Personality category: 1900 books

This groundbreaking Handbook brings together leading international experts in creativity and culture research to provide an overview of current debates. It showcases the wealth of topics, approaches and definitions specific for this new, interdisciplinary field within creativity research. The theoretical...

Have you noticed that some women can't be trusted? Despite an angelic exterior, they secretly plot to undermine you. Has treachery and betrayal become more of a problem? Are women getting meaner, or is it just your imagination. Read this compelling first-hand account that weaves in some supporting scientific research.

tion addressed by this analysis centers on the reciprocal relation between 1 household domestic and market work efforts. It should be obvious by now that this chapter is not concerned ex­ plicitly with the contributions of individual members to household or mar­ ket activity, nor does it examine...

This book uniquely integrates discourse analysis and corpus linguistics to examine representations of the self and other within lifestyle migration.  With a focus on British migrants living in the Ariège, south-west France, the study identifies common positioning strategies to demonstrate links...

Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Social and Environmental Psychology in the European Context, Lisbon, Portugal, September 22-26, 1986

Do you know someone others think is very kind, caring and maybe even a bit naive, yet possesses a vicious side that only you have seen? You may be in the presence of a covert narcissist. These evil people abuse in devious, sneaky ways while hiding behind a mask of kindness, martyrdom and innocence....

This collection reflects on the emerging phenomenon of ‘selfie citizenship’, which capitalises on individual visibility and agency, at the time when citizenship itself is increasingly governed through biometrics and large-scale dataisation. Today we are witnessing a global rise of politicised...

Este libro explica sencillas estrategias que ayudan a superar el déficit de atención en los adultos, como herramientas para manejar experiencias reales. Cada capítulo aborda un aspecto relacionado con el TDA en adultos, y responde a verdaderas preocupaciones del paciente. Su lectura traerá beneficios...

The environment is part of everyone's life but there are difficulties in communicating complex environmental problems, such as climate change, to a lay audience. In this book Klöckner defines environmental communication, providing a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis of the issues involved in encouraging pro-environmental behaviour.

This practcal, self-help book reveals how the ravages of faulty beliefs about self can be reversed, enabling the reader to develop a firm belief in his or her attributes, accomplishments and abilities. Through a series of exercises and case studies it provides strategies for building self-esteem;...

New York magazine's "Science of Us" editor explains the compelling psychology of awkwardness, and asks: what if the moments that make us feel most awkward are actually valuable? Have you ever said goodbye to someone, only to discover that you're both walking in the same direction? Or had your...

What can critical social psychology teach us about our sense of identity? How have psychosocial and feminist approaches challenged our understanding of subjectivity? Where is this complex and fast-moving field heading?   This new edition of Critical Social Psychology addresses these questions and...

A groundbreaking exploration of the spiritual dimension of working with the enneagram by one of its earliest students and teachers in America. Here is one of the first books to explore in an authentic and comprehensive way the original spiritual dimension of the enneagram. Among the most knowledgeable...

For the first time in the history of social psychology, we have a handbook on the history of social psychology. In it, leading luminaries in the field present their take on how research in their own domains has unfolded, on the scientists whose impact shaped the research agendas in the different areas...