Emotion regulation (ER), which refers to the ability to identify, experience, modulate, and express emotions, is critical to adaptive functioning. ...

This book presents current research from across the globe in the study of the psychology of decision-making. Topics discussed include the point of ...

Self-esteem is a term used in psychology to reflect a person's overall evaluation or appraisal of his or her own worth. Self-esteem encompasses bel...

Self-esteem is a widely studied topic within psychology. Recently, the connections between self-esteem and important life outcomes have been debate...

This book presents current research in the study of the psychology of violence. Topics discussed in this compilation include the effect of adolesce...

Handedness is an attribute of humans defined by their unequal distribution of fine motor skill between the left and right hands. A minority of peop...

Psychochirology -- the study of personality structure by means of reading the hands -- can reveal the present psychological situation, parental cha...

Handwriting Analysis: A Guide to Understanding Personalities is a fascinating and revealing look at handwriting as a window to behavior. In thirtee...

Go behind the barbed wire and explore the many sanitariums or asylums that were intended to help the mentally ill but only contributed to their aff...

Health psychology is concerned with understanding how biology, behavior, and social context influence health and illness. Recent advances in psycho...

Today it is accepted that philosophical hermeneutics has become an important research paradigm within the social sciences, including social psychol...

Today it is accepted that philosophical hermeneutics has become an important research paradigm within the social sciences, including social psychol...

This landmark work synthesises the insights of East and West. It includes unique analyses of Yoga and the Chakras as well as discussions of Eastern...

This book presents and reviews research derived from different conceptual models based on any psychological or psychosocial theory. It presents a g...

This compendium incorporates works of empirical research, derived from different conceptual models based on any psychological or psychosocial theor...

This book provides research on the individual differences of hope. It reviews the role hope has in recovery and its impact on emotional health. Cha...

This book explores the role of culture in explaining suicidal behaviour. Explanations based on the genes and physiology of individuals, and theorie...

Out of all of the information that we experience, only a subset will become part of our memories. Attentional processes, engaged during an event's ...

"Growing numbers of people are fascinated by the dream world. From psychological scholars and analysts to spontaneous groups and cults, the dream h...

Expression of humor begins at an early age in humans and it arises from both cognitive and social-emotional developmental origins. This book presen...