Psychology

Catherine Sanderson's Social Psychology will help open students minds to a world beyond their own experience so that they will better understand themselves and others. Sanderson's uniquely powerful program of learning resources was built to support you in moving students from passive observers to active course participants. Go further in applying social psychology to everyday life. Sanderson includes application boxes on law, media, environment, business, health and education in every chapter right as the relevant material is introduced, rather than at the end of the book. This allows students to make an immediate connection between the concept and the relevant application and provides a streamlined 15 chapter organization that helps you cover more of the material in a term.

A briefer version of the most authoritative and respected introductory text for the abnormal psychology course.  This allows instructors who prefer less detail to still use a research-oriented text.  As in their more comprehensive version, the esteemed author team of Jim Butcher, Sue Mineka and Jill Hooley offers students a thoroughly researched and up-to-date explanation of psychopathology, creating a learning experience that invokes thought, increases awareness, and takes students to levels of understanding that other books do not offer.

A provocative and eye-opening exploration of narcissism- how to recognize it, how to understand it, and how to handle it. The odds are good that you know a narcissist - probably a lot of them. The odds are also good that they are intelligent, confident, and articulate - the center of attention. They make you laugh, they make you mad, and they make you think. Narcissists are everywhere. There are millions of them in the United States alone- entertainers, politicians, your colleagues, your neighbors, your family members. Recognizing and understanding them is crucial to your not being overtaken by them, says Jeffrey Kluger in his fascinating book about this insidious disorder. With intelligence and wit, Kluger explains the surprising new research into narcissism and the insights that research is yielding. He reveals how narcissists affect our lives at work and at home, on the road and in the halls of government; what to do when we encounter narcissists; and how to neutralize the effects of narcissism before it's too late. An award-winning writer and editor at Time, Jeffrey Kluger has a keen grasp of how to take science's emerging ideas and transform them into smart, accessible insights. In The Narcissist Next Door, he has written a highly readable and deeply engaging exploration that will help all of us understand narcissism and narcissists more fully. Praise for The Narcissist Next Door 'Narcissists can be captivating people, and The Narcissist Next Dooris a captivating book- meticulously researched, written with verve, and spiced with irresistible examples from the headlines and everyday life.' Steven Pinker Johnstone Family Professor of Psychology, Harvard University, and author of How the Mind Worksand The Sense of Style 'We are surrounded by narcissists, and from afar, they are often easy to like. They are famous entertainers, successful businesspeople and politicians. The charm wears off quickly, though, if they get too close - your neighbors, your friends, or your own family. The brilliant Jeffrey Kluger, one of our country's most admired science writers, has written a book that taught me a great deal, made me laugh out loud on a quiet airplane ride, and forced me to be introspective about myself and the people I love. Kluger gives a lot of himself in this book, deftly weaving cutting-edge science with poignant personal stories that are astonishingly candid, and at times very familiar. At the risk of sounding . . . well, narcissistic, I of course wondered if I fit any of the criteria. Chances are you are wondering the same thing. So open the book and find out.' Dr Sanjay Gupta

A national bestseller, Authentic Happiness launched the revolutionary new science of Positive Psychology--and sparked a coast-to-coast debate on the nature of real happiness. According to esteemed psychologist and bestselling author Martin Seligman, happiness is not the result of good genes or luck. Real, lasting happiness comes from focusing on one's personal strengths rather than weaknesses--and working with them to improve all aspects of one's life. Using practical exercises, brief tests, and a dynamic website program, Seligman shows readers how to identify their highest virtues and use them in ways they haven't yet considered. Accessible and proven, Authentic Happiness is the most powerful work of popular psychology in years.

In The Upside of Your Dark Side, two pioneering researchers in the field of psychology show that while mindfulness, kindness, and positivity can take us far, they cannot take us all the way. Sometimes, they can even hold us back. Emotions such as anger, anxiety, guilt, and sadness might feel uncomfortable, but it turns out that they are also incredibly useful. For instance:  • Anger fuels creativity  • Guilt sparks improvement  • Self-doubt enhances performance  In the same vein, we can become wiser and more effective when we harness the darker parts of our personality in certain situations. For instance:  • Selfishness increases courage  • Mindlessness leads to better decisions The key lies in what the authors call “emotional, social, and mental agility,” the ability to access our full range of emotions and behavior—not just the “good” ones—in order to respond most effectively to whatever situation we might encounter.  Drawing on years of scientific research and a wide array of real-life examples including sports, the military, parenting, education, romance, business, and more, The Upside of Your Dark Side is a refreshing reality check that shows us how we can truly maximize our potential. With an appreciation of our entire psychological toolkit, we become whole—which allows us to climb the highest peaks and handle the deepest valleys.