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Materials of the Mind
Phrenology was the most popular mental science of the Victorian age. From American senators to Indian social reformers, this new mental science found supporters stretching around the globe. Materials of the Mind tells the story of how phrenology changed the world--and how the world changed phrenology. This is a story of skulls from the Arctic, plaster casts from Haiti, books from Bengal, and letters from the Pacific. Drawing on far-flung museum and archival collections, and addressing sources in six different languages, Materials of the Mind is the first substantial account of science in the nineteenth century as part of global history. It shows how the circulation of material culture underpinned the emergence of a new materialist philosophy of the mind, while also demonstrating how a global approach to history could help us reassess issues such as race, technology, and politics today.
Semiotics of Friendship
A friend should be able to be an attentive listener, which made semiotician Roland Barthes wonder in his intriguing dictionary of love, "cannot friendship be defined as a space with total sonority?". This volume takes on the encyclopedic task - in the sense of Umberto Eco, where an encyclopedia is a very complex sign - to explore friendship in detail, not only as a form of love but in all its complexity as a bond that connects people and forms communities. Semiotics, the study of signs and meaning-making, is used alongside insights from a wide range of friendship studies to create a far-reaching intellectual resonance, or sonority, around friendship as a central human experience. As a study ...
Preventing Teen Violence
Ever since the killings at Columbine High School created a renewed focus on the problems of adolescent aggression, professionals in education, criminal justice, and social services have been seeking ways to curb its rising tide. This volume examines adolescent aggression from many perspectives—biological, psychological, and social—and analyzes some of the contributing factors to this growing problem. Written by internationally recognized experts in adolescent psychology, the book not only covers the causes of teen violence but, more important, offers solutions. McCarthy, Hutz, and their contributors reveal the precursors to violent behavior, and provide strategies for working with adoles...
The Oxford Handbook of the History of Psychology: Global Perspectives
The science and practice of psychology has evolved around the world on different trajectories and timelines, yet with a convergence on the recognition of the need for a human science that can confront the challenges facing the world today. Few would argue that the standard narrative of the history of psychology has emphasized European and American traditions over others, but in today's global culture, there is a greater need in psychology for international understanding. This volume describes the historical development of psychology in countries throughout the world. Contributors provide narratives that examine the political and socioeconomic forces that have shaped their nations' psychologies. Each unique story adds another element to our understanding of the history of psychology. The chapters in this volume remind us that there are unique contexts and circumstances that influence the ways in which the science and practice of psychology are assimilated into our daily lives. Making these contexts and circumstances explicit through historical research and writing provides some promise of greater international insight, as well as a better understanding of the human condition.
The Virtue of Hope
This volume features eleven chapters by scholars from different disciplines, each providing a unique perspective on hope. It includes discussion and analysis of classical texts, Judeo-Christian traditions, non-religious contexts, epistemology, existentialism, Black oppression, Zen Buddhism, eschatology, theological anthropology, psychology and optimism, culture, education theory, and climate change. Hardly any stones are left unturned in this interdisciplinary collection of one of philosophy's most vexing virtues.
A relação entre o bem-estar, a psicologia do traço e as psicopatologias da personalidade, com base em alguns autores da psicologia positiva
O presente livro tem como tema o bem-estar orientado e associado na sua relação com a psicologia do traço, com a personalidade e com as psicopatologias que a vinculam, perpassando ainda pela correlação com alguns autores que enfatizam a psicologia positiva. Além disso, busca trazer em evidência as vertentes interpeladas, a psicologia positiva e seus principais contribuintes, o bem-estar transmutado e convertido quando participado e influenciado pela personalidade, por meio do modelo de bateria fatorial, BFP, bem como suas variâncias transfiguradas em psicopatologias da personalidade. Este livro é fruto de uma pesquisa bibliográfica e descritiva, relacionando e articulando as variáveis provenientes da literatura e a demonstração da temática no cenário de medição e intervenção por meio de escalas, como a Escala de Satisfação de Vida (ESV) e a Escala de Afetos Positivos e Negativos (PANAS).
Instrumentos de Avaliação em Saúde Mental
Desde a publicação da 1ª edição de Instrumentos de avaliação em saúde mental, a avaliação psiquiátrica e psicológica por meio de instrumentos psicométricos vem sendo impactada, entre outros fatores, pela consolidação de técnicas de inteligência artificial, a ampliação de aplicações on-line, a expansão de técnicas estatísticas aplicadas aos instrumentos e novos estudos de validação em língua portuguesa. Neste cenário, este livro fundamental para a pesquisa e a prática na área chega à sua 2a edição atualizado e ampliado. O leitor vai encontrar na obra as bases da psicometria e uma síntese dos principais questionários e escalas de avaliação de transtornos mentais e comportamento com evidências de validade para uso em português.
