Om je te ontwikkelen heb je prikkels nodig. Dat geldt ook voor mensen met een verstandelijke beperking. Dit boek legt op een toegankelijke manier uit hoe dat precies werkt. Het geeft je een ‘bril’ waarmee je kunt kijken naar gedrag: die van de zintuiglijke prikkelverwerking.

Met die bril zie je scherp wat de invloed van zintuiglijke informatie op een cliënt of dierbare met een verstandelijke beperking is. Is hij onder- of overprikkeld, of voelt hij zich goed en is hij in staat om zijn ta...

This book presents a concise history of the scientific discovery of the mind. Although people have speculated about the nature and functioning of their minds for thousands of years, it was only about 200 years ago that they replaced the philosophical armchair with the laboratory and began to investigate the mind scientifically.

Surprisingly, the work of one of the founders of scientific psychology, Wilhelm Wundt (1832–1920), has been largely forgotten, despite its relevance to current psych...

Can you imagine what it's like to be able to completely clear your mind and experience a deep sense of calm whenever you want?

An internationally bestselling fable about a spiritual journey, littered with powerful life lessons that teach us how to abandon consumerism in order to embrace destiny, live life to the full and discover joy.

‘Will Storr is one of our best journalists of ideas … The Status Game might be his best yet’ James Marriott, Books of the Year, The Times

The concepts of the archetype is crucial to Jung's radical interpretation of the human mind. Here he considers the archetypes he considered fundamental to every living individual: mother, rebirth, spirit and trickster.

Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) founded the analytical school of psychology and developed a radical new theory of the unconscious that has made him one of the most familiar names in twentieth-century thought. This work collects his writings on such subjects as life after death, telepathy and ghosts.

D. W. Winnicott was one of the giants of child psychiatry and psychoanalysis. He argued eloquently for an increased sensitivity to children, their development and their needs.

"Hearing the words 'be good to yourself first, then to others' was like being struck by lightning."

Many of us respond to the pressures of life by turning inwards and ignoring problems, sometimes resulting in anxiety or depression. Others react by working harder at work, at school or at home, hoping that this will make ourselves and the people we love happier.

But what if being yourself is enough? Just as we are advised on airplanes to take our own oxygen first before helpin...