Applied Psychology category: 2264 books
Social Groups in Action and Interaction
2nd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2015
Social Groups in Action and Interaction reviews and analyzes the human group as it operates to create both social good and, potentially, social harm. It summarizes current knowledge and contemporary research, with real-world examples in succinct yet engaging chapters, to help students understand and...
by Murray Bowen
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1993
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 1993
When Bowen was a student and practitioner of classical psychoanalysis at the Menninger Clinic, he became engrossed in understanding the process of schizophrenia and its relationship to mother-child symbiosis. Between the years 1950 and 1959, at Menninger and later at the National Institute of Mental...
by Hugo Münsterberg
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2015
Do the photoplays furnish us only a photographic reproduction of a stage performance; is their aim thus simply to be an inexpensive substitute for the real theater, and is their esthetic standing accordingly far below that of the true dramatic art, related to it as the photograph of a painting to...
The Crisis of Connection
Roots, Consequences, and Solutions
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2018
As seen in The New York Times
Illuminates the roots and consequences of and offers solutions to the widespread alienation and disconnection that beset modern society
Since the beginning of the 21st century, people have become increasingly disconnected from themselves, each other, and...
Psychosocial Theories of the Self
Proceedings of a Conference on New Approaches to the Self, held March 29–April 1, 1979, by the Center for Psychosocial Studies, Chicago, Illinois
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
by Mary Kennedy
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 17, 2015
"Frasier Meets Murder She Wrote"—that's how people have described the Talk Radio Mysteries. It's all about a NY psychologist who moves to sunny Florida to become a radio talk show host. Of course, she solves a murder in every book! Start with the first release, DEAD AIR and you'll be hooked...
Shared Representations
Sensorimotor Foundations of Social Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2016
Socially situated thought and behaviour are pervasive and vitally important in human society. The social brain has become a focus of study for researchers in the neurosciences, psychology, biology and other areas of behavioural science, and it is becoming increasingly clear that social behaviour is...
Counterclockwise
Mindful Health and the Power of Possibility
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
If we could turn back the clock psychologically, could we also turn it back physically? For more than thirty years, award-winning social psychologist Ellen Langer has studied this provocative question, and now, in Counterclockwise, she presents the answer: Opening our minds to what’s possible, instead...
by David Tuffley
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2015
Being Happy: Cultivating Virtue is a short, practical how to guide for people wanting to cultivate a happier state of mind using the principles outlined in the pioneering work of Christopher Peterson and Martin Seligman whose 2004 book Character Strengths and Virtues is considered a classic.
Peterson...
The Genius in All of Us
New Insights into Genetics, Talent, and IQ
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2010
Is true greatness obtainable from everyday means and everyday genes? Conventional wisdom says no, that a lucky few are simply born with certain gifts. The new science of human potential suggests otherwise. Forget everything you think you know about genes, talent, and intelligence, and take a look...
Self-Injury
Psychotherapy with People Who Engage in Self-Inflicted Violence
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2008
People who directly injure their bodies are increasingly seeking help from psychotherapists. Coming out of the closet of shame, they are turning to professionals for understanding, compassion, and healing. Because of the potent nature of self-injury and the variety of issues it touches, clinical responses...
Play Therapy in Action
A Casebook for Practitioners
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1994
This book brings together in a single volume concrete applications of play therapy by seasoned clinicians from various theoretical perspectives. The goal is to reflect the broad spectrum of approaches that now exist in the field. The major psychopathologies in children present the therapist with different...
by Rebeca Franks
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2015
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is an evidence-based treatment option that was developed through decades of research and psychological concepts. When dealing with conditions such as anxiety and depression, CBT is one of the most effective treatments available. For those that suffer from mild anxiety,...
Listo para Cambiar
El Poder de Experimentos Sencillos para Crear la Vida que Quiere
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2016
¿Está Listo para Cambiar Su Vida?
¿Le parece que todo el mundo está avanzando rápidamente en la vida pero que usted es como un hámster en una rueda – en movimiento pero sin llegar a ninguna parte? Millones de personas en todo el mundo también se sienten de esa manera. Afortunadamente...