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Book SynopsisA new look for the classic bilingual dictionaryTrade ReviewHaas' Dictionary of Psychology and Psychiatry is easy to use and provides extensive vocabulary in these and related areas" Maria Rosdolsky in The ATA Chronicle, June 2004 "...so dass die beiden Bande von R. Haas mit Gewinn beigezogen werden konnen. Der 2. Band dient daruber hinaus beim Abfassen eigener englisher Publikationen...Insgesamt konnen die beiden sorgfaltig gedruckten und stabil gebundenen Bande als praktische Hilfsmittel zur griffbereiten Nutzung auf dem Schreibtisch empfohlen werden." B. Kuchenhoff, Zurich, in Schweizer Archiv fur Neruologie und Psychiatrie, Nr. 6/2004

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Book SynopsisThe grief reaction is often similar for many diverse circumstances and situations. This book focuses heavily on caring for children with disabilities, chronic or terminal illness, dealing with the loss, and the recovery process.Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Challenges of Our Numerous Losses Loss of Parents/Suicide, Miscarriage/Stillborn and Infant Loss, Changing Jobs, Infertility and Adoption, Loss of Relationships/Divorce, Moving, Chronic/Terminal Illness, Loss of Child, Kinds of Loss, Loss Scale Chapter 2: Our Struggle With the Diagnosis The Unknown Diagnosis, Delayed Diagnosis, Testing, Professionals, Facing the Facts, Anticipatory Grief, Denial, Social Withdrawal, Relationship Changes, Services, When Do We Tell The Child, Accepting the Diagnosis Chapter 3: Caring for our Child at Home Social Needs, Outside Help, Respite or Foster Care, Hospitalization, Medical Costs, Doctors, Infant Programs, Equipment, Toys, Vision, Hearing and Speech, Home Therapy, Bathing and Dressing, Education, Mainstreaming/Inclusion, Discipline, Recreation, How Much Should the Child be Told? Should we Have Other Children?, Suggestions for Friends and Relatives, Other’s Fears, Friends For Your Child, Accepting Your New Life, An Attitude of Gratitude, The Loss Chapter 4: Building Self-Esteem and Self-Worth Self-Worth versus Self-Esteem, Unconditional Love and Acceptance, Identity, Negative Labels, Life Review, The Teen Years, View of Self, Gone to Soon Chapter 5: Recognizing and Managing our Grief Intellectually/Mentally, Spirituality, Physically and Emotionally, Shock/Numbness/ Disbelief and Denial, Hurt/Confusion and Anger, Depression and Hopelessness, Anxiety/Stress and Control, Longing/Yearning/Probing/Pinning and Searching, Bargaining/Wishes and Overactivity, Loss of Self/Disorientation/Disorganization, Withdrawal, Help With The Funeral, Grief Outline, Dimensions, Cycle of Anger and Guilt. Chapter 6: Reconciliation of Our Loss: Adjusting, Acceptance, and Healing Holidays and Special Occasions, Support Groups, How to Help Others Who are Grieving, Professional Marriage Counseling, Graphs Showing the Intensity of the Characteristics of Mourning Chapter 7: Our Relationships/Other’s Reactions to our Loss Communication, Touch, Men and Women are Different: Incongruent Grief, Surviving Siblings, How Do We Know if a Sibling Needs More Help? Humor/Equilibrium, Friends, Finding Meaning/Positive Attitude Chapter 8: The Role of Spiritual Healing Life’s Irony, Faith and Spiritual Injury, Differences in Faith and Grief, Differences in Spirituality and Religion, The Near Death Experience: (love/joy/knowledge, noise/tunnel/out of body, nonverbal communication/light and life review, dead relatives appear, brightness/beauty versus dull/gray, they must return, a time to die, choice or fate?) Children and Near Death Experience, Death Preparations, Making the Most Now, Before Death Dreams, Visions, Visitations, Impressions, My Own Impressions, After Death Dreams, Our Own Near Death Experience, Mind/Body/Soul, Psychology and Spirituality, The Final Power Chapter 9: Other Considerations Placement, Dealing With Seizures, Surviving Murder and Suicide Appendices: Resources and Organizations References

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Book SynopsisPutting gender in a lifespan context, Hatch (sociology, U. of Kentucky) atypically accents the gains as well as losses of aging and sex differences in adaptation overall, to the death of a spouse, and to retirement. From the multifactored theoretical perspectives of symbolic interactionism and politTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1—Introduction The rationale for the book is presented. The aging experience often has been framed by scholars as well as the general public in terms of gender differences, but the nature and direction of such differences are controversial. CHAPTER 2—Putting Gender in Life Course Context The two theoretical approaches to gender differences that have been used most widely in social gerontology are reviewed and a life-course perspective is advanced as an alternative framework. CHAPTER 3—Adaptation to Aging CHAPTER 4—Adaptation to the Death of a Spouse CHAPTER 5—Adaptation to Retirement The substantive chapters of the book examine adaptation to aging as a broad and cumulative process (Chapter 3) and two life events that have been thought to pose the greatest challenges to adaptation in older age: the death of a spouse (Chapter 4) and retirement (Chapter 5). Each of these three chapters is designed to address these questions: How have theories of gender difference been used to explain adaptation in this realm of experience? To what degree have gender differences been documented in the relevant empirical literature, and are the reported findings supportive of gender difference theories? How and why does a life course perspective provide a more satisfactory framework for understanding women's and men's adaptation to aging, and their adaptation to later-life events in particular? CHAPTER 6—Conclusion The theoretical underpinnings for the life course approach utilized in the book are examined. Theoretical linkages that can be made with this approach are suggested. The book concludes by considering how adaptation to aging can be framed to focus more fully on life-long processes and challenges rather than on particular life events which are assumed to be stressful. References Indexes

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Book SynopsisLosses may provide a turning point where an individual faces personal and social choices. Still, one may derive significance through the experience of loss, while another may encounter bereavement with less consequence. Complicated Grieving and Bereavement: Understanding and Treating People Experiencing Loss examines complicated grief in special populations, including the mentally ill, POW-MIA survivors, the differentially-abled, suicide survivors, bereaved children, those experiencing death at birth, death in schools, and palliative-care death.Table of ContentsSECTION 1: Theories of Complicated GriefCHAPTER 1 Relearning the World: Always Complicated, Sometimes More Than Others Thomas AttigSECTION 2: Children and Complicated GriefCHAPTER 2 The Consequences of Sudden Traumatic Death: The Vulnerability of Bereaved Children and Adolescents and Ways Professionals Can Help David W. AdamsCHAPTER 3 Homicide Bereavement: Scary-Tales for Children Paul T. Clements, Jr.CHAPTER 4 The 3 R’s . . . Rage, Regrets, and Revenge—Uncovering and Assisting with the “Dark Side†Feelings of Children’s Grief Toni GriffithCHAPTER 5 Children’s Experiences of Death: Three Case Studies Kerry CavanaghSECTION 3: Complicated Grief in Special PopulationsCHAPTER 6 Camouflaged Grief: Survivor Grief in Families of Soldiers Still Listed as MIA Larry R. DarrahCHAPTER 7 Complicated Grief: Suicide Among the Canadian Inuit Antoon A. LeenaarsCHAPTER 8 Grieving in the Context of a Community of Differently-Abled People: The Experience of L’Arche Daybreak Jane PowellCHAPTER 9 Minding Mental Illness in the Grief Process Lynne MartinsCHAPTER 10 Dementia: A Cause of Complicated Grieving Catherine Anne QuinnCHAPTER 11 Grief Complicated by Spiritual Abuse Boyd C. PurcellCHAPTER 12 Spirituality and Religion: Risks for Complicated Mourning Richard B. GilbertCHAPTER 13 Can We Predict Complicated Grief Before the Bereavement? A Report on Bereavement Risk Assessment in a Palliative Care Setting Christine Hodgson, Lynda Weaver, and Pippa HallCHAPTER 14 Personality as a Variable in Grief Response Susan K. ParkerCHAPTER 15 Miscarriage in the Emergency Room: Meeting Parents’Needs Diane L. MidlandCHAPTER 16 Death at Birth: Inner Experiences and Personal Meanings Janis L. KeyserCHAPTER 17 Partners in Complicated Grief: National Grief Reactions to Disasters and Grassroots Memorialization Hannah SherebrinCHAPTER 18 Viewing the Body and Grief Complications: The Role of Visual Confirmation in Grief Reconciliation Richard J. PaulCHAPTER 19 It’s Never Easy! Children, Adolescents and Complicated Grief Robert G. StevensonCHAPTER 20 Complicated Grief: Family Systems As a Model for Healing Stephen J. HoogerbruggeCHAPTER 21 Dying and Bereaved Children and the Arts, Humor, and Music Gerry R. CoxContributors Index

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding how chronic stress affects child development with step-by-step guidelines for conducting trauma-informed assessments and interventions Children exposed to early negative and adverse experiences may not think, feel, process emotions, behave, respond to, or relate to others the same way that typically developing children do. If psychologists do not appreciate and understand the effects of trauma in the lives of children, they may be working in ways that are not efficient or effective and may actually be providing a disservice to the children and families they serve. This volume provides an overview of the deleterious effects of adverse childhood experiences (also referred to as complex trauma, toxic stress or developmental trauma) on children''s functioning, adjustment, cognitive, social-emotional, behavioral, academic, and neuropsychological outcomes. Complex trauma can alter brain structure and function and throw children off a normal developmentalTable of ContentsAbout the Authors xi Series Preface xiii Acknowledgements xv Section One History: Trauma, Adversity and the Trauma-Informed Movement One Adverse Childhood Experiences 3Kirby L. Wycoff Two Impact on Children, Teens, Families, and Communities 17Kirby L. Wycoff Three Public Health and the Trauma-Informed Movement 35Kirby L. Wycoff Four Trauma–Informed Schools 59Kirby L. Wycoff Section Two Complex Trauma and the Role of Functional Impairment Five Child Development 79Bettina Franzese Six Complex Trauma and Its Impact on the Brain 93Bettina Franzese Bettina Franzese Seven Domains of Impairment: Functional Impact of Complex Trauma and Stress 127Kirby L. Wycoff Section Three Trauma-Informed Assessment Framework Eight Considerations for Trauma Screening in School and Community Settings 157Kirby L. Wycoff Nine Individual and Familial Assessment Tools 181Kirby L. Wycoff Section Four Trauma-Informed Intervention Framework Ten Competencies and Components of Trauma-Informed Interventions 201Kirby L. Wycoff Eleven Trauma-Informed Interventions and Treatments 219Kirby L. Wycoff Section Five Ethical Considerations in Trauma-Informed Assessment and Intervention Twelve Ethical Considerations 243Kirby L. Wycoff Thirteen Emerging Treatments and Additional Resources 251Kirby L. Wycoff References 253 Index 295

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Book Synopsis   Denise Boyd received her Ed.D. in educational psychologyfrom the University of Houston and has been a psychology instructor in theHouston Community College System since 1988. From 1995 until 1998, she chairedthe psychology, sociology, and anthropology department at Houston CommunityCollegeCentral. She has coauthored five other Pearson Allyn and Bacon texts:with Samuel Wood and Ellen Green Wood, Mastering the World of Psychology(6th Edition) and The World of Psychology (7th Edition); with Helen Bee,The Developing Child (13th Edition), and The Growing Child; andwith Genevieve Stevens, Current Readings in Lifespan Development. Alicensed psychologist, she has presented a number of papers at professionalmeetings, reporting research in child, adolescent, and adult development. Shehas also presented workshops for teachers whose students range from preschoolto college. Table of Contents 1. Basic Concepts and Methods 2. Theories of Development 3. Prenatal Development and Birth 4. Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy 5. Cognitive Development in Infancy 6. Social and Personality Development in Infancy 7. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood 8. Social and Personality Development in Early Childhood 9. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood 10. Social and Personality Development in Middle Childhood 11. Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence 12. Social and Personality Development in Adolescence 13. Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Adulthood 14. Social and Personality Development in Early Adulthood 15. Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Adulthood 16. Social and Personality Development in Middle Adulthood 17. Physical and Cognitive Development in Late Adulthood 18. Social and Personality Development in Late Adulthood 19. Death, Dying, and Bereavement

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Book SynopsisIn the rapidly changing world of digital healthcare research this book offers a digital lens in the participatory perspective of ethnography, a qualitative methodology. With its unique approach, it will be an invaluable resource for prospective and experienced qualitative researchers in a broad array of medical and health disciplines.

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Book SynopsisAntifragile is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb’s landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don’t understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes.Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the bestselling author of The Black Swan and one of the foremost thinkers of our time, reveals how to thrive in an uncertain world. Just as human bones get stronger when subjected to stress and tension, and rumors or riots intensify when someone tries to repress them, many things in life benefit from stress, disorder, volatility, and turmoil. What Taleb has identified and calls “antifragile” is that category of things that not only gain from chaos but need it in order to survive and flourish.  In The Black Swan, Taleb

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Book SynopsisIn Psychology: The Science of Person, Mind, and Brain, experienced teacher, researcher, and author Daniel Cervone provides students with a new and exciting way of understanding psychology.

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Book SynopsisThis two-volume set examines dreams and dreaming from a variety of anglesbiological, psychological, and socioculturalin order to provide readers with a holistic introduction to this fascinating subject.Whether good or bad and whether we remember them or not, each night every one of us dreams. But what biological or psychological function do dreams serve? What do these vivid images and strange storylines mean? How have psychologists, religions, and society at large interpreted dreams, and how can a closer examination of our dreams provide useful insights?Dreams: Understanding Biology, Psychology, and Culture presents a holistic view of dreams and the dreaming experience that answers these and many other questions. Divided thematically, this two-volume book examines the complex and often misunderstood subject of dreaming through a variety of lenses. This collection is written by a large and diverse team of experts and edited by leading members of the International Associati

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

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Book SynopsisA marvel of evolution is that humans are not solely motivated by their desire to experience positive emotions. They are also motivated, and even driven to achieve, by their attempt to avoid or seek relief from negative ones. What MotivatesGetting Things Done: Procrastination, Emotions, and Success explains how anxiety is like a highly motivating friend, why you shouldfear failure, and the underpinnings of shame, distress, and fear in the pursuit of excellence. Many successful people put things off until a deadline beckons them, while countless others can't resist the urge to do things right away. Dr. Lamia explores the emotional lives of people who are successful in their endeavorsboth procrastinators and non-procrastinators aliketo illustrate how the human motivational system works, why people respond to it differently, and how everyone can use their natural style of getting things done to their advantage.The book illustrates how the different timing of procrastinators and non-procrasTrade ReviewInterestingly enough, both procrastinators and nonprocrastinators are successful in their endeavors, though each respond to motivation in different ways. Lamia, clinical psychologist and faculty chair has made a lifetime study of human emotions. She explains that people are moved to complete a task by not only positive but also negative emotions such as anxiety, fear of failure, and shame. Through her descriptions of personality types and motivators, readers learn to optimize their own style of action, respond to intense feelings, and be committed to meeting goals. The 'troubleshooting guide' at the end of the book outlines various ways to handle life’s glitches as they come along. VERDICT This motivating self-help guide will have wide appeal. * Library Journal *When it comes to getting things done, according to clinical psychologist Lamia, we can be divided into two camps: task-driven and deadline-driven. The task-driven folks keep detailed lists of projects and can’t really rest until everything is checked off. The deadline-driven mull over commitments before they begin and use the pressure of a deadline to complete their work. Interestingly, Lamia doesn’t consider one approach to be better than the other. Although the task-driven seem to be on top of things, they can sometimes rush, producing work that isn’t always their best. Despite the last-minute heroics, the deadline-driven can complete their work on time and produce high-quality results. (She does make a distinction between procrastinators who meet and don’t meet their deadlines.) The trick is embracing your style and working with it. Lamia provides illuminating insights into the positive and negative emotions that shape these attributes as well as a troubleshooting guide that offers concrete suggestions on ways to successfully harness stress and clear that to-do list. * Booklist *Clinical psychologist Lamia…. analyzes the difference between successful people who are procrastinators—’deadline-driven’ people—and non-procrastinators—’task-driven’ people. Emphasizing that anxiety can be a positive motivating force, Lamia writes that task-driven people complete tasks to avoid the anxiety over having one remain unfinished. Deadline-driven people, conversely, use the anxiety they feel as a deadline approaches to get a task finished…. The book is at its best when addressing how being labeled a procrastinator can negatively affect children and adults, and how the two work styles interact with each other…. Readers will find some good advice for getting along with people with different work strategies. * Publishers Weekly *Exceptionally well written, impressively informative and insightful, thoroughly 'reader friendly' in organization and presentation, What Motivates Getting Things Done: Procrastination, Emotions, and Success is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to community and academic library collections, as well as the personal reading lists for psychology students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in the subject. * Midwest Book Review *Dr. Lamia’s new book on procrastination speaks to readers in a simple, straightforward language and tone, with lots of real-life examples making it an easy read. She offers insights to the “eMOTION + MOTIVATION” link behind forms of procrastination, with tricks on how to get it done. The emphasis on emotions (e.g., shame, guilt, anxiety, fear), and not focusing on failure, will help procrastinators cope in life. -- Joseph R. Ferrari, PhD, St. Vincent dePaul Professor of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, ILDr. Mary Lamia offers wise and practical light and guidance on emotions and motivation in this serious, thoughtful and important book. A singular achievement -- Michael Krasny, PhD, Professor of Literature and Host of KQED’s ForumDr. Lamia says “you can learn about yourself if you pay attention” and you can also do so by reading this book. It is lucid and has great examples. After reading it you will have deeper self-understanding. -- Mardi Horowitz, MD, Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry UCSF; author of Adult Personality Growth in PsychotherapyIf you are someone who often can't "just do it", this book may help you just do it better. Procrastination can often be seriously debilitating. Yet, ironically it can also be a powerfully motivating, as most people who have been students know. Dr. Lamia illustrates how some people have learned to make procrastination work for them to become more effective and better reach their goals. This book uniquely shows how highly successful people have turned procrastination into a personal asset. Procrastination may help unleash creativity, generate novel problem-solving, and even heighten focus. The secret of making procrastination an ally is in managing the negative emotions it too often generates. In an area where behavior is very difficult to change, this new approach is truly exciting and greatly needed. -- Bill McCown, PhD, Professor of Clinical Psychology and Associate Dean, College of Business and Social Sciences University of Louisiana at Monroe and Pioneering Researcher in the Field of ProcrastinationTable of ContentsINTRODUCTION 1 WHAT MOTIVATES GETTING IT DONE—AN OVERVIEW 2 DEADLINES, DELIBERATION, AND DISTRACTION 3 WHAT MOTIVATES EARLY ACTION OR DELAY 4 ANXIETY AS AN ENGINE OF TASK COMPLETION 5 WHY YOU SHOULD FEAR FAILURE 6 PURSUING EXCELLENCE 7 RELATIONSHIPS AND DIVERGENT MOTIVATIONAL STYLES 8 OPTIMIZING YOUR MOTIVATIONAL STYLE 9 TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE 10 LOOKING BACK AND MOVING FORWARD BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe weighty question of whether a truly unified human family is possible deserves an equally weighty analysis. Thank goodness, then, for this profoundly important book. -- Robert B. Cialdini, Author, Influence: Science and PracticeHow do we know who is a relative? If you're a rat, it's easy-there's instinctual recognition by smell. But it's hard for humans, because amid us figuring it out rationally, a sludge of emotions helps determine who feels like an Us and who like a Them. In this superb book, Ehrlich and Ornstein explore the evolutionary biology, brain science, anthropology and psychology of how a Them can become an Us, how we can expand our sense of empathy, family and relatedness. But the book is more than merely a masterful and readable review of the subject. It is also a clarion call about what will happen if we don't get better at turning Them's into Us's. This is a deeply important book. -- Robert Maurice Sapolsky, Ph.D., Professor of Neuroscience, Stanford University; author of Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers and A Primate's MemoirIn this compact, thought-provoking book, well-known authors Paul Ehrlich and Robert Ornstein have collaborated to lay out a blueprint for our survival in this globalized world. We got away with attitudes of 'us vs. them' in the past; we can no longer get away with those attitudes today. -- Jared Diamond, Professor of Geography at UCLA, and Pulitzer-prize-winning author of best-selling books including Guns, Germs, and Steel and ColEhrlich, the author of numerous influential environmental books, and award-winning psychologist Ornstein address the need for empathy to maintain the health of civilization. While drawing on a long line of psychological experiments to show the inherent development of family ties and persistent 'us vs. them' mentality in human society, the authors also examine the development of the perfect Leave It To Beaver family stereotype and its enduring impact that has extended far beyond pop culture. A focus on family values that never actually existed, this has created a myth that justifies the concept of a different 'them' that thwarts attempts at transcending differences. With stark examples such as Rwanda to serve as warnings, Ehrlich and Ornstein segue into chapters on 'building the global family.' While political watchers may find it impossible to believe we could ever see beyond the smallest of differences, the authors remain hopeful and offer plenty of evidence that change will come, simply because the twenty-first century requires it. Thoughtful and sincere, this is a solid evidentiary presentation of an all-too-often emotional topic. * Booklist *These guys, not for the first time, have cut to the heart of the problem we face. And do not for a moment think it can't be done. Last year at 350.org we organized 5,200 simultaneous rallies in 181 countries to demand scientific action on climate change-we can work globally, but we've got to think through precisely the problems outlined here. -- Bill McKibben, author of "Radio Free Vermont"A rich book that delves into the root of the world’s most pressing problems: the lack of empathy in mankind. The whole book revolves around this central idea of how we human beings as a whole global family should develop more empathy toward each other to ensure a sustainable future....Ehrlich and Ornstein expose readers to some mind-blowing aspects of cultures in the hidden corners of the world....With a smart pun of humanity teetering on the tightrope just as the tightrope performer, Ehrlich and Ornstein showcase their beliefs in the super-power of empathy – that it can save humanity and save the world we live in. * The Stanford Daily *The authors' hearts are in the right place with this earnest plea to all mankind to develop empathy and embrace the interdependency that connects us all. Ehrlich (The Population Bomb) and Ornstein (The Healing Brain) argue that human behavior is the biggest threat to our collective future and strongly suggest we create less "us" vs. "them" binaries. From environmental conservation to ending consumerism to the pervasive ignorance that feeds xenophobia, they approach their focus through the lenses of anthropology, neuropsychology, and history. * Publishers Weekly *With their intriguing analogy of the tightrope walker, authors Ehrlich and Ornstein draw readers into their compelling argument for redefining our notions of family and community. That walker, the authors say, is the human race, the rope the many global crises confronting us, and that perilous journey our own progress towards an uncertain future. And what the world sorely needs to navigate that perilous rope is empathy, specifically that of its more privileged nations. * Bookpleasures.com *Humanity on a Tightrope reads like an engaging after-dinner conversation between two old friends. Ehrlich tackles global issues with the ease and sometimes bluster of someone who has been on a soapbox for more than four decades. Ornstein brings insights from psychology. * Journal Gazette *What the book offers is an "adult conversation" about sustainability….Humanity on a Tightrope leaves no stone unturned, touching on religion, politics, wealth imbalance and the class-driven status quo. * Examiner *Humanity is balancing on a tightrope, according to Stanford biologist Ehrlich and psychologist Ornstein, because of environmental deterioration, overpopulation, poverty and pandemics, and the threat of nuclear war. The barrier to remedies for these complex problems is our lack of empathy and inability to see "other" people as "us," part of the same human family. These problems could be dealt with by changes in human behavior and by adopting policies that take us toward a sustainable and equitable society. The authors argue that we should expand our consciousness to be more inclusive not only of the rest of humanity's needs and plights, but also of those of our grandchildren and beyond. Ehrlich and Ornstein present a wealth of evidence from biology, brain science, anthropology, and psychology, and advocate the necessity of building an empathetic, sustainable, and fair world. Further, they emphasize the need to educate people about the essential similarity of all people through reorganization of school and university courses, and by revitalizing mass media and religion to enhance human empathy and create a real global family. This stimulating book should be required reading at all levels. Summing Up: Essential. All levels/libraries. * CHOICE *[I]t is the Appendix, Notes and Selected Bibliography which may prolong the thought and then sharpen it for wider, individual effort. This is the evident purpose of the authors. . . .Any such attempt is valuable. * International Journal of Environmental Studies *Table of Contents1 Section 1 Connecting with others: The Evolution of Humanity, Families and Empathy 2 Chapter 1 On a Tightrope 3 Chapter 2 Empathy, And "Us" Family Members versus "Them" 4 Chapter 3 The Seeds Of Family Values And How They Sprouted 5 Chapter 4 The Evolution of "Them" 6 Section 2 Changing Our Mind and Changing the World we Made 7 Chapter 5 The Neuropsychology Of Getting To "Us": The More Alike The More We Like 8 Chapter 6 It's All Us Now: Closing the Culture Gap and Building a Global Family 9 Chapter 7: The Beginnings of a New Stage in History 10 Chapter 8 Getting To "Alike" One Another 11 Chapter 9 Revitalizing Religious Empathy and Staying on the Tightrope 12 Appendix Going Further: Reading, Informing, Acting 13 Bibliography 14 Acknowledgments

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Book SynopsisOften it is difficult for parents to recognize when their child is abusing alcohol, using illegal drugs, or in trouble with other substances that are hazardous to their health, safety, and wellbeing. Clearing the Haze is a guide designed to help parents determine whether their child may have a substance problem and, if so, how to begin to address it. The book includes the voices and insight of experts in substance abuse counseling, young people in recovery, and parents who have lived the nightmare of adolescent addiction. The book moves readers through an overview of adolescent brain development, the warning signs of drug use and addiction, treatment options, what families should expect of therapy, the basics of productive communication, and the difficulties of dealing lovingly with addicted teens. The authors encourage families entering the 12th step of giving back to consider advocacy for smarter public policies surrounding drug access and addiction treatment. They also provide a lisTrade ReviewThe mixed messages parents and kids are getting today about addiction is a serious threat to public health. Clearing the Haze is a book whose time has come. Every parent, youth – and policy maker – should memorize it. -- Kevin A. Sabet, PhD, President, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (www.learnaboutsam.org)Table of ContentsForeword: Patrick Kennedy 1: Why adolescent substance use is a big deal 2: How to know if there is a problem and what to do about it/Communication monitoring 3: How to react when you learn your child is using drugs 4: When to seek treatment and what to look for in it 5: Specific family objectives during treatment 6: Addiction is a chronic condition that requires chronic maintenance 7: How to help your kids get clean and stay clean: the theory 8: Practical ways to help your kids get clean and stay clean 9: Taking care of you 10: Advocating for adolescent substance prevention 11: Additional resources 12: Summary About the authors Bibliography

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Book SynopsisDespite all her best efforts to break the cycle of catastrophic, destructive patterns of mental illness, Anna Berry found herself at the end of her ropeunemployed, penniless, homeless, and in the throes of a psychotic episode that threatened to destroy her life. Alone and unwell, she manages to find her grip on life, seeks the help she needs, and embarks on a life and career that illustrate that mental illness does not have to be ruinous. Unhinged: A Memoir of Enduring, Surviving, and Overcoming Family Mental Illness is a powerful memoir that chronicles Berry's life as both a casualty and survivor of family mental illness. From her point of rock-bottom to her own recovery, as well as her efforts to help her still-afflicted mother and brother find hope and healing, we see how she struggles to recognize her own illness while coping with the fallout from her family's other victims. In telling her story, Berry uncovers the difficulties inherent in not only growing up with mental illness amTrade ReviewThe family drama is enthralling. * Publishers Weekly *Unhinged’s timeline sways between [Anna Berry’s] story and vignettes of the lives of her family members, highlighting the underlying theme of the book: Mental illness impacts everyone. . . . Unhinged captures how Berry is able to break free from the cycle, and masterfully chronicles her family’s story, Berry’s own recovery is amazingly positive, but her ongoing fight to help her family members who still struggle is haunting. * NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness *In her new book, author Anna Berry does a marvelously detailed, brilliantly written, and entertaining job of describing her experiences with instances of her involvement with three such men. The memoir is an excellent introduction to the inside of the head of someone like her. * Family Dysfunction and Mental Health Blog *Anna Berry’s Unhinged is an intense read—a personal, in-depth account of the heartbreaking and grueling components of a life with mental illness. However, a pertinent takeaway message for readers is the optimistic road to recovery—one that doesn’t necessarily have to involve medication. . . . Unhinged delves into Berry’s painful history with mental illness. . . . Unhinged portrays Berry’s pivotal rock bottom, and yet, she’s able to dig herself out of a massive hole that appeared dark and infinite. She transcended her illness, becoming a successful journalist, wife and mother. Medication did not comprise her recipe for wellness; she relied on mindfulness, meditation, positive self-talk and therapy. . . . Unhinged is a memoir that may seem emotionally difficult to digest; however, Anna Berry’s recovery is infused with hope, optimism and enlightenment. * Psych Central *Unhinged by Anna Berry, is a unique and honest journey of the author’s self-struggle with mental illness, her process of achieving recovery, and finally moving on and attempting to help her family members who suffer from similar afflictions. From a physician’s perspective, this book is fascinating in that the reader is able to feel her emotions and despair as the black hole of her mental illness takes over her brain. The reader is pulled into the text, and it is difficult to put the book aside as you find yourself wanting to untangle the author from each difficult situation that she falls into. . . .This book serves as an excellent platform from which to explore the trends in psychiatry, especially those relating to the advances from DSM I to DSM V. . . .Overall, this book gives an understanding of the patient’s experience and can be used to help take a more empathetic and attuned approach to mental illness. With the current situation in the US to push mental health treatment in a positive direction, this book serves as an additional resource to highlight the struggles that revolve around this issue. NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), a patient advocacy group, discusses the process of recovery as a journey that is very different for every individual. They emphasize that it is a process and not a single event, and that recovery is possible. Unhinged provides hope that mental illness is not a death sentence, and rather just another illness that can be overcome. * Mental Illness *Unhinged . . . succeed[s] is in offering hope to those afflicted with mental illness. People with mental illness are perceived as being very unlikely to recover when in fact the prognosis is generally more positive than most people believe. Consistent with the research, Berry’s recovery demonstrates her resilience. She reports eventually establishing a stable marital relationship with a loving partner, effectively parenting two children, and working as a freelance writer. * PsycCRITIQUES *Unhinged: A Memoir of Enduring, Surviving, and Overcoming Family Mental Illness is a powerful memoir that chronicles Berry's life as both a casualty and a survivor of family mental illness. From her point of rock-bottom to her own recovery, as well as her efforts to help her still-afflicted mother and brother find hope and healing, we see how she struggles to recognize her own illness while coping with the fallout from her family's other victims. . . .This story shows the devastating impact of mental illness on whole families, but it also offers readers a message of hope and healing. Berry's story is sure to resonate with the many people who deal with the mental illness of family members and their own struggles to cope with their own diagnosis. * APA PsychNet *[A]n honest portrayal of not only what it is like to suffer from mental illness, but also have family who are ill. * Bookfloozy *This is a moving, incisive memoir of intra-familial mental illness, personal recovery, and recommended treatment paradigms when multiple family members are afflicted. -- Harriet P. Lefley, PhD, Professor Emerita of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of MedicineAnna Berry’s gripping, poignant account of her own and her family’s struggle with mental illness is both harrowing and uplifting. This is a brave story of resiliency in the face of the debilitating effects of mental illness, and [Berry is] living proof that recovery is not just a dream, but a reality. -- Kim T. Mueser, PhD, Executive Director, Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation; Professor of Occupational Therapy, Psychology, and Psychiatry, Boston UniversityAnna Berry's memoir Unhinged is a sad (and sometimes funny) account of her personal journey to recover from mental illness while simultaneously dealing with a mentally ill mother and brother who were unable to take responsibility for their own mental health. The story provides gritty details of life inside of individual and family mental illness and shows how -- at best -- we can take control of our own lives but never the lives of family members, no matter how much we love them and feel their pain. Her story is both uplifting and sobering. Her healing was much in spite of rather than due to support from her family and real help from the mental heath professionals charged with her care. There is much to learn in this book about personal recovery and the many flaws in the nation's mental health system. -- Amy J.L. Baker, author of Surviving Parental Alienation: A Journey of Hope and Healing and Bonded to the Abuser: How Victims Make Sense of Childhood AbuseTable of ContentsAUTHOR’S NOTE PROLOGUE: Chicago, April 2002 1: Hearing Voices 2: Vienna, Austria, October 1999 3: Chicago, October 2001-April 2002 4: 1999-2002: Nine Years to Enlightenment9 5: A Caretaker’s Life 6: Mom: A Relapse 7: Mark: The Lost Cause WHERE ARE THEY NOW? EPILOGUE: The State of Mental Illness in America RECOMMENDED READING NOTES

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Book SynopsisTens of thousands of children are removed from home each year due to some form of child maltreatment, usually physical neglect, physical abuse, or sexual abuse, although sometimes for emotional abuse as well. An additional significant number of children are victims of child maltreatment but remain in their home. Extensive research reveals the far reaching and long lasting negative impact of maltreatment on child victims, including on their physical, social, emotional, and behavioral functioning. One particularly troubling and complicated aspect is how the child victim forms (and maintains) a traumatic bond with his abuser, even becoming protective and defensive of that person despite the pain and suffering they have caused. This book will provide the reader with the essential experience of understanding how children make meaning of being maltreated by a parent, and how these traumatic bonds form and last. Through an examination of published memoirs of abuse, the authors analyze and revTrade ReviewBaker and Schneiderman are both leaders in research on child abuse and parental alienation. Here they examine published memoirs and stories of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of children, identifying themes from the literature and illustrative narratives. Though the authors do not elaborate on the themes or on how children make sense of maltreatment by parents, the writings Baker and Schneiderman examine reveal children's fear and dread, yearning for approval, and coping strategies as they try to please parents—enabling readers to travel with children through trauma, deprivation, and the quest for parental approval. The book reveals children's need for parental approval and recognition even when parents are not present, do not approve of their children, or do not see children as separate beings. Mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, substance abuse, personality disorder) often figures in, preventing parents from appreciating children’s needs. The authors point out that despite pain, suffering, and/or deprivation, children often yearn for parental love, approval, and recognition; without therapeutic intervention, that yearning can continue into adulthood. This book will be helpful for understanding child abuse and children's bonds with abusers. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; graduate students; professionals; general readers. * CHOICE *Before I became a therapist, I had a very hard time seeing how one could forgive the abuser of an innocent child. I found it almost excruciating to try to understand the mindset of the person who had harmed an innocent kid, often their own. But once I became a therapist, I recognized that a host of problems in the abuser’s life and upbringing often contribute to their violent behavior. Mental illness, their own experience of prior abuse, their own early childhood trauma, and substance issues can be factors. Sometimes, though, we cannot quite identify what the behavior stems from. But as Amy Baker and Mel Schneiderman write in Bonded to the Abuser: How Victims Make Sense of Childhood Abuse, no matter what the cause of the maltreatment, there are children who suffer through unthinkable experiences yet still feel connected to their abuser. . . . When it comes to this difficult but extremely relevant topic, Baker and Schneiderman give us an excellent resource As a therapist, I found their book not only interesting but also necessarily jolting. It can be easy to forget, or to not understand, what happens to the millions of children who are hurt by a disturbed parent. One way to ensure that we contribute to the eradication of child abuse is by educating ourselves and awakening our senses to this very heartbreaking reality. * Psych Central *Bonded to the Abuser is a wise and helpful approach to a painful subject. It gives voice to an often neglected and under-served population. It will be an extremely helpful resource for professionals and for those who are living with the legacy of abuse. -- Joshua Coleman, Ph.D., author of When Parents Hurt: Compassionate Strategies When You and Your Grown Child Get AlongAmy J. L. Baker and Mel Schneiderman have synthesized a mountain of qualitative data from the first-hand accounts of individuals who experienced abuse and neglect as children. They reviewed 45 books, which relate in painstaking and heartbreaking detail how the writers lived through and managed to survive physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and neglect. The primary theme of the book is the remarkable and counterintuitive observation that abused children remain attached to their abusive parents, whom they might perceive as charming and charismatic. Children who are physically or emotionally neglected remain loyal to their parents, who rarely acknowledged the children's presense or personhood. Readers of Bonded to the Abuser will learn various mechanisms by which maltreated children fear, love, hate, and long for their moms and dads. -- William Bernet, M.D., professor emeritus, Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TennesseeBonded to the Abuser is compelling for both lay people and for professionals who deal with child maltreatment on a daily basis. By presenting the voices of adults abused as children as they narrate, in their memoirs, their early life experiences, and then identifying the themes that arise by form(s) of abuse, Baker and Schneiderman capture the essence of the human experience. This includes our extreme vulnerability as children, our complete dependence on our parents for care and provisioning, the enormous responsibility of that care, the tragedy that occurs when parents refuse to accept responsibility/are not up to the task, the lasting consequences of abuse and neglect for individuals, the role of forgiveness, and the importance of other caring adults and institutions (particularly schools) in partially compensating for parental deficits. I cannot think of another book that illuminates the experience of maltreatment more clearly than Bonded to the Abuser. -- Marla R. Brassard, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia UniversityBonded to the Abuser is a compelling read. Baker and Schneiderman have captured the power of individual experiences and have knit them together in a way that reveals patterns and contextualizes them in current psychological theory and research. This is a great resource on maltreatment for anyone seeking to understand what it is like to be a victimized child. -- Amy M. Smith Slep, Ph.D., Professor, Family Translational Research Group, New York UniversityTable of ContentsIntroduction 1: Stories of Physical Abuse 2: Making Meaning of Physical Abuse 3: Stories of Sexual Abuse 4: Making Meaning of Sexual Abuse 5: Stories of Emotional Abuse 6: Making Meaning of Emotional Abuse 7: Stories of Emotional Neglect 8: Making Meaning of Emotional Neglect 9: Stories of Physical Neglect 10: Making Meaning of Physical Neglect 11: Moving Forward Bibliography

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Book SynopsisRachael Lee Harris spent her early childhood locked in an autistic fog until beginning her journey from a fragmented world to one in which things began to make sense. Rachael's determination to take her place in society led her down many paths, from beauty therapist to Catholic nun, from mother and wife to divorcee and working mom. Today, she is a psychotherapist specializing in helping others on the Autism Spectrum.Rachael's story explores areas such as schooling, family relationships, employment, travel, and faith culminating in monastic life, motherhood, dating, and marriage. Through her story, we get a more rounded positive vision of how an autistic life can develop and insight into the benefits of being on the spectrum alongside the very real picture of its challenges. Addressing the culture of disability and negativity that surrounds so much of the public perception of the Autism Spectrum, Rachael presents a more moderate and perhaps more objective assessment of her own life expeTrade ReviewFrom childhood on, Harris knew she was different from other children. . . .Asperger's syndrome had yet to be widely diagnosed, and Harris was labeled by those outside her family as troublesome and uncooperative. In her insightful memoir, Harris recalls vividly her attempts to fit in at school, her search to find a place in the world (which included a three-year stay in a convent), her unhappy marriage, her becoming a mother, and, finally, her successful career as a psychotherapist and advocate. Along the way, she breaks through the usual stereotypes and shares the invaluable perspective of someone on the autism spectrum. Harris is careful to point out the genuine benefits of the syndrome (attention to detail, sensory sensitivity) as well as its challenges and speculates that many talented people have shared this condition. Harris' chronicle is honest and involving and will give readers a useful and uplifting understanding of Asperger's. * Booklist *Rachael Lee Harris' brilliant memoir is important because she integrates her first-person life experiences with the rarely-viewed thought processes of an Asperger's mind. Her childhood was an intense autistic haze, yet she remembers details with such acuity that the pages almost turn themselves. Harris' prose is witty and insightful. . . . This chronological memoir pulls the reader through Rachael's life with a strong thread of hope. I admire the author's courageous approach to life, and her forthright style of writing. Her pragmatic perceptions lacked the emotions that at times seem to cloud the views of non-autistic people. I was surprised by some of the life choices she made. Her mettle impressed me. When she made mistakes, she blamed no one, but instead contemplated the facts, corrected her course and carried on. Apparent throughout the memoir were her concrete thought processes and her need for routine and order, which Aspergers need in order to organize their chaotic world. Similarly, her story illustrates how difficult abstract thinking and expression has been for her. . . . The challenges she overcame to find the life she wanted are an inspiration. Life is not fair, yet this is a woman who feels blessed to live the life she's lived. Readers will not only gain insight into Asperger's but also feel renewed by the unique spirit of Rachael Lee Harris. * Story Circle Book Reviews *If you've ever read a book or seen a film with a lead character who is defined by their autism and thought; 'that's a bit excessive. I'm not like that. Maybe I don't have Autism after all...' Then this is the book for you. It demonstrates how perfectly the traits of autism can hide in individuals, particularly in females on the spectrum. The book is a breeze to read too because unlike some biographies, it reads more like a novel than a resume. Rachael tells the story with enough description for you to imagine yourself in the places she describes. . . . This book is a great read , particularly for mothers and daughters on the autism spectrum and for those interested in the way autism presents in females. It's well worth reading and highly recommended. * Life with Aspergers *Do yourself a great favor and read this book! Rachael has written about her life in a candid, considered, and often beautifully whimsical way that is hugely enjoyable! I laughed out loud, I cried, and I felt inspired. Mothers of girls and women with Asperger's syndrome will especially love this book because Rachael is so eloquent in her descriptions about having Asperger's syndrome, and she is a great role model to inspire all girls and women on the spectrum. But the book has a broader appeal also. Read the book to celebrate with Rachael the gorgeous diversity of humankind. She has a fascinating story to tell and she is a wonderful example to all of us in how to live. -- Michelle S. Garnet, MPsych(Clin), PhD (Psych), MCCP, Clinical Psychologist/ Clinic Director, Minds and Hearts: A Specialist Clinic for Autism Spectrum ConditionsI have known Rachael since she was a young girl, and now I have the privilege to know her as a mature woman. What a wonder she has worked - not only in her writing but also in her life! To have discovered the blessing within what others would describe as an affliction - Asperger's syndrome. She is a stand-out example of a life well lived. Enjoy her story, as I did! Be moved by her courage! -- Fr. Francis A. Gerry, Society of the Divine Word Missionaries at MarburgRachael Harris has written a beautiful and personal story to inspire and calm. This shows, sometimes amusingly, Asperger’s as the perfect springboard for spiritual growth. -- Dame Stephanie Shirley, Chair, The Shirley FoundationTable of ContentsContents Foreword by Tony Attwood Introduction 1The Wanderer 2School Daze 3Curiouser and Curiouser 4Wired for Wonder 5A Gaze Returned 6A Turn for the Worst 7‘It’s a Living’ 8The Old Country 9A Fork in the Road 10Paris 11The Monastery 12Mirages and Minarets 13Homecoming 14A Cautionary Tale 15Like Mother, Like son 16My Brilliant Career 17Buyer Beware! 18The Prawns of Fate 19‘Physician, Heal Thyself’ Epilogue - Full Circle Bibliography Websites

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

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