This book sheds new light on the life and the influence of one of the most significant critical thinkers in psychology of the last century, Theodore R.
Over the past two decades theorists and researchers have given increasing attention to the effects, both beneficial and harmful, of various control- related motivations and beliefs.
The theory of information integration provides a unified, general approach to the three disciplines of cognitive, social, and developmental psychology.
This welcome resource traces the evolution of self-concept clarity and brings together diverse strands of research on this important and still-developing construct.
In Search of Cornoary-Prone Behavior: Beyond Type A provides a methodology of enormous potential for examining the relationship between behavioral variables and basic pathophysiological mechanisms.
This volume looks at human aging from a positive perspective, examining how older adults can exploit psychological strengths to enhance life satisfaction.
Get crucial ethical and clinical knowledge as it relates to the legal system Ethical and Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: in Forensic Settings comprehensively focuses on the integration of ethical, legal, and clinical issues for practicing mental health professionals dealing with legal processes in forensic settings.
This pioneering volume brings a rarely-studied population--wives and girlfriends of men who molest children--into the clear focus necessary to understand the dynamics of these disturbed families.
Interest in meditation and mindfulness has skyrocketed in recent years, thanks largely to neuroimaging and the body of scientific research that has validated the many benefits of these practices.
This book argues that masculine identity is in deep crisis in Western culture - the old forms are disintegrating, while men struggle to establish new relations with women and with each other.
Sophie Friedel explores the action of skateboarding in her book as a way to escape cycles of despair, not only in war torn environments and regions affected by poverty.
Matthias Hudeček untersucht, wie sich Spender und Empfänger einer Nierenlebendtransplantation nicht nur persönlich nahestehen, sondern auch gegenseitig in ihrem Erleben und Verhalten beeinflussen.
Dieses Buch zeigt Ihnen, wie Sie Ihr Leben spürbar verbessern und langfristig erfolgreicher machen: Seien Sie respektvoll, zuverlässig und wertschätzend - zu anderen und zu sich selbst.
Contextualizing Humanitarian work in history, justice, methods and professional ethics, this book articulates process skills for transformational partnerships between diverse organizations, motivating education, organisational learning and selecting the disaster workforce.
Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.
Beginning with the assumption that a justice motive exists, the author posits that belief in a just world influences the behavior of most people most of the time.
This book articulates how psychologists can use their theory, research, and intervention to generate insights into emancipatory social change that is necessary to solve social and psychological problems.
This rich volume explores the complex problem of obedience and conformity, re-examining Stanley Milgram's famous electric shock study, and presenting the findings of the most extensive empirical study on obedience toward authority since Milgram's era.
The Japan Association of Simulation & Gaming (JASAG) and the Science Council of Japan (SCJ) hosted ISAGA 2003, the 34th annual conference of the International Simulation and Gaming Association (ISAGA), at Kazusa Akademia Park in Kisarazu, Japan,August 25-29, 2003.
Many therapists have likely worked with a client who has caused the therapist to confront his most cherished beliefs, or has changed the therapist in ways that forever altered the way he performs therapy, looks at the world, and sees himself.
During the past quarter century, community psychologists have worked to make relevant contributions to human welfare in community settings and to effect social change.
This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge about positive emotions: their nature, functions, and consequences for individuals and society.
This unique book brings together research and theorizing on human-animal relations, animal advocacy, and the factors underlying exploitative attitudes and behaviors towards animals.
This book integrates psychiatry and psychoanalysis to present deeper and sounder clinical profiles of the personality disorders than have been hitherto available.
Nadia Hamdi Bek befasst sich mit dem scheinbaren Paradox, dass amoralische Charaktere im Spielfilm auch positiv wirken und Faszination auslösen können.
In its original volume, first published in 1993, John Gottman details years of research involving questionnaires and observations of married couples in pursuit of the determinants of both marital happiness and divorce.
