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...

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...

Interest in humor has grown in recent years, especially in relation to its clinical applications. Humor helps relax, improve relationships with oth...

Much of contemporary psychological research on humor is based on the assumption that a sense of humor is a positive and desirable personality chara...

This book presents new research on hypnosis, including a clinical review comparing the effectiveness of hypnotherapy to psychoanalysis and behaviou...

This volume collects a number of Perry's classic works on personal identity as well as four new pieces, The Two Faces of Identity,Persons and Infor...

This volume collects a number of Perry's classic works on personal identity as well as four new pieces, The Two Faces of Identity,Persons and Infor...