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When teens become overloaded with stress and, as is often the case, it is ineffectively managed, it leads to frequent worrying, isolation, acting-out, illness or destructive attempts to cope, such as drug and/or alcohol abuse. When kids perceive a situation as difficult or painful, mental and physical changes take place that prepare them to protect themselves from danger. This is called the fight, flight, or freeze response. It is characterized by a more rapid pulse, heart palpitations, increased flow of blood to the arms and legs, and/or a piercing sense of dread. However, this same mechanism that turns on this fight or flight response can turn it off as well. As soon as our kids…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionProcrastination. Disorganization. Distractibility. Millions of adults have long considered these the hallmarks of a lack of self-discipline. But for many, these and other problems in school, at work and in social relationships are actually symptoms of an inborn neurological problem: ADD, or Attention Deficit Disorder. Through vivid stories of their patients’ experiences, Drs. Hallowell and Ratey now offer a comprehensive overview of one of the most controversial psychiatric diagnoses of our day. They show the varied forms ADD takes — and the transforming impact of precise diagnosis and treatment. And, as successful professionals who are both living with ADD, they…. Click Here to Read More

ISBN13: 9781591473626Condition: NEWNotes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product Description”Dissertations and Theses From Start to Finish: Psychology and Related Fields, Second Edition” aids student writers through all the practical, logistical, and emotional stages of writing dissertations and theses. It offers guidance to students through such important steps as: defining topics; selecting faculty advisers; scheduling time to accommodate the project; and, conducting, analyzing, writing, presenting, and publishing research. Readers will find guiding questions, both mundane and sophisticated, which they may never have considered before, even after coursework in preparation…. Click Here to Read More

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As a defense attorney, you may not be aware of the huge benefits that psychological assessment can provide in mitigating, even well documented claims of emotional damage resulting from alleged sexual harassment in the workplace. These claims are often reduced to highly emotional and misleading scenarios of sexual abuse and can be very persuasive in convincing juries to award large amounts in damages. However, even though your clients behavior may have been reprehensible, the plaintiff still must demonstrate, not only that the alleged events occurred, but also that actual harm ensued. Your adversary, the plaintiffs attorney, often hopes that the factual events, themselves, will be…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionMany are familiar with Nietzsche?s age old adage ?That which does not kill me, makes me stronger?. Ultimately, this quote implies that trauma, although distressing at the time, can endow an opportunity to develop the inner self. Over the course of this book, readers will have the chance to come face-to-face with the experience of ten breast cancer survivor?s journey from diagnoses to an enhanced quality of life; a phenomenon now known as posttraumatic growth (PTG). Through changes of perspectives, reuniting with their body and engaging in physical activity, these women transformed their traumatic situation into a positive one; growing physically,…. Click Here to Read More

Product DescriptionThis book is intended to round out the picture of American psychology’s past, adding the history of psychological practice to the story of psychological science. Written by two well-recognized authorities in the field, this brief (chapter 6) book covers the profession and practice of psychology in America from the late 19th century to the present. FROM SÉANCE TO SCIENCE tells the story of psychologists who sought and seek to apply the knowledge of their science to the practical problems of the world, whether those problems lay in businesses, schools, families, or in the thoughts, emotions, and behaviors of individuals. Engagingly written and full of interesting…. Click Here to Read More

ISBN13: 9780767914925Condition: NEWNotes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product DescriptionIf you are the parent of one of the millions of children with worry and anxiety: help is on the way. Anxiety is the number one mental health challenge facing our children today. Fortunately, there is good news for these kids and the parents who suffer along with them – anxiety disorders are also the most treatable mental health condition. With the powerful cognitive-behavioral treatments now available, there has never been more hope for anxious children’s bright future. Treatment is not about trying to cajole or talk kids out of their fears; it’s about teaching them to see worry…. Click Here to Read More

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Product DescriptionGuide to teaching Psych. 101 for new instructors and teaching assistants. Discusses various learning styles. Eleven of the 14 contributors have authored introductory psychology textbooks. Softcover. 14 contributors, 13 U.S. Teaching Introductory Psychology: Survival Tips from the…. Click Here to Read More

ISBN13: 9781934137147Condition: NEWNotes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product Description“The Lives They Left Behind is a deeply moving testament to the human side of mental illness, and of the narrow margin which so often separates the sane from the mad.  It is a remarkable portrait, too, of the life of a psychiatric asylum–the sort of community in which, for better and for worse, hundreds of thousands of people lived out their lives. Darby Penney and Peter Stastny’s careful historical (almost archaeological) and biographical reconstructions give us unique insight into these lives which would otherwise be lost and, indeed, unimaginable to the rest of us.”—Oliver…. Click Here to Read More

ISBN13: 9781934137147Condition: NEWNotes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. Product Description“The Lives They Left Behind is a deeply moving testament to the human side of mental illness, and of the narrow margin which so often separates the sane from the mad.  It is a remarkable portrait, too, of the life of a psychiatric asylum–the sort of community in which, for better and for worse, hundreds of thousands of people lived out their lives. Darby Penney and Peter Stastny’s careful historical (almost archaeological) and biographical reconstructions give us unique insight into these lives which would otherwise be lost and, indeed, unimaginable to the rest of us.”—Oliver…. Click Here to Read More