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  • Mother-headed Families and Why They Have Increased

    by Ailsa Burns, Cath Scott, Catherine Scott ...
    The last two decades have seen a dramatic growth in the proportion of families headed by women. Most of these families are poor and include dependent children--causing the development of a large underprivileged class across the western world. This book explores the causes and implications of this development. Because the increase in mother-headed families is an international trend, an ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

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    From Abandonment to Zestlessness: 751 Books to Cure What Ails You

    by Ella Berthoud, Susan Elderkin ...
    "Delightful... elegant prose and discussions that span the history of 2,000 years of literature."—Publisher's WeeklyA novel is a story transmitted from the novelist to the reader. It offers distraction, entertainment, and an opportunity to unwind or focus. But it can also be something more powerful—a way to learn about how to live. Read at the right moment in your life, a novel can—quite literally ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

  • Snoop

    What Your Stuff Says About You

    by Sam Gosling ...
    Does what's on your desk reveal what's on your mind? Do those pictures on your walls tell true tales about you? And is your favorite outfit about to give you away? For the last ten years psychologist Sam Gosling has been studying how people project (and protect) their inner selves. By exploring our private worlds (desks, bedrooms, even our clothes and our cars), he shows not only how we showcase ... Read more

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  • Personality: How It Forms

    by Henry Kellerman ...
    Perhaps the central question of psychology involves how personalitypersonhoodis formed. The twin factors or causes, of nature (genetics) versus nurture (environment), always lurk and subtly interplant in an epigenetic synthesis. This book, for professions as well as for general readers, identifies and consolidates an understanding of personality development, personality type, and personality style ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Activities for Adults with Learning Disabilities

    Having Fun, Meeting Needs

    by Helen Sonnet, Ann Taylor ...
    This valuable resource for people working with adults with learning disabilities provides over 60 sessions of fun and engaging activities that aim to entertain and stimulate the minds of people with learning disabilities.The sessions are divided into different types of activity including cookery, arts and crafts, drama and dance, and outside events. A comprehensive collection of varied and ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

  • The Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Casebook

    by Arthur Becker-Weidman, Geraldine Casswell, Craig W. Clark, Kim Golding, Mary-Jo Land, Sian Phillips, Karen Sik, Pirjo Tuovila ...
    This collection of transcripts from sessions by certified Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapists gives therapists, educators, and child welfare and residential treatment professionals a detailed understanding of how Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy is used to help children who have a history of neglect, abuse, orphanage care, or other experiences that may interfere with the normal development of ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Handbook of Adult Resilience

    Edited by John W. Reich, PhD, Alex J. Zautra, PhD, John Stuart Hall, PhD ...
    What enables people to bounce back from stressful experiences? How do certain individuals maintain a sense of purpose and direction over the long term, even in the face of adversity? This is the first book to move beyond childhood and adolescence to explore resilience across the lifespan. Coverage ranges from genetic and physiological factors through personal, family, organizational, and community ... Read more

    $64.79 USD

  • Retirement

    A New Adventure

    by Patricia Reid-Waugh ...
    Retirement, A New Adventure is full of ideas to have an active, fun and enriching life in retirement. The thesis of the book is that life in retirement involves much more than just ensuring financial security. Retirement opens up opportunities for doing new things and learning new things, exploring new places and meeting new people, discovering hidden talents and showcasing them, and, ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Personality Development Across the Lifespan

    Edited by Jule Specht ...
    Personality Development across the Lifespan examines the development of personality characteristics from childhood, adolescence, emerging adulthood, adulthood, and old age. It provides a comprehensive overview of theoretical perspectives, methods, and empirical findings of personality and developmental psychology, also detailing insights on how individuals differ from each other, how they change ... Read more

    $112.49 USD

  • Social Values and Moral Intuitions

    The World-Views of "Millennial" Young Adults

    by Gary S. Gregg ...
    Millennials have been stereotyped as both "entitled slackers" and "the next greatest generation." This study uses depth interviews to offer a scholarly and balanced account of young adults’ values and world-views. It investigates their views on a wide range of issues, including religion, the economy, politics, gender, ethnicity, and the digital technologies they’ve grown up with. Based on the ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Motivation: Theory and Research

    Edited by Harold F. O'Neil, Michael Drillings ...
    Designed for professionals and graduate students in the personality/social, military, and educational psychology, and assessment/evaluation communities, this volume explores the state of the art in motivational research for individuals and teams from multiple theoretical viewpoints as well as their effects in both schools and training environments.The great majority of education and training R&D ... Read more

    $68.99 USD

  • Personal Project Pursuit

    Goals, Action, and Human Flourishing

    Edited by Brian R. Little, Katariina Salmela-Aro, Susan D. Phillips ...
    Personal Project Pursuit is the first book to feature Brian Little's highly respected personal projects analysis (PPA), one of the pioneering theories in contemporary personality and motivational psychology. The book examines both the internal and external dynamics of personal goals and projects and clearly demonstrates that human flourishing is enhanced when individuals are engaged in the pursuit ... Read more

    $79.99 USD