This collective volume arises from a Wellcome-funded conference held at the University of Warwick in 2014 about the "new" Galen discovered in 2005 in a Greek manuscript, De indolentia. In the wake of the latest English translation published by Vivian Nutton in 2013, this book of…
This collective volume arises from a Wellcome-funded conference held at the University of Warwick in 2014 about the "new" Galen discovered in 2005 in a Greek manuscript, De indolentia. In the wake of the latest English translation published by Vivian Nutton in 2013, this book of…
How do women who have survived traumatic sexual violence cope with and manage their everyday lives? Karolin Eva Kappler analyses the everyday life of victims of sexual violence, combining the normalcy of their daily life with the overwhelming experience of rape and sexual abuse.…
The bestselling author of "Dinosaur Brains" now presents a valuable source ofinsight and guidance on how to deal effectively with the "walking time bombs"at home, in the workplace, and in public places.
In his international bestseller, Dinosaur Brains, psychologist Albert J. Bernstein told readers how to deal with difficult people at work. Now, in a groundbreaking new book, Bernstein tackles a more serious problem that profoundly affects the lives of millions of people: walking…
Known as the father of the new science of positive psychology, Martin E.P. Seligman draws on more than twenty years of clinical research to demonstrate how optimism enchances the quality of life, and how anyone can learn to practice it. Offering many simple techniques, Dr. Selig…
"Known as the father of the new science of positive psychology, Martin E.P. Seligman draws on more than twenty years of clinical research to demonstrate how optimism enhances the quality of life, and how anyone can learn to practice it. Offering many simple techniques, Dr. Selig…
"Attention Deficit Disorder: Practical Coping Methods eliminates the confusion common among professionals attempting to treat this disorder and family members affected by it by answering questions about ADD in a logical and systematic manner. The aim is to approach treatment fro…
This book eliminates the confusion common among professionals attempting to treat this disorder and family members affected by it by answering questions about ADD in a logical and systematic manner. The aim is to approach treatment from a whole perspective, using medication as w…
This volume presents current models of coping, describes the coping process, and relates that process to environmental factors, person variables, and desirable outcomes. Unlike most treatments of coping, which are organized around stress, this volume emphasizes features of the c…
"Imagine if we treaded broken hearts with the same respect and concern we have for broken arms. Guy Winch urges us to rethink the way we deal with emotional pain, offering warm, wise and witty advice for the brokenhearted. Our hearts might be broken, but we do not have to break …
Through compelling research and new scientific studies, psychologist Guy Winch reveals how and why heartbreak impacts our brain and our behaviour in dramatic and unexpected ways, regardless of our age. Winch focuses on two types of emotional pain - romantic heartbreak and the he…
