The cultivation of students' psychological suzhi is still at its initial stage no matter with regard to its proposal, theoretical discussion, content, methods, or results analysis. This title serves as a Chinese characteristic reference material and research perspective for the school of mental health education.
Consciousness is a quality of the mind generally regarded to comprise qualities such as subjectivity, self-awareness, sentience, sapience, and the ability to perceive the relationship between oneself and one's environment. This book gathers a compilation of research on many facets of consciousness research.
Based on the 'test-teach-test' methodology approach, this revision guide covers topics essential for A2 exam success. It outlines the time you should spend on each section and combines full explanations with practice questions and answers. It also contains mock exam questions.
Helps students make sense of psychology and its relationship to their everyday lives. This book covers: Research methods and statistics; Biological bases of behaviour; Sensation and perception; Developmental psychology; Learning; Industrial psychology; and, Sexuality.
In various respects, Asperger Syndrome (AS) has a more negative image than it deserves, and often this is because of the challenge it represents to other people. This book challenges negative perceptions of AS and shows that, in the right circumstances and with the right attitude, a diagnosis of Aspergers can be viewed as a positive experience.
Presents modular and visual approach to the fundamentals of psychology. This book emphasizes Visual Learning, which involves the use of Visual Cues which helps students retrieve and remember information. It breaks concepts down into small, easily digested chunks that allow students and instructors flexibility in their approach to the subject.
A successor to the acclaimed 'Music and Emotion', The Handbook of Music and Emotion provides comprehensive coverage of the field, in all its breadth and depth. As well as summarizing what is currently known about music and emotion, it will also stimulate further research in promising directions that have been little studied.
This useful guide to the often bewildering world of experimental design and statistics provides a complete map of the entire process, from the initial idea, through the refining of your research question and the actual design of the experiment, to statistical procedure and writing up your results.
Following the path from early adulthood to old age, this engrossing introduction offers students an insight into how psychologists have made sense of the significant markers in people's lives. The authors discuss stage theories, and ecological and systemic approaches to show how these ideas illuminate our understanding of lifespan development.
Analyses what words actually mean and how we use them, and reveals what this can tell us about ourselves. This book shows how we use space and motion as metaphors for more abstract ideas, and uncovers the deeper structures of human thought that have been shaped by evolutionary history. It also explores the emotional impact of language.
Shame is a common and pervasive feature of the human response to death and other losses, yet this often goes unrecognized due to a reluctance to acknowledge and confront it. This book intends to expose shame for what it is, allowing clinicians to see that it is the central psychological force in the understanding of death and mourning.
Looks at the question psychologists have been asking for hundreds of years - why are we the way we are? This book starts with you, your mind and brain, broadening out to look at your friends and other relationships, then finally on to crowds, mobs and religion. It includes information on real-life psychology, testing your memory, and personality.
Presents an introduction to the research methodology techniques that underpin the field of psychology. This title offers a narrative approach to introduce the complexities of psychological research methods. It also introduces the reader to the 3 main types of research methods used in psychology - observation, experimentation and survey methods.
Evaluates the psychological concept of exercise addiction from a scholastically multidisciplinary perspective. This book summarises the knowledge about the psycho-physiological nature of exercise addiction. It presents the conceptual hegemony in addressing the problem of exercise addiction within the scientific community.
Investigates if and how the state of psychological flow can be used as a resource in organisational psychology. This book discusses implications regarding measurements of flow and makes suggestions regarding the research and applicability of the flow model.
Offers assistance for students writing their research analyses using APA style[registered]. By providing concrete examples of common errors, this book helps students adhere to the basics of APA style; refine critical thinking skills, library search skills, revising skills, editing skills, and proofing skills; and avoid plagiarism.
Animal biologists coined the term 'supernormal stimuli' to describe imitations that appeal to primitive instincts and exert a stronger pull than real things. This title applies this concept to the disconnect between human instinct and our created environment, demonstrating how supernormal stimuli are a major cause of the pressing problems.
Combines the effective SQ4R (Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Reflect, Review) active learning system, an engaging style and appealing visuals, and coverage of core topics and research. This title builds on the proven modular format, features, and teaching and learning tools integrated throughout the text.
Features a streamlined format and the essence of the subject, presented in a understandable form. Graphic elements such as sidebars, reader-alert icons, and boxed highlights stress selected points from the text, illuminate keys to learning, and give students pointers to the essentials. It is designed for underprepared students.
This textbook shows how developments in neuroscience have changed the field of learning and memory in the last ten years. A comprehensive, accessible and engaging introduction to learning and memory, the authors cover behavioural processes, brain systems, and clinical perspectives, incorporating findings both in animals and in humans.
Features conceptual issues underlying multilevel modeling. This book develops several types of multilevel analyses including univariate regression, structural equation, growth curve and latent change, and latent variable mixture modeling. It also features chapters on multilevel longitudinal and categorical models.
Combining pedagogical support with an emphasis on active learning, this text challenges students to learn by doing - to actively participate using materials from the text and to think about what they're learning as opposed to passively receiving written information.
How do children learn about the expression and meaning of emotions - both happy and sad? This book answers questions on the foundation of emotional intelligence and examines how children become emotionally literate as they are socialised into their family environment from birth to two years of age.
Provides an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics and to help students read and understand statistical presentations in their field. This book provides guidelines to help you decide when to use various procedures, and how to understand the logic of the procedures.
Specifically shows how positive early experiences enhance brain development and how traumatic life experiences, especially child abuse and neglect, can affect a child's brain and behavior. Through carefully selected case studies, the text offers basic principles of treatment and a broad range of interventions.
Findings of interpersonal sensitivity research presented a big surprise to the researchers who were working in this area. This book examines this discovery and how it has completely changed the research agenda for those working in this field of study.
Explains atypical social behaviour and the importance of routine. This workbook considers relationships, emotions and mental health. It is suitable for families, friends and a wide range of professionals involved in supporting an adult with Asperger's Syndrome.
Written by leading Psychology authors, Matt Jarvis and Julia Russell, Exploring Psychology follows the new AQA 'A' specifications, with the emphasis on contemporary research and developing thinking and study skills. This is the book of choice for teachers who want more from teaching than being an exam factory.
This is the modular version of the brief introduction to psychology: David Myers's Exploring Psychology. All the Myers hallmarks are here -- the captivating writing, coverage based on the latest research, helpful pedagogical support--in a format that delivers the utmost in student accessibility and teaching flexibility.
A guide for designing questionnaires: the most widely used method for collecting information about people's attitudes and behavior. This book presents a cognitive approach to questionnaire design and includes information on the Internet and electronic resources.
This quick, simple, and user-friendly introduction to SPSS for Windows has now been updated so that it can be used with Versions 10 to 15 of the software. The supporting website allows data sets used in the book to be downloaded from the Internet and provides additional examples from various social science disciplines.
How do children learn about the expression and meaning of emotions - both happy and sad? This book answers questions on the foundation of emotional intelligence and examines how children become emotionally literate as they are socialised into their family environment from birth to two years of age.
Client anger is a perennial problem for a range of professionals working in clinical settings. Working with Anger presents an alternative strategy to the most common approach, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), exploring instead how anger can be tackled from a personal constructivist perspective.
Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy (REBT) encourages a healthier outlook by teaching individuals to challenge their irrational thoughts. This book provides a guide to assessing the suitability of REBT and using this method to address your emotional problems. It is suitable for use either alone or in conjunction with work with a REBT therapist.
Introduces readers to the most commonly used multivariate techniques at an introductory, non-technical level. This book examines in detail how each multivariate technique can be implemented using SPSS and SAS and Mplus. It is useful for graduate and advanced undergraduate students in the behavioural, social, and educational sciences.
Learn and understand EFT with this practical and information packed manual that includes the A-Z of EFT applications and how to use this wonderful technique with a wide variety of problems. Treat yourself for sadness, anger, addictions, low self esteem and a whole lot more!
Offers an insight into the clash and complement of mental illness and creativity, as well as the challenge to higher education of elaborating on teaching and learning innovation that can be used to evaluate and subsequently inform the design of creativity-enhancing pedagogical practice and creative problem solving through technology education.
Explores the politics and poetics of the emotions, focusing on American culture since the 1960s. This book argues that we are constrained in terms of gender, race, and age by our culture's scripts for 'emotional' behavior and that the accelerating impoverishment of interiority is a symptom of our increasingly media-saturated culture.
Provides a discussion of the phenomenological foundations for qualitative research in psychology. This title asserts that empiricism is not the best philosophy for grounding the science of psychology - rather, the broader phenomenological theory of science permits more adequate psychological development.
Drawing on the expertise of international experts, this practical treatment manual guides mental health professionals in helping first episode psychotic clients. It includes chapters that are organized according to phase of illness, starting with the pre psychotic "at risk" phase and extending to protracted recovery from psychotic symptoms.
Helps students to achieve the A Level grade. This work includes advice on studying, coursework and revision; key points highlighted to consolidate learning; progress check questions to test recall and understanding; sample questions and model answers that reveal what examiners are looking for; and, a glossary of key terms for reference.
Provides an introduction to Lev Vygotsky's work and the multi-disciplinary contribution he made to 20th century intellectual life. This book discusses the use of the "culture" concept in social development theory, and the implications of Vygotsky's theories for teaching, learning and assessment. It is useful to academics at various levels.
This text is a clear and concise guide to research and writing for students at all levels of undergraduate psychology studies. Making Sense in Psychology: A Student's Guide to Research and Writing is intended for students in any psychology course containing research/writing components.
Written within a biopsychosocial framework, this text covers the specific ages-stages of adult development and aging. It focusses on "positive aging" and the gains and losses people experience across adulthood. In its coverage of research and theory, the authors draw clear connections between research and application.
The psychological effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI) provide a major challenge to rehabilitation services. This text will increase understanding of the nature of these effects and provide practical guidance from experienced practitioners about psychological interventions for use in both rehabilitation and long-term adjustment.
The phrase "optimal human being" is used to refer to the empirically documented features that tend to characterize high-quality human functioning. "Optimal human being" is a profile that is developed within this book by consulting what contemporary theorizing at different levels of analysis might have to say about what causes a optimal functioning.
James Endredy, a workshop leader with Victor Sanchez, shows how the simple act of walking can be a catalyst for personal transformation. This book teaches readers to literally walk the path to mental quietude, higher consciousness, and greater awareness of Mother Earth.
Attachment research has tremendous potential for helping clinicians understand what happens when parent-child bonds are disrupted, and what can be done to help. This book reviews knowledge on attachment and translates it into practical guidelines for therapeutic work.
'If you are teaching postgraduate research methods courses, including those aimed at a mixture of psychologists and other health professionals, this book is worth considering as a core text' - John Hegarty, Times Higher Educational Supplement, Textbook Guide, November 2004
Completely revised and updated, the Second Edition of Clinical Psychology and People with Intellectual Disabilities covers introductory and background issues, general clinical issues, and working with specific client groups, including offenders with intellectual disabilities and parents with intellectual disabilities.
Brazil is a developing country with major economic problems, with one-third of the population living in poverty. This book explains a number of social- demographic and clinical factors in the association among poverty, violence and mental health disorders in Brazil. It discusses factors such as gender, age groups, and low level education.
Intends to enable childcare workers to understand and deal more effectively with cases of emotional and psychological abuse. This book explores the concepts of emotional development, emotional abuse, psychological development, and psychological abuse within the contexts of literature and research, and childcare legislation and practice.
Why do standard, evidence-based interventions fail to work for certain clients or certain situations? What tools do cognitive-behavioral theory and therapy offer for managing difficult cases? This book addresses these questions and addresses specific kinds of "roadblock, exploring how and why it arises and suggests effective, practical solutions.
Teaches effective PTSD group treatment. This title not only describes the theory, method, and rationale for this treatment, but also offers a complete, step-by-step clinician's manual and client workbook to help implement the model and establish effective practice.
Stress is a physical response to an undesirable situation. Mild stress can result from missing the bus, standing in a long line at the store or getting a parking ticket. Stress can also be severe. This book deals with the dazzling complexity of this good-bad phenomenon and presents research from throughout the world.
Brings together luminaries in the field to address the internationalizing of psychology, each raising core issues concerning what an international perspective can contribute to the history of psychology. This book illuminates how what we have been missing may change our views of the nature of psychology and its history.
Assessment and Treatment of Adult Female Offenders provides a review of the research literature to guide evidence-based practice in the assessment and treatment of this population. The book provides a historical overview of women's crime and imprisonment, followed by a global review of various theories of female criminality.
Presenting a clear exposition of the central tenets of Jung's work, this work covers the central themes in three sections: theory, psychotherapy, and applications. It demonstrates how Jung's theories continue to evolve and develop through their therapeutic applications. It is for Jungian analysts, psychotherapists, counsellors, and others.
Using pedagogical tools such as call-out boxes, Test Yourself questions, and case studies, this "Essentials" book provides step-by-step guidelines for effective supervision planning, goal setting, and evaluation, along with tips for giving constructive feedback and applying coaching strategies to motivate supervisees.
Presents topical research in the study of the types, signs and treatments of sexual abuse. In this title, topics discussed include the role of religion in the recovery from childhood sexual abuse; HPA axis functioning and child maltreatment; and, the association of childhood sexual abuse and adult HIV-risk behaviours.
Looks at how the reader can become emotionally intelligent and teach in a way which encourages students to develop their own emotional intelligence. This book explains what emotional intelligence is and how it is an essential intelligence for people who work with people and who want to make a real difference in their communities.
A title that lays the groundwork by describing regulatory fit with prevention focus and promotion focus, how regulatory fit is operationally defined, and how it can affects judgements through feelings-as-information, metacognitive, and other processes.
Examines the importance of psychological care for ill and injured people. This book gives practical advice to develop health professionals' personal clinical practice by providing a guide to the organization of psychological care and 'coaching' in the essential skills. It is suitable for health care professionals who have regular patient contact.
Mental health professionals and educators are increasingly being asked to evaluate children with autism spectrum disorders as the number of children with these disorders increases. This book shows how to organize and conduct assessment activities with a purpose, based on the goals of the evaluation. It is suitable for child psychologists.
Looks at the relationship between gender and psychology. This work focuses on gendered issues relating to knowledge production, research, authorship and publishing in psychology. It reflects on the ways in which psychology has set itself up as an authority on issues of gender and sexuality - to the detriment of women and other sexual minorities.
Presents a collection of essays by James Hillman, Thomas Moore, Christine Downing, Wolfgang Giegerich, Stanton Marlan, Paul Kugler, and other leading scholars and Jungian analysts in honour of Dr David L Miller. Dr Miller has worked at the intersections of religions and mythologies, literature and literary theory, and depth psychology.
Introduces students to evolutionary and developmental approaches to the study of animal behavior. This book reflects the principal areas of importance to psychology students studying animal behavior: evolution, physiological issues, learning and cognition, development, and social evolution.
A book about feelings, and the ways that we, as individuals and as a culture, have numbed ourselves against them. It is about unleashing the possibility of conscious feelings to re-make our lives into what really matters to us. It introduces readers to the concept of the 'personal numbness bar'.
What can you do with the narcissistic people in your life? They're frustrating to deal with. But sometimes you genuinely care for one of them. And you might need to interact with others in social or professional settings. This book offers several strategies for dealing effectively with someone who is at the centre of his or her own universe.
Intends to highlight many interesting and creative applications of basic memory phenomena that are underrepresented, or even unrepresented, in the literature. This title consists of 17 chapters that explore the influences of generation, irrelevant speech, verbal overshadowing, isolation, part-set cuing, reminiscence, hyperemnesia, and placebos.
Patton (the Union Institute) introduces the principles and methods of qualitative research and evaluation. Chapters cover conceptual issues in qualitative inquiry (including strategic themes and variety), the design of qualitative studies, fieldwork strategies and observation methods, interviewing,
Designed to meet the AQA-A A2 syllabus specification, this revision guide supports the "A2 Psychology: Key Topics, Second Edition". It includes an introductory chapter giving an outline of the format of the exam, along with tips on how to perform well, and advice on raising grades.
Part of the authoritative four-volume reference that spans the entire field of child development and has set the standard against which all other scholarly references are compared. Updated and revised to reflect the new developments in the field, the Sixth Edition is sure to be as successful as the previous editions.
Contains chapters on such topics as spirituality, social understanding, and non-verbal communication. This title covers mechanisms of cognitive and perceptual development in language acquisition. It includes chapters devoted to neural bases of cognition, motor development, grammar and language rules, and problem solving skills.
Part of the authoritative four-volume reference that spans the entire field of child development and has set the standard against which all other scholarly references are compared. Updated and revised to reflect the new developments in the field, the Sixth Edition is sure to be as successful as the previous editions.
Offers a theory-driven approach to understanding human development from two perspectives - the psychoanalytic and the cognitive. This book presents thoughts on the South African context and the impact it has on development. It is suitable for undergraduates, postgraduates and health professionals.
Few tasks are more important - and daunting - than to help someone who is suicidal to go beyond the darkness of hopelessness to the light of hope. This title provides fresh approaches to treating individuals and families where suicide is an issue. It is suitable for counselors and therapists.
Shows readers how to use various techniques for interpreting research outcomes and to make statistical decisions that result in better research. This book integrates an array of methods involving only a single dependent variable, ranging from classical and robust location descriptive statistics, through effect sizes, and on through ANOVA.
This book bridges western and eastern traditions to explore theories based on local phenomena, findings and experience. Comparing Confucionism and Western thinking, it examines social exchange, face, achievement motivation, organization and conflict resolution.
All living system self-regulates, or, within any living system, there needs to be communication between parts of that system. This can include a unit as small as a cell, a plant, or animal, or even more complex organism. For example, my systems are regulating my temperature: regulation is a property of the living system.
How did pleasure evolve and why? How does it develop in children? How does the pursuit of pleasure play a critical role in brain development? This title explores the things we need to know about our urge to feel good. It presents a look at the origins and evolutionary purpose of human pleasure.
Of the many conceptual distinctions present in psychology, the approach-avoidance distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. This volume is designed to illustrate and highlight the central importance of this distinction.
A practical guide for how to approach and aid troubled teens by understanding the influence of peer interactions on development and on behaviour. It provides diagnostic categories and protocols for use with various types of adolescents, as well as guidance, tips and case studies.
Taking its title from Wolfgang Giegerich's paper, On the Neurosis of Psychology, or The Third of the Two, this volume includes topics such as Neumann's history of consciousness, Jung's thought of the self, the question of a Jungian identity, projection, the origin of psychology, and more.
The second edition of Effective Writing in Psychology helps users produce crisp scientific communication, form concise unambiguous arguments, and render technical information clear and comprehensible. The new edition incorporates the latest guidelines contained within the 6th edition of the APA Publication Manual.
Outcome-based evaluation continues to play a central role in the larger field of policy analysis. This book emphasises on developmental disabilities to include other areas of human and social service delivery such as education, health, mental health, aging, substance abuse, and corrections.
How come some people always remember a face? Is it really possible to do two things at once? Taking his cue from modern cognitive psychology, and drawing from coverage in his previous book, Principles of Cognitive Psychology, 2nd Edition, the author helps students understand and answer these kinds of questions.
We have come to use the word 'globalisation' to mean in the minds of many imposing of 'my way', because you are still ignorant of the best way (which is my way, of course): hence, it is my responsibility, duty and intent to educate you to my way. Certainly, this is a rash generalisation. This monograph addresses and rectifies this issue.
A CD-ROM that contains 1200 picture symbols, which can be applied to a range of situations encountered at school, from social skills to school curricula, work and break times. It is intended for teachers, therapists and other professionals working with people on the autism spectrum in schools.
This book provides proven interventions for solving so-called ?problems in living? or quality of life problems that may or may not be related to patients" health problems. It integrates elements of cognitive, behavioral, systems, humanistic, interpersonal, psychodynamic, and biological approaches to psychopathology and human growth.
Proposes 7 principles of human memory that apply to various memories. This volume includes principles which are qualitative statements of empirical regularities that can serve as intermediary explanations and which follow from viewing memory as a function. It is intended for people (from undergraduates to researchers) in the field of memory.
Offering a critique of the humanist paradigm in contemporary social theory, this book offers a comprehensive sociological analysis of complexity theory. Drawing from sources such as sociology, philosophy, complexity theory, and others, it presents a series of interdisciplinary perspectives on the sociology of complex, self-organizing structures.
From the way we dress to the way we are treated by our peers, gender is a crucial part of our identity which is threaded into every aspect of our lives. In this fascinating introduction, Franklin first discusses the effects of gender identity on behaviour before then exploring the theoretical perspectives on why these differences occur.
Covers various aspects of mood in performance settings. This book focuses on the nature of mood, the validity of mood measures and applied research. It reviews theoretical issues on the nature of mood and a conceptual model of mood-performance relationships in sport. It includes research on relationships between mood and performance.
Grief, by its very nature, is overwhelming. And, many people accept that there are established stages of grief: anger, denial, bargaining, and acceptance. This collection of essays covers the loss of a loved one to death, to divorce, job loss, and even unexpected sources of grief. It describes the essayists' initial feelings of helplessness.
Gender-related experiences influence and shape the ways we think about others and ourselves including self-image, behaviour, mood, social advancement and coping strategies. This book presents the research on this subject as well as important advances in psychology and lifestyle.