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The Evolution of Human Cleverness presents a unique introduction to
the way human cognitive abilities have evolved. The book comprises
a series of mini-essays on distinct topics in which technical terms
are simplified, considering how humans made the long journey from
our ape-like ancestors to become capable of higher-level reasoning
and problem solving. All the topics are cross-linked, allowing the
reader to dip in and out, but certain key concepts run through the
underlying reasoning. Chiefly, these are adaptation and selection,
the distinction between ultimate and proximate causes of behaviour,
gene-culture co-evolution, and domain-general versus
domain-specific cognitive processes. The book should help the
reader draw lessons for the human species as a whole, especially in
view of the environmental threats to its own existence. Entries
have been carefully crafted to cut through scientific jargon,
providing bite-sized and digestible chunks of knowledge, making the
topic accessible for students and lay readers alike. The author
draws on research from diverse fields including Psychology,
Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, and Neuroscience to provide an
unbiased account of the field, making it an ideal text for students
of all levels.
The Evolution of Human Cleverness presents a unique introduction to
the way human cognitive abilities have evolved. The book comprises
a series of mini-essays on distinct topics in which technical terms
are simplified, considering how humans made the long journey from
our ape-like ancestors to become capable of higher-level reasoning
and problem solving. All the topics are cross-linked, allowing the
reader to dip in and out, but certain key concepts run through the
underlying reasoning. Chiefly, these are adaptation and selection,
the distinction between ultimate and proximate causes of behaviour,
gene-culture co-evolution, and domain-general versus
domain-specific cognitive processes. The book should help the
reader draw lessons for the human species as a whole, especially in
view of the environmental threats to its own existence. Entries
have been carefully crafted to cut through scientific jargon,
providing bite-sized and digestible chunks of knowledge, making the
topic accessible for students and lay readers alike. The author
draws on research from diverse fields including Psychology,
Anthropology, Archaeology, Biology, and Neuroscience to provide an
unbiased account of the field, making it an ideal text for students
of all levels.
In Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature
of Our Woes, Richard Hallam takes aim at the very concept of mental
illness, and explores new ways of thinking about and responding to
psychological distress. Though the concept of mental illness has
infiltrated everyday language, academic research, and public
policy-making, there is very little evidence that woes are caused
by somatic dysfunction. This timely book rebuts arguments put
forward to defend the illness myth and traces historical sources of
the mind/body debate. The author presents a balanced overview of
the past utility and current disadvantages of employing a medical
illness metaphor against the backdrop of current UK clinical
practice. Insightful and easy to read, Abolishing the Concept of
Mental Illness will appeal to all professionals and academics
working in clinical psychology, as well as psychotherapists and
other mental health practitioners.
This book proposes that the age-old rules and virtues of friendship
lie at the heart of all forms of psychotherapy and counselling. It
explains the philosophical, technical, political, and ethical
aspects of three different approaches to therapy.
This book proposes that the age-old rules and virtues of friendship
lie at the heart of all forms of psychotherapy and counselling. It
explains the philosophical, technical, political, and ethical
aspects of three different approaches to therapy.
In Abolishing the Concept of Mental Illness: Rethinking the Nature
of Our Woes, Richard Hallam takes aim at the very concept of mental
illness, and explores new ways of thinking about and responding to
psychological distress. Though the concept of mental illness has
infiltrated everyday language, academic research, and public
policy-making, there is very little evidence that woes are caused
by somatic dysfunction. This timely book rebuts arguments put
forward to defend the illness myth and traces historical sources of
the mind/body debate. The author presents a balanced overview of
the past utility and current disadvantages of employing a medical
illness metaphor against the backdrop of current UK clinical
practice. Insightful and easy to read, Abolishing the Concept of
Mental Illness will appeal to all professionals and academics
working in clinical psychology, as well as psychotherapists and
other mental health practitioners.
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