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Science, Mind, and Creativity: The Bari Symposium

Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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A scientist is always led by intellectual curiosity; obviously he has collected information about the subjects of the field of interest in a systematic way (this attitude was moved by a peculiar interest that lets him investigate on all aspects of the problem, also dwelling upon aspects apparently marginal or non-traditional (this habit was not…
Traffic Psychology: An International Perspective

Psychology Research Progress, Social Psychology, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
$350.00

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Traffic Psychology involves the scientific study of thoughts, feelings, and actions surrounding road user behavior, which includes the dynamic transaction between drivers, vehicles, physical surroundings, and social environment. Despite the fact that it is a relatively young sub-discipline of psychology, traffic psychology has begun to make a significant impact in academic, political policy, and public…
Advances in Psychology Research. Volume 131

Advances in Psychology Research, Psychological Methods, Research and Statistics, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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In Chapter One, Masayo Uji PhD presents a study conducted with the goal of identifying characteristics of narcissism and its related issues which impair adults’ mental lives, in particular, focusing on interpersonal relationships.” Next, Chapter Two by Carlo Lazzari discusses a study on borderline personality disorder and mental health professionals’ expertise on significant themes regarding…
Psychoanalytic Theory: A Review and Directions for Research

Psychology Research Progress, Psychological Methods, Research and Statistics, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This book provides a review on the theory and dynamics of personality organization and development, or psychoanalytic theory. In its first chapter, the findings from “Psychoanalytic Training in Different Settings: The Path (the Experience) and the Outcome” are presented by Gábor Szõnyi M.D., Tímea Kardos, Hanne Stromme, and Svetlozar Vassilev, M.D., PhD, and supported by…
Mindfulness: Past, Present and Future Perspectives

Perspectives on Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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In the first chapter, Luis Garra and Santiago Barajas review the use of mindfulness in psychotic disorders, from the early questioning of the possible side effects of its application to the current adaptation of the treatment to specific disorders. They review a variety of different procedures and also focus on approaches directed at emotional dysfunction.…
Advances in Psychology Research. Volume 130

Psychological Methods, Research and Statistics, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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In chapter one, Sarah Turner, Nathan Nickel, PhD, Marni Brownell, PhD, Jennifer Theule, PhD, and Tracie O. Afifi, PhD, present a study with the goal to determine the correlation between infant feeding and subsequent hyperactive or inattentive behaviours and ADHD diagnosis. In chapter two, Nikolay Bokhan continues with a study on research and development of…
Advances in Psychology Research. Volume 129

Advances in Psychology Research, Psychological Methods, Research and Statistics, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This book focuses on the latest developments in psychology research. Chapter One reverses this trend by focusing on the extent to which discrimination leads to enhanced levels of identity. Chapter Two aims to identify barriers and facilitators affecting the social participation of adults with ASD with a view to improving interventions designed for them. Chapter…
Firearms and Suicide: Is Prevention Possible?

Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions, Editor’s Picks, Psychology
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There are many issues in the role of firearms and personal violence (suicide and homicide). Do strict gun control laws have a preventive impact on the use of firearms for personal violence? Does the prevalence of firearm ownership impact the use of firearms for personal violence? Do people perceive the different methods for suicide differently?…
Panic Disorder: Assessment, Management and Research Insights

Psychology Research Progress, Abnormal Psychology, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Although panic disorder may mimic medical conditions, patients with medical conditions that seem to pose a real life threat may be diagnosed when panic attacks, which are not well explained by any existing disease, repeatedly appear. After they accept the idea of possessing panic disorder, the most commonly asked question by patients is what has…
Dreams and Dreaming: Analysis, Interpretation and Meaning

Psychology Research Progress, Other, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Dreams and Dreaming: Analysis, Interpretation and Meaning begins with a review of an integrative phenomenological approach to psychotherapy. More specifically, the authors outline the dream-interpretation method of Daseinsanalytical psychotherapy compared to Freudian and Jungian dream analysis. The main working method of Daseinsanalysis is dream interpretation, since the subject mostly reveals herself/himself through dreams. The authors…
Recovery and Resilience of Children, Adolescents, Adults and Elderly with Mental Problems: Application and Interventions

Psychology Research Progress, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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In 2004, recovery was adopted by the United States Federal government as the most important guiding principle in mental health services and intervention. Resilience has been the uprising concept in working with children, adolescents and families in facing hardships, sufferings and traumas. Despite the drastic development of concepts and practice of resilience and recovery in…
Between Success and Failure: Assessment of Aspirations and Risk (CD Included)

Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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In this book, Roland Paulauskas presents the analysis of motivational and behavioral economic theories of the level of aspirations and risk taking behavior. The author proposes a dynamic/multiple reference point decision making model that distinguishes three qualitative phases of the choosing process in the level of aspirations situations. Contrary to some of the behavioral economic…
Psychology of Loneliness: New Research

Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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In this compilation, the authors begin by discussing veterans’ loneliness post-war, delineating this experience’s developmental course and the underlying relational deficits at its infrastructure throughout that course. The authors also compare the characteristics of this loneliness to those of other types of loneliness, highlighting the necessity of understanding the veteran’s experience as a specific form…
Advances in Psychology Research. Volume 133

Advances in Psychology Research, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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In Advances in Psychology Research. Volume 133, the authors argue potential benefits of information incompleteness as stimuli, made possible by autonomous reduction, for designers’ creative imagination. This paper reports on a study conducted using a French Rococo clock made in eighteenth century as a prompt. In a subsequent paper, human emotion factors were assessed for…
Understanding Social Cognition: Theory, Perspectives and Cultural Differences

Cognitive Psychology, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Understanding Social Cognition: Theory, Perspectives and Cultural Differences opens with a study exploring the social-signaling, ethological predictions that: a) smaller body stature (e.g., height) is associated with greater reported belief in God; and b) physical stature may mediate the association between gender and faith reporting. Following this, the empirical evidence for the types of current…
Negotiations: Insights, Strategies and Outcomes

Business Issues, Competition and Entrepreneurship, Applied Psychology, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Business and Society, Business and Economics, Social Sciences
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Chapter One addresses six psychic characteristics in order to gain insights about the psychology of collaborative negotiators: 1) making contact with oneself, 2) connecting to others, 3) reality perspective, 4) understanding and expressing emotions, 5) balanced narcissism, and 6) change process. Chapter Two summarizes what is currently known through empirical evidence about job offer and…
Psychobiological, Clinical, and Educational Aspects of Giftedness

Psychology Research Progress, Neuroscience Research Progress, Other, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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General estimations propose that 3-5% of the child population worldwide shows different degrees of giftedness for performing of outstanding talents. Giftedness is thought to represent an advantage for social adaptation due to the higher intellectual capabilities over average people. However, several studies show that eminent adults are significantly less than gifted children, suggesting that a…
Clinical Art Psychotherapy with War Veterans

Health and Human Development, Psychotherapy and Counseling, Psychology, Military and Veteran Issues, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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The clinical and therapeutic experience, alongside with the research findings, which are presented in the book, demonstrate some advantages and scientific evidences of the art psychotherapy programs that the authors have used and developed throughout the last fifteen years. They strived to integrate their approaches with the art psychotherapy practice into the system of mainstream…
Genius, Creativity and Madness

Psychology Research Progress, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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This book deals with the complex relationship between the highest form of human activity — creativity — and mental illness. The heroes of this book are brilliant geniuses in various fields: three writers, four painters and three musicians. The common denominator of these figures is that they lived in Russia in the nineteenth century, a…
Human Development: Equipping Minds with Cognitive Development

Disability Studies, Cognitive Psychology, Psychology, Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Research studies have examined the relationship between working memory, cognitive skills, and academic abilities. However, while some studies and scientific articles have demonstrated that working memory can be increased through direct intervention in either the clinical or classroom setting, other studies have failed to show any further transfer. These conflicting results are a key concern,…
Anger and Anxiety: Predictors, Coping Strategies, and Health Effects

Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions, General Psychology
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This book intends to increase general knowledge about two of the most studied and prevalent emotions in everyday life: anger and anxiety. Despite being a major aim of many research studies and theoretical perspectives, there are still many controversies and issues that remain unsolved. Therefore, this book includes a collection of chapters that provide a…
Promoting Prosocial Behaviors in Children through Games and Play: Making Social Emotional Learning Fun

Psychology of Emotions, Motivations and Actions, Social Psychology
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This ground-breaking textbook focuses on the use of play techniques and games to facilitate the positive behavioral, social, and emotional development of children with and without special needs. The chapters in this book center on the use of games and play to facilitate emotional expression, develop friendships and encourage appropriate behaviors in community contexts, such…
Face Processing: Systems, Disorders and Cultural Differences

Psychology Research Progress, Cognitive Psychology
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Face processing is now a mainstream, multi-faceted and global research field in psychology, and it is growing exponentially. The volume of emerging research necessitates continuous efforts to update our overall understanding of current theory. This book brings together contributions from face processing researchers around the world to provide up-to-date reviews of topics of great current…
Tolerance: The Glue That Binds Us: Empathy, Fairness and Reason

Psychology Research Progress, Psychology, Philosophy
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Have you ever wondered why some people are more tolerant and accepting of difference than others? This is a ground-breaking book in its scope and in its examination of tolerance to human diversity. It is the first comprehensive publication about tolerance to human diversity which explores historical, philosophical (including the controversial relationship between freedom of…

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Firearms and Suicide: Is Prevention Possible?

Anger and Anxiety: Predictors, Coping Strategies, and Health Effects

Face Processing: Systems, Disorders and Cultural Differences

Tolerance: The Glue That Binds Us: Empathy, Fairness and Reason

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