Psychology category: 48213 books
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Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2015
The figure of the Other is an important though underutilized vehicle for exploring and reconceptualizing classic psychological and philosophical issues, from identity and purpose to human frailty and suffering. Moreover, it can be used to reorient inquiry toward aspects of the human condition that...
Psychology and Law
Bridging the Gap
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
This important book captures contemporary attempts to build bridges between the two very different disciplines of law and psychology and to establish the true nature of the interaction between the two. Including international contributions from lawyers, psychologists, sociologists and criminologists,...
Supervision and Clinical Psychology
Theory, Practice and Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2013
What are the developments influencing supervision in clinical psychology?
Supervision is crucial to good professional practice and an essential part of training and continuing professional development. This second edition of Supervision and Clinical Psychology has been fully updated to include...
by Lawrence A. Shapiro, Shannon Spaulding, Daniel D. Hutto
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 7, 2018
The first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists considers the mind–body relationship from the perspective of athletic skill and sports practice.
This landmark work is the first systematic collaboration between cognitive scientists and sports psychologists...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: February 23, 2011
Theories in Social Psychology is an edited volume that identifies and discusses in-depth the important theoretical perspectives and theories that underlie the discipline of social psychology.
The only current book focusing specifically on the theories within social psychology
Brings together...
Marxism and Psychoanalysis
In or against Psychology?
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
The methods developed by Freud and Marx have enabled a range of scholars to critically reflect upon the ideological underpinnings of modern and now postmodern or hypermodern western societies. In this intriguing book, the discipline of psychology itself is screened through the twin dynamics of Marxism...
Psychology and Psychotherapy (Psychology Revivals)
Current Trends and Issues
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2015
Originally published in 1983, fifteen well-known psychologists and psychotherapists write about their personal interests to give the reader a vivid picture of the complexities of psychotherapy in Britain at the time. They explore aspects of the interaction and intersection of the psychological and...
Psychology and Formalisation
Phenomenology, Ethnomethodology and Statistics
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2017
This book revisits psychology’s appropriation of natural scientific methods. The author argues that, in order to overcome ongoing methodological debates in psychology, it is necessary to confront the problem of formalisation contained in the appropriation of methods of natural science. By doing...
Deleuze and Psychology
Philosophical Provocations to Psychological Practices
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2016
An increasing number of scholars, students and practitioners of psychology are becoming intrigued by the ideas of Gilles Deleuze and of Felix Guattari. This book aims to be a critical introduction to these ideas, which have so much to offer psychology in terms of new directions as well as critique.
Deleuze...
by Susan Llewelyn, Katie Aafjes-van Doorn
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
Clinical psychology makes a significant contribution to mental health care across the world. The essence of the discipline is the creative application of the knowledge base of psychology to the unique, personal experiences of individuals who are facing difficulties or changes in their lives. Rather...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology
A Manifesto for Reforming the Culture of Scientific Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019
Why psychology is in peril as a scientific discipline—and how to save it
Psychological science has made extraordinary discoveries about the human mind, but can we trust everything its practitioners are telling us? In recent years, it has become increasingly apparent that a lot of research...
From Séance to Science
A History of the Profession of Psychology in America
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2014
This book is intended to round out the picture of American psychology’s past, adding the history of psychological practice to the story of psychological science. Written by two well-recognized authorities in the field, this book covers the profession and practice of psychology in America from the...
Musical Imaginations
Multidisciplinary perspectives on creativity, performance and perception
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2011
Musical imagination and creativity are amongst the most abstract and complex aspects of musical behaviour, though, until recently, they have been difficult to subject to empirical enquiry. However, music psychology and some allied disciplines have now developed, both theoretically and methodologically,...
by Richard J. Crisp, Rhiannon Turner
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2014
From aggression to altruism, prejudice to persuasion, Essential Social Psychology 3e introduces students to the discoveries and debates that define social psychology today. It covers both classic and cutting edge research studies and provides plenty of real life examples and illustrations to help...