In this pioneering book, Joseph Shaules presents exciting new research from cultural psychology and neuroscience. It sheds light on the hidden influence of culture on the unconscious mind, and helps people get more out of their intercultural journeys. The Intercultural Mind presents new perspectives on important questions such as: What is culture shock, and how does it affect us? Why are we blind to our own cultural conditioning? Can cultural differences be measured? What does it mean to have...

Afraid of being found out! The Impostor Syndrome.Do you ever feel as if you are pretending to be bigger or better than you are in reality? That everyone has expectations of you that you may not be able to live up to? That you are afraid of being found out, while you do know that, actually, that is not correct? Or perhaps there is nothing wrong at all with your self-confidence, and you really know what you are capable of. You exude confidence as well. And yet, sometimes there is that little vo...

In "New resources for Individual Psychological Diagnosis" adiagnostic instrument is presented. The instrument can be usedboth in the field of cognition as in the field of emotion and is meant to be for daily practice. The cognitive approach providesverifiable data and the approach to emotions provides descriptivedata in a subtle interplay of conscious and unconsciousprocesses. The unconscious is seen as the absolute reliableexperience basis in every human. The instrument is designed tolet the...

There are many books written about burn-out and depression. When illustrator Marieke went through that difficult time she found out she did not have the focus to read. Therefore after her recovery, she decided to draw her own book instead.

Today over 17.500 people have used the Dutch version of the book and psychologists and psychiatrists work with the book in their programs.

Now it’s here for you:

The author takes you through the book with lots of love, humor and patience. It's not about ...

Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) studies human excellence and applies to every field of human endeavour. This book shares the expertise of some of the top Society of NLP Master trainers' in thier chosen fields of endeavour. In this book we explore seven of the most important practical applications of NLP. In fields such as hypnosis, coaching and public speaking NLP is successful and well known. Yet there are applications where the role of NLP is less well known,. NLP brings out the be...

This book makes the compelling argument that the key to understanding Freud’s clinical writings and psychoanalytical theories lies in his trauma theory. The authors argue that Freud never truly abandoned his initial trauma theory – the seduction theory – in favour of the Oedipus complex and the primacy of fantasy. Instead, Freud progressively enriched his understanding of trauma, expanding his theory to include references to the evolution of human beings and organic life. Trauma runs as...

This Volume presents a first introduction to a thought-provoking Model of Motivation developed by Menno Mennes over a period of almost thirty years.

The Model of Motivation in its approach presents a radical departure from everything that has appeared so far in literature on the subject.

And yet, it provides a surprisingly detailed account of how motivation works, which appears to be supported by findings from theories and research from current literature. In an unparalleled analysis, the M...

Psychological and educational tests are important tools of the behavioral sciences. Development, analysis, and application of tests are studied within psychometrics. Since modern psychometrics was

founded, both theory and practice of psychometrics have developed prosperously: Tests are continuously developed, classical theories are extended and subsumed under modern theories, and new applications are designed. Unfortunately, test construction and test theory are developing rather separately. T...

Stop working hard to resolve problems. Particularly those problems that keep returning, but in a different form. Look for the reason why the problem in question is a good solution. Discover what’s blocked. Moving Questions help you to do this.

By asking Moving Questions, you introduce movement to situations that are stuck. Both professionally and personally. For you and other people. By asking questions such as: Who does this problem belong to? Is it yours or does it belong somewhere else?...