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This book provides a comprehensive review of both the theoretical development and empirical study of the concept of cultural intelligence.…
A review of previous work on cross-cultural competence provides an historical backdrop against which the two main theories of cultural intelligence are presented. These two approaches, as well as the assessments derived from them, are compared and evaluated. Issues associated with the measurement of cultural intelligence are examined in detail. An important feature of the review of the empirical work on cultural intelligence is that results are discussed in terms of the relationship of the four sub dimensions of the Cultural Intelligence Scale (CQS) and also that results using the Short Form Cultural Intelligence Scale (SFCQ) and other measures of the concept are included. The review of empirical work includes studies that cast cultural intelligence as an antecedent, as a dependent variable, and as a moderator and a mediator. Cultural intelligence at the group and organizational levels are also discussed. Finally, this review sets the stage for a discussion of appropriate future directions in the study of cultural intelligence. Scholars in organizational psychology interested in the concept of cultural intelligence will find this an essential guide.Schooling and Social Identity: Learning to Act your Age in Contemporary Britain
By Patrick Alexander. 2020
This book examines the nature of age as an aspect of social identity and its relationship to experiences of formal…
education. Providing a new and critical approach to debates about age and social identity, the author explores why age remains such an important aspect of self-making in contemporary society. Through an ethnographic account of a secondary school in the south-east of England, the author poses three principal questions. Why are schools in English organised according to age? How do pupils and teachers learn to ‘act their age’ while at school? Ultimately, why does age remain such an important and complex organising concept for modern society? Cutting across lines of class and gender, this timely book will be of interest to students and scholars of self-making and identity in educational contexts, and others interested in how schooling socialises young people into categories of age as the foundational building blocks of modern society.Intercultural Perspectives on Family Counseling expands cultural awareness in the practice of family counseling by offering cultural-specific perspectives for addressing…
common issues that emerge in dyadic, marital, and family relationships around the globe. The topics illuminated in the book serve to sharpen cultural mindfulness and expand the reader’s knowledge and understanding of intercultural family counseling issues. Each chapter examines a couple or family-related clinical issue, offering clinical intervention strategies within the context of a specific cultural population. By representing various national and cultural identities, this book showcases a transcultural understanding of family. Students and practicing marriage and family counselors and therapists will benefit greatly from this clinical resource that exposes them to the similarities and differences in addressing client issues across cultures.El camino que nos une
By Suzanne Stabile. 2018
¿Cómo comprendemos las motivaciones y dinámicas de los diferentes tipos de personalidad que apreciamos en nuestros compañeros íntimos, amigos y…
e incluso en nuestra vida profesional? Este libro de Suzanne Stabile sobre los nueve tipos del Eneagrama y cómo cada uno vive las relaciones, guiará al lector hacia una revelación más profunda sobre ellos mismos, sus propios tipos y la personalidad de los demás, para poder mantener relaciones amorosas, maduras y compasivas. La mayoría de nosotros no tenemos la menor idea de cómo los otros aprecian o procesan sus experiencias. Y ese desconocimiento puede dificultar las relaciones, ya sea con compañeros íntimos, amigos o incluso en nuestra vida profesional. Entender las motivaciones y las dinámicas de los diferentes tipos de personalidad puede ser la llave para destrabar algunas veces una conducta desconcertante en los demás (y en nosotros también). Este libro de Suzanne Stabile sobre los nueve tipos del Eneagrama y cómo cada uno se comporta y vive las relaciones, guiará al lector hacia una revelación más profunda sobre ellos mismos, sus propios tipos y la personalidad de los demás, de manera que puedan tener relaciones más saludables y llenas de vida. Nadie está mejor preparada para compartir la sabiduría del Eneagrama que la coautora de El camino de regreso a ti, quien nos enseñará cómo -o cómo no-funcionan las relaciones interpersonales. ¿Por qué los Seis parecen tan intimidados y rechazados por los Ocho, quienes solo desean que los Seis dejen de dar vueltas y pongan manos a la acción? ¿Por qué los Cinco parecen tan poco predispuestos, aun para con sus familiares y amigos más cercanos, mientras que los Dos parecen sentir lo que sienten todos los demás y acaban irritando a las personas que no solicitan su ayuda? ¿Cómo rayos puede ser que los Cuatro sean tan abiertos y amorosos contigo un día, y mostrarse tan secos y distantes al día siguiente? El Eneagrama no solo responde estas preguntas sino que además nos brinda una solución a nuestra costumbre de señalar y juzgar a los demás, y de considerarlos siempre deficientes, desconcertantes o insufribles. El enfoque de Suzanne, generoso -a veces divertido- y siempre brillante, nos revela por qué cada uno de los tipos se comportan de la forma en que lo hacen. Este libro nos ayuda a incentivar relaciones más amorosas, maduras y compasivas con cada persona a nuestro alrededor. Introducción " Ocho: Vulnerabilidad no es lo mismo que debilidad " Nueve: Arriesgar el conflicto para tener conexión " Uno: Las cosas siempre pueden mejorar " Dos: ¿Tus sentimientos o los míos? " Tres: Ser solo yo " Cuatro: Máchate pero no me dejes " Cinco: Mis murallas tienen puertas " Seis: Cuestionarlo todo " Siete: Aprender de la oscuridadCritical Neuroscience and Philosophy: A Scientific Re-Examination of the Mind-Body Problem
By David Låg Tomasi. 2020
This book presents an analysis of the correlation between the mind and the body, a complex topic of study and…
discussion by scientists and philosophers. Drawing largely on neuroscience and philosophy, the author utilizes the scientific method and incorporates lessons learned from a vast array of sources. Based on the most recent cutting-edge scientific discoveries on the Mind-Body problem, Tomasi presents a full examination of multiple fields related to neuroscience. The volume offers a scientist-based and student-friendly journey into medicine, psychology, artificial intelligence, embodied cognition, and social, ecological and anthropological models of perception, to discover our truest self.This book situates the work of the Soviet psychologist and neurologist Alexander Luria (1902-1977) in its historical context and explores…
the 'romantic' approach to scientific writing developed in his case histories. Luria consistently asserted that human consciousness was formed by cultural and historical experience. He described psychology as the ‘science of social history’ and his ideas about subjectivity, cognition and mental health have a history of their own. Lines of mutual influence existed between Luria and his colleagues on the other side of the iron curtain, but Psychologies in Revolution also discusses Luria’s research in relation to Soviet history – from the October Revolution of 1917 through the collectivisation of agriculture and Stalinist purges of the 1930s to the Second World War and, finally, the relative stability of the Brezhnev era – foregrounding the often marginalised people with whom Luria’s clinical work brought him into contact. By historicising science and by focusing on a theoretical approach which itself emphasised the centrality of social and political factors for understanding human subjectivity, the book also seeks to contribute to current debates in the medical humanities.The Unconscious Domain (Springerbriefs In Psychology Ser.)
By Henry Kellerman. 2020
This book enumerates the components of the unconscious domain (or realm), and attempts to uncover the proposed communicational network of…
its operation — a communicational network that is able to link inherent participating components of this realm. It is often the case that theoreticians and clinical practitioners refer to the unconscious or unconscious material in a way that implies the sense of it all rather than a specific definition, broadly describing it as “material which is out of one’s awareness.” This volume therefore examines the complex existence of the entire unconscious realm embraced in an evolutionary historical context, defined here as the 'unconscious domain'.Infant Observation and Research: Emotional Processes in Everyday Lives
By Cathy Urwin, Janine Sternberg. 2012
Psychoanalytic infant observation is frequently used in training psychoanalytic psychotherapists and allied professionals, but increasingly its value as a research…
method is being recognised, particularly in understanding developmental processes in vulnerable individuals and groups. This book explores the scope of this approach and discusses its strengths and limitations from a methodological and philosophical point of view. Infant Observation and Research uses detailed case studies to demonstrate the research potential of the infant observation method. Divided into three sections this book covers infant observation as part of the learning process how infant observation can inform understanding and influence practice psychoanalytic infant observation and other methodologies. Throughout the book, Cathy Urwin, Janine Sternberg and their contributors introduce the reader to the nature and value of psychoanalytic infant observation and its range of application. This book will therefore interest a range of mental health practitioners concerned with early development and infants' emotional relationships, as well as academics and researchers in the social sciences and humanities.Workplace Bullying: Symptoms and Solutions
By Noreen Tehrani. 2012
Is bullying really that bad? Why do some people just watch it happening? How do you know if it is…
bullying or strong management? What kind of leaders are able to create positive working environments? The effects of bullying on organisations and individuals can be devastating and can adversely affect both the workers themselves and the productivity of the organisation that they work for. This book explores the impact of bullying from the perspective of both the employee and the organisation in which they work. In addition to describing the negative outcome of bullying, Workplace Bullying also looks at ways to promote resilience and the opportunity for growth and learning to take place. Divided into four sections, this book covers: the impact and symptoms of workplace bullying individual interventions organisational interventions underlying causes and future considerations. Workplace Bullying is essential reading for anyone with responsibility to help and support workers involved in bullying as a victim, supporter, or investigator. It offers organisations a chance to create an environment that will not only build a more resilient workforce, providing appropriate and effective interventions, but also provides solutions that will lead to the possibility of individual and organisational growth and development.Psychotherapy and the Lonely Patient
By E Mark Stern, Samuel M Natale. 1986
Here is an important new book focusing on the contribution of the therapist s love and empathy to the therapeutic…
process Technique without dedication discipline and understanding will rarely benefit patients nor help resolve their conflicts Psychoanalytic Technique demonstrates how the therapist s countertransference feelings anxieties wishes and superego admonitions shape his or her therapeutic interventionsLosing the Fear to Women: 77 advices to increase your value
By Adrian Salama. 2020
Losing the fear to Women 77 advices to increase your value The best advices to overcome your fear when approaching…
a woman Are you tired of not knowing how to talk to a girl? Do you freeze up when you approach the woman of your dreams? Here's a book that doesn't have straw in it and goes straight to the point that interests you. This is a book to stop once and for all, losing the fear that men have of approaching women. With these tips you will be able to: - Talk to any woman - Increase your self-esteem - Grow your social network - Apply from day 1 There are no excuses anymore for not being able to be with her. There are no more excuses for being alone. Start reading this book now to apply the best advice from the world's greatest seducers, from day one.Creative Readings: Essays On Seminal Analytic Works (The New Library of Psychoanalysis)
By Thomas H Ogden. 2012
Thomas H. Ogden is the winner of the 2004 International Journal of Psychoanalysis Award for the Most Important Paper of…
the year and the 2010 Haskell Norman Prize – an international award for "outstanding achievement as a psychoanalytic clinician, teacher and theoretician". Thomas Ogden is internationally recognized as one of the most creative analytic thinkers writing today. In this book he brings his original analytic ideas to life by means of his own method of closely reading major analytic works. He reads watershed papers in a way that does not simply cast new and discerning light on the works he is discussing, but introduces his own thinking regarding the ideas being discussed in the texts. Ogden offers expanded understandings of some of the most fundamental concepts constituting psychoanalytic theory and practice. He does so by finding in each of the articles he discusses much that the author knew, but did not know that he or she knew. An example of this is how Freud, in his conception of the unconscious workings of mourning and melancholia, was providing the foundation of a theory of unconscious internal object relations. Ogden goes on to provide further re-readings of classic material from the following key contributors to contemporary psychoanalysis: W. R. D. Fairbairn Donald Winnicott Wilfred Bion Hans Loewald Harold Searles. This book is not simply a book of readings, it is a book about reading, about how to read in a way that readers actively rewrite what they are reading, and in so doing makes the ideas truly their own. The concepts that Ogden develops in his readings provide a significant step in the reader’s expansion of his or her understanding of many of the ideas that lie at the cutting edge of contemporary psychoanalysis. It will be of particular interest to psychoanalysts and psychotherapists who use a psychodynamic approach, as well as professionals and academics with an interest in contemporary psychoanalysis.Interactional Coaching is a powerful, one-to-one learning approach, used successfully for over fifteen years, that enables executives to make the choices…
that work for them. Drawing on existential philosophy, psychotherapy and business theory, interactional coaching uses innovative techniques to help clients identify their best possible choices and effectively put them into practice. Featuring numerous case studies, which integrate theoretical principles with practical tools, Interactional Coaching illustrates: coaching for vision and other time-related issues coaching in the personal dimension coaching interactional strategy and skills coaching conflicts and dilemmas coaching creativity and communication coaching leadership and managerial expertise. Interactional Coaching is essential reading for anyone interested in a new, comprehensive approach to helping coachees develop the self-knowledge and interpersonal skills necessary for achievement in today's workplace.A Social History of Maternity and Childbirth: Key Themes in Maternity Care
By Tania McIntosh. 2012
People are fascinated by stories of childbirth, and the sources to document maternity in Britain in the twentieth century are…
rich and varied. This book puts the history of maternity in England into its wider social context, highlighting areas of change and continuity, and charting the development of pregnancy and birth as it emerged from the shadows and became central to social debate. A Social History of Maternity and Childbirth considers the significance of the regulation and training of midwives and doctors, exploring important aspects of maternity care including efforts to tackle maternal deaths, the move of birth from home to hospital, and the rise of consumer groups. Using oral histories and women’s memoirs, as well as local health records and contemporary reports and papers, this book explores the experiences of women and families, and includes the voices of women, midwives and doctors. Key themes are discussed throughout, including: the work and status of the midwife the place of birth pain relief ante- and post- natal care women’s pressure groups high-tech versus low-tech political pressures. At a time when the midwifery profession, and the wider structure of maternity care, is a matter for popular and political debate, this book is a timely contribution. It will be an invaluable read for all those interested in maternity care in England.An Ethology of Religion and Art: Belief as Behavior (Routledge Studies in Religion)
By Bryan Rennie. 2020
Drawing from sources including the ethology of art and the cognitive science of religion this book proposes an improved understanding…
of both art and religion as behaviors developed in the process of human evolution. Looking at both art and religion as closely related, but not identical, behaviors a more coherent definition of religion can be formed that avoids pitfalls such as the Eurocentric characterization of religion as belief or the dismissal of the category as nothing more than false belief or the product of scholarly invention. The book integrates highly relevant insights from the ethology and anthropology of art, particularly the identification of "the special" by Ellen Dissanayake and art as agency by Alfred Gell, with insights from, among others, Ann Taves, who similarly identified "specialness" as characteristic of religion. It integrates these insights into a useful and accurate understanding and explanation of the relationship of art and religion and of religion as a human behavior. This in turn is used to suggest how art can contribute to the development and maintenance of religions. The innovative combination of art, science, and religion in this book makes it a vital resource for scholars of Religion and the Arts, Aesthetics, Religious Studies, Religion and Science and Religious Anthropology.Outcome Research and the Future of Psychoanalysis explores the connection between outcome studies and important and complex questions of clinical…
practices, research methodologies, epistemology, and sociological considerations. Presenting the ideas and voices of leading experts in clinical and extra-clinical research in psychoanalysis, the book provides an overview of the state of the art of outcome research, its results and implications. Furthermore, its contributions discuss the basic premises and ideas of outcome research and in which way the contemporary Zeitgeist might shape the future of psychoanalysis. Divided into three parts, the book begins by discussing the scientific basis of psychoanalysis and advances in psychoanalytic thinking as well as the state of the art of psychoanalytic outcome research, critically analyzing so-called evidence-based therapies. Part II of the book contains exemplary research projects that are discussed from a clinical perspective, illustrating the dialogue between researchers and clinicians. Lastly, in Part III, several psychoanalysts review the importance of critical thinking and research in psychoanalytical education. Thought-provoking and expertly written and researched, this book is a useful resource for academics, researchers and postgraduate students in the fields of mental health, psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis.Occupational Therapy for Older People
By Christian Pozzi, Alessandro Lanzoni, Maud J. L. Graff, Alessandro Morandi. 2020
This book focuses on evidence-based occupational therapy in the care of older adults in different clinical settings, from home to…
acute hospital, from intensive care unit to rehabilitation centers and nursing homes. Occupational therapy has progressively developed as a new discipline aiming to improve the daily life of individuals of different ages, from children to older adults. The book first reviews the interaction between occupational therapy and geriatrics and then discusses in depth how occupational therapy interventions are applied in the community, in the acute hospital and in the nursing home. It highlights the key role of occupational therapy in the management of frail patients, including critically ill older patients and persons with dementia, and describes in detail how to maintain occupational therapy interventions across different settings to avoid the fragmentation of care. The ageing population requires new innovative approaches to improve the quality of life, and as such this book provides clinicians with handy, key information on how to implement occupational therapy in the daily clinical care of older adults based on the current scientific evidence.Language and Concept Acquisition from Infancy Through Childhood: Learning from Multiple Exemplars
By Jane B. Childers. 2020
This book examines the role of experience-based learning on children’s acquisition of language and concepts. It reviews, compares, and contrasts…
accounts of how the opportunity to recognize and generalize patterns influences learning. The book offers the first systematic integration of three highly influential research traditions in the domains of language and concept acquisition: Statistical Learning, Structural Alignment, and the Bayesian learning perspective. Chapters examine the parameters that constrain learning, address conditions that optimize learning, and offer explanations for cases in which implicit exemplar-based learning fails to occur. By exploring both the benefits and challenges children face as they learn from multiple examples, the book offers insight on how to better able to understand children’s early unsupervised learning about language and concepts. Topics featured in this book include:Competing models of statistical learning and how learning might be constrained by infants’ developing cognitive abilities.How experience with multiple exemplars helps infants understand space and other relations.The emergence of category-based inductive reasoning during infancy and early childhood.How children learn individual verbs and the verb system over time. How statistical learning leads to aggregation and abstraction in word learning.Mechanisms for evaluating others’ reliability as sources of knowledge when learning new words.The Search for Invariance (SI) hypothesis and its role in facilitating causal learning. Language and Concept Acquisition from Infancy Through Childhood is an essential resource for researchers, clinicians and related professionals, and graduate students in infancy and early child development, applied linguistics, language education, child, school, and developmental psychology and related mental health and education services.Addressing Loneliness: Coping, Prevention and Clinical Interventions (Researching Social Psychology)
By Ami Sha'Ked, Ami Rokach. 2015
This is a volume on loneliness and what can be done to address its pain. While most books simply describe…
loneliness from one author’s point of view, this volume includes a comprehensive review of the literature and employs top researchers in the field discuss their own research findings, conclusions and clinical experience. It explores the relationship between loneliness and sexuality, loneliness and optimism, and parental loneliness during pregnancy and childbirth. It also addresses loneliness throughout the life cycle in children, adolescents, the elderly and disabled, leading to a variety of coping and therapeutic modalities aimed at helping those who suffer from loneliness in its various forms.Advances in Applied Social Psychology: Volume 1 (Applied Psychology Series)
By Robert F. Kidd, Michael J. Saks. 2014