Understanding the Self

• Author : Richard Stevens
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 27 February 1996

`I judge this book to be something of a triumph. It provides many valuable insights into how social psychologists work within different paradigms and with quite different assumptions.... Throughout, the writing is clear, central issues are constantly re-examined, and sight is never lost of the whole "task" of the book... it addresses central issues both adventurously and provocatively. Students who use it are lucky to have such a feast provided, and they are bound to find the material both challenging

• Author : Thomas J. Powell
• Publisher : SAGE
• Release : 17 August 1994

This volume provides comprehensive coverage of self-help organizations, which in the United States alone involve over seven million people, from small local groups to major national organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous. The focus is on three critical areas: public policy and self-help; participation, particularly by minorities, in self-help; and various frameworks which contribute to understanding self-help. The book concludes with six chapters of major findings and case studies.

• Author : Dr. Max Hammer,Dr. Barry J. Hammer,Dr. Alan C. Butler
• Publisher : Strategic Book Publishing
• Release : 01 December 2013

This book focuses on the development of psychological self-understanding, healing psychologically painful inner conflicts, and the basis of psychological and spiritual fulfillment.Readers will discover a new understanding of effective psychotherapy, groundbreaking diagnostic psychological testing research, and the distinction between the ego self-concept, the experiential self, and the transpersonal self (the real self, the relational self, or the holistic self). It also clarifies aspects of optimal psychological health, such as authenticity, sincerity, integrity, creativity, intuition, empathy, courage, strength of character,

• Author : Maggie Long
• Publisher : McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
• Release : 21 January 2022

This book is a key resource for any student or practitioner in the helping professions who wishes to develop a holistic understanding of self-injury. Debunking common myths and stereotypes, Long uses an interdisciplinary approach to help readers understand the people behind the symptoms. The impact of interpersonal, societal, and intergenerational trauma is considered in depth, as are the key practical implications for research, policy and practice this understanding of self-injury brings. Though primarily aimed at Counselling and Psychotherapy students, Long

• Author : Gordon Sammut,Paul Daanen,Fathali M. Moghaddam
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release : 27 May 2022

"How do we, as human beings, come to understand ourselves and others around us? This question couldn't be more timely or pertinent to the issues facing humanity today. At the heart of most of our world's most troubling political and social problems lies a divergence in perspectives between nations and/or cultural groups. For example, how should we characterize the seemingly intractable divide between Indians and Pakistanis? What lies at the heart of the constant misunderstanding between Israelis and Palestinians?

• Author : Yusmarhaini Yusof
• Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
• Release : 14 September 2019

This exciting new book explores attachment, alliance and therapeutic practice. Grounded in theory and built on new research findings based on adult attachment styles, it brings together ideas on attachment and the connections that counsellors and therapists make with the people who seek their help.

• Author : Pat Wyman
• Publisher : CAPT
• Release : 27 May 2022

Self-discovery can be an elusive process. Some people never fully express their true personalities because of obstacles from the past. Others float through life with a set of defense mechanisms that seem adequate until something happens to shake that pattern. In her groundbreaking work, Pat Wyman combines three psychological techniques to create a successful method of personal integration. The foundation of the work is a comparative exploration of how the MBTI? instrument, the Enneagram, and Inner-Child Healing can assist in

• Author : Thomas M. Brinthaupt,Richard P. Lipka
• Publisher : SUNY Press
• Release : 01 February 2012

Addresses adolescent identity issues and suggests practical approaches to facilitate development and adjustment.

• Author : Nick Huband,Digby Tantam
• Publisher : Macmillan International Higher Education
• Release : 31 March 2009

Why do some people repeatedly injure themselves? How common is this form of self-harm? How can professionals offer appropriate intervention and support to those whose lives are troubled by it, either directly or indirectly? This authoritative and systematic book adopts a holistic approach to the problem of repeated self-injury and the difficult emotions and experiences that it gives rise to. Bringing together theory, research and a wealth of case vignettes, Understanding Repeated Self-Injury examines both the psychological and physical aspects

• Author : Garry L. Hagberg
• Publisher : Springer Nature
• Release : 15 November 2019

This exciting new edited collection bridges the gap between narrative and self-understanding. The problem of self-knowledge is of universal interest; the nature or character of its achievement has been one continuing thread in our philosophical tradition for millennia. Likewise the nature of storytelling, the assembly of individual parts of a potential story into a coherent narrative structure, has been central to the study of literature. But how do we gain knowledge from an artform that is by definition fictional, by

• Author : Allan House
• Publisher : Profile Books
• Release : 06 June 2019

Self-harm is increasingly prevalent in our society. But few of us understand why, or know what to do to help ourselves, friends or family in such situations. It can be very isolating. Understanding and Responding to Self-Harm aims to fill this gap, providing practical information and advice for anyone who has an experience of self-harm. Showing the various forms self-harm can take, this book explores the reasons behind it, and offers advice on self-management, support to others, and what services

• Author : Pauline Heslop,Andrew Lovell
• Publisher : Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Release : 15 November 2012

This book looks at ways of improving care provision for people with learning disabilities who self-injure. The first part of the book sets out the theories behind psychological approaches to understanding self-injury, and in the second half case studies and 'practice pointers' propose ways of improving direct care.

• Author : Michael Kyrios
• Publisher : Cambridge University Press
• Release : 29 February 2016

A unique exploration of how the 'self' influences psychopathology, psychotherapy, emphasizing the need to integrate self-constructs into evidence-based conceptual models.

• Author : Vladimir Zivkovic
• Publisher : Vladimir Živković
• Release : 27 May 2022

“Self- Help: The Understanding of Life” is another insightful reading from Vladimir Zivkovic, the author of books “Modern Relationships” and “The Book about Divine-Self”. How to improve your low self-esteem? Where all these modern life problems stem from? How to overcome them and stay on the right path in this crazy world? Further on, it reflects on the issues of the modern man with Self, God, morality, and authorities. The author offers real-life examples to help readers answer these currently

• Author : Terry Stokes
• Publisher : Lulu.com
• Release : 27 May 2022