Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Allied Health Services - General

The reader is invited to conceptualise these phenomena as processes in...

Communication is the cornerstone of a strong doctor-patient relationship.
This book is a guide to help you get the most out of your doctor visits with a
minimum of misunderstanding and wasted time. Although your doctors'
language may resemble your native tongue, doctors actually think and listen in a
foreign language, unlike the lay person's. They are trained to gather and analyze
information in a methodical way. This book will help you get your information
across clearly and succinctly. It will assist your doctors to do their job better,
which is...

What is fun? How is it distinct from happiness or pleasure? How do we know when we are having it? This book is the first to provide a comprehensive sociological account of this taken for granted social phenomenon. Fincham investigates areas such as our memories of fun in childhood, the fun we have as adults, our muted experiences of fun at work and our lived experiences of having fun. Using first-hand accounts and a new approach to interpreting fun, the paradox of fun as not serious or unimportant whilst at the same time essential for a happy life is exposed. Addressing questions of...

Angemessene Antworten auf die Problematik von Klimawandel und Artenschwund verlangen eine gesellschaftliche Wahrnehmung von langfristigen Veranderungen in Natur und Gesellschaft. Das Buch fragt nach den Formen, Grenzen und Konsequenzen der individuellen und kollektiven Wahrnehmung von Wandel und eroffnet ein wissenssoziologisch fundiertes Verstandnis der (Nicht-)Wahrnehmung vergangener wie auch zukunftiger Veranderungsprozesse. Dies erfolgt zunachst in einer theoretischen Perspektive durch die Zusammenfuhrung von relevanten Gesichtspunkten aus der Erinnerungs-, Generationen- und...

Play Therapy Today brings together the work of renowned practitioners and academics currently working and researching in therapeutic play and play therapy, and presents a range of ground-breaking methods for practising with groups, individuals, and parents and carers.

Providing an overview of new or revitalised topics in play therapy, each chapter presents the relevant theoretical underpinnings and principles of practice, a guide to implementing the method and case study vignettes of the approach in practice. The three sections include chapters on:

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