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Human Decision Making [Bok / Inbunden]

How can stories and legends, written and oral, help people suffering from severe traumas or harsh conditions, now or in the past? Can storytelling help us sort out our innermost feelings and troubles? This deeply human subject is relevant not only to practitioners of psychotherapy, but to all of us, as we sometimes go through difficult times in life. In <i>Therapeutic Uses of Storytelling</i>, a cross-disciplinary group of researchers examine the ways in which narrative might aid in coping with difficult situations in life, and with the emotions that these situations engender. Starting with an introduction to basic narrative theories and the therapeutic effects of storytelling, the book then moves on to a series of lucid case studies. The authors present a diversity of material such as blogs, poetry, magazines, memoirs, and oral accounts from Antiquity to the present. Authors from several different disciplines make for a diversity of perspectives. The authors specialise in folkloristics, psychology, writing studies, poetry therapy, and classical studies. Psychologists, social workers, researchers, therapists all can benefit from this book, including everyone interested in the possibility of inner exploration through stories. <b>Swedish information text:</b><br/><br/> En intressant studie av intresse för psykologer, socialarbetare, forskare, terapeuter samt skriv- och konstpedagoger!<br/><br/> Hur kan berättelser och legender, skriftliga och muntliga, hjälpa människor som lider av svåra trauman eller svåra förhållanden, nu eller i det förflutna? Kan berättande hjälpa oss att reda ut våra innersta känslor och bekymmer ? Denna djupt mänskliga fråga är relevant inte bara för utövare av psykoterapi, utan för oss alla, eftersom vi alla någon gång upplever svårigheter i livet.<br/><br/> I <i>Therapeutic Uses of Storytelling</i>, har en tvärvetenskaplig grupp forskare undersökt hur berättelser kan hjälpa oss att klara av svåra situationer i livet, eller de känslor som dessa situationer ger upphov till. Boken inleds med en introduktion av grundläggande teorier kring berättande och de terapeutiska effekterna av berättande, därefter får vi ta del av ett antal intressanta fallstudier. Författarna presenterar ett brett spektra av material, som t.ex. bloggar, poesi, tidningar, memoarer och muntlig redovisning från antiken till nutid.<br/><br/> Författarna i boken kommer från en rad olika ämnesdiscipliner vilket skapar en mångfald av perspektiv. Deras specialområden är exempelvis folkloristik, psykologi, skrivstudier, poesiterapi och klassiska studier.

A groundbreaking exploration of what it means to be a late bloomer in a culture obsessed with SAT scores and early success, and how finding one&apos;s way later in life can be an advantage to long-term achievement and happiness. We live in a society where kids and parents are obsessed with early achievement, from getting perfect scores on SATs to getting into Ivy League colleges to landing an amazing job at Google or Facebook--or even better, creating a startup with the potential to be the next Google or Facebook or Uber. We see software coders becoming millionaires or even billionaires before age 30 and feel we are failing if we are not one of them. But there is good news. A lot of us--most of us--do not explode out of the gates in life. That was true for author Rich Karlgaard, who had a mediocre academic career at Stanford (which he got into by a fluke), and after graduating, worked as a dishwasher, nightwatchman, and typing temp before finally finding the inner motivation and drive that ultimately led him to start up a high-tech magazine in Silicon Valley, and eventually to become the publisher of Forbes magazine. There is a scientific explanation for why so many of us bloom later in life. The executive function of our brains doesn&apos;t mature until age 25--and later for some. In fact our brain&apos;s capabilities peak at different ages. We actually enjoy multiple periods of blooming in our lives. Based on several years of research, personal experience, and interviews with neuroscientists and psychologists, and countless people at different stages of their careers, Bloom reveals how and when we achieve full potential--and why an algorithmic acuity in math is such an anomaly in terms of career success.

In the Second Edition of Scientific Writing for Psychology, veteran teacher, editor and author, Robert V. Kail provides straightforward strategies along with hands-on exercises for effective scientific writing in a series of seven lessons. Kail shares an abundance of writing wisdom with "tools of the trade"-heuristics, tips, and strategies-used by expert authors to produce writing that is clear, concise, cohesive, and compelling. The exercises included throughout each extensively class-tested lesson allow students to practice and ultimately master their scientific writing skills.

As a species, we&apos;ve never had it so good. We&apos;re living longer and healthier lives than ever before; the sum of human knowledge and endless entertainment are only ever a few clicks away. So why are we in the midst of a mental health crisis? The Happiness Cure offers a radical new way to think about fulfilment. Blending neuroscientific research and empirical breakthroughs with stories of ordinary individuals, leading psychiatrist and viral TedX speaker Dr Anders Hansen reveals that by adopting an evolutionary take on life, we can re-set our perspective on happiness to find longer-term meaning and lasting contentment.

All In The Mind [Bok / Häftad]

Are you increasingly distracted, demotivated and unable to focus on simple tasks? There&apos;s a good chance your smartphone is to blame. In the always-on age of notifications, emails and the news cycle, it&apos;s easy to waste the majority of our days mindlessly scrolling. But according to psychiatric specialist and mental health guru Dr Anders Hansen, being tethered to our devices 24/7 is taking its toll on our mental wellbeing. Sleeplessness, anxiety, depression and burnout are just some of the consequences of feeling digitally overloaded. In The Attention Fix, Hansen shares an informative guide to what unrestricted social media use is actually doing to our brains, and the practical steps we can take to break the addiction cycle. Unpacking the latest scientific research on the brain, he explains knowledge to cure your smartphone addiction and foster deep, single-task focus. By taking control of your screen time, you&apos;ll feel happier, healthier and more productive.