Psychology: the self, ego, identity, personality

This book explores whether the ideology of communism was doomed to failure due to psychological rather than structural flaws.

This book takes the reader on a grand tour of the empirical research concerning the personality trait of appreciation of beauty.

It was just over 12 years ago that we first sat down together to talk about psychological traps.

Das Buch «Grundformen der (Bewegungs-)Entwicklung» von Philipp Jordi Kramis ist ein umfassendes Werk, das sich an Körper- und Atemtherapeutinnen und -therapeuten richtet und sich mit den grundlegenden Themen der Beziehungs- und Atemtherapie ibat® auseinandersetzt.

In this important work twelve eminent scholars review the latest theoretical work on human aggressive behavior.

This book theorizes identity on key themes, explores their methodological implications, and provides examples from several applied domains.

Psychosocial studies challenges the traditions of psychology and sociology from a genuinely transdisciplinary perspective.

Jane Loevinger's innovative research methodology, psychometric rigor, and theoretical scope have attracted the attention of numerous scholars and researchers.

This book presents a variety of narratives on key elements of academic work, from data analysis, writing practices and engagement with the field.

Die 16 Lebensmotive haben in den letzten Jahren Einzug in Training, Coaching und Beratung gehalten und sind heute aus der Personalentwicklung nicht mehr wegzudenken.

This unique volume brings together state-of-the-art research showing the value of emotions that many believe to be undesirable.

"e;In My Mind's Eye"e; is the first book about family constellations in individual therapy and counselling.

Während in den gegenwärtigen Debatten um Flucht und Asyl vorwiegend über Geflüchtete gesprochen wird, liefert Ingmar Zalewski einen empirischen Beitrag aus der Perspektive der Betroffenen.

This work summarizes an ongoing longitudinal study concerned with the nature of human differences as manifest in peoples' life histories.

This book represents one of the cornerstones of the series Studies in Neuroscience, Psychology and Behavioral Economics.

A Narrative History of Experimental Social Psychology presents lengthy and intensive interviews with the contemporary scientists that founded and shaped the field of social psychology.

What if society wasn't fundamentally rational, but was motivated by insanity?

This book explores the attitudes and values of Australians, analysing how Australian national values are promoted and reflected by heroic figures (both living and dead) who are identified as important and influential.

This book provides an introduction to nineteen popular multiple intelligences.

This ambitious volume integrates findings from various disciplines in a comprehensive description of the modern research on love and provides a systematic review of love experience and expression from cross-cultural perspective.

Analyzes diverse contemporary reactions to the depiction of the Holocaust and other cultural traumas in museums, movies, television shows, classroom discussions, and bestselling books.

This sourcebook presents the history of sleep disorders, from restless legs to insomnia to night terrors, alongside emerging research, illustrations of sleep disorders in society, and treatments.

What are the ultimate motives that instigate individuals' behaviours?

This book puts forward a revolutionary and comprehensive theoretical approach to understanding laughter and the humor we use to inspire it.

This book prepares mental health professionals to conduct a thorough psychological assessment of individuals involved in immigration proceedings and present the results in a professional report.

To date, the study of communicated explanations has been, at best, unsystematic.

Community is a key concept in sociology.

This book is based on a symposium that was inspired by the late Donald O.

This book explores the relationship between schizophrenia and common sense.

Jeder von uns kennt das schöne und erfüllende Gefühl, wenn man etwas Gutes getan und Menschen eine Freude gemacht hat.

In einer Welt, die ständig Meinungen und Erwartungen an uns stellt, ist es eine wahre Kunst, sich selbst treu zu bleiben und das eigene Glück zu finden.

Dementia is a state that has implications for several groups.

This book identifies the behaviors and attitudes reflective of excessive self-interest and self-centered people and provides a framework for reducing the negative effects that these individuals have on their family, friends, and colleagues.

Published in the year 1983, Advances in Personality Assessment is a valuable contribution to the field of Psychiatry/Clinical Psychology.

This concise volume presents for the first time a coherent and detailed account of why we experience feelings of being present in the physical world and in computer-mediated environments, why we often don't, and why it matters - for design, psychotherapy, tool use and social creativity amongst other practical applications.

In Judging Insanity, Punishing Difference, Chloe Deambrogio explores how developments in the field of forensic psychiatry shaped American courts' assessments of defendants' mental health and criminal responsibility over the course of the twentieth century.

Tauchen Sie ein in die faszinierende Welt der Hypnose – eine Kunst, die Wissenschaft und Unterhaltung miteinander verbindet.

In this groundbreaking volume, Vezzali and Stathi present their research program within the larger contact literature, examining classic theories and current empirical findings, to show how they can be used to reduce prejudice and negative attitudes.

This compact textbook introduces you to the psychological basics of human communication of everyday life in an entertaining way.

Where did we come from?

This book puts recently re-popularized ancient Stoic philosophy in discussion with modern social theory and sociology to consider the relationship between an individual and their environment.

Since the 1970s the issue of intimate partner violence (IPV) has been explained through the patriarchal desire of men to control and dominate women, but this gendered perspective limits both our understanding of IPV and its treatment.

This exceptional volume analyzes the intricate roles interest plays in cognition, motivation and learning, and daily living, with a special focus on its development and maintenance across life domains.

Originally published in 1953, this third edition was first published in 1970.