Providing a view of psychology's interaction with culture and society in different periods beginning in the ancient times and stretching through the Middle Ages and the modern period to the millennium and without reducing the discussion of both contemporary and classic themes and theories, this book endorses an approach to psychological knowledge.

Now in a fully rewritten fourth edition, this is the authoritative presentation of motivational interviewing (MI), the powerful approach to facilitating change. It has been updated and streamlined to be even more user-friendly as a practitioner guide and course text. MI originators William R. Miller and Stephen Rollnick elucidate the four tasks of MI--engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning--and vividly demonstrate what they look like in action. A wealth of vignettes and interview examples ...

Concerned with the ways humans develop an organised set of characteristics to shape themselves and the world around them, this is a study of how people come to be 'different' and 'similar' to others, on both an individual and a cultural level. This volume focuses on various contexts and applications of personality and individual differences, in chapters arranged across three thematic sections.

Drawing on insights derived from teaching thousands of students over a 25 year period this book teaches students how to write effective and compelling academic essays.

This Handbook examines complex cognitive systems through the lens of neuroscience, as well as providing an overview of development and applications within cognitive and systems neuroscience research and beyond.

'Doe en denk als Boeddha (en andere zenmeesters)’ bevat vele wijze boeddhistische lessen die je in het dagelijks kunt gebruiken om moeilijkheden te overwinnen en om te gaan met tegenslag. De lessen zijn eenvoudig, maar diepzinning. Ontdek vergankelijkheid met Bodhidharma, gelukkige nuchterheid met Dogen, goed en kwaad met Ikkyu, vastberadenheid, doorzettingsvermogen en geduld met Hakuin en compassie met Ryokhan.

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Providing a thorough biopsychosocial approach, this lively and approachable guide is your ideal companion to studying health psychology.

Packed with learning features, this book helps you get your psychology research off the ground, confidently collect and analyse qualitative data, and write up your project or dissertation.

'The Roger Federer, the Tiger Woods, the Usain Bolt of all books about the psychology of sport, packed with insight and wisdom' - Brian Viner, Sports writer and author of Pele, Ali, Lillee, and Me

The SAGE Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology address real-world and practical applications of evolutionary psychology such as applications to medicine, psychiatry, law, and technology.