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Self-Help That Works
Self-help is big business, but alas, not always a scientific one. Self-help books, websites, and movies abound and are important sources of psychological advice for millions of Americans. But how can you sift through them to find the ones that work? Self-Help That Works is an indispensable guide that enables readers to identify effective self-help materials and distinguish them from those that are potentially misleading or even harmful. Six scientist-practitioners bring careful research, expertise, and a dozen national studies to the task of choosing and recommending self-help resources. Designed for both laypersons and mental-health professionals, this book critically reviews multiple types...
Life-Span Development 16E (Bound)
As a master teacher, John Santrock in Life-Span Development, 16th edition connects students to current research and real-world application helping students see how developmental psychology plays a role in their own lives and future careers. Through an integrated personalised digital learning program students gain the insight they need to study smarter and improve performance.
Educational Psychology, Second Edition
The final marks are in:Educational Psychology, Second Canadian Editionstands at the head of the class. Taking their cue from the success of the first Canadian edition of Educational Psychology, the Santrock et al. author team has focused their revision efforts on the text's areas of strength: relevant and fully integrated Canadian content, focus on application, currency, and balanced coverage. Visually appealing and built on the proven Santrock pedagogical system, Educational Psychology effectively shepherds readers through all topics while maximizing knowledge retention and application. In addition, supporting this text is an unparalleled supplements package for both instructors and students. From print and video case studies to video lectures, advice from experts, first-person stories from in-service teachers, application exercises for theory and teaching approaches, tips on in-class strategies, and extensive practice-quiz materials, the OLC, iStudy space (proposed), and stand-alone resources offered for use with Educational Psychology, Second Canadian Edition earn this revision an A+ grade.
Traversing Gender
In the current age of gender identity and transgender awareness, many questions are coming to light for everyone. Whether brought about by media and cultural attention or personal journeys, individuals who have never heard of transgender, transsexual, or gender variant people can feel lost or confused. Information can be hard to find, and is often fragmented or biased. Meanwhile, trans people are getting a chance to dialogue with each other and finally be heard by the world at large. In Traversing Gender: Understanding Transgender Realities, author Lee Harrington helps make the intimate discussions of gender available for everyone to understand. Topics include: What the words "trans" "transg...
The African American Child
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Life-span Development
Suitable for students in Human Development courses, this title provides a roadmap to the text material, clearly pointing out the core concepts fundamental to students' learning and performance. It includes a video and an assessment program that helps bring the course material to life, so your students can witness development as it unfolds.
The Adolescent Brain
The contributors reveal new findings about the basic mechanisms underlying brain development, with particular reference to mathematical reasoning as well as to decision-making in a variety of situations.
Authoritative Guide to Self-help Resources in Mental Health
Self-help materials have become a prime source of psychological advice for millions of Americans. While many self-help resources provide high-quality information and support, others may be misleading, inaccurate, or even harmful. This indispensable volume reveals which are the good ones, which are the bad ones, and why. Based on the results of 5 national studies involving over 2,500 mental health professionals, the book reviews and rates 600+ self-help books, autobiographies, and popular films. In addition, hundreds of helpful Internet sites are described and evaluated by a clinical psychologist, and valuable listings are provided of national and online support groups. The concluding chapter presents practical guidelines for selecting an effective self-help resource. Addressing 28 of the most prevalent clinical disorders and life challenges--from ADHD, Alzheimer's, and anxiety disorders, to marital problems and mood disorders, to weight management and women's issues--this timely book will be tremendously useful to consumers and professionals alike.
Encyclopedia of Psychology
"Reference source for psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, sociologists, anthropologists, and other professionals who do research in human behavior." With approximately 2,150 entries (1,500 subjects; 650 persons), some twenty-four are on psychology throughout the world, as well as biographical entries of deceased and living contributors to psychology. Encyclopedia may be consulted for ready reference, summary, or textbook information. Entries give name or subject, dates, discussion, cross references, references, and name of author. Volume 4 consists of bibliography of 24,521 items, name index, and subject index.
