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In the publishing tradition of Driven to Distraction or The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing, this prescriptive book by a developmental psychologist and sufferer of Sensory Defensive Disorder (SD) sheds light on a little known but common affliction in which sufferers react to harmless stimuli as irritating, distracting or dangerous.

We all know what it feels like to be irritated by loud music, accosted by lights that are too bright, or overwhelmed by a world that moves too quickly. But millions of people suffer from Sensory Defensive Disorder (SD), a common affliction...

In Test Your IQ, Professor Hans Eysenck, the world-renowned expert on IQ testing, presents an introduction to the meaning, significance, and measurement of intelligence testing that sheds light on the controversy surrounding IQ scores. Is intelligence inherent or is it learned? Does a person's genetic makeup and ethnic origin have any significance in the intelligence testing? Test your IQ and find your own answers to the controversy with eight sets of tests designed especially for...

Guilt. Criticism. Control. Competition. Anger.
If these words reflect your relationship with your mother, then Mama Drama can give you the tools to free yourself from the binds of an unhealthy mother/daughter relationship. A woman's relationship with her mother is often the most complex, emotionally dramatic, and volatile one of her life. It is also one of the most important, as it affects everything from her career, to her health, her marriage, and her parenting skills. Drawing from her own experiences, as well as from those of other women, McGregor shows why there is so much...

In 1994, Driven to Distraction sparked a revolution in our understanding of attention deficit disorder. Widely recognized as the classic in the field, the book has sold more than a million copies. Now a second revolution is under way in the approach to ADD, and the news is great. Drug therapies, our understanding of the role of diet and exercise, even the way we define the...

In this exhilarating adventure, Richard and Dickie probe the timeless questions both need answered if either is to be whole: Why does growing spiritually mean never...

The Synthesist Sees likeness in apparent opposites, interested in change

The Idealist Welcomes broad range of views, seeks ideal solutions

The Pragmatist Seeks shortest route to payoff: Whatever works,

The Analyst Seeks one best way, interested in scientific solutions

The Realist Relies on facts and expert opinions, interested in concrete results

There are five basic styles of thinking, each greatly influenced by the thinker s fundamental beliefs. It is these beliefs that limit people to thinking about things in...