Biological Psychology
Rob Sanders
Learning Matters, PB, 9780857256935
This accessible text addresses the core knowledge domain of biological psychology, with focused coverage of the central concepts, research and debates in this key area. The book outlines the importance and purpose of the biological approach and contextualises it with other perspectives in psychology, emphasizing the interaction between biology and the environment. Chapters cover: The Nervous System, The Brain, Sensory Systems, ... More/Buy
Caring for Ourselves: A Therapist's Guide to Personal and Professional Well-Being
Ellen K Baker
American Psychological Assoc, PB, 9781433811470
Ellen Baker addresses a topic that is vitally important to therapists, offering a positive approach to enjoying their chosen profession, being the best they can be at it, and tackling or preventing burnout. A skillful group facilitator, Dr. Baker leads the journey towards self-awareness and self-care among psychology professionals, a group that is characteristically attuned to caring for others. This uplifting ... More/Buy
Counseling LGBTI Clients
Kevin Alderson
Sage Publications, PB, 9781412987189
Counseling LGBTI Clients is a comprehensive, practical, easy-to-read guide for both emerging practitioners and current practitioners, LGBTI individuals, and those who know them. It combines theory, research and practice with a framework that focuses on challenging and changing beliefs and attitudes toward each LGBTI subgroup, gaining current knowledge about the subgroup, and empathetically developing skills to work effectively with the subgroup ... More/Buy
Enduring Migration through the Life Cycle
Arturo Varchevker, Eileen McGinley
Karnac Books, PB, 9781855757820
Migration in the last decades resulted in mayor conflicts in all aspects of society. This book addresses the psychological response to migration and explores the emotional response to both, the change of habitat and changes in life cycle. Quite often the migrant idealizes the new habitat and the country of origin is devalued and sometimes there is a swing in the ... More/Buy
Handbook of Infant Mental Health 3ed
Charles H Zeanah
Guilford, PB, 9781462506460
Widely regarded as the standard reference in the field, this state-of-the-art handbook offers a comprehensive analysis of developmental, clinical, and social aspects of mental health from birth to the preschool years. Leading authorities explore models of development; biological, family, and sociocultural risk and protective factors; and frequently encountered disorders and disabilities. Evidence-based approaches to assessment and treatment are presented, with an ... More/Buy
Intimacy
Ziyad Marar
Acumen Publishing, HB, 9781844655274
"Only connect!" We are told. Yet we just have to look around on Valentine's Day for a sobering reminder that there is less intimacy in the world than there appears to be. POpular culture assures us that couples, friends, family members and even strangers on a train can easily find that sense of deep connection and mutual understanding. Yet in an ... More/Buy
Meaning, Mortality, and Choice: The Social Psychology of Existential Concerns
Phillip R Shaver, Mario Mikulincer
American Psychological Assoc, HB, 9781433811555
A fundamental aspect of being human is knowing that one day we will die. Efforts to contend with this knowledge are at the root of a great many social behaviors across a variety of domains, and include efforts to transcend the human body, aggression against enemies and the need for scapegoats, even extreme reactions such as terrorism and suicide, as well ... More/Buy
Pathological Gambling: Etiology, Comorbidity, and Treatment
Nancy M Petry
American Psychological Assoc, PB, 9781433811777
Pathological Gambling: Etiology, Comorbidity, and Treatment examines the prevalence and consequences of problem gambling as well as approaches to treatment. In this comprehensive book, Petry clarifies the current understanding of gambling as a disorder, including its levels of intensity; possible origins in biological, neurological, developmental, and environmental spheres; and special issues surrounding populations that seem to be more susceptible to problem ... More/Buy
People Will Talk: Why Others Decide How Successful Your Life is and What You Can Do About It
John Whitfield
Bloomsbury, PB, 9780715643082
This book is about how we work out how to trust people. And its flipside: how can I get other people to trust me? And if I can't, why not? But there's plenty more to the essence of reputation. People Will Talk surveys experiments and theories of animal behaviour, economics, philosophy, sociology and literature in a deft explanation of our social ... More/Buy
Problem-Centred Interview
Andreas Witzel, Herwig Reiter
Sage Publications, PB, 9781849201001
The problem-centred interview (or PCI) is a unique approach to designing and conducting a research interview and remains relatively unknown to the Anglo-Saxon market. Witzel and Reiter are globally renowned scholars whose methodological work has come to signify an approach to qualitative research known as the 'Bremen School'. This book signifies the first book-length attempt to bring the work of the ... More/Buy
Psychodynamic Coaching: Focus and Depth
Ulla Charlotte Beck
Karnac Books, PB, 9781855757677
In a postmodern age we all need a room of our own. A room - or space - where we can explore and reflect on how the rapidly changing world affects us. A room where it is possible to get a feeling of who we are, and wish to be, in the middle of the buzz of our everyday lives. Where ... More/Buy
The Science of Love and Betrayal
Robin Dunbar
Faber, PB, 9780571253449
Falling in love is one of the strangest things we can do - and one of the things that makes us uniquely human. But what happens to our brains when our eyes meet across a crowded room? Why do we kiss each other, forget our friends, seek a 'good sense of humour' in Lonely Hearts adverts and try (and fail) to ... More/Buy
Tell-Tale Brain: Unlocking the Mystery of Human Nature
V S Ramachandran
Windmill Books, PB, 9780099537595
John, 60, recently had a stroke and recovered fully, except in one respect: although he can see perfectly, he can no longer recognise faces, even his own reflection in a mirror. Whenever Francesca touches a particular texture, she experiences a vivid emotion: denim= extreme sadness. Wax=embarrassment. Orange peel=shock. 7-year old Nadia is severely autistic. She can't converse with people and can ... More/Buy
Time Warped: Unlocking the Mysteries of Time Perception
Claudia Hammond
Canongate, PB, 9781847677907
We are obsessed with time. However hard we might try, it is almost impossible to spend even one day without the marker of a clock. But how much do we understand about time, and is it possible to retrain our brains and improve our relationship with it? Drawing on the latest research from the fields of psychology, neuroscience and biology, and ... More/Buy