Psychology

A novel, wide-ranging, and comprehensive account of how human emotionality develops, proposing a process in which “nature” and “nurture” are integrated.

An argument that there are perceptual mechanisms that retrieve information in cognitively and conceptually unmediated ways and that this sheds light on various philosophical issues.

Tracing the story of anger from the Buddha to Twitter, Rosenwein provides a much-needed account of our changing and contradictory understandings of this emotion All of us think we know when we are angry, and we are sure we can recognize anger in others as well.

A detailed study of research on the psychology of expertise in weather forecasting, drawing on findings in cognitive science, meteorology, and computer science.

An argument that draws on empirical findings in psychology to offer a blueprint for cultivating a widespread commitment to public reason.

Examining the role of implicit, unconscious thinking on reasoning, decision making, problem solving, creativity, and its neurocognitive basis, for a genuinely psychological conception of rationality.

A rigorous analysis of current empirical and theoretical work supporting the argument that consciousness and attention are largely dissociated.

A novel theory of self-consciousness and its development that integrates philosophical considerations with recent findings in the empirical sciences.

A book that promotes the thesis that basic forms of mentality—intentionally directed cognition and perceptual experience—are best understood as embodied yet contentless.

For parents of children with Asperger Syndrome ordinary parenting just doesn't always do it - AS kids need a different approach.

Some children's 'difficulties' do not present in an obvious way, which makes diagnosis problematic, and access to help unforthcoming.

This reader shows the rich history and wide contemporary application of symbolic interaction theory.

Bradford Dementia Group Good Practice GuidesThere are always difficult day to day decisions to be faced when caring for a person with dementia - from knowing how to deal with wandering to end of life decisions.

This revised and expanded edition adds over 300 new expressions that help unlock the meaning of everyday expressions.

Author of Could It Be Autism?

This book offers a thorough examination and discussion of the evidence on attachment, its influence on development, and attachment disorders.

Draw me a picture of what you would look like if you turned into a monster.

How do teenagers with Asperger Syndrome view themselves and their own lives?

Personality Disorder offers a comprehensive and accessible collection of papers that will be practically useful to practitioners working in secure and non-secure settings with patients who have personality disorders.

This book raises important questions about whether or not researchers can ever keep their own lives out of their work.

Replays addresses the challenging behaviors of children with autism spectrum disorders through interactive symbolic play.

Drawing on a three-year multidisciplinary study of children of divorced parents, the authors, leading academics in their fields, present a much-needed guide to understanding the experience of children who are experiencing parental separation.

This book contains a wealth of practical arts activities, which creatively and playfully bring positive psychology concepts - such as flow, character strengths, goals and self-awareness - to life.

This collection of narratives from autistic adults is structured around their decades of experience of life, covering 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60 and 70s+.

This informative and easy to read book is an essential resource for parents, teachers, those new to the field, and people on the autism spectrum themselves.

Chris and Andrew are very good friends, but sometimes Chris does things that Andrew doesn't understand.

`I didn't even recognize my own face in the mirror.

Pervasive Developmental Disorder, or PDD, is the umbrella term used to cover the whole family of autistic spectrum disorders - including autism and Asperger Syndrome.

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION 2021 STONEWALL HONOR BOOKMeet Kimberly, a regular suburban housewife and mother, whose discovery later in life that she was born intersex fuelled her to become an international human rights defender and globally-recognised activist.

This book is a must read for anyone parenting, teaching or supporting teens, who wants to empower them to reach their potential.

What does a dementia diagnosis mean for an individual's sense of self?

This book helps adults to understand firesetting behaviour in children and teens and provides strategies to work with them to address the behaviour.

This volume focuses on the role that religion and spirituality can play in recovery from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other forms of trauma, including moral injury.

Trans clients are frequently doubted, misunderstood, infantilised and judged by professionals, and this book presents an approach that ensures psychological wellbeing and trust is built between counsellor and client.

In this insightful book, accounts of voice hearers are presented, evaluated and interpreted by a Christian theologian and psychiatrist.

Meet Carly.

Almost everybody has an obsession or feels a compulsion to do something a certain way.

This is a provocative collection exploring the different types of violence and how they relate to one another, examined through the integration of several disciplines, including forensic psychotherapy, psychiatry, sociology, psychosocial studies and political science.

This is a provocative collection exploring the different types of violence and how they relate to one another, examined through the integration of several disciplines, including forensic psychotherapy, psychiatry, sociology, psychosocial studies and political science.

Thera-Build' is a LEGO(R)-based therapeutic approach for improving children's emotional well-being.

In a culture that ranks sociability and extroversion above the introverted traits of deep thinking and being alone, Ilse Sand shows how to find joy and meaning as an introvert or highly sensitive person.

'The book we all need for this moment in time.

This guide shows how clinicians can help girls and young women with ASC to reach their full potential, by adopting more relationship-based, individualised approaches.

Many autistic children have a restricted dietary range, and this book provides parents with advice and training on how to support them to achieve a healthier and more balanced diet.

Many women expect to become mothers but are childless through social rather than biological reasons - perhaps they haven't met the right person or they prioritised career or education earlier in life.

[This] is me offering hope, if that is what is needed, whether you suffer from borderline personality disorder or care for someone who does.

From language and clothes, to toys and the media, society inflicts unwritten rules on each gender from birth.

This book empowers parents of autistic young people aged 11 to 20 to help them promote resilience in their child.

LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST - Transgender Non-FictionProviding new approaches for exploring gender identity and expression, this book is ideal for clinical practice with transgender and gender nonconforming/diverse clients.

This updated edition of the seminal 2003 text on outdoor play in early years provision taps into the major issues around nutrition, exercise and mental wellbeing in this field.