An exploration of the relations between medical and religious discourse and practice in medieval culture, focussing on how they are affected by gender.
The radical new theory of adult development that shows how every grown man must pass through a series of specific age-linked phases which underlie his personal crisis, govern his emotional states and attitudes, even shape his behavior.
This book is to provide insights into the process of individual unlearning, which is little known in previous studies. This is the first book that described how employees should unlearn, i.e., abandon obsolete and outdated beliefs or routines to acquire new ones, at workplace. U…
This book explores the phenomenon of researchers at risk: that is, the experiences of scholars whose research topics require them to engage with diverse kind of dangers, uncertainties or vulnerabilities. This risk may derive from working with variously marginalised individuals o…
First published in 1985. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Discusses how and why people become pessimistic, and outlines easy-to-follow techniques designed to help people overcome pessimistic tendencies and the depression that accompanies negative thoughts.
This study argues that "emotional intelligence" is more important than a high IQ in terms of how one performs in life. It claims that qualities such as impulse control, persistence, zeal, self- motivation, empathy and social deftness are the characteristics of people who excel.