Psychology Books

This volume provides a unique and valuable contribution to our understanding o... This volume provides a unique and valuable contribution to our understanding of the impact of stressful life events and mass trauma on the person the culture and society in the course of the life span. It provides a comprehensive look at our... more

Written by a nationally-recognized authority in the field of assessment this m... Written by a nationally-recognized authority in the field of assessment this manual provides an introduction to basic issues in the development and administration of the MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF as well as a step-by-step procedure for interpreting the... more

We all long for peace within ourselves families communities countries and thro... We all long for peace within ourselves families communities countries and throughout the world. We wonder what we can do about the multitude of con?icts currently wreaking havoc across the globe and the continuous reports of violence in communities... more

This new handbook with contributions from experts around the world is the most... This new handbook with contributions from experts around the world is the most comprehensive treatise on work design and job analysis practice and research in over 20 years. The handbook dedicated to Sidney Gael is the next generation of Gael s... more

In the fourth edition of this accessible and comprehensive book Bryan Lask and... In the fourth edition of this accessible and comprehensive book Bryan Lask and Rachel Bryant-Waugh build on the research and expertise of the previous three editions. First published in 1993 this was the first book of its kind to explore eating... more

Psychology and Work Today 10th Edition Psychology and Work Today 10th Edition more

Extensive studies have shown cognitive-behavioral therapy to be highly effecti... Extensive studies have shown cognitive-behavioral therapy to be highly effective in treating anxiety disorders improving patients social functioning job performance and quality of life. Yet every CBT clinician faces some amount of client resistance... more

The aims pursued in this book are quite modest. The text is not an introductio... The aims pursued in this book are quite modest. The text is not an introduction in the traditional sense to any psychological subdiscipline or field of application nor does it present anything essentially new. Rather it shows work in progress as it... more

This project is unique in the field for a number of reasons both in structure ... This project is unique in the field for a number of reasons both in structure and in content. Specifically it will have leading experts on specific age groups (Childhood to Adolescence Young Adulthood to Middle Age and The Elderly) within the... more

As the foundational theory of modern psychological practice psychoanalysis and... As the foundational theory of modern psychological practice psychoanalysis and its attendant assumptions predominated well through most of the twentieth century. The influence of psychoanalytic theories of development was profound and still... more

Through a compilation of original articles the Handbook of Jealousy offers an ... Through a compilation of original articles the Handbook of Jealousy offers an integrated portrait of the emerging areas of research into the nature of jealousy and a forum for discussing the implications of the findings for theories of emotional and... more

Jung s Personality Theory Quantified fills an urgent need for professionals us... Jung s Personality Theory Quantified fills an urgent need for professionals using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(R) (MBTI) to map it on to the cognitive modes of Jung s personality theory avoiding potential logical errors in the traditional type... more

In The Mystery of Personality: A History of Psychodynamic Theories acclaimed p... In The Mystery of Personality: A History of Psychodynamic Theories acclaimed professor and historian Eugene Taylor synthesizes the field s first century and a half into a rich highly readable account. Taylor situates the dynamic school in its... more

Peace Psychology in Asia Peace Psychology in Asia more

Psychotherapy today encompasses a broad spectrum of approaches that focus to a... Psychotherapy today encompasses a broad spectrum of approaches that focus to a varying extent on psychophysiological behavioral environmental or other aspects of human problems. Despite the overlap that exists between many of these approaches there... more

This is the first volume to provide researchers with a clear set of principles... This is the first volume to provide researchers with a clear set of principles to inform their work on cyberbullying. The contributing authors review the existing research and theoretical frameworks of cyberbullying before exploring topics such as... more

Now in its Third Edition this book clarifies the distinctions between the vast... Now in its Third Edition this book clarifies the distinctions between the vast array of personality disorders and helps clinicians make accurate diagnoses. It has been thoroughly updated to incorporate the changes in the forthcoming DSM-5. Using the... more

Mediation and negotiation personal transformation non-violent struggle in the ... Mediation and negotiation personal transformation non-violent struggle in the community and the world: these behaviors - and their underlying values - underpin the United Nations definition of a culture of peace and are crucial to the creation of... more

The Encyclopedia of Psychological Trauma is the only authoritative reference o... The Encyclopedia of Psychological Trauma is the only authoritative reference on the scientific evidence clinical practice guidelines and social issues addressed within the field of trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder. Edited by the leading... more

D. W. Winnicott and Jacques Lacan are arguably two of the most important psych... D. W. Winnicott and Jacques Lacan are arguably two of the most important psychoanalytic theoreticians since Freud and somewhat ironically seemingly two of the most incompatible. Lewis Kirshner and his colleagues attempt to demonstrate how the... more