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23 produkter
Metaphors of Interrelatedness
Toward a Systems Theory of Psychology
Häftad, 1992
450 kr
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Olds examines the role of metaphor and models in psychology, science, and religion and argues the case for systems theory as a contemporary unifying metaphor across domains, with particular emphasis on clarifying its potential for psychology.
Time and Psychological Explanation
Häftad, 1993
487 kr
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Psychology has been captured by an assumption that is almost totally unrecognized. This assumption-the linearity of time-unduly restricts theory and therapy, yet this restriction is so common, so customary, that it is often completely ignored. This book traces the influence of this assumption and …
Contemporary Psychoanalysis and Eastern Thought
Häftad, 1993
502 kr
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This book explores the convergence of psychoanalysis and Asian thought. It explores key theoretical issues. What role does paradox play in psychological transformations? How can the oriental emphasis on attaining "no-self" be reconciled with the western emphasis on achieving an integrated self? The …
Morals and Politics of Psychology
Psychological Discourse and the Status Quo
Häftad, 1994
453 kr
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This book explores the moral, social, and political implications of dominant psychological theories and practices. The analysis entails the therapeutic uses of psychoanalysis, cognitive, behavioral, and humanistic psychology, as well as the practice of clinical, school, and …
Paradox of Power and Weakness
Levinas and an Alternative Paradigm for Psychology
Av George Kunz
Häftad, 1998
463 kr
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Offers an alternative paradigm for psychology, one that reflects Levinas's criticism of a self-centered notion of identity. Reveals the secret of an "authentic" altruism through a phenomenology of both power and weakness, and of the paradoxes of the weakness of power and the power of weakness.The …
Last Resistance
The Concept of Science as a Defense against Psychoanalysis
Häftad, 2002
311 kr
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A fundamentally new examination of the controversies raging around psychoanalysis.Radical and uncompromising, The Last Resistance is a penetrating rediscovery of the essential nature of psychoanalysis. Looking at the Freud wars in the historical context of the rise of modern science and the decline …
Becoming Good Parents
An Existential Journey
Häftad, 2002
433 kr
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Argues that our struggle to become good parents can help us to become good persons.Becoming Good Parents goes beyond a psychological understanding of parenting to include a deeper explication of the philosophical (moral) and existential (spiritual) dimensions of parenting. It counters the …
About Psychology
Essays at the Crossroads of History, Theory, and Philosophy
Av Darryl B. Hill, Michael J. Kral
Häftad, 2003
442 kr
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A critical and historical overview of psychology.Demonstrating how psychologists use theory, philosophy, and history to illuminate the subjects they study, this book explores both the obstacles and benefits of integrating these perspectives into contemporary Western psychology. It offers a timely …
Psychology and the Question of Agency
Av Jack Martin, Jeff Sugarman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
990 kr
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Looks at the limits of free will in human action.Disciplinary psychology has failed to achieve a coherent conception of human agency. Instead, it oscillates between two differing conceptions of agency that are equally untenable: a scientistic, reductive approach to choice and action, and an …
Psychology and the Question of Agency
Av Jack Martin, Jeff Sugarman m. fl.
Häftad, 2003
354 kr
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Looks at the limits of free will in human action.Disciplinary psychology has failed to achieve a coherent conception of human agency. Instead, it oscillates between two differing conceptions of agency that are equally untenable: a scientistic, reductive approach to choice and action, and an …
Power of Reinforcement
Inbunden, 2004
1250 kr
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Makes the controversial argument that reinforcement is a real and valuable force in human behavior.2004 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title According to Stephen Ray Flora, reinforcement is a very powerful tool for improving the human condition despite often being dismissed as regarding people as less …
Power of Reinforcement
Häftad, 2004
450 kr
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Makes the controversial argument that reinforcement is a real and valuable force in human behavior.2004 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title According to Stephen Ray Flora, reinforcement is a very powerful tool for improving the human condition despite often being dismissed as regarding people as less …
Time and Psychological Explanation
Inbunden, 1993
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Psychology has been captured by an assumption that is almost totally unrecognized. This assumption-the linearity of time-unduly restricts theory and therapy, yet this restriction is so common, so customary, that it is often completely ignored. This book traces the influence of this assumption and …
Orientation to Inquiry in a Reflective Professional Psychology
Häftad, 1994
411 kr
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This book approaches professional inquiry in psychology from a perspective that integrates research and practice and prepares students for the diversity of methods employed in the field. It examines a broad range of models and methods of inquiry in both research and practice and provides a …
Identification and Character
A Book on Psychological Development
Häftad, 1994
411 kr
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This book tells the reader all about psychological identification, the single most important process for becoming, maintaining, or changing who we are as characters. The book's emphasis, though, is decidedly on identification's role in our becoming who we are. It is one thing for people to have an …
Psychology of Human Possibility and Constraint
Häftad, 1999
383 kr
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Resolves the fundamental debate between cognitivists and social constructionists concerning the metaphysics of human psychology, and offers new insights into therapy, education, and creativity.This book addresses one of the most enduring debates within psychology, namely, the conflicting claims of …
Subject of Lacan
A Lacanian Reader for Psychologists
Av Kareen Ror Malone, Stephen R. Friedlander
Inbunden, 2000
1080 kr
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An accessible introduction to the psychoanalytic theories of Jacques Lacan, intended especially for American psychologists but useful to anyone interested in the work of this important thinker.Written with the American psychological community in mind, The Subject of Lacan provides an accessible …
Between Conviction and Uncertainty
Philosophical Guidelines for the Practicing Psychotherapist
Inbunden, 2000
1080 kr
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Explores the philosophical context within which psychotherapy functions.At a time when scores of seemingly incompatible theories and methods are competing for ascendancy in psychotherapy, one could argue that the crucial intellectual and moral dilemmas of this field are largely philosophical in …
Between Conviction and Uncertainty
Philosophical Guidelines for the Practicing Psychotherapist
Häftad, 2000
402 kr
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Explores the philosophical context within which psychotherapy functions.At a time when scores of seemingly incompatible theories and methods are competing for ascendancy in psychotherapy, one could argue that the crucial intellectual and moral dilemmas of this field are largely philosophical in …
Dark Light
The Appearance of Death in Everyday Life
Häftad, 2000
383 kr
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Reveals the effects of the cultural unconscious or "world soul" in human experience.Dark Light is about seeing the world through imagination and stimulating our imagination about the world. It provides an imaginative account of how our daily lives are lived through us by larger forms and forces. …
Postmodern Psychology of Asian Americans
Creating Knowledge of a Racial Minority
Av Laura Uba
Inbunden, 2002
1080 kr
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Challenges existing paradigms of knowledge as they relate to Asian Americans.Focusing on race, culture, acculturation, ethnicity, and ethnic identity-concepts commonly used to account for the behaviors of Asian Americans and other minorities-A Postmodern Psychology of Asian Americans examines the …
Postmodern Psychology of Asian Americans
Creating Knowledge of a Racial Minority
Av Laura Uba
Häftad, 2002
390 kr
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Challenges existing paradigms of knowledge as they relate to Asian Americans.Focusing on race, culture, acculturation, ethnicity, and ethnic identity-concepts commonly used to account for the behaviors of Asian Americans and other minorities-A Postmodern Psychology of Asian Americans examines the …
Last Resistance
The Concept of Science as a Defense against Psychoanalysis
Inbunden, 2002
1080 kr
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A fundamentally new examination of the controversies raging around psychoanalysis.Radical and uncompromising, The Last Resistance is a penetrating rediscovery of the essential nature of psychoanalysis. Looking at the Freud wars in the historical context of the rise of modern science and the decline …
