Psychology

The Life and Death of Psychoanalysis

von Jamieson Webster

From its peculiar birth in Freud's self-analysis to its current state of deep crisis, psychoanalysis has always been a practice that questions its own existence. Like the patients that risk themselves in this...

The Two-Second Advantage: How We Succeed by Anticipating the Future--Just Enough

von Kevin Maney & Vivek Ranadive

What made Wayne Gretzky the greatest hockey player of all time wasn’t his speed on the ice or the uncanny accuracy of his shots, but rather his ability to predict where the puck was going to be an instant...

Welcome to Your Brain

von Sam Wang & Sandra Aamodt

Does drinking really kill brain cells? Does listening to Mozart make your baby smarter? For all the mileage we've gotten from our own brains, most of us have essentially no idea how they work. We're easily susceptible...

Early development in neurogenetic disorders

von Deborah J Fidler

This special issue is among the first volumes to examine the topic of early development in children with neurogenetic disorders associated with intellectual disability. It includes discussions of theoretical...

A Good Night's Sleep

von Anna Wahlgren

Are you up all night? Are you so tired that you feel your sanity slipping away? Not being able to sleep is agony. Sleep deprivation is a tried and tested method of torture. If human beings are deprived of sleep...

From DNA to Social Cognition

von Richard Ebstein, Simone Shamay-Tsoory & Soo Hong Chew

Decision-making is an integral part of our daily lives. Researchers seek a complete understanding of the decision-making process, including the biological and social basis and the impact of our decisions. From...

Behavioral Assessment and Case Formulation

von Stephen N. Haynes, William O'Brien & Joseph Kaholokula

Comprehensive, scientifically based coverage on conducting behavioral assessments, analyzing results, and forming clinical recommendations

Behavioral Assessment and Case Formulation thoroughly outlines the underlying...

The Search for the Self: Selected Writings of Heinz Kohut 1978-1981

von Heinz Kohut & Paul Ornstein

'The re-issuing of the four volumes of Heinz Kohut's writings is a major publishing event for psychoanalysts who are interested in both the theoretical and the therapeutic aspects of psychoanalysis. These volumes...

Affect Regulation, Mentalization and the Development of the Self

von Peter Fonagy, Gyorgy Gergely & Elliot Jurist

In a brilliant examination of the frontiers of human emotion and cognition, four prominent psychoanalysts combine the perspectives of developmental psychology, attachment theory and psychoanalytic technique....

Understanding Boundaries and Containment in Clinical Practice

von Rebecca Brown & Karen Stobart

The authors propose to investigate the meaning and purpose of boundaries within and around the therapeutic experience. A boundary is more than a simple line delineating one space from another; it is an entity...

Thank You for Being Such a Pain: Spiritual Guidance for Dealing with Difficult People

von Mark Rosen

With wisdom and humor, Thank You for Being Such a Pain offers gentle and compassionate guidance for understanding and healing relationships with difficult people. By embracing four fundamental premises and putting...

About Behaviorism

von B.F. Skinner

The basic book about the controversial philosophy known as behaviorism, written by its leading exponent. Bibliography, index.

From the Paperback edition.

Conscience and Courage: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust

von Eva Fogelman

In this brilliantly researched and insightful  book, psychologist Eva Fogelman presents compelling  stories of rescuers of Jews during the  Holocaust--and offers a revealing analysis of their  motivations....

The Penguin and the Leviathan: How Cooperation Triumphs over Self-Interest

von Yochai Benkler

What do Wikipedia, Zip Car’s business model, Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and a small group of lobster fishermen have in common? They all show the power and promise of human cooperation in transforming...

Working It Through

von Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

The companion guide to Elisabeth Küuuml;bler-Ross's famous workshops on death and dying

This remarkable guide to coping with death and dying grew out of Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's realization that...

Questions For My Father: Finding The Man Behind Your Dad

von Vincent Staniforth

I had ample opportunity to ask Dad these questions when he was alive, But it seemed that a million reasons not to do so could always be found. It was a waste of everything Dad had ever seen, done,  and thought...

TO LIVE UNTIL WE SAY GOOD BYE

von Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Dr. Elisabeth Küuuml;bler-Ross, whose books on death and dying have sold in the millions, now offers an extraordinary visual record of her work. Through the brilliant photographs of Mal Warshaw, To Live...

The Unheard Cry for Meaning: Psychotherapy and Humanism

von Viktor E. Frankl

A Touchstone ebook.

Riding the Edge

von Kevin Young

Description Riding the Edge is about the author's struggles through life in dealing with his bipolar disease coupled with attention deficit disorder. There is humor and sadness to the book but it is a life truly...

Relating To Michael

von Mary Maher

Description 'Relating To Michael' is a work of fiction. Michael is Robin and Tamsin Cooper's beautiful autistic son. Robin has left Brock Cottage, their home, and moved to a room over 'Coopers and Son', the...