Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints

Philippe Rochat's FINITUDE is a rumination on time and self-consciousness.

One of the most striking features of contemporary psychology is the return of language of the 'soul' in contemporary discourse.

Lacan was not an ahistorical post-structuralist.

Jung's landmark account of the connections between alchemy, its symbolism, the collective unconscious, and modern psychologyPsychology and Alchemy is one of Jung's most influential works.

On Narcissism: An Introduction is a densely packed essay dealing with ideas that are still being debated today - from the role of narcissism in normal and pathological development and the relationship of narcissism to homosexuality, libido, romantic love, and self-esteem to issues of therapeutic intervention.

This book considers how a young child becomes a member of culture through the practices and procedures of everyday conversation.

Nominated as an IAJS Book Award Finalist 2023!

First published in 1973, The Psychology of Conservatism explores attitudes, their measurement, their structure and dynamics, and the personality traits apparently underlying attitude patterns.

First published in 1986.

After joining the staff of the Burgholzli Mental Hospital in 1900, Jung developed and applied the word-association tests for studying normal and abnormal psychology.

What methodologies within the behavioral sciences have clinical application for the diagnosis and management of high risk and handicapped infants?

Prospective memory has emerged as an important aspect of episodic memory.

The East-West dialogue increasingly seeks to compare and clarify contrasting views on the nature of consciousness.

The Handbook of Communication Science and Biology charts the state of the art in the field, describing relevant areas of communication studies where a biological approach has been successfully applied.

Non-verbal communication - the eye movements, facial expressions, tone of voice, postures and gestures that we all use more or less consciously and more or less effectively - can enhance or diminish every form of social interaction.

This book claims that a tragicomic outlook-the kind that echoes in black and gallows humour and the "e;laughter through tears"e; of Jewish humour-is the most effective way to manage what Freud called the "e;harshness"e; of everyday life.

What are the unconscious processes involved in reading literature?

While most people find it relatively easy to manage their possessions, some find it extremely difficult.

Trauma and Primitive Mental States: An Object Relations Perspective offers a clinically based framework through which adult survivors of early childhood trauma can re-engage with painful past events to create meaningful futures for themselves.

Jung as a Writer traces a relationship between Jung and literature by analysing his texts using the methodology of literary theory.

This book is intended to accomplish several goals.

Theories of Visual Perception 3rd Edition provides clear critical accounts of several of the major approaches to the challenge of explaining how we see the world.

This book, the third in a series based on the Belgirate conferences, deals with the personal as well as the organisational journeys of Group Relations practitioners and examines these through the lens of tradition, succession and creative application.

Created to counteract the spiritual imbalance that MI can cause, the Moral Injury Reconciliation (MIR) methodology is a 9-week, 3-phased spiritual care treatment, for Veteran and family transformation.

This practical text offers management students as well as professionals a comprehensive guide to an essential management function: the use of power and authority to achieve specific objectives.

Developmental Perspectives in Child Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy incorporates recent innovations in developmental theory and research into our understanding of the nature of change in child psychotherapy.

Recent work at the intersection of moral philosophy and the philosophy of psychology has dealt mostly with Aristotelian virtue ethics.

This volume explores and integrates research on creativity across domains to address whether creativity is a general or domain-specific ability.

The debate on abortion has tended to avoid the psychological significance of an unwanted pregnancy, dominated istead by the strong emotions the subject excites.

This book explores how we can understand the place of music from a self psychological perspective, by investigating three journeys: the one we take when listening to music, the literal journey of the author from Nazi Germany to the United States, and the subjective round-trip between the past and the present.

This book examines the importance of language and writing in psychoanalytic theory and practice, offering an understanding of how language works can give a deeper insight into the psyche both in clinical practice and everyday life.

In this new edition Blake gives a personal account of his professional experience of working with children and adolescents over the last 45 years.

Cognitive Psychology is well-written, humorous, and remains the most comprehensive and balanced text in the area of undergraduate cognition.

Western philosophical orthodoxy places many aspects of other people's lives outside the scope of our knowledge.

A collection of papers, largely based on clinical work, which covers a range of concepts and mechanisms which are central to any psychoanalytic psychotherapy with children, adolescents, or adults.

What are the barriers and obstacles to adults learning?

Originally published in 1928, the preface reads: "e;It is almost impossible to distinguish between what is 'elementary' and what is 'advanced' in regard to the nervous system.

The aim of this book is to awaken creative desire and expand the imagination of the psychotherapist and, in turn, her patient.

Originally published in 1972, this second edition in 1981 was fully revised and updated to cover recent developments in the field at the time.

This book provides a unique and highly topical application of psychoanalytic theory to the broad context of education, including schools, universities, and adult learning.

The world is looking East.

This volume is an introductory text to the individual and organizational dynamics by an author with extensive experience in the field.

Winner of the 2009 Feminist & Women's Studies Association (UK & Ireland) Book Award!

As demographic trends shift toward an aging population, there is a growing need for improved mental health treatment for older adults.