This book examines the history of profiling, the the basis for and theory behind profiling as well as profiling as it is currently practiced. It details various psychology and sociologic theories that profiling is based on and come up with a unique, interdisciplinary approach to…
This book examines the definitions, history, and politics of profiling, explains how valid profiling can confront challenges such as the suitability of common scientific methods for the behavioral sciences, and discusses how schematics allow profilers to best ask and answer the …
What it takes to tell a lie / Ruth M.S. Fischer -- Developmental aspects of lying / Gail Edelsohn -- Authentication, imposture, and malicious deception / Lucy Lafarge -- Where does the truth lie? / Harold Blum -- Lying and deceitfulness in personality disorders / Michael Stone -…
"Why do people lie? Is dishonesty ubiquitous in human experience? And what should be done with individuals who seek pschotherapeutic help and yet can not reveal important aspects of their lives and even fabricate histories, associations, and dreams? Such questions form the backb…
Medical expert Paul A. Offit, M.D., offers a scathing exposé of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly.
Medical expert Paul A. Offit, M.D., offers a scathing exposé of the alternative medicine industry, revealing how even though some popular therapies are remarkably helpful due to the placebo response, many of them are ineffective, expensive, and even deadly.
"If someone manipulates your thoughts and emotions, messing with your head, you naturally feel resentment: he or she has distorted your perceptions, disturbed your feelings, maybe even usurped your self. Mindfucking is a prevalent aspect of contemporary culture and the agent can…
Being surrounded by bullshit is one thing. Having your mind fucked is quite another. The former is irritating, but the latter is violating and intrusive (unless you give your consent). If someone manipulates your thoughts and emotions, messing with your head, you naturally feel …
Being surrounded by bullshit is one thing. Having your mind fucked is quite another. The former is irritating, but the latter is violating and intrusive (unless you give your consent). If someone manipulates your thoughts and emotions, messing with your head, you naturally feel …
"If someone manipulates your thoughts and emotions, messing with your head, you naturally feel resentment: he or she has distorted your perceptions, disturbed your feelings, maybe even usurped your self. Mindfucking is a prevalent aspect of contemporary culture and the agent can…
