7665 books (384 pages) in this category
Una mirada a partir de la resiliencia
by Blanca Estela Barcelata Eguiarte
<p>La presente obra tiene como propósito analizar aspectos teóricos y metodológicos, con una base empírica, de la resiliencia, a partir el enfoque de la psicopatología del desarrollo también denominado perspectiva evolutiva o ecológico ...
ISBN: 9786074485165
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eBookAdolescents, Crime, and the Media
A Critical Analysis
by Christopher J Ferguson
<p>A campus shooting. A gang assault. A school bus ambush. With each successive event, fingers are pointed at the usual suspects: violent films, bloody video games, explicit web sites. But to what extent can—or should—the media be implicated in ...
ISBN: 9781461467410
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eBookAdolescents, Rapid Social Change, and the Law
The Transforming Nature of Protection
by Roger J.R. Levesque
<p>This book reviews broad social changes affecting youth development and the inconsistency of the legal system in updating its approach to adolescents’ rights. Legal experts examine current adolescent protections and offer research-based ...
ISBN: 9783319415352
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eBookAdopted Women and Biological Fathers
Reimagining stories of origin and trauma
by Elizabeth Hughes
<p><em>Adopted Women and Biological Fathers</em> offers a critical and deconstructive challenge to the dominant notions of adoptive identity. The author explores adoptive women’s experiences of meeting their biological fathers and reflects on ...
ISBN: 9781315536354
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eBookHow International Adoption Benefits Children
by Rebecca J. Compton
<p>International adoptions have decreased dramatically in the last decade, despite robust evidence of the tremendous benefits that early placement in adoptive families can confer upon children who are not able to remain with birth families. ...
ISBN: 9780190247812
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eBookAdoption by Lesbians and Gay Men
A New Dimension in Family Diversity
by David M. Brodzinsky & Adam Pertman
<p>The practice of adoption has changed dramatically over the past half century, with profound implications for children and families. Perhaps the most remarkable and controversial transformation during this time has been the growing willingness
ISBN: 9780190295745
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eBookArt, Experience, and Catastrophe
by Espen Hammer
<p>Theodor W. Adorno's aesthetics has dominated discussions about art and aesthetic modernism since World War II, and continues to inform contemporary theorizing. Situating Adorno's aesthetic theory in the context of post-Kantian European ...
ISBN: 9781316411438
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eBookA Concise Introduction to Theory and Research
by Omri Gillath, Gery C. Karantzas & R. Chris Fraley
<p><em>Adult Attachment: A Concise Introduction to Theory and Research</em> is an easy-to-read and highly accessible reference on attachment that deals with many of the key concepts and topics studied within attachment theory. This book is ...
ISBN: 9780124200760
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eBookby Dr. Judith A. Feeney & Patricia Noller
<p>`It is an excellent volume for attachment researchers at all levels. Researchers and students will find this volume a helpful and generative introduction to adult attachment. The authors set out to increase interest in adult attachment and ...
ISBN: 9781506338149
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eBookVolume 1: Theories and Concepts
by Dr. Lawrence S. Wrightsman
<p>These stimulating companion volumes reflect an expansion of the coverage of Wrightsman's earlier book <strong>Personality Development in Adulthood</strong>.</p> <p>They encourage readers to look at the evolving nature of their own lives, and
ISBN: 9781506320069
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eBookAdulthood, Morality, and the Fully Human
A Mosaic of Peace
by John J. Shea
<p>In <em>Adulthood, Morality, and the Fully Human</em>, John J. Shea describes an adult, moral, and fully human self in terms of integrity and mutuality. Those who are fully human are caring and just. Violence is the absence of care and ...
ISBN: 9781498574778
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eBookThe State of the Science
by Eli J. Finkel & Roy F. Baumeister
<p>Social psychology uses clever, even ingenious, research methods to explore the most essential questions of the human psyche: Why do we help some people and harm others? Why do we pay so much more attention to high-powered people than they pay
ISBN: 9780190635619
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eBookThe State of the Science
by Roy F. Baumeister & Eli J. Finkel
<p>Social psychology is a flourishing discipline. It explores the most essential questions of the human psyche (e.g., Why do people help or harm others? How do influence professionals get us to do what they want, and how can we inoculate ...
ISBN: 9780199888726
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eBookAdvanced Suggestion (Neuroinduction)
by Haydn Brown
<p>Indeed, the majority Of my patients have been people exhibiting exceptional capabilities, both before and very decidedly after recovering from their breakdown. It is Of value to note that the better the intellect Of the patient, the more ...
ISBN: 9780243767328
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eBookAdvances in Affective and Pleasurable Design
Proceedings of the AHFE 2017 International Conference on Affective and Pleasurable Design, July 17–21, 2017, The Westin Bonaventure Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA
by WonJoon Chung & Cliff Sungsoo Shin
<p>This book discusses the latest advances in affective and pleasurable design. It reports on important theoretical and practical issues, covering a wealth of topics including aesthetics in product and system design, design-driven innovation, ...
ISBN: 9783319604954
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eBookAdvances in Child Abuse Prevention Knowledge
The Perspective of New Leadership
by Deborah Daro, Anne Cohn Donnelly, Lee Ann Huang & others
<p>This book addresses new avenues in child abuse prevention research that will expand our capacity to protect children. These new avenues result from the emergence of new research methods made possible through technologic advances, an ...
ISBN: 9783319163277
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eBookAdvances in Child Development and Behavior
by Janette B. Benson
<p><em>Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Volume 52,</em> includes chapters that highlight some of the most recent research in the field of developmental psychology. Each chapter provides in-depth discussions, with this volume serving ...
ISBN: 9780128121733
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eBookAdvances in Child Development and Behavior
by Janette B. Benson
<p><em>Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Volume 54</em> is the latest release in this classic resource on the field of developmental psychology. Chapters highlight some of the most recent research in the field of developmental ...
ISBN: 9780128151143
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eBookAdvances in Child Development and Behavior
by Janette B. Benson
<p><em>Advances in Child Development and Behavior, Volume 56</em> is the latest release in this classic resource on the field of developmental psychology. Chapters highlight some of the most recent research in the field of developmental ...
ISBN: 9780128178874
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eBookAdvances in Child Neuropsychology
by Michael G. Tramontana & Stephen R. Hooper
<p>In the foreword to Volume 1 of this series, Byron Rourke noted that the field of child neuropsychology is still young. He wrote: "It has no obvious birthdate. Hence, we cannot determine its age with the type of chrono metric precision ...
ISBN: 9781461226086
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