Contested, multiparty elections are conventionally viewed as either an indicator of the start of democracy or a measure of its quality. In practice, the role that elections play in the transition from authoritarian rule is much more significant. Using as a starting point Guillermo O'Donnell and Phillipe C. Schmitter's 1986 classic, Transitions ......
Perspectives from Philosophy, Ethics, and Neuroscience
This book brings together some of the best minds in neurology and philosophy to discuss the concept of personal identity and the moral dimensions of treating brain disease and injury. The contributors engage a crucial question: When an individual's personality changes radically because of disease or injury, should this changed individual be ......
This guide offers parents fresh perspectives and simple skills to encourage good behavior in children and reduce stress for the entire family. Emphasizing personal choice, free will, and dispassionate parentchild interactions, Dr. William H. Hughes's stepbystep approach has been developed, tested, and proven to work time and again by child ......
Paul A. Kottman offers a new and compelling understanding of tragedy as seen in four of Shakespeare's mature plays -- As You Like It, Hamlet, King Lear, and The Tempest. The author pushes beyond traditional ways of thinking about tragedy, framing his readings with simple questions that have been missing from scholarship of the past generation: Are ......
Help, Hope, and Insights from an Affected Physician
Kym Orsetti Furney was a 34-year-old physician enjoying her exciting career and life with her husband and young daughter when she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. At first terrified, Furney has rebounded from the shock of diagnosis and -empowered by information, treatment, and support - continues her work as a doctor, teacher, wife, and ......
The importance of rehabilitation psychology is increasing everyday, as more injured soldiers return from war and more elderly people develop chronic health conditions. This title covers rehabilitation in hospitals, rehab centers and programs, skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, ambulatory care settings, and schools.
Presents differing theoretical perspectives and a mix of viewpoints on causation, consequences, prevention practices, and policy. This title details important emerging areas of study on this topic, such as genetics, race, and age. It links drug use etiology to other areas of behavioral science.
Although contemporary behavioral therapy has its origins in Skinner's theory of operant conditioning, its form does not ignore cognition, but instead views thoughts as another form of behavior that can be conditioned and thus changed. This book demonstrates the approach of behavioral therapy.
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective in treating a wide range of psychological problems. This book addresses the management and prevention of treatment non-responsiveness with a range of populations that include social anxiety disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, eating disorders, depression, insomnia, and impulse control disorder.
