The General Theory of Behaviour
Discover the revolutionary Law of Equilibrium unifying the science of mind. This single principle—our drive for safety and stability—explains motivation, emotion, and addiction with a stunning 97.4% predictive accuracy.
This book shows why control and happenstance are crucial to methodology and statistics. Control reduces ambiguity, while tests of statistical significance rule out happenstance as an explanation for research results, demonstrating that research impartiality is possible.
R.D. Laing and the Politics of Truth
This collection of essays appraises R.D. Laing’s life, work, brilliance, and frailties. Contributions from colleagues, friends, and clients confirm the enduring relevance of this original, critical voice. This inspiring book will challenge you to rethink your assumptions.
The Enduring Effects of Prenatal Experiences
How do our experiences in the womb and at birth shape us? A leading specialist in prenatal psychology explores how these primary events influence our behavior and manifest in our art, religion, and politics, based on many years of research.
Building Asian Families and Communities in the 21st Century
Psychology is growing more rapidly in Asia than in any other part of the world. This book presents current research showing how the discipline adapts to the philosophies and history of the region, blending Western science with Eastern practices.
Bianaca discusses topics like monist dualism, nomiotic theory of the mind, differences between brain processes and configurations and mind processes and configurations, and the architecture of the mind. He formulates a nomiotic-wave theory of the mind grounded in 6 key aspects.
The Making of a Jungian Analyst
In the crucible of training analysis, a woman confronts her own shadows to become a Jungian analyst. Guided by a tough supervising analyst—a Holocaust survivor—and a flood of dreams, she discovers the guiding force of the Self in the second half of life.
What is evidence-based practice in human services, and how do you do it? This book addresses these questions through the insights of policy-makers, clinicians, researchers, and a consumer, exploring the definition, history, development, and challenges of this crucial approach.
The History of Experimental Psychology’s Subjects
The history of psychology often overlooks its subjects. This book explores the human side of iconic subjects who either defined an experiment or rebelled against it, from amnesiac H.M. and Little Albert to the defiant Subject #6 in Solomon Asch’s conformity experiments.
This book presents a collection of personality and psychopathology scales, developed originally in Arabic and translated into English. Suitable for surveys and large-sample studies, these scales are useful in psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, and social sciences.
The first English-language book on the psychoanalytical clinical setting in Japan. It introduces the actual clinical practices of Japanese psychoanalysis, covering basic theories like neutrality and transference, and Freud’s Wolfman and Rat Man cases.
Psychological Evaluations after Motor Vehicle Accidents
This book systematically reviews the steps in preparing psychological assessments of individuals after a motor vehicle accident. It outlines common mental disorders and causation, assisting psychologists, lawyers, and insurers in determining fair compensation and rehabilitation.
A Fractal Epistemology for a Scientific Psychology
Fractal dynamics provide a tool for understanding complexity. This book brings experts together to reconcile dichotomies like mind-brain and subjective-objective, bringing subjective experience into a scientific framework.
Psychology in Cultures and Contexts
This book challenges the universal claims of WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) Psychology. It explores how indigenous roots and cultural contexts modify psychological processes, and how this understanding can enhance societal development and wellbeing.
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.
Teaching Psychology around the World
A handbook for psychology professors aiming to internationalize and diversify their curricula. This work provides practical tips, innovative teaching ideas, and global perspectives on psychology education from distinguished authors representing every major region of the world.
Why do some people get sick while others stay healthy? In an era of stress, this book reveals the answer. Referencing cancer, it uncovers the impact of negative emotions on your body and the psychological profiles of those vulnerable to illness and those who remain resilient.
Personal Construct Psychology at 60
George Kelly’s personal construct theory was a radical new approach to psychology with a broad range of influence beyond the clinical setting. This volume presents contemporary applications, reflecting the continuing relevance and vitality of Kelly’s ideas and methods.
This handbook helps psychology professors internationalize their courses and curricula. It offers practical tips and innovative ideas to enrich teaching, with authors from every major geographic region providing a truly global perspective on psychology education.
Beyond the battlefields of WWII lay a hidden war for the human mind. This book uncovers the secret psychological history of the Allied victory, revealing how this event rewired our brains and reshaped the thinking of generations to come.