Psychology
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A Perfectionist's Guide to Not Being Perfect
It's hard to be happy when you've created a very narrow window of what defines success. Do you try to do everything perfectly? Do you wear yourself down and still constantly not feeling good… Read More →
Carol Gilligan and the Search for Voice
From the Series Extraordinary Women in Psychology
Carol Gilligan has devoted her life to discovering, uncovering, and recovering voices belonging to girls and women, as well as boys and men. Through her work, she has played an enormous role Read More →
Death of a Dreamer: The Assassination of John Lennon
New York, December 8, 1980: The announcement shocked the world. Beatles founder and legendary musician John Lennon had been murdered in front of his New York home. With no warning, a lone… Read More →
Extraordinary Women in Psychology — Hardcover Set
From the Series Extraordinary Women in Psychology
These biographies of trailblazing women psychologists uncover ground-breaking research and tireless advocacy that has had great impact but remains relatively unknown. Loaded with backmatter… Read More →
Healthy Living Library — Hardcover Set
From the Series Healthy Living Library
This series examines some of the most prevalent health concerns for teens and young adults. Medical experts provide a comprehensive and sensitive overview of topics using timely and reliable… Read More →
Just My Type: Understanding Personality Profiles
For thousands of years, philosophers and scientists have searched for the keys to human personality. Today, personality testing is a multibillion-dollar business. Many people take personality Read More →
Lighting Up the Brain: The Science of Optogenetics
What if neuroscientists could look inside the human brain and watch individual brain cells send signals to one another? What if they could then control these brain cells to direct thoughts… Read More →
Mindfulness and Meditation: Handling Life with a Calm and Focused Mind
From hormones to homework, parents to peers, health issues to bad habits, life can be a pressure cooker. How can we find relief? Author Whitney Stewart introduces readers to the practice of… Read More →
More Than Stress: Understanding Anxiety Disorders
From the Series Healthy Living Library
Roughly one in three teens in the United States will experience an anxiety disorder. Given the pressures of standardized testing, extracurricular activities, working, and fitting in, this… Read More →
Not Just about Food: Understanding Eating Disorders
From the Series Healthy Living Library
Some thirty million people have an eating disorder in the United States, and reported cases are only increasing. This is especially true among young people. While many think of eating… Read More →
Stress Less: A Teen's Guide to a Calm Chill Life
Stress Less teaches concrete skills for managing stress and anxiety, organized into common "stress domains" such as family, friends, dating, school, and media. Let's get real. Stress is part Read More →
The Beasts in Your Brain: Understanding and Living with Anxiety and Depression
It can be hard to find the words to describe the icky feelings that seem to come from nowhere and sap all your joy and energy. You can tell that your brain just isn't pulling off the same… Read More →