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.
Success is deeply intertwined with psychology. This book explores the power of mindset, emotional intelligence, and resilience, offering practical strategies for personal and professional growth. Build the mental frameworks necessary to thrive and unlock your full potential.
Psychology for a Better World
This anthology from World without Anger (WWA) promotes peace. Peer-reviewed papers from an international conference reflect diverse, multidisciplinary perspectives on anger management, emotional intelligence, and cultural harmony.
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.
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.
For a generation living longer than ever, retirement is uncharted territory. This volume brings together distinguished psychologists to share their personal journeys. Learn from their stories and explore the idea of “retiring to” something, not just “from” it.
Script and Addiction
The 12 Steps programme for addiction has a low success rate. This book demonstrates how combining it with the “Life Script” concept from Transactional Analysis can achieve a much higher rate of success. Pioneered by the author, this new approach is supported by case studies.
This book provides a systematic structure for sport psychological interventions to give athletes a competitive edge. For psychologists, athletes, and coaches, it offers scientifically-proven measures for skills training, stress monitoring, and handling crises.
Story by Story
A psychiatrist and a philosopher listen to stories of illness, discovering that to understand an illness is to establish the right relation between what is being suffered and who is suffering. This approach resists medical prejudice by focusing on the person, not the condition.
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.
Teaching Psychology around the World
This book brings together current information on the teaching and practice of psychology from experts throughout the world. It is highly recommended by prominent psychologists including Dr. Phillip Zimbardo, former President of the American Psychological Association.
Teaching Psychology around the World
This book provides a current overview of teaching psychology internationally. Experts from around the world cover information from secondary to post-graduate programs. A must-read for instructors, students, and university personnel.
This overview of teaching psychology internationally incorporates research from psychologists in over 30 countries. A must-read for instructors, psychologists, and students interested in the international aspects of the discipline.
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.
The Continuum of Mental Disorders and Unitary Psychosis
This investigation of Griesinger, Kahlbaum, and Kraepelin’s foundational works in psychiatry illuminates the current debate on classification and diagnosis. It offers a new perspective on unitary psychosis, demanding a comprehensive view of mental disorders.
The Creative Advantages of Schizophrenia
Is there a link between madness and genius? This book explores the age-old assumption that schizophrenia is tied to creative illumination. But is the association veracious? Using new empirical findings, it explains how creative potential can be channelled.
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.
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.
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.
What does it mean to “come home”? Spiritual teachers share their intimate and startling stories of consciousness exploration. Through their psycho-spiritual challenges, readers will gain insights for their own journey, realizing there are many paths to being wholly oneself.