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Subjects:  1. Education & Training    2. Education / Teaching    3. Educational Psychology    4. Gender Studies    5. Mathematical ability    6. Mathematics    7. Psychological aspects    8. Psychology    9. Sex differences    10. Sex differences in education    11. Study & Teaching    12. Study and teaching    13. Psychology & Psychiatry / Education & Training   

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A Theory of Terror but NOT a Theory of Terrorism
Pyszczynski et al have done a fine job of presenting a theory of the human emotion of terror. However, most people browsing in Amazon.com would be more interested in books explaining terrorism. Terrorism is an extreme form of violent, political activity; terror is a profoundly distressing human emotion. The two concepts are distinctly different, and readers interested in the former will be disappointed to purchase a book on the latter.
Plumbing the Depths of Terror
In the Wake of 9/11: The Psychology of Terror (Washington: American Psychological Association, 2002), Tom Pyszcynski, Sheldon Solomon and Jeff Greenberg. Powerful Insights into Individual and Collective Violence
This book explores our recent experience of terrorism through the lens of psychological research into the impact of "death anxiety" on human attitudes and behaviors.By the end, we readers have been carried far beyond The Obvious - that death anxiety is aroused by threats to our lives --- and smack into Surprise and Dismay:Surprise, to realize that "death anxiety" is a constant in human nature that is also aroused by perceived threats to anything with which we identify or through which we give meaning to our lives.And Dismay, to realize that death anxiety itself, is a root-cause of human violence.No, that doesn't mean that all of us are physically violent, nor does it mean that psychology alone explains human violence or terrorism. (The authors, true to their multidisciplinary commitments, push the analysis well beyond psychology.) It does mean, however, that we cannot understand or hope to diminish violence without insight into the human factors that contribute to it. The authors paint an accessible but realistically complex picture of the causes and the impact of the events of 9/11, and although they offer no easy answers... their research and analysis give rise to new insights into our human and historical predicament.This is powerful, provocative reading, and while it is often disturbing, it is also peculiarly satisfying because it has the ring of truth.Whether or not you agree with everything the authors say, you will finish this book with new and revealing ways to think about human nature, individual and collective violence, the struggle for meaning, and the demands of and obstacles to freedom and tolerance.Read more

Subjects:  1. Education & Training    2. History    3. Mental Health    4. Psychological aspects    5. Psychology    6. September 11 Terrorist Attacks    7. September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001    8. Social Psychology    9. Terror    10. Terrorism    11. United States    12. Social impact of disasters    13. Social, group or collective psychology    14. Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle    15. USA   

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A new dimension to styles and values
I put this book to immediate use with an intercultural consult I did, with a company whose [mostly American] employees work with a very international clientele. The structure of adding contextual factors to the analysis of styles and values added a lot of depth to the discussion and people could really get it.

Make The Highwire a Less Scary Place to Be
There are many books written about communications styles, but none quite like this one.Written by intercultural experts who are also educators, this book goes far beyond the basics of differences in how people communicate.It provides an organizational yet personal roadmap to get a real handle on diversity and how to create greater value from the collaboration of a diverse group of people.
A Real Contribution
I think this book makes an important contribution to the field of intercultural communication.It fleshes out the concept of communication style and emphasizes its importance in face-to-face intercultural interactions.The book's concepts are illustrated with interesting and detailed case studies from the authors' extensive experience with multicultural organizations.
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HOW ABOUT COMPASSION FOR THE COMPASSIONATE PROFESSION
HOW ABOUT COMPASSION FOR THE COMPASSIONATE PROFESSION
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Subjects:  1. Education & Training    2. Psychology    3. Research & Methodology    4. Psychology & Psychiatry / Education & Training   

Subjects:  1. Business / Economics / Finance    2. Business Communication - General    3. Education    4. Education & Training    5. Education / Teaching    6. Educational Psychology    7. General    8. Knowledge management    9. Negotiating    10. Organization    11. Organizational learning    12. Education / General    13. Organization & management of education   

Subjects:  1. Canada    2. Certification    3. Education & Training    4. Licenses    5. Professional - General    6. Psychologists    7. Psychology    8. Psychology & Psychiatry Profession - General    9. United States   

Subjects:  1. Counselors    2. Education & Training    3. Great Britain    4. Practice Management    5. Psychology    6. Psychotherapy - Counseling    7. Supervision of    8. Counselling    9. Educational psychology    10. Psychology & Psychiatry / Education & Training    11. United Kingdom, Great Britain   

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Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education & Training    3. Higher    4. Psychology    5. Education / Higher   

Subjects:  1. Education & Training    2. General    3. Psychology    4. Psychology and religion    5. Psychology of Religion    6. Psychotherapy    7. Religion - Commentaries / Reference    8. Religious aspects    9. methods    10. Spirituality   

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A diverse and thoughtful engagement of a multi-sided issue
Collaboratively compiled and edited by Charles Levin, Allannah Furlong, and Mary Kay O'Neil, Confidentiality: Ethical Perspectives And Clinical Dilemmas is comprised of a selection of essays by learned authors concerning the ethical, legal, and clinical issues regarding confidentiality in the relationship between psychoanalyst and patient. In the twenty-first century, an era in which personal privacy is increasingly stripped away, the importance of confidentiality in legal and psychoanalytical terms requires close scrutiny in a striving to balance the needs of the public at large with the rights of the individual. Case studies of ethical dilemmas, the consequences of breaches of confidentiality, problems directly relating to clinical practice as well as more general legal matters, and much more are covered in this diverse and thoughtful engagement of a multi-sided issue. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied Psychology    2. Confidential communications    3. Education & Training    4. Moral and ethical aspects    5. Physicians    6. Psychoanalysis    7. Psychology    8. Psychotherapist and patient    9. Psychotherapy - General    10. Research & Methodology    11. Medical ethics    12. Medicolegal issues    13. Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory    14. Psychology & Psychiatry / Psychotherapy    15. Psychotherapy   

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The official party line but not entirely honest
First of all the good news... this book is a great introduction of what to expect with the Oral Board Exam. Lots of info.

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Essential for all University and College Campuses
Dr. John Foubert's work in the field of Rape and Sexual Assault prevention has changed countless lives for the better.Not only does his work contain the universal message that we, as a society should work to end all rape, but also it uniquely suggests that the best way to do this is by enabling men as helpers through empathy.The guide is not only helpful to the person reading it, but to the whole community, as it explains how to create a chapter of the organization "One in Four", a collection of men seeking to end violence against women.This book, now in it's third edition, has been meticulously researched over a career, refined and revised to include more information, and still is the most effective rape prevention program on a college campus to ever be statistically evaluated.A must read for anyone looking to make a difference and encourage others to do so at their college, university, high school, or sports team.

An essential guide
The One-in-Four men's program was instrumental in changing the culture of male rape education on campus.This program is a must for any college serious about educating men on rape and making a lasting impact.This book, with the advice and training from Dr. Foubert helped our One-in-Four chapter flourish and quickly establish acceptance from the men on campus.

A Pioneer
The Men's Program is a revolutionary step in the fight to end rape in our country and our world. John Foubert is a visionary whose step by step guide found in "The Men's Program" has been proven through research to reduce the likelihood that an individual will commit sexual assualt. Foubert's method is that rather than treating men as the problem, he teaches men the steps to counsel a rape victim. It has been shown that by taking this positive approach and making men more aware of the trauma that a sexual assault victim goes through and how to deal with that situation, men are less likely to commit assualt themselves. "The Men's Program" will teach you step by step how to establish a core group to present the program to groups on your campus and continue to successfully lower men's likelihood of raping. John Foubert is indeed a pioneer, it is thanks to him and this work that we will win the fight against sexual assault in this country. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Counseling of    2. Education & Training    3. Male college students    4. Men's Studies - General    5. Peer counseling of students    6. Prevention    7. Psychology    8. Psychotherapy - Counseling    9. Psychotherapy - Group    10. Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare    11. Rape    12. Sociology    13. Study and teaching    14. Violence in Society    15. Psychology & Psychiatry / Education & Training   

Subjects:  1. Abuse - General    2. Education & Training    3. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    4. Family violence    5. Mental Health    6. Psychology    7. Psychotherapy - Couples & Family    8. Services for    9. Victims of family violence    10. Domestic violence   

Subjects:  1. Administration - General    2. Criminology    3. Education & Training    4. Education / Teaching    5. Social Science    6. Sociology    7. Educational psychology    8. Organization & management of education    9. Psychology & Psychiatry / Education & Training    10. School violence--United States   

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education & Training    3. Education / Teaching    4. Education Of Students With Learning Disabilities    5. Learning disabilities    6. Learning disabled children    7. Psychology    8. Special Education - Learning Disabled    9. Treatment    10. United States    11. Education / Special Education / Learning Disabled    12. Educational psychology    13. Teaching of children / adults with specific learning difficulties    14. Teaching of learning disabled persons   

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very infoormative.
I found this book extremly informative.The authors have covered several topics, including a lot of intresting research.The were many examples that were appropriate and useful.Obviously lot of information can make a few people dizzy.I donot think it is a problem with the book.Though the presentation was not impressive the content is excellent.I plan to read this book a few more times.
A treasure of insights to be uncovered by readers
This is a special book.The authors categorize different modalities of creative activities into 13 different components, and then discuss them in detail, in the format of listing dozens and dozens of quotations from the creative people in the arts and the sciences.The large amount of quotations, subsumed under different categories, is the valuable service done by the authors.How to extract from those gems of quotations something whose significance goes beyond the categorial subsumption is something the authors do not do much.So, it is quite typical that taking away the quotations and descriptions from a chapter, you may often find only one or two pages (sometimes even one or two passages) really contributed by the authors as their interpretations and elaborations of the underlying signficance of the modalities.For the readers who want ready-made guidelines on creative thinking, they might be a little disappointed.But for those who enjoy digesting the insights by themselves and form their own interpretative constructions, this book is a good one.
Informative and Lacks Inspiration
This is not a how-to-book.The Root-Bernsteins present thirteen characteristics of what they view as genius.With each chapter they list examples from art, literature, and a variety of other disciplines.I have never encountered references to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Bruno Schulz within two pages of each other.The book lacks enthusiasm.Someone like Desmond Morris or Steven Pinker could of made this material really compelling.Still this book is more insightful than one that encourages someone to visualize certain object to make you an Einstein. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Creative Ability    2. Creative thinking    3. Creativity    4. Education & Training    5. Personal Growth - Success    6. Psychology    7. Self-Help / Success