Social, group or collective psychology

This volume is based on extensive research findings and the author's observation that successful managers are people who understand the dynamics of group interaction and can use that understanding effectively to motivate members of their group to achieve important goals.

This book offers a unique developmental perspective on identity construction in the context of mobility and transition to adulthood.

A 2022 Choice Reviews Outstanding Academic TitleTakes the first in-depth look at the New York City adoption agency that separated twins and triplets in the 1960s, and the controversial and disturbing study that tracked the children's development while never telling their adoptive parents that they were raising a "e;singleton twin.

A novel approach to the crucial role emotion plays in virtuous actionWhat must a person be like to possess a virtue in full measure?

In this book, some of the world''s foremost ''experts on expertise'' provide scientific knowledge on expertise and expert performance.

Today's world is more interconnected and interdependent than ever before.

This volume contains an array of essays that reflect, and reflect upon, the recent revival of scholarly interest in the self and consciousness.

This book aims to guide researchers who are engaged in social science and built environment research through the process of testing the reliability and validity of their research outputs following the application of different methods of data collection.

Transgender people are waiting to be seen in healthcare and waiting to be recognised as the legitimate experts on their own lives and needs.

Social Communication Development and Disorders examines the integrated development of social, linguistic, and cognitive functions.

Understanding the motivations behind those who partake in extreme sports can be difficult for some.

Despite its obvious advantages, our ability to be self-reflective comes at a high price.

Conviviality, care and creativity offer a powerful perspective on wellbeing as an intersubjective process that thrives in circulation.

Eight years ago, four psychologists with varying backgrounds but a common in- terest in the impact of environmental stress on behavior and health met to plan a study of the effects of aircraft noise on children.

Much work has been done on cognitive processes and creativity, but there is another half to the picture of creativity -- the affect half.

What do young people want from life?

Epidemiological surveys have provided key information about the prevalence and degree of seriousness at different ages of a wide array of problem behaviors such as delinquency, substance use, early sexual involvement, and mental health disorders.

This 2007 book studies the impact of the media on politics in the United States during the last half-century.

Anger can be a powerful political resource, but it mobilizes black and white Americans differentially to exacerbate political inequality.

Figurative language, such as verbal irony, metaphor, hyperbole, idioms, and other forms is an increasingly important subfield within the empirical study of language comprehension and use.

This timely volume constitutes the first book-length account of implicit as well as explicit language attitudes.

For decades there has been considerable interest in the ways that interactions between children can provide a beneficial context for the study of cognitive and social development.

Flying Lessons shows parents how to enhance their child's mental game using targeted activities, which were developed over 15 years of working with children.

With the help of this compact guide, anyone suffering from CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) (also known as RSD - Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) will better understand their condition and cope with the reality of living with it.

The concept of deviance is complex, given that norms vary considerably across groups, times, and places.

Better health all around--this is what clinicians and patients, alike, desire.

In a world supposedly governed by ruthless survival of the fittest, why do we see acts of goodness in both animals and humans?

Why does North Korea behave erratically in pursuing its nuclear weapons program?

Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.

'This beautiful and timely book will appeal to anyone looking to deepen their experience, with or without the added joy of a cold swim.

Erik Erikson and the American Psyche is an intellectual biography which explores Erikson's contributions to the study of infancy, childhood and ethical development in light of ego psychology, object-relations theory, Lacanian theory and other major trends in psychoanalysis.

Challenging all of our old assumptions about the subject, Rethinking Body Language builds on the most recent cutting-edge research to offer a new theoretical perspective on this subject that will transform the way we look at other people.

Fantasies of Flight invigorates the field of personality psychology by challenging the contemporary academic view that individuals are best studied as carriers of traits.

Does religion positively affect well-being?

Rite of Passage Parenting Workbook teaches parents how to build into their children's lives the essential experiences every child needs: (1) an authentic Rite of Passage, (2) Significant Tasks, (3) Logical Consequences, and (4) Grace Deposits from parents, grandparents, and other caring adults.

Who are we as Americans?

Foundations of the Psychological Intervention presents a new General Theory for Psychological Intervention (GTPI), delving into how its methodology can be applied across diverse psychological contexts.

This insightful book examines the differences in the perception of social status and how they impact youth mental health and well-being.

For centuries, scholars have debated the causes of aggression and the means to reduce its occurrence.

This book is a compilation of theoretical and empirical advances related to the phenomenon of inner speech  in education, and is aimed at academics and researchers in the area of psychology, education and culture.

Social Cognition looks at the way in which humans interpret, analyse and remember information about the social world.

Self and Identity: The Basics is a jargon-free and accessible introduction that draws on key theories and ideas in Social Psychology to explore the ways that other people affect our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.

Emerging Cyber Threats and Cognitive Vulnerabilities identifies the critical role human behavior plays in cybersecurity and provides insights into how human decision-making can help address rising volumes of cyberthreats.

Friendships are crucial to children's well-being and happiness and lay important foundations upon which later relationships in adolescence and adulthood are built.

#MeToo for Women and Men provides an overview of sexual violence and an accessible guide to the #MeToo movement, presenting a timely look at the evidence from diverse fields.

Research has indicated that spiritual and religious factors are strongly tied to a host of mental health characteristics, in both positive and negative ways.

The Handbook of Personalized Persuasion provides the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art review of the expansive literature on personalized messaging in persuasion.

Drawing on experiences from other jurisdictions within the UK, Criminalising Coercive Control explores the challenges and potential successes which may be faced in implementing Northern Ireland's new domestic abuse offence.

Winner of the 2018 Western Canada Jewish Book AwardWinner of the 2017 Canadian Jewish Literary AwardEven as the Holocaust grows more distant with the passing of time, its traumas call out to be known and understood.