Spirit in Man Art & Literature by C G Jung

$8.00 NZD

Category: Psychology | Series: Collected Works of C. G. Jung | Reading Level: good

Nine essays, written between 1922 and 1941, on Paracelsus, Freud, Picasso, the sinologist Richard Wilhelm, Joyce's Ulysses, artistic creativity generally, and the source of artistic creativity in archetypal structures.

Trouble in Mind: Stories from a Neuropsychologist's Casebook by Jenni A. Ogden

$30.00 NZD

Category: Psychology | Reading Level: very good

In Trouble in Mind, neuropsychologist Jenni Ogden, author of Fractured Minds, transports the reader into the world of some of her most memorable neurological patients as she explores with compassion, insight, and vivid description the human side of brain damage. These are tales of patients who, as the r esult of stroke, brain tumor, car crash, or neurological disease, begin thinking and behaving strangely, and with their loved ones' support embark on the long journey to recovery, acceptance of disability and sometimes, death. There is Luke, the gang member who loses his speech but finds he can still sing his favorite blues number "Trouble in Mind," and HM, who teaches the world about memory and becomes the most studied single case in medical history. You will meet Julian, who misplaces his internal map of the human body, and Melody, a singer who risks losing her song when she undergoes brain surgery to cure her epilepsy. Then there is Kim with a severe head injury, and Sophie who has just enough time to put her house in order before Alzheimer's dementia steals her insight. For these and the many other patients whose stories are told in this book, the struggle to understand their disordered minds and disobedient bodies takes extraordinary courage, determination, and patience. For health professionals and researchers working with these patients, the ethical and emotional challenges can be as demanding as the intellectual and treatment decisions they make daily. Trouble In Mind is written in an accessible narrative style that is both accurate and intimate. It will be enjoyed by readers -- whether students, researchers, or professionals in mental health and neuroscience, patients with neurological disorders and their families, or general readers -- who want to learn more about brain disorders and the doctors who care for those who suffer them. ...Show more

Solitude by Anthony Storr

$10.00 NZD

Category: Psychology | Reading Level: good

This study challenges the widely-held view that success in personal relationships is the only key to happiness. In a series of biographical sketches, it demonstrates how many of the creative geniuses of our civilization have been solitary, by temperament or circumstance.

Psychoanalysis and the Challenge of Islam by Fethi Benslama; Robert Bononno (Translator)

$12.00 NZD

Category: Psychology | Reading Level: very good

In this title, the author demythifies both Islamic and western ideas of Islam by addressing the psychoanalytic root causes of the Muslim world's clash with modernity and subsequent turn to fundamentalism. It reveals an alternate history of Islam and looks at its future development.

Narcissism and Character Transformation - The Psychology of Narcissistic Character Disorders by Nathan Schwartz-Salant

$12.00 NZD

Category: Psychology | Series: Studies in Jungian Psychology by Jungian Analysts | Reading Level: very good

A practical guide to the phenomenology of narcissism--what it looks like, what it means and how to deal with it. Draws on mythology and a variety of analytis points of view.

The Psychology of Love (Popular Penguin) by Sigmund Freud

$8.00 NZD

Category: Psychology | Series: Popular Penguins Ser. | Reading Level: very good

Freud's landmark writings on love and sexuality, including the famous case study of Dora newly translated and in one volume for the first time   This original collection brings together the most important writings on the psychology of love by one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century. Sigmund F reud's discussions of the ways in which sexuality is always psychosexuality that there is no sexuality without fantasy have changed social, cultural, and intellectual attitudes toward erotic life. Among the influential pieces included here are "On Female Sexuality," "The Taboo of Virginity," "A Child Is Being Beaten," and the widely cited case history of the eighteen-year-old Dora, making The Psychology of Love essential reading for anyone who wants to understand Freud's tremendous legacy.   For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. ...Show more

Measurement in Psychology - A Critical History of a Methodological Concept by Joel Michell; Quentin Skinner (Contribution by); Lorraine Daston (Contribution by); Dorothy Ross (Contribution by); James Tully (Contribution by)

$16.00 NZD

Category: Psychology | Series: Ideas in Context Ser. | Reading Level: very good

This book traces how such a seemingly immutable idea as measurement proved so debatable when it collided with the subject matter of psychology. This book addresses philosophical and social influences (such as scientism, practicalism, and Pythagoreanism) reshaping the concept of measurement and identifie s a fundamental problem at the core of this reshaping: the issue of whether psychological attributes really are quantitative. The author argues that the idea of measurement now endorsed within psychology actually subverts attempts to establish a genuinely quantitative science, and he urges a new direction. This volume relates views on measurement by thinkers such as H lder, Russell, Campbell, and Nagel to earlier views, like those of Euclid and Oresme. Within the history of psychology, it considers contributions by Fechner, Cattell, Thorndike, Stevens and Suppes, among others. It also contains a nontechnical exposition of conjoint measurement theory and recent foundational work by leading measurement theorist R. Duncan Luce. This thought-provoking book will be particularly valued by researchers in the fields of psychological history and philosophy of science. ...Show more

Applied Hypnosis and Hyperempiria by Don. E. Gibbons

$12.00 NZD

Category: Psychology | Reading Level: very good

Designed as a "how-to-do-it" text for both beginning students and established professionals, the theories and techniques in Applied Hypnosis and Hyperempiria are presented in a clear and concise format. In contrast to hypnosis, hyperempiria is the groundbreaking system developed by the author, which is based on suggestions of enhanced awareness, mind expansion, and increased alertness and sensitivity. The book features both traditional hypnotic procedures and hyperempiric or a "mind-expanding" inductions. It contains sections on retrieving repressed or forgotten material, behavioral regulation and self-control, and guided fantasy techniques, as well as the use of suggestion as an instrument for personal growth in areas such as improving study skills, and taking examinations, achievement motivation, artistic expression, emotional enrichment, aesthetic appreciation and enjoyment, interpersonal effectiveness, musical performance, problem solving, public speaking, salesmanship, sports performance, theatrical performance, and writing ability. Applied Hypnosis and Hyperempiria continues to be of enormous benefit to a wide audience of both mental health professionals and the seriously curious. ...Show more

Stories for the Third Ear - Using Hypnotic Fables in Psychotherapy by Lee Wallas

$12.00 NZD

Category: Psychology | Reading Level: good

On Forgiveness by Richard Holloway

$8.00 NZD

Category: Religion | Series: Canons | Reading Level: very good

"Full of human wisdom, this is a psychologically acute and absorbing approach to a very important subject". (Philip Pullman). In this inspiring work, Richard Holloway tackles the great theme of forgiveness. One of the most important books on this essential topic, On Forgiveness draws on the great philos ophers and writers such as Frederick Nietzsche, Jacques Derrida and Nelson Mandela. Both timely and a timeless modern classic, On Forgiveness is a pertinent and fascinating discourse on how forgiveness works, where it came from and how the need to embrace it is greater than ever if we are to free ourselves from the binds of the past. ...Show more

Knots by R.D. Laing

$6.00 NZD

Category: Psychology | Reading Level: very good

Understanding Genocide - The Social Psychology of the Holocaust by Leonard S. Newman (Editor); Ralph Erber (Editor)

$25.00 NZD

Category: Psychology | Reading Level: very good

When and why do groups target each other for extermination? How do seemingly normal people become participants in genocide? Why do some individuals come to the rescue of members of targeted groups, while others just passively observe their victimization? And how do perpetrators and bystanders later come to terms with the choices that they made? These questions have long vexed scholars and laypeople alike, and they have not decreased in urgency as we enter the twenty-first century. In this book--the first collection of essays representing social psychological perspectives on genocide and the Holocaust-- prominent social psychologists use the principles derived from contemporary research in their field to try to shed light on the behavior of the perpetrators of genocide. The primary focus of this volume is on the Holocaust, but the conclusions reached have relevance for attempts to understand any episode of mass killing. Among the topics covered are how crises and difficult life conditions might set the stage for violent intergroup conflict; why some groups are more likely than others to be selected as scapegoats; how certain cultural values and beliefs could facilitate the initiation of genocide; the roles of conformity and obedience to authority in shaping behavior; how engaging in violent behavior makes it easier to for one to aggress again; the evidence for a "genocide-prone" personality; and how perpetrators deceive themselves about what they have done. The book does not culminate in a grand theory of intergroup violence; instead, it seeks to provide the reader with new ways of making sense of the horrors of genocide. In other words, the goal of all of the contributors is to provide us with at least some of the knowledge that we will need to anticipate and prevent future such tragic episodes. ...Show more