ilość książek w kategorii: 94332
The Empathic Healer: An Endangered Species?
ISBN: 9780120886623 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 260 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Empathy has long been regarded as central to the art of medicine and especially to the practice of psychotherapy. The ability of a therapist to appreciate the patient's state of mind and frame of reference is the foundation of a therapeutic alliance and key to the process of healing. However, these subjective aspects of practice are rendered suspect by today's emphasis on objectivity: formal diagnosis, with biological treatments, and standardized methodologies that appear to be aimed more at disease than at the person who suffers from it. Pressured by the practice climate and by the... Empathy has long been regarded as central to the art of medicine and especially to the practice of psychotherapy. The ability of a therapist to app... |
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527,79 zł |
Measurement, Judgment, and Decision Making
ISBN: 9780120999750 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 367 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Measurement, Judgment, and Decision Making provides an excellent introduction to measurement, which is one of the most basic issues of the science of psychology and the key to science. Written by leading researchers, the book covers measurement, psychophysical scaling, multidimensional scaling, stimulus categorization, and behavioral decision making. Each chapter provides a useful handbook summary and unlocks the door for a scholar who desires entry to that field. Any psychologist who manipulates an independent variable that affects a psychological construct or who uses a... Measurement, Judgment, and Decision Making provides an excellent introduction to measurement, which is one of the most basic issues of the s... |
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1235,81 zł |
Psychological Experiments on the Internet
ISBN: 9780120999804 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 317 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Until recently, most psychological research was conducted using subject samples in close proximity to the investigators--namely university undergraduates. In recent years, however, it has become possible to test people from all over the world by placing experiments on the internet. The number of people using the internet for this purpose is likely to become the main venue for subject pools in coming years. As such, learning about experiments on the internet will be of vital interest to all research psychologists. Psychological Experiments on the Internet is divided into three... Until recently, most psychological research was conducted using subject samples in close proximity to the investigators--namely university undergra... |
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696,02 zł |
Handbook of the Psychology of Aging
ISBN: 9780121012656 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 564 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, 6e provides a comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the psychological aspects of aging. The 22 chapters are organized into four divisions: Concepts, Theories, and Methods in the Psychology of Aging; Biological and Social Influences on Aging; Behavioral Processes and Aging; and Complex Behavioral Concepts and Processes in Aging. The 6th edition of the Handbook is considerably changed from the previous edition. Half of the chapters are on new topics and the remaining half are on returning subjects that are entirely...
The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, 6e provides a comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the psychological aspects of ...
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289,36 zł |
Memory
ISBN: 9780121025717 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 586 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Authored by the foremost researchers in cognitive psychology, the handbook Memory is an outstanding reference tool for all cognitive psychologists and interested professionals. Memory provides an excellent synopsis of the research and literature in this field, including comprehensive chapters on basic theory. The text discusses storage and access of information in both short-term and long-term memory; how we control, monitor, and enhance memory; individual differences in mnemonic ability; and the processes of retrieval and retention, including eye-witness testimony, and training...
Authored by the foremost researchers in cognitive psychology, the handbook Memory is an outstanding reference tool for all cognitive psychologi...
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599,76 zł |
Handbook of Self-Regulation
ISBN: 9780121098902 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 783 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The Handbook of Self-Regulation represents state-of-the-art coverage of the latest theory, research, and developments in applications of self-regulation research. Chapters are of interest to psychologists interested in the development and operation of self-regulation as well as applications to health, organizational, clinical, and educational psychology. This book pulls together theory, research, and applications in the self-regulation domain and provides broad coverage of conceptual, methodological, and treatment issues. In view of the burgeoning interest and massive... The Handbook of Self-Regulation represents state-of-the-art coverage of the latest theory, research, and developments in applications of sel... |
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1235,81 zł |
Personality in Search of Individuality: In Search of Individuality
ISBN: 9780121348458 / Angielski / Twarda / 1988 / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. In this, his fourth book published by Academic Press, the author pursues current theories in the expansive field of personality research. Presenting a unique perspective on recent developments in the field, the emphasis is on empirical research. Topics discussed include stability and change in traits, the behavior genetics of traits, a review and defense of trait theory, and a comprehensive review of research on the unconscious.
In this, his fourth book published by Academic Press, the author pursues current theories in the expansive field of personality research. Presenting a...
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443,82 zł |
Guilt and Children
ISBN: 9780121486105 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 296 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The concept of guilt has long been of interest to personality and clinical psychologists. Only recently has there been empirical research on how guilt develops in children and how it motivates behavior. Guilt and Children takes a fascinating look at the many facets of guilt in children. The book discusses gender differences, how feelings of guilt affect prosocial behavior, academic competence, sexual behavior, medical compliance, and general mental health. The book also includes coverage of theories of guilt and chapters on what children feel guilty about and how they cope with...
The concept of guilt has long been of interest to personality and clinical psychologists. Only recently has there been empirical research on how guilt...
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599,76 zł |
Communication and Relational Maintenance
ISBN: 9780121584306 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 313 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Communication and Relational Maintenance" addresses the question, "How do people maintain their personal relationships?" Unlike the published works in this field that focus on relationship initiation or dissolution, this volume discusses the everyday processes used to maintain an on-going relationship. It discusses interpersonal communication, social-psychological factors relevant to maintenance, and the resolution of conflict. It focuses on everyday processes used to sustain personal relationships. It analyzes how communication skills affect relationship function. It discusses factors...
"Communication and Relational Maintenance" addresses the question, "How do people maintain their personal relationships?" Unlike the published works i...
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917,28 zł |
Tasting and Smelling
ISBN: 9780121619589 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 231 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Tasting and Smelling presents a comprehensive overview to research on these two important modes of perception. The book offers a review of research findings on the biophysics, neurophysiology, and psychophysicsof both senses, as well as discussing the emotional component associated with taste and smell, and clinical disorders affecting each of these two senses. Tasting and Smelling answers how odors and flavors are perceived, why we have favorites, and what happens when our senses go awry. This book is of interest to the researcher in perception, cognition, or neurophysiology.
Tasting and Smelling presents a comprehensive overview to research on these two important modes of perception. The book offers a review of rese...
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1085,87 zł |
Cognitive Ecology
ISBN: 9780121619664 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Cognitive Ecology identifies the richness of input to our sensory evaluations, from our cultural heritage and philosophies of aesthetics to perceptual cognition and judgment. Integrating the arts, humanities, and sciences, Cognitive Ecology investigates the relationship of perception and cognition to wider issues of how science is conducted, and how the questions we ask about perception influence the answers we find. Part One discusses how issues of the human mind are inseparable from the culture from which the investigations arise, how mind and environment co-define experience...
Cognitive Ecology identifies the richness of input to our sensory evaluations, from our cultural heritage and philosophies of aesthetics to per...
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1175,83 zł |
Counseling Problem Gamblers: A Self-Regulation Manual for Individual and Family Therapy
ISBN: 9780121746537 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. Over the past decade, legal wagering has expanded rapidly in North America. In 1998 alone, people lost 50 billion dollars in legal betting and it is estimated that illegal wagering is twice that amount. A recent government report, based on the broadest population survey, concludes that the lifetime and pathological gamblers in the U.S. range between 4 and 10 million persons and is growing. If we include the families affected by problem gambling then the potential impact is indeed prodigious. Virtually no community in the U.S. and Canada is left untouched by entertainment or problem gambling....
Over the past decade, legal wagering has expanded rapidly in North America. In 1998 alone, people lost 50 billion dollars in legal betting and it is e...
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289,36 zł |
Men and Depression: Clinical and Empirical Perspectives
ISBN: 9780121775407 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Men and Depression: Clinical and Empirical Perspectives is the only book currently available that integrates psychological theories and the latest research findings with clinical recommendations for working with men who are suffering from depression. This volume covers a wide range of topics and issues that relate to men and depression, including: assessment of male depression; statistics on depression in men; theories to explain depression in men; treating depression in men with both pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy; the interrelation of grief, loss, trauma, and depression in men;...
Men and Depression: Clinical and Empirical Perspectives is the only book currently available that integrates psychological theories and the lat...
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503,80 zł |
The Psychoanalytic Study of Lives Over Time: Clinical and Research Perspectives on Children Who Return to Treatment in Adulthood
ISBN: 9780121784102 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 361 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The Psychoanalytic Study of Lives Over Time: Clinical and Research Perspectives on Children Who Return to Treatment in Adulthood is a landmark volume that addresses an essential clinical question: what is the nature of the process and outcome of clinical work with children? An internationally renowned group of analytic clinicians and clinician-researchers all comment on three fascinating child analytic situations where the patient returned to treatment in adulthood.
The Psychoanalytic Study of Lives Over Time: Clinical and Research Perspectives on Children Who Return to Treatment in Adulthood is a landmark ...
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274,12 zł |
The Psychology of Media and Politics
ISBN: 9780121835521 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 316 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Research indicates that people discount their own opinions and experiences in favor of those of "experts" as espoused in the media. The framing of news coverage thus has a profound impact on public opinion, and political decision making as a response to public outcry. However, the choice of how to frame the news is typically made to solicit viewership and high ratings rather than to convey accurate and meaningful information. The Psychology of Media and Politics discusses why people discount their own opinions, how the media shapes the news, when this drives political decision... Research indicates that people discount their own opinions and experiences in favor of those of "experts" as espoused in the media. The framing of ... |
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515,79 zł |
Judgement Analysis: Theory, Methods and Applications
ISBN: 9780121875756 / Angielski / Twarda / 1996 / 407 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. "Judgment Analysis" provides the first theoretical and methodological summary of judgment analysis that integrates a diverse range of issues, guiding principles, and applications. The key features concern with capturing, comparing, and aggregating judgment policies. The book is a training guide for new researchers and postgraduate students and a handbook for more experienced researchers and consultants. It is a complete methodological guide to the conduct of judgment analysis studies. It traces the history of the judgment analysis paradigm from Brunswik to present day professionals. It...
"Judgment Analysis" provides the first theoretical and methodological summary of judgment analysis that integrates a diverse range of issues, guiding ...
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911,58 zł |
The Essence of Psychotherapy: Reinventing the Art for the New Era of Data
ISBN: 9780121987602 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 18-20 dni roboczych. The Essence of Psychotherapy traces the common thread in all psychotherapy approaches--behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, strategic, and humanistic--and defines this "essence" as a set of fundamental principles and ultimate objectives that must be preserved in the face of increased standardization in the field. While today's therapist is guided by protocols and manuals, psychotherapy, in practice, remains an art. Nicholas and Janet Cummings have gathered case studies of master therapists to illustrate the essential process of successful therapy and to show that, as an art, it is...
The Essence of Psychotherapy traces the common thread in all psychotherapy approaches--behavioral, cognitive, psychodynamic, strategic, and hum...
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304,58 zł |
Integrated Behavioral Healthcare: Positioning Mental Health Practice with Medical/Surgical Practice
ISBN: 9780121987619 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 347 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Healthcare is now practiced in a different financial and delivery system than it was two decades ago. Currently managed care defines what is treated, how, by whom and for what reimbursement. Mental health professionals have been greatly impacted by these changes to their practice, and yet, there is little understanding of exactly what it is and where it is going. The present volume explores these issues, prospects and opportunities from the vantage of mental health /medical professionals and managed care executives who are in the very process of implementing changes to the existing system of...
Healthcare is now practiced in a different financial and delivery system than it was two decades ago. Currently managed care defines what is treated, ...
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599,76 zł |
Inhibitory Processes in Attention, Memory and Language
ISBN: 9780122004100 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 461 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The book identifies how excitory and inhibitory messages in the human nervous system combine and coordinate to affect attention, cognition, memory and language. Communication within the nervous system involves the excitation and inhibition of neurons. How these processes interact to affect cognition and behavioural performance has been an area of ongoing investigation that is once again at the forefront of cognitive research. This volume brings together cognitive psychologists and neuroscientists to identify the neural evidence for inhibitory mechanisms in cognitive processing and discusses...
The book identifies how excitory and inhibitory messages in the human nervous system combine and coordinate to affect attention, cognition, memory and...
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443,82 zł |
Cognition and Instruction
ISBN: 9780122164064 / Angielski / Miękka / 1988 / 390 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Cognition and Instruction focuses on the relationship of knowledge acquisition processes with instruction, including reading, writing, mathematics, curriculum design and reform, and reasoning. The selection first takes a look at the issues in cognitive psychology and instruction, reading, and writing. Discussions focus on the processes of knowledge acquisition, cognitive prescriptions for teaching, cognitive components of reading, instruction in reading, distinctive nature of higher order mental activity in written composition, and knowledge-transforming procedures within the... Cognition and Instruction focuses on the relationship of knowledge acquisition processes with instruction, including reading, writing, mathematics,... |
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443,82 zł |