An Introduction to Child Development, Third Edition provides undergraduate students in psychology and other disciplines with a comprehensive survey of the main areas of child development, from infancy through to adolescence, in a readily accessible format. It equips students with an appreciation of the critical issues, while providing balanced coverage of topics that represent both classic and cutting edge work in this vast and fascinating field. The new edition has been fully updated and fea...

Set against trends toward psychological standardization and medicalization, the handbook provides a rich tapestry of reflection by the leading person-centered scholars of our time.

Written by leading scholars in the field, this text covers significant aspects of leadership thought, key areas such as followership, relational leadership, and team leadership, and delves into timely topics such as social cognition, gender, power, identity.

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

With over 100 entries, this is an essential entry point to counselling and psychotherapy theory, practice, skills, professional issues, research, client presenting problems, and more.

Written to complement employability modules but also as a standalone guide, this book will leave you feeling career-ready by informing you about the world of opportunities in the media and creative industries. Spanning topical issues, from working from home and freelancing to advice on avoiding burnout, this introduction to your media career is both current and comprehensive.

A practical introduction to statistical analysis by this award-winning teacher, helping students to make clear connections between statistics and the real world.

This book sets out the core principles for social justice in the psychological therapies, from theory to practice in the therapy room, and beyond.

Positive Psychology uses a storytelling approach to provide a broad and objective understanding of the science of well-being, and to show how this knowledge can be applied to our own lives and to the well-being of entire societies.

Straightforward, accessible introduction to the classic studies, controversial debates and innovations in social psychology today.