Relational models theory: a contemporary overview
Relational models theory provides a framework for understanding the psychological bases of social behavior. A critical introduction to the theory, this title illustrates the ways in which it has illuminated a wide range of interpersonal phenomena and stimulated research on indiv…
Coaching is a positive practice which focuses on building people's resourcefulness and positive beliefs about themselves. Recent research into positive psychology supports and builds upon current coaching practice and also refines it. This straightforward, practical book brings …
Now in two volumes, the fully revised and updated second edition of The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development provides comprehensive coverage of the basic research and applied and policy issues relating to infant development. Updated, fully-revised and expanded, this tw…
'The Social Animal' offers an introduction to modern social psychology. Elliot Aronson probes the patterns and motives of human behaviour, covering topics as diverse as conformity, obedience, politics, and advertising
The field of autobiographical memory has made dramatic advances since the first collection of papers in the area was published in 1985. Now, over twenty-five years on, this book reviews and integrates the many theories, perspectives and approaches that have evolved over the last…
To help the reader understand and help those suffering from EBDs this volume has three sections. The first views those with emotional and behavioural difficulties in relation to society in general, the second in terms of individual education systems and the last in terms of what…
Money is a promise with future benefits or dangers that can never, because unknowable, be calculated. The financial sector is driven to beat this uncertainty by speculating on whether prices will rise or fall. No matter how often the folly of this behaviour is demonstrated throu…
The authors present a powerful new alternative that can help you break free of anxiety by fundamentally changing how you relate to it
Why Do People Buy, Anyway? Every businessperson, sales professional, advertising copywriter should be endlessly exploring this question. Sadly, few do. Instead, most stay stubbornly focused on the question of: how can we make them buy our thing? And, sadly, most training remains…
In recent years there has been a surge of interest in affect and emotion. Scholars want to discover how people are moved, and understand embodied social action, feelings and passions. How do social formations 'grab' people? How do roller coasters of contempt, patriotism, hate an…
Reviewing the state of the science in a dynamic, thriving field, this influential handbook integrates knowledge from multiple psychological subdisciplines. Foremost experts address the neurobiological and cognitive bases of emotion regulation and examine how individuals develop …