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Sometimes sleep just doesn't want to come. But why count sheep while you wait when you can count GIANTS instead?

The first book to describe empirically-supported early intervention with children aged 2-5 years who have or are at risk for ADHD.

Takes a lighthearted look at a serious subject.

Provides an introduction to the theory, historical evolution, research, and practice of this process-oriented approach to psychotherapy. This essential primer, amply illustrated with case examples featuring diverse clients, is perfect for graduate students studying theories of therapy and counselling, as well as for seasoned practitioners interested in understanding how this approach has evolved and how it might be used in their own practice.

The ambitious goal of this book is to transform how mental health practitioners understand and treat diverse groups of women. Doing so involves thinking in more nuanced ways about women's multiple identities that are formed from the complex interplay of ethnic and racial background, social class, sexual orientation, ability/disability status, religion, age, and other factors.

Children with siblings may naturally compare their own behaviours to those of their sisters and brothers, and feel that they are not living up to their parents' expectations. This book serves as a fun reminder about the concept of unconditional love. You may not always love the ways your child behaves, but you will always love your child for who he or she is as an individual.

This is loaded with tips and advice for taking on everyday challenges and for building up confidence and self-esteem. Take a peek inside and find lots of ways to explore your strengths and feel more confident in school, with your friends...with everything!

Spirituality and religion influence the way many clients interpret their life experience. Recognizing this reality, this book offers mental health professionals with an in-depth look at how to integrate both Western and Eastern spiritually-oriented interventions into clinical practice.

Leading scholars and practitioners examine the construct of self through vocational psychology and career development topics centered on theory, assessment, and intervention.

In clear, accessible language, this book introduces readers to the most widely researched and broadly used personality assessment instrument.

Rather than explain each of the 80 standards of the APA Ethics Code, this examines the code's underlying principles. It begins with a basic introduction to the code, including a brief history and an overview of general concepts. Next, it explores in depth four ethical concepts applicable to all psychologists - competence, informed consent, privacy and confidentiality, and avoiding harm and exploitation. Finally, it shows how these key concepts apply to specific psychologist roles.

Interpersonal Psychotherapy provides an introduction to the theory, history, research, and practice of this effective, empirically validated approach.

This comprehensive book assembles chapters from international experts to provide a broad-based and multidisciplinary analysis of aggression and violence, their negative consequences, and promising interventions. Five sections examine major theoretical perspectives, genetic and environmental determinants, and the psychological and relational processes underlying human violence and aggression.

Addresses the many quandaries encountered by mental health professionals who practice in the field of reproductive medicine. This book sets the standard for psychologists who work with donors and recipients of gametes and embryos, gestational surrogates, intended parents, and children conceived through assisted reproduction.

Published in 1992, the first edition of History of Psychotherapy is still considered the most comprehensive and authoritative resource on the subject. Building on the success of its predecessor, this new edition provides timely updates to reflect both the continuity and change in psychotherapy.

This is a drawing book for kids to help them get in touch with and learn to express their emotions. The book is divided up into different fun doodle activities such as `name your feelings', `what do you feel when', and `how does it feel when', to help readers start thinking about what they experience when they are feeling an emotion.

This book explains how humans process, retain, and learn from sensory information. Citing recent research and using new computational models and methodologies, cognitive experts describe how vision, memory, and attention interconnect to influence human information processing.

Amy Wenzel describes the main types of perinatal anxiety and the various ways in which they are expressed in women, as well as approaches for assessment and treatment.

The author¿s lively examination of the mind-body split moves from classical ideas all the way up through Western history to modern psychology and the intriguing findings of neuropsychology.

Hypnosis has always captured the attention of some of the most creative thinkers in the field of psychology. Today, hypnosis and hypnotic phenomena are studied with neuroimaging techniques, and hypnosis has informed cognitive science in meaningful ways. This title is suitable for those interested in the theory and practice of clinical hypnosis.

Guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat problems with anger. This interactive self-help book teaches children a set of "anger dousing" methods aimed at cooling angry thoughts and controlling angry actions, resulting in calmer, more effective kids.