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In Neurosis and Human Growth, Dr. Horney discusses the neurotic process as a special form of the human development, the antithesis of healthy growth. She unfolds the different stages of this situation, describing neurotic claims, the tyranny or inner dictates and the neurotic's solutions for relieving the tensions of conflict in such emotional attitudes as domination, self-effacement, dependency, or resignation. Throughout, she outlines with penetrating insight the forces that work for and against the person's realization of his or her potentialities. First Published in 1950. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Headache Handbook: Diagnosis and Treatment helps both generalist a nd specialist clinicians, including family practitioners, chiropractor s, and neurologists, to understand headache, possibly the most ubiquit ous symptom in medicine. This comprehensive work covers the myriad of differences among headache patients and the need for accurate fact gat hering and physical and neurological examinations. Topics include anat omy and physiology of headache; evaluation and treatment of various he adache types; interventional procedures; and manual medicine consultat ions.
Cerebral Lateralization and Cognition: Evolutionary and Developmental Investigations of Motor Biases, Volume 238, the latest release in the Progress in Brain Research series, discusses interdisciplinary research on the influence of cerebral lateralization on cognition within an evolutionary framework. Chapters of note in this release include Evolutionary Perspectives: Visual/Motor Biases and Cognition, Manual laterality and cognition through evolution: An archeological perspective, Laterality in insects, Motor asymmetries in fish, amphibians and reptiles, Visual biases and social cognition in animals, Mother and offspring lateralized social interaction across animal species, Manual bias, personality and cognition in common marmosets and other primates, and more.
Advice for the preparation and execution of clinical and viva components of the Neurosurgical Examinations Comprehensive relevant examination scenarios Key steps in performing the neurological examination Salient points of scientific examination topics
Sex is everywhere in modern society, yet it remains taboo. We all have questions about sex that are too uncomfortable to ask - how do we get reliable answers? In this go-to guide Drs Grant and Chamberlain use their clinical expertise to answer the questions you wish you could ask about sex. Questions like: Is my sex drive or sex behavior normal? Can someone have too much sex? Or too little? How has Internet dating and pornography changed sex? This go-to guide will help you understand common sexual issues, know when to worry (or not) about different sexual behaviors, and learn how our sex lives adapt to changing technology or in times of crisis. It also provides step-by-step advice for dealing with a range of sexual issues, and practical strategies for strengthening relationships.
Based on a newly developed, practical and relatable ‘Pressure Cooker Model’ which bridges the gap between theoretical models of FND with non-FND specific CBT models. Psychology-led and firmly rooted in psychological principles: written and created by a psychologist who is passionate about psychology treatment for FND. Places a larger emphasis on the active formulation and treatment of social and environmental processes in FND to actively increase awareness of FND and help improve recovery and reduce stigma. Model has wide-spread applicability for different populations with FND, different professionals involved in FND and different therapy formats. Accompanied by an appendix of resources and templates for clinicians
Recently, there has been a renewal of interest in the broad and
loosely bounded range of phenomena called deception and
self-deception. This volume addresses this interest shared by
philosophers, social and clinical psychologists, and more recently,
neuroscientists and cognitive scientists. Expert contributors
provide timely, reliable, and insightful coverage of the normal
range of errors in perception, memory, and behavior. They place
these phenomena on a continuum with various syndromes and
neuropsychiatric diseases where falsehood in perception,
self-perception, cognition, and behaviors are a peculiar sign.
Leading authorities examine the various forms of "mythomania,"
deception, and self-deception ranging from the mundane to the
bizarre such as imposture, confabulations, minimization of
symptomatology, denial, and anosognosia. Although the many diverse
phenomena discussed here share a family resemblance, they are
unlikely to have a common neurological machinery. In order to reach
an explanation for these phenomena, a reliable pattern of lawful
behavior must be delineated. It would then be possible to develop
reasonable explanations based upon the underlying neurobiological
processes that give rise to deficiencies designated as the
mythomanias. The chapters herein begin to provide an outline of
such a development. Taken as a whole, the collection is consistent
with the emerging gospel indicating that neither the machinery of
"nature" nor the forces of "nurture" taken alone are capable of
explaining what makes cognition and behaviors aberrant.
Myasthenia Gravis is a neuromuscular disease, caused by an auto-immune process interfering with the acetylcholine receptors at the postsynaptic membrane of the muscle. This book provides guidance on diagnosing the disease, as early diagnosis is important for the application of therapy.
Hearing is a prerequisite for the evolution of language and thus the development of human societies. It is the only major sense whose evolution can be traced back to vertebrates, starting with sarcopterygians. The book explores the evolution of auditory development that has remained largely unexplored in contemporary theories of neurosensory brain evolution, including the telencephalon. It describes how sensory epithelia from the basilar papilla evolved in the ear and connected dedicated cochlear neurons to neuronal centers in the brain, and deals with how sound is converted through sound modulations into reliably decoded messages. The loss of hearing with age is expected to reach 2.6 billion people by 2050. As such, the book explains and reviews hearing loss at the molecular level to the behavioral level, and provides suggestions to manage the loss.
In his trademark, revolutionary style, Dr. Goldstein uses his model of neural dysregulation to incorporate basic neuroscience research into pathophysiology and treatment. Betrayal by the Brain presents a comprehensive thesis that clearly defines the biological basis for many of the varied symptoms experienced by chronic fatigue syndrome patients. Dr. Goldstein provides a rationale for the use of symptomatic therapies that have worked in many CFS patients. Betrayal by the Brain is a valuable handbook to assist the medical professional in the diagnosis and treatment of the many patients afflicted with this illness. It is of great value to medical professionals as well as academic researchers in psychiatry, biobehavioral sciences, psychoneuroimmunology, and pain management.Dr. Goldstein has added layers of regulation to the limbic system that help further explain limbic dysfunction in neurosomatic disorders, and he suggests novel methods of remediation. Betrayal by the Brain represents integrative thinking and the latest research and discoveries by Dr. Goldstein on neurosomatic disorders--the most common group of illnesses for which patients consult physicians.
Conceived at a time when biological research on aggression and
violence was drawn into controversy because of sociopolitical
questions about its study, this volume provides an up-to-date
account of recent biological studies performed -- mostly on humans.
A group of scientists recognized the importance of freedom of
inquiry and deemed it vital to address the most promising
biological research in the field. The focus on biological
mechanisms is not meant to imply that biological variables are
paramount as a determinant of violence. Rather, biological
variables operate in conjunction with other variables contributing
to aggression or violence, and a complete understanding of this
phenomenon requires consideration of all influences bearing on it.
Dr. Jay A. Goldstein 's Betrayal by the Brain can be a daunting treatise to the layperson as well as a challenge for the physician who is not versed in neurology, psychiatry, immunology, and endocrinology. Here, in A Companion Volume to Dr. Jay A. Goldstein 's Betrayal by the Brain: A Guide for Patients and Their Physicians, Author Katie Courmel, a longtime sufferer of chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia, presents in layperson 's terms the salient points of the book to lead readers to an understanding of Dr. Goldstein 's theory and methods of treatment. This guide provides CFS and FMS patients with an understanding of how their brains should function as opposed to how they are now dysfunctioning. It explains the proper role and function of each brain structure and neural assembly and the neurochemicals believed to be implicated in CFS and fibromyalgia along with the dysfunctions found in CFS/FMS patients. These dysfunctions, as a whole, form the basis of Dr. Goldstein 's unified theory behind the possible causes of CFS and FMS. Patients involved in or contemplating Dr. Goldstein 's treatment can use A Companion Volume to Dr. Jay A. Goldstein 's Betrayal by the Brain to gain an explanation of the process from a firsthand perspective and can follow along to learn why they are given particular drugs and what response Dr. Goldstein hopes to elicit from their bodies. This understanding gives patients a sense of control and helps them weather the ups and downs their bodies experience as a normal response to the treatment. The strength of A Companion Volume to Dr. Jay A. Goldstein 's Betrayal by the Brain lies in its ability to simplify without sacrificing the body of information that one must understand to make sense of the multitude of seemingly unrelated manifestations of these diseases of the brain. A thorough understanding will allow sufferers of CFS/FMS to approach Dr. Goldstein 's treatment method with an open mind and improve their chances for success. Specific questions answered for readers include: how safe is this protocol? should I go alone or take a companion? what should I expect during my initial consultation? what are the effects of so many drugs? why doesn t the same drug work for everyone? if my treatment is successful, how long will it last? what happens when I leave Dr. Goldstein 's care? A Companion Volume to Dr. Jay A. Goldstein 's Betrayal by the Brain prepares readers for a unique, sometimes scary, often perplexing, hopefully miraculous, leap-of-faith experience. It helps patients deal with the very natural sense of uneasiness they may be feeling and helps them understand, in layperson 's terms, what Dr. Goldstein 's protocol can accomplish and how it can be so successful.
A practical approach for professionals working with people suffering from dementias, this book focuses on dementias, including Alzheimer's disease, from a multi-cultural perspective.
This overview of autonomic pharmacology describes the anatomy, physiology and pharmacology of the autonomic (involuntary) nervous system. Covering the diverse group of drugs acting on the autonomous nervous system, their actions are reviewed together with their clinical uses, side effects, interactions and subcellular mechanisms of action. Information is organized in a logical flow, bringing together the latest advances in an integrated form on topics usually found only in a fragmented form. This work is intended for all those researching in industry and academic institutions in pharmaceutical, pharmacological sciences, pharmacy, medical sciences, physiology, neurosciences, biochemistry and molecular biology.
Understanding the mechanisms of learning and memory provides one of the major challenges of contemporary neuroscience. At the reductionist level this equates to an understanding of synaptic plasticity within cortical structures such as the hippocampus. Recently, considerable effort has been devoted to researching two forms of associative synaptic plasticity: long-term potentiation (LTP) and its counterpart, long-term depression (LTD). Increasingly, this field is being influenced by molecular approaches, and Cortical Plasticity brings together the recent findings on all aspects of the induction, maintenance, and expression of LTP and LTD, with an emphasis on molecular mechanisms. This book provides an invaluable overview of a rapidly expanding field and presents discussions from internationally known researchers on a number of controversial issues regarding synaptic plasticity. It will be essential reading for researchers in all areas of neuroscience.
At least one in seven people are thought to be neurodivergent. So what exactly is neurodiversity? What does 'executive functioning' mean? What are 'spiky profiles'? In this simple guide, expert speaker and trainer Daniel Aherne provides a clear introduction to neurodiversity and the four most common neurodivergent identities of autism, ADHD, dyslexia and dyspraxia. Using an analogy of a cactus needing a desert to grow in, he emphasises the importance of getting the environment right for neurodivergent people, rather than expecting them to adapt to the neurotypical world. Daniel, who himself has ADHD, also explains how neurodivergent people often have great strengths alongside areas of difficulty, and writes about the interplay between diagnoses, as well as unpacking tricky concepts such as working memory, sensory processing, communication differences and more. Busting common misconceptions and setting out simple tips and guidance for supporting the neurodivergent people around you, whether among your family, friends or at your school, college or workplace - or if you yourself are ND and want to improve the understanding of others - this essential guide will help us all celebrate neurodiversity and foster more inclusive communities.
1.Designed to to minimise error and boost clinical safety in the care of the neurological patient 2.User friendly format ensures that the Lists can be used to aid clinical practice and act as an aide memoire for rarer conditions 3.Ensures that readers to stay up to date in their non-specalty areas and assists with Continuing Profeesional Development 4. Enables access to over 3000 neurological checklists via the database www.neurochecklists.com
Provides a sound methodological approach to understanding and addressing a disorder that is invasive, widespread, and debilitating. Primarily focused on the academic and practitioner communities with the goal of educating and creating consensus across the different disciplines of psychology and medicine. Provides direction for current and future research on assessment and treatment needed to best support the global effort to mitigate the effects of this illness.
When journalist Dennis Cass was nineteen years old his stepfather, Bill, suffered from a psychotic break. Cass tried to commit him to a mental institution only to watch Bill escape from a cab en route to a Harlem hospital and run raving down the streets of Manhattan. Some fifteen years later, a bout of writer's block turned Cass's thoughts toward the brain. A complete stranger to science, Cass immersed himself in the world of neuroscience, subjecting himself to brain scans, psychological tests, and scientific conferences, as he attempted to gain a better understanding of ADHD, anxiety, stress, motivation and reward, and consciousness. Then things got a little weird. What began as a more clinical effort to understand himself soon became a personal and emotional journey into the fragile, mysterious workings of the mind and the self. Head Case is a charming, hilarious, and at times harrowing memoir of scientific experimentation. It's a story of science and society, of fathers and sons, and of how the past lives on in the present. Along the way the book asks timeless questions: What do we know about ourselves? What can we know about ourselves? And how much self-knowledge can a single person handle?
Application of analytic discourse techniques to clinical practice
is relatively recent. This book's contributors begin with the
notion that systematic examination of discourse provides a rich
source of data for describing the complex relationships among
language, social context, and the cognitive processes that underlie
discourse comprehension and production. Evidence is provided that
when discourse is studied across different clinical populations,
analysis yields an optimal opportunity for developing dynamic
models of brain and language that more thoroughly account for the
complexity of language use in social contexts. Accordingly, studies
presented in this volume have a dual focus -- to examine the
implications of discourse research on neurolinguistic theories and
to evaluate the contribution of discourse analysis to understanding
the clinical status of patients with brain damage. As such, this
volume reports patterns of preserved and impaired discourse
behavior in normal adults and in different adult clinical
populations. It also describes numerous tasks designed to elicit a
variety of discourse genres and a host of techniques created to
describe how subjects order information and relate ideas across
sentences. In addition, it includes numerous abstract units and
linguistic devices targeted to examine those aspects of discourse
that govern cohesion, organization, and topic manipulation.
Mainstream analysts working in the Jungian tradition have largely neglected adolescents. Mara Sidoli and Gustav Bovensiepen remedy that omission by showing how and why psychological and physical abuse suffered by young children erupts in violent and destructive behavior against the self and others. Using clinical material, they establish the link between archetypal imagery, disturbed behavior, and instinctual drive. Drawing from all schools of analytical psychology, the authors, along with several associates, focus mainly on severe neurotic disturbances and behavioral problems occurring in adolescence. Because most disturbances originate in the body, the contributors concentrate on self-destructive behavior: suicide, self-mutilation, and other self-damaging acts. Focused heavily on the treatment of these adolescents, the text has selections from an international group of contributors, providing diverse accounts of both theoretical and technical approaches to therapy. The case histories illustrate the relationship between the analyst and the adolescent patient as it develops in consultation. Interweaving the concepts of Jung, Freud, and others makes this volume a unique contribution to contemporary psychoanalysis. It will be of sustained interest to psychoanalysts, child psychotherapists, social workers, psychiatrists, and psychologists.
Emphasizing the clinical problems surrounding urogenital tract
dysfunction, this up-to-date reference details the basic science,
differential diagnosis, and treatment of a wide range of
neurourological conditions.
1) Classic anatomical atlases 2) Detailed labeling of the earliest phases of prenatal neurological development 3) Appeals to neuroanatomists, developmental biologists and clinical practitioners. 4) Persistent relevance - brain development is not going to change |
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