Cultures lead to differences in children's development, but equally important, culture is an essential component of every child's psychological development. Taking a chronological approach, this book offers a complete picture of child development.

Written by leading social psychologists with expertise in leadership, health and emergency behaviour - who have also played an important role in advising governments on COVID-19 - this book provides a broad but integrated analysis of the psychology of COVID-19

Integrating evolutionary psychology with behavioural ecology, anthropology, genetics, and neuroscience, this textbook is a critical exploration of how evolutionary approaches can be used to understand the human mind and behaviour.

The "how to guide" for low-intensity IAPT trainees and practitioners working with children and young people with mild-moderate anxiety and depression, taking the reader step-by-step through the different evidence-based interventions and clinical procedures.

In the Second Edition of Scientific Writing for Psychology, veteran teacher, editor and author, Robert V. Kail provides straightforward strategies along with hands-on exercises for effective scientific writing in a series of seven lessons. Kail shares an abundance of writing wisdom with "tools of the trade"-heuristics, tips, and strategies-used by expert authors to produce writing that is clear, concise, cohesive, and compelling. The exercises included throughout each extensively class-tested...

This “captivating illustration of the follies of trying to model and forecast the unpredictable world” (Financial Times) is both “empowering” (The New Statesman, UK) and “compelling” (New Scientist) as it challenges our most fundamental assumptions—by social scientist and Atlantic writer Brian Klaas, whom Prospect magazine has named one of the world’s “Top 25 Thinkers.”

If you could rewind your life to the very beginning and t...

A viral life coach offers a practical, empathetic, and inspiring guide to breaking people-pleasing patterns that can harm our careers, relationships, and physical and psychic health.

For most of Hailey Magee’s life, people-pleasing came so naturally to her that she didn’t even have a word for it. When somebody wanted something from her—even a stranger—she gave it, no matter how uncomfortable, exhausted, or resentful she felt inside. People-pleasing, she learned,...

“The most important book about schizophrenia in decades, and perhaps ever…a total game-changer.” —Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind

A comprehensive, deeply researched, and highly readable portrait of schizophrenia—its history, its various manifestations, and how today’s treatments have promising and often lifesaving potential.

This “incredibly captivating” (Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies) portr...

Updated for the first time in more than forty years, Dale Carnegie’s timeless bestseller How to Win Friends and Influence People—a classic that has improved and transformed the personal and professional lives of millions

This new edition of How to Win Friends and Influence People—the most impactful self-help book to appear in the last century—introduces updated content for today’s readers and remains the finest book of its kind. One of the best-known motiv...

We hebben allemaal emoties die zich vastgezet hebben in ons geheugen, die onze keuzes meer dan nodig beïnvloeden. Hoe heerlijk zou het zijn als we die emoties kunnen loskoppelen van de dingen die ze opwekken? Geen lichte paniek bij het naderen van een tunnel, geen klotsende oksels bij een praatje in het openbaar, geen irrationele bindingsangst en niet meer gespannen bij je ouders op bezoek. 

EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) is een simpele en doeltreffende techniek waarbij je je ge...