This volume provides a thorough and up-to-date synthesis of the expansive and highly influential literature on the cognitive neuroscience of addiction from the last 30 years. Bringing together contributions from leading authorities in the field, it places emphasis on the most commonly investigated drugs of abuse.
'The Lucifer Effect' examines how the human mind has the capacity to be infinitely caring or selfish, kind or cruel, creative or destructive, and the ways in which the goodness of humanity can be transformed into bestiality.
A growing body of research shows that social networks and identities have a profound impact on mental and physical health. What is it that social groups offer that appears to be just as beneficial as a daily dose of vitamin C or regular exercise? This book brings together the latest research.
Featuring a wealth of examples and practical advice, this is a textbook for students conducting research online. Bringing together key topics, it guides you through the design and execution of different online research methods.
For all who use counselling skills as part of their role, this manual offers a step-by-step guide. Divided into concise learning units, the book describes each skill and gives examples of its use in practice.
This work explores themes of communication and implementation of research within developmental psychology - a scientific field with extensive real world value in addressing problems faced by individuals, families and services.
In the 'Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology', leading contributors in the field will discuss the foundations of the field and the most recent discoveries in this burgeoning area of psychology.
By focussing on the way mind and behavior have developed and adapted to evolutionary pressures this accessible textbook shows the relevance of an evolutionary approach to all areas of psychology.The authors' objective perspective will be much appreciated in this controversial area as will their engaging style and the user-friendly format.
This title presents the different theories of leadership. It concentrates on the process model of 'Full Range Leadership' that explains the concepts and procedures by which leaders affect their followers, teams, and organizations.
'Analysing Qualitative Data in Psychology' equips students and researchers in psychology and the social sciences to carry out qualitative data analysis, focusing on four major methods - grounded theory, interpretative phenomenological analysis, discourse analysis and narrative analysis.
The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology, Volume 2, Integrations provides students and researchers with new insight into how EP draws from, and is applied in, fields as diverse as economics, anthropology, neuroscience, genetics, and political science, among others. In this thorough revision and expansion of the groundbreaking handbook, luminaries in the field provide an in-depth exploration of the foundations of evolutionary psychology as they relate to public policy, consumer behavior, organizational leadership, and legal issues.
The author traces how such a seemingly immutable idea as measurement proved so malleable when it collided with the subject matter of psychology. Philosophical and social influences are examined. This book traces how such a seemingly immutable idea as measurement proved so malleable when it collided with the subject matter of psychology. It locates the philosophical and social influences reshaping the concept and identifies a fundamental problem: are psychological attributes really quantitative?
2nd Edition - This work considers the important issue of what is 'normal' and what is 'atypical' in child development. It examines the main processes involved in developing atypically, as well as the circumstances and conditions associated with it.