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"John McEnroe notoriously refused to step on the white lines of a tennis court between points. Wade Boggs insisted on eating a chicken dinner before every Boston Red Sox game. Presidential candidate Barak Obama played a game of basketball the morning of his victory in the Iowa primary, and continued the tradition the day of every following primary. Superstitious habits are common. Do you ever cross your fingers, knock on wood, avoid walking under...
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As a life coach, you help people live purposeful lives that are driven by their deepest values. And although your clients may not have diagnosable mental health disorders, it's likely that many of them encounter mental roadblocks such as fear, stress, anxiety, and worry that keep them from reaching their goals and developing their full potential.
Thousands of cognitive behavioral psychologists from around the world rely on a method called acceptance...
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Discover groundbreaking findings on a hidden epidemic -- and why it so often is misdiagnosed.
You peer into the mirror and have trouble recognizing yourself. You feel as if you're going through the motions of life or you're watching a movie of yourself.
These are all symptoms of dissociation -- a debilitating psychological condition involving feelings of disconnection that affects 30 million people in North America and often goes untreated. The...
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"From the unique experiences of nursing home residents, an empathic psychologist derives lessons for living a better life, demonstrating how people find happiness, peace, and fulfillment despite challenging circumstances. Perfect for readers who seek inspiration for living a better life at any age and who enjoy books on inspiration/motivation, wellness, psychology, self-improvement, wellness, and issues of aging. The desire to live a good life is...
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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
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#1 When I opened my private practice as a psychologist, I was deluded about what I would be doing. I was expecting to cure my patients, but instead I had to learn how to be flexible as new information trickled in weekly.
#2 It's difficult to treat a patient who isn't psychologically oriented. Laura just wanted her herpes cured and, in her mind, therapy was a means to...
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Most of us only half-listen to the public service announcements about safety in the home. We lock our doors at night, but do little else to change habits that may make us the next victims of the dangerous individuals who are always on the watch for their next opportunity. This updated edition takes readers through the mindset of predatory criminals-their motives, various plans of attack, and way of thinking-and then teaches simple lifestyle techniques...
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Esta obra está dirigida a quienes estén interesados en llegar a ser psicólogos clínicos existenciales, así como aquellos psicólogos que deseen complementar sus perspectivas y abordajes, de forma tal que puedan seguir interpretando la realidad desde su enfoque teórico, pero contextualizando este último en una adecuada descripción de la experiencia de sus pacientes. El propósito de esta obra es servir de texto introductorio para acceder de...
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Arriving at our answers means going on a journey and facing some tough stuff about ourselves. There's no way around it. If we want to heal and grow, we have to go straight through the thick of it.
In Therapize Yourself, practicing psychotherapist Carrie Leaf won't tell you what your deal is or exactly how to "fix" it, but if you commit to this journey you're on, and you put in the time, effort, and energy, this book can help guide you to the answers...
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La obra resume la extensa trayectoria intelectual, académica y clínica del autor, de treinta años de duración en la investigación de la esperanza. Presenta los fundamentos epistemológicos de la esperanza y deriva el marco teórico referencial a partir de la cosmovisión bíblica. Se precisan los contenidos semánticos en una definición operativa de la esperanza-desesperanza integrada por ocho dimensiones dialécticas básicas.
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Este libro es resultado de un estado del arte sobre los ejes fundamentales de la psicología clínica y de su campo. Consta de cuatro capítulos: el primero está dedicado a la clínica y su demarcación epistemológica en el campo de la psicología general; se encuentran allí aspectos que tal demarcación debe tener en cuenta para identificar y diferenciar cada uno de los campos de aplicación propios de la psicología. El segundo capítulo recoge,...
12) Psychology Worlds Issue 6: Year in Psychology a Student's Guide to Placement Years, Working in AC
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Over 54,000 words of psychological knowledge, theory and practice by bestselling writer Connor Whiteley in one great collection. If you want great, fascinating information covering a wide range of psychological topics you NEED to buy this issue!BUY NOW!Issue 6 contains two brilliant full-length psychology books:Year In Psychology: A Student's Guide To Placement Years, Working In Academia and MoreBiological PsychologyAND contains 5 enthralling blog...
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"Oscar Elvira ha escrito este libro con la pasión y el conocimiento que tiene por el psicoanálisis. A través de sus páginas nos ofrece una acabada historia desde los inicios de la teoría y la clínica psicoanalíticas.
En todas las actividades que emprendió y sigue emprendiendo, se caracteriza por el interés y el compromiso en la concreción de las mismas. Ejemplo de ello es su anterior libro Liderazgo y poder en la institución psicoanalítica...
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This book offers clinicians a comprehensive, research-derived treatment model for use with adult clients suffering from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The treatment model integrates education, medication, coaching, and cognitive behavioral therapy to go beyond what traditional therapeutic techniques can offer. Written for the busy professional in private practice, it provides everything a therapist or ADHD coach needs to know to...
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Valuing is central to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), yet few therapists truly understand how to engage clients in this complex process. Questions such as What is the purpose of my life? and How do I make decisions? are difficult to answer honestly for ourselves, let alone share with another person. The Art and Science of Valuing in Psychotherapy is the mental health practitioner's complete guide to helping clients identify their values and...
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Así como la palabra "cardíaca" designa un tipo de enfermedad, y el vocablo "cardiología", en cambio, la ciencia y la técnica que la estudia y que la trata, el término "psicosomatología" alude a la ciencia que se ocupa de la patología médica, de los organismos vivos y de sus interrelaciones, desde una concepción psicosomática que constituye, al mismo tiempo, una manera de concebir el psicoanálisis.
El presente volumen alcanza, en cierto...
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Clinicians know that mental health disorders in adolescents may manifest externally as aggressiveness, opposition, or isolation from others. What's less clear is just how to move beyond these conduct and defiance issues to help teenage clients cooperate with treatment so they can build healthy social skills and values.
Mode Deactivation Therapy for Treating Aggression and Oppositional Behavior in Adolescents combines the most effective aspects of...
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I am a professor of psychology specializing in abnormal psychology. Additionally, I am a practicing psychotherapist. Over the years, I realized the most frequently asked questions about psychiatric illness focused on anxiety. Specifically, anxiety associated with phobias. Practically everyone is afraid of something or someone. Whether it is spiders, bridges, schools, doctors, etc., most people seem to have one or more fears that impact their lives...
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Traditional and Western Medicine: Voices from Jamaican Psychiatric Patients is for anyone interested in broadening their perspective on alternative treatment models, particularly the use of traditional methods alongside Western biomedical techniques. Caryl James Bateman critiques the tensions that exist between conventional approaches in psychiatric treatment and highlights how these may interfere with patients' views, especially those patients who...
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New Directions in the Treatment of PTSD.
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) offers a promising, empirically validated approach to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other trauma related problems. In this volume, you'll find a complete theoretical and practical guide to making this revolutionary new model work in your practice.
After a quick overview of PTSD, the first part of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment...
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