Behavioral Sciences

Short clinical vignettes and dialogues illustrate how to interview the victim.Categories: Medical Books Medicine Internal MedicinePediatrics

The Landmark Book That Has Revolutionized The Way We Understand Leadership And Decision Making -- From #1 Bestselling Author Malcolm Gladwell. In His Breakt...

Let's face it: life gives you plenty of reasons to get angry, sad, scared, and frustrated-and those feelings are okay. But sometimes it can feel like your ...

Do you want to be successful? Are you ready to improve yourself? Are you looking for a better and happier life? Harry Lorayne's unique system of memory buil...

most Of The Literature On Learning Disabilities And Attention-deficit/hyperactivity Disorder (adhd) Focuses On The Needs Of Elementary-age Children, But O...

A grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter take us on a remarkable journey in which the cycles of life - childhood, adolescence, marriage, birthing and chil...

A taxi driver's life is dangerous work. Picking up a bad customer can leave the driver in a vulnerable position, and erring even once can prove fatal. To pr...

An unabridged edition with updated footnotes and layout, to include: Recent Criticisms of Consciousness - Instinct and Habit - Desire and Feeling - Influenc...

how Do Imperceptibly Small Differences In The Environment Change One's Behavior? What Is The Anatomy Of A Bad Mood? Does Stress Shrink Our Brains? What Do...

Virtual environments provide places for 'being there together', for avatars to interact with each other in computer-generated spaces. They range from immers...

"Walk upstairs, open the door, and look in the crib.What do you see: Most of us see a picture of innocence and helplessness, a clean slate. But in fact, wh...

Although Africa has long been known to be rich in oil, extracting it hadn’t seemed worth the effort and risk until recently. But with the price of Middle ...

About the Author\Mark Freestone, PhD is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for Psychiatry, Queen Mary University of London. He has worked in prisons and forens...

Over the past decade, legal wagering has expanded rapidly in North America. In 1998 alone, people lost 50 billion dollars in legal betting and it is estimat...

the Coeditor Of The Enormously Popular Jewish Catalog Help[s] Readers Understand More Fully The Meaning Of Our Holidays And Thereby To Observe These Festi...

In the second of a proposed three-volume study, John and Jean Comaroff continue their exploration of colonial evangelism and modernity in South Africa. Mo...

Norms And Values -- Unleashed -- The Law Of Group Polarization -- The Expressive Function Of Law -- The Uses And Limits Of Nudges -- Nudging : A Very Short ...

A Meticulously Researched And Powerful Exposé On The Epidemic Of Cover-up That Surrounds Sexual Assault And College Football Players. The Playbook As It Is...

" International indigenism" may sound like a contradiction in terms, but it is indeed a global phenomenon and a growing form of activism. In his fluent and ...

The cooperative action of different regions of our brains gives us an amazing capacity to perform activities as diverse as playing the piano and hitting a ...

People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) can be intensely caring, warm, smart, and funny-but their behavior often drives away those closest to them...

Ronald J. Mason. Reprint. Originally Published: New York : Academic Press, C1981. With New Pref. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: H...

Emily Martin traces Americans' changing ideas about health and immunity since the 1940s. She explores the implications of our emphasis on 'flexibility' in c...

A structured curriculum of classroom-ready lessons, practices, and worksheets for actualizing a powerful new educational paradigm: student mindfulness. Thi...

An investigation into the effects of exercise on the brain evaluates how aerobic exercise positively influences the progression of such conditions as Alzhei...

Playful, social, and passionate, crows have brains that are huge for their body size, which allows them to think, plan, and reconsider their actions. They ...

Solve serious behavior challenges in K–8 classrooms with this easy-to-use book, the first practical guide to the research-proven Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (...

Applied behavior analysis (ABA) is a highly effective, rigorously researched intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders—but most teachers d...

In Kwaio Religion, Roger Keesing examines how the Kwaio, challenged by 110 years of European colonialism and now by the militant Christianity of their own ...

With even the best curricula and interventions, students with autism spectrum disorders will not learn unless the classroom environment is organized with th...

The Verbal Behavior (VB) approach is a form of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), that is based on B.F. Skinner's analysis of verbal behavior, and works part...

Parents and professionals often ask how to teach social skills and how to design social skills programs for children with ASD. Often they are seeking answer...

In This Short Book, Acclaimed Writer And Philosopher Roger Scruton Presents An Original And Radical Defense Of Human Uniqueness. Confronting The Views Of Ev...

“Excellent. . . . [Buonomano] reveals the intricate limitations and blessings of the most complex device in the known universe.”—The Atlantic The hu...

The Brain Has Long Been A Source Of Fascination. In 1819, The Radical Thinker And Surgeon William Lawrence Put It Like This: It Is Strongly Suspected That A...

Working Memory Refers To How We Keep Track Of What We Are Doing Moment To Moment Throughout Our Waking Lives. This Book Brings Together In One Volume, State...

The struggle between the urgencies of instinct and the restrictions of civilization is addressed throughout the works of Sigmund Freud, and in Civilization ...

This succinct, interdisciplinary introduction to critical reasoning successfully dares students to question their own assumptions and to enlarge their think...

New research in nutrition and weight loss has revealed an amazing discovery: the brain—virtually neglected in all other diet plans—is the most important o...

Why do human beings move? In this lucid portrayal of human behavior, Fred Dretske provides an original account of the way reasons function in the causal exp...

Includes Articles, Many Of Which Originally Appeared In Scientific American, On Memes, Innumeracy, William Safire, Frederic Chopin, Rubik's Cube, Strange At...

IQ and Personality Tests contains hundreds of practice questions for aptitude tests and personality questionnaires. The personality questions look at attit...

Today’s teens are totally stressed. Based on the self-help classic, The Relaxation and Stress Reduction Workbook, this evidence-based guide will help you...

Advanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy--stop Panic In Its Tracks. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (cbt) Is A Major Tenant Of Mental Health Science For Good Reas...

A groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain, from the bestselling author and renowned psychiat...

What Separates Your Mind From That Of An Animal? Is It The Ability To Design Tools; A Sense Of Self; Or The Grasp Of Past And Future? In Recent Decades Thes...

Since its first edition in 1990, The Anxiety and Phobia Workbook has sold more than 600,000 copies. Its engaging exercises and worksheets have helped milli...

p.e.t., Or parent Effectiveness Training, Began Almost Forty Years Ago As The First National Parent-training Program To Teach Parents How To Communicate M...