How Groups and Nations Drive Each Other to Extremes
Drawing from well established psychological principles, Fathali M. Moghaddam presents a dynamic, cyclical threestage model of mutual radicalization that explains how groups gather under extremist ideologies, establish rigid norms under authoritarian leadership, and develop antagonistic worldviews that exaggerate the threats posed by each other.
We all struggle to process our experiences, achievements, and failures within the context of a meaningful life. The concept of meaning-in-life (MIL) can help clients come to understand their lives as filled with significance and purpose. Clara Hill analyses various theoretical approaches to MIL, and provides clear, practical guidance on how to ......
The Rorschach is perhaps the most famous psychological instrument of all time, yet its purpose and utility are often misunderstood. In this introductory guide, authors James Choca and Edward Rossini demonstrate the Rorschach's value to modern psychology as an essential clinical tool for assessing clients' thought processes.
A sound understanding of statistics and research methods is essential for all psychologists, and these topics are core components of both Advanced Placement and undergraduate psychology curricula. This book offers a comprehensive collection of original, pedagogically sound, classroom-tested activities that engage students, teach principles, and ......
How instructors address lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) identities is critical for the education of all learners, whether or not the primary subject matter is sexual orientation and/or gender diversity. This book is a theoretical and practical guide for individuals who teach and train about LGBTQ psychology ......
In this comprehensive guide, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) leaders Natasha Prenn and Diana Fosha offer a model of clinical supervision that is based on the AEDP approach. AEDP supervisors seek to create dynamic change within the supervisee, so that trainees understand on a visceral level the process they aim to facilitate ......
Examines the felt experience of being the target of racism, with a focus on mental and physical health in addition to group contexts such as education and the workforce. The authors examine the subtle but persistent links between everyday microaggressions and historical racial trauma, and offer practical tools to assess and measure perceived ......
This fourth edition of Alan E. Kazdin's classic text will, like its predecessors, help students and professionals alike master a wide range of methodological approaches to examining clinical issues and phenomena. The goal is to help the reader design, conduct, recognise, and appreciate high quality research, and recognise the implications of ......
Examines human-animal interactions by applying research in the neurobiology and genetics that underlie human social functioning. Chapters describe the concepts and methodologies that social neuroscientists use to understand human social relationships, functioning, and the social bases of cognition, and apply these to understanding the role of ......
