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Psychology Of Relationships
Monday, September 26th, 2011
Ways to Woo Back Your Girlfriend – When the Relationship Goes SOUR
You cannot always expect a relationship to be smooth sailing. There are always going to be some bumps in the road and some curves coming up ahead that you cannot see until they are there. Unless you don’t mind of your relationship crashes, then you will want to make sure that you know what to do to handle these sour moments. If you are feeling like things are on the edge with your girlfriend, then keep reading.
Here’s what you NEED to do:
1. You have to become aware of the possible issues.
For some reason, a lot of guys will like to just look the other way when it seems like there are issues within their relationship. Or, they want to cast the blame on their girlfriend, and not deal with the real problems. If you are stubborn and thick headed about this, then don’t expect that thick skull to give you any relief when you see your girlfriend leaving you.
2. You have to understand female psychology.
No, it is NOT the same as a guys. Of course, you probably already know that to some extent. However, a lot of men seem to have the false belief that they can never understand the female psychology of relationships, and that is not really true. You are not studying for an exam here, just trying to get to know what makes a woman tick.
3. You have to be able to utilize proven methods to attract her back and make her feel the ROMANCE again.
If you want to get a second shot at things, or you want to bring back the love before she decides to leave, then you have to go with methods that have been proven to provide this result. Of course, you can keep on being stubborn about it, but that does not really do any good when you are left with an empty house, now does it?
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Dr. Walton’s HypnoCD: Anger Management $16.49 Release anger and take control of your life. Dr. James E. Walton has developed an effective hypnosis procedure for helping people quickly release anger, handle irritations and gain a sense of personal empowerment while improving their communication skills. This unique hypnosis process works together with the unconscious mind to convert feelings of anger and powerlessness into feelings of calm co… |
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Glimpses of Love $19.95 Dr. Nerenberg reads his love poems written to his wife, Mahin. In this context he talks about the nature of love and how it applies to love of another person or love of God. He talks about the experience of love as a glimpse of the eternal; it is seen and lost and perceived again. It is the goal to live in a state of love…. |
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How to Deal with Vulnerability; Part 2 $19.95 How many people can apologize or say I am jealous. Dr. Nerenber continues to describe the 22 hardest things to say in a relationship and the common covers used to hide them. He gives guidance on how to approach vulnerability in a highly constructive manner…. |
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All About Attention Deficit Disorder, Volume I [VHS] $20.00 In honest and straightforward language, this comprehensive guide describes how to recognize the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), how to best treat it, and how to handle its effects in everyday situations. Parents, teachers, physicians, and mental health professionals benefit from learning the latest on medication treatment for the disorder that affects approximately 20 million childre… |
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Neale Donald Walsch on Relationships [VHS] $19.95 This beautifully shot video of conversations with Neale Donald Walsch, intercut with scenes of lectures and audience interaction, fully displays the author’s insight into the meaning and purpose of relationships. With his trademark enthusiastic style, Walsch advises listeners on the way relationships can enhance an awareness of self…. |
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All About Attention Deficit Disorder, Volumes I & II [VHS] $49.86 In honest and straightforward language, this comprehensive guide describes how to recognize the symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD), how to best treat it, and how to handle its effects in everyday situations. Parents, teachers, physicians, and mental health professionals benefit from learning the latest on medication treatment for the disorder that affects approximately 20 million childre… |
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Ordinary People $3.09 Robert Redford made his Oscar-winning directorial debut with this highly acclaimed, poignantly observant drama (based on the novel by Judith Guest) about a well-to-do family’s painful adjustment to tragedy. Mary Tyler Moore and Donald Sutherland play a seemingly happy couple who lose the older of their two sons to a boating accident; Timothy Hutton plays the surviving teenage son, who blames himse… |
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This Emotional Life $17.32 Studio: Pbs Release Date: 03/16/2010 Run time: 360 minutes… |
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Now, Voyager (Keepcase) $9.90 In this 1942 melodrama, founded on the novel by Olivia Higgins Prouty (who also wrote the novel on which Stella Dallas was based), Bette Davis stars as Charlotte Vale, a dowdy, repressed woman who, overwhelmed by her domineering mother, is on the verge of a nervous breakdown. She finds help at a sanitarium from a kind psychiatrist (Claude Rains), who turns her into a beautiful, confident woman. As… |
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Perseverance Pays Off By: Dr.Ernest Holmes CD $12.95 Wonderful CD by Ernest Holmes. Like the Turtle and the Hare Slow and Steady makes it happen. If at first you don’t succeed try try again. Wonderful voice of Ernest Holmes a legend in his time and still his words move people today in ways that only you can know…. |
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The Psychology of Relationships $13.32 No Synopsis Available |
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The Psychology of Relationships By Willerton, Julia $25.74 This introduction focuses on the key aspects of human relationships including their development, maintenance and breakdown. Ideal for students who want a more rounded and detailed text on this area, the author discusses the role of evolution, individual differences and the effects of relationships on mental and physical health Author: Willerton, Julia Series Title: Palgrave Insights in Psychology Publication Date: 2010/09/28 Number of Pages: 196 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 0.50 Width: 5.50 Height: 8.50 |
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BarCharts Inc. 9781572226425 Psychology Of Relationships Pack of 3 $25.27 This essential guide covers all the basics areas of psychology of relationships in an easy to use format. This 4page laminated guide includes information on actualized functional relationships misguided relationships dysfunctional relationships and much more. |
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Social Interaction and Personal Relationships $83.02 The team has achieved an admirable overall coherence in representing the range of ideas, methodologies and modes of analysis that will be found in this area of social life…. it is likely to find a place on the reading lists of many future social psychology courses Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology Relationships play a central part in peoples lives, and a number of exciting interdisciplinary perspectives have recently emerged to shed new light on what it means to be in a relationship with another human being. This volume offers an authoritative yet accessible examination of a wide variety of these perspectives, drawing from a broader than usual range of material and including c Author: Miell, Dorothy/ Dallos, Rudi Series Title: Sage Social Psychology Program Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 381 Publication Date: 1996/06/06 Language: English Dimensions: 9.60 x 7.40 x 0.90 inches |
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Supportive Relationships and Heart Failure $96.59 Over the past several decades, an increase in mortality rates due to congestive heart failure has been observed. Although previous research highlights the importance of both supportive relationships and depressive symptoms in predicting a variety of physical health outcomes in this population, less is understood about how these variables relate to one another. Therefore, the purpose of this book is to provide an examination of this question. Results of the current work suggest that depressive symptoms are a pathway through which supportive relationships may influence physical functioning. This study adds to the growing body of research that has started examining the mechanisms through which supportive relationships influence physical health and should be especially useful to individuals in the fields of cardiovascular behavioral medicine and socialhealth psychology. Author: Deichert, Nathan Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 88 Publication Date: 2008/11/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.18 inches |
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The Heart of Healing: Relationships in Therapy $69.43 Among the myriad theories and helping methods espoused by todays diverse schools of psychology and clinical practice, the one unifying constant is the relationship that develops between client and therapist. Drawing on crosscultural and interdisciplinary research and numerous case studies, the authors present a variety of innovative models for understanding and fostering relationships with clients that engender constructive change. Author: Kottler, Jeffrey A., PH./ Kottler/ Whiston, Susan C. Series Title: JosseyBass Social Behavioral Science Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 313 Publication Date: 1994/11/10 Language: English Dimensions: 9.35 x 6.28 x 1.07 inches |
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Interpersonal Relationships by Dwyer, Diana [Paperback] $40.29 Interpersonal Relationships considers friendship and more intimate relationships including theories of why we need them, how they are formed, what we get out of them and the stages through which they go. Social and cultural variations are discussed as well as the effects of relationships on our wellbeing and happiness.The book is tailormade for the student new to higherlevel study. With its helpful textbook features provided to assist in examination and learning techniques, it should interest all introductory psychology and sociology students, as well as those training for the caring services, such as nurses. Author: Dwyer, Diana Series Title: Routledge Modular Psychology Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 169 Publication Date: 2000/06/07 Language: English Dimensions: 7.83 x 5.91 x 0.56 inches |
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Imaginal Psychology $16.25 his issue focuses on imaginal psychology, a newly coalescing orientation to psychology with an ancient taproot. Imaginal psychology stands alongside other major orientations to psychology cognitive behavioral, depth, humanistic and transpersonal. What is distinctive to imaginal psychology is its care of the soul. The soul expresses itself primarily in images, from whence this orientation derives its name. Some theorists associated with the orientation of imaginal psychology include James Hillman, Thomas Moore, Aftab Omer, Jean Houston, Shawn McNiff, Robert Sardello and Mary Watkins. Articles in this issue showcase the versatility of imaginal psychology to wrestle with difficult social issues that too often fall off the radar of psychology: soullessness and evil, class identity and shame, accountability in broken relationships where harm and injury have been caused; and collective historical trauma Author: Sabini, Meredith/ Herman, Lisa/ Jaenke, Karen Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 68 Publication Date: 2009/12/03 Language: English Dimensions: 8.25 x 11.00 x 0.14 inches |
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Community Psychology $66.91 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Community psychology deals with the relationships of the individual to communities and the wider society. Community psychologists seek to understand the quality of life of individuals, communities, and society. Their aim is to enhance quality of life through collaborative research and action. . Community Psychology makes use of various perspectives within and outside of Psychology to address issues of communities, the relationships within them, and peoples attitudes about them. Through collaborative research and action, community psychologists (practitioners and researchers) seek to understand and to enhance quality of life for individuals, communities, and society. Community psychology takes a public health approach and focuses on prevention and early intervention as a means to solve problems in addition to treatment. Rappaport (1977) discusses the perspective of community psychology as an ecological perspective with the personenvironment fit being the focus of study and action instead of attempting to change the person or the environment when an individual is seen as having a problem. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 100 Publication Date: 2010/06/25 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.23 inches |
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Psychology of Science $184.81 This is the first comprehensive view of the work of scholars in several different disciplines contributing to the development of the psychology of science. This new field of inquiry is a systematic elaboration and application of psychological concepts and methods to clarify the nature of the scientific enterprise. While the psychology of science overlaps the philosophy, history, and sociology of science in important ways, its predominant focus is on individuals and small groups, rather than broad social institutions and concepts. The introduction surveys the field and traces its evolution in a historical context. Several contributors address epistemological issues raised by the psychology of science. Subsequent chapters discuss developments in the cognitive psychology of science, scientific theory, and the influence of social relationships on scientists work. The conclusion proposes an agenda for further progress in this new approach to understanding science. Author: Gholson, Barry/ Shadish, Jr./ Houts, Arthur C. Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 480 Publication Date: 1989/07/28 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 1.19 inches |
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Sibling Relationships: Their Causes and Consequences $72.03 Author: Dunn, Judy/ Plomin, Robert/ Brody, Gene H. Series Title: Advances in Applied Developmental Psychology (Paperback) Series Number: 10 Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 Publication Date: 1996/01/01 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.57 inches |
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Conservation Psychology $81.25 Conservation psychology is the scientific study of the mutual relationships, and the connections between humans and the rest of nature, with a particular focus on how to encourage conservation of the natural world.This field is less of a specialty area within psychology itself but a growing way to help scientists of all fields to come together and help each other and the community better understand the earth and what can be done to preserve it. It is a field to help understand why people hurt or help the environment and what can be done to change that. Using the term Conservation Psychology only refers to scientists in any fields of psychology that have understandable knowledge of environment and the effects humans have on it to use their abilities in greening psychology, and by making society ecologically sustainable (Myers 2002.) The science of conservation psychology is oriented toward environmental sustainability, which includes concerns like conservation of resources, conservation of ecosystems, and quality of life issues for humans and other species (Saunders 2003). Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 96 Publication Date: 2009/11/24 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.22 inches |
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Gender, Power, and Communication in Human Relationships $95.51 This edited volume establishes a stateoftheart perspective on theory and research on gender, power, and communication in human relationships. Both theoretical essays and review chapters address issues relevant to female and male differences in power, dominance, communication, equality, and expectations/beliefs. All chapter contributors share two commonalities. First, each provides a 1990s assessment of power and equality in female and male relationships. Second, each reviews respective programs of research and focuses attention on the relevance of this research to understanding the relationships of women and men. Unique because it incorporates a multidisciplinary approach to the study of gender and the communication of power in human relationships, this book includes the original work of intellectuals with national and international reputations in the social sciences. The volume provides both scholastic breadth and centralized treatment of issues that form the very foundation of social and personal relationships. It will appeal to scholars working in the disciplines of communication and psychology as well as other areas of social science research. Author: Kalbfleisc/ Kalbfleisch, Pamela J./ Cody, Michael J. Series Title: Research Monographs in Adolescence Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 384 Publication Date: 1995/06/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.10 x 0.90 inches |
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The Psychology of Intimacy $79.66 Incorporating the most uptodate literature in sociology, psychoanalysis, psychology, and communication, this book provides an exhaustive synthesis of theoretical, empirical, and clinical research on personal relationships. Prager explores the complex interconnections between intimacy and individual development, examining relationships from intimacy to old age in their social, cultural, and gender contexts, and constructing an innovative, multitiered model of intimate relating. The book also delves into the thoughts and emotions people experience when they behave intimately with each other, and asks how intimate relationships come to be satisfying, stable and harmonious for the people involved. This book will be of interest to researchers, educators, students and practitioners who study or treat close relationships. It will also serve as an invaluable text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses on personal relationships, intimacy, and family relations. Author: Prager, Karen/ Prager Series Title: Guilford Series on Personal Relationships Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 367 Publication Date: 1995/11/03 Language: English Dimensions: 9.10 x 6.40 x 1.20 inches |
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Violence in Intimate Relationships $73.27 This book discusses causes and precursors of violence, explores the psychological characteristics of perpetrators of violence, and describes and evaluates potential responses to it. Author: Arriaga, Ximena B./ Oskamp, Stuart Series Title: Claremont Symposium on Applied Social Psychology (Paperback) Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Publication Date: 1999/06/10 Language: English Dimensions: 9.20 x 6.54 x 0.49 inches |
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Relationships by Kelley, Richard C. [Paperback] $17.68 Richard C. Kelley is an educator with thirtytwo years of teaching experience. He has taught Junior High School, High School, Junior College, and College level courses. He has a M.A. Degree in Guidance and Counseling and has worked with Vocational Rehabilitation students. His main interest lies in the teaching of religious values and principles. His booklet on Relationships is the direct result of eight years of teaching Psychology at religious institutions. Author: Kelley, Richard C. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 48 Publication Date: 2010/02/09 Language: English Dimensions: 7.44 x 9.69 x 0.10 inches |
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Self Studies: The Psychology of Self and Identity $197.81 In this farranging study, Scheibe seeks an understanding of the self and personal identity. In doing so, he focuses on the various relationships of the self in social environments. He examines the major historical perspectives on the self, the process or processes of socialization, memory, and identity, and the psychology of national identity. A wellwritten look at the essential considerations affecting the self in its development, ongoing and changing identity, and its relationships to others and to institutions, this study will be of interest to scholars and researchers in psychology and sociology as well as the general reader. Author: Scheibe, Karl E. Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 240 Publication Date: 1995/06/13 Language: English Dimensions: 9.50 x 6.37 x 1.00 inches |
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The Social Psychology of the Classroom $71.6 Teachers often find that their training has not provided them with sufficient knowledge and understanding about underlying social forces and processes in their classrooms. This new book addresses this gap by focusing on the social psychology of the classroom, providing the relevant social psychological knowledge and facilitating the application of that knowledge in the practice of the teacher in the classroom. Elisha Babad discusses the state of the art of classroom management theory, research and practice and explores a full range of teacher and classroom experiences (such as teachers differential behavior in the classroom and its psychological price, students roles and relationships, and distinguishing between educating students and changing students). This exceptional book will be of interest to students and scholars of educational studies and educational psychology as well as for teachersintraining, experienced teachers, and educatorsatlarge. Author: Babad, Elisha Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 280 Publication Date: 2010/04/06 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.58 inches |
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The Psychology of Associative Learning $152.95 It is hard to think of any significant aspect of our lives that is not influenced by what we have learned in the past. Of fundamental importance is our ability to learn the ways in which events are related to one another, called associative learning. This book provides a fresh look at associative learning theory and reviews extensively the advances made over the past twenty years. The Psychology of Associative Learning begins by establishing that the human associative learning system is rational in the sense that it accurately represents event relationships. David Shanks goes on to consider the informational basis of learning, in terms of the memorization of instances, and discusses at length the application of connectionist models to human learning. The book concludes with an evaluation of the role of rule induction in associative learning. This will be essential reading for graduate students and researchers in psychology and the behavioral sciences. Author: Shanks, David R. Series Title: Problems in the Behavioural Sciences Series Number: 13 Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 208 Publication Date: 1995/09/28 Language: English Dimensions: 9.27 x 6.20 x 0.62 inches |
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Pre And Perinatal Psychology $79.66 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Prenatal and perinatal psychology is an interdisciplinary study of the foundations of health in body, mind, emotions and in enduring response patterns to life. It explores the psychological and psychophysiological effects and implications of the earliest experiences of the individual, before birth ( prenatal ), as well as during and immediately after childbirth ( perinatal ) on the health and learning ability of the individual and on their relationships. As a broad field it has developed a variety of curative and preventive interventions for the unborn, at childbirth, for the new born, infants and adults who are adversely affected by early prenatal and perinatal dysfunction and trauma. Some of these methods have not been without significant controversy, for example homebirth in the West and in earlier days, LSD psychotherapy for resolving birth trauma. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Tennoe, Mariam T./ Henssonow, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 110 Publication Date: 2010/08/20 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.00 x 0.26 inches |
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The Economic Psychology of Trust $101.96 As firms seek to use the knowledge held in their farflung enterprises, their size and diversity the very qualities that offer so much promise become hindrances. This research explores how trust can shift the psychological levers that drive knowledgesharing in powerful ways. Tam Thao Pham presents a model based on an economic psychology extending beyond the narrowly rational. She posits the use of economic reasoning in sharing, i.e. daily tradeoffs that are weighed and made to optimize the scarce resource of time, which also includes psycho sociological factors such as the human desire to build relationships, power of social status, and need for coherent selfidentity. She tracks outgoing streams from 35 consultants and asks questions about the implicit relationships between sender and recipient. The results suggest answers to questions like: Is there a virtuous cycle of trust and knowledgesharing? How important is physical proximity? What is different in technologyenabled environments? What is the difference between sharing up versus down ? And why cant we look at proactive sharing and passive acquiescing in the same way? Author: Pham, Tam Thao Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 112 Publication Date: 2010/09/16 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.27 inches |
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Psychology: Understanding Attitude and Human Behavior $176.84 In a sociological hierarchy, human behavior is followed by attitudes, feelings, learning, motivation, personality, social relationships and social actions. It is directed at other people and is designed to induce a response. Hence social behavior is a process of communicating and establishing goal oriented and purposeful social networks and relationships. It is well known that the behavior of people is studied by the academic disciplines of psychiatry, psychology, social work, sociology, health, anthropology and many more. We socialize with humans all day long, throughout our life, and some of us still havent managed to learn the proper behavior. Sociology considered as the psychology of society hence social behavior is a fascinating subject for observation. Human social behavior and attitude are something that we all want to know more about. This tantalizing book on social dimensions of behavior and attitude worth referring by everyone involved in peoples attitude, the various aspects of human behavior including motivation, perception, attention, emotion, learning, personality, maladjustment or behavioral disorders affecting human and social life. Author: Gile, Philipos Petros Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 492 Publication Date: 2010/11/08 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 1.10 inches |
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The Liar in Your Life: The Way to Truthful Relationships $4.99 In The Liar in Your Life, psychology professor Robert Feldman, one of the world’s leading authorities on deception, draws on his immense body of knowledge to give fresh insights into how and why we lie, how our culture has become increasingly tolerant of deception, the cost it exacts on us, and what to do about it. His work is at once surprising and sobering, full of corrections for common myths and explanations of pervasive oversimplifications. Feldman examines marital infidelity, little white lies, career-driven resumé lies, and how we teach children to lie. Along the way, he reveals – despite our beliefs to the contrary – how it is nearly impossible to spot a liar (studies have shown no relationship between nervousness, lack of eye contact, or a trembling voice, and acts of deception). He also provides startling evidence of just how integral lying is to our culture; indeed, his research shows that two people, meeting for the first time, will lie to each other an average of three times in the first ten minutes of a conversation. Feldman uses this discussion of deception to explore ways we can cope with infidelity, betrayal, and mistrust, in our friends and family. He also describes the lies we tell ourselves: Sometimes, the liar in your life is the person you see in the mirror. With incisive clarity and wry wit, Feldman has written a truthful book for anyone who whose life has been touched by deception. |
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Handbook of Asian American Psychology $123.76 This comprehensive volume, now available in paperback, examines current research and constructs necessary for improving our understanding of Asian Americans. The contributors focus on a wide range of topics, including racism, family violence, addictive behaviours, interracial marriage, academic achievement, interpersonal relationships, career development and mental health. Author: Lee, Lee C./ Zane, Nolan W. S. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 600 Publication Date: 1998/07/21 Language: English Dimensions: 9.26 x 7.54 x 1.26 inches |
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Toward a Psychology of Awakening By Welwood, John $28.24 Demonstrates how psychotherapy and meditation can be applied in tandem to build more dynamic relationships and spiritual realization, defining the authors three major dimensions of human experience: personal, interpersonal, and suprapersonal. Reprint. Author: Welwood, John Subtitle: Buddhism, Psychotherapy, and the Path of Personal and Spiritual Transformation Publication Date: 2002/01/01 Binding Type: Paperback Language: English Depth: 1.00 Width: 6.25 Height: 9.25 |
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Individuals in Relationships $227.9 This volume features the latest scholarship on cognitive processes in interpersonal relationships. It explores such questions as: What special knowledge must a person have to participate in a relationship? What particular language structures do people typically use in entering or conducting relationships? Contributors examine the cognitive processes that individuals bring to relationships, ranging from their thought patterns and attributional styles to the ways in which they recall relationship events and use shared knowledge. Author: Duck, Steve/ Duck, Steve Series Title: Understanding Relationship Processes Series Number: 1 Binding Type: Hardcover Number of Pages: 264 Publication Date: 1993/06/03 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.75 inches |
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Families as Relationships $123.7 The field of family studies has recently seen the development of a more specialized focus on the character of particular relationships. The nature of these relationships may take many forms but typically involves individuals who view themselves as a unit with a longterm commitment to continue their relationship. Traditionally, at least in western societies, families are defined in terms of two parents living together with responsibility for rearing their children. However, these socalled nuclear families are becoming a rarer phenomenon. Singleparent families, childless couples, lesbian or gay male couples are also all represented in the broad mix of relations referred to as families. Each of the chapters in this book deals with a primary relationship issue. These include: issues of early marriage how young relationships become enduring relationships parent and child relations conflict between partners the interface between work and family life marital quality and maintenance divorce and its impact on the family aging and older familiesThis volume provides a useful reference for professionals whose research and/or clinical practice focuses on family relationship issues. This book is also intended for advanced students in the areas of sociology, close relationships and family sciences. Families as Relationships is one of a series of paperbacks dedicated to the study and application of processes by which individuals relate to each other in social and family settings. Each book provides an expanded and uptodate version of a section in the original Handbook of Personal Relationships (second edition) edited by Steve Duck. Author: Milardo, Robert M./ Milardo/ Milardo, Robert M. Series Title: Wiley Series on Social and Personal Relationships Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 262 Publication Date: 2000/08/30 Language: English Dimensions: 9.64 x 6.54 x 0.60 inches |
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Invertebrate Relationships $89.22 This book succeeds in bringing together the previously scattered literature on invertebrate phylogeny, forming a unique introduction to this fascinating and controversial subject. Phylogenetic study is an important cornerstone of biology, for the evolutionary relationships between groups of animals bear heavily upon the analysis of their physiology, behavior and ecology. Until now, there have been few books which analyse the diversity of animal life in terms of its origins and the relationships between different groups. After reviewing the current state of the subject, the author discusses the various sources of evidence which bear upon the question of how living animals are related to each other. Then, these lines of evidence are applied to particular groups of invertebrates. The prevalence of convergent evolution is a strong theme, as it becomes clear that many features, from details of cell chemistry and structure to overall body plan and life history, have been invented repeatedly and independently under similar selection pressures. Pat Willmer has drawn upon her experience teaching invertebrate zoology to undergraduates at Cambridge and Oxford to produce a stimulating, meaningful account of the relationships between invertebrate phyla and of the phylogenetic pattern of the animal kingdom. Author: Willmer, P. G./ Willmer, Pat Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 416 Publication Date: 1990/02/15 Language: English Dimensions: 9.68 x 6.66 x 0.89 inches |
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LA Maestria Del Amor : Una Guia Practica Para El Arte De Las Relaciones / Mastery Of Love : A Practical Guide To The Art Of Relationships By Ruiz, Miguel $18.54 Using inspirational stories to impart the ancient wisdom of the three Toltec masteriesawareness, transformation, and lovethe author examines the common fallacies that can undermine love, and tells listeners how to gain wisdom, avoid fear, and end thebattle for control with their partners. (Psychology SelfHelp) Author: Ruiz, Miguel Series Title: Toltec Wisdom Book Subtitle: A Practical Guide To The Art Of Relationships Publication Date: 2001/11/01 Number of Pages: 216 Binding Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Depth: 0.50 Width: 5.00 Height: 7.25 |
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BusinessToBusiness Relationships $157.72 This book constitutes analysis of a collection of works published in international business and marketing journal papers, underpinning a review of the subject of Relationship Marketing (RM) in the context of businesstobusiness marketing exchange. Case material supporting this thesis contributes context for the study of business relationships from the viewpoint of stakeholders and their organisations engaged in partnered and network interaction. Author: Hingley, Martin Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 Publication Date: 2010/05/24 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.75 inches |
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Revitalizing Relationships $29.43 Preparing students for the 21st century will require schools to build strong relationships with students so that students can access the rigorous and relevant curriculum necessary to succeed. Author: Ingham Intermediate School District, Int Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 48 Publication Date: 2008/10/01 Language: English Dimensions: 8.50 x 8.50 x 0.12 inches |
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The Man Who Lied to His Laptop: What Machines Teach Us About Human Relationships $3.99 The driver was insistent: “A woman should not be giving directions.” Despite the customer service rep’s reassurance that the navigation system in his car wasn’t actually a woman -just a computer with a female voice – the driver (and many others like him) refused to listen. There was only one person for BMW to call for help: Clifford Nass, one of the world’s leading experts on how people interact with technology. After two decades of studying problems like BMW’s GPS system, Microsoft’s Clippy (the most reviled animated character of all time), and online evaluations that lead people to lie to their laptops, Nass has developed a powerful theory: Our brains can’t fundamentally distinguish between interacting with people and interacting with devices. We will “protect” a computer’s feelings, feel flattered by a brown-nosing piece of software, and even do favors for technology that has been “nice” to us. All without even realizing it. In his research at Stanford, Nass has leveraged our fundamentally social relationship with computers to develop and test a series of essential rules for effective human relationships. He has found that the most powerful strategies for working with people aren’t really that complicated, and can be learned from watching what succeeds and fails in technology interfaces. In other words, if a computer can make friends, build teams, and calm powerful emotions, so can any of us. Nass’s studies reveal many surprising conclusions, such as: Mixing criticism into praise – a popular tactic for managers – is a destructive method of evaluation. Opposites don’t attract – except when one gradually changes to become more like other. Flattery works – even when the recipient knows it’s fake. Team-building exercises don’t build teams – but the right T-shirt can. Misery loves company – but only if the company is miserable, too. Nass’s discoveries push the boundaries of both psychology and technology and provide nothing less than a new blueprint for successful human relationships. |
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Psychology $133.45 No Synopsis Available |
