Stress, Culture, and Community: The Psychology and Philosophy of Stress
ISBN: 9780306459429 / Angielski / Twarda / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This original work focuses on how stress evolves and is resolved in the interplay between persons and their social connectedness within family, tribe, and culture. Stress, Culture, and Community maintains that the primary motivation of human beings is to build, protect, and foster their resource reservoirs in order to protect the self and its social attachments. Stevan E. Hobfoll searches for the causes of psychological distress and potential methods of successful stress resistance by probing the ties that bind people in families, communities, and cultures. By focusing on the...
This original work focuses on how stress evolves and is resolved in the interplay between persons and their social connectedness within family, tribe,...
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Inequity and Madness: Psychosocial and Human Rights Issues
ISBN: 9780306466748 / Angielski / Twarda / 225 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Two ofthe most important notions concerning the rights of people with mental illness are among the most neglected: the first is that human rights and duties are complementary and that both must be considered in constructing a framework for mental health care. The second is that we must strive for equity and not only for equality in developing mental health programs. The first ofthese notions is complex. It refers to the duties ofpeople with mental illness and to the duties ofthose who surround them. Mental illness does not liberate the person who has it from civic obligations. The most basic...
Two ofthe most important notions concerning the rights of people with mental illness are among the most neglected: the first is that human rights and ...
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390,87 zł |
Trauma Interventions in War and Peace: Prevention, Practice, and Policy
ISBN: 9780306477249 / Angielski / Miękka / 388 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Peace of mind is a most precious resource, without which neither rich nor poor can know happiness. Yet mental health is undervalued and routinely taken for granted. Moreover, we allow war, torture, violence, poverty, d- ease, discrimination, and domestic abuse to undermine it. The wounds inflicted by these great human ills sicken the individual psyche, tear f- ilies apart, and send shock waves through society. Natural disasters, too, can cause sudden and acute trauma. Often, the damage a chronic and relentless loss of dignity, self-esteem, and hope is transmitted from one generation to the...
Peace of mind is a most precious resource, without which neither rich nor poor can know happiness. Yet mental health is undervalued and routinely take...
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586,33 zł |
Frantz Fanon and the Psychology of Oppression
ISBN: 9780306484384 / Angielski / Miękka / 300 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is a biography of Frantz Fanon. It presents an absorbing and careful ac- count of several impressive themes. First is the review and assessment of Fanon's life. Second is a theory of psychology, by the author, which will aug- ment and prove useful to theorists and practitioners who focus on Third World people. And lastly there is a broad and systematic integration of many areas of scholarship including philosophy, anthropology, political science, history, so- ciology, mythology, public health, and economics. Bulhan's writing is lucid, creative, and persuasive. It demonstrates that all...
This is a biography of Frantz Fanon. It presents an absorbing and careful ac- count of several impressive themes. First is the review and assessment o...
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781,79 zł |
Using Literature to Help Troubled Teenagers Cope with Identity Issues
ISBN: 9780313305320 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The search for one's identity is an ancient quest reflected throughout history in stories where human glory and conquest are often layered with great pain and self doubt, meant to help people discover themselves and who they are. Today, this quest is found prevalently in young adult novels, where characters wrestle with modern dilemmas in order to find themselves. This reference resource provides a link for teachers, media specialists, parents, and other adults to those novels and how to use them effectively. Educators and therapists explore the literature where common identity issues are... The search for one's identity is an ancient quest reflected throughout history in stories where human glory and conquest are often layered with gre... |
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Handbook of Emergency Psychiatry
ISBN: 9780323040884 / Angielski / Miękka / 667 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This user-friendly resource presents a patient-centered approach to managing the growing incidence of major psychiatric emergencies in the outpatient setting. Abundant illustrations, tables, and algorithms guide you through the wide range of disorders discussed, and a color-coded outline format facilitates rapid access to essential information necessary for making a proper diagnosis for optimal management outcomes.
This user-friendly resource presents a patient-centered approach to managing the growing incidence of major psychiatric emergencies in the outpatient ...
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299,02 zł |
The Neurobiology of Parental Behavior
ISBN: 9780387004983 / Angielski / Twarda / 418 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In addition to filling a need within the field of parental behavior, this book contributes importantly to the growing area of emotional and motivational neuroscience. A major part of neuroscience research at the whole organism level has been focused on cognitive neuroscience, with an emphasis on the neurobiology of learning and memory, but there has been a recent upsurge in research which is attempting to define the neural basis of basic motivational and emotional systems which regulate such behaviors as food intake, aggression, reproduction, reward-seeking behaviors, and anxiety-related...
In addition to filling a need within the field of parental behavior, this book contributes importantly to the growing area of emotional and motivation...
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History of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology: With an Epilogue on Psychiatry and the Mind-Body Relation
ISBN: 9780387347073 / Angielski / Twarda / 916 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Most of the prefatory issues are extensively elaborated upon in the Prolegomenon, which also contains the complete references to the texts and authors discussed below. Nevertheless, the Preface would be grossly incomplete without touching on some of these issues, books, and scholars. Too, many of this book s chapters (e. g., Mora s, Marx s, D. B. Weiner s) examine and reference important earlier, as well as contemporary, general histories of psychiatry and specialized monographs; in German, French, Italian, and Spanish. Also, in his 1968 Short History of Psychiatry, d- cussed below,...
Most of the prefatory issues are extensively elaborated upon in the Prolegomenon, which also contains the complete references to the texts and authors...
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Handbook of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
ISBN: 9780387692531 / Angielski / Twarda / 420 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Consultation-liaison psychiatry is an important interface between psychiatry and the rest of medicine as well as psychology, social work, nursing, and other behavioral science disciplines. This book is a practical, up-to-date handbook providing a biopsychosocial, integrative perspective and drawing the expertise of two renowned psychiatrists in the field. It is organized in five major sections addressing the fundamentals of the field as well as including an assessment of where the field is today. Chapters also address specific pathologies and populations. Consultation-liaison psychiatry is an important interface between psychiatry and the rest of medicine as well as psychology, social work, nursing, ... |
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Psychosomatic Medicine: Its Principles and Applications
ISBN: 9780393003000 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A pioneer in the field of psychoanalysis and psychosomatic medicine describes the fundamental concepts on which the psychosomatic approach is based and presents the results of study concerning the influence of emotions on bodily processes in health and disease. Dr. Alexander draws a clear picture of the psychological factors involved in a body process and shows that these factors must receive the same detailed scrutiny as the physiological processes.
A pioneer in the field of psychoanalysis and psychosomatic medicine describes the fundamental concepts on which the psychosomatic approach is based an...
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104,61 zł |
Tales from a Traveling Couch: Psychotherapist Revisits His Most Memorable Patients
ISBN: 9780393314984 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Naomi, an abused young Jewish girl from the Bronx who transforms herself into a Spanish flamenco dancer named Isabella--what is she like now, in her mid-fifties What about Charles, who fell madly in love with a circus polar bear? Had he been able to resist his fatal psychosexual attraction What of Sasha, the dashing, prize-winning French novelist with writers block and a penchant for exploiting women? In the end, did his art prevail or his life And what became of Mary--did she ever "murder" again Like a brilliant psychological detective novel, this book tells its stories in fascinating detail...
Naomi, an abused young Jewish girl from the Bronx who transforms herself into a Spanish flamenco dancer named Isabella--what is she like now, in her m...
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White Gloves
ISBN: 9780393315257 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Written with exceptional clarity and insight (New York Times), and ranging widely over case studies, scientific knowledge about memory, and personal experience, as well as recent events and trial involving conflicting or repressed memories, Kotre's book gives us a fascinating and often moving account of the part which both real and false memories play in our lives (Anthony Storr)."
Written with exceptional clarity and insight (New York Times), and ranging widely over case studies, scientific knowledge about memory, and personal e...
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100,24 zł |
Stories for the Third Ear: Using Hypnotic Fables in Psychotherapy
ISBN: 9780393700190 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book includes a step-by-step preparation for clients' receptivityto the stories, describing how rapport can be established andresistance lowered during the initial sessions of hypnotherapy. Thenthe stories are set within their original clinical context, so that wecan comprehend their powerful impact on the course of therapy.
This book includes a step-by-step preparation for clients' receptivityto the stories, describing how rapport can be established andresistance lowered ...
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Taproots
ISBN: 9780393700312 / Angielski / Miękka / 194 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This is an essential primer of Ericksonian hypnotherapy and strategic psychotherapy. ] O Hanlon provides threads that crystallize practical patterns useful to clinicians at all levels of expertise. Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D., Director, The Milton H. Erickson Foundation
This is an essential primer of Ericksonian hypnotherapy and strategic psychotherapy. ] O Hanlon provides threads that crystallize practical patterns...
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Fire-Raising: Its Motivation and Management
ISBN: 9780415059855 / Angielski / Miękka / 128 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In recent years, fire-raising has become an increasing problem in Britain and elsewhere, and the cost in both human and economic terms has risen sharply. The phenomenon is also known as arson (the legal term), incendiarism, fire-setting and pyromania. The author has chosen the term fire-raising because it encompasses all these other terms.
In recent years, fire-raising has become an increasing problem in Britain and elsewhere, and the cost in both human and economic terms has risen sharp...
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Sandplay: Past, Present and Future
ISBN: 9780415101370 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Sandplay is one of the fastest growing therapies. What are its origins, who were it pioneers, and how have they influenced the current practice of sandplay? What does the future hold?
Rie Rogers Mitchell and Harriet S. Friedman have written a unique book that answers all these questions and many more. They give an overview of the historical origins of sandplay, including biographical profiles of the innovators together with discussions of their seminal writings. The five main therapeutic trends are explored, and in a final chapter the future of sandplay is discussed through addressing... Sandplay is one of the fastest growing therapies. What are its origins, who were it pioneers, and how have they influenced the current practice of san...
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The Therapeutic Use of Stories
ISBN: 9780415150712 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The potential for healing available in well-known myths and stories is increasingly recognized, but many practitioners are unsure how to tap into this rich and often culturally-specific source of insight. What sort of story is best for what sort of situation? How can it be introduced naturally into the session? What is the best way of using the story?
These are some of the questions contributors to this book set out to answer. They explore the historical and cultural context of story-telling and provide examples of specific stories for specific situations. Covering emotional themes... The potential for healing available in well-known myths and stories is increasingly recognized, but many practitioners are unsure how to tap into this...
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199,33 zł |
Community as Doctor : New perspectives on a therapeutic community
ISBN: 9780415264617 / Angielski / Twarda / 325 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1960 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.
Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1960 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number...
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1101,84 zł |
Psychiatry in Dissent : Controversial issues in thought and practice second edition
ISBN: 9780415264730 / Angielski / Twarda / 460 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1980 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.
Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1980 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number...
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1101,84 zł |
Psychiatry in a Changing Society
ISBN: 9780415264754 / Angielski / Twarda / 211 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1969 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number of themed mini-sets of between 5 and 13 volumes, or as a complete collection.
Reproduced here in facsimile, this volume was originally published in 1969 and is available individually. The collection is also available in a number...
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309,51 zł |