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Cognitive Poetics - An Introduction (Paperback, 2nd edition): Peter Stockwell Cognitive Poetics - An Introduction (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Peter Stockwell
R1,207 Discovery Miles 12 070 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

A pioneering text in its first edition, this revised publication of Cognitive Poetics offers a rigorous and principled approach to literary reading and analysis. The second edition of this seminal text features: * updated theory, frameworks, and examples throughout, including new explanations of literary meaning, the power of reading, literary force, and emotion; * extended examples of literary texts from Old English to contemporary literature, covering genres including religious, realist, romantic, science fictional, and surrealist texts, and encompassing poetry, prose, and drama; * new chapters on the mind-modelling of character, the building of text-worlds, the feeling of immersion and ambience, and the resonant power of emotion in literature; * fully updated and accessible accounts of Cognitive Grammar, deictic shifts, prototypicality, conceptual framing, and metaphor in literary reading. Encouraging the reader to adopt a fresh approach to understanding literature and literary analyses, each chapter introduces a different framework within cognitive poetics and relates it to a literary text. Accessibly written and reader-focused, the book invites further explorations either individually or within a classroom setting. This thoroughly revised edition of Cognitive Poetics includes an expanded further reading section and updated explorations and discussion points, making it essential reading for students on literary theory and stylistics courses, as well as a fundamental tool for those studying critical theory, linguistics, and literary studies.

The Development of Numerical Competence - Animal and Human Models (Hardcover): Sarah T. Boysen, E. John Capaldi The Development of Numerical Competence - Animal and Human Models (Hardcover)
Sarah T. Boysen, E. John Capaldi
R1,253 Discovery Miles 12 530 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The area of animal counting has historically been the subject of a long and colorful debate, but only more recently have systematic, more rigorous experimental efforts to evaluate numerical abilities in animals been undertaken. This volume contains chapters from investigators in a range of disciplines with interests in comparative cognition. The studies described characterize the emergence of number-related abilities in rats, pigeons, chimpanzees, and humans, bringing together -- for the first time in one volume -- the rich diversity of cognitive capabilities demonstrated throughout many species. The data and theoretical perspectives shared will likely serve to provoke much thought and discussion among comparative psychologists and fuel new research and interest in the field of animal cognition.

A Fresh Look at Psychoanalysis - The View From Self Psychology (Paperback): Arnold I Goldberg A Fresh Look at Psychoanalysis - The View From Self Psychology (Paperback)
Arnold I Goldberg
R1,069 R911 Discovery Miles 9 110 Save R158 (15%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Goldberg uses the questions posed by self psychology as point of entry to a thoughtful consideration of issues with which every clinician wrestles: the scientific status analysis, the relationships among its competing theories, the role of empathy in analytic method, and the place of the "self" in the analyst's explanatory strategies. Clinical chapters show how the notion of the self can provide organizing insights into little-appreciated character structures.

Psychoanalysis and Society's Neglect of the Sexual Abuse of Children, Youth and Adults - Re-addressing Freud's... Psychoanalysis and Society's Neglect of the Sexual Abuse of Children, Youth and Adults - Re-addressing Freud's Original Theory of Sexual Abuse and Trauma (Paperback)
Arnold Rachman
R1,053 Discovery Miles 10 530 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book takes a comprehensive look at the understanding and treatment of child sexual abuse in psychoanalytic theory and practice, and in society as a whole. This book demonstrates how prophetic Ferenczi's ideas about sexual abuse and trauma were, and how relevant they are for contemporary psychoanalysis and society. Sexual abuse, its traumatic effect, and the harm caused to children, youth, and adults will be described in the neglect of confronting sexual abuse by psychoanalysis and society. This neglect will be discussed in chapters about the abuse of children by religious leaders, students by teachers, youth in sports by coaches, and aspiring actors by authorities in the entertainment industry. It covers key topics such as why there has been silence about abuse in psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic theories, and practices that can be counterproductive or even harmful, case studies of abuse in the wider community, and how psychoanalysis as a profession can do better in its understanding and treatment of child sexual abuse both in psychoanalytic treatment and in its interaction with other parts of society. This book appeals to all psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists, as well as scholars interested in the history of psychoanalysis.

R Companion for Sampling - Design and Analysis, Third Edition (Paperback): Yan Lu, Sharon L Lohr R Companion for Sampling - Design and Analysis, Third Edition (Paperback)
Yan Lu, Sharon L Lohr
R943 Discovery Miles 9 430 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Contains information for using R software with the examples in the textbook Sampling: Design and Analysis, 3rd edition by Sharon L. Lohr.

An Introduction to Systems Psychodynamics - Consultancy Research and Training (Paperback): David Lawlor, Mannie Sher An Introduction to Systems Psychodynamics - Consultancy Research and Training (Paperback)
David Lawlor, Mannie Sher
R1,090 Discovery Miles 10 900 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book provides an introduction to systems psychodynamic theory and its application to organisational consultancy, research and training, outlining systems dynamics methods and their historical and theoretical developments. Systems Psychodynamics is an emerging field of social science, the boundaries of which are continually being refined and re-defined. The 'systems' designation refers to open systems concepts that provide the framing perspective for understanding the structural aspects of organisational systems. These include its design, division of labour, levels of authority, and reporting relationships; the nature of work tasks, processes and activities; its mission and primary task; and the nature and patterning of the organisation's task and sentient boundaries and the transactions across them. This book presents a critical appraisal of the systems psychodynamics paradigm and its application to present-day social and organisational difficulties, showing how a holistic approach to organisational and social problems can offer a fresh perspective on difficult issues. Bringing together the theory and practice of systems psychodynamics for the first time, this book provides an examination of the systems psychodynamics paradigm in action. This book gives an accessible and thorough guide to understanding and using systems psychodynamic ideas for analysts, managers, policy makers, consultants and researchers in a wide range of professional and clinical settings.

Applications of Nonverbal Behavioral Theories and Research (Hardcover): Robert S. Feldman Applications of Nonverbal Behavioral Theories and Research (Hardcover)
Robert S. Feldman
R4,152 Discovery Miles 41 520 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is intended to accomplish several goals. First, it is designed to provide a broad overview of the major areas of application of theory and research relating to nonverbal behavior. Second, individual chapters emphasize how the applications have been drawn from underlying theories and empirical bases, thereby making the link between theory, research, and applications apparent. Finally, the volume links individual chapter contributions, demonstrating how theoretical progress over the last few decades has led to important applied advances.
The contributors to this book consider a wide variety of settings and topics. Their common thread, however, is a shared conviction that an understanding of nonverbal behavior can bring about an improvement in the human condition. Each of the authors has made suggestions regarding future directions for both research and practice -- and their ideas offer real promise.

Psychoanalysis and Infant Research (Paperback): Joseph D Lichtenberg Psychoanalysis and Infant Research (Paperback)
Joseph D Lichtenberg
R1,291 Discovery Miles 12 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Lichtenberg collates and summarizes recent findings about the first two years of life in order to examine their implications for contemporary psychoanalysis. He explores the implications of these data for the unfolding sense of self, and then draws on these data to reconceptualize the analytic situation and to formulate an experiential account of the therapeutic action of analysis.

Developing Your Compassion Strengths - A Guide for Healthcare Students and Practitioners (Hardcover): Mark Durkin Developing Your Compassion Strengths - A Guide for Healthcare Students and Practitioners (Hardcover)
Mark Durkin
R3,829 Discovery Miles 38 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This practical book suggests ways in which healthcare students and practitioners can develop their compassion strengths. Discussing what compassion is and means, it includes a new compassion strength model and a series of exercises the reader can use for reflecting on and developing their practice. A hallmark of healthcare practice is compassion, yet there is a lack of understanding as to what compassion is and how it can be developed in practice. The book begins with that challenge of defining compassion, particularly looking at healthcare contexts and making links between self-care and caring for others. It then presents a new, evidence-based holistic model that brings together key elements of compassion for self and other, along with a scale that readers can measure themselves against. Identifying eight strengths "self-care, connection, communication, competency, empathy, interpersonal skills, character and engagement" Durkin provides the theoretical background to each, accompanied with suggestions for practice and reflective activities. It ends with a selection of vignettes that readers can use to try out their strengths. Highlighting the concept of compassion strengths, and compassion as a way of being, this is an essential read for healthcare students and practitioners, whether involved in direct patient care or management.

Rethinking Work - Essays on Building a Better Workplace (Hardcover): David L. Blustein, Lisa Y. Flores Rethinking Work - Essays on Building a Better Workplace (Hardcover)
David L. Blustein, Lisa Y. Flores
R3,833 Discovery Miles 38 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This collection of brief essays by thought-leaders, scholars, activists, psychologists, and social scientists imagines new workplace structures and policies that promote decent and fair work for all members of society, especially those who are most vulnerable. The world of work has been deteriorating for decades and the very institution of work needs to be systematically understood, critiqued, reimagined, and rebuilt. This book offers thoughtful suggestions for new work arrangements, individual strategies for enhancing one's work life, and recommendations for innovative systemic and institutional reforms. The collection offers critical analyses in conjunction with constructive solutions on rebuilding work, providing direction and context for ongoing debates and policy discussions about work. The book will be of interest to activists, policy makers, management and leaders, scholars, professionals, students, and general readers interested work-based reform efforts and social change.

Career Development - A Human Resource Development Perspective (Hardcover, 2nd edition): Kimberly McDonald, Linda Hite Career Development - A Human Resource Development Perspective (Hardcover, 2nd edition)
Kimberly McDonald, Linda Hite
R3,831 Discovery Miles 38 310 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

New edition includes additional pedagogical features following popular demand, including more real life case studies, reflective questions and implications for practice in each chapter Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, including a wealth of emerging and contemporary topics Includes a set of PowerPoint slides and a set of usful links to save instructors time Weaves together the individual and organizational perspectives on career development Links theory to application Makes literatures typically published in psychology, sociology, and HRM available to HRD majors Discusses career development among diverse populations to include underrepresented groups, women, and older employees Creates awareness of an area of practice within HRD that has been claimed to be a core aspect of the field but has, in reality, received far less attention than other areas, such as training and organizational development

How to be Intimate with 15,000,000 Strangers - Musings on Media Psychoanalysis (Paperback): Brett Kahr How to be Intimate with 15,000,000 Strangers - Musings on Media Psychoanalysis (Paperback)
Brett Kahr
R996 Discovery Miles 9 960 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How to be Intimate with 15,000,000 Strangers is an investigation into how the fields of mental health and media can work together more collaboratively. Drawing upon his extensive experience in media psychoanalysis, Brett Kahr explores how a rich collaboration with radio, television, film, and other forms of public outreach can be accomplished while also embracing the weight and gravitas of depth psychology. In addition to describing his work as Resident Psychotherapist at the B.B.C., Kahr also examines the ways in which references to the media enter the consulting room and provide clinicians with important insights about hidden aspects of the minds of their patients. Moreover, he investigates the historical hesitancy of psychoanalysts - experts in confidentiality - to engage with such a public arena as the media, thus providing important insights about how one can collaborate broadly and loudly while also maintaining one's ethical commitment to silence and privacy. This book will be of interest to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and anyone intrigued by the intersection between media and psychoanalysis.

How to be Intimate with 15,000,000 Strangers - Musings on Media Psychoanalysis (Hardcover): Brett Kahr How to be Intimate with 15,000,000 Strangers - Musings on Media Psychoanalysis (Hardcover)
Brett Kahr
R3,688 Discovery Miles 36 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

How to be Intimate with 15,000,000 Strangers is an investigation into how the fields of mental health and media can work together more collaboratively. Drawing upon his extensive experience in media psychoanalysis, Brett Kahr explores how a rich collaboration with radio, television, film, and other forms of public outreach can be accomplished while also embracing the weight and gravitas of depth psychology. In addition to describing his work as Resident Psychotherapist at the B.B.C., Kahr also examines the ways in which references to the media enter the consulting room and provide clinicians with important insights about hidden aspects of the minds of their patients. Moreover, he investigates the historical hesitancy of psychoanalysts - experts in confidentiality - to engage with such a public arena as the media, thus providing important insights about how one can collaborate broadly and loudly while also maintaining one's ethical commitment to silence and privacy. This book will be of interest to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and anyone intrigued by the intersection between media and psychoanalysis.

Advanced Introduction to Law and Psychology (Paperback): Tom R. Tyler Advanced Introduction to Law and Psychology (Paperback)
Tom R. Tyler
R677 Discovery Miles 6 770 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. Leading scholar Tom R. Tyler provides a timely and engaging introduction to the field of law and psychology. This Advanced Introduction outlines the main areas of research, their relevance to law and the way that psychological findings have shaped - or failed to shape - the corresponding areas of law. Key features include: broad coverage of the key topics in the field accessible, non-technical presentation of research findings focus on the relevance of psychological theories to topics in law emphasis on the institutional realities within which law functions discussion of the problems of bringing research findings into the legal system. Presenting an informative overview of this rapidly developing area, the Advanced Introduction to Law and Psychology will be a key resource for students and scholars of law, psychology and the social sciences. It will also be of benefit to psychologists and legal practitioners.

Motivational Interviewing in Health Care, Second Edition - Helping Patients Change Behavior (Paperback, 2nd edition): Stephen... Motivational Interviewing in Health Care, Second Edition - Helping Patients Change Behavior (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Stephen Rollnick, William R. Miller, Christopher C. Butler
R965 Discovery Miles 9 650 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

*Bestseller with over 125,000 in print, completely rewritten; over 90% new material reflects advances in MI as well as the changing health care landscape. *Authoritative--Rollnick and Miller are the renowned co-developers of this in-demand, empirically supported method. *Tailor made for busy health care providers; concise, accessible, affordable, practical, and illustrated with clinical dialogues. *For providers in any setting, from private practice and hospitals to health clinics, rehab centers, pharmacies, and schools. *A key to effective health care is patient adherence; MI tackles behavior change head-on. *New or expanded coverage of working with hostile or resistant patients, vaccine hesitancy (not Covid-specific), and delivering bad news.

Psychoanalysis in Social and Cultural Settings - Upheavals and Resilience (Paperback): Sverre Varvin Psychoanalysis in Social and Cultural Settings - Upheavals and Resilience (Paperback)
Sverre Varvin
R1,040 Discovery Miles 10 400 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

* Covers key theory and clinical practice * Focus on highly topical issues such as terrorism and forced migration * Draws on key research evidence

intimates in Conflict - A Communication Perspective (Paperback, New Ed): Dudley D. Cahn intimates in Conflict - A Communication Perspective (Paperback, New Ed)
Dudley D. Cahn
R988 Discovery Miles 9 880 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First Published in 1991. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Psychologisation of Eastern Spiritual Traditions - Colonisation, Translation and Commodification (Paperback): Elliot Cohen The Psychologisation of Eastern Spiritual Traditions - Colonisation, Translation and Commodification (Paperback)
Elliot Cohen
R1,208 Discovery Miles 12 080 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This essential book critically examines the various ways in which Eastern spiritual traditions have been typically stripped of their spiritual roots, content and context, to be more readily assimilated into secular Western frames of Psychology. Beginning with the colonial histories of Empire, the author draws from the 1960s Counterculture and the subsequent romanticising and idealising of the East. Cohen explores how Hindu, Buddhist and Daoist traditions have been gradually transformed into forms of Psychology, Psychotherapy and Self-Help, undergoing processes of 'modernisation' and secularisation until their respective cosmologies had been successfully reinterpreted and reimagined. An important component of this psychologisation is the accompanying commodification of Eastern spiritual practices, including the mass-marketing of mindfulness and meditation as part of the burgeoning well-being industry. Also presenting emerging voices of resistance from within Eastern spiritual traditions, the book ends with a chapter on Transpersonal Psychology, showing a path for how to gradually move away from colonisation and towards collaboration. Engaging with the 'mindfulness movement' and other practices assimilated by Western culture, this is fascinating reading for students and academics in psychology, philosophy and religious studies, as well as mindfulness practitioners.

A Secret World - Sexuality And The Search For Celibacy (Hardcover): A.W.Richard Sipe A Secret World - Sexuality And The Search For Celibacy (Hardcover)
A.W.Richard Sipe; Foreword by Robert Coles
R2,605 Discovery Miles 26 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Looks at the history and origins of celibacy, discusses its role in the priesthood, and considers the psychological aspects of celibacy.

Human Error: - Cause, Prediction, and Reduction (Hardcover): John W. Senders, Neville P. Moray Human Error: - Cause, Prediction, and Reduction (Hardcover)
John W. Senders, Neville P. Moray
R2,640 Discovery Miles 26 400 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume examines the nature of human error -- its causes and origins, its classifications, and the extent to which it is possible to predict and prevent errors and their impact. One of the first texts to deal with this topic in detail, it draws into a single cohesive account contributions from experts in a range of disciplines including psychology, philosophy, and engineering. Offering an insightful discussion of fundamental and necessary questions about the nature and source of human error, the book draws significant conclusions and identifies areas worthy of further exploration. This volume will be of interest to all who are concerned with the impact human error has on both the individual and society.

Understanding and Treating Alcoholism - Volume I: An Empirically Based Clinician's Handbook for the Treatment of... Understanding and Treating Alcoholism - Volume I: An Empirically Based Clinician's Handbook for the Treatment of Alcoholism:volume Ii: Biological, Psychological, and Social Aspects of Alcohol Consumption and Abuse (Hardcover)
Jill Littrell
R1,212 Discovery Miles 12 120 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

There seems to be an abundance of "factual" information regarding alcoholism; what causes it, who is most susceptible, how it affects its victims, and how it should be treated. However, a definitive source of data supporting -- or refuting -- the numerous and diverse positions was never available. Thus, the goal of the author is to provide professionals with a solid understanding as to which "factual" statements about alcoholism are actually supported with evidence, and some of the empirically validated ways to proceed with treatment. Major methods of treatment are reviewed, and empirically based approaches are compared and contrasted with one another. Different and sometimes new focal points are explored, such as the disease concept of alcoholism, family members of alcoholics, personality characteristics, and effects of alcoholism exclusive to women. Also notable is the nearly unprecedented look into the impact of alcohol on all types of mood and behavior, rather than just on aggression -- a topic long since exhausted. A comprehensive review of literature, complemented with critiques of research, this two-volume set is a thorough, informative source of reference for anyone who seeks to further their knowledge of this often misunderstood, yet unfortunately all too common phenomenon.

The Psychology of Extremism - A Motivational Perspective (Paperback): Catalina Kopetz, Ewa Szumowska, Arie Kruglanski The Psychology of Extremism - A Motivational Perspective (Paperback)
Catalina Kopetz, Ewa Szumowska, Arie Kruglanski
R1,457 Discovery Miles 14 570 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

* Includes interdisciplinary contributions and brings together research on a range of extreme behaviors in one volume, by making theoretical links between different contexts * Explores the brain, hormones, and behaviour to offer insights into the mechanisms and processes that enable extremism to explain their occurrence and the conditions under which they may be likely to emerge * Ideal reading for high-level students taking courses on extremism, academics, and professionals dealing with extreme behavior

Dreams and Nightmares in Art Therapy - The Dream of the Jaguar (Paperback): Johanne Hamel Dreams and Nightmares in Art Therapy - The Dream of the Jaguar (Paperback)
Johanne Hamel
R1,019 Discovery Miles 10 190 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

* Teaches readers creative writing and art therapy methods to work on their dreams and find the existential message by themselves * Provides basic knowledge on nightmares including a classification of 7 types of nightmares and their functions * Offers a unique synthesis on dreamwork methods to use with dream journals accumulated over a long period of time

Contributions To Information Integration Theory - Volume 3: Developmental (Hardcover): Norman H. Anderson Contributions To Information Integration Theory - Volume 3: Developmental (Hardcover)
Norman H. Anderson
R4,149 Discovery Miles 41 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The theory of information integration provides a unified, general approach to the three disciplines of cognitive, social, and developmental psychology. Each of these volumes illustrates how the concepts and methods of this experimentally-grounded theory may be productively applied to core problems in one of these three disciplines.

Adult Analysis and Childhood Sexual Abuse (Hardcover): Howard B. Levine Adult Analysis and Childhood Sexual Abuse (Hardcover)
Howard B. Levine
R990 Discovery Miles 9 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Following a case study approach organized around the psychoanalytic process, this book addresses clinical issues that arise in analytic work with adults who were sexually abused as children. Special emphasis is given to the way in which childhood sexual trauma affects the treatment process and influences the contents and quality of transference. Contributors also focus on the formation of the therapeutic alliance, countertransference issues, and disturbances in ego functions.

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