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We all share identical properties that mark us out as human beings.
Even so, every person is unique: we are not clones. It's the same
with depression - or perhaps more properly the depressions (plural)
- because they manifest in so many different ways and under
different circumstances yet in essence remain the same. This is a
simple enough observation, yet there appears to be little
understanding of the condition - or conditions - among the general
public, who tend to lump together all states of 'feeling miserable'
into something to be snapped out of, a disease category to be
treated medically, or a feebleness of personality to be disapproved
of and dismissed. In this new title from Wyn Bramley, many
different views on causation and treatment are explored. The
emphasis is on real people's experiences from all aspects of the
depressions - sufferers, helpers, family and friends - not a
self-help work but an all-encompassing aid to understanding this
common condition.
Our investments are devastated, obesity is epidemic, test scores
are in decline, blue-chip companies circle the drain, and popular
medications turn out to be ineffective and even dangerous. What
happened? Didn't we listen to the scientists, economists and other
experts who promised us that if we followed their advice all would
be well?
Actually, those experts are a big reason we're in this mess. And,
according to acclaimed business and science writer David H.
Freedman, such expert counsel "usually" turns out to be
wrong--often wildly so. Wrong reveals the dangerously distorted
ways experts come up with their advice, and why the most heavily
flawed conclusions end up getting the most attention-all the more
so in the online era. But there's hope: Wrong spells out the means
by which every individual and organization can do a better job of
unearthing the crucial bits of right within a vast avalanche of
misleading pronouncements.
How do we understand types of cinema that offer experiences of
discomfort, awkwardness or disquieting uncertainty? This book
examines a number of examples of such work at the heart of
contemporary art and indie film. While the commercial mainstream
tends to offer comforting viewing experiences - or moments of
discomfort that exist largely to be overcome - The Cinema of
Discomfort analyses films in which discomfort is offered in a
sustained manner. Cinema of this kind confronts us with material
such as distinctly uncomfortable sexual encounters. It invites us
into uncertain relationships with awkward and sometimes unlikable
characters. It presents us with challenging behaviour or what are
presented as uncomfortable realities. It often refuses information
on which to base judgments. More discomfortingly, cinema of this
kind tends to provoke uncertainty at the level of what emotional
responses we are encouraged to have towards difficult, sometimes
controversial, characters or events. The Cinema of Discomfort
examines a number of case-studies, including Palindromes by Todd
Solondz (US) and Dogtooth from Yorgos Lanthimos (Greece), along
with other examples from Austria, Sweden, the UK, the US and
Germany. Offering close textual analysis of the manner in which
discomfort is generated, it also asks how we should understand the
appeal of such work to certain viewers and how the existence of
films of this kind can be explained, as products of both their
socio-cultural context and the more particular institutional realms
of art and indie film.
Trauma-Focused ACT (TFACT) provides a flexible, comprehensive model
for treating the entire spectrum of trauma-related issues,
including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction,
depression, anxiety disorders, moral injury, chronic pain, shame,
suicidality, insomnia, complicated grief, attachment issues, sexual
problems, and more. Written by internationally acclaimed ACT
trainer, Russ Harris, this textbook is for practitioners at all
levels of experience, and offers exclusive access to free
downloadable resources-including scripts, videos, MP3s, handouts,
and worksheets. Discover cutting-edge strategies for healing the
past, living in the present, and building a new future. With this
compassion-based, exposure-centered approach, you'll learn how to
help your clients: * Find safety and security in their bodies *
Overcome hyperarousal and hypoarousal * Break free from
dissociation * Shift from self-hatred to self-compassion * Rapidly
ground themselves and reengage in life * Unhook from difficult
cognitions and emotions * Develop an integrated sense of self *
Resolve traumatic memories through flexible exposure * Connect with
and live by their values * Experience post-traumatic growth
This book explores the understanding, description, and measurement
of the physical, sensory, social, and emotional features of
motorcycle and bicycle journey experiences in tourism. Novel
insights are presented from an original case study of these forms
of tourism in the Sella Pass, a panoramic road close to the
Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage Site. A comprehensive mixed-methods
strategy was employed for this research, with concurrent use of
quantitative and qualitative methods including documentation and
secondary data analysis, mobile video ethnography, and emotion
measurement. The aim was to create a holistic knowledge of the
features of journey experiences and a new definition of the
mobility space as a perceptual space. The book is significant in
that it is among the first studies to explore the concept of
journey experiences and to develop an interdisciplinary theoretical
foundation of mobility spaces. It offers a comprehensive
understanding and a benchmarking of the features of motorcycling
and cycling journey experiences, a deeper market knowledge on
motorcycling and cycling tourists, and a set of tools, techniques,
and recommendations for future research on tourist experiences.
Jules Seeman is one of the earliest representatives of
humanistic-experiential psychotherapy and research. He is the
recipient of numerous local and national honors, including the
American Psychological Association Division 32 Carl Rogers Award
for his outstanding contribution to the profession and practice of
humanistic psychology. Dr. Seeman spent six years with Carl Rogers
at the University of Chicago Department of Psychology and the
Counseling Center, and then came to Peabody College of Vanderbuilt
University. In his work, he was especially drawn to the area of
what Rogers referred to as the "fully functioning person" and over
a lifetime of research and practice, developed the "human system
model" of psychotherapy and optimal functioning. In the present
volume, Dr. Seeman illustrates how central elements of a person's
behavioral systems are integrally linked, and how it should be
possible to intervene at different points of the human system to
affect other behavioral systems within the person. Using detailed
narratives and integrates an understanding of therapy and research
in a way that exemplifi es the scientist-practictioner model. Dr.
Seeman provides a well conceptualized and empirically supported
view of what makes the human system function well and thus for
understanding the place of psychotherapy in enhancing personal
efficacy.
This book examines 52 apologetic allocutions produced during
federal sentencing hearings. The practice of inviting defendants to
make a statement in their own behalf is a long-standing one and it
is understood as offering defendants the opportunity to impress a
judge or jury with their remorse, which could be a factor in the
sentence that is imposed. Defendants raised the topics of the
offense, mitigation, future behaviour and the sentence in different
ways and this book explores the pros and cons associated with the
different strategies that they used. Because there is no way of
ascertaining exactly how effective (or ineffective) an individual
allocution is, case law, sociolinguistic and historical resources,
and judges' final remarks are used to develop hypotheses about
defendants' communicative goals as well as what might constitute an
ideal defendant stance from a judge's point of view. The corpus is
unique because, unlike official transcripts, the transcripts used
for this study include paralinguistic features such as hesitations,
wavering voice, and crying-while-talking. Among its highlights, the
book proposes that although a ritualized apology formula (e.g.,
"I'm sorry " or "I apologize ") would appear to be a good fit for
the context of allocution and even appears to be expected, the use
of these formulas carries implications in this context that do not
serve defendants' communicative goals. I argue that the application
of Austin's (1962) performative-constative continuum reveals that
offense-related utterances that fall closer to the constative end
are more consistent with the discursive constraints on the speech
event of allocution. Further, I propose that the ideologies
associated with allocution, in particular the belief that
allocution functions as a protection for defendants, obscures the
ways in which the context constrains what defendants can say and
how effectively they can say it.
Did you ever stop and wonder if you are living the life you were
meant to live? Did you ever wonder if you are living more for
someone else's benefit than your own? Are you just "putting in your
time," doing what you are "supposed" to do? Do you feel more like a
passive observer watching life go by than a meaningful and creative
force in your own life? Do you sometimes feel lost and wonder what
it's all about? If you answered yes to even one of these questions,
maybe you are ready for a change. Maybe now is the time to live
your life the way you really want to-without the guilt, without the
unnecessary struggle, and most of all, without the permission or
cooperation from anyone else. This is a book about the way life
works. From birth until death, we strive to be ourselves while
combating social forces that distort our efforts to be free.
However, the socialization process doesn't have to impede our
journey toward happiness as we move through our one and only life.
In this book, you are encouraged to strive to fully experience your
thoughts and feelings and rediscover your True Self in order to
reach your full potential. By becoming more in tune with yourself,
you are more likely to have satisfying relationships with others.
It is hoped that after reading this book you will feel happier with
yourself and more excited about your future.
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There are a few exceptions accounts based upon tradition. These
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suggestion carried much weight though it was not acted upon for
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In this remarkable volume, a multinational team of scientists
catalogs the stressors and benefits for combat-trained soldiers
deployed on missions where they are told to hold their fire and
assume the role of peacekeeper. Theory and direct research with
peacekeepers is incorporated. Missions covered include, but are not
limited to, peacekeeping operations in Haiti, Somalia, Bosnia,
Kosovo, Iraq, and Lebanon. The terminology of peacekeeping and
military operations is listed. The stressors, threats, dangers,
frustrations, and benefits of the peacekeeper role are described in
dramatic detail, with additional attention to the Peacekeeper
Stress Syndrome. With the goal of increasing peacekeeper health and
well-being, which in turn increases the likelihood of establishing
a stable peace, this volume also addresses interventions and
preventative measures. The extent of psychological distress and
disorders following peacekeeping operations is documented.
Interventions are recommended for various phases of deployment, in
order to minimize the likelihood of post-deployment psychological
problems. Experts in social, industrial/organizational, health,
clinical, and cross-cultural psychology contribute to a
multi-dimensional perspective. Each chapter author reports
psychological research with military personnel in peacekeeping
operations.
On Life and Living Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, M.D., is the woman who has transformed the way the world thinks about death and dying. Beginning with the groundbreaking publication of the classic psychological study On Death and Dying and continuing through her many books and her years working with terminally ill children, AIDS patients, and the elderly, Kübler-Ross has brought comfort and understanding to millions coping with their own deaths or the deaths of loved ones. Now, at age seventy-one facing her own death, this world-renowned healer tells the story of her extraordinary life. Having taught the world how to die well, she now offers a lesson on how to live well. Her story is an adventure of the heart -- powerful, controversial, inspirational -- a fitting legacy of a powerful life.
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