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There exists, of course, few more famous figures in the field of psychology than Sigmund Freud. As the founding father of psychoanalysis, or the clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst, his impact on the field of psychology cannot be overstated. In 1898 Sigmund Freud published a short essay on the psychology of forgetfulness. It is from this essay that the following work would grow out of....
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"Partners experience dire consequences as a result of being in a relationship with someone suffering from compulsive sexual behavior. Their emotional well-being requires developing new skill sets for self-care and self-protection as they confront the difficult and painful process of discovery, disclosure, and beyond. In other words--they need boundaries.This is the first book specifically for partners affected by addictive behavior that addresses,...
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"Do antidepressants actually work, or are they just glorified dummy pills? How can we tell one way or the other?In Ordinarily Well, the celebrated psychiatrist and author Peter D. Kramer addresses the growing mistrust of antidepressants among the medicalestablishment and the broader public by taking the long view. He charts the history of the drugs' development and the research that tests their worth, from the Swiss psychiatrist Roland Kuhn's pioneering...
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An application of the philosophy of science to psychiatry
Although it's been 140 years since Maudley's groundbreaking treatise, modern psychiatry is in a state of intellectual collapse. No psychiatrist practicing today can point to a universally agreed model of mental disorder, which explains the common observations of mental disorder, dictates a research program and ordains a form of management.
This book, the result of thirty years research...
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Hill is a lobbyist for Waytheon, who's a lot like Patrick Bateman but obsessed with state-sanctioned genocide.
This is the second sequel to one of many alternate stories from the novel FREE LATIFA (following on from piece #126). The first was X BENCH.
This is AMÉRIÇAISIAN PSYCe.
10) Positive Mind
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In the Eastern world, the positive mind belongs to a spiritual horizon. For westerners, it is a technique. In the Eastern world where it originated, Vedanta, the positive mind, is a spiritual journey encrypted in insightful stories, rich in content and filled with symbols. These symbols can be absorbed by everyone, through the path of intuition regardless of the mystic and spiritual orientation. The positive mind is a part of a philosophy of life...
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This book provides brief biographical descriptions of historical and contemporary public figures, with a focus on the behaviors and personality traits that relate to the person's psychological functioning. Diagnostic impressions are provided based on the criteria in the diagnostic manual used by psychiatrists, psychologists, and mental health counselors, the DSM-5. Most of the people described in this book have never been analyzed in terms of current...
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The late Carl Rogers, founder of the humanistic psychology movement, revolutionized psychotherapy with his concept of "client-centered therapy." His influence has spanned decades, but that influence has become so much a part of mainstream psychology that the ingenious nature of his work has almost been forgotten. A new introduction by Peter Kramer sheds light on the significance of Dr. Rogers's work today. New discoveries in the field of psychopharmacology,...
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En 2017, las acusaciones contra un productor de Hollywood, Harvey Weinstein, propiciaron el nacimiento del #MeToo. Desde entonces, este fenómeno ha visibilizado conductas inadecuadas que habían permanecido ocultas durante décadas. Acoso. #MeToo en la ciencia española es un trabajo periodístico sobre el acoso sexual y el acoso por razón de sexo en las universidades y los organismos públicos de investigación. En sus páginas encontraremos respuestas...
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Charles B. Strozier's college lost sixty-eight alumni in the tragedy of 9/11, and the many courses he has taught on terrorism and related topics since have attracted dozens of survivors and family members. A practicing psychoanalyst in Manhattan, Strozier has also accepted many seared by the disaster into his care. In some ways, the grief he has encountered has felt familiar; in other ways, unprecedented. Compelled to investigate its unique character...
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Consciente de la necesidad actual de clarificar la relación entre el psicoanálisis y algunas de las principales propuestas filosóficas y psicológicas contemporáneas que de alguna manera se han visto influenciadas por los planteamientos psicoanalíticos, el autor se aproxima a los planteamientos freudianos desde una perspectiva que, aunque implica el aspecto psicológico, también apunta a la contextualización de éste en el ámbito histórico...
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After decades of practice, psychotherapist Bryan C. Hazelton began expressing through poetry various moments he experienced in his profession. The result is a collection of verse filled with imagination and discernment, exploring psychotherapy in an innovative way. Poetic Moments in Psychotherapy offers a refreshing alternative to looking through the lens of diagnosis and theory, presenting a thoughtful, empathic understanding of the patient/therapist...
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Borderline mais pas folle, c'est mon histoire. C'est celle d'une fille qui en a eu assez de broyer du noir et d'avoir toujours mal à l'âme, d'être sans cesse à la limite entre vivre et mourir, de se sentir emprisonnée dans une camisole de force et de ne pas savoir comment s'en sortir. D'après l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal, de 10 à 15 % des gens souffriront de dépression au cours de leur vie.
Que de questions je me...
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Drawing on more than thirty years' experience as a practicing psychiatrist, Dr. Rubin shows the reader the heartrending and hope-filled stories of emotionally disturbed children as they struggle to make it through each day.
Along with two classic stories in the literature of psychology, Lisa and David and Jordi, Dr. Rubin has now added Little Ralphie and the Creature. Together they demonstrate the power of love and its ability to heal. Meet these...
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This book is about a person with schizophrenia. There are poems and stories about schizophrenia. There are explanations about how she learned from family, professionals and the bible. Hopefully if you have schizophrenia you will learn something to help you or if your a friend or professional you'll learn something about a friend or relative with schizophrenia. There is no easy fix for schizophrenia and people with it need a lot of support for sometimes...
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