Professional Psychology

Career Pathways: From School to Retirement brings together leading workforce researchers and practitioners to provide new perspectives on school-to-work and workplace career pathways. This groundbreaking book explains the transformations that have taken place in the workplace over the past several decades and how those transformations have combined to produce a dramatically different career landscape.

How do attorneys who represent clients facing the death penalty cope with the stress and trauma of their work? Through conversations with 20 of the most experienced and dedicated post-conviction capital defenders in the United States, Fighting for Their Lives explores this emotional territory for the first time. Through vivid interviews amplified by the author's responses and commentary, these attorneys reveal aspects of their internal experience that they have never talked about until now.

This is a gripping SHORT STORY about a young woman who is very very afraid about having to have ONE of her wisdom teeth out. The nurses and the doctors are infuriating to Jessica, who seems to be losing her grip on reality. Is she over-reacting, or are her fears justified. The characters in this story are quite elaborate. Emotions run high, as the Wisdom Tooth Man takes on this new patient...

Discover the Hidden Strengths Within Introversion and Extroversion. Learn how to embrace your unique personality type and use it to your advantage. Understand the power of introversion and extroversion and how it shapes our relationships and professional lives.

There are over 40 million people who work in creative careers. You may be one of them. Or, perhaps, you would like to join their ranks. If either of these statements is true, this book is for you. Maziarz offers a concrete program for helping you tap into and develop your creative potential. In fact, if you incorporate these teachings into your life, you can be not only creative, but kick-ass creative.

Although we learn something from every book, most popular management books aren't based on rigorous empirical research. Therefore, while the suggestions made by the author may have worked for some, there is no guarantee that they will work for you. Professional advice based on rigorously tested theories has a higher likelihood of helping you achieve success. In Thrive! Professor Jim Jawahar asks eight successful individuals to share their career journeys and then explains the theoretical framework underlying the concepts and principles that contributed to their success.

Sigmund Freud's theories on the unconscious revolutionized the way we approach human behavior. This essential introduction explores his theories and the implications they had for understanding an array of psychological issues, including trauma, repressed memory, childhood development, and more. It also explores Freud's life as a scientist - the conflicts and controversies he faced when proposing his new ideas to his contemporaries - and the ways in which his theories have influenced psychology today. Perfect for students or anyone wanting to get to grip with Freud's ideas.

Bestselling author and psychologist Tony Bates has spent his career seeking to understand the lives of others. Here he turns his therapeutic eye on himself and describes the events and people in his own life that have made him the insightful thinker and teacher that he is today. He recalls traumatic events in his childhood that reverberated throughout his life and how, with therapy and time, he was eventually able to heal. He recounts the stories of the patients that affected him most deeply and informed both the direction of his work and his philosophy as a psychologist.

When trauma enters the lives of the unsuspecting, it steals from their very soul. It not only robs them of peace and joy, it can take years and decades from their lives while they desperately try to fill the hole in their heart, pretending that their soul isn't leaking out of it. No one is ever prepared for trauma, and no one is ever left unchanged by traumatic events.

Stoicism: Live a Life of Virtue - Complete Guide on Stoicism provides an overview of the history of the stoic philosophy as well as profiles of some of the ancient masters who contributed to its development. In addition, it tells the stories of some modern practitioners of the philosophy who successfully used it to overcome difficult situations in their lives. We have also provided a number of exercises that you can use to help make Stoicism a part of your daily life. Start living the stoic life today.

My Beautiful Psychosis is a stunning debut memoir from international award winning documentary filmmaker, Emma Goude. It is a gritty tale of transformation, depicting from the inside some of the most powerful experiences a human mind can endure. What if psychosis is really a wake up call? Emma is a 20-something who likes to party and take drugs...until she decides to give them up...and that’s when the insomnia starts. After five nights without sleep she ends up in A&E. Three questions determine whether she is sane or not.

Descubra las profundas conexiones entre mente, cuerpo y sociedad en "Psicología de la salud: comprender la psicología en la teoría y en la práctica". Este libro le guía a través del fascinante mundo de la psicología de la salud y le revela cómo los procesos psicológicos influyen en nuestra salud y viceversa. Desde los fundamentos de la teoría hasta las estrategias tangibles para la práctica, el autor ofrece una guía sólida y accesible que resultará atractiva tanto para el científico como para el profano.

Recovering from Workplace PTSD is divided into four sections, from self-discovery to recovery. Some of the sections may be more relevant to you and your situation than others. You can dip in wherever you like because each section stands alone.

Stoicism may be an ancient philosophy, but it is one that has even more relevance to our daily lives now that we are in the modern world. Too often we find that we aren't able to control our lives, control the events that go on, or even control the people and how they act. But with stoicism, we learn that we can control some things, such as our emotions and our reactions, and this can help to lead us to happiness.

At the psychologist's clinic of an NHS hospital, Noah needs help with procrastination, Bill compulsively lies, Steph is coping with rejection and their therapist, Dr Natalie, is dealing with her own emotional crisis, breathing into a paper bag between patient sessions. In this lively and honest memoir of training to be a psychotherapist, we meet the patients grappling with mental health issues, from OCD and addiction to self-deception and self-harming, and see how Dr Natalie helps them understand and change these attempts to self-soothe.

This practical guide was written based on different research conducted on how you can overcome the war at work and strengthen your personality to become strong and more powerful than others. I’ve gone through hours of research and writing to make your work-life better, so now you have to step slightly outside your comfort zone, and be honest with yourself. This way, you will stand a chance of being a better person after listening to this.

ही कथा आहे, एका विख्यात मानसोपचार तज्ज्ञाची आणि त्याच्या पेशंटची! कॅथरीन या रुग्णावर अठरा महिने उपचार करणार्‍या मानसोपचारतज्ज्ञ डॉ. ब्रायन वीज़ यांना म्हणावं तसं यश येत नव्हतं. कॅथरीनला सतत भयानक स्वप्नं पडत, अतिचिंतेचे अ‍ॅटॅक्स येत. जेव्हा पारंपरिक उपचारपद्धती तिच्याबाबतीत अयशस्वी ठरल्या, तेव्हा डॉ. वीज़ यांनी संमोहन उपचार पद्धती वापरायची ठरवली आणि त्या उपचारपद्धतीने कॅथरीनला तिचे पूर्वजन्म दिसू लागले. डॉ. वीज़ थक्क झाले, कॅथरीनच्या सद्य जन्मातल्या सर्व आजारांची, प्रश्‍नांची उत्तरं तिच्या पूर्वजन्मात दडली आहेत, हे समजल्यावर! त्यांना आश्‍चर्य वाटलंच, पण मनात साशंकताही होती.

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by your emotions? Do you wish you could respond calmly under pressure instead of reacting impulsively? What if mastering your emotions could be the secret weapon for happiness, success, and deeper human connection? In a world that rarely pauses, emotional intelligence (EI) is no longer optional—it's your lifeline. The Mastery of Emotional Intelligence in Real Life is your practical guide to gaining true control over your inner world, while improving your outer relationships and creating lasting peace within. This book isn’t about textbook theories. ...

Are you often caught in awkward silences during small talk? Do you dream of striking up engaging conversations effortlessly? Want to master the art of small talk and turn it into a powerful connection tool? This audiobook is your golden key! It uncovers the hidden power of everyday conversations, transforming them into meaningful connections that bridge cultural divides and skyrocket personal and professional success.

Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate survivor - raising her in isolation, tyrannizing her childhood, and subjecting her to endless drills designed to "eliminate weakness". Maude learned to hold an electric fence for minutes without flinching and to sit perfectly still in a rat-infested cellar all night long (her mother sewed bells onto her clothes that would give her away if she moved). She endured a life without heat, hot water, adequate food, friendship, or any kind of affectionate treatment.