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Great job on the seller's part
Book was in excellent shape, received the book in a timely manner, overall great ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Developmental - General    2. Education / Teaching    3. Educational    4. Educational Psychology    5. Legal status, laws, etc    6. Legal status, laws, etc.    7. Professional ethics    8. Psychology    9. Psychology & Psychiatry Profession - Ethics    10. School psychologists    11. United States    12. Law as it applies to other professions    13. Practical & applied ethics    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Education & Training    15. Teaching of those with special educational needs   

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Gold Standard
I used this book in grad school--it is the gold standard in MMPI coverage, clinical uses, etc.

Excellent resource for MMPI-2'ers.
I have used this text for my graduate class I teach on the MMPI-2.It isan excellent text. Very comprehensive.My graduate students found it veryhelpful in learning to appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of theMMPI-2.Awareness of any tests strengths/limitations is crucial to theappropriate use of all psychological tests.Learning to appropriatelyutilize this test as part of a psychological screening or battery iscritical for the training of all clinical psychologists.Graham does anexcellent job of presenting the information in a readable andunderstandable format.

An updated edition to a classic guide and text to the MMPI
This is a superbly useful, updated version of his prior work on MMPI-2 interpretation.As always, Dr. Graham hits the bullseye for clinical usefulness and readability.His interpretive strategy is thorough andpragmatic.While others base their interpretative statements on clinicallore and antedotes, Dr. Graham backs up his interpretations with research. This text is a "must-have" for anyone who administers theMMPI-2--students and clinicians alike. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Business & Economics    3. Business Law    4. Business/Economics    5. Mental Health    6. Minnesota Multiphasic Personal    7. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory    8. Personality    9. Personality Assessment And Testing    10. Psychology    11. Psychopathology - General    12. Psychological testing & measurement    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Clinical Psychology    14. Psychology | Clinical    15. The self, ego, identity, personality   

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I love this book!
I have not only used this book in my communication disorders major, but I also found it helpful as an early childhood education major.This book is very easy to look up information, and a wonderful reference tool.I also simply enjoy reading it.

Too much information
This book is packed with an incredible amount of information on language development making it a good resource. However, this incredible detail is confusing for students taking their first course in language development. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Audiology & Speech Pathology    2. Developmental - General    3. Language    4. Language Acquisition    5. Language Arts & Disciplines    6. Linguistics    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Medical / Audiology & Speech Pathology   

Subjects:  1. Developmental - General    2. Mental Illness    3. Psychology    4. Psychology, Pathological    5. Psychopathology - General    6. Abnormal psychology    7. Clinical psychology    8. Psychiatry    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

Editorial Review

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a must-read for new parents
There have been so many times since my son was born that I've wondered just what's going on in there. How we can wordlessly communicate, and how much I think he really understands about what's going on around him. This book does an excellent job of demystifying the mind of a baby and explains it in an engaging way. A perfect gift for new parents.

Well-writen survey of current developmental psychology
This book is a concise, readable summary of recent science on baby brain development.A nice antidote to all the urban-legend-based/ new-age/ guilt-and-paranoia/ baby literature out there.

Between Scientific American and Dr. Spock ...
... there's a distinct need for a book between the "how-to" manuals like Dr. Spock and the "hard science" works in Scientific American and scholarly journals.
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Subjects:  1. Child Development    2. Developmental - Child    3. Developmental - General    4. Family & Relationships    5. Family/Marriage    6. General    7. Psychology    8. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    9. Family & Relationships / Child Development   

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The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness
My husband and I are preparing for children and found this book very insightful.It helps you to think about and extract the wonders of your own childhood and how that connection brings you joy as an adult.The book give great advice on developing a connected childhood in your own kids and I can assure you that we will definitely use this knowlegde in raising our own kids (when God blesses us with them).

Recommended for Anyone with Children
This is an excellent book, which shows that in childhood you plant the seeds for adult happiness.It gives concrete suggestions about what to do for your children in order to improve their odds of becoming happy adults. A Winner
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Subjects:  1. Child rearing    2. Developmental Psychology    3. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    4. Happiness    5. Happiness in children    6. Joy and sorrow    7. Joy in children    8. Parenting - General    9. Personality    10. Psychology    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / Personality   

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Read between the lines
I have read this book cover to cover and am rather disappointed with some of the sections. The authors matter of factly discuss widow burning in India as a cultural practice. They offer no cross cultural comparisons to this. In France and the USA we call it murder. On the other hand the behavior of needy children is described as 'bonding' with their mothers in China,and 'clingy in the USA. Here a cross comparison is provided. Another cross cultural comparison: 'genital mutilation' of young girls (clearly for other reasons than for boys) is called 'circumcision' in some cultures. Gusii mothers in Kenya hold their babies longer than women in Boston. Why?Because of infant mortality. Here a cross-cultural reason is provided. But no explanations for widow burning, female genital mutilation, and child marriages are given, where the maternal mortality rate is three times greater than women in the 20-24 year age group. (UN report 1991). In fact the authors add that there are schools for clitorectemies which girls between 8 and 12 "attend". Young girls of 10 are married in some cultures. In France and the USA that is called child molestation, but the authors don't write that. Chinese foot binding of women is described as a previous "sign of beauty", matter of factly, They clearly don't want to take a stance about these practices. That is because they tacitly uphold the political position that the nuclear family is above the law, and any practices that take place are legitimate. This is why they primarily cover general topics regarding the nuclear family, cross culturally speaking. We are not supposed to question this, because that would , according to the authors, involve a cultural perspective inconsistent with another. The UN however has many case studies to contradict that, even if the rights of women and children are not legitimated in comprehesive policy. But at least the UN convention CEDAW- Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women knows there is a gender hierarchy in the world, which the authors don't, or at least don't mention in a relatively meaningful way.
Stands alone as the cross-cultural developmental text book
I just got this book from the publisher and have decided to use it for my cross-cultural development class.No other book that I have found does an even remotely adequate job of combining cross-cultural research and humandevelopment.Teaching this class should be a lot easier.

easy to understand with many interesting stories
I have read that book and I found many interesting stories about how culture affect our live which I've never imagine it before and I learn a lot about many different unique cultures around the world and if you wantto know more detail about culture differences and compare them, you shouldread this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anthropology - Cultural    2. Cognition and culture    3. Cross-Cultural Psychology    4. Cross-cultural studies    5. Developmental - General    6. Ethnic Issues    7. Ethnic Studies - General    8. Ethnopsychology    9. Personality and culture    10. Social Psychology    11. Social Science    12. Socialization    13. Sociology    14. Sociology - General    15. Ethnography    16. Social Science / Sociology / General   

Subjects:  1. Attachment behavior    2. Child Development And Rearing    3. Development    4. Developmental - Child    5. Developmental - General    6. Developmental psychobiology    7. Infant psychology    8. Infants    9. Psychology    10. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    11. Child & developmental psychology    12. Psychology & Psychiatry / Developmental Psychology   

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Handbook of Attachment
When I ordered this book I thought there was a later version available. Online there are two versions available - this one (1999) and a later one - 2002 or 2003 or even later - I can't remember. It was confusing if the later one was available or if there is even a later one. When I submitted this question to Amazon they basically said that there was no way of determining which book would be sent to me. So it was disappointing when I received the earlier version. I wasn't about to take the time to send it back because I needed to start using it.

A great product but................
This is a great book. However, it is too clinical and hard to read. Very dry reading. I was looking for some practical tips to use at work. The heading "Handbook" is misleading. To me a handbook is a reference tool that I can go to and get information I can use quickly, practically and the client can understand. I think I wasted my money in this sense. But, it was my choice. Thanks.

Great resource!
Wonderful resource for academics - good overview of important and current issues in attachment theory. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Clinical Psychology    2. Developmental - General    3. Developmental - Lifespan Development    4. Mental Health    5. Psychology    6. Child & developmental psychology    7. Psychology & Psychiatry / Developmental Psychology    8. Social, group or collective psychology   

Subjects:  1. Assessment, Testing & Measurement    2. Mental Health    3. Personality    4. Personality Assessment Invento    5. Personality Assessment Inventory    6. Psychology    7. Clinical psychology    8. Psychological testing & measurement    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Testing & Measurement    10. The self, ego, identity, personality   

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My son conquered his OCD with help from this book
After searching the internet and reading many books for information in an effort to understand the condition my son suddenly developed, many references were made to this treatment manual.Although I am only a parent, and this book is meant for therapists, I decided to purchase it anyway.Along with my son's therapist and a low dose of medication, we used the methods and suggestions in this book to overcome his OCD.The real therapy happens at home with strong family involvement and support, so parents need to fully understand what they need to do.This book clearly guides you through the exposure and response prevention therapy steps, which is the only therapy that will help someone overcome OCD.Although I found some parts to be technical, rereading them helped me understand them better.I recommend this book for motivated parents, children & adolescents who want to overcome their OCD.The therapy is hard work, but after several weeks, you will be much better!

A must have treatment manual
John March is author of one of the best treatment manuals I have ever laid my eyes on. He and Mulle have laid out in very clear fashion what steps to follow in treating OCD in a child or adolescent. They add tips on what to do when problems arise and include gems of clinical knowledge that make this a must have resource for anyone treating OCD. While the book is about treating children and adolescents I have found it helped me think more clearly about doing the same type of treatment with adults. This book is directed toward the therapists who may not have a backround in cognitive behavioral treatment and explains some concepts that may seem strange to those from other backrounds. It is not written for parents but I have recomended it to them since there is little else around that explains things any where near as clearly. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cognitive Psychology    2. Cognitive therapy for children    3. Cognitive therapy for teenager    4. Developmental - Adolescent    5. Developmental Psychology    6. Obsessive-compulsive disorder    7. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescence    8. Obsessive-compulsive disorder in children    9. Psychology    10. Psychoneuroses    11. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    12. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent    13. Treatment    14. Clinical psychology    15. Paediatric medicine    16. Psychology & Psychiatry / Child Psychology   

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Superior comprehensive texton Personality
Liebert and Liebert's Personality is superb.Using four major strategies (Psychoanalytic, Dispositional, Environmental, Representational), the authors delve into each major theory as if they themselves had been itsformulator.Then, they turn around and fervently critique the same theorythey had lauded only a few pages earlier, all the while relatingconnections among seemingly fundamentally distinct theories.The effect issensational.As someone who has very little background in Psychology andwho is boning up on the subject in order to pursue a graduate career in thefield, I thank The Liebert's for their hard work and diligent research.Ilook forward to the next edition. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Mental Health    2. Personality    3. Psychology    4. Psychology & Psychiatry / Personality    5. The self, ego, identity, personality   

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The Wounds of God
Nicholas Wolterstorff is a top drawer theologian who taught at Yale for years.He is a part of the evangelical Christian Reformed Church.
Lament for a Son
I am a mother grieving for the lost of a wonderful son. During my six month's grief journey I have read numereous books on how to walk this journey.I was in hopes that Nicholas Wolterstorff's book, "Lament for a Son" would be of comfort and enlightenment to me.I was wrong.Instead of uniting the grieving reader with him this book gave me very little comfort, instead it angered me.Instead of human speak Mr. Wolterstorff gave me academic speak.I will not be keeping this book, nor passing it on to another one in need.Respectfully, Hellen Spear, Glendora, CA

A Love Song
A friend of Professor Wolterstorff once said that he had bought a copy of this book for every member of his family to read.Prof. Wolterstorff, finding that odd since the book is a meditation on the death of his son, asked why.His friend said he did so because the book was a love song.
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Subjects:  1. Bereavement    2. Biography/Autobiography    3. Children    4. Christian Life    5. Death    6. Death, Grief, Bereavement    7. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    8. Fathers and sons    9. Parenting - General    10. Psychological aspects    11. Psychology And Christianity    12. Family    13. Personal Christian testimony & popular inspirational works    14. Psychology    15. Wolterstorff, Nicholas   

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Human Development Across The Lifespan
The book was in excellent condition. The shipping was fast and easy.

Nicole, CA
My book was shipped within just a few days. Could have been packaged a little more secure, but nothing happened to it in shipping, so no complaints here. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Developmental - General    2. Developmental Psychology    3. General    4. Psychology   

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Interesting. Translating it was a good experience
I found it very interesting. I learned so many things I did not know about this theme. I am not an especialist in the field. As a matter of fact, I am a translator and I had to choose a text as a final "work" to getmy college degree; so I picked this up because I thought it could be ofhelp for the kinesiologists and all therapists in the reabilitationinstitution whereit was provided to me. As a book, I think it is brief,complete, explicative, easy-reading. I am sure it is an excellent readingand handbook for any especialist in the field, and believe me, I am quitecertain of that. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Developmental - Child    2. Developmental - General    3. Pathophysiology    4. Psychology    5. Psychotherapy - Child & Adolescent   

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This is a great book!
This book is a must read for anyone studying gender in psychology or human development. It's a wonderful reference for students and can be used as a text or supplement for teachers. It's also excellent for general readingfor those interested in understanding women and related issues. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Developmental - General    2. Gender Studies    3. Psychology    4. Sex differences (Psychology)    5. Sex role    6. Social Psychology    7. Women's Studies - General    8. Psychology & Psychiatry / Social Psychology   

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Handbook of Attachment Interventions
An excellent reference for workers who support families in repairing damaged children. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Attachment behavior    2. Attachment behavior in childre    3. Attachment behavior in children    4. Developmental - Child    5. Developmental - General    6. Family Psychology    7. Handbooks, manuals, etc    8. Interpersonal Relations    9. Personality    10. Psychology    11. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    12. Psychotherapy - Counseling    13. Psychotherapy - Couples & Family    14. Child & developmental psychology    15. Psychology & Psychiatry / Developmental Psychology    16. Psychotherapy   

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WOW! Finally I am saved!
Great production, easy to read, applications for "up to the second" thinking. Finally something easy to study, compact, and totally comprehendable. For anyone who wants to put wasted time in the past forever, and be good enough to teach from it, this book will be a perfect fit. Don't procrastinate any longer. Buy it now!

basic but good
In a very simple but honest way the author help us be free of the bad habit of procrastination and show us how to master atitude to overcome this

Not procrastinating here ...
On page 108, Ms. Emmett's son asks and is answered that when people are really too busy, they have a choice to say no to some activities. After another question, she says that yes she does tell them that at her seminars. He replies, "Well ... why does it take you eight hours to tell them that?" ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Behavior modification    2. Motivational & Inspirational    3. Personal Growth - Success    4. Procrastination    5. Psychology    6. Self-Help    7. Time Management   

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The Forms of Relatedness ThatMake Us Human
This is a terrific and groundbreaking book. Peter Hobson presents a radical and scientifically coherent view of the development of intersubjectivity and its relation to symbolic forms of meaning. He carefully details the developmental science that requires a fully social and sharing human child as the medium for the emergence of consciousness. In laying out his arguments he offers a comprehensive overviewof the research base on early relatedness-- from face-to-face affective communication, to social referencing, to language, to theory of mind,to the evolutionary background of these human capacities.In the way that he brings together relatedness and symbolic meaning he seamlessly heals the Cartesian split between mind and body and in doing so also heals the rift between self and other that has been the conceptual error of the 20th century.
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Subjects:  1. Autism    2. Cognition in infants    3. Developmental - Child    4. Developmental - General    5. Psychology    6. Social interaction in infants    7. Thought and thinking    8. Psychology & Psychiatry / Developmental Psychology    9. Psychology | Developmental   

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Great book for bereaved parents
After our first son was stillborn at 34 weeks, I bought a lot of books hoping to find answers and feel less alone.This was one of the best. At the end of each chapter, there are key points to remember and it also gives suggestions for things you can do. It also makes you feel less "weird" for some of the things you would like to do.Though I wish no parent needed this book, it is a great book if you lost a baby.

Empty Cradle, Broken Heart: Surviving the Death of Your Baby
This is a great book. The chapters are very easy to follow and the points to remember at the end of each chapter are great to refer back to whenever you need them. We were in a place we never thought we would be, but this book made us feel we were not alone. Our son was stillborn and it was nice to read what other people felt, because sometimes you think you are going crazy and really you are not.

A "Must Have" for those suffering a loss
After the stillbirth of my baby girl, I was completely lost and devastated.I felt very alone....like nobody understood.Somebody gave this book to me, and it was as if all of my thoughts and emotions were being validated and described perfectly.It guided me through the many difficult questions and decisions that needed to be made, and gave me a true sense of hope for my future.On my daughter's one year anniversary, I purchased several of these books to donate to the hospital to give to other hurting moms who might also suffer such a tragic loss.I would highly recommend this book...to help with the hurting and begin the healing!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Adjustment (Psychology)    2. Bereavement    3. Death, Grief, Bereavement    4. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    5. Life Stages - Infants & Toddlers/Infants    6. Parent and child    7. Perinatal death    8. Psychological Aspects Of Bereavement    9. Psychological aspects    10. Self-Help    11. Coping with death & bereavement    12. Pregnancy, birth & baby care