Psychology & Psychiatry

Why do men and women cheat on each other? How do men really feel when their partners have sex with other men? What worries women more - men who turn to other women for love or men who simply want sexual variety in their lives? Can the jealousy husbands and wives experience over real or imagined infidelities be cured? Should it be? In this surprising and engaging exploration of men's and women's darker passions, David Buss, acclaimed author of The Evolution of Desire , reveals that both men and women are actually designed for jealousy. more...

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Developing Helping Skills is a useful resource for understanding the aims and developing the essential skills, involved in counselling, helping situations and interviews. In each chapter, the important skills are defined and illustrated, and numerous exercises are provided to help ensure skill building through practise. As you work your way through the chapters, along with the satisfaction of seeing your listening and interviewing skills grow, you will gain a deeper understanding of yourself and will be better able to apply your new or enhanced skills when interacting with others, whether in professional or social situations. Developing Helping Skills is written for a range of professional groups including teachers, clergy, nurses, general practitioners, human resource managers, police, lawyers, childcare professionals and fi nancial consultants. It could be used as either a self-help manual or for group training. Effective counselling skills and insights have much to offer professionals who can promote satisfactory life adjustment and useful coping styles among their clients and colleagues. more...

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Hanna Segal's work, especially on symbolism, aesthetics, dreams, and the exploration of psychotic thinking, has established her as an outstanding figure in psychanalysis, particularly in psychoanalysis of the Kleinian tradition. more...

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This unique book examines the central roles which emotions such as fear, resentment, shame, and confidence play in social processes. J. M. Barbalet demonstrates the centrality of emotions to everyday social interaction, and, in doing so, re-evaluates the nature and history of social theory itself. more...

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A successor to the extremely popular Essentials of WISC-III/WPPSI-R Assessment(0-471-34501-6), Essentials of WISC-IV Assessment provides beginning and seasoned clinicians comprehensive guidelines to administering, scoring, and interpreting the latest revision of the Wechsler Intelligence Scales for Children. more...

Price: $34.95