Applied Psychology category: 2264 books
by Ron Leonard
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
While the church is really good at discerning spiritual errors, it often lags in its skills at discerning earthly ones. Christian Counselor and Mensa member Ron Leonard tackles the all-important and pervasive issue of discerning when your culture and occasionally your friends and family, are trying...
by S. Scott
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2011
Why do people enter total institutions – places that confine and control them around the clock – and how does the experience change them? This book updates Goffman's classic model by introducing the Re-inventive Institution, where members voluntarily commit themselves to pursue regimes of self-improvement.
by William B. Ward, Mustafa Z. Younis
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2012
This book reviews the elder care literature pertaining to the Arab world and proposes steps that can be taken to improve the health and quality of life of older people in this region. Organized in three main sections (Program Assessment, Program Planning, Conclusions and Recommendations), the book...
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Hoe kom je over ontrouw heen
Language: Dutch
Release Date: May 4, 2018
Hoe kom je over ontrouw heen? In deze aangevulde, herziene editie van het boek Blijf toch bij me beschrijft Petra Deij dat zo’n stormachtige en pijnlijke periode niet in een scheiding hoeft te eindigen en hoe je eroverheen kunt komen. Met zorgvuldige adviezen en oefeningen op basis van EFT (emotionally...
by James Sully
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2015
As indications of precocity we shall select any manifestations in childhood or youth of an exceptional aptitude and bent corresponding to the special direction of the later development of the genius; in the case of musicians, writers, artists and scientists ...
Vital Signs
The Nature and Nurture of Passion
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2014
Rediscover—or discover for the first time—the things that make you passionate in life
Vital Signs is about what inspires passion and what defeats it. How we lose it and how we get it back. And ultimately it’s about the endless yet endlessly fruitful tug-of-war between freedom and domestication,...
Today’s Youth and Mental Health
Hope, Power, and Resilience
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2018
This book focuses on the social and intersectional determinants of mental health among youth. The innovative and cutting edge text arises out of multidisciplinary fields of academic, researchers, policy makers, practitioners, artists, and youth. Contributions from Canada, Germany, Portugal, South...
Examining Mental Health through Social Constructionism
The Language of Mental Health
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
This book explores social constructionism and the language of mental distress. Mental health research has traditionally been dominated by genetic and biomedical explanations that provide only partial explanations. However, process research that utilises qualitative methods has grown in popularity....
Continual Change Groupwork
Being an Effective Group Leader
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2018
Groups structure our social world, whether they are families, teams, communities, workplaces or on social media. Due to their underlying structures, groups are continually changing and evolving. To help group leaders keep pace, Continual Change Groupwork provides the knowledge and skills those working...
The Art and Science of Dance/Movement Therapy
Life Is Dance
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
The Art and Science of Dance/Movement Therapy offers both a broad understanding and an in-depth view of how and where dance therapy can be used to produce change. The chapters go beyond the basics that characterize much of the literature on dance/movement therapy, and each of the topics covered offers...
by Hélio Couto
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: June 17, 2019
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: June 17, 2019
Tudo aquilo que reprimimos para o inconsciente volta para nós mais cedo ou mais tarde.
Enquanto isso esses conteúdos dirigem nossas vidas. Entender isso é da mais profunda importância para tudo que fazemos na vida. Só existe um caminho: olhar para esses conteúdos e resolvê-los.
As Ferramentas Intelectuais dos Gênios
40 Princípios que o tornarão mais inteligente e o ensinarão a pensar como um gênio
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: February 13, 2015
Pense Como Leonardo da Vinci, Albert Einstein e Charles Darwin
Esses incríveis gênios antes de nós descobriram certos princípios chave em suas trajetórias até o sucesso. Você pode aprender esses princípios agora, sem todo o suor, as lágrimas, e os erros que saem caro.
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Living with a Phenomenal Memory
How an Ordinary Man Developed Amazing Memorization Skills
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2007
In 1966, five-year-old Frank Healy was sick and stayed home from school. Bored and too ill to get out of bed, Frank began looking at a calendar and memorized an entire calendar year in a few days. With additional practice, he memorized everything he experienced by making mental notes throughout the...
Drug Abuse in Adolescence
Neurobiological, Cognitive, and Psychological Issues
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2015
Focusing on two central themes--the psychobiological evolution from youth to adult and the effects of drugs on the developing central nervous system--this important reference elucidates the mechanisms of chemical dependency in adolescents. Its multidisciplinary coverage analyzes addiction across major...