engaging language, it offers a comprehensive review of all major areas of social psychology, with lots of interesting and relatable examples. * Albert Lee, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore *Table of Contents1. Introduction to the Social Psychology of Everyday Life 2. Histories of Social Psychology 3. Indigenous Psychologies 4. Pro-social Practices and Critical Humanism 5. Making Sense of Everyday Knowledge 6. Social Psychology and Place 7. Immigration, Acculturation and Settlement 8. Work and Livelihoods 9. Health and Illness 10. Social Justice 11. Media and Daily Practice 12. Towards Social Psychologies of Everyday Life.

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Book SynopsisThis volume provides readers with all the information they need to know about personality disorders, including how to assess, treat, manage, and diagnose the varying signs and symptoms of the 10 different personality disorders currently recognized.Having a personality disorder is different than having personality quirks.Table of ContentsSeries Foreword Introduction Essential Questions 1. Introduction 2. The History of Personality Disorders 3. Causes and Risk Factors 4. Signs and Symptoms 5. Diagnosis, Treatment, and Management 6. Long-Term Prognosis and Potential Complications 7. Effects on Family and Friends 8. Prevention 9. Issues and Controversies 10. Current Research and Future Directions Scenarios. Glossary Directory of Resources Index

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Book SynopsisPerhaps we donât think of our names very often, having heard them from infancy, but names have significance we may not even be aware of. The Power of Names explores the wonder of naming phenomena, naming rituals and name-changing, as well as the profound psychological impact, both conscious and unconscious, that our name has on each of us.Trade ReviewHimes, a psychoanalyst in private practice in Canada, blends psychology and sociology to offer an account of the conscious and unconscious power of personal names. She analyzes how names call one into existence and the association of names with power, choice, and survival in a world that recognizes individuals chiefly by what they are called. Particular attention is paid to the valuing and force of names across cultures and the effects that voluntary and involuntary name changing have on the personality structures of individuals. Drawing on her clinical work, her autobiographical relation to names, and her research into the broader historical and social meanings of names, Himes offers a lucid account of what is largely and otherwise unarticulated, namely, just how powerful proper names are. The audience for this book will include those interested in psychology, psychoanalysis, and mythology. * CHOICE *There are all kinds of fascinating questions to explore about the whole phenomenon of naming and it is explored so beautifully in [this] book…. She has written about this interesting facet of human existence in a very intriguing fashion in part from the perspective of her own Jewish faith, but the book certainly goes beyond that as well and touches on many different traditions and legacies…. [This] book spurs us on to think about our names and the importance of names. * WGTD-The Morning Show *A fascinating book…. so many great stories as to how names have come up. I highly recommend this book. * The Maggie Linton Show *The author’s wide-ranging examples throughout the book offer non-specialists a host of ideas to spark further reading…. [T]he book’s culturally and historically wide range of examples makes it an appealing read to non-specialists with an interest in names…. The author’s own name and family history are shaped by the modern history and diaspora of European Jews, and it is in the passages about the challenges and opportunities of identity in Jewish life that the book (in both parts) is most compelling and the mix of personal experience and history most coherent. The author’s curiosity, enthusiasm, and empathy across cultures are also apparent. * Names: A Journal of Onomastics *This thoughtful and poetic book is not only about names and language, but contemplates a larger picture regarding freedom of thought and the universal human desire to make life significant despite its brevity and apparent absurdity. Fundamental to the human condition, writes Soren Kierkegaard, is the distinction between recollection and repetition, recollection being what is inside us that we inherit from the past, a looking backward - as opposed to the higher form of repetition, which delineates our capacity to look forward. Lyrical, searching, Himes grapples with how we are bound by the string of letters we carry from childhood and how, looking forward, we take them up and continually reinterpret their meaning. * The American Journal of Psychoanalysis *Mavis Himes' book is an astonishing exploit. She successfully combines two clearly separate genres, autobiography and essay, making both of them enrich each other. Maybe her secret lies in her dedication to psychoanalytic clinic and discourse. The classical questions of the proper name are dealt from the outside with philosophy and from the inside, the result of a fruitful personal life. Thus, she leads the reader to question him/herself about the power and the influence of the names of all the acquaintances in their lives. -- Néstor A. Braunstein, MD, psychoanalyst, postgraduate professor at universities in Argentina, Mexico and Spain

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Book SynopsisNOW A BBC RADIO 4 FIVE-PART DOCUMENTARY''Exquisite . . . a book for anyone with a loved one with dementia. In Montague''s hands this landscape is rendered more bearable.'' Irish Times ''A profoundly moving book . . . Jules Montague is writing about what it is to be human and the surprising fragility of our sense of self.'' Daily MailWho do you become when your mind misbehaves? Neurologist Dr Jules Montague blends stories of her patients experiencing dementia, brain injury and other neurological disorder with profound insights on what makes us who we are. At once poignant and consoling, this revelatory book explores how we lose ourselves and those around us - and how we can be found again.Lost and Found is a fascinating and timely examination of what happens to the person left behind when memories disappear, personality changes, and consciousness is disrupted.Trade ReviewThis is a book for anyone wanting to understand the human brain and personhood; it is a book for anyone with a loved one with dementia and for those of us who fear dementia . . . Montague takes the reader on an exquisite journey into the human brain and beyond that, to the metaphysics of personhood . . . Occasionally we come across a physicist or economist who, despite their subject matter, can stop you in your tracks. They reel you in without you realising. Montague is a neurologist who does exactly that. She has a rare gift: she makes her craft look simple . . . Throughout this book Montague displays a maturity and wisdom not always observed in clinicians or indeed any other kind of human. * Irish Times *A profoundly moving, revelatory book... Like the late Oliver Sacks, Jules Montague writes about bizarre cases. ...And yet, she is also writing about what it is to be human and the surprising fragility of our sense of self.' * Daily Mail *Beautifully written . . . a great book. -- Suzanne O'Sullivan, author of It's All in Your Head, winner of the 2016 Wellcome Book PrizeMind-blowing . . . riveting. * Irish Country Magazine *

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Book SynopsisPortrait of the Artist as a Young Patient, the first book of non-fiction written by Gerald Alper, is also the first serious attempt to explore in depth the dynamics of the yet-to-be recognized, unfulfilled and usually perplexed fledgling artist. The artist tries to live in two separate worlds: a factual, linear, banal, reality-driven outer world that is best kept at arm's length; and a creatively organized, aesthetically orchestrated, dramatically engaging inner world that is forever being obsessively cultivated. Indeed, facilitating the patient in his or her efforts to forge a usable bridge between these generally discontinuous worlds is no small part of the task of the therapist who elects to work with such young artists.

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Book SynopsisWhat does a dementia diagnosis mean for an individual's sense of self? Christine Bryden shares her insider view on living with dementia and explains how a continuing sense of self is possible after diagnosis and as the condition develops.Encouraging a deeper understanding of how individuals live meaningfully with dementia, the book challenges the dominant story of people with dementia 'fading away' to eventually become an 'empty shell'. It explores what it means to be an embodied self with feelings and emotions, how individuals can relate to others despite cognitive changes and challenges to communications, and what this means for the inclusion of people with dementia in society.Trade ReviewChristine's insider account of dementia, focusing on the continuing sense of self in the disease, brings a powerful message of hope for people who have dementia, their families and health care providers. People with dementia are still people of worth, even in the face of increasing cognitive decline and memory dysfunction. -- Rev Prof Elizabeth MacKinlay, CAPS, Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, St Mark's National Theological Centre and School of Theology, Charles Stuart UniversityChristine Bryden demonstrates powerfully that, despite dementia, her self and desire to improve her community are intact, that people living with dementia can enjoy mutually positive relationships with others and that we honor our own humanity ever more deeply when we honor the humanity of people living with dementia. -- Steven R. Sabat, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Psychology, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.The question of what makes "me" me and how I can hold on to my sense of self in the midst of the challenges of dementia is to say the least, challenging. What is it that holds me in my selfhood and identity when I seem to be forgetting all of the old markers that held me in place? Christine Bryden offers a profound challenge to such false assumptions. Through narrative, personal reflection and enlightening philosophical reflection, Christine opens up fresh space for hope within which the complex cadences of personal and communal selfhood can be understood in ways that enable people truly to live with dementia. -- Rev. Professor John Swinton, Professor in Practical Theology and Pastoral Care, King's College University of AberdeenChristine Bryden is a remarkable woman, and a pioneering dementia advocate, one I am proud to call a friend. Will I Still Be Me? is a tribute to her continued commitment to improve the lives of all people with dementia, gives us hope, and deep insight into how her spirituality has supported her to live positively with dementia. Christine has given the world another great gift; her writing, her research and her appraisal of an insider's view of how dementia affects so much more than one individual. -- Kate Swaffer, Human Rights Activist and author of What the Hell Happened to My Brain?Table of Contents1. Am I losing my self? 2. Re-interpreted and re-packaged at diagnosis. 3. How can I write a book? 4. Challenging loss of self in dementia. 5. 'I who know that I exist inquire into what I am'. 6. Embodied self. 7. Relational self. 8. Narrative self. 9. Upheld by others in the fullness of our identity. 10. Who am I now if I no longer have dementia? 11. Conclusion. References.

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Book SynopsisThe Jungian concept of archetypes is of immense value for critically distinguishing what is potentially of universal practical value in religious and other cultural traditions, and separating this from the dogmatic elements. However, Jung encumbered the concept of archetypes with debatable constructions like the 'collective unconscious' that are unnecessary for understanding their practical function. This book puts forward a far-reaching new theory of archetypes that is functional without being reductive. At the centre of this is the idea that archetypes are adaptations to help us maintain inspiration over time. Humans are such distractable beings that they need constant reminders to maintain integration with their most sustainable intentions: reminders using the profound power of symbol linked to embodied experience. This multi-disciplinary book weaves together religious studies, ethical philosophy, the psychology of bias, the neuroscience of brain lateralisation, the linguistics of embodied meaning, the feedback loops of systems theory, with a lifetime's experience of Buddhist practice and appreciation of symbolism in the arts: all with the aim of producing a fresh understanding of the role of archetypes in religion and beyond, that can also be directly applied in practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. What is an Archetype? 2. The Projection of Archetypes 3. The Integration of Archetypes 4. Categorization of Archetypes 5. Archetypes in Religious Traditions 6. Archetypal Function in 'Secular' Concepts Conclusion

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Book SynopsisThe Jungian concept of archetypes is of immense value for critically distinguishing what is potentially of universal practical value in religious and other cultural traditions, and separating this from the dogmatic elements. However, Jung encumbered the concept of archetypes with debatable constructions like the 'collective unconscious' that are unnecessary for understanding their practical function. This book puts forward a far-reaching new theory of archetypes that is functional without being reductive. At the centre of this is the idea that archetypes are adaptations to help us maintain inspiration over time. Humans are such distractable beings that they need constant reminders to maintain integration with their most sustainable intentions: reminders using the profound power of symbol linked to embodied experience. This multi-disciplinary book weaves together religious studies, ethical philosophy, the psychology of bias, the neuroscience of brain lateralisation, the linguistics of embodied meaning, the feedback loops of systems theory, with a lifetime's experience of Buddhist practice and appreciation of symbolism in the arts: all with the aim of producing a fresh understanding of the role of archetypes in religion and beyond, that can also be directly applied in practice.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. What is an Archetype? 2. The Projection of Archetypes 3. The Integration of Archetypes 4. Categorization of Archetypes 5. Archetypes in Religious Traditions 6. Archetypal Function in 'Secular' Concepts Conclusion

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Book SynopsisStress is inevitable.Burnout is optional.Resilience is possible.Are you ready to live more peacefully?Stress will always be a part of life, but your response to it can improve dramatically. Through quick, constructive exercises, inspirational quotes, journaling activities and reflective practices, this ten-step programme can build your resilience and change your life.Table of Contents• What's Your Why? • Chronic Stress Without Recovery • The Warning Signs of Burnout • Nutrition • Exercise • Sleep and Rest • Meditation and Breathwork • Mindset Shifts • Boundaries • Are You Ready?

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Book SynopsisPersonality Disorder (PD) is one of the most difficult psychological conditions to classify and treat and in the past literature on the subject has tended to neglect the invaluable viewpoint of sufferers themselves. Drawing on extensive research carried out in conjunction with service users, Heather Castillo seeks to adjust this imbalance and looks at the classification and treatment of PD from the service users' viewpoint. This book emphasises the need for health professionals to reassess their approach to the condition and allows those with PD to effectively define themselves and their illness. With a wide range of case study material and analysis, this book is essential reading for mental health professionals, workers in the voluntary and forensic sectors and service users themselves.Trade ReviewThis is a good book about personality disorder, which is also a great book about advocacy... Vividly is to convey, in people's own words, what it feels like to have the label `personality disorder', and points us towards a new understanding of both this term and other diagnoses, which includes the personal experience, as well as the theoretical framework of `the helper'... At it's best advocacy has been a vehicle to help articulate the views of people generally not heard. This book is a perfect example of this, and in a time when advocacy is changing, we should cherish Castillo's book as example of a kind of advocacy that may be going out of fashion... Her book is an attempt to redress that failing, and despite the nightmarish descriptions, the overall impression we are left with is hopeful and, yes, emancipatory - partly because Castillo has succeeded in throwing some light into a corner of the world most of us find hard to look at. -- Psychotherapy & Politics InternationalIf there ever was a book that would turn the conventional, conservative view of personality disorder on its head, this is it. The book is presented in an easily readable form, with a comprehensive background to the subject of personality disorder at start, then the methodology of the study, then the results presented in a meaningful way. The discussion that follows is colourfully illustrated with quotes and examples of service user poetry and creative writing that are often shocking and always moving. This book wisely tells us that we can overcome a difficult disorder by thinking differently, and gives us a way forward. Very welcome in any service that is forward thinking, enlightened and wanting to find new ways to help their service users. -- Journal of Mental HealthThe book looks at the history of personality disorder diagnosis, and the difficulties and limitations in classifying people in this way...The research process and findings are informative and inspirational. The involvement of the researchers in the task contributed to their individual recovery, and the book offers an invaluable contribution to our understanding of personality disorder. -- Community CareIt is an exciting and interesting book and I would recommend it to anybody who wants to know about what it is like to live with the diagnosis of personality disorder and what others can do to help. It is a n excellent example of how we can use research to provide a platform for voices from the margins and to help service users use the power that comes from knowing something from the inside out. -- Counselling and Psychotherapy JournalAn insight into the trauma behind the behaviour to (hopefully) inform future service development. -- Mental Health TodayTable of Contents1. Dreaming of a better way. 2. A Historical perspective. 3. The disliked patient. 4. Personality development. 5. Complex post traumatic syndrome. 6. Treatability. 7. Is suffering an illness? 8. Getting our act together. 9. The task. 10. Demographics and themes. 11. What personality disorder means to us. 12. Experiences. 13. The moral career of the client. 14. The diagnostic straightjacket. 15. Spreading the word. 16. New beginnings. Index.

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Book SynopsisCoping with life's stresses is difficult for everybody, but can be especially challenging for teenagers, who often feel isolated and misunderstood. Creative expression through art, craft, and writing is a natural and effective way of helping young people to explore and communicate personal identity.This book is bursting with art and journal activities, creative challenges, and miniature projects for bedrooms and other personal spaces, all of which help teenagers to understand and express who they are and what is important to them. These fun ideas can be tailored to suit the individual, and require minimal equipment and even less artistic know-how, so can be enjoyed by all. The book concludes with a useful section for counselors and other professionals who work with young people, which explains how these activities can be incorporated into treatment goals.This imaginative and insightful book is a useful resource for all therapists, social workers, and counselors who wish to encourage self-expression in teenagers.Trade ReviewThe book is readable and provides simple, well applicable and enforceable assignments. -- Tijdschrift voor vakterapie (google translate)Table of ContentsIntroduction. Creative Hunting and Gathering. Part I. Art Projects and Creative Challenges. Part II. Journaling. Part III: Miniature Projects for Personal Spaces. Key Treatment Areas. Suggested Activities. Goals.

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Book SynopsisDefinition of "genius": someone who has exceptionally intellectual or creative power or other natural ability. Doing or creating something truly creative will be the defining feature of success in the 21st century. This requires us to seek out our abilities and the innate resources born to us, raise our performance and fulfil our potential - in other words, to enable our genius. This fascinating book examines the nature of genius in human beings and what it takes to go beyond mediocrity and ordinariness. Written by a leading thinker and consultant in human performance, together with contributions from other experts in the field, the book identifies three specific kinds of genius that are within everyone's reach: unique individual genius (in a specific discipline, craft or skill set); genius in any discipline, craft or skill set; moments of genius (that occur as spontaneous, unplanned events); and collective genius (the coming together of individuals to deliver something extraordinary).

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Book SynopsisFor the trailblazing innovators and natural risk-takers, the purpose-driven adventurers and visionary storytellers, discover a notebook that understands you.As well as blank and lined pages for your own lists, notes and thoughts, this beautiful, design-led notebook features a dedicated section in the back written by a personality psychologist to help you to better understand your personality type and maximise your potential.Part of the Note to Self: Personality Notebooks series. Other titles include Dreamer and Dynamo

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Book SynopsisFor the highly imaginative and emotionally intuitive, the introspective, deep connectors and curious non-conformists, discover a notebook that understands you.As well as blank and lined pages for your own lists, notes and thoughts, this beautiful, design-led notebook features a dedicated section in the back written by a personality psychologist to help you to better understand your personality type and maximise your potential.Part of the Note to Self: Personality Notebooks series. Other titles include Disrupter and Dynamo.

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Book SynopsisPlainspeak is the highly anticipated second collection by Astrid Alben, following her acclaimed debut Ai! Ai! Pianissimo. In these startling poems, readers will experience Alben’s unorthodox alter-ego-thinking-out-louder approach with the same exhilaration as they might engage with art or jazz. The poems in Plainspeak deal with place, ancestral ties, solitude, flight, insomnia and the embattled absurdities of daily life.Alben plays with formal boundaries, linguistic identity and the lyrical poetic voice, writing with rhythmic vitality and visual imagination. The poems tell multiple narratives whilst retaining the freedom of abstraction; they are supple and precise, each one an installation evoking different aspects of a particular theme. Plainspeak reinvents play and logic, is poignant and humorous, absurd and anguished: a book for and of the times we live in.

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Book SynopsisWas ist Intelligenz? Wie kann diese bei Kindern gemessen und gefördert werden? Und was geschieht eigentlich bei einem IQ-Test? Dieser Ratgeber erklärt Eltern gut verständlich und wissenschaftlich fundiert, wie man die geistigen Potenziale des Nachwuchses entdecken und fördern kann.Nach einer Einleitung und Erklärung, welche Intelligenztheorien und -modelle es gibt, werden ausführlich sieben Intelligenzbereiche erläutert: sprachgebundenes Denken, anschauungsgebundenes Denken, zahlengebundenes Denken, Verarbeitungskapazität, Einfallsreichtum, Merkfähigkeit und Bearbeitungsgeschwindigkeit. Um aufzuzeigen, wie das geistige Potenzial in diesen Bereichen bestimmt werden kann, werden einige der bekanntesten Intelligenztests mit Beispielaufgaben vorgestellt. Ergänzend erhalten Eltern Anregungen, wie sie die einzelnen Intelligenzbereiche durch einfache spielerische Übungen im Alltag fördern können. Die Autoren verdeutlichen, welche Komponenten die schulische Hochleistung eines Kindes beeinflussen, an welchen Merkmalen Minder- und Hochbegabung beim Kind entdeckt werden können und was Eltern tun können, damit ihre Kinder glücklich und schlau aufwachsen.Table of ContentsTeil 1: Grundlagen.- Definition und Interpretation von Intelligenz.- Schulische Leistung und Begabung.- Was Kinder schlau und glücklich macht.- Teil 2: Messung und Förderung verschiedener Intelligenzbereiche.- Intelligenzbereiche und ihre Messung mit Tests.- Sprachgebundenes Denken.- Anschauungsgebundenes, figural-bildhaftes Denken.- Zahlengebundenes Denken.- Verarbeitungskapazität.- Einfallsreichtum.- Merkfähigkeit.- Bearbeitungsgeschwindigkeit.- Kritik an Intelligenztests.- Teil 3: Testverfahren und Aufgaben.- Überblick über einige Testverfahren.- Übungsaufgaben.

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Book SynopsisWas bringt gute Menschen dazu, Böses zu tun? Wie können normale Bürger dazu verleitet werden, unmoralisch zu handeln? Wo liegt die Grenze zwischen Gut und Böse, und wer läuft Gefahr, sie zu überschreiten?Mit Der Luzifer-Effekt hat der renommierte amerikanische Sozialpsychologe Philip Zimbardo ein bedeutendes und brisantes Buch vorgelegt. Es schlägt den Bogen von den Details des weltberühmten Stanford Prison Experiment bis zu den grausamen Geschehnissen im Gefängnis von Abu Ghraib im Irak, und es offenbart verstörende Wahrheiten: über physische und psychische Gewalt, über Misshandlungen und Folter, über Kriegsverbrechen und Massenmorde – und über die Menschen, die sie ausführen, anordnen, ermöglichen oder zulassen. Zimbardos These: Nicht die Veranlagung bringt gute Menschen dazu, Böses zu tun, sondern die Situation, in der sie sich befinden oder in die man sie versetzt. Die Macht der Umstände schafft Täter und Opfer, und in oft diffusen Verantwortungsgeflechten verlieren moralische Maßstäbe allzu leicht ihr Fundament.Bei aller Beklemmung, die die Lektüre dieser ungemein detailreichen Studie unweigerlich auslöst, öffnet das Buch aber auch ein Fenster der Hoffnung: So wie man Situationen schaffen kann, die Menschen zum Bösen verführen, so können auch Zivilcourage und heldenhaftes Verhalten durch geeignete Rahmenbedingungen und gesellschaftliche Weichenstellungen gefördert werden. Der „Banalität des Bösen" setzt Zimbardo die „Banalität des Heldentums" entgegen.Ein beeindruckendes Stück Forschung zur Natur des Bösen und zu den Systemen und Situationen, die es entfesseln. ObserverEine Reise in Herz und Gehirn der Finsternis. Focus onlineEin notwendiges und wichtiges Buch. Gehirn und GeistEin fesselnder, gleichwohl erschreckender Blick auf unsere dunkle Seite ... Für alle, die sich fragen, wie Böses entsteht und bekämpft werden kann. EmotionPflichtlektüre nicht nur für Sozialwissenschaftler, sondern auch für Politiker, Entscheidungsträger und Erzieher. American ScientistTrade ReviewAus den Rezensionen der 1. Auflage:“Dieses bedeutende und brisante Buch offenbart verstörende Wahrheiten; über physische und psychische Gewalt, über Misshandlungen und Folter, über Kriegsverbrechen und Massenmorde - und über die Menschen, die sie ausführen, anordnen, ermöglichen oder zulassen. Philip Zimbardos These: Nicht die Veranlagung bringt gute Menschen dazu, Böses zu tun, sondern die Situation, in der sie sich befinden oder in die man sie versetzt. ... Bei aller Beklemmung, die die Lektüre dieser ungemein detailreichen Studie unweigerlich auslöst, öffnet das Buch aber auch ein Fenster der Hoffnung: So wie man Situationen schaffen kann, die Menschen zum Bösen zu verführen, so können auch Zivilcourage und heldenhaftes Verhalten durch geeignete Rahmenbedingungen und gesellschaftliche Weichenstellung gefördert werden.” (in: literatur-report.de, Juli 2008) “Jeder Mensch ist potenziell ein Gewalttäter und in jedem von uns steckt ein Teufel; aber nicht die Veranlagung bringt den Menschen dazu, Böses zu tun, sondern die Situation, in der er sich befindet oder in die er versetzt wird, lautet Zimbardos provozierende These. Anhand historischer und aktueller Beispiele sowie eigener Forschungen zeigt der renommierte amerikanische Sozialpsychologe im Detail, wie gruppendynamische Prozesse, situative Kräfte und das soziale Umfeld zusammenwirken können, um aus anständigen Bürgern Folterknechte und Mörder zu machen. ... Auch die Mittäterschaft politischer und militärischer Entscheidungsträger arbeitet er deutlich heraus. Eine hochbrisante Studie, die bereits viel Beachtung in den Medien gefunden hat.” (in: ekz-Informationsdienst, Januar 2009) “Ein fesselnder, gleichwohl erschreckender Blick auf unsere dunkle Seite. ... Für alle, die sich fragen, wie Böses entsteht und bekämpft werden kann. ” (emotion)Aus den Rezensionen der englischen Originalausgabe (ins Deutsche übersetzt):“Eine beeindruckendes Stück Forschung zur Natur des Bösen und den Systemen und Situationen, die es nähren. ” (The Guardian's Observer Magazine, April, 2007)“Alle Politiker und gesellschaftlichen Berichterstatter sollten dieses Buch lesen ... Keine erfreuliche Lektüre für diejenigen, die überzeugt sind, dass wir als Individuen moralisch autonom sind ... Der Luzifer-Effekt ist ein wichtiges Buch.” (The Sunday Times, April, 2007)“Das letzte Kapitel ist ein Juwel. Nahtlos zeigt Zimbardo hier, wie die gleiche Sozialpsychologie, die unsere übelsten Instinkte ausnutzt, sich so umgestalten lässt, dass sie das Beste in uns hervorbringt ... Dieses wichtige Buch sollte Pflichtlektüre nicht nur für Sozialwissenschaftler sein, sondern auch für Politiker, Entscheidungsträger und Erzieher.” (American Scientist, September, 2007) zahlreiche weitere Rezensionen zum englischen Original: siehe lucifereffect.comTable of ContentsVorwort zur deutschen Ausgabe.- Vorwort zur amerikanischen Originalausgabe.- Danksagung.- 1. Die Psychologie des Bösen: Situationsbedingte Persönlichkeitsveränderungen.- 2. Sonntag: Verhaftungen aus heiterem Himmel.- 3. Sonntag: Die Demütigungsrituale können beginnen.- 4. Montag: Eine Revolte bricht aus.- 5. Dienstag: Zweifacher Ärger mit Besuchern und Rebellen.- 6. Mittwoch: Die Lage gerät außer Kontrolle.- 7. Die Macht der Bewährungskommission.- 8. Donnerstag: Konfrontationen mit der Realität.- 9. Freitag: Der Vorhang fällt, das Licht erlischt.- 10. Bedeutung und Botschaften des Stanford Prison Experiment: Die Alchemie von Persönlichkeitsveränderungen.- 11. Das Stanford Prison Experiment: Ethische Fragen und Folgestudien.- 12. Die Erforschung sozialer Dynamik: Macht, Konformität und Gehorsam.- 13. Die Erforschung sozialer Dynamik: Deindividuation, Entmenschlichung und das Böse durch Untätigkeit.- 14. Misshandlungen und Folter in Abu Ghraib: Erklärungen und Beteiligte.- 15. Das System wird angeklagt: Die Mittäterschaft der militärischen Führung.- 16. Widerstand gegen situative Einflüsse und Würdigung heroischen Verhaltens.- Anmerkungen.- Index.

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