Psychology 6

From the legendary neurologist and bestselling author of "Awakenings" and "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" comes a powerful and compassionate ("New York Times") book that examines the power of music and how it affects the brain.続きを見る

Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's famous investigations of "optimal experience" have revealed that what makes an experience genuinely satisfying is a state of consciousness called "flow." During flow, people typically experience deep enjoyment, creativity, and a total involvement with life. I……続きを見る

In 1923, in this volume, Freud worked out important implications of the structural theory of mind that he had first set forth three years earlier in Beyond the Pleasure Principle. The Ego and the Id ranks high among the works of Freud's later years. The heart of his concern is the ego, which he se……続きを見る

Two long-time students of the Enneagram have teamed up to demystify this uncanny personality-typing system. In a witty and informative book packed with cartoons, exercises, and personality types, the authors help everyone discover and appreciate his or her type.続きを見る

An eminent psychologist boldly takes on the presumptions of evolutionary psychology in an engaging exploration of the divergent ways Eastern and Western societies see and understand the world.続きを見る

A brilliant "Sherlock Holmes" of neuroscience reveals the strangest cases he has solved, uncovering bold insights into deep and quirky questions of human nature few scientists have dared to address. 25 line illustrations.続きを見る

This celebrated New York Times bestseller -- now poised to reach an even wider audience in paperback -- is a book that is changing the way Americans think about selling products and disseminating ideas.続きを見る

Following up his 1996 "The Emotional Brain, " the world-renowned brain expert presents a groundbreaking work that tells a more profound story: how the little spaces between the neurons--the brain's synapses--are the channels through which we think, feel, imagine, act, and remember.続きを見る

From a #1 national bestselling author comes the motivational guide of the year. Based on his phenomenal bestseller Awaken the Giant Within, Anthony Robbins offers readers the encouragement they need to take control of their lives and harness the forces that shape their destiny. An engaging collect……続きを見る

This hands-on manual from Leigh McCullough and associates teaches the nuts and bolts of practicing short-term dynamic psychotherapy, the research-supported model first presented in Changing Character, McCullough's foundational text. Reflecting the ongoing evolution of the approach, the manual emph……続きを見る

An exploration of the dark or hidden aspect of the persona--what it is, how it originates, how it is formed, and how it can be used to bring wholeness to the personality. Now in trade paperback.続きを見る

Where do the roots of addictive behavior lie, in our chemistry or in our character? In "The Craving Brain", Dr. Ruden believes the former, asserting that the roots of addiction lie in a complex chain reaction that originates in an ancient survival mechanism in the brain.続きを見る

Kandel relates the astonishing story of how four different and distinct disciplines--behaviorist psychology, cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology--converged into a powerful new science of mind.続きを見る

In this provocative collection of essays, eminent thinkers and writers offer their thoughts on how embracing creativity--tapping into the originality of everyday life--can lead to improved physical and mental health as well as new ways of thinking and experiencing the world.続きを見る

How psychopharmacology has usurped the role of psychotherapy in our society, to the great detriment of the patients involved. William Glasser describes in "Warning: Psychiatry Can Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health "the sea change that has taken place in the treatment of mental health in the last ……続きを見る

Conventional science holds that "the mind" is only an illusion, a side effect of the activity of the physical brain. Now comes a book, based on cutting-edge research, that argues exactly the opposite--that the mind has a life of its own.続きを見る

Filled with charts, quizzes, weekly self-assessment tests, and a daily mood log, "The Feeling Good Handbook" actively engages its readers in their own recovery. "A wonderful achievement."--M. Anthony Bates, clinical psychologist, Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia.続きを見る

In The Optimistic Child, Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman offers parents, teachers, and coaches a well-validated program to prevent depression in children. In a thirty-year study, Seligman and his colleagues discovered the link between pessimism -- dwelling on the most catastrophic cause of any setback -……続きを見る

Annotated transcript of Satir conducting family therapy -- showing what she's thinking and how she selects a particular phrase or intervention -- and then an account of her theoretical foundations and methods.続きを見る