Название: Learning in Cultural Context: Family, Peers, and School (International and Cultural Psychology)
Автор: Ashley E. Maynard (Editor), Mary I. Martini (Editor)
Издательство: Kluwer
Год: 2005
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 288
Размер: 2 MB
Язык: English

This volume focuses on the cultural aspects of learning and cognitive processes, examining the theory, methods, findings, and applications in this area. The chapter authors cover such topics as family context, peer interaction and formal education.

Название: Psychology s Grand Theorists How Personal Experiences Shaped Professional Ideas
Автор: Amy P. Demorest
Издательство: Psychology Press
Год: 2004
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 217
Размер: 12 MB
Язык: English

Psychology's Grand Theorists argues that the three schools in psychology that have been dominant historically--the psychodynamic, behavioral, and phenomenological--have resulted in large part from the personal experiences of their originators. Sigmund Freud, B.F. Skinner, and Carl Rogers each believed that he had discovered the truth about human nature, yet their truths are entirely different. This book explores how the lives of these men influenced the divergent theories they developed, through a close examination of letters, diaries, biographies, autobiographies, and professional writings. Uncovering the subjective sources of these theories, the book gives the reader a greater sense of intimacy with each man's ideas, and promotes critical inquiry into their scientific status. The book is written in an engaging style that will appeal to a wide range of readers. Intended as a supplement in courses on personality, clinical psychology, and/or the history of psychology, it will also be of interest to clinicians or counselors who use one or more of these theoretical models in their therapeutic work.

Название: Multiple Commitments in the Workplace: An Integrative Approach (Series in Applied Psychology)
Автор: Aaron Cohen
Издательство: Taylor and Francis
Год: 2003
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 376
Размер: 16 MB
Язык: English

The growing interest in multiple commitments among researchers and practitioners is evinced by the greater attention in the literature to the broader concept of work commitment. This includes specific objects of commitment, such as organization, work group, occupation, the union, and one's job. In the last several years a sizable body of research has accumulated on the multidimensional approach to commitment. This knowledge needs to be marshaled, its strengths highlighted, and its importance, as well as some of its weaknesses made known, with the aim of guiding future research on commitment based on a multidimensional approach.

Название: The Emergence of Somatic Psychology and Bodymind Therapy (Critical Theory and Practice in Psychology and the Human Sciences)
Автор: Barnaby Barratt
Издательство: Palgrave Macmillan
Год: 2010
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 243
Размер: 550 kB
Язык: English

Somatic psychology and bodymind therapy (the simultaneous study of the mind and body) are challenging contemporary understandings of the psyche, of what it means to be human and how to heal human suffering. This book discusses these areas of study.

Название: Nonviolence and Peace Psychology
Автор: Daniel Mayton (auth.)
Издательство: Springer-Verlag New York
Год: 2009
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 294
Размер: 1 MB
Язык: English

Recent trends and events worldwide have increased public interest in nonviolence, pacifism, and peace psychology as well as professional interest across the social sciences. Nonviolence and Peace Psychology assembles multiple perspectives to create a more comprehensive and nuanced understanding of the concepts and phenomena of nonviolence than is usually seen on the subject. Through this diverse literature—spanning psychology, political science, religious studies, anthropology, and sociology—peace psychologist Dan Mayton gives readers the opportunity to view nonviolence as a body of principles, a system of pragmatics, and a strategy for social change. This important volume:Draws critical distinctions between nonviolence, pacifism, and related concepts.Classifies nonviolence in terms of its scope (intrapersonal, interpersonal, societal, global) and pacifism according to political and situational dimensions.Applies standard psychological concepts such as beliefs, motives, dispositions, and values to define nonviolent actions and behaviors. Brings sociohistorical and cross-cultural context to peace psychology.Analyzes a century’s worth of nonviolent social action, from the pathbreaking work of Gandhi and King to the Courage to Refuse movement within the Israeli armed forces. Reviews methodological and measurement issues in nonviolence research, and suggests areas for future study.Although more attention is traditionally devoted to violence and aggression within the social sciences, Nonviolence and Peace Psychology reveals a robust knowledge base and a framework for peacebuilding work, granting peace psychologists, activists, and mediators new possibilities for the transformative power of nonviolence

Название: Aidos: The Psychology and Ethics of Honour and Shame in Ancient Greek Literature
Автор: Douglas L. Cairns
Издательство: Clarendon Press
Год: 1993
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 496
Размер: 25 MB
Язык: English

This is the first study in English to examine one of the most crucial terms in Greek ethical and social discourse, aidos, within a wide range of Greek literature. Commonly rendered "shame," "modesty," or "respect," aidos is one of the most elusive and difficult Greek words to translate. Dr. Cairns discusses the nature and application of aidos and other relevant terms in a number of authors; with particular emphasis on their manifestations in epic, tragedy, and philosophy. He shows that the essence of the concept is to be found in its relationship with Greek values of honor, in which context it can recognize and respond to the honor of both the self and others. It thus involves both self- and other- regarding behavior, competitive and cooperative values.

Название: A Theory of Freedom: From the Psychology to the Politics of Agency
Автор: Philip Pettit
Издательство: Polity Press
Год: 2001
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 200
Размер: 9 MB
Язык: English

In this short yet ambitious work, Philip Pettit offers a single, unified, and overarching theory of freedom. A puzzling topic, freedom extends from the individual and the metaphysical (i.e. free will) to the social and the political, yet a theory connecting these two realms has yet to be devised. In an elegant, accessible manner, Pettit presents a survey of available theories of freedom, then develops his own--one that manages to straddle the personal and political spheres. The view he develops--which includes the seemingly paradoxical notion that we are free to the extent that we are capable of being held responsible--will make this pioneering book highly important to a wide range of philosophers.

Название: Counseling the Inupiat Eskimo: (Contributions in Psychology)
Автор: Catherine Swan Reimer
Издательство: Greenwood Press
Год: 1999
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 192
Размер: 842 kB
Язык: English

Current research indicates that in order to counsel a group of people different from the mainstream, it is important to understand their unique worldview. This book defines the worldview of personal well-being for the Inupiat Eskimo in order to establish guidelines for counseling strategies. Strategies are based on the wisdom of village elders, who define personal well-being in order to help others develop counseling practices that can bridge contemporary problems with the traditions and customs of the Inupiat culture. The Inupiat define well-being by sharing Inupiat words and their meanings in relation to well-being. In their worldview, the way one thinks and acts can have an effect on well-being and on the environment.

Название: The Mystic Mind: The Psychology of Medieval Mystics and Ascetics
Автор: Jerome Kroll, Bernard Bachrach
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 2005
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 289
Размер: 6 MB
Язык: English

A fascinating collaboration between a medieval historian and a professor of psychiatry, this enthralling book applies modern biological and psychological research findings to the lives of medieval mystics and ascetics. Drawing upon a database of over 1,400 medieval holy persons and in-depth studies of individual saints, this illuminating study examines the relationship between medieval mystical experiences, the religious practices of mortification; laceration of the flesh, sleep deprivation and extreme starvation, and how these actions  produced altered states of consciousness and brain function in the heroic ascetics. Examining and disputing much contemporary writing about the political and gender motivations in the medieval quest for a closeness with God, this is essential reading for anyone with an interest in medieval religion or the effects of self-injurious behaviour on the mind.

Название: Mastery Motivation in Early Childhood: Development, Measurement and Social Processes (International Library of Psychology)
Автор: David Messer
Издательство: Routledge
Год: 1993
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 272
Размер: 1 MB
Язык: English

This book is concerned with how children learn or "master" certain tasks. Consequently, mastery motivation is a key factor in understanding cognitive and social development. The book brings together experts who review and present findings.