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Book SynopsisPeople may be out of your life, but they''re still in your head. Learn how to control the ongoing psychological impact of all your relationships and achieve happiness, success, and fulfillment.Who?s in Your Room? is a metaphor and a method for understanding how our relationships, past and present, impact our lives.Imagine that you live your entire life in one room. Inside are all the people with whom you have ever had a relationship. The room is infinitely large, and anyone you let in will be in your room for the rest of your life. Neurologists report that as far as your brain is concerned, the metaphor is real?memories and emotions continue to influence you, for better or worse, long after their external cause has disappeared. So who do you want in your room?Stewart Emery, a pioneer of the human potential movement, and Ivan Misner, known as the father of modern business networking, present a highly effective process for determining who should be in your room, where in the room they should be (close to the door or off in a corner?), and how to shape your room to reflect your values and your life?s purpose. This tool has unlimited usefulness for taking control of your life.

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Book SynopsisWhen working with Indigenous people, the helping professions -education, social work, health care and justice - reinforce the colonial lie that Indigenous people need saving. In White Benevolence, leading anti-racism scholars reveal the ways in which white settlers working in these institutions shape, defend and uphold institutional racism, even while professing to support Indigenous people. White supremacy shows up in the everyday behaviours, language and assumptions of white professionals who reproduce myths of Indigenous inferiority and deficit, making it clear that institutional racism encompasses not only high-level policies and laws but also the collective enactment by people within these institutions. In this uncompromising and essential collection, the authors argue that white settler social workers, educators, health-care practitioners and criminal justice workers have a responsibility to understand the colonial history of their professions and their complicity in ongoing violence, be it over-policing, school push-out, child apprehension or denial of health care. The answer isn't cultural awareness training. What's needed is radical anti-racism, solidarity and a relinquishing of the power of white supremacy.

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Book SynopsisOne of the most important psychologists alive today tells the story of the transformation of modern psychology through the lens of his own career and change of heart.Martin E. P. Seligman is one of the most decorated and popular psychologists of his generation. When he first encountered the discipline in the 1960s, it was devoted to eliminating misery: the science of how past trauma creates present symptoms. Today, thanks in large part to Seligman''s own work pioneering the Positive Psychology movement, it is ever more focused on the bright side; gratitude, resilience, and hope.In this his memoir, Seligman recounts how he learned to study optimism; including a life-changing conversation with his five-year-old daughter. In wise, eloquent prose, Seligman tells the human stories behind some of his major findings. He recounts developing CAVE, an analytical tool that predicts election outcomes (with shocking accuracy) based on the language used in campaign speeTrade ReviewHere is a major thinker who sees deeply into human nature and tells a good story. In The Hope Circuit, Marty Seligman displays both these gifts. This book is his best writing and thinking yet. -- Angela Duckworth, CEO of the Character Lab and bestselling author of GritMartin Seligman is simply the most important and influential psychologist of the last 30 years. This stunning memoir will tell you why, and reading it will change your life for the better. -- Sir Anthony Seldon, vice-chancellor of the University of BuckinghamFor half a century Martin Seligman has enlightened and inspired students of the human mind with his arresting findings and his visionary insights. He has been unafraid to plumb the dark recesses of the psyche, but just as bold in illuminating our better angels. This book combines a history of psychology by a man who shaped it, an explanation of powerful ideas about mental life, and a delightfully candid and reflective memoir. -- Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and the author of How the Mind WorksMartin Seligman is renowned for his contribution to the field of positive psychology - and in this thought-provoking and surprisingly candid memoir, he explains how hard-won his wisdom has been. -- Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness ProjectDr. Seligman learned how to be optimistic, and ... leaning on many of the ideas he explores in his book The Hope Circuit ... you can, too. * GQ magazine *The positive psychology movement is a beacon of hope in our contemporary culture. Its founder, Martin Seligman, is one of today's most influential psychologists. In this book, he tells his remarkable journey - from studying failure to promoting human flourishing. It is a fascinating story. -- Richard Layard, Director of the Well-Being Program at the London School of EconomicsThis warm, lively, beautifully written book tells the stories behind some of the grand ideas and developments that have reshaped psychology - as well as the struggles, missteps, conflicts, and misunderstandings that nearly derailed them. Through it all emerges the author's infectious excitement about exploring the human mind and his roaming quest for how to make life better for the mass of humanity. -- Roy F. Baumeister, author of Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human StrengthMartin Seligman is an intellectual giant, and readers will look to his memoir The Hope Circuit for secrets to his phenomenal impact as a scholar. What they will find is a deeply human story of his own struggles, hopes and ideas, told in an inspiring way. The Hope Circuit is more than an autobiography; it is a handbook for each of us to build a life dedicated to human flourishing. -- Arthur C. Brooks, PhD, President of the American Enterprise InstituteOne of our most important psychologists alive takes us on a surprising personal journey through his own highs and lows, twist and turns, overcoming tremendous obstacles to discover some of the most groundbreaking and iconic concepts in psychology. For a time his concept of 'learned helplessness' dominated the field as we looked to undo the past and now has us looking forward with positive psychology to grow our resilience , gratitude and hope. If you have an interest in the human condition, you will love this book. -- John Ratey, author of Spark and Driven to DistractionThis inspiring and rewarding well-documented record of a lifetime is a beautifully written page-turner. In addition, The Hope Circuit is the saga of how American psychology came of age. -- George E. Vaillant, MD, author of Triumphs of ExperienceThis valuable memoir reveals how an influential new approach in psychology is intertwined with the life story of its leader. -- Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at Harvard University and author of Multiple IntelligencesThe Hope Circuit is riveting. It turns out that one of the greatest psychologists of all time is also one of our greatest story tellers. Offering an unparalleled glimpse into a particular time and place and history of science, Marty Seligman's book will entertain you, fascinate you, disabuse you, and move you. Along with Marty, you will laugh, grieve, and rage and, alighting on the last page, insist on a sequel. -- Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph. D., professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, and author of The How of HappinessMartin Seligman has written a fascinating and intimate portrait of both his own life and the discipline of psychology. A deeply gifted scholar, practitioner and communicator, he reminds us that positive psychology has profound implications for the way we live and work-and for public policy. -- The Honorable Kevin Rudd, 26th Prime Minister of AustraliaThe Hope Circuit is a remarkable blend of personal growth and scientific discovery. Seligman is one of the giants of science and in this treatise he bares his sole as to how he came to the revelations that have so changed the field. Preparedness, safety signal, learned helplessness, and positive psychology are among the most original and important contributions to psychology in the last half century. The treatise reads as a character study and as a road map for how to do science and it is always fascinating and illuminating. -- Steven Hollon, Gertrude Conaway Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology, Vanderbilt UniversityIn my life, Martin Seligman rapidly evolved from just brilliant scientist, to become my good friend and mentor after we started the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program in 2008. This book, The Hope Circuit, which is both entertaining and refreshingly honest, helps me understand how he become the scientist, visionary and patriot I met and admire today. -- Rhonda Cornum, Brigadier General (retired), PhD, MD, and Director of Health Strategy for TechWerksA noted psychologist charts a life spent in service to positivity. The brass-tacks account of how positive psychology came into being, and Seligman's openness in discussing some of its problems, is a rewarding read. * Kirkus Reviews *A fascinating read for anyone interested in learning more about the history of psychology and the personality of one of the most prominent psychologists of all time. * Scientific American *In his new book, The Hope Circuit: A Psychologist's Journey from Helplessness to Optimism, he makes a compelling case for looking forward, in every sense... We Brits might not care for happiness hyperbole, but Seligman might just be right - an injection of optimism never goes amiss. -- Judith Woods * The Telegraph *I think Seligman has a point ... The worse it is, the happier we are...there is a British form of optimism: hope for the best and prepare for the worst. And if it happens, go for a therapeutic pint in the pub... -- Carol Midgley * The Times *...a set of ideas focused on positive experience, civic fulfilment and positive traits that would permeate into popular culture and government policy. * The Psychologist *an invaluable source for anyone interested in the politics and sociology behind scientific change...[a] fascinating book... I highly recommend it. * Private Practice *

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Book Synopsis'Freud the writer is what Joan Riviere so elegantly presents to the English-Language reader'Lisa Appignanesi from her preface to Sigmund Freud: Essays and PapersThis collection focuses in on the set of Riviere's translations that made up the first library of Freud in English. Including his papers on metapsychology, applied psychoanalysis and technique, and within those broader categories are subjects as diverse as narcissism, love, paranoia and homosexuality. Riviere's great understanding of Freud's work is evident as we see his engrossingly direct arguments - the style that distinguished him from academics of his day - take shape in her talented translations. We are presented with Freud's various guises, both an essayist and master storyteller he brings to life the vagaries of his patients. Riviere was a major player in disseminating psychoanalysis into English, 'no less than the man she translated is she a figure to be hidden from history', in this collection the translator and the scientist come together in a rich, engrossing brew.

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Book SynopsisA fascinating exposé of office culture, in the style of the bestselling Affluenza, from popular psychologist Oliver JamesThe modern working world is a dangerous place, where game-playing, duplicity and sheer malevolence are rife. Do talent and hard work count for nothing? Is politics everything?In this fascinating exposé, Oliver James reveals the murky underside of modern office life. With cutting-edge research and eye-opening interviews, he highlights the nasty practices that propel people to the top and shows how industries and cultures are fostering this behaviour.He then divulges strategies and techniques for not only surviving but thriving in these difficult environments. With the right mindset, you can distinguish and deal with toxic and overpromoted colleagues, charm your way through interviews and use office politics to your advantage.Office Politics will overthrow your perceptions of office life and set you on a new path to success.Oliver James trained and practised as a child clinical psychologist and, since 1988, has worked as a writer, journalist and television documentary producer and presenter. His books include Juvenile Violence in a Winner-Loser Culture, the bestselling They F*** You Up, Affluenza and Contented Dementia. He is a trustee of two children''s charities: the National Family and Parenting Institute and Homestart.Trade ReviewI can't remember the last time I read such a useful and eye-opening book. But be warned: after reading it, you may never want to go to work again. * Mail on Sunday *Oliver James is excellent at showing why social scientists think that the surge in material affluence can produce the opposite of happiness. -- Avner Offer, Professor of Economic History, University of Oxford

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Book SynopsisBrain and Behavior: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective captures the excitement of cognitive and behavioral neuroscience by focusing on fundamental scientific principles, patterns, and ways of thinking. Brain and Behavior is clear and vibrant writing, with fascinating real-life examples and applications that help to emphasize the dynamically changing nature of the brain. This text covers a wide territory critical for understanding the brain, from the basics of the nervous system to the sensory and motor systems, sleep, language, memory, emotions and motivation, social cognition, and brain disorders. Throughout the narrative, the authors emphasize the dynamically changing nature of the brain, through the mechanisms of neuroplasticity. The text pulls together the best current knowledge about the brain while acknowledging current areas of ignorance and pointing students toward the most promising directions for future research.Trade ReviewBrain and Behavior is an excellent introduction to cognitive neuroscience for the undergraduate student. It provides sufficient detail at this level for the students to gain an appreciation of the complexity and the importance of brain function in cognition." - Joseph H. Porter, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityThe text is an excellent adoption as an introduction to important topics in neuroscience, is well researched, and well written." - John E. Bryant, Bowie State UniversityA great resource for students interested in neuroscience. Well-written, student-friendly, and easy to understand." - Maura Mitrushina, California State University - NorthridgeTable of ContentsChapter 1 - Introduction Chapter 2 - The Brain and the Nervous System Chapter 3 - Neurons and Synapses Chapter 4 - Neuroplasticity Chapter 5 - Vision Chapter 6 - Other Senses Chapter 7 - The Motor System Chapter 8 - Attention and Consciousness Chapter 9 - Memory Chapter 10 - Sleep Chapter 11 - Language and Lateralization Chapter 12 - Decision Making Chapter 13 - Emotions Chapter 14 - Motivation and Reward Chapter 15 - Social Cognition Chapter 16 - Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

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Book SynopsisFrom the team that brought you the bestselling and trusted The Complete Companions, The Complete Companions Exam Workbooks provide students with skills-building activities and step-by-step practice questions to ensure they approach their exams confident of success. They are matched to AQA''s AS and A Level examination requirements.The Complete Companions: A Level Psychology: Paper 3 Exam Workbook for AQA: Aggression covers Aggression, one of the optional topics examined by A Level Paper 3.Other titles in the series include:The Complete Companions: A Level Year 1 and AS Psychology: Paper 1 Exam Workbook for AQAThe Complete Companions: A Level Year 1 and AS Psychology: Paper 2 Exam Workbook for AQAThe Complete Companions: A Level Psychology: Paper 3 Exam Workbook for AQA: Relationships including Issues and debatesThe Complete Companions: A Level Psychology: Paper 3 Exam Workbook for AQA: Gender including Issues and debatesThe Complete Companions: A Level Psychology: Paper 3 Exam Workbook

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Book SynopsisOffering an unparalleled level of assessment support, IB Prepared: Psychology has been developed directly with the IB to provide the most up-to-date, authentic and authoritative guidance on DP assessment.

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Book SynopsisMatched to our bestselling and trusted The Complete Companions Student Books, and AQA''s A Level examination requirements this Revision Guide has been written and reviewed by examiners, providing you with clear, focussed coverage of everything you need to know so you can approach your exams confident of success.Recap key AO1 knowledge and AO3 discussion/evaluation points with just the right amount of information for each topic to consolidate your knowledge and understanding. Apply what you know with targeted revision activities that rehearse key examination skills and guide you through answering every question type you might face. Review and track revision with suggested consolidation activities to embed your learning. Perfect for use alongside the Student Book or as a stand-alone resource for independent revision, this colourful Revision Guide helps you Recap, Apply, Review and ultimately Succeed at A Level Psychology.Other titles include:The Complete Companions: A Level Year 1/AS Psy

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Book SynopsisWe feel therefore we are. Conscious sensations ground our sense of self. They are essential to our idea of ourselves as psychic beings: present, existent, and mattering. But is it only humans who feel this way? Do other animals? Will future machines? To answer these questions we need a scientific understanding of consciousness: what it is and why it has evolved. Nicholas Humphrey has been researching these issues for fifty years. In this extraordinary book, weaving together intellectual adventure, cutting-edge science, and his own breakthrough experiences, he tells the story of his quest to uncover the evolutionary history of consciousness: from his discovery of blindsight after brain damage in monkeys, to hanging out with mountain gorillas in Rwanda, to becoming a leading philosopher of mind. Out of this, he has come up with an explanation of conscious feeling''phenomenal consciousness''that he presents here in full for the first time. Building on this theory of how phenomenal conscio

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Book SynopsisPsychology influences the way we think about everything, from education and intelligence to relationships and advertising. This updated Very Short Introduction by Gillian Butler and Freda McManus provides an exploration of the leadings ideas and theories of psychology for anyone interested in understanding the human mind.Table of ContentsGLOSSARY; REFERENCES; FURTHER READING; INDEX

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Book SynopsisTerry Waite explores the widely different forms of solitary existence from different people he's met.Trade Review"This is a thoughtful and sensitive book from a man who endured the fear and loneliness of captivity. Now, years later, Terry Waite explores solitude in its many forms."Stella Rimington DBE, former Director General of MI5;"No one is better qualified to write about solitude than Terry Waite, who spent nearly five years of his life in solitary confinement. His exploration of solitude - he calls it a saunter - takes him from his personal ordeal to the Australian outback, to the home of a former British double agent in Moscow, and beyond. His book will be of great value to those who have suffered from too much company or too little, or are interested in the phenomenon of being alone, which is not at all the same as being lonely. Terry Waite's saunter through solitude is wide ranging, original, well written and (best of all) companionable."- Martin Bell OBE, UNICEF ambassador and former war reporter;"This is a wonderfully perceptive and engaging book. Terry Waite takes the reader deep into other worlds, both geographical and psychological, from which they will emerge enlightened and spiritually enriched."- Ranulph Fiennes OBE, explorer, writer and poetTable of ContentsPrelude Part One: Places of Solitude 1 Mount Isa 2 Constantine 3 Rabbit Flat 4 Riveren 5 Humbert River Station 6 Solitude/Salt Lake City 7 Chicago 8 The Cederbergs Interlude: Songs of Solitude Part Two: Deceptive Solitude 9 Shallow cover 10 Deep cover 11 The double life of George Blake Part Three: Inescapable Solitude 12 Svetlana, daughter of Stalin 13 Myra Hindley 14 Prisoner of war 15 A Necessary end Postlude

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Book SynopsisBuilding on work in feminist studies, queer studies and critical race theory, this volume challenges the universality of propositions about human nature, by questioning the boundaries between predominant neurotypes and âothersâ, including dyslexics, autistics and ADHDers.This is the first work of its kind to bring cutting-edge research across disciplines to the concept of neurodiversity. It offers in-depth explorations of the themes of cure/prevention/eugenics; neurodivergent wellbeing; cross-neurotype communication; neurodiversity at work; and challenging brain-bound cognition. It analyses the role of neuro-normativity in theorising agency, and a proposal for a new alliance between the Hearing Voices Movement and neurodiversity. In doing so, we contribute to a cultural imperative to redefine what it means to be human. To this end, we propose a new field of enquiry that finds ways to support the inclusion of neurodivergent perspectives in knowledge production, and which questTrade Review"This must-read research-based text represents a step-change in our understanding of neurodiversity; challenging old assumptions, generating new knowledge and understandings of importance to us all. Written by editors and authors who really know what they are talking about, and organised around five key themes, it builds on critical race theory, feminist and queer studies, connects with disability and Mad Studies, to explore a new and important field – Neurodiversity Studies."Peter Beresford, Professor of Citizen Participation at the University of Essex, UK, and Co-Chair of Shaping Our Lives, the national user led organisation."The increasing recognition that there is no 'normal' brain type against which all others must be judged pathological is having a transformative effect on every aspect of society: on employment, education, research, public policy, and how we conceive of the minds of other people. This book makes an important contribution to the evolving scholarly discourse around neurodiversity by centering the voices and experiences of neurodivergent people."Steve Silberman, author of the prize-winning "NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity". "There is SO MUCH here. The essays by Alyssa Hillary and Matthew Belmonte alone are worth the cost of the book. Neurodiversity advances, less like an army than like an ecosystem after a fire. Growth and renewal beyond measure."Ralph James Savarese, Professor of English, Grinnell College and author of "See It Feelingly: Classic Novels, Autistic Readers, and the Schooling of a No-Good English Professor"."Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm is interesting, enjoyable and thought provoking, and I think its theoretical discourse and positions have clear constructive practical implications which really matter."Dinah Murray, autism researcher and campaigner productiveirritant.org. "Neurodiversity Studies: A New Critical Paradigm provides a deep-dive into the complex world of autism and the neurologically different. Ranging through the humanities, social sciences, philosophy, ethics, and communication studies, among other areas, the book breaks new ground in the academic study of the inner worlds and sensoria of a significant portion of the population too often ignored politically while over-treated medically."Lennard J. Davis, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Arts and Sciences, and also Professor of Disability and Human Development in the School of Applied Health Sciences and Professor of Medical Education in the University of Illinois College of Medicine, USA."This superb collection builds upon previous efforts of scholars and activists to decentre normative assumptions of what it is to be human and create an interdisciplinary discursive space, formulating neurodiversity studies as a new field of enquiry ... highly recommended would be an understatement!" Dr Damian Milton, Lecturer in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, University of Kent, National Autistic Society as Autism Knowledge and Expertise Consultant and chair of the Participatory Autism Research Collective (PARC). Table of ContentsIntroduction Curing Neurodivergence/Eugenics1. The Production of the ‘Normal’ Child: Neurodiversity and the Commodification of Parenting 2. Language Games Used to Construct Pathological Autism 3. Is There an Ethical Case for the Prevention and/or Cure of Autism? Neurodivergent Wellbeing4. Neurodiversity, Disability, Wellbeing 5. Neurodiversity in a Neurotypical World: An Enactive Framework for Investigating Autism and Social Institutions Cross-Neurotype Communication6. Neurodiversity and Cross-Cultural Communication 7. Understanding Empathy Through a Study of Autistic Life Writing: On the Importance of Neurodiverse Morality 8. Sensory Strangers: Travels in Normate Sensory Worlds Neurodiversity at Work9. Practical Scholarship: Optimising Beneficial Research Collaborations Between Autistic Scholars, Professional Services Staff and ‘Typical Academics’ in UK Universities 10. Designing an Autistic Space for Research: Exploring the Impact of Context, Space, and Sociality in Autistic Writing Processes 11. How Individuals and Institutions Can Learn to Make Room for Human Cognitive Diversity: A Personal Perspective from My Life in Neuroscience Challenging Brain-Bound Cognition12. Understanding Autistic Individuals: Cognitive Diversity not Theoretical Deficit Moving Forwards 13. Neuronormativity in Theorising Agency: An Argument for a Critical Neurodiversity Approach 14. Defining Neurodiversity for Research and Practice 15. A New Alliance? The Hearing Voices Movement and Neurodiversity Conclusion

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Book SynopsisCognitive Psychology: The Basics provides a compact introduction to the core topics in the field, discussing the science behind the everyday cognitive phenomena experienced by us all. The book considers laboratory and applied theory and research alongside technological developments to demonstrate how our understanding of the brain's role in cognition is improving all the time. Alongside coverage of traditional topics in the field, including attention and perception; learning and memory; thinking, problem-solving and decision-making; and language, the book also discusses developments in interrelated areas, such as neuroscience and computational cognitive science. New perspectives, including the contribution of evolutionary psychology to our understanding of cognition are also considered before a thoughtful discussion of future research directions. Using real-world examples throughout, the authors explain in an accessible and student-friendly manner the role our human Table of Contents1. What is Cognitive Psychology?2. Relationship between Brain Structure, Function and Cognitive Modelling3. Attention and Perception4. Memory and Learning5. Thinking: Decision-Making and Problem-Solving6. Language and Communication7. Consciousness and Metacognition8. Cognitive Neuropsychology9. Future Directions of Cognitive Psychology

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Book Synopsis"A chalice of wisdom for our time."—Ernest L. Rossi, Ph.D., C.J. Jung Institute of Los AngelesTrade Review"[A] most readable volume, rich in personal memories and comments by Dr. Rosen.... The stories give indirect suggestions, show how to overcome habitual limitation, re-frame experiences from negative to positive and discover values. The result is a remarkable combination of entertaining reading offering personal psychological insight." -- Los Angeles Times

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Book SynopsisThis classic work is a monumental, integrated view of man''s search for an understanding of the inner reaches of the mind. In an account that is both exhaustive and exciting, the distinguished psychiatrist and author demonstrates the long chain of development,through the exorcists, magnetists, and hypnotists,that led to the fruition of dynamic psychiatry in the psychological systems of Janet, Freud, Adler, and Jung.Table of Contents* The Ancestry of Dynamic Psychotherapy * The Emergence of Dynamic Psychiatry * The First Dynamic Psychiatry (17751900) * The Background of Dynamic Psychiatry * On the Threshold of a New Dynamic Psychiatry * Pierre Janet and Psychological Analysis * Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis * Alfred Adler and Individual Psychology * Carl Gustav Jung and Analytical Psychology * The Dawn and Rise of the New Dynamic Psychiatry * Conclusion

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Book SynopsisPioneering research has been carried out over the last decade on mentalization and the promotion of mentalizing capacity - the ability to interpret the behavior of oneself and others as based on intentional mental states, such as needs, desires, feelings, and beliefs. This book is a consolidation of current knowledge and clinical applications, bringing together a group of international experts who have been on the ground floor of theory and research to clarify the concept, review pertinent neurobiological and psychosocial research, and explore its diverse clinical applications. Four sections will cover Conceptual Foundations, Developmental Psychopathology, Intervention and Prevention. A biopsychosocial approach will be used, integrating new research in neuroimaging with psychodynamic and cognitive perspectives. Clinical issues covered will include parentchild interactions, personality disorders, traumatic brain injury, bullying and at-risk children.Table of ContentsAbout the Editors. List of Contributors. Foreword by Susan W. Coates. Preface by Jon G. Allen and Peter Fonagy. Part I: CONCEPTUAL AND CLINICAL FOUNDATIONS. 1 Mentalizing in Practice (Jon G. Allen). 2 Mentalizing from a Psychoanalytic Perspective: What’s New? (Jeremy Holmes). Part II: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. 3 The Mentalization-Focused Approach to Social Development (Peter Fonagy). 4 Mentalizing Problems in Childhood Disorders (Carla Sharp). 5 A Neurobiological Perspective on Mentalizing and Internal Object Relations in Traumatized Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (Glen O. Gabbard, Lisa A. Miller and Melissa Martinez). Part III: INCORPORATING MENTALIZING IN ESTABLISHED TREATMENTS. 6 Integrating Mentalization-Based Treatment and Traditional Psychotherapy to Cultivate Common Ground and Promote Agency (Richard L. Munich). 7 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Promotes Mentalizing (Thröstur Björgvinsson and John Hart). 8 Enhancing Mentalizing Capacity through Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Training and Positive Psychology (Lisa Lewis). Part IV: MENTALIZATION-BASED THERAPY. 9 Mentalizing and Borderline Personality Disorder (Anthony Bateman and Peter Fonagy). 10 Short-Term Mentalization and Relational Therapy (SMART): An Integrative Family Therapy for Children and Adolescents (Pasco Fearon, Mary Target, Peter Fonagy, Laurel L. Williams, Jacqueline McGregor, John Sargent and Efrain Bleiberg). 11 Training Psychiatry Residents in Mentalization-Based Therapy (Laurel L.Williams, Peter Fonagy, Mary Target, Pasco Fearon, John Sargent, Efrain Bleiberg and Jacqueline McGregor). 12. Treating Professionals in Crisis: A Mentalization-Based Specialized Inpatient Program (Efrain Bleiberg). 13. Enhancing Mentalizing through Psycho-Education (G. Tobias G. Haslam-Hopwood, Jon G. Allen, April Stein and Efrain Bleiberg). Part V: PREVENTION. 14. Minding the Baby: A Mentalization-Based Parenting Program (Lois S. Sadler, Arietta Slade and Linda C. Mayes). 15. Transforming Violent Social Systems into Non-Violent Mentalizing Systems: An Experiment in Schools (Stuart W. Twemlow and Peter Fonagy). 16. Does Mentalizing Promote Resilience? (Helen Stein). Epilogue (Robert Michels). Index.

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Book SynopsisPraise for Marketing for the Mental Health Professional: An Innovative Guide for Practitioners This book is packed with useful strategies that have worked for years and years in the business world. People who follow the advice here are going to go places. Dr. Thomas Phelan, Psychologist and bestselling author of 1-2-3 Magic David''s book is brilliant! He guides us through our own resistance and the unquestioned beliefs we have held around marketing, money, and our profession. Not only have I received a long-overdue education, David has inspired in me the creativity, courage, and confidence to create my own vision. Melinda Edwards, MD, Psychiatrist A hands-on guide to building a successful mental health practice There is real opportunity for growth, advancement, and overall success within the mental health profession. Marketing for the Mental Health Professional helps you acquire and apply the powerfulTable of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgments. PART ONE: NEW BEGINNINGS. CHAPTER ONE: Introduction. Beginning the Exploration. Clearing to Create Opportunity. Secrets of Success and the Sales Stigma. Summary. CHAPTER TWO: Marketing and the Mental Health Profession: A Powerful Combination. Demystifying the Marketing Process. Exploring the New Marketing Model. Where Can Marketing Take You? Summary. CHAPTER THREE: How to Sell Mental Health Services: Five Elements of Success. A New Sales Philosophy for Mental Health Professionals. Creating a Buying Environment through Client-Based Selling. Element 1: Sell the Way People Want to Buy. Element 2: The Power of Presence. Element 3: Give Value and Business Will Follow! Element 4: Arouse “Want” and “Need” in Others. Element 5: Go Above and Beyond and Be Remembered! Summary. PART TWO: THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS. CHAPTER FOUR: Finding Your Power: The Social Dynamics of Power, Infl uence, and Persuasion. What Does "Power" Mean and Why Does it Matter for Your Practice? Translating Power into Infl uence and Success. Using the Power of Groups. Opening the Door to Bigger Opportunities. The Intrigue of the Unfinished. Teaser Campaigns in Mental Health. The Use of Framing in the Mental Health Profession. Understanding How People Make Purchasing Decisions. Practical Techniques for Using Personal Power Effectively. Summary. CHAPTER FIVE: Finding Your Place in the Field: Effective Strategies for Building Credibility and Earning Authority. Building a Foundation for Professional Success. Change the Way You Work in the Profession. Build Expertise by Finding Your Market Niche. Turn Your Knowledge and Expertise into Value for Clients. Become Published: You Have Unique Opportunities! The Art of Public Speaking. Slideshow Design Principles that Say “Wow”. Summary. CHAPTER SIX: Understanding Buying Motives in Behavioral Health Care. Trigger Points in Mental Health. Lessons in Behavioral Psychology: Accessing Trigger Points in Your Marketing Messages. Prospecting: How to Sell Your Services to the Right People. Summary. CHAPTER SEVEN: Sales and Marketing for Mental Health Organizations. Building Successful Partnerships. Client-Based Selling for Admissions Departments. Summary. PART THREE: THE FUTURE OF SUCCESS. CHAPTER EIGHT: Social Networking in the Mental Health Profession. How Do I Find the Time? Blogging for the Mental Health Professional. Understanding RSS Feeds. Online Newsletter Subscription Tools. Twitter and the Mental Health Profession. Business Networking and Online Forums. Summary. CHAPTER NINE: Selling Yourself in Today’s Job Market. What the Future of Job Searching Looks Like. “We Can Rebuild Him”: Launching a Transformational Campaign. Glimpsing the Future. Exploring Your Interests and Developing a Career Plan. Goal Writing. Selling Yourself: Four Essential Tips To Getting Hired. Networking Skills. Summary. CHAPTER TEN: Build a Better Web site: Web Site Essentials for Mental Health Professionals. Web Design Questions and Answers. Summary. CHAPTER ELEVEN: Service Trends within Our Changing Industry. The Internet and the Window of Opportunity. The Rise of Professional Coaching. Online Psychotherapy. Online Treatment Programs. Online Training: A Unique Way to Promote Your Services. Summary. CHAPTER TWELVE: Conclusion. APPENDIX: Business Development Worksheets and Exercises. BIBLIOGRAPHY. References. Index.

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Book Synopsis''Caulfield wittily breaks down everyday dilemmas that might frazzle you . . . Relax encourages you to make decisions informed by evidence, in the hope that you might stop overthinking them.''PANDORA SYKES, THE TIMES''A handbook that is informed as well as wise.''OBSERVERA surprising, liberating and scientifically informed guide to overcoming the anxiety that permeates modern life.How many cups of coffee should I drink?Are work meetings really worth the time?Do I really have to floss?Award-winning public-health expert Timothy Caulfield tackles our daily dilemmas from the moment we wake up to when we go to sleep and the innumerable cultural, social and psychological forces shaping the decisions we make. Too often these decisions are dictated by concerns or beliefs about our world that simply aren't true. Caulfield shows that these misperceptions unnecessarily stress us out

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Book SynopsisA fun and revealing journal to fill out with your best friendThis new spinoff edition of the bestselling journal Me, You, Us is specially designed for BFFs to fill out together. Use the prompts to capture funny moments, favorite memories, and personal messages to share only with each other. Decide on your perfect theme song. Design your matching tattoos. Capture special moments, jokes, and ideas that are just “so us.” There are no rules – just lots of creative ways to explore and celebrate your special connection. Featuring sixteen pages of new prompts as well as updated illustrated pages throughout, this playful, upbeat, and engaging book is a fun experience to share as well as a time capsule to look back on.

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of this major textbook clearly shows how sociology can inform professional social work practice in the twenty-first century. It provides an easy-to-follow, jargon-free introduction to sociology for social work students, with crucial links to practice across a comprehensive range of topics.Trade ReviewThis book is an essential read for all social work students and newly-qualified practitioners.Dr Steve Rogowski, Professional Social WorkThis new, updated version will help training and qualified social workers to make links between policy, practice and sociological theory and assist them to identify their role and contribution to challenging structural inequalities evident in society today.Sheila Furness, University of BradfordThis second edition is recommended as core reading for all social work students as it skilfully captures the central relevance of a sociological understanding to the whole social work curriculum. It also demonstrates via the use of carefully selected examples the location of social work as a profession within the social and political context. Never has such a text been more needed.Cath Holmstrom, Middlesex UniversityTable of ContentsIntroductionChapter 1 What is Sociology?Chapter 2 Social Class, Poverty and Social ExclusionChapter 3 GenderChapter 4 Race and EthnicityChapter 5 DisabilityChapter 6 Sexuality and Sexual ExploitationChapter 7 Deviance and CrimeChapter 8 Family and CommunityChapter 9 Children and Young PeopleChapter 10 Old AgeChapter 11 Health and Mental HealthChapter 12 Social Work and Social ContextUseful Resources

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Book SynopsisA clear and practical guide to learning meditation techniquesMany people are turning to meditation as an effective way to relax and find inner peace. Regular meditation can help you to combat stress, improve your general health, increase your awareness and boost your capacity to think clearly and creatively. Teach Yourself to Meditate is the ideal guide for everyone who wants to learn this powerful technique. This excellent book explains what meditation is, why it works and how to do it, as well as the 10 core meditation practices which work best for everyone. Throughout the book there are also easy-to-follow exercises and enjoyable ''spot meditations'' which you can do any time, anywhere. By investing just a few minutes a day, you will learn a skill that will greatly improve the quality of your life.Trade ReviewAn excellent book * Daily Mail *A clear and practical guide to learning meditation techniques * Kindred Spirit Magazine *

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Book SynopsisYour body is comprised of energy pathways and energy centres that are in constant motion, interconnecting with your cells, organs, immune system, mood and thoughts. THE HEALING POWER OF EFT AND ENERGY PSYCHOLOGY incorporates the concepts of Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) to show you how to shift these energies, so you can influence your physical health, your emotional patterns, and your state of mind. With this strategy, stubborn phobias often fade in minutes, the lifelong effects of an early trauma can frequently be reduced or completely eliminated, uncontrollable anger can rapidly become manageable and even elusive physical problems may respond where other treatments have failed. Here are simple step-by-step instructions to help you: change unwanted habits and behaviours; enhance your ability to love, succeed and enjoy life; overcome fear, guilt, shame, jealousy or anger. This clearly illustrated and easy to follow energy approach will help bring about significant cha

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Book SynopsisLearn effective PTSD group treatment The awareness of psychological trauma has grown exponentially in the past decade, and clinicians in many areas have increasingly found themselves confronted with the need to provide trauma-related services to clients. Still, there remains a serious lack of manuals that guide clinicians using group therapy to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy for Women: A Clinician's Manual is the important, how-to resource that fills this void with a successful theory-based, field-tested model of group therapy for traumatized women. Concise and full of clinical examples, this helpful text includes a session-by-session guide for clinicians and a workbook for clients. Comprehensive and practical, Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy for Women: A Clinician's Manual not only describes the theory, method, and rationale for this effective treatment, but also offers a complete, step-by-step clinician's manual andTable of ContentsCourtois, Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgments. Part I: The Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy Model. Objectives and Rationale. Trauma-Centered Psychotherapy. Critical Elements of Group Therapy. A Developmental Theoretical Framework. Normal Development and the Processes of Accommodation and Assimilation. Impact of Trauma on Developmental Processes. Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy Treatment Strategy. Group Therapy Procedures and Rules. Client Screening and Assessment. Treatment Phases. Group Procedures. Group Rules. Managing Traumatic Reenactments. Preparation. Specific Steps. Summary. Part II: Session-by-session Lecture Series. Phase I Sessions. Session 1: Disclosing the Trauma. Session 2: Shame and Identity. Session 3: The Void and Emptiness. Session 4: Moving from Rage to Forgiveness. Session 5: Womanhood: My Ally or My Enemy? Phase II Sessions. Session 6: You Are Not the Trauma. Session 7: Knowing Your Symptoms Increases Your Control. Session 8: Your Body is Not Your Enemy. Session 9: Cutting Off People Continues Your Isolation. Session 10: Stop the Dumping. Session: 11: Putting it Right. Phase III Sessions. Session 12: Finding Meaning in Your Life. Session 13: Moving into the Future. Session 14: Saying Goodbye. Session 15: Achieving Transformation. Session 16: Standing in the Truth of One’s Testimony. Chapter 8. The Graduation Ceremony. Giving Testimony and Bearing Witness. Inviting Society to Take on Responsibility for Its Members. Providing a Positive Homecoming Experience. Specific Procedures for Conducting the Graduation Ceremony. Part III: Ensuring Success with Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy. Therapist Competencies and Challenges. Critical Therapist Characteristics. Specific Challenges for the Therapist. Empirical Support for Trauma-Centered Group Psychotherapy. Summary of the Study. Method. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. Appendix A: Handout for the Graduation Ceremony. Appendix B: Workbooks. Appendix C: Women’s Trauma Program. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisCon el apoyo de la investigación científica y médica actual, la doctora Caroline Leaf expone un "cambio" en tu cerebro que te permitirá tener una vida más feliz, más sana, más agradable, en la que alcances tus objetivos, controles tus pensamientos e incluso seas más inteligente.

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Book SynopsisProvides a non-technical overview of the research in the areas of genetics, hormones, brain imaging, neuropsychology, environmental influences, and more, focusing on explaining what we currently know about the biological foundations for this disorder and offering insights into prediction, intervention, and prevention.Trade ReviewThis innovative work presents the very latest and best science on the topic of psychopathy and biology. It is a tour de force with its coverage of the primary areas of biological research, explanation of the techniques used in biological research, and its coverage of existing findings on the topic. With this book, Glenn and Raine uncover hints regarding the biological underpinnings of psychopathy and the implications that biology has for the development, nature and treatment of this syndrome. Well informed and incredibly well written this book is a valuable source for those wanting to know more about psychopathy in general but especially those wanting to learn more about its biological roots and the contextual factors that affect its development and consequent variations. This book points to many avenues for future science and is highly relevant to a full range of trainees and professionals working in psychology, psychiatry, and other allied mental health professions. Glenn and Raine hit the mark with this incredibly powerful book that is also relevant to those in the general public who are interested in the biological foundations of psychopathy. -- Randall Salekin,University of AlabamaPsychopathy: An Introduction to Biological Findings and Their Implicationsis an impressive achievement, covering decades-long research on the neurobiology of antisocial behaviour and psychopathy. Frequently authors cannot see the wood for the trees, but the book clearly maps the growing forest that is our understanding of environmental, neurobiological and genetic contributions to psychopathy. * Times Higher Education *InPsychopathy,Andrea L. Glenn and Adrian Raine rigorously and cleverly summarize a multitude of findings from studies of behavior, cognition, and brain functioning. . . . [T]he book can be appreciated by students who want to be introduced to one of the domains of cognitive neuroscience that is rather complex and in the process of restructuring itself into not only a legitimate field of study, but also one that is independent from criminology. The book can also be an interesting and useful read for established researchers who want to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a domain before considering it as a field of study. All in all, the text is a good and valuable read which is difficult to put down. * Metapsychology *Psychopathyis one in a long list of publications designed to provide an overarching summary of a hypothetical neurobiological model of the disorder with the authors goal being to define the disorder in terms of neurobiological deficits, with each of the nine chapters summarizing the presumed influence of a particular factor. * PsycCRITQUES *Table of ContentsIntroduction 1. Genetics 2. Hormones 3. Psychophysiology 4. Neuropsychology 5. Brain Imaging 6. Biosocial and Environmental Influences 7. Successful Psychopaths 8. Ethical Issues 9. Prevention, Intervention, and Treatment Conclusion Further Reading References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisIn this revised new edition, Bayne and Jinks expertly combine the professional and academic aspects of applied psychology. The contributing authors, all experts in their field, provide authoritative and engaging overviews of their areas of expertise and an important range of perspectives. The book is organised into three parts. The first part is a general context for applied psychology including a discussion of questions about evidence based practice. The second part discusses practice and training in a plethora of areas of applied psychology, including all of the traditional routes (for e.g. clinical, health and educational psychology), eight 'relative newcomers' to the field (for e.g. sport and forensic psychology) and four areas not always regarded as applied psychology: counselling, coaching, careers guidance and lecturing. The innovative third part is a roundtable of expert practitioners commenting on the new directions they would like to see in their areas of applied psycholoTrade Review′Bayne and Jinks have produced a tour de force of applied psychology in this book. This is an outstanding text and a must buy for undergraduates and masters students thinking about a career in psychology′ Professor Cary Cooper Lancaster University ′This book is a major source of stimulating ideas and discussion at the highest level. It is the text for those who want to move beyond the basics of research into high quality professional quality research in all areas of psychology′ Dr. Dennis Howitt Loughborough University ′The book is split into three parts, where parts 2 and 3 particularly stand out as being of practical use to the student wishing to make plans for a career or to understand what the various careers might entail. The authors should be applauded for writing coherent, engaging and readable accounts of areas of psychological specialism. I learned a lot about how other professionals train and about their professional focus, which was both refreshing and enlightening′ -- Simon DuffTable of ContentsPART ONE: CONTEXT Applying Psychology - John Radford Research: The Ubiquitous Handmaiden of Professionalism - Brian R Clifford Beyond Evidence-Based Practice: Rethinking the Relationship between Research, Theory and Practice - David Harper, Kenneth Gannon and Mary Robinson PART TWO: TRAINING AND PRACTICE Clinical Psychology - Maria Castro, Christopher Whiteley and Mary Boyle Educational and Child Psychology - Mark Fox Occupational Psychology - Carla Gibbes, Mark Holloway and Donald Ridley Health Psychology - Paula Nicolson Marketing Psychology - Chris Hackley Forensic Psychology - Brian R. Clifford Clinical Neuropsychology - Ashok Jansari Sport Psychology - James Beale and Marcia Wilson Counselling Psychology - Jill Mytton Positive Psychology - Kate Hefferon and Ilona Boniwell Cognitive Psychology - Volker Thoma Counselling and Psychotherapy - Gordon Jinks Coaching and Coaching Psychology - Ho Law and Christian van Nieuwerburgh Careers Guidance and Psychology - Jenny Bimrose, Rachel Mulvey and Nelica La Gro The Professional Academic - John Radford PART THREE: NEW DIRECTIONS New Directions in Applied Psychology: A Roundtable - Edited By Rowan Bayne Section One: Further Areas of Applied Psychology The Humanitarian and Third Sectors - Sarah Davidson Green living - Nicky Hayes Community Psychology - Carolyn Kagan Applying psychology to the layout of printed text - James Hartley Personality Theory - Rowan Bayne Section Two: Supplements to Areas Reviewed in the Main Chapters Clinical Psychology - Susan Llewelyn Educational Psychology - Irvine Gersch Occupational and Organisational Psychology - Clive Fletcher Occupational Psychology - Chris Lewis Investigative Interviewing - Ray Bull Forensic Psychology in the Prison and Probation Service - Ruth Mann The Use of Virtual Reality-Based Environmental Enrichment for Patients Recovering from Brain Injury - P. R. Penn And F. D. Rose Strengths - Alex Linley Section Three: General Perspectives Psychological Ethics: The Good, the Defensive and the Utilitarian - Richard Kwiatkowski Reflections on the Place and Usefulness of Psychology - Colin Feltham Psychology Today - Nicky Hayes

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Book SynopsisThese steps are more than a self-help tool or a psychosomatic technique for self-improvement. They restore a sense of oranismic-emotional truth, and provide the means to embody experience into a personal design for living that expresses the deepest nature of the self. A companion volume to Emotional Anatomy, this book describes the methodology that accompanies Keleman''s somatic theories. Using a systematic guide, the reader is encouraged to identify his own somatic patterns and to learn from his experience.

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Book SynopsisThis insightful volume is designed as a series of invitations towards living attentiveness, examining how we all make the other, through projection (blaming and shaming the other outside ourselves), our enemy with whom we prefer not to dialogue.All of us are faced daily with individual and collective manifestations of the Shadow all that we fear, despise and makes us feel ashamed. Carl Jung's concept of the Shadow, emerging as it did from his personal confrontation with the realms of his unconscious self, is one of the most important contributions he made to the understanding of humanity and to depth psychology, that realm where the focus is on unconscious processes. The contributors to this book reframe his concept in the context of contemporary Jungian thinking, exploring how the Shadow develops in an individual's infancy and adolescence, and its culmination, where collective manifestations of the Shadow are addressed. The book offers a voyage through a series of fundamentTrade Review"At a time when the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - War, Famine, Disease, Death – are rampaging around the world, the theme of this work is timely. The Introduction sets the tone as it features the un-concealing of the shadow of the two editors’ Christopher Perry and Rupert Tower – grandson of Daphne du Maurier. Perry’s own contribution is grounded in the solid work by Gabbard and Celenza on boundary violations that addresses those difficulties. There follow other practice-based clinical pieces and chapters on literature and esoterica. Interspersed with these are weighty entries on the hot topics of today, viz., climate change, gender dysphoria, the metaverse, and modern technology. Jung’s Shadow Concept: the Hidden Light and Darkness Within Ourselves investigates the darkest recesses of human existence animating one of Jung’s major contributions to psychology: the Shadow – light and dark."Ann Casement, LP, Professor at the Oriental Academy of Analytical Psychology. "A most timely reflection by a stellar group of Jungian authors and lay-people shedding light on numerous features of our shadow-rich psyches individual and collective."Murray Stein editor of Jung on Evil."This is a wide ranging and immensely thoughtful work about that part of ourselves that we may not wish to see. Like Macbeth, we may all be ‘afraid to think’ about the Shadow, whether in ourselves or our communities. The contributors to this book have invited us, the reader, to take a compassionate yet resolute look at many different aspects of that complex concept. I believe it is a timely and important read."Dr Gwen Adshead, 'The Devil You Know: Encounters in Forensic Psychiatry"Table of ContentsIntroduction Prologue: The Descent into the Hell of Self Knowledge: The Shadow in Context 1: The Development of the Shadow in Childhood: Shadow Work (Maia's Story) 2: Gender dysphoria, Individuation and the Shadow 3: Disease as the Shadow of the Body 4: On Ageing: Coming Home 5: The Shadow in Literature: Daphne du Maurier's "The Scapegoat" 6: Whose Shadow is it Anyway? Jung and Opposites 7: The Shadow of Darkness, the Shadow of light: Perspectives on the Shadow through social dreaming 8: The Shadow of Whiteness 9: The Shadow in Politics 10: Shadow and Earth: 11: Existential threat and large group anxiety 12: The Impact of AI and IT in the 21st Century 13: Fundamentalism, Terrorism and Mindlessness: The Shadow of Thinking 14: Imago Diaboli: The Devil and its manifestations in C. G. Jung's Black Books and Liber Novus 15: Five Perspectives on Evil: Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism and Islam 16: Sexual Boundary Violation: Betrayal and the Shadow of Therapy 17: Bringing the Shadow towards Light: Approaches to assimilating the Shadow Appendix: The Shadow

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Book SynopsisConnecting theory, research and intervention, Living with Multiple Sclerosis offers an effective, innovative, and comprehensive group-based psychological support intervention specifically aimed at people newly diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (LiMS).The book explains the theoretical foundations of the intervention, based on developmental psychology in the life cycle, considering the illness as a challenge to personal development. It analyses the psychological aspects addressed in the intervention: the redefinition of identity, the sense of coherence, the sense of self-efficacy in coping with the illness, the emotional experiences, the relationship between thoughts and emotions, and the effective communication strategies. Describing all session-by-session activities that are carried out in the group meetings, it allows for timely replication of the intervention, whilst still accommodating possible adaptations to specific local and cultural contexts. It gives a concrete, positive perspective of personal fulfilment for people living with MS. Furthermore, it illustrates the central role of research in the project and presents new perspectives in research and intervention focused on parenthood.The book is valuable reading for psychologists, researchers, and health professionals such as occupational or rehabilitation therapists working with people with MS as well as students specialising in clinical, health or developmental psychology.

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Book SynopsisThis Element offers a novel concept of human nature, which avoids problematic essences and helps unite references to human nature across the sciences and popular media. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Against Human Nature; 3. Is Human Nature a Bin of Traits?; 4. The Trait Cluster Account of Human Nature; 5. Challenges to the LTC Account of Human Nature; 6. What Can We Do with the LTC Account of Human Nature?; 7. Conclusions; References.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides a sound introduction to SJT and details ways that students can prepare in the months before the assessment, drawing on their own experience to consolidate their learning. It includes fifty worked case examples based on real-life scenarios which have been reviewed by experienced clinicians and item-writers of the UKFPO SJT.Table of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgments xvii Glossary xix 1 Higgs 1 1.1 Introduction 1 1.2 Higgs Interactions 2 1.2.1 Standard Model 2 1.2.2 Lagrangian After Symmetry Breaking 5 1.2.3 Decay Modes 6 1.3 Mass 9 1.3.1 Predictions from EW Data 9 1.3.2 Vacuum stability 10 1.3.3 Theoretical Upper Limit 12 1.4 Little and Big Hierarchy Problem 16 1.5 Higgs in the Supersymmetry 19 1.5.1 Two Higgs Doublets 19 1.5.2 Coupling Strengths of MSSM Higgs 22 1.5.3 Mass Spectrum of MSSM Higgs 24 1.6 Is the Higgs Elementary? 28 1.6.1 Technicolor Model 29 1.6.2 Little Higgs Model 31 1.7 Production and Detection of Higgs 38 1.7.1 Higgsstrahlung e − e + → hZ 39 1.7.2 W Boson Fusion 39 1.7.3 Productions at the Hadron Collider 43 1.7.4 Signals at LHC 46 1.7.5 Higgs Detection Methods 48 1.7.6 Discovery of Higgs 51 1.7.7 SM Higgs? 52 1.7.8 MSSM Higgs and Future Prospect 55 1.8 Summary 58 2 Neutrino 61 2.1 Introduction 61 2.2 Neutrino Mass 62 2.2.1 Mass Matrix 65 2.2.2 Left-Right Symmetric Model 69 2.3 Electromagnetic Interaction 70 2.4 Neutrino Mixing 73 2.5 Neutrino Oscillation 76 2.5.1 Two-Flavor Oscillation 76 2.5.2 Atmospheric Neutrino 79 2.5.3 Accelerator Experiments 82 2.6 Underground Detectors 87 2.7 Solar Neutrino 93 2.7.1 The Solar Puzzle 93 2.7.2 Matter Oscillation 100 2.7.3 Reactor Experiment 111 2.8 Three-Flavor Oscillation 114 2.8.1 PMNS Matrix 114 2.8.2 Summary of Experimental Data 120 2.8.3 CP Violation and Mass Hierarchy 121 2.8.4 Future Prospects 124 2.9 Double Beta Decay 126 2.9.1 The Effective Majorana Mass 128 2.9.2 Current Status 129 2.9.3 To Design an Experiment 131 2.9.4 Experimental Apparatus 133 2.10 Supernova Neutrino 136 2.10.1 Stellar Evolution 138 2.10.2 Feedback to Particle Physics 150 3 Grand Unified Theories 155 3.1 Introduction 155 3.2 Why GUTs? 155 3.2.1 Weinberg Angle in GUTs 157 3.2.2 Quantization of the Electric Charge 157 3.2.3 Triangle Anomaly 158 3.3 SU(5) 160 3.3.1 Fermion Representation 161 3.3.2 Representation of the Gauge Particle 164 3.3.3 Symmetry Breakdown 168 3.3.4 Predictions 170 3.4 SO(10) 174 3.4.1 Left–Right Symmetric World 174 3.4.2 New Gauge Bosons Z ′ and W ′ 175 3.5 Hierarchy Problem 182 3.6 Susy Gut 185 4 Supersymmetry I: Basics 189 4.1 Introduction 189 4.1.1 Toy Model 190 4.1.2 Field Theoretical Operators 191 4.2 Two-Component Formalism 193 4.2.1 Majorana Fields 193 4.2.2 SUSY Operators 198 4.2.3 Superspace 200 4.3 Chiral Superfield 203 4.3.1 Products of Chiral Superfields 206 4.4 Vector Superfields 206 4.4.1 Field Strength 209 4.5 Action 210 4.5.1 SUSY Invariant Action 210 4.5.2 Kinetic Energy of Chiral Superfield 212 4.5.3 Superpotential 213 4.5.4 Lagrangian of the Chiral Fields 215 4.5.5 Kinetic Energy of Vector Field 216 4.6 Gauge Interaction 217 4.6.1 Global U(1) Transformation 217 4.6.2 Local U(1) Transformation 217 4.6.3 Non-Abelian Interaction 219 4.7 Summary of SUSY Lagrangian 220 4.8 Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking 221 4.8.1 D-Term Breaking 222 4.8.2 F-Term Breaking 223 5 Supersymmetry II: Phenomenology 225 5.1 Introduction 225 5.2 Minimum Supersymmetric Standard Model 226 5.2.1 Particle Spectrum 226 5.2.2 Interactions 229 5.2.3 Constraints 230 5.2.4 SUSY Breaking 231 5.2.5 Higgs Potential 232 5.3 Minimum SUGRA 235 5.3.1 Soft- SUSY Breaking 235 5.3.2 Mass Formula 237 5.3.3 μ Problem 241 5.4 GMSB 241 5.4.1 Messenger Particles 242 5.4.2 Mass Formula 242 5.4.3 Features of GMSB 244 5.5 AMSB and Extra Dimension 245 5.6 Summary of Mass Spectra 247 5.7 Searches for Sparticles 248 5.7.1 Production Mechanism 249 5.7.2 Sleptons 250 5.7.3 Charginos and Neutralinos 253 5.7.4 Lsp 255 5.7.5 Gluino and Squarks 255 5.7.6 Stop 260 5.7.7 R-hadrons 261 5.7.8 Gravitino 262 5.8 Current Status 263 6 Extra Dimension 267 6.1 Introduction 267 6.2 KK Tower 270 6.2.1 Effective Coupling Strength in 4D 272 6.3 Chiral Fermions 273 6.3.1 Orbifold S1 ∕Z2 275 6.3.2 Mass Generation and Localization 278 6.3.3 Hierarchy 282 6.3.4 Split Fermion Scenario 285 6.4 Gauge Field in ED 287 6.4.1 Action in 4D 287 6.4.2 Coupling Strength 288 6.4.3 Gauge–Higgs Unification 289 6.5 Gravitational Field 292 6.5.1 Decomposition of the Gravitational Fields 294 6.6 Warped Extra Dimension 296 6.6.1 Anti-de Sitter Space AdS5 296 6.6.2 RS1 Scenario 299 6.6.3 RS2 scenario 300 6.6.4 Gravitons in the RS Model 302 6.6.5 Signals for Warped ED 305 6.7 Universal Extra Dimension (UED) 308 6.7.1 General Features 308 6.7.2 Selection Rules 308 6.7.3 Constraints 311 6.7.4 Signals for UED 312 6.8 Searches for Generic ED 313 6.8.1 Astrophysical Constraints on ADD Models 314 6.8.2 Collider Experiments on ADD Models 316 6.8.3 TeV−1 Extra Dimension Model: 322 6.9 Black hole production 325 7 Axion 329 7.1 Soliton 329 7.1.1 Kink 329 7.1.2 Vortex 334 7.1.3 Winding Number 337 7.1.4 Spacetime Where the Soliton Lives 339 7.1.5 Instanton 340 7.1.6 θ Vacuum 347 7.1.7 Electroweak Vacua 348 7.2 Strong CP Problem 350 7.2.1 Anomaly 350 7.2.2 Chiral Transformation and the Mass Term 353 7.2.3 U (1) problem 355 7.3 Why Do We Need the Axion? 356 7.3.1 PQ Symmetry and the Standard Axion 357 7.3.2 Invisible Axion 360 7.4 Constraints on Invisible Axions 363 7.4.1 Coolant of the Stellar Evolution 363 7.4.2 Axion as the Dark Matter 367 7.4.3 Misalignment axion 367 7.5 Laboratory Axion Searches 370 8 Cosmology I: Big Bang Universe 377 8.1 Why Do We Study Cosmology? 377 8.2 Cosmic Equation 378 8.2.1 Robertson–Walker Metric 379 8.2.2 Friedmann Equation 382 8.3 Expanding Universe 385 8.3.1 Redshift of Light 385 8.3.2 Redshift of Particles 386 8.3.3 Cosmic Parameters 386 8.4 Thermal Universe 389 8.4.1 Thermodynamics 389 8.4.2 Radiation and Matter Dominance 392 8.4.3 Time versus Temperature 393 8.4.4 Overview of Thermal History 394 8.5 Cosmic Distance, Horizon 396 8.5.1 Distance 396 8.5.2 Horizon 399 8.6 Genesis 400 8.6.1 Matter Universe 400 8.6.2 Baryogenesis 401 8.6.3 Leptogenesis 404 8.6.4 Neutrino Decoupling 408 8.6.5 Big Bang Nucleosynthesis 410 8.7 Last Scattering 414 8.7.1 Radiation–Matter Equality 414 8.7.2 Recombination 415 8.7.3 Dark Age 417 8.8 Inflation 418 8.8.1 Slow Rolling and Reheating 418 8.8.2 Horizon Problem 421 8.8.3 Flatness Problem 423 8.8.4 Monopole Problem 424 9 Cosmology II: Structure Formation 425 9.1 Galaxy Distribution 425 9.1.1 Introduction 425 9.1.2 Boltzmann Equation 429 9.1.3 Growth of the Fluctuation 434 9.1.4 Dark Matter 435 9.1.5 Jeans Wavelength of the Neutrino 436 9.1.6 Power Spectrum 437 9.1.7 Initial fluctuation 444 9.1.8 Effects of Neutrino Mass 448 9.1.9 Primordial Fluctuation 448 9.2 CMB Anisotropy 454 9.2.1 Overview 454 9.2.2 Sachs–Wolfe Effect 458 9.2.3 Acoustic Oscillations 459 9.2.4 Doppler Effect 462 9.2.5 Silk Damping 462 9.2.6 Outcome of CMB Measurements 464 9.2.7 Polarization 467 10 Dark Matter 475 10.1 Cosmic Budget 475 10.2 Evidences of Dark Matter 475 10.2.1 Rotation Curves of Spiral Galaxies 476 10.2.2 Virial Mass of the Clusters 477 10.2.3 X-ray Emitting Clusters 478 10.2.4 Gravitational Lens 479 10.3 Relics of the Big Bang 489 10.3.1 Freeze-Out 489 10.3.2 Hot Dark Matter 490 10.3.3 Cold Dark Matter 491 10.3.4 Candidates for the Dark Matter 493 10.4 How to Detect? 495 10.4.1 Indirect methods 495 10.4.2 Production by Accelerators 497 10.4.3 WIMPS Wind 498 10.5 Searches for DMs in the Halo 505 10.5.1 General 505 10.5.2 Bolometer 507 10.5.3 Xe Detector 508 10.5.4 Current Status 512 11 Dark Energy 513 11.1 Dark Energy 513 11.1.1 Accelerating Universe 513 11.1.2 Cosmic Age 515 11.1.3 ΛCDM Model 519 11.2 Cosmological Constant 520 11.3 Quintessence model 523 11.4 Other Dark Energy Models 532 11.5 How to Investigate the Dark Energy? 533 Appendix A Virial Theorem 543 Appendix B Chandrasekhar Mass 545 Appendix C Production of KK Gravitons 549 Appendix D Homotopy 551 Appendix E General Relativity 559 E. 1 Geodesic Equation 559 E. 2 Ricci Tensor and Scalar 561 E. 3 Gauge Degrees of Freedom 561 E. 4 Gravitational Waves 563 Appendix F Tensor Spherical Harmonic Function 565 Appendix G Destiny of the Cosmos 567 Appendix H Answers to Some Problems 571 References 575 Color Plates 597 Index 617

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Book SynopsisThe Second Edition of the definitive text on systemic clinical supervision has been fully updated and now includes a range of practical online resources.Table of ContentsThe Systemic Supervisor Electronic Resources viii About the Editors xi About the Contributors xiii Foreword: Supervision in Today’s Complex World xix Harry J. Aponte Preface xxii 1 Core Premises and a Framework for Systemic/Relational Supervision 1 Cheryl L. Storm and Thomas C. Todd Part 1 Context – Multiple Perspectives 17 2 Drawing the Line in Ethical Dilemmas in Systemic Supervision 19 Ingeborg E. Haug and Cheryl L. Storm 3 Bridging Complex Identities with Cultural Equity and Humility in Systemic Supervision 43 Pilar Hernández-Wolfe and Teresa McDowell 4 Preparing Global-Minded Systemic Supervisees for an International Context 62 Jason J. Platt and Rajeswari Natrajan-Tyagi 5 Keeping Systemic Supervision in Focus in Educational Contexts 85 Cheryl L. Storm, Stephanie Brooks, and Kevin Lyness 6 Providing Systems-Oriented Clinical Supervision in Agency Settings 108 J. Mark Killmer and Martha Cook 7 Supervising Systemic Therapy in the Evolving Contexts of Schools, Healthcare, and Military 131 Jennifer L. Hodgson, Tommie V. Boyd, Aubry N. Koehler, Angela L. Lamson, and Anne Hearon Rambo Part 2 Philosophy – Preferred Ideas, Values, and Beliefs 149 8 Pursuing the Universal Goal of Self-Supervision 151 Thomas C. Todd 9 Systemic Psychodynamic Supervision 166 Peter A. Reiner 10 The Transgenerational Supervision Models 186 Stephanie Brooks and Laura Roberto-Forman 11 Classic Systemic Supervision Models and Beyond 208 Thomas C. Todd 12 Common Themes Across Systemic Integrative Supervision Models 231 Sandra A. Rigazio-DiGilio 13 Postmodern Approaches to Supervision 255 Monte Bobele, Joan L. Biever, Bernadette Hassan Solórzano, and Laurel Hawks Bluntzer 14 Using Evidence in Systemic Supervision 274 Douglas C. Breunlin, Jay L. Lebow, and Catherine K. Buckley Part 3 Relationships – Power, Problems, and Complexity 295 15 Minding the Power in Collaborative Systemic Supervision 297 Marshall Fine and Jean Turner 16 Listening to Supervisees about Problems in Systemic Supervision 314 Thomas C. Todd and Mudita Rastogi Part 4 Pragmatics – Practices, Methods, and Gatekeeping 335 17 Developing Contextually Informed Best Practices in Systemic Supervision 337 Cheryl L. Storm and Thomas C. Todd 18 Guidelines for Selecting and Using Systemic Supervision Methods 357 Cheryl L. Storm 19 Gatekeeping and Evaluating Fit for Systemic Practice 381 Cheryl L. Storm and Colleen M. Peterson Part 5 Training Supervisors 397 20 Training the Next Generation of Systemic Supervisors 399 Anne M. Prouty and Cheryl L. Storm Index 417

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive overview of the integrative study of violence Violence continues to be one of the most urgent global public health problems that contemporary society faces. Suicides and homicides are increasing at an alarming rate, particularly in younger age groups and lower-income countries. Historically, the study of violence has been fragmented across disparate fields of study with little cross-disciplinary collaboration, thus creating a roadblock to decoding the underlying processes that give rise to violence and hindering efforts in research and prevention. Violence: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Causes, Consequences, and Cures assembles and organizes current information into one comprehensive volume, introducing students to the multiple sectors, disciplines, and practices that collectively comprise the study of violence. This innovative textbook presents a unified perspective that integrates the sociological, biological, politico-economic, strucTable of ContentsPreface xiii Overview Part I General Framework 1 1 Introduction 3 A Brief Introduction 3 Defining Violence 4 Redefining Violence 5 Examples of Violence 6 The Iliad 6 The Khmer Rouge 7 A Case of Child Neglect 7 Suicide by Gun 8 Connecting the Dots 8 A New Field 10 A New Awareness 12 Structure of the Text 15 What to Expect 17 Conclusion 18 References 19 Causes Part II Intra-/Interpersonal Framework 23 2 The Biology of Violence 25 Introduction 25 The Tempting Idea 26 Case Vignettes 28 The Case of Phineas Gage 28 Familial Depression 29 Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress 30 Postpartum Depression and Psychosis 31 Aggression versus Violence 31 Mental Illness and Violence 32 The Neuroplastic Brain 34 Environment and Epigenetics 35 The Interconnected Whole 36 Conclusion 38 References 39 3 The Psychology of Violence 45 Introduction 45 One Among Many 47 Case Vignettes 48 Clinical Depression 48 Antisocial Personality 49 Extreme Narcissism 50 Heat of Passion 51 The Mind as Iceberg 52 Some Defense Mechanisms 53 The Mind as Paradox 54 A Developmental Matter 56 Positive Psychology 57 Conclusion 58 References 60 4 The Symbolism (or Spiritual Causes) of Violence 64 Introduction 64 Violence and Meaning 65 Case Vignettes 66 Mythological Violence 66 Cycle of Revenge 67 Cult Violence 68 Mob Violence 69 A Longing for Life 70 A Forbidden Concept 71 Violence in Religion and Art 73 Meaning and Moral Development 74 Compassion and Creativity 76 Conclusion 77 References 78 Causes (Continued) Part III Social and Societal Framework 83 5 The Sociology and Anthropology of Violence 85 Introduction 85 Evolution of Sociology 86 Evolution of Anthropology 87 Case Vignettes 88 A Cult of End Times 88 Social Exclusion 90 Social Negation 90 Warring Peoples 91 Domestic Terrorism 92 Sociological Theories 93 Anthropological Perspectives 95 Need for Belonging 97 Conclusion 98 References 99 6 The Political Science and Economics of Violence 104 Introduction 104 Evolution of the Two Disciplines 105 Case Vignettes 106 A Separatist Movement 106 Apartheid 108 Social Engineering 109 Rape as a Weapon of War 110 Military Dictatorship 110 Macro‐Scale Political Science Theories 111 Micro‐Scale Political Science Theories 113 Microeconomic Perspectives 114 Macroeconomic Perspectives 115 Concepts of Power 116 Conclusion 118 References 119 7 Structural Violence 123 Introduction 123 Origins of the Concept 124 Case Vignettes 127 A Prison Inmate’s Predicament 127 A Poor Child’s Martyrdom 127 A Lead Into Collective Violence 128 A Lead Into Self‐Directed Violence 129 Healthcare, Nutrition, and Liberty Disparities 130 Gender, Racial, and Voting Rights Disparities 132 Expansion of the Concept 133 The Most Potent Stimulant 135 Conclusion 136 References 138 8 Environmental (and Nuclear) Violence 143 Introduction 143 Clarifying Misconceptions 144 Furthering the Concept 145 Case Vignettes 147 Violence Over Diminishing Resources 147 Premature Deaths due to Lack of Water 147 Migrations Due to Climate Change 148 Nuclear Devastation 149 Political Economy and Scarcity 150 Resource Curse and Violent Dispossession 151 Secondary Violence from the Environment 152 The Perils of Nuclear War 153 Conclusion 155 References 156 Consequences Part IV Life Cycle Framework 161 9 Consequences of Violence 163 Introduction 163 Case Vignettes 164 Child Abuse and Neglect 164 Veteran Partner Violence 166 Financial and Physical Elder Abuse 167 Medical Consequences of Rape 168 Wartime Collective Sexual Violence 169 Self‐Directed Violence 170 Youth, Intimate Partner, and Sexual Violence 171 Child Maltreatment and Elder Abuse 173 Collective Violence 174 Consequences of Trauma 175 Conclusion 176 References 177 Cures Part V Intervention Framework 183 10 Criminal Justice Approaches 185 Introduction 185 Historical Overview 186 Restoration versus Retribution 188 Discrimination and Legitimacy 191 Reform versus Abolition 192 Case Studies 194 Scandinavian Prisons 194 Prison Meditation 195 Prison Animal Therapy 195 Youth Violence Prevention 196 Prison Violence Prevention Programming 196 Conclusion 197 References 199 11 International Law Approaches 204 Introduction 204 Historical Background 205 International Legal Structures 206 Challenges and Successes 208 Abuses and the Difficulty of Enforcement 209 Changing Landscapes 211 Case Studies 214 A and Others v. the UK (2004) 214 Bosnia and Herzegovina v. Serbia and Montenegro (2007) 215 Andriciuc and Others v. Banca Romanească SA (2017) 215 F v. Bevandorlasi es Allampolgarsagi Hivatal (2018) 216 Quinteros v. Uruguay (1983) 216 Conclusion 217 References 218 Cures (Continued) Part VI Prevention Framework 225 12 Public Health Approaches 227 Introduction 227 History 228 The Ecological Framework 230 A Typology of Violence 231 The Public Health Method 232 Violence Prevention 232 Multisectoral Collaboration 234 Challenges and Possibilities 236 Case Studies 238 A Prenatal Care Program 238 Family Violence Prevention 239 School‐Based Violence Prevention 240 Bullying Prevention 240 Firearm Restriction Policies 241 Conclusion 242 References 243 13 Global Medicine Approaches 248 Introduction 248 Historical Background 249 Human‐Centered Healthcare 251 A CARE Model 253 A Creative Model 256 Local and Global 258 Case Studies 259 Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders) 259 Cure Violence 260 Mercy Corps 261 One Acre Fund 261 The Library Project 262 Conclusion 262 References 263 14 Nonviolence Approaches 268 Introduction 268 Historical Basis 269 More Recent Examples 270 Criticisms 272 Basic Tenets 273 Applications 274 Case Studies 276 A Beacon of Hope Amid Racial Discrimination 276 Fighting the Good Fight 277 The Father of a Nation 278 Lessons From a War Zone 279 The Monk With a Cause 280 Conclusion 281 References 283 Conclusion Part VII Overview and Analysis 287 15 Synthesis and Integration 289 Introduction 289 The Endgame of Violence 290 The Threat of Nuclear War 293 The Threat of Climate Catastrophe 295 The Threat of Escalating Inequality 296 The Fruits of Integration 298 The Power of Unity 299 Conclusion 302 References 303 Index 308

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Book SynopsisAn approachable, coherent, and important text,Research in Psychology: Methods and Design, 8thEditioncontinues to provide its readers with a clear, concise look at psychological science, experimental methods, and correlational research in this newly updated version. Helpful learning aids, step-by-step instructions, and detailed examples of real research studies makes the material easy to read and student-friendly.Table of ContentsSummary of Research Examples Preface 1 Scientific Thinking in Psychology Why Take This Course? Ways of Knowing Authority Use of Reason Empiricism The Ways of Knowing and Science Science as a Way of Knowing Science Assumes Determinism Science Makes Systematic Observations Science Produces Public Knowledge Box 1.1: ORIGINS—A Taste of Introspection Science Produces Data]Based Conclusions Science Produces Tentative Conclusions Science Asks Answerable Questions Science Develops Theories That Can Be Falsified Psychological Science and Pseudoscience Recognizing Pseudoscience Associates with True Science Box 1.2: CLASSIC STUDIES—Falsifying Phrenology Relies on Anecdotal Evidence Sidesteps the Falsification Requirement Reduce Complex Phenomena to Overly Simplistic Concepts The Goals of Research in Psychology Describe Predict Explain Apply A Passion for Research in Psychology Eleanor Gibson (1910–2002) B. F. Skinner (1904–1990) 2 Ethics in Psychological Research Box 2.1: CLASSIC STUDIES—Infants at Risk Developing a Code of Ethics for Psychological Science Ethical Guidelines for Research with Humans Weighing Benefits and Costs: The Role of the IRB Informed Consent and Deception in Research Box 2.2: ETHICS—Historical Problems with Informed Consent Informed Consent and Special Populations Use of Deception Treating Participants Well Research Ethics and the Internet Ethical Guidelines for Research with Animals Animal Rights Box 2.3: ORIGINS—Antivivisection and the APA Using Animals in Psychological Research The APA Code for Animal Research Justifying the Study Caring for the Animals Using Animals for Educational Purposes Scientific Fraud Data Falsification 3 Developing Ideas for Research in Psychology Varieties of Psychological Research The Goals: Basic versus Applied Research The Setting: Laboratory versus Field Research Research Example 1—Combining Laboratory and Field Studies The Data: Quantitative versus Qualitative Research Asking Empirical Questions Operational Definitions Developing Research from Observations of Behavior and Serendipity Box 3.1: ORIGINS—Serendipity and Edge Detectors Developing Research from Theory The Nature of Theory The Relationship between Theory and Research Attributes of Good Theories Falsification Box 3.2: CLASSIC STUDIES—Falsification and Der Kluge Hans Parsimony Common Misunderstandings about Theory Developing Research from Other Research Research Teams and the “What’s Next?” Question Research Example 2 – “What’s Next?” Replication Box 3.3: ETHICS—Questionable Research Practices and Replication Remedies Creative Thinking in Science Reviewing the Literature Computerized Database Searches Search Tips Search Results 4 Sampling, Measurement, and Hypothesis Testing Who to Measure—Sampling Procedures Probability Sampling Random Sampling Stratified Sampling Cluster Sampling Nonprobability Sampling What to Measure—Varieties of Behavior Developing Measures from Constructs Research Example 3—Testing Constructs Using Habituation Research Example 4—Testing Constructs Using Reaction Time Box 4.1: ORIGINS—Reaction Time: From Mental Chronometry to Mental Rotation Evaluating Measures Reliability Validity Research Example 5—Construct Validity Reliability and Validity Scales of Measurement Nominal Scales Ordinal Scales Interval Scales Box 4.2: CLASSIC STUDIES—Measuring Somatotypes on an Interval Scale: Hoping for 4-4-4 Ratio Scales Statistical Analysis Descriptive and Inferential Statistics Descriptive Statistics Box 4.3: ETHICS—Statistics that Mislead Inferential Statistics Null Hypothesis Significance Testing Type I and Type II Errors Interpreting Failures to Reject H0 Beyond Null Hypothesis Significance Testing Effect Size Confidence Intervals Power 5 Introduction to Experimental Research Essential Features of Experimental Research Box 5.1: ORIGINS—John Stuart Mill and the Rules of Inductive Logic Establishing Independent Variables Varieties of Manipulated Independent Variables Control Groups Research Example 6—Experimental and Control Groups Controlling Extraneous Variables Measuring Dependent Variables Subject Variables Research Example 7—Using Subject Variables Drawing Conclusions When Using Subject Variables Box 5.2: CLASSIC STUDIES—Bobo Dolls and Aggression The Validity of Experimental Research Statistical Conclusion Validity Construct Validity External Validity Other Populations Box 5.3: ETHICS—Recruiting Participants: Everyone’s in the Pool Other Environments Other Times A Note of Caution about External Validity Internal Validity Threats to Internal Validity Studies Extending Over Time History and Maturation Regression to the Mean Testing and Instrumentation Participant Problems Subject Selection Effects Attrition A Final Note on Internal Validity, Confounding, and External Validity 6 Methodological Control in Experimental Research Between]Subjects Designs Creating Equivalent Groups Random Assignment Matching Within]Subjects Designs Controlling Order Effects Testing Once per Condition Complete Counterbalancing Partial Counterbalancing Testing More than Once per Condition Reverse Counterbalancing Block Randomization Research Example 8—Counterbalancing with Block Randomization Methodological Control in Developmental Research Box 6.1: CLASSIC STUDIES—The Record for Repeated Measures Controlling for the Effects of Bias Experimenter Bias Controlling for Experimenter Bias Research Example 9—Using a Double Blind Procedure Participant Bias Box 6.2: ORIGINS—Productivity at Western Electric Research Example 10—Demand Characteristics Controlling for Participant Bias Box 6.3: ETHICS—Research Participants Have Responsibilities Too 7 Experimental Design I: Single]Factor Designs Single Factor—Two Levels Between]Subjects, Single]Factor Designs Research Example 11—Two-Level Independent Groups Design Research Example 12— Two-Level Matched Groups Design Research Example 13— Two-Level Ex Post Facto Design Within]Subjects, Single]Factor Designs Box 7.1: CLASSIC STUDIES—Psychology’s Most Widely Replicated Finding? Research Example 14—Two-Level Repeated Measures Design Single Factor—More Than Two Levels Between]Subjects, Multilevel Designs Research Example 15—Multilevel Independent Groups Design Within]Subjects, Multilevel Designs Research Example 16—Multilevel Repeated Measures Design Analyzing Data from Single]Factor Designs Presenting the Data Types of Graphs Box 7.2: ORIGINS—The Ebbinghaus Forgetting Curve Analyzing the Data Statistics for Single-Factor, Two-Level Designs Statistics for Single-Factor, Two-Level Designs Special]Purpose Control Group Designs Placebo Control Group Designs Wait List Control Group Designs Box 7.3: ETHICS—Who’s in the Control Group? Research Example 17—Using Both Placebo and Wait List Control Groups Yoked Control Group Designs Research Example 18—A Yoked Control Group 8 Experimental Design II: Factorial Designs Essentials of Factorial Designs Identifying Factorial Designs Outcomes—Main Effects and Interactions Main Effects Research Example 19—Main Effects Interactions Research Example 20—An Interaction with No Main Effects Interactions Sometimes Trump Main Effects Combinations of Main Effects and Interactions Creating Graphs for the Results of Factorial Designs Box 8.1: CLASSIC STUDIES—To Sleep, Perchance to Recall Varieties of Factorial Designs Mixed Factorial Designs Research Example 21—A Mixed Factorial with Counterbalancing Research Example 22—A Mixed Factorial without Counterbalancing Factorials with Subject and Manipulated Variables: P × E Designs Research Example 23—A Factorial Design with a P × E Interaction Research Example 24—A Mixed P × E Factorial with Two Main Effects Recruiting Participants for Factorial Designs Box 8.2: ETHICS—On Being a Competent and Ethical Researcher Analyzing Data from Factorial Designs Box 8.3: ORIGINS—Factorials Down on the Farm 9 Non]Experimental Design I: Survey Methods Survey Research Box 9.1: ORIGINS—Creating the “Questionary” Sampling Issues in Survey Research Surveys versus Psychological Assessment Creating an Effective Survey Types of Survey Questions or Statements Assessing Memory and Knowledge Adding Demographic Information A Key Problem: Survey Wording Collecting Survey Data In-Person Interviews Mailed Written Surveys Phone Surveys Online Surveys Ethical Considerations Box 9.2: ETHICS—Using and Abusing Surveys Research Example 25—A Survey of College Students’ Study Strategies Analyzing Data from Non]Experimental Methods Correlation: Describing Relationships Scatterplots Correlation Coefficients Coefficient of Determination Be Aware of Outliers Regression: Making Predictions Research Example 26 – Regression and Multiple Regression Interpreting Correlational Results Directionality Research Example 27—Correlations and Directionality Third Variables Combining Non]Experimental and Experimental Methods Research Example 28—Combining Methods 10 Non]Experimental Design II: Observational and Archival Methods Observational Research Varieties of Observational Research Naturalistic Observation Participant Observation Box 10.1: CLASSIC STUDIES—When Prophecy Fails Challenges Facing Observational Methods Absence of Control Observer Bias Participant Reactivity Ethics Box 10.2: ETHICS—A Matter of Privacy Research Example 29—A Naturalistic Observation Research Example 30—A Covert Participant Observation Analyzing Qualitative Data from Non]Experimental Designs Archival Research Archival Data Research Example 31—A Non-Experimental Design Using Archival Data Analyzing Archival Data Meta]Analysis—A Special Case of Archival Research Research Example 32—Meta-analysis and Psychology’s First Registered Replication Report (RRR) 11 Quasi]Experimental Designs and Applied Research Beyond the Laboratory Research Example 33—Applied Research Applied Psychology in Historical Context Box 11.1: CLASSIC STUDIES—The Hollingworth’s, Applied Psychology, and Coca-Cola Design Problems in Applied Research Quasi]Experimental Designs Nonequivalent Control Group Designs Outcomes Regression to the Mean and Matching Research Example 34—A Nonequivalent Control Group Design Research Example 35—A Nonequivalent Control Group Design Without Pretests Interrupted Time Series Designs Outcomes Research Example 36—An Interrupted Time Series Design Variations on the Basic Time Series Design Program Evaluation Box 11.2: ORIGINS—Reforms as Experiments Planning for Programs—Needs Analysis Research Example 37—Assessing Need in Program Evaluation Monitoring Programs—Formative Evaluation Evaluating Outcomes—Summative Evaluation Weighing Costs—Cost]Effectiveness Analysis A Note on Qualitative Data Analysis Box 11.3: ETHICS—Evaluation Research and Ethics 12 Small N Designs Research in Psychology Began with Small N Box 12.1: ORIGINS—Cats in Puzzle Boxes Reasons for Small N Designs Occasional Misleading Results from Statistical Summaries of Grouped Data Practical and Philosophical Problems with Large N Designs The Experimental Analysis of Behavior Applied Behavior Analysis Box 12.2: ETHICS—Controlling Human Behavior Small N Designs in Applied Behavior Analysis Elements of Single]Subject Designs Withdrawal Designs Research Example 38—An A–B–A–B Design Multiple Baseline Designs Research Example 39—A Multiple Baseline Design Changing Criterion Designs Research Example 40—A Changing Criterion Design Alternating Treatments Designs Research Example 41—An Alternating Treatments Design Evaluating Single]Subject Designs Case Study Designs Research Example 42—A Case Study Box 12.3: CLASSIC STUDIES—The Mind of a Mnemonist Evaluating Case Studies Epilogue: What I Learned in My Research Methods Course Appendix A Communicating the Results of Research in Psychology Research Reports and APA-Style General Guidelines Writing Style Using Numbers Reducing Bias in Language Avoiding Plagiarism Main Sections of the Research Report Presentations and Posters Tips for Presenting a Paper Tips for Presenting a Poster Appendix B Answers to Selected End-of-Chapter Applications Exercises Chapter 1. Scientific Thinking in Psychology Chapter 2. Ethics in Psychological Research Chapter 3. Developing Ideas for Research in Psychology Chapter 4. Sampling, Measurement, and Hypothesis Testing Chapter 5. Introduction to Experimental Research Chapter 6. Methodological Control in Experimental Research Chapter 7. Experimental Design I: Single]Factor Designs Chapter 8. Experimental Design II: Factorial Designs Chapter 9. Non]Experimental Design I: Survey Methods Chapter 10. Non]Experimental Design II: Observational and Archival Methods Chapter 11. Quasi]Experimental Designs and Applied Research Chapter 12. Small N Designs Appendix A. Communicating the Results of Research in Psychology Glossary References Index

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Book SynopsisThe definitive playbook for driving impact as a middle manager Leading from the Middle: A Playbook for Managers to Influence Up, Down, and Across the Organization delivers an insightful and practical guide for the backbone of an organization: those who have a boss and are a boss and must lead from the messy middle. Accomplished author and former P&G executive Scott Mautz walks readers through the unique challenges facing these managers, and the mindset and skillset necessary for managing up and down and influencing what happens across the organization. You'll learn the winning mindset of the best middle managers, how to develop the most important skills necessary for managing from the middle, how to create your personal Middle Action Plan (MAP), and effectively influence: Up the chain of command, to your boss and those above themDown, to your direct reports and teams who report to youLaterally, to peers and teams you have no formal authority over Anyone in an organization who reports to someone and has someone reporting to them must lead from the middle. They are the most important group in an organization and have a unique opportunity to drive impact. Leading from the Middle explains how.Table of ContentsIntroduction ix 1 The Unique Challenges of Those Who Lead from the Middle 1 2 The Mindset for Leading Effectively from the Middle 27 3 The Skillset for Leading Effectively from the Middle 51 4 Leading Your Boss 81 5 Leading Those Who Report to You 103 6 Leading Teams 125 7 Influencing Peers 149 8 Leading Change 161 9 Creating Your Personal MAP (Middle Action Plan) 187 Acknowledgments 193 About the Author 195 Index 197

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsAcknowledgements vii About the Companion Website viii Introduction 1 What Is Stalking? 5 Why Is Treatment for Stalking Needed? 6 Key Facts About Stalking 9 Explaining Stalking 11 Laws Prohibiting Stalking 12 The Use of Anti- stalking Laws 13 Recognising Stalking 14 Biases Influencing This Book 18 Overview of This Book 19 Conclusion 20 References 21 Part 1 A Rationale for Stalking Treatment 29 1 Key Components and Principles of Stalking Treatment 31 Who to Treat? 32 What to Treat? 32 How to Treat 34 10 Principles for Treating Stalking 39 Summary 53 References 54 Part 2 Assessing Stalking 59 2 Preparing for and Conducting the Initial Assessment 61 The Role of Structured Risk Assessment in Assessing Stalking 63 Ethical Considerations When Conducting a Stalking Assessment 64 Preparing for the Assessment Interview 65 Approach to and Structure of the Interview 70 Assess the Person’s Current Circumstances 72 Assess the Stalking Situation 73 Assess Personal History 86 Psychometric Testing 92 Conclusion 93 References 94 3 Understanding and Assessing Stalking Risks 98 Types of Risk in Stalking Cases 99 Structured Guidelines for Assessing Stalking Risks 105 Choosing Which SPJ Guidelines to Use 110 Using the Results of the SPJ Risk Assessment 112 Conclusion 113 References 114 4 Formulating Stalking Behaviour 118 What Is Formulation? 118 What Makes a Good Formulation? 122 Steps to Developing a Good Forensic Formulation 123 Sharing the Formulation With Clients 131 From Formulation to Treatment Planning 132 Behavioural Formulation of Stalking 132 Conclusion 140 References 141 Part 3 Treating Stalking 145 5 Developing a Treatment Plan and Strategies for Treatment 147 Steps in Developing a Treatment Plan 148 Practising Skills During Treatment 153 Treatment Strategies for Common Treatment Needs 154 Strategies That Target Awareness of Experience 155 Strategies That Target Acceptance 159 Skills to Decrease Impulsive Behaviour 161 Strategies to Improve Understanding, Tolerance, and Regulation of Emotional States 164 Cognitive Strategies to Reduce Impulsive Behaviour 168 Interventions to Address Thinking Patterns Supporting Stalking 172 Social Skills 180 Strategies to Help Build a Meaningful Life Without Stalking 182 Strategies for Successful Discharge and Continued Abstinence From Stalking 188 Conclusion 189 References 190 6 Establishing, Structuring, and Managing Treatment 193 Before Treatment Begins 194 Early Phase of Treatment 205 Mid to Late Phase of Treatment 216 Ending Phase of Treatment 227 Conclusion 230 References 230 7 Planning for and Managing Risk During Treatment 232 Drawing on the Formulation to Guide Risk Management 233 Early Phase of Treatment 237 Mid to Late Phase of Treatment 246 Ending Phase of Treatment 250 Responding to Increased Risk During Treatment 254 Conclusion 261 References 261 8 Multiagency Work When Managing Stalking 263 Why Is Multiagency Work in Stalking Cases Important? 264 The Practicalities of Multiagency Work 265 How Does Multiagency Cooperation Work Best? 267 A Framework for Multiagency Stalking Response 267 Considerations for Multiagency Work in Specific Contexts 272 Where Can Multiagency Work Go Wrong? 274 Examples of Organisations That Routinely Do Multiagency Stalking Work 277 Summary 279 References 279 Part 4 Towards an Evidence Base for Treating Stalking 281 9 Where to for Stalking Treatment? 283 Where We Have Come From 284 Some Thoughts About Where We Might Go 286 An Agenda for Future Stalking Research 289 Summary 299 Conclusions 300 References 302 Index 307

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Book SynopsisWhether it's our choice of a new car or what we think about our neighbours, our opinions and attitudes are a way of negotiating the world around us. The Psychology of Influence explores how these preferences and behaviours are influenced and affected by the messages we receive in daily life. From consumer choices to political, lifestyle and financial decisions, the book examines how and why we may be influenced by a range of sources, from written text and television to social media and interpersonal communication.In a field that has fascinated scholars since Plato, the book addresses the key questions across cognitive, social and emotional domains: When do arguments become persuasive? What influence do role models have? What role do simple rules of thumb, social norms or emotions play? Which behaviours are difficult to influence, and why? Covering topics from attraction, prejudice and discriminationTable of ContentsList of figures List of tables List of boxes Preface 1. Influence: definition, history and a model 2. Attitudes and behaviour 3. Persuasion through argumentation 4. Cognitive heuristics 5. Social heuristics 6. Emotions and influence 7. Punishment and reward 8. Automatic influences on attitudes and behaviour 9. Social norms and social comparison 10. Modification of complex behaviour: from intentions to action 11. Back to the future Glossary Index

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Book SynopsisAQA Psychology for AS and A-level Year 1 is the definitive textbook for the new 2015 curriculum. Written by eminent psychologist Professor Michael Eysenck, in collaboration with a team of experienced A-level teachers and examiner, the book enables students not only to pass their exams with flying colours, but also to fully engage with the science of psychology. As well as covering the six core topics students will study, the book includes: Activities which test concepts or hypotheses, bringing theory to life Key research studies explained and explored, showing the basis on which theory has developed Case studies which show how people's lives are affected by psychological phenomena Evaluation boxes which critically appraise key concepts and theories Self-assessment questions which encourage students to reflect on what they've learnt Section summaries to supportTrade Review"AQA Psychology provides all the necessary material for the new specification in a clear and concise way that makes it accessible to students of all levels. The exam tips and activities give students opportunities to apply their knowledge and develop the necessary skills to succeed. The study skills section enables students to get to grips with the demands of an A-level programme. I will definitely be recommending this to students and teachers within my department." – Liz Ridley, Curriculum Leader, East Norfolk Sixth Form College, UK "The author has produced an outstandingly detailed and clear textbook for AS and A-level students, which acts as not only an academic resource, but also as an insightful introduction to the understanding of us all. The reader is treated to expansive coverage of topics relating to the new AS and A level AQA specifications, with an equal balance between description and evaluation, and a wide range of classic and up-to-date studies. Put in simple terms, learn from this book, and get a top grade. – Nik Le Saux, Head of Psychology, Brighton, Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College, UK "Eysenck delivers across the specification excellent coverage of the content in his usual authoritative and academic style. It is an invaluable source for students and teachers; each chapter has great depth of content, whilst the section summaries and practice exam questions provide effective review. This text will ensure the reader has a firm grasp of the topics, particularly those that are being introduced with the new specification." – Clare Charles, Rutland County College, UK "The language used is clear and pitched at a suitable level for A-level study. Although the text has the feeling of an ‘unfolding story’ the exploration of complex concepts provides plenty of challenge for students of higher ability. However, the key terms are well defined, which will help less-able students grasp the more complex ideas. There are also everyday examples of how the research is relevant that will make it easier for students to apply their knowledge. Previously I have had to use several textbooks to get the range of research for students to compare/contrast and evaluate successfully. I now feel that this book will provide the coverage needed without having to resort to buying more than one class text for AS." – Anne Wareham, Queensbury Academy, Dunstable, UK "The book is clearly written and structured so that it is easy for students to find the information they need. The specification is broken down into bullet points at the start of each chapter, providing a useful checklist for students when they are revising. The exam tips and techniques are also particularly useful." – Rebecca Bridges, East Norfolk Sixth Form College, UK The language used is clear and pitched at a suitable level for A-level study. Although the text has the feeling of an ‘unfolding story’ the exploration of complex concepts provides plenty of challenge for students of higher ability. However, the key terms are well defined, which will help less-able students grasp the more complex ideas. There are also everyday examples of how the research is relevant that will make it easier for students to apply their knowledge. Previously I have had to use several textbooks to get the range of research for students to compare/contrast and evaluate successfully. I now feel that this book will provide the coverage needed without having to resort to buying more than one class text for AS." – Anne Wareham, Queensbury Academy, Dunstable, UK "AQA Psychology provides all the necessary material for the new specification in a clear and concise way that makes it accessible to students of all levels. The exam tips and activities give students opportunities to apply their knowledge and develop the necessary skills to succeed. The study skills section enables students to get to grips with the demands of an A-level programme. I will definitely be recommending this to students and teachers within my department." – Liz Ridley, East Norfolk Sixth Form College, UK "The author has produced an outstandingly detailed and clear textbook for AS and A-level students, which acts as not only an academic resource, but also as an insightful introduction to the understanding of us all. The reader is treated to expansive coverage of topics relating to the new AS and A level AQA specifications, with an equal balance between description and evaluation, and a wide range of classic and up-to-date studies. Put in simple terms, learn from this book, and get a top grade. – Nik Le Saux, Head of Psychology, Brighton, Hove and Sussex Sixth Form College, UK "The book is clearly written and structured so that it is easy for students to find the information they need. The specification is broken down into bullet points at the start of each chapter, providing a useful checklist for students when they are revising. The exam tips and techniques are also particularly useful." – Rebecca Bridges, East Norfolk Sixth Form College, UK "Eysenck delivers across the specification excellent coverage of the content in his usual authoritative and academic style. It is an invaluable source for students and teachers; each chapter has great depth of content, whilst the section summaries and practice exam questions provide effective review. This text will ensure the reader has a firm grasp of the topics, particularly those that are being introduced with the new specification." – Clare Charles, Rutland County College, UK Table of Contents1 Preparing for the Exam 2 Social Influence 3 Memory 4 Attachment 5 Approaches in Psychology 6 Biopsychology 7 Psychopathology 8 Research Methods

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Book SynopsisDiscover the ultimate revision guide to help you excel in your assessments! Psychology Express: Developmental Psychology, 2nd edition is a concise and comprehensive guide, packed with summaries of core concepts, revision aids and practice questions to make sure you are prepared and confident going into all of your assessments.

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Book SynopsisDiscover the ultimate revision guide to help you excel in your assessments! Psychology Express: Biological Psychology, 2nd edition is a concise and comprehensive guide, packed with summaries of core concepts, revision aids and practice questions to make sure you are prepared and confident going into all of your assessments.

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