This book was originally part of a much larger project tentatively entitled "The Propertied Self: Wealth, Progress & Human Nature". This was an...

Prosocial behaviour is a form of behaviour that is voluntarily carried out in order to provide benefits for others. In this book, Chapter One inclu...

We tie the weaknesses of our knowledge with the tight knots of our truths. The idea of a psyche within and the world outside us is so evident and t...

This book presents contemporary psychoanalytic perspectives, ideas, concepts and socio-psychological implications of living in the modern world, bo...

From the inception of psychoanalysis as an exploration of unconscious motivations and the power of fantasy life, the field has adopted a Cartesian ...

This book provides a review on the theory and dynamics of personality organisation and development, or psychoanalytic theory. In its first chapter,...

This book examines integrative knowledge of multiple fields of content in the domain of immigration and its implications for the individual and his...

The rise in global competition demands an increase in education quality. Education institutions are thus required to think more about how they can ...

Counselling psychology as a psychological speciality facilitates personal and interpersonal functioning across the life span with a focus on emotio...

Psychological distress has become a very relevant and highly debated topic as a result of the increasing volume of information available. In fact, ...

Psychological distress is a term used to describe the general psychopathology of an individual with a combination of depressive symptoms, anxiety a...

Brazil is a developing country with major economic problems, with one-third of the population living in poverty. Brazil has one of the highest rate...

The biblical Book of Ruth is a love story, apparently personal and simple -- of love between women and between man and woman -- told in poetic imag...

What does psychology have to do with affirmative action? In the author's opinion, questioning the relevance of psychology to an issue such as affir...

Psychological Perspectives on Empowerment opens with a discussion aiming to show how open source software communities indeed nurture empowerment in...

At the present stage of development of the higher education system, psychological support of students' professional development is relevant and nec...

Psychological testing or Psychological assessment is a field characterised by the use of samples of behaviour in order to infer generalisations abo...

Sexual assault constitutes both physical and mental violence, and it is not easily recovered from. Victims/survivors of sexual assault may experien...

Psychological well-being is a subjective term that means different things to different people. Psychological health, otherwise called mental health...

Psychological well-being can be influenced by several factors. This book provides research and reviews cultural influences of well-being, as well a...

The aim of Psychological Yearbook is to present a precise and suitable picture of psychology at the University of Copenhagen. All contributions are...