Since Pavlov, physiologists have explained homeostasis - the regulation of bodily functions - as the action of fixed negative feedback networks within individual organ systems. However, these standar
My Own Thoughts and Feelings (for Girls) is a creative, child-friendly program designed for use with elementary school girls, filled with illustrations and original exercises to foster healing, self-
In this understanding and supportive guide, renowned writer, lecturer, and counselor Earnie Larsen lays out a new strategy for identifying and facing up to our underground reservoirs of resentment and
Here's the book you'll wish you read before your very first date. Renowned relationship expert Barbara de Angelis, Ph.D. reveals: -Secrets about sex that men will never tell you -Which men spell t
Theorists are increasingly arguing that it is fruitful to approach anxiety from the cognitive perspective, and the empirical evidence supports that contention. The cognitive perspective is also adopte
Textbook for undergraduates who have had little exposure to physiology (the long introductory chapter reviews the basics). It is unique in providing a comparative approach that draws on literature fro
Get the better of your anger before it gets the better of you. Someone blames you, berates you, fails you, talks behind your back. Sure, you're mad--but what good does it do you? Plenty, if you learn
A collection of thoughts on the art of loving designed to orient readers toward their innate capacity for love discusses giving in, love as a non-competitive sport, and more
Recently made into the movie, "Navigating the Heart," starring Jaclyn Smith and Tim Matheson. Shortlisted for the Governor General's Award and the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Award.
Keith Oatley draws on theories from psychology, philosophy and linguistics, as well as writings from other social sciences, to show how emotions are central to any understanding of human actions and mental life.
What is the meaning of strong emotions? What is emotion itself? What is really happening in therapy when people "express their emotions?"As James Hillman writes in his new preface to this sweeping stu
Designed to make research on touch understandable to those not specifically involved in tactile research, this book provides broad coverage of the field. It includes material on sensory physiology and
Emotions are a part of personality and essential to all human relationships, but how well do we understand what they really are? What are the processes by which they occuer and influence us? How do th
This updated edition adds some new definitions of the emotions, new developments in emotional theory, selected additional references, and a new preface. In its basic volume it outlines in detail a mod
Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses a
