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Six Theories of Child Development
Revised Formulations and Current Issues
Edited by Ross Vasta
The respective authors are some of the leading developmental scholars of this time, and are also major proponents of the theoretical traditions they address. An excellent text for senior undergraduates and graduate students and a worthwhile addition to the library shelf of any serious student of developmental psychology. Learn More1992, 304pp -
Dictionary of Cognitive Psychology
Ian Stuart-Hamilton
The dictionary provides definitions of over 2000 key terms in cognition, equipping the reader to understand and use the terminology of the subject. It includes not only comprehensible and comprehensive definitions of terms, but also explanations of key experiments and theories. Learn More1996, 160pp -
Key Ideas in Psychology
Ian Stuart-Hamilton
This accessible book has a simple aim - to tell people what psychology is about. It presents a review of the key areas of the subject as it is traditionally taught, and provides the reader with an introduction to important concepts and findings within each of these. The reader should be able at least to make sense of most psychological topics. Learn More1999, Paperback / softback, 9.21in x 6.10in / 234mm x 155mm, 336pp, CA$44.95ISBN: 978-1-85302-359-01999, Ebook, ePUB, 336pp, CA$44.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-702-2 -
Early Experience and the Life Path
Ann Clarke and Alan Clarke
The book challenges the widely held assumption that early experience has a disproportionate effect on later development. Drawing from over forty years of research, the authors argue the effects of early experiences are just the first steps in an ongoing, complex life path, on which the shaping, re-shaping of development can occur in any period. Learn More2000, 140pp -
Anthropological Approaches to Psychological Medicine
Crossing Bridges
Edited by Vieda Skultans and John Cox
This text brings together clinicians and researchers in psychiatry and mental health. The aim is to explore what we can learn from anthropology to achieve a contextual understanding of mental illness and health in contemporary society. The book contains a wide selection of ideas, and works well to bridge the gap between anthropology and psychiatry. Learn More2000, 304pp -
The Dimensions of Dreams
The Nature, Function, and Interpretation of Dreams
Ole Vedfelt
Vedfelt discusses how dreams are affected by organic diseases and physical symptoms, the relationship between dreams and psychosis, parapsychological phenomena, esoteric dream understanding, and consciousness-expanding dreams are among other subjects covered. Learn More2002, 448pp -
Children's Unspoken Language
Gwyneth Doherty-Sneddon
The author, a developmental psychologist and mother, demonstrates how a young child's developing personality and intelligence is revealed through non-verbal communication. She shows how parents and other adults have the potential to facilitate a child's social and intellectual growth through acknowledging and responding to this unspoken language. Learn More2003, Paperback / softback, 0.43in x 0.04in / 11mm x 1mm, 240pp, CA$40.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-120-82003, Ebook, ePUB, 240pp, CA$40.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-380-2 -
Human Resilience
A Fifty Year Quest
Ann Clarke and Alan Clarke
Anyone working with disadvantaged children and those with learning disabilities will be interested in Human Resilience's practical implications: how resilience can be improved both by personal characteristics such as self-esteem, problem-solving ability or sociability, interacting with external support. Learn More2003, Hardback, 9.06in x 6.42in / 230mm x 163mm, 432pp, CA$107.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-138-32003, Paperback / softback, 9.06in x 5.91in / 230mm x 150mm, 432pp, CA$44.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-139-0 -
Narrative Identities
Psychologists Engaged in Self-Construction
George Yancy and Susan Hadley
The contributors address challenging questions about identity in relation to personality development, language and socialisation. They demonstrate how their cultural and historical contexts influenced their theoretical approaches to the nature of `self' and how these ideas in turn shaped how they perceive their personal histories. Learn More2005, Hardback, 9.21in x 6.14in / 234mm x 156mm, 272pp, CA$89.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-779-82005, Ebook, PDF, 272pp, CA$89.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-139-6 -
A Guide to Psychological Debriefing
Managing Emotional Decompression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
David Kinchin
This book is a practical introduction to PTSD and psychological debriefing, and offers an enhanced model of PD which the author terms `Emotional Decompression'. Structured like a deep-sea dive, this model provides time frames for how long to spend at various stages of the PD process, and when to stop for discussions and explanations. Learn More2007, Paperback / softback, 9.17in x 6.18in / 233mm x 157mm, 136pp, CA$33.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-492-62007, Ebook, ePUB, 136pp, CA$33.95ISBN: 978-1-84642-661-2
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