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This cutting-edge Handbook takes stock of a diverse set of
theoretical and methodological perspectives that address
creativity, innovation, and the ways in which they intersect.
Considering the development of the field, the Handbook examines
current trends to chart a path forward for promising future
research. Leading international contributors showcase some of the
most advanced and interesting work in the creativity and innovation
field, providing a platform for idea exchange and
cross-fertilization. Reviewing the foundations for conducting
rigorous creativity research, chapters elaborate on theoretical
models that explain both individual and team creativity and
innovation, and discuss the relationship between creativity and
standardization. The Handbook also analyzes the role of social
influences in the processes of creativity and innovation, as well
as how to make sense of and study creativity and innovation. In
doing so, the Handbook highlights both quantitative and qualitative
research methods for conducting creativity-innovation research.
Presenting an expert analysis of research on creativity and
innovation, this Handbook will be a vital reference point for
scholars and students in these fields, in addition to the areas of
organizational innovation and organizational behavior. It will also
be useful for practicing managers interested in understanding
creativity and innovation.
The headlines ring with stories of opioid addiction and overdose.
Parents complain about their children's screen addiction, law
enforcement decries the flood of fentanyl, scores of Americans
overdose and die daily, and teen alcohol poisoning and
marijuana-induced psychosis rates continue to rise. Disabling
depression and anxiety are diagnosed at alarming rates in families
across the country. Now, more than ever, families struggle to live
with, care for, and protect their family members suffering with
addiction or mental illness. Kenneth Perlmutter, a California
psychologist with 30-plus years in the field, has written Freedom
from Family Dysfunction specifically for family members who love
someone battling addiction or mental illness who want to break the
cycles of codependency and relapse plaguing their dysfunctional
systems. The combination of compelling vignettes, lively dialogues,
and step-by-step instructions makes this guidebook an indispensable
tool for the parents, partners, adult children, and the clinicians
who treat them, to heal the powerlessness, pain, and impossibility
of life with someone they've been trying to help, sometimes for
decades. Perlmutter takes a systemic and inter-generational view,
combining current knowledge with his deep personal experience of
addiction and family dysfunction to guide readers toward
understanding their systems, their positions in them, and the
forces that keep things stuck. "Stress-Induced Impaired Coping
(SIIC)" is the term he's coined to describe his ground-breaking
model of family system pathology and recovery. He invites families
to see themselves not as dysfunctional, but as wounded, as they
work toward connection, closeness, and the restoration of systemic
mental wellness and sustainability. Best of all, the method works
regardless of whether the one identified as "the problem" makes
changes or not. Family members who take up Perlmutter's method
will: * create closeness by pursuing connection over being right *
reject "tough love" * learn to communicate authentically and to set
boundaries confidently and fairly * rebuild trust, authenticity and
equality in family relationships * reduce chaos, anxiety and
distress in the mind and in the home * shift the entire family
system itself toward wellness
Within these pages James K. Beggan puts forward a novel approach to
understanding sexual harassment by high value superstars in the
workplace. The approach integrates ideas derived from evolutionary
theory, utility theory, sexual scripting theory and research on the
regulation of emotion. Besides providing a better understanding of
the phenomenon, the book aims to contribute to the development of
better techniques to prevent sexual harassment. Recently, credible
allegations of sexual misconduct against high profile figures have
dominated the news. Sexual harassment has become an important issue
for leaders and those who study leadership. The author presents a
new approach to understanding sexual harassment in the #MeToo era
that integrates research from a diverse range of areas typically
ignored by researchers. Ideas derived from this new approach are
used to propose more effective methods for the elimination of
sexual harassment in the workplace. The book also addresses how
efforts to prevent sexual harassment may interfere with the free
expression of sexuality and ultimately threaten the rights of the
individual. Academics and journalists interested in understanding
sexual harassment, including graduate students, and undergraduates
enrolled in upper division specialized courses in gender relations
will find this book to be innovative and informative.
While the genesis of the Certified Child Life Specialists (CCLS) is
in the healthcare setting, the theory and practice of child life
has been successfully applied to environments outside of the
healthcare field. The interest and pursuit of child life roles in
non-healthcare settings have increasingly become of interest to
students and professionals; however, further study is required to
understand the various challenges and opportunities. The Role of
Child Life Specialists in Community Settings serves as an
innovative guide for those interested in pursuing child life in
diverse settings with the education and credentials received
through their child life certification and addresses issues the
field currently faces related to saturation of the field, burn out,
and diversity, equity, and inclusion. The book also serves as a
catalyst to push the profession as a whole beyond its current
healthcare boundaries. Covering topics such as grief, addiction,
disaster relief, and family wellbeing, this major reference work is
ideal for psychologists, medical professionals, nurses,
policymakers, government officials, researchers, scholars,
academicians, practitioners, instructors, and students.
""I wish to be the thinnest girl at school, or maybe even the
thinnest eleven-year-old on the entire planet,"" confides Lori
Gottlieb to her diary. "I mean, what are girls supposed to wish
for, other than being thin?"
For a girl growing up in Beverly Hills in 1978, the motto "You can
never be too rich or too thin" is writ large. Precocious Lori
learns her lessons well, so when she's told that "real women don't
eat dessert" and "no one could ever like a girl who has thunder
thighs," she decides to become a paragon of dieting. Soon Lori has
become the "stick figure" she's longed to resemble. But then what?
"Stick Figure" takes the reader on a gripping journey, as Lori
struggles to reclaim both her body and her spirit.
By turns painful and wry, Lori's efforts to reconcile the
conflicting messages society sends women ring as true today as when
she first recorded these impressions. "One diet book says that if
you drink three full glasses of water one hour before every meal to
fill yourself up, you'll lose a pound a day. Another book says that
once you start losing weight, everyone will ask, 'How did you do
it?' but you shouldn't tell them because it's 'your little secret.'
Then right above that part it says, "'New York Times" bestseller.'
Some secret."
With an edgy wit and keenly observant eye, "Stick Figure" delivers
an engrossing glimpse into the mind of a girl in transition to
adulthood. This raw, no-holds-barred account is a powerful
cautionary tale about the dangers of living up to society's
expectations.
A New York Times bestseller and international sensation, this “stimulating and important book” (Financial Times) is a fascinating dive into the purpose and power of slumber.
With two appearances on CBS This Morning and Fresh Air's most popular interview of 2017, Matthew Walker has made abundantly clear that sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when it is absent. Compared to the other basic drives in life—eating, drinking, and reproducing—the purpose of sleep remains more elusive.
Within the brain, sleep enriches a diversity of functions, including our ability to learn, memorize, and make logical decisions. It recalibrates our emotions, restocks our immune system, fine-tunes our metabolism, and regulates our appetite. Dreaming creates a virtual reality space in which the brain melds past and present knowledge, inspiring creativity.
In this “compelling and utterly convincing” (The Sunday Times) book, preeminent neuroscientist and sleep expert Matthew Walker provides a revolutionary exploration of sleep, examining how it affects every aspect of our physical and mental well-being. Charting the most cutting-edge scientific breakthroughs, and marshalling his decades of research and clinical practice, Walker explains how we can harness sleep to improve learning, mood and energy levels, regulate hormones, prevent cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes, slow the effects of aging, and increase longevity. He also provides actionable steps towards getting a better night’s sleep every night.
Clear-eyed, fascinating, and accessible, Why We Sleep is a crucial and illuminating book. Written with the precision of Atul Gawande, Andrew Solomon, and Sherwin Nuland, it is “recommended for night-table reading in the most pragmatic sense” (The New York Times Book Review).
Memory is inextricable from learning; there's little sense in
teaching students something new if they can't recall it later.
Ensuring that the knowledge teachers impart is appropriately stored
in the brain and easily retrieved when necessary is a vital
component of instruction. In How to Teach So Students Remember,
author Marilee Sprenger provides you with a proven, research-based,
easy-to-follow framework for doing just that. This second edition
of Sprenger's celebrated book, updated to include recent research
and developments in the fields of memory and teaching, offers seven
concrete, actionable steps to help students use what they've
learned when they need it. Step by step, you will discover how to:
Actively engage your students with new learning. Teach students to
reflect on new knowledge in a meaningful way. Train students to
recode new concepts in their own words to clarify understanding.
Use feedback to ensure that relevant information is binding to
necessary neural pathways. Incorporate multiple rehearsal
strategies to secure new knowledge in both working and long-term
memory. Design lesson reviews that help students retain information
beyond the test. Align instruction, review, and assessment to help
students more easily retrieve information. The practical strategies
and suggestions in this book, carefully followed and appropriately
differentiated, will revolutionize the way you teach and
immeasurably improve student achievement. Remember: By consciously
crafting lessons for maximum ""stickiness,"" we can equip all
students to remember what's important when it matters.
The groundbreaking bestseller that redefines intelligence and
success Does IQ define our destiny? Daniel Goleman argues that our
view of human intelligence is far too narrow, and that our emotions
play major role in thought, decision making and individual success.
Self-awareness, impulse control, persistence, motivation, empathy
and social deftness are all qualities that mark people who excel:
whose relationships flourish, who are stars in the workplace. With
new insights into the brain architecture underlying emotion and
rationality, Goleman shows precisely how emotional intelligence can
be nurtured and strengthened in all of us.
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