Henry Carter Hull

Argues that the wants of the rational mind are often at odds with the desires of the emotional mind and that this conflict is a leading obstacle in making lasting changes and explains how people can overcome those conflicts to change their personal, professional, and spiritual lives.

Volume 2 of the famous long course, complete and unabridged. Stream of thought, time perception, memory, experimental methods - these are only some of the concerns of a work that was years ahead of its time and is still valid, interesting and useful. Total in set: 94 figures.

A scientist integrates evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology, economics, and more to explore the development and workings of human societies. "There is no good reason why human societies should not be described and explained with the same precision and success as the rest of nature." Thus argues evolutionary psychologist Pascal Boyer in this uniquely innovative book. Integrating recent insights from evolutionary biology, genetics, psychology,...

"You were born influential. But then you were taught to suppress that power, to follow the rules, to wait your turn, to not make waves. Award-winning Yale professor Zoe Chance will show you how to rediscover the superpower that brings great ideas to life. Influence doesn't work the way you think because you don't think the way you think. Move past common misconceptions--such as the idea that asking for more will make people dislike you--and understand...

The present paper is an attempt to formulate a positive theory of motivation, which will satisfy these theoretical demands and at the same time conform to the known facts, clinical and observational as well as experimental. It derives most directly, however, from clinical experience. This theory is, I think, in the functionalist tradition of James and Dewey, and is, fused with the holism of Wertheimer, Goldstein, and Gestalt Psychology, and with the...

Have you ever wanted to be a "better person"? Have you tried to make major life changes and failed? Rhonda Britten has survived devastating personal trauma. She knows first-hand the challenges of defeating fear. She can help you achieve a life free from the nagging fears and doubts that keep you from being your best self. In her new book, the author of Fearless Living and Fearless Loving guides you step-by-step toward making the most of every moment....

Uses multicultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories that help women reconnect with the healthy, instinctual, visionary attributes of the Wild Woman archetype.

"This study by a British psychologist explores the relationship between mental illness, murder, and the Homicide Act of 1957. In 1957, a new bill went before Parliament addressing the use of capital punishment in cases of murder. It sparked a debate -- as relevant today as it was then -- about how to prosecute a killer who suffers a mental illness or disability. In order to shed light on the terms of this argument, psychologist W. L. Neustatter published...

Breaks down all of the complexity of the human mind. Key concepts are explained in plain and simple language, and are supplemented with insightful infographics that help explain each concept in a visual format. Readers will learn everything from the physiology of the brain to the most popular theories of modern psychology to the most famous pioneers in the field (such as Freud and Jung). From behaviorism to social psychology to cognitive psychology,...