An accessible, humorous, and highly illustrated guide to how the brain’s structures and functions determine how the mind works, this is essential reading for undergraduate psychology students.

This textbook takes an integrated approach to research methods and statistics, namely: given a question, what methods and statistical procedures should be employed? With a focus on the use of technology (Excel and SPSS) in the analysis of statistical results, it trains students to be researchers in the real world.

Gerard Heymans (1857-1930) was the founder of psychology in the Netherlands, and established the first psychological laboratory. After becoming professor, he first looked for general psychological laws, and later became interested in how people differ. Heymans investigated this question by studying biographies and collecting survey data. With this rigorous approach that far exceeded the standards of his time, he arrived at three basic dimensions in which people can vary in their temperament. ...

Ferenczi Dialogues presents the contribution of Sándor Ferenczi to a psychoanalytic theory of trauma and discusses the philosophical, political and clinical implications of Ferenczi’s thinking. To a far greater extent than Freud, Sándor Ferenczi centered his psychoanalytic thought around trauma.

Ferenczi's work pluralizes the notion of catastrophe, as being both destructive and a turning point. This book addresses Ferenczi’s work in terms of thinking in times of crises, by considering c...

A personal code to think yourself smarter, wiser and happier.

We all envy the natural thinkers of this world. They have the best ideas, make the smartest decisions, are open minded and never indecisive. Is there something they know that the rest of us don't? Is it something we can all learn? The answer is a resounding yes.

They know The Rules of Thinking. These Rules are the guiding principles that show you how to make wiser decisions, stop procrastinating, know when to compromise, avoid mist...

This book is for anyone who has experienced a difficult person at work. Revealing the 9 different types of difficult people, there's a quick quiz so you can work out the personality type you're dealing with, and how to communicate with them effectively. Decode the warning signs through stories of each type Discover practical tools and techniques for dealing with each type Find short exercises to help you build the right mindset for success Boost workplace relationships with videos and an onl...

Personality: Theories and Applications by Eric Shiraev presents a comprehensive and engaging exploration of the interdisciplinary and cross-cultural study of personality. The new Second Edition incorporates the latest findings from the fields of behavioral economics and neuroscience while offering expanded coverage of contemporary issues.

A much-needed, hands-on guide to applying discursive theory - an increasingly popular yet complex approach to research in psychology.

This book focusses on captivating, and maintaining the engagement of, students in the methods they need to know about to be successful in their psychology degree and does this with inventive pedagogy.

A critical introduction to key debates about how problems of mental health are understood, and to the core approaches taken to working with counselling and psychotherapy clients.