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This text highlights statistical methods useful for the behavioural sciences from a practitioner's perspective. The format and presentation of statistics should encourage students to research and analyze data. Students are exposed to the power and time-saving features of computer software with examples of output from Minitab, SPSS, BMDP, SAS, and others. Examples and exercises use real data to motivate students and show them the importance of statistical techniques in behavioural research. The e...

Rice aims to provide a comprehensive, research-based introduction to stress management and personal health programming, addressing the theoretical aspects of stress and stress management. This book should be of interest to stress management or stress and health courses in departments of psychology and health education.

With over 50,000 copies of the 3rd Edition sold worldwide, the best-selling book on the subject gets even better with the release of this fourth edition. It is a major course adoption text in the UK and Europe, aimed at lecturers, students, athletes, coaches and other professionals. It includes more contemporary practical examples, case studies and anecdotes to help students understand various theories and concepts. This new edition also comes with access to an online study guide, providing stud...

Feminist psychologists address how psychology can be recreated in keeping with feminist principles and practices. Although women are the major consumers of mental health services, much of psychology was shaped by the values of a male-dominated educational and research system. This book explores how widely held feminist tenets - such as empowering individuals, valuing diversity, and creating dialogue - can be integrated across the field of psychology. Chapters cover feminist theory, assessment, t...

Now, you can find the happiness you want and live "the good life" you deserve by applying the helpful information in Happiness For Dummies, the ultimate guide to achieving bliss! You'll discover proven techniques for living a meaningful, healthy, and productive life no matter what your life circumstances happen to be. Positive concepts and techniques will help you change key behaviors, foster good habits, and be in sync with your surroundings. This helpful guide will give you the chance to as...

This comprehensive guide helps examiners who use the Woodcock-Johnson Psycho-Educational Battery Revised in school settings to translate these test results into meaningful information for programme development. The guide is organized into several chapters. The first chapter presents a brief overview of the diagnostic/prescriptive process. The second describes the Woodcock-Johnson Revised (WJ-R) tests and clusters and the wide range of interpretative information available. Subsequent chapters dir...

The truth is that professional sport is a breeding ground for addictive behaviour. Luke Sutton is a business owner and successful agent to sporting stars such as James Taylor, Nile Wilson and Sam Quek, but his life didn't always look so positive. Back from the Edge reveals the huge ups and major downs that a professional career in sport can bring - and the mental health difficulties that can plague a sportsperson along the way. Luke knows this more than most. Brutually but refreshingly honest,...

Meet Regina Sharpe. She has full-blown anxiety, but she's not alone. More than forty million adults in the United States suffer from anxiety disorders, and women are twice as likely as men to be riddled with unfettered anxiety. Author and illustrator Bethany Straker has had personal experience dealing with anxiety, and wanted to adopt a humorous approach at addressing our common fears. A selection of anxiety-inducing fears highlighted in the book include: Being a failure Aging Changing jobs Hav...

Designed for introductory courses in child development, this text explores each area of child development from hereditary factory and pre-birth development through adolescence. It addresses each developmental topic and examines theories and influences affecting that topic. Students gain insight into the development process by examining examples of abnormal development in comparison with normal examples. The text should hold the student's interest and facilitate learning with illustrations, photo...

Drawing material from two interrelated perspectives - social psychology and feminism, this book examines the lives of contemporary American women from pre-birth through old age, taking into account the influence of parents, schools, the mass media, employers, religious and political institutions, and the law. The author presents literature that focuses on the social construction of gender and within-gender variations associated with ethnicity, social class and other social categories.

Research proves that the Housing First approach is more effective than traditional models at dramatically reducing homelessness among those with mental health and substance use disorders. This step-by-step manual provides a solid foundation for introducing the evidence-based Housing First approach--provide housing first, followed by supportive treatment services--into new locations, and evolving existing programs into those based on the ideals of the Pathways Model to End Homelessness. It guides...

Many of us have a tendency to measure our self-worth by comparing ourselves to others. But when we fail to reach our own, families, communities or societies 'ideals' this often results in feelings of inadequacy, anxiety and low mood. We may become self-critical, experience shame and a sense of being different from others. Although an improvement in 'self-esteem' is what we may feel we want this is not necessarily what we need. This is because self-esteem is often associated with times when...

* Fresh approach to engineering design, innovation challenges, and stereotypical thinking; provides alternative methods that come closer to the heart of the visual creative process.