Psychology Books

Book SynopsisThe first reference on rationality that integrates accounts from psychology and philosophy, covering descriptive and normative theories from both disciplines.Both analytic philosophy and cognitive psychology have made dramatic advances in understanding rationality, but there has been little interaction between the disciplines. This volume offers the first integrated overview of the state of the art in the psychology and philosophy of rationality. Written by leading experts from both disciplines, The Handbook of Rationality covers the main normative and descriptive theories of rationality—how people ought to think, how they actually think, and why we often deviate from what we can call rational. It also offers insights from other fields such as artificial intelligence, economics, the social sciences, and cognitive neuroscience. The Handbook proposes a novel classification system for researchers in human rationality, and it creates new

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Book SynopsisIn a conversation with his physician, a nineteenth-century resident of Paris who lived near the railroad described sensations of brilliant color generated by the sounds of trains passing in the night. This patienta synaestheteexperienced color hearing for letters, words, and most sounds. Synaesthesia, a phenomenon now known to science for over a century, is a rare form of perception in which one sense may respond to stimuli received by other senses. This fascinating book provides the first historical treatment of synaesthesia and a closely related mode of perception called eideticism. Kevin Dann discusses divergent views of synaesthesia and eideticism over the last hundred years and explores the controversies over the significance of these unusual modes of perception.Celebrated at the turn of the century as a uniquely creative form of consciousness, synaesthesia became embroiled in a debate between Romantics who championed it as a desirable harbinger of a new, more spiritual age, and pTrade Review“Dann’s extraordinarily well written history of synaesthesia in modern thought has almost equal relevance for cognitive psychology, aesthetics, and studies of religious mysticism. An important work in intellectual and cultural history.”—Harry T. Hunt, author of On the Nature of Consciousness and The Multiplicity of Dreams

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"It is great to see a book specific to low-intensity working, as the field continues to develop and expand. It would make a welcome addition to reading lists for low-intensity training programmes, and to service, or personal, libraries and bookshelves for those working as, with, or alongside low-intensity practitioners. The fact it is written by James and Liz, who are so experienced in low-intensity practice themselves is an added joy. The book is an accessible insight for those who have not worked as low-intensity practitioners themselves, with plenty of reference to wider research and underpinning policy. For those who have worked, or are currently working or training in the field, this book is the equivalent of a helpful conversation with a knowledgeable, supportive, experienced colleague who will ask the right questions, cover the relevant topics, and challenge you to dig a bit deeper. James and Liz write wonderfully, and hit that perfect balance between a well-researched academic text and an accessible guide that tells it as it is." -- Kirsty McNeilis, Specialist Lecturer and Unit Lead on the Children and Young People's Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) PG Diploma at the Greater Manchester Psychological Therapies Training Centre (GMPTTC), Programme Lead on the Enhanced Evidence-Based Practice (EEBP) Programme at the GMPTTC "Working in health care services requires a wholly pragmatic approach which combines clinical best practice, operational guidelines and an understanding that real people (staff and our clients) do not neatly fit into boxes. This book fits beautifully into that space and is much needed for those working in low intensity roles and balancing what they have learned in training and what they see in clinical practice. Liz and James are experts in their field and bring experience and real-world knowledge together in a way that is easy to read and supportive to practitioners at all stages of their low intensity careers." – Dr. Sarah Watts, Clinical Director, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Talking Therapies Service, Midlands Partnership Foundation Trust "This is a detailed and considered exploration of what it really means to deliver LI therapies. The personal reflections and practice specific examples remind of the importance of working inclusively, and of the human connections which are at the heart of all helping and healing. An informative, engaging and thought provoking read for any practitioner." – Dr Orla McDevitt-Petrovic, Lecturer in Psychology, Ulster University "This book offers gritty, honest insights into the realities of working as a Low Intensity Therapist and forms a useful survival guide for trainees as well as anyone currently working, or considering working, in IAPT/NHS Talking Therapies. Presenting a nuanced, critical examination of key aspects of this healthcare service model, it is an essential resource for anyone interested in reflecting on IAPT/NHS Talking Therapies and the impact on the wider psy-sector in the UK and beyond. There is a timely exploration of important issues, including therapist burnout; the intersection of social deprivation and mental health; clinical realities around attempting to measure therapeutic outcomes; and adapting therapies for the needs of socially minoritized groups." – Dr. Sarah Cantwell, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Counsellor, Researcher, Founding member of IAPT Workers Café "This is a much-needed resource for Low Intensity Trainees, Practitioners, Supervisors and Educators written from the Perspective of Low Intensity Practitioners. It provides an insightful and comprehensive, yet accessible, overview of the current context of Low Intensity Psychological Therapy. It covers key topics such as describing ‘Low Intensity’, discussing our role within Multidisciplinary Teams and inclusive ways of working, to mention a few. It also doesn’t shy away from key dilemmas and difficult topics, which are often avoided or skirted around. The case vignettes, personal experience and current literature ensure the content is engaging." -- Taf Kunorubwe, CBT Therapist in Private Practice & Programme Director for the Postgraduate Certificate in CBT Skills at the University of South Wales "This is an outstanding book that will be of significant interest to PWP and low intensity practitioners and students, academics and those in the wider field of CBT. It is beautifully written in an accessible and easy-to-understand style; very well researched with fabulous insights cushioned by the most up-to-date research and follows a structure that provides scaffolding for the reader to deepen their understanding while enjoying the journey." -- Dr. Paul Sullivan, Reader in Psychology, Dept. of Psychology, University of Bradford "In 1944, Winston Churchill said, "The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see." The historical context of the Wellbeing Practitioners suggests that the journey has only started. Unquestionably, in England, the IAPT impact has been phenomenal, on multiple levels. What is arguable, is the value and at what cost. The execution of the initiative into clinical delivery needed to be responsive and reactionary. Consistency in dynamic mental health services will rub against the finite resources in health economics. Authoritatively our authors applaud the virtues of IAPT and PWP’s role wrapped around statutory services; with brave openness, they provide an experiential critical analysis that might be uncomfortable reading for some. This compelling book will inform a much-needed sensible debate, essential in a dynamic evolving modern health care system. From future trainees, wellbeing practitioners, service managers, clinical leads, and commissioners, to policymakers in England and nations beyond, all will find this book accessible, comprehensive and an essential point of reference to what comes next." -- Lee Grant, Clinical Director, Onebright Efficacy; Board Trustee, British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies "An innovative new light on low intensity psychological therapies. Finally, low intensity therapy is no longer at the bottom of a hierarchy of superior therapies. This book credits low intensity therapy as its own entity, with something unique and different to offer. It provides clinical guidance for Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners that highlights the challenges this profession continues to face, as well as it’s valuable successes in primary care mental health services. A must read for any clinician, trainee or academic working in the field of NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT)". -- Laura Stevenson, Programme Director for Low Intensity Psychological Therapies, Newcastle University "With this book, the authors have managed to capture a side of low-intensity work rarely discussed formally: the actual reality of the day to day work of thousands of Psychological Wellbeing Practitioners across England, and beyond. In some ways a reflection of how far we’ve come, and in others a call to arms, there is a tone throughout that invites conversation and ways for practitioners to become more involved with the discussion about the work they do. The book also offers useful insights into advanced practice, such as long-term conditions work, supervision and therapeutic relationships. Ultimately, it reads as a passionate manifesto for an emerging profession." -- Samantha Torney, Lead Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner "I am delighted to finally have a book that conceptualises and brings to the forefront the benefits and value of low intensity interventions to both patients and the overall healthcare system. The specific theories of ideas, techniques and practice are not something easily documented when it comes to outcomes and improvements in a person’s quality of life. However, in this book, we see many examples of the immense beneficial changes to patients through shared learning. One of the many things in particular that resonate is the focus of the importance of the integration with existing healthcare pathways especially when recognising the overlap between mental and physical health and wellbeing and one of the reasons this often fails to happen is the lack of acknowledgement for the benefits of low intensity interventions. Many guidelines put them into the category of self-help which often lacks evidence-based research – something which prevents healthcare professionals from acknowledging within clinical pathways. Here we have such a powerful tool evidenced recognising symptoms which are real to patients living with long-term conditions." -- Professor Sonio Cottom, Director, Pain Association, Scotland.Table of Contents1. Low Intensity Psychological Interventions 2. Defining Success 3. Training and Competency 4. Working with Challenging Social Contexts 5. The Role of Low Intensity Psychological Interventions in Physical Healthcare 6. Working Inclusively with Gender and Sexual Diversity 7. Psychological Practitioner Wellbeing 8. Navigating Relationships and Therapeutic Boundaries 9. Reflecting on Interpersonal Practice 10. Supervision 11. Professional Identity 12. Discussing International Applications

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. What Is Psychology? 2. Scientific Methods in Psychology. 3. Biological Psychology. 4. Sensation and Perception. 5. Development. 6. Learning. 7. Memory. 8. Cognition and Language. 9. Intelligence. 10. Consciousness. 11. Motivated Behaviors. 12. Emotions, Stress, and Health. 13. Social Behavior. 14. Personalities. 15. Abnormal Psychology: Disorders and Treatment.

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Book SynopsisIntegrating recent research and existing knowledge on food marketing and its effects on the eating behaviour of children, adolescents, and adults, this timely collection explores how food promotion techniques can be used to promote healthier foods. Numerous factors influence what, when, and how we eat, but one of the main drivers behind the unhealthy dietary intake of people is food marketing. Bringing together important trends from different areas of study, with state-of-the-art insights from multiple disciplines, the book examines the important factors and psychological processes that explain the effects of food marketing in a range of contexts, including social media platforms. The book also provides guidelines for future research by critically examining interventions and their effectiveness in reducing the impact of food marketing on dietary intake, in order to help develop new research programs, legislation, and techniques about what can be done about unhealthy food markTrade Review'With children’s food marketing being so powerful, present, persuasive, and pernicious, it is essential that its effects be documented, mechanisms be understood, and means for prevention and mitigation be examined. This volume takes important steps in these directions by assembling state-of-the-art knowledge by leading experts in the field. It is a welcome advance.' - Prof. Dr. Kelly Brownell, Director of the World Food Policy Center; Professor of Public Policy, Duke University, US.'Seldom is social science as eye-opening as this volume. It is a riveting, evidenced based, collection on the avoidable public health epidemic of childhood obesity that, if unchecked, will result in significant personal and societal risks and costs. Through mainstream and online media, children are exposed to direct and subconscious inducements to consume snacks and drinks with extraordinary amounts of sugar, salt and fats. With evidence suggesting that industry self-regulation is ineffective other solutions are discussed including legislation, nudging, promoting advertising literacy and a novel inhibition training approach. The volume is a timely call for action.' - Prof Dr. George Gaskell, Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK. ‘Obesity has become an omnipresent health problem. This must-read book gives a critical and eclectic reflection on food marketing and its effect on children, adolescents, and adults. In The Psychology of Food Marketing and (Over)eating an unprecedented collection of research on food advertising and its effect on eating behavior is presented. This book clearly aims to promote healthy food marketing and gives students, researchers, health professionals, policy-makers, and dieticians a tool to change the world by promoting healthy eating behavior.’ – Prof. Dr. Marjolijn Antheunis, Tilburg University, School of Humanities and Digital Sciences, Netherlands.‘Food marketing is currently omnipresent, taking many forms and targeting people on a great variety of media platforms. This state of the art collection of chapters by key experts in the international field from multiple perspectives gives an eclectic overview on the effects of this extensive food marketing for unhealthy foods and what can be done about it in order to improve the health of children, adolescents, and adults.’ – Prof. Dr. Moniek Buijzen, Radboud University, Behavioural Science Institute, Netherlands.Table of ContentsForeword Dr. T. Lobstein Introduction Dr. F. Folkvord Chapter 1. Food marketing to young children Dr. E. Boyland Chapter 2. Food marketing to adolescents and young adults Prof. Dr. J. Harris Chapter 3. Children's rights approach to marketing regulations Prof. Dr. A. Garde Chapter 4. Regulations and their effectiveness Dr. B. Kelly Chapter 5. Improving advertising literacy and effectiveness Dr. E. Rozendaal Chapter 6. The use of inhibition task to reduce the effects of food cue reactivity Dr. H. Veling & Dr. N. Lawrence Chapter 7. The promotion of healthy foods: a review of the literature and theoretical framework Dr. F. Folkvord

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Book SynopsisSince the turn of the twenty-first century, the field of positive psychology has sought to implement a science of human flourishing so that we may lead happier, more fulfilling lives. It has found expression not only in academic papers but also popular books and, increasingly, in government policy. The Routledge International Handbook of Critical Positive Psychology is the first volume dedicated to a critical appraisal of this influential but controversial field of study.The book critically examines not only the scientific foundations of positive psychology, but also the sociocultural and political tenets on which the field rests. It evaluates the current field of knowledge and practice, and includes chapters analysing the methodological constructs of the field, as well as others that question what positive psychology actually means by ideas such as happiness or well-being. Taking the debate further, the book then discusses how positive psychology can be applied iTable of ContentsForewordInteriorizing and Interrogating Well-BeingIsaac PrilleltenskyChapter 1Critical Positive Psychology: A Creative Convergence of Two DisciplinesPiers Worth and Matthew SmithSection 1: Criticism of Positive PsychologyIntroductionNicholas J. L. BrownChapter 2The Unavoidable Role of Values in Positive Psychology: Reflections in Light of Psychology’s Replicability CrisisBrent Dean Robbins and Harris L. FriedmanChapter 3Taking a Closer Look at Well-Being as a Scientific Construct: Delineating its Conceptual Nature and Boundaries in Relation to Spirituality and Existential FunctioningDouglas A. MacDonaldChapter 4The Meaning and Valence of Gratitude in Positive PsychologyLiz Gulliford and Blaire MorganChapter 5Positive Psychology, Mental Health, and the False Promise of the Medical ModelSam ThompsonChapter 6Is Positive Psychology an Indigenous Psychology?Jeanne Marecek and John Chambers ChristopherChapter 7Community Psychology’s Contributions on Happiness and Well-being: Including the Role of Context, Social Justice, and Values in Our Understanding of the Good Life.Salvatore Di Martino, Francisco José Eiroa-Orosa, and Caterina ArcidiaconoChapter 8Positive Psychology: Intellectual, Scientific, or Ideological Movement?Bernardo Moreno-Jiménez and Aldo Aguirre-CamachoChapter 9Is Positive Psychology Compatible With Freedom?Digby TantamChapter 10Critique of Positive Psychology and Positive InterventionsPaul T. P. Wong and Sandip RoyChapter 11Toward a Well-Spoken Explanatory StylePaul KalkinChapter 12An Introduction to Criticality for Students of Positive PsychologyNicholas J. L. BrownInterlude 1Chapter 13Five Historic Philosophers Discuss Human Flourishing and Happiness in Positive Psychology: A Speculative Dialogue in Three ActsLiz Gulliford and Kristján KristjánssonSection 2: Doing Positive Psychology CriticallyIntroductionTim LomasChapter 14A Re-appraisal of Boredom: A Case Study in Second Wave Positive PsychologyTim LomasChapter 15Affirming the Positive in Anomalous Experiences: A Challenge to Dominant Accounts of Reality, Life, and DeathEdith Steffen, David J. Wilde, and Callum E. CooperChapter 16Uncovering the Good in Positive Psychology: Toward a Worldview Conception That Can Help Positive Psychology FlourishPeter C. Hill and M. Elizabeth Lewis HallChapter 17Toward a Culturally Competent Positive PsychologyAdil Qureshi and Stella EvangelidouChapter 18Cultural and Racial Perspectives on Positive Psychologies of HumilityDavid R. Paine, Sarah H. Moon, Daniel J. Hauge, and Steven J. SandageChapter 19Positive Psychology’s Religious ImperativeDaniel K. Brown and David G. GeorgeChapter 20Character Strengths as Critique: The Power of Positive Psychology to Humanise the WorkplaceRoger Bretherton and Ryan M. NiemiecChapter 21Toward an Integrative Applied Positive PsychologyByron LeeChapter 22Positive Politics: Left-wing Versus Right-wing Policies, and Their Impact on the Determinants of WellbeingTim LomasChapter 23A Proposed Enquiry Into the Effect of Sociocultural Changes on Well-BeingFrancisco Jose Eiroa-OrosaChapter 24Complexity: Towards a New Measure of Societal Well-beingDaniel T. Gruner and Mihaly CsikszentmihalyiInterlude 2Chapter 25Pleasure as a Form of Liberatory PracticeTod Sloan and Marisol GarciaSection 3: Applied PerspectivesIntroductionFrancisco Jose Eiroa-OrosaChapter 26Community Social Psychology and Positive Psychology: Learning From the Experience of Latin AmericaRamón Soto Martínez and Salvatore Di MartinoChapter 27Positive, Necessary, and Possible Lives: Experience and Practice from the Struggle for a Dignified LifeJosé Eduardo Viera and Lauren LanguidoChapter 28Exploring the Role of Engagement on Well-Being and Personal Development: A Review of Adolescent and Mental Health ActivismAnne C. Montague and Francisco Jose Eiroa-OrosaChapter 29Citizenship, Mental Health, and Positive PsychologyJean-François Pelletier, Chyrell Bellamy, Maria O’Connell, Michaella Baker, and Michael RoweChapter 30The Brutality of RealityChris BealesChapter 31Philotimo: Vices and Virtues of a Moral ArchetypeManos Rhodes HatzimalonasChapter 32Evaluating Positive Education: A Framework and Case StudyDianne A. Vella-Brodrick, Nikki S. Rickard, and Tan-Chyuan ChinChapter 33Shaping Positive Education Research to Influence Public PolicyCharlie Simson, Lauren Rosewarne, and Lea WatersChapter 34Positive Psychology at a City ScaleMike Zeidler, Liz Zeidler, and Byron LeeChapter 35Judging the Efficacy and Ethics of Positive Psychology for Government PolicymakingMark D. WhiteChapter 36Feel Good or Be Happy. Distinctions Between Emotions and Development in the Environmental Psychology Research of WellbeingPablo Olivos and Ricardo Ernst

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Book SynopsisBuilding Your Career in Psychology is a new practical, aspirational, and experiential book designed to help readers make informed decisions about their college, career, and life success.The primary theme in this book is that psychological knowledge makes a difference in people's lives. Building on this theme, this book provides an empowered process for making the most of college and other career preparation experience, helping the reader to set the stage for academic, career, and life success. This book emphasizes academic skills, unwritten rules, career planning, and developing relationships  both professional and personal. Moreover, this book includes evidence-based career development content and exercises, as well as other resources to assist readers in discovering their own path to a meaningful career and life. Highlights of this book include: Discussion of career options at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels <Trade Review'In Building Your Career in Psychology, Drs. Marie Hammond and Peggy Brady-Amoon offer undergraduate psychology majors as well as those considering psychology a wide range of useful and important information about the field and how to construct a personalized professional career path. Building Your Career in Psychology is a useful and important text for today’s undergraduates who want to know what future career and life options become available to them when they choose to major in psychology. While focusing on the field of psychology, the process of exploring one’s interests and steps to consider when making decisions, setting SMART goals, and getting the most out of one’s college experience is relevant to all undergraduates.'V. Scott H. Solberg, Ph.D., Professor, Boston University 'Hammond and Brady-Amoon provide readers with a theory- and research-based roadmap for reaching your goals in psychology. By offering practical advice, concrete activities, and clear suggestions, this book is a soup to nuts companion for students looking to explore both traditional and non-traditional pathways in psychology.'Thomson J. Ling, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Caldwell University 'Building Your Career in Psychology is a unique and comprehensive resource for psychology students who want to plan and manage their careers, understand career decision-making, and understand career paths in psychology. This book is an equally important resource for faculty researchers, practitioners, mentors, and teachers who are interested in equity, diversity, and inclusion, as well as those who need a roadmap of concrete, proactive actions and processes to support ethnic and minority students to reach their career goals. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have been very successful at increasing the number of African American students in STEM and Psychology to persist and graduate from college, graduate school, and enter successful careers. The authors outline specific strategies that have made these HBCUs successful. These include teaching students the unwritten rules for success, and creating a welcoming, educational learning environment for academic excellence and experiential learning. Especially important are the chapters that focus on understanding the importance of personal and professional relationships for developing supportive networks and a positive sense of community. This book addresses critical topics that will provide support to students of color and increase representation and participation of these students in psychology as a field of study.'Ruth L. Greene, Ed.D., O'Herron Distinguished Professor of Psychology, Johnson C. Smith University 'As someone who taught an introduction to counseling course for many years, this is exactly the book I have been needing! It will help me in my efforts to guide students through the process of exploring the helping professions and charting their future course.'Kimberly Howard, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Boston University "A well-resourced gem of a book for anyone interested in building a career in psychology who also aims for work-life balance. Includes advice and exercises that are practical, student-centric, and inspiring, with special consideration of values, interests, personalities, relationships, and skills."Susan A. Nolan, Ph.D., Professor, Seton Hall University 'How can a wise psychology student best plan ahead, to succeed in a competitive graduate school and career in psychology or a related field? In this new volume, Professors Marie Hammond and Margaret (Peggy) Brady-Amoon offer their expert "insider" advice that can be so invaluable to career-oriented students. This volume includes a trove of useful exercises, practical websites, important resources, and informative "side-bars" – all based on the large but elusive literature on career-preparation. This volume clearly gives a valuable "edge" to psychology students planning ahead for a successful career.'Harold Takooshian, Ph.D., Professor, Fordham University 'This is an incredibly useful book for psychology majors. Psychology is one of the most popular majors in college today, but most students don’t understand what the pathways and options to a career in psychology. More than helping students understand what those pathways are, though, this book helps students understand how to make a decision to go into psychology, or any career.'Nadya A. Fouad, Ph.D., Professor, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Table of ContentsPreface Introduction Acknowledgments Part I. Psychology and How It Helps You Reach Your Goals 1. How Does Psychology Change the World? 2. Connecting Your Goals to the Education Needed 3. Career Decision-Making and Management for Psychology Part II: Practical Guidance, Unwritten Rules, and Planning to Reach Your Goals 4. Practical Guidance for Building Your Foundation for Career Success 5.The Unwritten Rules of Success: It Doesn’t Just Happen by Accident 6. Developing an Action Plan Part III: The Role of Relationships in Your Educational and Career Success 7.Relationships in Your Professional Life 8.Relationships in Your Personal Life Part IV: Career Paths and Options at Different Educational Levels 9. Bachelor’s Degrees: Career Paths and Options 10. Master’s Degrees: Educational Options and Career Paths 11. Doctoral Degrees: Educational Options and Career Paths 12. Specializations, Allied Professions, and Using Psychology in the World Appendices Index

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Book SynopsisThis fourth edition of Putting Psychology in Its Place builds on the previous three in introducing the history of Psychology and placing the discipline within its historical and social contexts. Written by esteemed Psychologists Graham Richards and Paul Stenner, this crucial text aims both to answer and raise questions about the role of Psychology in modern society by critically examining issues such as how Psychology developed and why psychoanalysis had such an impact. It discusses enduring underlying conceptual problems and examines how the discipline has changed to deal with contemporary social issues such as religion, race and gender. The fourth edition features revised and updated chapters, though the core structure remains unchanged. The final chapter has been restructured and jointly re-written. This text was written to remain compatible with the British Psychological Society requirements for undergraduate courses and is imaginatively written and accessible to aTable of ContentsList of figures. List of tables. Preface to fourth edition. Preface to third edition. Preface to second edition. Preface. Part I: Origins and theories. 1. Introduction: Psychology and history. 2. Psychology 1600-1850: Continuity and discontinuity. 3. Founding Psychology: Evolution, experimentation and being scientific. 4. William James and the origins of modern Psychology. 5. Behaviourism. 6. Gestalt Psychology. 7. Cognitive Psychology. Part II: Some topics. 8. Psychology and the brain. 9. Looking at perception. 10. Memory: some points to remember. 11. Emotion: the problem or the whole point. 12. Personality: Psychology and who you are. 13. Social Psychology. 14. Applied Psychology. Part III: Psychology’s subjects. 15. Psychology, madness and the meanings of psychological distress. 16. Psychological uses of animals. 17. Psychology and the child. 18. Psychology and gender. Part IV: Two general issues. 19. Psychometrics and the problem of measurement. 20. Psychology and language. Part V: Four cultural entanglements. 21. Funding and institutional factors. 22. Psychology meets religion. 23. Psychology and ‘race’. 24. Psychology and war. Part VI: Conclusion. 25. Closure - or not?. Appendix: The elephants outside the room. Index.

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Book SynopsisPhilosophers, legal scholars, criminologists, psychiatrists, and psychologists have long asked important questions about punishment: What is its purpose? What theories help us better understand its nature? Is punishment just? Are there effective alternatives to punishment? How can empirical data from the sciences help us better understand punishment? What are the relationships between punishment and our biology, psychology, and social environment? How is punishment understood and administered differently in different societies? The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment is the first major reference work to address these and other important questions in detail, offering 31 chapters from an international and interdisciplinary team of experts in a single, comprehensive volume. It covers the major theoretical approaches to punishment and its alternatives; emerging research from biology, psychology, and social neuroscience; and important special issues likTable of ContentsIntroduction Part I: Theories of Punishment and Contemporary Perspectives 1. Theories of Punishment 2. Retribution 3. Offenders as Citizens 4. Hybrid Theories of Punishment 5. Limiting Retributivism and Individual Prevention 6. The Contours of a Utilitarian Theory of Punishment in Light of Contemporary Empirical Knowledge about the Attainment of Traditional Sentencing Objectives 7. The Restorative Justice Movement: Questioning the Rationale of Contemporary Criminal Justics Part II: Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment 8. Defamiliarizing Punishment 9. The Retributive Sentiments 10. The Right to Punish 11. Problem of Proportional Punishment 12. The Gap 13. Science and the Evolution of American Criminal Punishment 14. What is Wrong with Mass Incarceration? Part III: Sciences, Prevention, and Punishment 15. Punishment, Shaming, and Violence 16. Humanizing Prison through Social Neuroscience: From the Abolition of Solitary Confinement to the Pursuit of Socual Rehabilitation 17. Effects of Prison Crowding on Prison Misconduct and Bullying 18. Biosocial Risk Factors for Offending 19. Brain Abnormalities Associated with Pedophilia: Implications for Retribution and Rehabilitation 20. Current Trends in Cognitive Neuroscience and Criminal Punishment 21. Behavioural Genetics and Sentencing 22. Prediction, Screening and Early Intervention 23. Comparison of Socio-Affective Processing across Subtypes of Antisocial Psychopathology 24. Forensic Mental Health Treatment and Recidivism 25. Recovery of Persons Labelled "Not Criminally Responsible": Recommendations Grounded in Lived Experiences Part IV: Alternatives to Current Punishment Practices 26. Punishment and Its Alternatives 27. Pre-Trial Detention and the Supplantating of our Adversarial System 28. A Non-Punitive Alternative to Retributive Punishment 29. The Takings Doctrine and the Principle of Legality 30. How to Transform a Static Security Prison into a Dynamic Organism for Change and Growth 31. Towards a Strengths-Based Focus in the Criminal Justice System for Drug-Using Offenders

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Book SynopsisThis reader-friendly second edition of Sheridan and Kratochwill’s important work offers innovative applications of CBC as an ecological, evidence-based approach.Trade ReviewFrom the reviews of the second edition: "This book promotes the idea of helping school personnel, parents, and others involved in the child’s life interact more effectively in order to encourage positive behaviors and ultimately achieve successful academic and emotional goals. … The audience includes school psychologists, special educators, and other school-based professionals as well as mental health practitioners. … it also could be a suitable graduate text or training manual. … This is material you can use immediately" (Gary B. Kaniuk, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2008)Table of ContentsFamily–School Partnerships in Prevention and Intervention.- Definitional and Procedural Characteristics of Conjoint Behavioral Consultation.- Conjoint Behavioral Consultation in Practice: Promoting Positive Family–School Relationships.- Conjoint Behavioral Consultation in Practice: Working with Diverse Families.- Conjoint Behavioral Consultation in Unique Practice Contexts.- Research on Conjoint Behavioral Consultation.

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Book SynopsisCompelling scientific evidence that participating in hands-on activities can actually alter the stress responses that lead to depression

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Book SynopsisThe second edition of Dyslexia in the Workplace is a comprehensive guide to how dyslexic adults in employment can improve their skills, and how their employers and other professionals can help. Offers invaluable insights for overcoming obstacles to success, enhancing workplace efficiency and ensuring that dyslexic employees achieve their full potential Written in an accessible style that is perfect for professionals and dyslexic individuals alike Covers related syndromes such as dyspraxia, attention deficit disorder and visual stress Explores the legal obligations and other issues that are important to workplace managers, especially human resources professionals Provides authoritative guidance on recent case law relating to dyslexia Trade Review"Dyslexia in the workplace is a detailed and comprehensive guide with 5 helpful Appendices. This guide is equally useful for employers, dyslexia professionals and dyslexia workers." (Dyslexia Contact, 3 September 2011) "A good book and one I would like to keep on the shelf and will certainly wish to refer to again." (Dyslexia Review, 1 July 2011) "This is a well written and thoughtfully structed book, and one which deserves a wide readership." (RoSPA Occupational Safety & Health Journal, 1 February 2011) "This book is a must-read for all professionals who work with dyslexic employees as well as to dyslexic employees themselves. I strongly recommend it." (PATOSS Bulletin, Summer 2011) "Dyslexia in the Workplace is a very useful guide. Whereas it can be read from cover to cover, the format also allows the reader to dip in and find the parts they want to refer to. It is very clearly set out and its accessibility and explanatory approach make it a reassuring read as well as an enlightening one. Each chapter ends with further reading in the companion volumes for those who wish to find out more." (Dyslexia Review, Summer 2011) Table of ContentsAuthor Biographies. Prologue. Introduction. Part A Identifying Dyslexia (Sylvia Moody). Chapter 1 Dyslexia in the Workplace. Chapter 2 Understanding a Diagnostic Report. Chapter 3 Judgement Day: Tom Goes for an Assessment. Chapter 4 Workplace Needs Assessments. Chapter 5 Dyspraxia and Attention Deficit Disorder. Chapter 6 Visual Factors in Reading Difficulties. Chapter 7 Emotions. Part B Tackling Dyslexia (Diana Bartlett). Chapter 8 Getting Started. Chapter 9 Overall Work Strategies. Chapter 10 General Work Organisation. Chapter 11 Efficient Work Methods. Chapter 12 General Writing Skills. Chapter 13 Some Specific Work Documents. Chapter 14 Reading and Remembering Work Documents. Chapter 15 General Oral Skills and Interaction. Chapter 16 Dealing with Negative Attitudes and Emotions. Part C Managing Dyslexia (Katherine Kindersley). Chapter 17 From College to Workplace. Chapter 18 Working with Dyslexia. Chapter 19 Reasonable Adjustments. Part D Judging Dyslexia. Chapter 20 Dyslexia: An Employment Lawyer Speaks (Katherine Kindersley). Chapter 21 Dyslexia in the Dock (Sylvia Moody). Conclusion. Appendix 1 Checklists for Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, AD(H)D and Visual Stress. Appendix 2 Assistive Technology. Appendix 3 Relaxation and Visualisation Exercises (Diana Bartlett). Appendix 4 Useful Addresses. Appendix 5 Further Reading. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book provides the contemporary, caring guidance you need to diagnose and manage seizures in a young patient. Beginning with an overview of the classification of seizure syndromes, the authors take a practical approach to a common but complex clinical challenge.Trade Review“In general, I think this book very sound. It would be an excellent introduction for neurology residents and a good review for general paediatric neurologists who feel a bit out of touch with current treatments for epilepsy.” (The Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences, 1 September 2013) “This is an exceptional read, unlike others in the way it addresses the treatment of children with epilepsy, rather than just the treatment of epilepsy.” (Doody’s, 2 August 2013)Table of Contentsp>List of contributors xiii Preface xvii Section 1 Epidemiology and classification of childhood epilepsies 1 Section editor: Phillip L. Pearl 1 Epidemiology and common comorbidities of epilepsy in childhood 3 Jay Salpekar, Matthew Byrne, and Georgann Ferrone 1.1 Epidemiology 3 1.2 Incidence and prevalence 4 1.3 Gender and age 4 1.4 Classification 5 1.5 Febrile seizures 6 1.6 Etiology 6 1.7 Psychiatric comorbidity 7 1.8 Psychological and psychosocial stress related to chronic disease 7 1.9 Psychiatric symptoms related to medication side effects 8 1.10 Psychiatric comorbidity related to epilepsy pathophysiology 8 1.11 Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) 9 1.12 Anxiety 10 1.13 Depression 11 1.14 Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) 12 1.15 Conclusion 12 References 13 2 Classification and definition of seizures and epilepsy syndromes in childhood 17 Susan E. Combs and Phillip L. Pearl 2.1 Introduction 17 2.2 Purpose and goals of definitions and classification 17 2.3 Systems of classification and definitions 18 2.4 Seizures 18 2.5 Generalized seizures 19 2.6 Focal seizures 22 2.7 Syndromes 23 2.8 Specific age-related epilepsy syndromes 25 2.9 Future directions 34 Acknowledgements 34 References 34 3 Initiating and withdrawing medical management 37 David T. Hsieh and Bhagwan Indur Moorjani 3.1 Initiating medical management 37 3.2 The chances of seizure recurrence after the first unprovoked seizure 39 3.3 Seizure recurrence 42 3.4 The possible adverse effects of seizure recurrence 42 3.5 The risks of initiating antiepileptic drug therapy 44 3.6 The benefits of initiating antiepileptic drug therapy 45 3.7 How to initiate treatment with antiepileptic drugs 45 3.8 Special circumstances 48 3.9 Summary: initiating medical management 48 3.10 Withdrawing medical management 49 3.11 The long-term prognosis of childhood-onset epilepsy 50 3.12 When to consider discontinuing antiepileptic drug therapy 51 3.13 Risk factors for seizure recurrence after discontinuation 51 3.14 The risks of discontinuing antiepileptic drug therapy 54 3.15 The benefits of discontinuing antiepileptic drug therapy 55 3.16 How to discontinue antiepileptic drugs 55 3.17 Special circumstances 55 3.18 Summary: withdrawing medical management 56 3.19 Disclaimer 57 References 57 4 Common genetic and neurocutaneous disorders in childhood epilepsy 59 Dewi Frances T. Depositario-Cabacar, William McClintock, and Tom Reehal 4.1 Idiopathic epilepsies 60 4.2 Symptomatic epilepsies 63 4.3 Epilepsy in common chromosomal abnormalities 63 4.4 Epilepsy in metabolic and mitochondrial disorders 65 4.5 Epilepsy in malformations of cortical development 66 4.6 Neurocutaneous disorders 67 4.7 Summary 70 References 70 Section 2 Diagnostic evaluation of childhood epilepsies 73 Section editor: David F. Clarke 5 Evaluating the child with seizures 75 Kristen Park and Susan Koh 5.1 Emergent diagnosis and management 76 5.2 Subsequent evaluation 79 5.3 Additional neurodiagnostic evaluation 84 References 87 6 The use of EEG in the diagnosis of childhood epilepsy 90 David F. Clarke 6.1 Technical aspects of the EEG 91 6.2 Methods used to increase EEG yield 91 6.3 When should an EEG be ordered? 92 6.4 EEG findings in epilepsy and epilepsy syndromes 93 6.5 Neonatal EEGs 94 6.6 The EEG in focal epilepsy 96 6.7 The EEG of generalized epilepsy 99 6.8 Specific disease-related epilepsy syndromes 104 6.9 Conclusion 105 References 105 7 Imaging of pediatric epilepsy 107 Asim F. Choudhri 7.1 Introduction 107 7.2 Imaging considerations 107 7.3 Congenital malformations 117 7.4 Neoplasms 124 7.5 Acquired/idiopathic abnormalities 126 References 127 8 Non-epileptic paroxysmal events of childhood 129 Sucheta M. Joshi 8.1 Introduction 129 8.2 Breath-holding spells 130 8.3 Parasomnias 131 8.4 Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of childhood 133 8.5 Syncope 134 8.6 Paroxymal non-epileptic events (PNEs) with a psychiatric or behavioral basis 134 8.7 Hyperekplexia 136 8.8 Alternating hemiplegia of childhood 136 8.9 Movement disorders 137 8.10 Sandifer syndrome 138 8.11 Conclusion 138 References 139 Section 3 Principles of treatment 143 Section editor: James W. Wheless 9 Pharmacology of antiepileptic drugs 145 James W. Wheless 9.1 Pharmacokinetics 146 9.2 Pharmacogenomics 155 References 157 10 Therapeutic efficacy of antiepileptic drugs 159 James W. Wheless 10.1 Efficacy-based treatment guidelines 160 10.2 Antiepileptic drug selection based on specific pediatric epilepsy syndromes 164 10.3 Influence of comorbidities in children with epilepsy 171 10.4 Conclusions 172 References 172 11 Adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs 175 James W. Wheless 11.1 Introduction 175 11.2 Specific drugs 179 11.3 At-risk profiles and monitoring 189 References 191 12 Vagus nerve stimulation therapy and epilepsy surgery 193 Kate Van Poppel and James W. Wheless 12.1 Vagus nerve stimulation 195 12.2 Epilepsy surgery 203 12.3 Conclusions 215 References 215 13 Dietary therapies to treat epilepsy 219 James W. Wheless 13.1 History 220 13.2 Efficacy 221 13.3 Mechanism of action 228 13.4 Selection of candidates for the diet 232 13.5 Initiation and maintenance 234 13.6 Complications 236 13.7 The ketogenic diet in the twenty-first century 239 References 239 Resources 240 Websites 241 Section 4 Generalized seizures and generalized epilepsy syndromes 243 Section editor: Amy L. McGregor 14 Idiopathic generalized epilepsies 245 Amy L. McGregor 14.1 Clinical features 246 14.2 Natural history 248 14.3 Genetics 248 14.4 Treatment 248 14.5 Classification 249 14.6 Myoclonic epilepsy in infancy 249 14.7 Childhood absence epilepsy (CAE) 250 14.8 Juvenile absence epilepsy (JAE) 252 14.9 Juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME) 254 14.10 Epilepsy with generalized tonic-clonic seizures alone (IGE-GTCs) 256 14.11 Epilepsy with myoclonic absence 257 14.12 Epilepsy with myoclonic-atonic seizures/Doose syndrome 258 14.13 Febrile seizures plus (FS+) 259 14.14 Eyelid myoclonia with absences (EMA)/Jeavons syndrome 260 14.15 Summary 262 References 264 15 Cryptogenic and symptomatic generalized epilepsies: epilepsies with encephalopathy 267 Karen Keough 15.1 Neonatal-onset epilepsies with encephalopathy 268 15.2 Infantile-onset epilepsies with encephalopathy 270 15.3 Epilepsies with encephalopathy with onset later in infancy 275 15.4 Epilepsies with encephalopathy with onset after infancy 277 15.5 Continuous spike wave of sleep (CSWS) and Landau–Kleffner syndrome (LKS) 279 References 280 Section 5 Partial-onset seizures and localization-related epilepsy syndromes 283 Section editor: James W. Wheless 16 Idiopathic partial epilepsies 285 Freedom F. Perkins Jr 16.1 Benign infantile seizures 286 16.2 Benign childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes 287 16.3 Childhood occipital epilepsy (Panayiotopoulos type) 289 16.4 Late-onset childhood occipital epilepsy (Gastaut type) 292 References 294 17 Cryptogenic and symptomatic partial epilepsies 296 Stephen Fulton 17.1 Etiology 296 17.2 Seizure phenomena 297 17.3 Temporal lobe epilepsy 297 17.4 Extratemporal epilepsy 303 17.5 Occipital lobe epilepsy 306 17.6 Parietal lobe epilepsy 307 17.7 Hypothalamic hamartoma 307 17.8 Other localizing and lateralizing signs 308 References 309 Section 6 Epilepsies relative to age, etiology, or duration 311 Section editor: Yu-Tze Ng 18 Neonatal seizures 313 Eric V. Hastriter 18.1 Significance of neonatal seizures 313 18.2 Pathophysiology of neonatal seizures 314 18.3 Classification and clinical features of neonatal seizures 316 18.4 Electrographic seizures 317 18.5 Monitoring and recording 317 18.6 Etiology of neonatal seizures 321 18.7 Metabolic causes for neonatal seizures 323 18.8 Inborn errors of metabolism 323 18.9 Treatment 327 18.10 Chronic postnatal epilepsy and the need for long-term treatment 328 18.11 Potential adverse effects of antiepileptic drugs on the immature CNS 329 18.12 Conclusion 329 References 330 19 Febrile seizures 333 Marie Francisca Grill 19.1 Introduction 333 19.2 Definition 333 19.3 Incidence and prevalence 334 19.4 Pathophysiology 334 19.5 Prognosis 334 19.6 Initial evaluation and management 335 19.7 Long-term management 338 19.8 Management in practice 341 19.9 Genetics 342 19.10 Parent counseling 343 19.11 Conclusion 344 References 344 20 Status epilepticus in childhood 346 Yu-Tze Ng and Rama Maganti 20.1 Definition 346 20.2 Epidemiology 349 20.3 Pathophysiology 349 20.4 Etiology 350 20.5 Diagnosis and investigations 351 20.6 EEG patterns in status epilepticus 352 20.7 Treatment 356 20.8 Prognosis 359 References 359 Index 365

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Book SynopsisInternational Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders: Theory, Practice and Research provides the first truly global perspective on the assessment and treatment of sex offenders. Presents a comprehensive overview of current theories and practices relating to the assessment and treatment of sex offenders throughout the world, including the US, Europe, and Australasia Covers all the major developments in the areas of risk assessment, treatment, and management Includes chapters written by internationally respected practitioners and researchers experienced in working with sexual offenders such as Bill Marshall, Ruth Mann, Karl Hanson and Jayson Ware Trade Review“I would recommend this book. It is a useful text for anyone interested in current thinking around sex offender assessment and treatment. Its international perspective makes it different from other texts, covering many overlooked aspects of treatment and practice.” (The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 8 November 2013) "There are some features in International Perspectives that one will not find in other texts. There is an entire section on human rights and ethical issues as they apply to sex offender assessment and treatment. This section includes an excellent chapter by Levenson on the unintended consequences of American policies regarding sex offenders, a second on human rights issues involved in risk assessment, and another on ethical and legal issues involved in antiandrogen treatment of sex offenders... I know of no other text that provides the breadth of coverage and diversity of viewpoints found in International Perspectives on the Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders: Theory, Practice, and Research." (PsycCRITIQUES, 14 March 2012)Table of ContentsAbout the Editors. List of Contributors. Poem (Moira Mpanza). Preface (William L. Marshall). Part I Introduction to the International Field of Sexual Offender Assessment and Treatment. Chapter 1 Adult Sexual Offender Treatment – Is It Effective? (Reinhard Eher and Friedemann Pfafflin). Chapter 2 Adult Sexual Offender Assessment (Carol A. Ireland and Leam A. Craig). Chapter 3 Female Sexual Offenders (Franca Cortoni and Theresa A. Gannon). Part II Sexual Offender Assessment: Issues and Applications. Chapter 4 International Comparisons of the Validity of Actuarial Risk Tools for Sexual Offenders, with a Focus on Static-99 (Leslie Helmus, R. Karl Hanson, and Kelly E. Morton-Bourgon). Chapter 5 Structured Professional Guidelines: International Applications (Martin Rettenberger and Stephen J. Hucker). Chapter 6 Assessing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse in Litigious Families in the Family Court (Chris Lennings, Annalese Bolton, and Emma Collins). Chapter 7 Phallometric Assessment of Sexual Arousal (Hannah L. Merdian and David T. Jones). Chapter 8 Proxy Measures of Sexual Deviancy (Wineke Smid, Daan van Beek, and Jelle Troelstra). Chapter 9 Uses, Misuses, and Abuses of Risk Assessment with Sexual Offenders (Lea H. Studer, A.Scott Aylwin, Christine Sribney, and John R. Reddon). Part III Sexual Offender Treatment: Issues and Applications. Chapter 10 Theoretical Perspectives and their Practical Application for Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders with an Intellectual Disability (William R. Lindsay). Chapter 11 Development and Evaluation of a Treatment Program for Incarcerated Rapists in South Africa (Lorinda Bergh). Chapter 12 The Danish Sexual Offender Treatment and Research Program (DASOP) (Ellids Kristensen, Peter Fristed, Marianne Fuglestved, Eva Grahn, Mikael Larsen, Tommy Lillebæk, and Thorkil Sørensen). Chapter 13 Multisystemic Therapy with Juvenile Sexual Offenders: Development, Validation, and Dissemination (Charles M. Borduin, Richard J. Munschy, David V. Wagner, and Erin K. Taylor). Chapter 14 Risk, Needs, and Responsivity Principles in Action: Tailoring Rapist’s Treatment to Rapist Typologies (Sarah Reid, Nick J. Wilson, and Douglas P. Boer). Chapter 15 The Importance of Contextual Issues within Sexual Offender Treatment (Jayson Ware). Chapter 16 The Role of Culture in Sexual Offender Rehabilitation: A New Zealand Perspective (Armon J. Tamatea, Mate Webb, and Douglas P. Boer). Chapter 17 Managing Sexual Offender Treatment Programs (Ruth E. Mann, Jayson Ware, and Yolanda M. Fernandez). Chapter 18 Denial of Sexual Crimes: A Therapeutic Exploration (Kris Vanhoeck and Els Van Daele). Chapter 19 Motivational Interviewing in the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (David S. Prescott and Joel Porter). Chapter 20 Disclosing the Secret: Working with Families around Sexual Abuse Victimization (Yael Idisis and Sheri Oz). Chapter 21 Pharmacotherapy of Sexual Offenders and Men who are at Risk of Sexual Offending (Peer Briken, Andreas Hill, and Wolfgang Berner). Chapter 22 Bringing "Good Lives" to Life: Applying Social Therapy to Working with Sexual Offenders (Andrew Frost). Chapter 23 Axis I Mental Health Disorders and Sexual Offending (Bruce D. Watt and Tania Withington). Chapter 24 Sexual Offending in Psychotic Patients (Leam A. Craig and Orestis Giotakos). Chapter 25 Forensic-Psychiatric Treatment for Internet Sex Offenders: Ten Years of Experience (Marc Graf and Volker Dittmann). Chapter 26 Just an Incest Offender? (Lea H. Studer, Christine Sribney, A. Scott Aylwin, and John R. Reddon). Chapter 27 The Internet and Sexual Offending: An International Perspective (Cynthia Calkins Mercado, Hannah L. Merdian, and Rudolf Egg). Chapter 28 Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church and Other Youth-Serving Organizations (Cynthia Calkins Mercado, Karen Terry, and Anthony D. Perillo). Chapter 29 American Sexual Offender Castration Treatment and Legislation (Elena del Busto and Michael C. Harlow). Part IV Human Rights and Ethical Issues. Chapter 30 Ethical Issues Regarding the Implementation of Sex Offender Treatment in Brazil (Danilo A. Baltieri, Arthur Guerra de Anrade and Douglas P. Boer). Chapter 31 Community Protection from Sexual Violence: Intended and Unintended Outcomes of American Policies (Jill S. Levenson). Chapter 32 Human Rights Issues in Sexual Offender Risk Assessment (James Vess). Chapter 33 Morality and Legality in the Use of Antiandrogenic Pharmacotherapy with Sexual Offenders (Karen Harrison and Bernadette Rainey). Part V Future Directions. Chapter 34 The Role of the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO) in International Public Policy and Practice (Friedemann Pfafflin and Reinhard Eher). Chapter 35 Dealing with Missing Data: The Promise of Dunkelfeld Research with Sexual Offenders against Minors (Steven Feelgood and Gerard A. Schaefer). Chapter 36 The Future of Sexual Offender Treatment Programs (William L. Marshall and Liam E. Marshall). Index.

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Book SynopsisAggression Replacement Training (ART) is a cognitive-behavioral intervention targeted to aggressive adolescents and children. It has been widely adopted in the U.S. , Europe, Australia, and elsewhere and is a growing intervention and prevention approach.Table of ContentsAbout the Editors. List of Contributors. Series Editors' Preface. Preface. Acknowledgements. PART I: THEORY AND PRACTICE. 1. Aggression Replacement Training: The Cognitive-Behavioural Context (Clive R. Hollin). 2. Skillstreaming: The Behavioral Component (Arnold P. Goldstein). 3. Current Issues in Anger Management Interventions with Youth (Eva L. Feindler and Kristen Baker). 4. Moral Reasoning Training: The Values Component (John C. Gibbs). PART II: ESTABLISHED APPLICATIONS. 5. Application in an Inner City Elementary School (Rob DiFlorio). 6. Collaboration with Human Services and Schools (Mark Amendola and Robert Oliver). 7. Ungdomasalternativet—The Youth Alternative (Ivan Brilje, Mariusz Hermelin, and Mikael Kalt). 8. The Oasis-A Living Idea (Rune Nensén and Nikolai Hamstein). 9. A National Dissemination Program (James McGuire and Danny Clark). PART III: ELABORATIONS, EXTENSIONS, AND EVALUATIONS. 10. The Prepare Curriculum (Arnold P. Goldstein). 11. The Peace Curriculum (Sara Salmon). 12. Aggression Control Therapy for Adult Forensic Psychiatric Patients: Development and Preliminary Results (Ruud H.J. Hornsveld). 13. Aggression Replacement Training: A Learning Process for the Whole Family (Robert Calame and Kim Parker). 14. Evaluations of Effectiveness (Arnold P. Goldstein). 15. The ART Trainer as a Scientific Practitioner (Bengt Daleflod). Epilogue. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book is both a sequel to and expansion of Community Psychology, published in 1992. It serves as a textbook for courses on community psychology but now also includes material on inequality and health, since both are concerned with the way an individual''s social setting and the systems with which they interact affect their problems and the solutions they devise. Part 1 sets the scene by locating community psychology in its historical and contemporary context. In Part 2, disempowered groups and their physical and mental health are considered. Finally in Part 3 the application of community psychology is discussed, and the ways in which marginalised people can be helped by strengthening their communities highlighted.Trade Review"It provides fascinating reflection on the notion and importance of community psychology, and challenges more conventional ways of knowing about the location of problems and associated responses." (Drug and Alcohol Review, March 2009) "This book is recommended for experienced and emerging researchers and practioners in psychology and public health, including postgraduate students. It provides a fascinating reflection on the notion and importance of community psychology, and challenges more conventional ways of knowing about the location of problems and associated responses." (Drug and Alcohol Review, March 2009)Table of ContentsAbout the Author. Preface. Acknowledgements. PART I. THE BACKGROUND TO COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY AND WHAT IT STANDS FOR. 1. Challenging Psychology Over its Neglect of the Social. The individualism of psychology. The new public health psychology. Critical psychology. 2. Community Psychology’s Core Values: Empowerment, Liberation and Social Justice. Empowerment. Social constructionism and its critics. Liberation psychology. Social justice as a core value. 3. The Debate over Knowledge in Community Psychology. Dissatisfaction with existing research methods. Support for qualitative research. Participatory and action research. Negotiating the community psychology researcher’s role. What kind of science is community psychology? PART II. UNDERSTANDING INEQUALITY AND ITS EFFECTS ON HEALTH. 4. Social Position and Inequalities in Health. The accumulation of evidence that health is related to social position. Social class’: complexities and controversies. Inequality of income distribution. Psychosocial versus material explanations. 5. Place and its Influence on Health and Well-being. Evidence for the influence of area on health and well-being. How neighbourhoods may (fail to) meet local health needs. 6. Two Concepts for Understanding Inequalities by Position and Place. Social capital. Sense of community. PART III. THE EXPERIENCE OF DISEMPOWERMENT: SEVEN EXAMPLES. 7. Disempowerment by War, Immigration, Homelessness or Unemployment. Communities caught up in war and its consequences. Groups of people adjusting to a new country. Experiencing homelessness. The unemployed and the under-employed. 8. Disempowered Because of Income, Gender, or Sexual Orientation. The poor and socially excluded. Women. Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered people. PART IV. COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY ACTION: FROM SUPPORT TO LIBERATION. 9. Strengthening Social Support for Members of Disempowered Groups. Social support for young people. Social support interventions for women. Support for those with illness or disability or for their families. Responding to domestic violence. Support for LGBT groups. 10. Social Action and Innovation. Moving to collective social action. Experimental social innovation and dissemination. 11. Empowering Communities. The theory of community coalitions. Collaborations, consortia and coalitions: examples of projects. Young people and collective action. 12. Participation and Liberation. Participation in local action. Drawing on a diversity of world views. Projects to protect and sustain natural resources. Towards liberation for the poor and oppressed. Finale – Consensus and Challenge. References. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMagisterial—merging primatology, developmental psychology, cognitive psychology and evolution…Makes an impressive argument that most distinctly human traits are established early in childhood and that the general chronology in which these traits appear can at least—and at last—be identified. -- David P. Barash * Wall Street Journal *How does human psychological growth run in the first seven years, in particular how does it instill ‘culture’ in us? Tomasello addresses this question…by comparing us to chimpanzees and bonobos. Most of all, how does the capacity for shared intentionality and self-regulation evolve in people? This is a very thoughtful and also important book. -- Tyler Cowen * Marginal Revolution *An empirically rich view of human uniqueness that is not only informed by developmental psychology but also by cross-cultural and comparative research. Becoming Human is a theory of human origins, but it is first and foremost an attempt to understand the constant unfolding of our nature. -- Ivan Gonzalez‐Cabrera * History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences *No philosophical question is older than What are we, we humans? Michael Tomasello contributes a splendid, empirically based answer to this hoary debate in Becoming Human. -- Benjamin Gregg * International Dialogue *Theoretically daring, experimentally ingenious, and astonishingly generative, Becoming Human squarely tackles the abiding question of what makes us human. -- Susan Gelman, University of MichiganThis grand synthesis of three decades of collaborative research at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig is a landmark in our understanding of human development. -- Paul Harris, Harvard UniversityBecoming Human is destined to become a classic. Anyone who is interested in cognitive science, child development, human evolution, or comparative psychology should read this book. It surely would have provoked a letter from Darwin—an intellectual ancestor, along with Vygotsky, of this scientific masterpiece. -- Andrew Meltzoff, University of WashingtonThis is a must-read from a thinker who has had a major hand in our current understanding of the genealogy of human uniqueness and character. -- Henry Wellman, University of Michigan

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Book SynopsisThe culmination of a lifetime of counselling, lecturing and writing, M. Scott Peck''s major work leads us to a deeper awareness of how to live rich, fulfilling lives in a world fraught with stress, worry and anxiety. Writing with a depth of understanding that comes with the seasoned perspective of age, Dr Peck continues the journey of spiritual growth that began with The Road Less Travelled, one of the most influential personal development books of modern times. To the famous opening line of that book - ''Life is difficult'' he now adds ''Life is complex''. But the greatest challenge, he reminds us, is to learn to deal with life''s conflicts, problems and paradoxes to find the true simplicity that lies on the other side of complexity. The journey to serenity and inner peace, Dr Peck writes, can only be made with increasing self-awareness and social awareness. There are no easy answers for complex problems. The work of learning and spiritual growth is hard. And yet he shows us that therTrade Review"a renowned book for giving people self-belief, changing the way you look at your life and the way you visualise what you want." -- Errol Brown * Express *

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Book SynopsisAre you one of many people who look as though they are coping, but in reality are not? Are you juggling endless WhatsApp groups, growing to-do lists, and pressure to be productively perfect at home, at work and in your social life? In those rare moments when you come up for air, do you find yourself wondering Who am I?', What am I doing?' and Why am I living like this?'This practical book will guide you from survive' to thrive'. With tools to help you deal effectively with anxiety, overwhelm and panic attacks, you will also discover how to clarify and plan your next steps, taking you from It's all too much!' to I've got this.'

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Book SynopsisFranz Liszt is well known for his early years as ''super-star'' pianist who excited audiences throughout Europe, but his later life is also of great interest. In his final 25 years he sought to achieve his life''s aims of promoting new forms of music and giving stronger witness to his Christian faith, while continuing to support his stalwart life partner Princess Carolyne. However, he was to face unexpected problems in the continued negative reception of his music and recrimination in his closest relationship.Drawing on detailed analysis of Liszt''s correspondence from his fiftieth year onwards, Peter G. Coleman approaches his later life as a case study of an older person grappling with a succession of often disturbing life experiences. These included the deaths of two of his children, political upheaval and war within Europe, and a growing realisation of his own past failings. Liszt suffered frequent bouts of depression but never ceased composing music nor steadfastly heeding Christ''Trade Review'Ferenc Liszt - a man so famous in life that only a very few people really knew him, especially a number of discerning women. His avuncular relations with and generosity to his students and disciples were legion; his family relationships were very often a catalogue of opportunities missed. His deep-rooted desire to serve his God and his Church through music and in a well-lived life was a notion too esoteric for most of his male colleagues. At 50 his life circumstances changed; his self-scrutiny in an array of later correspondence is acutely probed in this wonderfully sensitive account of Liszt's final decades.' - Professor Leslie Howard, Pianist and President of The Liszt Society 'The enigmatic figure of Franz Liszt continues to baffle with the apparent inconsistencies between his spiritual and secular life. Peter Coleman, internationally renowned gerontologist, provides valuable insights into the mind, heart, and soul of the ageing Liszt through a meticulous analysis of his correspondence with family, friends and lovers. Coleman's analysis leaves us with an admiration for Liszt's passion and redeeming devotion to his music, his spiritual vocation, and to the women in his life.' - Professor Paul Wink, Wellesley College, Massachusetts. Author of Prima Donna: The Psychology of Maria Callas 'Franz Liszt emerges from this scholarly, elegantly written book as a nineteenth century prototype popular superstar. Although supremely talented as a composer and adored as a concert pianist, at the end of a long life he was preoccupied by perceived failures in relationships with women and having fallen below his religious values. Peter Coleman's account of his spiritual and biographical pain is moving and carefully empathetic. The study rests on thorough research methods and its conclusions are illumined by theories of ageing, although these aspects of the work are only briefly mentioned in the text. It is Coleman's evident love of the music and the man that shines through.' - Professor Malcolm Johnson, University of Bristol and University of BathTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface 1. Understanding Liszt through His Correspondence 2. Psychological and Spiritual Crises in Liszt's Earlier Life 3. Liszt and His Correspondents in His Fiftieth Year (1860-61) 4. Returning to His Religious Vocation (1861-65) 5. Disappointment and Conflict (1865-71) 6. Pursuing Divergent Goals (1871-76) 7. Bearing a Heavy Burden (1876-80) 8. Through Triumph and Disaster (1881-86) 9. Seeing Liszt Whole: Music, World and Spirit Editions of Liszt's Correspondence Consulted Other References Cited Index

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Book SynopsisTwenty percent of all school-aged children in this country have been labeled Learning Disabled. But what is a genuine learning disability? How does it differ from garden-variety poor learning? How can we more accurately assess and then teach to individual learning strengths instead of merely pinpointing learning weaknesses? In this passionately argued yet clear-headed book, internationally acclaimed cognitive psychologist Robert Sternberg and research scientist Elena Grigorenko tackle these controversial issues, urging that we understand the full range of factors that contribute to learning disabilities (and sometimes to their misdiagnosis) in order to improve the American educational and diagnostic systems.From the biological bases of dyslexia and other disabilities, to the tests that do and do not accurately assess learning abilities, to the social and educational pressures that contribute to misdiagnosis, Our Labeled Children clearly outlines the issues that concern both parents a

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Book SynopsisBPD is a chronic, disabling psychiatric condition that causes extreme instability in one''s emotional life, behavior, and self-image, and severely impacts the relationships with one''s family and friends. With an estimated 5.6% of the US population affected and an expanding awareness of the disorder, Dr. Robert O. Friedel offers a fully revised and updated edition of BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER DEMYSTIFIED. A leading expert in BPD and a pioneer in its treatment, Friedel has turned his vast experience into a useful, supportive guide. The book helps readers to understand the underlying causes of BPD, the course it takes, challenges of reaching an accurate diagnosis, treatment options, and coping strategies. For anyone diagnosed, who suspects they may have BPD, or whose friend or loved one suffers from the condition, this is a must-have resource to understand the disorder and seek effective treatment.

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Book SynopsisSibling relationships and rivalry are as old as recorded history. This analysis explores that ambivalence between siblings casts its shadow throughout people''s lifetimes and affects their choices of mates, relationships with their own children, and aversions to others.Table of Contents1 Acknowledgment 2 Contributors Chapter 3 1. Beyond the Parental Orbit: Brothers, Sisters, and Others Chapter 4 2. Twinship and Twinning Reactions in Siblings Chapter 5 3. Twins and Other Siblings Chapter 6 4. Sisters and Their Disappointing Brothers Chapter 7 5. The Legacy of the Defective and Dead Sibling Chapter 8 6. Childhood Sibling Rivalry and Unconscious Womb Fantasies in Adults Chapter 9 7. Sibling Rivalry: A Phenomenon of Construction and Destruction Chapter 10 8. Brothers and Sisters and Sibling Relationships 11 Index

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Book SynopsisExplore the relationship between faith-based programs, religion, and offender rehabilitation! This book reports on current research from several disciplines to help the reader understand the nature and impact of the relationship between faith-based programs, religion, and offender rehabilitation. Religion, the Community, and the Rehabilitation of Criminal Offenders is a unique resource—there has been very little research published on this important topic. President Bush''s faith-based initiative recognized that religion plays a role in the justice system and corrections that is overlooked but essential—it increases the role of community and caring in the system in a unique and important way. This pathbreaking book points the way toward a system of faith-based programs that are not only effective but also economical, as these programs are often staffed by volunteers. Religion, the Community, and the Rehabilitation of Criminal Offenders addresses imTable of Contents Introduction: Religion-Offenders-Rehabilitation: Questioning the Relationship Prison Religion in Action and Its Influence on Offender Rehabilitation The Reasons for Religious Involvement in the Correctional Environment The Role of the Prison Chaplain in Rehabilitation Intersections of Race, Religion, and Inmate Culture: The Historical Development of Islam in American Corrections Resistance to Conversion to Islam Among African American Women Inmates Prisoners, Prison, and Religion: Religion and Adjustment to Prison Religiosity and Drug Use Among Inmates in Boot Camp: Testing a Theoretical Model with Reciprocal Relationships Denominational Differences in Self-Reported Delinquency Evaluating Religious Initiatives in a Correctional Setting: Do Inmates Speak? Shame and Religion as Factors in the Rehabilitation of Serious Offenders Social Theory, Sacred Text, and Sing-Sing Prison: A Sociology of Community-Based Reconciliation The Prisoner as Scapegoat: Some Skeptical Remarks on Present Penal Policy Rethinking God, Justice, and Treatment of Offenders Index Reference Notes Included

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Book SynopsisSusan Kemper A debate about the role of working memory in language processing has become center-most in psycholinguistics (Caplan & Waters, in press; Just & Carpenter, 1992; Just, Carpenter, & Keller, 1996; Waters & Caplan, 1996). This debate concerns which aspects of language processing are vulnerable to working memory limitations, how working memory is best measured, and whether compensatory processes can offset working memory limitations. Age-comparative studies are particularly relevant to this debate for several reasons: difficulties with language and communication are frequently mentioned by older adults and signal the onset of Alzheimer''s dementia and other pathologies associated with age; older adults commonly experience working memory limitations that affect their ability to perform everyday activities; the rapid aging of the United States population has forced psycholoTable of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface; S. Kemper. Part 1: Constraints on Language: Aging. 1. Language Production and Aging; D.M. Burke. 2. Working Memory and Spoken Language Comprehension: The Case for Age Stability in Conceptual Short-Term Memory; A. Wingfield, P.A. Tun. 3. Discourse Processing and Aging: Resource Allocation as a Limiting Factor; E.A.L. Stine-Morrow, L.M. Soederberg Miller. Part 2: Constraints on Language: Memory. 4. Limitations on Syntactic Processing; S. Kemper, K.A. Kemtes. 5. Verbal Working Memory Capacity and On-Line Sentence Processing Efficiency in the Elderly; G. Waters, D. Caplan. 6. Testing Age Invariance in Language Processes; R. Kliegl, et al. Part 3: Constraints on Language: Grammar. 7. Processing Difficulty and Principles of Grammar; G. Fanselow, et al. 8. Parsing and Memory; L. Frazier. Part 4: Constraints on Language: Neuroscience. 9. Working with Limited Memory: Sentence Comprehension in Alzheimer's Disease; D. Kempler, et al. 10. Memory or Aging? That's the Question: An Electrophysiological Perspective on Language; T.C. Gunter, et al. 11. Age Effects on the Functional Neuroanatomy of Syntactic Processing in Sentence Comprehension; D. Caplan, G. Waters. Concluding Observations; R. Kliegl, S. Kemper. Index.

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Book SynopsisWith her unmistakable compassion, humor, and wisdom, Mace has provided a much-needed guidebook for better teaching and better care.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsPart I: Getting StartedChapter 1. Laying the Groundwork for ChangeChapter 2. Teaching Techniques That WorkChapter 3. Teaching Adult StudentsPart II: LessonsChapter 4. Helping the Person by Understanding the Problem Chapter 5. Helping the Person by Understanding How the Brain Affects BehaviorChapter 6. Facilitating Function by Treating Excess Disability Chapter 7. Facilitating Function by Treating StressChapter 8. Applying Skills in Activities of Daily LivingChapter 9. Helping the Person by Enriching CommunicationChapter 10. Helping the Person by Sustaining RelationshipsChapter 11. Caring for the Person by Meeting Emotional NeedsChapter 12. Helping the Person by Addressing MoodChapter 13. Restoring Enjoyment Through ActivitiesChapter 14. Thinking Through Challenging BehaviorsChapter 15. A Plan And a CelebrationPart III: Additional Information for EducatorsChapter 16. Evaluating Your TrainingChapter 17. Making the Best Use of Charting and Information-Based SystemsChapter 18. Using Assessment InstrumentsReferences and ResourcesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe Treatment of Opioid Dependence will be a valuable resource for methadone counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, mental health nurses, and addiction counselors, as well as physicians interested in office-based buprenorphine treatment.Trade ReviewThe clinical expertise of the authors is reflected in the detailed, yet highly practical, information presented. -- Robert C. Wolf Annals of Pharmacotherapy 2006 Incredibly thorough and well organized... the first resource to refer to for anyone with any questions or interest in the treatment of opioid dependence. -- Steve C. Lee Doody's Book Review Service 2006 This book is a mine of information and is extensively referenced... the single best book I have read on the treatment of opioid dependence and I have no hesitation in recommending it. -- Michael J. A. K. Kelleher British Journal of Psychiatry 2006 A most welcome update of the 1999, Methadone Treatment of Opioid Dependence. -- Robert Maslansky Journal of Addictive Diseases 2006 This well-written, easy-to-read book, with an unassuming title, is truly a tour-de-force. Analogous to the porridge in the Goldilocks story, it is neither too little nor too much, but just right! -- Mark J. Albanese, M.D. American Journal on Addictions 2007Table of ContentsList of ContributorsPrefaceList of AbbreviationsPart I: Overview of Opioid DependenceChapter 1. Introduction and Historical OverviewChapter 2. Regulatory, Cost, and Policy IssuesChapter 3. Epidemiology of Opioid Use, Abuse, and DependencePart II: Methadone Treatment for Opioid DependenceChapter 4. Pharmacology of MethadoneChapter 5. Beginning and Ending Methadone Dosing: Induction and WithdrawalChapter 6. Methadone Dose during Maintenance TreatmentChapter 7. Counseling and Psychosocial ServicesChapter 8. Contingency Management TherapiesChapter 9. Practical Issues of Program Organization and OperationPart III: Other Medication ApproachesChapter 10. Pharmacology of BuprenorphineChapter 11. Clinical Use of BuprenorphineChapter 12. Office-Based Treatment with Buprenorphine and Other MedicationsChapter 13. Pharmacology and Clinical Use of LAAM, Clonidine, and LofexidineChapter 14. Pharmacology and Clinical Use of NaltrexonePart IV: Other Treatment ApproachesChapter 15. Medication-Free Treatment of Opioid DependenceChapter 16. Medically Supervised Withdrawal as Stand-Alone TreatmentPart V: Comorbidities in Opioid DependenceChapter 17. Other Substance Use Disorders: Prevalence, Consequences, Detection, and ManagementChapter 18. Comorbid Medical DisordersChapter 19. Comorbid Psychiatric DisordersPart VI: Special Treatment IssuesChapter 20. Specialty Treatment for WomenChapter 21. Treatment of Persons under Legal RestrictionsChapter 22. Treatment of AdolescentsChapter 23. Prescription Opioid Nonmedical Use and AbuseChapter 24. Pain Management in Addicted PatientsIndex

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Book SynopsisAn invaluable key to self-understanding, The Wounded Woman shows that by understanding the father-daughter wound, it is possible to achieve a fruitful, caring relationship between men and women, between fathers and daughters, a relationship that honors both the mutuality and the uniqueness of the sexes.Trade Review“Case histories, dream analyses and Jungian drawings enliven an important, original contribution to the psychology of women.” * Publishers Weekly *“Ms. Leonard has done something rare in combining her own experience with theory, and it is this combination that makes the book so profoundly moving and alive. Every woman will find insights here and the immense comfort of finding herself. I cannot recommend it too highly, a splendid addition to our growing need to come to terms with womanhood, and to rejoice in it.”“The book contains a rich tapestry of stories, classical and contemporary, poems and dramas, myths and fairy tales, and dreams. Leonard has an inexhaustible treasure house of reflective material and dips into it on virtually every page to bring to life the strengths and weaknesses, the wounds and healings of fictional characters and real people…. I believe this book can be an important one for many readers, one that opens the door to healing.” * Psychological Perspectives *“Drawing on her own experience—and the experiences of her patients—Leonard explores the hurtful influence of a weak father, a tyrannical father, an abusive father. But she is not an angry or embittered woman and The Wounded Woman is not a vindictive book. Rather, it is a healing and loving book, a work of wisdom and insight, a book for both men and women, both fathers and daughters.” * Los Angeles Times *“(Leonard) draws upon a wealth of illustrative material from her own life experience, her patients, fairy tales, myths, literature, and films. She writes well and integrates theory and practice in a manner that should make her study accessible to an audience of quite diverse backgrounds and interests.” * Library Journal *“A revelation for men, an inspiration for women, it offers all of us the chance to break the bitter cycle.” * San Francisco Chronicle *“In her practice as an analyst…(Linda Leonard) has heard the stories of other ‘wounded women‘ and she uses their experiences as well as her own to identify the behavior patterns which characterize women who have suffered from inadequate fathering, both personally and culturally…. Because she writes honestly out of her own painful experience and reflection on what she has learned, Linda Leonard is a trustworthy guide.” * Women’s Voices *“This is a good book, a strong book.… Speaks with the beauty and power of the feminine spirit.” * Journal of Women and Therapy *“The Wounded Woman is a poignant, gentle book which examines the damaged relationship between women and their fathers both at the personal level and at the cultural level…The reader with a mind that resonates to the ideas of C. G. Jung, to poetry, to possibility, to sorrow, to hope will remain with this book to the redemptive ending.” * Journal of Christian Healing *“A remarkable story because of the author's courage and honesty and expertise. It is a first-hand account of a woman finding her agonizing way through a masculine dominated culture to her own true female self.”“In writing The Wounded Woman, Linda Leonard has spoken courageously from the depth of her experience and in so doing offered us a model of feminine authority, wisdom and spirit that is compelling.” * The San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal *

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Book SynopsisThere is increasing evidence that mental health problems such as schizophrenia, depression and anxiety are linked with poor nutrition. This is a book for mental health professionals, to enable them to use state of the art nutritional interventions alongside conventional therapies when treating their patients.Trade Review'Nutritional Psychiatry is a must-read for anyone interested in this important emerging field of mental health science. It provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research and evidence on how diet and nutrition can influence mental health and well-being. Whether you are a mental health professional, a student, or a curious reader, I hope that you will find this book as informative, engaging, and inspiring as I did.' Allan Young, Director of the Centre for Affective Disorders at King's College London, UKTable of Contents1. Basic principles of nutrition Eileen Gibney; 2. Diet and the microbiome-gut-brain axis: Feeding your microbes for mental health benefit Kenneth J. O'Riordan, Elizabeth Schneider, Ger Clarke and John F. Cryan; 3. The Mediterranean diet and mental health Mary I. Butler and Sabrina Mörkl; 4. Psychobiotics and fermented foods Ted Dinan; 5. Diet interventions for anxiety and depression Heidi M. Staudacher, Scott Teasdale, Caitlin Cowan, Rachelle Opie, Tetyana Rocks and Felice N. Jacka; 6. Schizophrenia, Microbiota and Nutrition John R. Kelly; 7. Recognising the importance of nutrition for child and adolescent mental health Cohen Kadosh and Dr Nicola Johnstone; 8. Old age and nutrition Ivan Aprahamian, Andréia de Oliveira Pain and Sandra Maria Lima Ribeiro; 9. Broad-spectrum micronutrients and mental health Julia J. Rucklidge, Jeanette M. Johnstone, Amelia Villagomez, Noshene Ranjbar and Bonnie J. Kaplan; 10. Epigenetics Lynda Sedley.

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Book SynopsisHaving a phrenological ''head reading'' was one of the most significant fads of the nineteenth century a means for better knowing oneself and a guide for self-improvement. Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) had a lifelong yet long overlooked interest in phrenology, the pseudoscience claiming to correlate skull features with specialized brain areas and higher mental traits. Twain''s books are laced with phrenological terms and concepts, and he lampooned the head readers in Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. He was influenced by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, who also used his humor to assail head readers and educate the public. Finger shows that both humorists accepted certain features of phrenology, but not their skull-based ideas. By examining a fascinating topic at the intersection of literature and the history of neuroscience, this engaging study will appeal to readers interested in phrenology, science, medicine, American history, and the lives and works of Twain and Holmes.Trade Review'The book contains valuable additions to knowledge … This carefully researched, meticulously documented study will be of interest to students of literary and cultural history as well as to scholars of the history of science … Highly recommended.' J. D. Vann, ChoiceTable of ContentsList of Figures; Preface; 1. The birth of a controversial doctrine; 2. Coming to America; 3. Skeptical in Hannibal; 4. The river, the west, and phrenology abroad; 5. Mark Twain's 'small test'; 6. Tom, Huck, and the head readers; 7. More head readings and a phrenological farewell; 8. Young Holmes and phrenology in Boston; 9. An American in Paris; 10. Quackery and Holmes's head reading; 11. Holmes's professor on 'bumpology'; 12. Holmes's 'medicated novels'; 13. Mr. Clemens and Dr. Holmes; 14. Phrenology assessed; Epilogue; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisDo you suffer with a body-focused repetitive behavior (BFRB) such as skin picking or hair pulling that is causing you distress? You are not alone ? BRFBs affect up to 1 in 20 people. With this practical and easy-to-follow workbook you can create your own step-by-step plan to overcome your BFRB in a user-friendly format with easy-to-use worksheets and practical exercises. You will be supported on your path to learning self-awareness, self-compassion, and new skills to manage your behaviour. Chapters will guide you through preparing for change, dealing with shame and self-criticism, utilizing new skills, maintaining gains, and preventing relapse. This workbook is the best single resource available for those suffering with a BFRB who are wanting to heal the scars of the past and move to a place of confidence, changed behavior, and self-acceptance.

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