Teachers already know that the interpersonal communication course is among the most interesting, relevant and life-changing courses a student can take. But many texts fail to directly connect the core ideas in the field to students' own relationships with friends, family and coworkers. It's Interpersonal puts students at the centre of its approach. Written in a friendly, conversational and approachable style and filled with relatable examples, pop culture references and innovative, engaging pedagogy-including InQuizitive, an interactive, adaptive learning tool-It's Interpersonal motivates students to improve their communication skills and to apply the course's content to their own lives.

Engage with key historical and conceptual issues in psychology Historical and Conceptual Issues in Psychology, 3rd Edition, by Brysbaert & Rastle offers a unique and engaging introduction to key historical and conceptual issues in psychology. The text draws on a broad range of issues and themes, both contemporary and historical, helping you understand the philosophical context from which psychology has emerged as a discipline. Every chapter reflects the newest findings and insights in the field, with particular attention drawn to those findings that have not stood up to replication tests. The 3rd edition also includes a new chapter on the replication crisis, including the importance of open science practices in scientific research. Excerpts from original texts, profiles of key figures and fascinating examples drawn from across the world take you from ancient Greece to modern day debates, stopping off at important developments in psychology, philosophy and science along the way. Myth busting boxes and discussion questions in every chapter encourage you to reflect and think critically about the issues raised. This best-selling text is essential reading for undergraduate psychology students and those interested in how the discipline has developed from ancient origins to reach its current standing today.

Now enhanced and updated based on extensive user feedback and a NEW, unparalleled research sample of more than 12,000 children, ASQ-3 is the most accurate, cost-effective, and parent-friendly way to identify children from one month to 5 years with developmental delays. The highly anticipated new edition of the screener professionals have trusted for more than 15 years, ASQ-3 offers more than any other screening system: Recommended by the experts. The American Academy of Neurology, the Child Neurology Society, and First Signs recommend ASQ as a high quality screener. ASQ is also highly rated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. Accurate. Rigorous research with more than 12,000 children shows that ASQ-3 is reliable and valid with high levels of sensitivity and specificity, the two most important indicators of accuracy for a screener. Sensitive to delays associated with autism. New, open-ended questions on behavior and expressive language assist in eliciting parent concerns. Captures parents' in-depth knowledge. Because ASQ-3 questionnaires are completed by the caregivers who know the child best, they get the most accurate results and save time, and parents become an integral part of the screening process. An invaluable parent education tool. With questionnaire items linked to developmental milestones, ASQ-3 helps teach parents about child development and their own child's skills. Strengths based. ASQ-3 questionnaires reveal a child's strengths as well as areas of concern, so it's easier to develop a rapport with parents and share results. Flexible screening anywhere. Parents can complete ASQ-3 questionnaires at home, in a waiting room, during a home visit, or as part of an in-person or phone interview. Efficient. 2-3 minutes-that's all it takes to score ASQ-3 questionnaires after parents complete them. And unlike screeners that require more screening measures to clari

The technological advancements of today not only affect individual's personal lives. They also affect the way urban communities regard the improvement of their resident's lives. Research involving these autonomic reactions to the growing needs of the people is desperately needed to transform the cities of today into the cities of the future. Driving the Development, Management, and Sustainability of Cognitive Cities is a pivotal reference source that explores and improves the understanding of the strategic role of sustainable cognitive cities in residents' routine life styles. Such benefits to residents and businesses include having access to world-class training while sitting at home, having their wellbeing observed consistently, and having their medical issues identified before occurrence. This book is ideally designed for administrators, policymakers, industrialists, and researchers seeking current research on developing and managing cognitive cities.

What happens in our unconscious minds when we listen to, produce or perform popular music? The Unconscious - a much misunderstood concept from philosophy and psychology - works through human subjects as we produce music and can be traced through the music we engage with. Through a new collaboration between music theorist and philosopher, Smith and Overy present the long history of the unconscious and its related concepts, working systematically through philosophers such as Schopenhauer and Nietzsche, psychoanalysts such as Freud and Lacan, to theorists such as Deleuze and Kristeva. The theories offered are vital to follow the psychological complexity of popular music, demonstrated through close readings of individual songs, albums, artists, genres, and popular music practices. Among countless artists, Listening to the Unconscious draws from Prince to Sufjan Stevens, from Robyn to Xiu Xiu, from Joanna Newsom to Arcade Fire, from PJ Harvey to LCD Sound System, each of whom offer exciting inroads into the fascinating worlds of our unconscious musical minds. And in return, theories of the unconscious can perhaps takes us deeper into the heart of popular music.

A unique approach to understanding and overcoming grief.

Bestselling author Raymond Moody and his colleague Dianne Arcangel show how the grieving process can transform our fear and grief into spiritual and emotional growth.