Interpersonal Relations category: 1443 books

In the Image of God is a compilation of lectures by Stanley Leavy, a psychoanalyst approaching retirement, reflecting on his experience as a follower of Freud and his method and also as a lifelong, faithful Episcopalian. The overarching idea linking the individual lectures is Leavy's belief that "the...

This handbook will teach you how to calculate your real dating chances with any partner of the opposite sex. You will probably be surprised to learn that almost every intimate relationship outcome could be predicted by mathematical formulas based on unique preferences and behavioral patterns. As...

A central, although unappreciated, dimension of psychoanalysis is the complex oral tradition through which analysts verbally reconstruct their lives and careers. The Inward Eye captures a significant portion of this tradition. In a series of interviews initially conceived as an aspect of their psychoanalytic...

Over the past decades, Lawrence Friedman has emerged as one of the most erudite and provocative theoriss in contemporary psychotherapy. The Anatomy of Psychotherapy interweaves Friedman's major contributions to the analytic and psychiatric literature with extensive new material in arriving at an extraordinarily...

Practices for openhearted speaking and devout listening to restore harmony in families, relationships, schools, workplaces, and communities • Details how to approach life with a listening heart and create a sacred space for communication • Offers exercises for new peacemaking circles,...

This book will try to make the reader understand how communication between the genders works, and how it got to the point it is today. We'll be taking a look at how the genders are different, and how that affects the dynamics in interactions between them. I wrote this book for men (pickup is included), so for the women out there: your discretion is advised.

Human Feelings provides a comprehensive overview of the role of emotions in human life. Growing out of the research and writing of members of the Harvard Affect Study Group, the volume brings to bear different disciplinary outlooks and different modes of inquiry on various aspects of human affective...

First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

In our culture the belief that "To err is human, to forgive divine," is so prevalent that few of us question its wisdom. But do we ever completely forgive those who have betrayed us? Aren't some actions unforgivable? Can we achieve closure and healing without forgiving? Drawing on more than two decades...

Fine tune your dating strategy and stop dating the wrong men! This book contains vital information on what every single woman tired of short-term relationships with losers needs to know. If you've been repeatedly hooking up with guys that that don't pay you the proper attention, treat you like...

The Fourth Edition of The APSAC Handbook on Child Maltreatment provides readers with the most up-to-date theory, research, and best practices in the field of child abuse and neglect. Edited by leading experts J. Bart Klika and Jon R. Conte, this best seller covers all aspects of child maltreatment,...

The question of how psychoanalysts are affected by their patients is of perennial interest. Edward Glover posed the question in an informal survey in 1940, but little came of his efforts. Now, more than half a century later, Judy Kantrowitz rigorously explores this issue on the basis of a unique research...

To Date a Man You Must Understand Yourself: The Journey of Two WomenFinally. A dating book that is PROACTIVE. Do you ask yourself why you are still single? Are you constantly dating “wet kittens?” Taking them in, drying them off, feeding them, and paying for their fluffy asses only to get...

I’m being pulled in a thousand different directions.   As a therapist, Chuck DeGroat hears that line all the time. “I hear it from students and software developers,” he says. “I hear it from spiritual leaders and coffee baristas. And I hear it from my own inner self.”   We all feel that...