Reassessing Experimental Psychology from a critical perspective, the author demonstrates how its research into Body Image can be misused. Drawing on her experience in...

This book shows teachers how to build emotional strength to prevent stress and/or burnout by discovering how stress affects health, how to boost psychological immunity, and how to maintain teaching effectiveness!

The 'theory of mind' framework has been the fastest growing body of empirical research in contemporary psychology. It has given rise to a range of positions on what it takes to relate to others as intentional beings. This book brings together disparate strands of ToM research, lays out historical roots of the idea and indicates better alternatives

Various social workers encounter complex and diverse forms of loss throughout their practice. This book helps trainee and practitioners navigate these difficult situations by developing the skills and values necessary for practice. It explores definitions and assessment of loss, and psychological aspects of loss and grief.

Perioperative Pain Management is a practical, evidence-based guide to the effective management of perioperative pain even in the most challenging situations. It provides readers with an understanding of the physiology, pharmacology and psychology...

Examines the need for improved research that focuses on related psychological components and successful prevention and intervention strategies. This book examines police suicidal behaviours and should prove helpful in developing suicide assessment and training programs.

The Tenth Edition of Physiology of Behavior continues its tradition as the most comprehensive, current, and teachable text for physiological psychology. This revision...

Unemployment is a considerable source of social distress, leading to loss of social contact and activity, increased isolation from others, increased family tensions and loss of self-esteem. This book reviews the results of follow-up studies and controlled psychological autopsy studies in terms of the association between unemployment and suicide.

Advances in media, technology and psychology have had an enormous effect on how students learn and how teachers teach. This book presents new media applications for teaching as well as various methodologies to help students with special needs.

Examines child abuse and neglect. This book opens with the background on child maltreatment including its history, an overview of the research, and the risk factors. It also examines different forms of maltreatment - physical abuse, neglect, psychological maltreatment, sexual abuse, fetal abuse, and Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome.