Psychology

This textbook introduces invariant measurement in the human sciences based on the principles of Rasch measurement theory and presents explanatory Rasch models that integrate item and person covariates that can deepen the understanding of item response processes.

Dementia diagnosis is evolving rapidly, yet one critical dimension remains overlooked: the powerful ways that sex/gender, mental health, and psychosocial context shape cognitive performance—and therefore, diagnostic accuracy.

Work in clinical and laboratory settings has indicated that lack of bright light during the day can compromise mood, accelerate cancer growth, and impair cognition.

Crimes against children are some of the most serious, demanding investigations that the police and their partner agencies can be involved with.

A fascinating introduction to the science of connection that will ultimately improve your social life and lead to better relationships.

Comprehensive, systematic, and balanced, Systems of Psychotherapy uses a wealth of clinical cases to help readers understand the major psychotherapies, including psychodynamic, existential, experiential, interpersonal, exposure, behavioral, cognitive, third wave, systemic, multicultural, and integrative.

This book provides a short and accessible introduction to how we use gesture in communication.

Comprehensive, systematic, and balanced, Systems of Psychotherapy uses a wealth of clinical cases to help readers understand the major psychotherapies, including psychodynamic, existential, experiential, interpersonal, exposure, behavioral, cognitive, third wave, systemic, multicultural, and integrative.

Popular science and media are awash in sweeping claims concerning how some characteristic human behavior, feeling, or psychological disposition exists because it aided our evolutionary ancestors in survival and reproduction.

In Silence: The Psychology and the Craft for Emotional Wellbeing, the author-a psychotherapist, university professor, educator, and researcher-takes the reader into a thought-provoking and heartfelt journey.

Now in its 3rd edition, The Crime Investigators Handbook provides straightforward, practical information and advice for crime investigators.

This volume offers a nuanced exploration of Naga society, moving beyond simplistic narratives of tradition versus modernity to reveal the complex processes of negotiation, continuity, and transformation that define contemporary Naga experiences.

Now in its 3rd edition, The Crime Investigators Handbook provides straightforward, practical information and advice for crime investigators.

Written in the form of a back-and-forth dialogue between the two authors, this book is about the relationship between feeling and thinking in Dickens's novels.

Written in the form of a back-and-forth dialogue between the two authors, this book is about the relationship between feeling and thinking in Dickens's novels.

Why do we love music?

Pinpoints how "e;dogwhistles"e; and "e;figleaves,"e; two kinds of linguistic trick, distort political discourse and normalize racismIt is widely accepted that political discourse in recent years has become more openly racist and more accepting of wildly implausible conspiracy theories.

Why do we love music?

Work and employment are central to people's lives, health, and wellbeing.

Nietzsche wrote the philosophical work for which he is most famous while he was coming apart at the seams.

Nietzsche wrote the philosophical work for which he is most famous while he was coming apart at the seams.

Work in clinical and laboratory settings has indicated that lack of bright light during the day can compromise mood, accelerate cancer growth, and impair cognition.

Work and employment are central to people's lives, health, and wellbeing.

A captivating blend of cutting-edge scientific evidence and real-world stories providing leaders and managers with proven and practical strategies and tools for navigating today's emotionally taxing workplace.

Enriching the balance and meaning of life by better understanding stress and creating your own self-care protocol, Bounce shows you how to live life to the fullest.

Enriching the balance and meaning of life by better understanding stress and creating your own self-care protocol, Bounce shows you how to live life to the fullest.

Feelings of depersonalization-derealization, or a sense of detachment from one's normal sense of self, are not uncommon.

Feelings of depersonalization-derealization, or a sense of detachment from one's normal sense of self, are not uncommon.

Recent social and political psychological research indicates that increased access to ancestry testing has strengthened the notion of genetic essentialism among some groups, or the idea that our biology ties us to particular ethnic identities.

Originally published in 1985, this volume commissioned by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia presents a survey of research in some of the major areas of psychology with which Australian psychologists had been identified at the time.

Recent social and political psychological research indicates that increased access to ancestry testing has strengthened the notion of genetic essentialism among some groups, or the idea that our biology ties us to particular ethnic identities.

In recent years, gold-standard experimental evidence on the benefits of reading fiction has exploded.

A dizzying array of meditation practices have emerged in the long and culturally diverse history of Buddhism.

Dream journals are a surprisingly powerful resource for psychological and spiritual discovery.

A dizzying array of meditation practices have emerged in the long and culturally diverse history of Buddhism.

Dream journals are a surprisingly powerful resource for psychological and spiritual discovery.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.

We live in an era where strategic truth has become taboo.

This is a book about reading, drawing, and getting better-and what they have to do with one another.

We like to believe that evil is rare, incomprehensible, or confined to history.

This is a book about reading, drawing, and getting better-and what they have to do with one another.

We live in a world obsessed with the polished finish.

What keeps moving with us?

Forty years in clinical psychology private practice brings a depth and perspective.

They look capable.

You've had that conversation.

Hidden Dependencies examines the invisible structures that govern human behavior — the cognitive patterns, emotional loops, and systemic forces that quietly shape how people think, react, and relate.

Understanding Fear: Overcoming the Emotions That Hold Us Back is a powerful guide to understanding the fears that silently shape our lives.

A comprehensive guide to healing that incorporates psychological, physical, and spiritual practices for overall wellness.

Addictions Counseling: A Competency-Based Approach is a comprehensive and essential resource for academics and organizations preparing students for certification and professional practice in the field of addiction treatment.