The Psychology of Multilingualism
This comprehensive, multidisciplinary introduction to multilingualism explores its individual and societal consequences. The book underlines the normality of using more than one language, dispels common myths, and offers practical recommendations for education.
The Psychology of Pandemics
While virologists predict the next pandemic, little attention has been paid to the psychological factors that influence the spread of infection, emotional distress, and social disruption. This book is the first comprehensive analysis of the psychology of pandemics.
The Psychology of People, Power and Politics
We view the world in increasingly psychological terms, yet the discipline itself has been largely overlooked. In a series of essays covering issues from mental health to war, this book reflects on psychology, questions its relationship to power, and offers new perspectives.
This monograph highlights that school climate is a science of education and psychology that must be studied in detail in order to understand the dynamic nature of learning environments, and to learn how to improve the conditions for learning in all schools.
A positive school climate is central to student success. The Psychology of School Climate is the most comprehensive study on the topic, an essential compendium of global research. This book offers the gateway to understanding the vital bond between students and school climate.
How can native-speaking teachers meet the high expectations of EFL learners? This book explores the crucial gap between student beliefs and teacher practices, offering vital strategies for creating more effective classrooms.
The Story Cookbook
The Story Cookbook is a comprehensive collection of over 80 story-based activities. This easy-to-follow guide provides a treasure trove of techniques to apply and adapt. It is a must-read for consultants, educators, and leaders using storytelling for positive change.
What is the structure of conscious experience? This book argues it is narrative form. This allows us to communicate our experience, but more importantly, to make informed predictions about the future, assess potential threats, and take action to prevent their occurrence.
The Well-being of Chinese Older Adults
Ouyang studies the well-being of the Chinese elderly through the relationship among personal factors, environmental factors, person-environment fit, and the mediating effects of supplementary fit.
This book is for everyone interested in the prevention and treatment of addiction. It applies research on the causes and cures of drug addiction using the author’s unique personality theory, analyzing 12 addict case studies. A timely read for dealing with the opioid crisis.
Thinking of Thinking
This book explores what is exciting about thinking. How we think contributes to developing meaning-in-life and enhances relationships. The quality of our thinking enriches the connection between our inner and external worlds, propelling spiritual development and insight.
Thinking Styles
Are thinking styles distinct from personality? Can they be changed? Are some styles better than others? This book answers these controversial questions, providing solid research evidence and intriguing insights into the nature of thinking styles for academics and students alike.
Transpersonal Psychology and Science
Transpersonal psychology’s progress has been compromised by disagreement over its relation to science. This is the first book to bring together international experts to discuss this challenge, offering diverse perspectives and concrete recommendations for the field’s future.
Travellers and Showpeople
This volume explores the “Othering” of Travellers and Gypsies, perennial outsiders living on society’s margins. It brings to surface the hidden histories of these peoples of the road and challenges the stereotypes that have shaped policy and culture.
Millions are spent on employee training, but often ineffectively. Successful training requires understanding both organizational goals and employee behavior. This book focuses on how to train people to thrive and succeed in the workplace.
Near-death experiences, mystical states, and lucid dreaming have long been dismissed as dysfunctional phenomena. This book presents a transdisciplinary scientific approach, revealing them as meaningful states with potential for healing, Self-knowledge, and spiritual development.
Unifying the Field of Psychosexual Therapy
This groundbreaking book gathers insights on psychosexual therapy from leading experts. What distinguishes this volume is its dedication to diversity, offering a rich mosaic of perspectives on the psychological, cultural, and ethical dimensions of sex therapy. An essential read.
Virtual Teacher
Today’s educational system is failing. This book bridges cognitive science, neurobiology, and AI to offer a solution. It shows how to build intelligent tutoring systems that place students in an active role, as opposed to the passive one they have today.
Voices of the Chronically Ill
This book describes what it is like to embody the chaos of chronic illness and the related loss and remaking of one’s sense of self. Through first-person narratives, it reveals vulnerability, suffering, and brokenness, yet also endurance and fortitude.
This book unifies Freud’s scattered writings on healing to spell out exactly what happens in successful psychotherapy. It clarifies the healing process for neurotic, borderline, and psychotic illnesses, adding a new level of precision to the therapeutic process.