Presents an introduction to anxiety disorders in children and teenagers, discussing how they can be identified, the medications that can be used to lessen their symptoms, and the types of psychotherapies used to treat them.
Presents an introduction to anxiety disorders in children and teenagers, discussing how they can be identified, the medications that can be used to lessen their symptoms, and the types of psychotherapies used to treat them.
Phobias: the psychology of irrational fear
Phobias: The Psychology of Irrational Fear is the definitive volume on a broad range of topics related to fears and phobias. After an introduction to the subject of fear and phobias, the encyclopedia presents A-Z, cross-referenced entries that address phobias from a variety of a…
Phobias: the psychology of irrational fear
"This encyclopedia addresses phobias from a variety of angles--types of fears, root causes, physiological and psychological effects, classification, and treatments"--Publisher's description
Phobias: the psychology of irrational fear
"Combining popular appeal with accessibly written entries suitable for research projects, this fascinating encyclopedia provides a thorough introduction to the psychological and scientific aspects of phobias"--Publisher information.
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom. Th…
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom. Th…
When her notorious, hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled, and agoraphobic mother goes missing, teenage Bee begins a trip that takes her to the ends of the earth to find her.
Bernadette Fox is notorious. To her Microsoft-guru husband, she's a fearlessly opinionated partner; to fellow private-school mothers in Seattle, she's a disgrace; to design mavens, she's a revolutionary architect, and to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, simply, Mom. Th…
"Monstruos, vampiros, caníbales, fantasmas, desdichados que han sido enterrados vivos, locos, enfermos, extranjeros, vecinos a los que no conocemos lo suficiente, simples nómadas: avatares todos del miedo, sombras que se apoderan de nuestros peores sueños, que encarnan dimension…
"Monstruos, vampiros, caníbales, fantasmas, desdichados que han sido enterrados vivos, locos, enfermos, extranjeros, vecinos a los que no conocemos lo suficiente, simples nómadas: avatares todos del miedo, sombras que se apoderan de nuestros peores sueños, que encarnan dimension…
Understanding anxiety -- Anxiety as adaptation -- The anxiety rule book -- "That's dangerous!" : specific phobia -- "I'm losing control" : panic disorder and agoraphobia -- "Never enough" : obsessive-compulsive disorder -- "Yeah, but what if--?" : generalized anxiety disorder --…
We live in the Age of Anxiety. The rates of overall anxiety have increased dramatically during the last 50 years. In fact, the average child today exhibits the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the 1950s. We now know where it comes from, how it operates…
We live in the Age of Anxiety. The rates of overall anxiety have increased dramatically during the last 50 years. In fact, the average child today exhibits the same level of anxiety as the average psychiatric patient in the 1950s. We now know where it comes from, how it operates…
""Yet again I was screaming in the night" is the opening sentence in this book. The author decided to deliberately overcome her fear of spiders by observing and studying them, and learning as much as she could about them. As well as being an authoritative book on spiders this bo…
"Yet again I was screaming in the night" is the opening sentence in this book. The author decided to deliberately overcome her fear of spiders by observing and studying them, and learning as much as she could about them. As well as being an authoritative book on spiders this boo…