Psychology & Psychiatry

Renowned scientists Christakis and Fowler present compelling evidence for our profound influence on one another's tastes, health, wealth, happiness, beliefs, even weight, as they explain how social networks form and how they operate. more...

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The father of the corporate culture field and pioneer in organizational psychology on today's changing corporate culture. This is the definitive guide to corporate culture for practitioners. Recognized expert Edgar H. Schein explains what culture is and why it's important, how to evaluate your organization's culture, and how to improve it, using straightforward, practical tools based on decades of research and real-world case studies. This new edition reflects the massive changes in the business world over the past ten years, exploring the influence of globalization, new technology, and mergers on culture and organization change. New case examples help illustrate the principals at work and bring focus to emerging issues in international, nonprofit, and government organizations as well as business. Organized around the questions that change agents most often ask, this new edition of the classic book will help anyone from line managers to CEOs assess their culture and make it more effective.: Offers a new edition of a classic work with a focus on practitioners; Includes new case examples and information on globalization, the effects of technology, and managerial competencies; Covers the basics on changing culture and includes a wealth of practical advice more...

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The New York Times Bestseller!. Learn how to keep your cool and get the results you want when emotions flare. When stakes are high, opinions vary, and emotions run strong, you have three choices: Avoid a crucial conversation and suffer the consequences; handle the conversation badly and suffer the consequences; or read Crucial Conversations and discover how to communicate best when it matters most. Crucial Conversations gives you the tools you need to step up to life's most difficult and important conversations, say what's on your mind, and achieve the positive resolutions you want. You'll learn how to:.:.; Prepare for high-impact situations with a six-minute mastery technique.; Make it safe to talk about almost anything.; Be persuasive, not abrasive.; Keep listening when others blow up or clam up.; Turn crucial conversations into the action and results you want. Whether they take place at work or at home, with your neighbors or your spouse, crucial conversations can have a profound impact on your career, your happiness, and your future. With the skills you learn in this book, you'll never have to worry about the outcome of a crucial conversation again. more...

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At some point in their lives, most people will have thought: “He should never have said that”; “How could she treat me this way?”; “I feel guilty when I remember what I said to him”; “I’m so angry I can’t bear it”. Usually, we don’t feel that we can discuss these hurtful emotions, such as guilt, anger or jealousy, with our friends and families, let alone go to a GP for advice on dealing with them. We’re a nation that bottles things up, dismissing anger, frustration, hatred and guilt as largely insignificant to our minds and bodies. But powerful emotions like these do affect us in a long-term way, not only mentally but also physically, and it’s important to know how to get them under control before our health really suffers. This easy-to-follow, plain-English guide shows you why and how emotions can leave a physical scar, and talks about various life factors and influences that can lead to emotional stress. It will help you heal your emotional traumas with a toolkit of strategies, and allows you to take care of your health with a practical, hands-on approach. Emotional Healing For Dummies covers:  .  . PART 1: INTRODUCING EMOTIONAL HEALING  . Chapter 1: Understanding Emotional Healing. Chapter 2: Exploring the Physiology of Emotion. Chapter 3: Tuning into Emotions. PART 2: EMOTIONS AND YOUR BODY. Chapter 4: You are What you Eat. Chapter 5: Body Rhythms. Chapter 6: Physical Strategies for Emotional Healing. PART 3: EMOTIONAL HEALING FOR REAL LIFE. Chapter 7: Mapping the Emotional Environment. Chapter 8: Facing up to Emotional Challenges. Chapter 9: Managing Relationships. Chapter 10: Strategies for Getting through Tough Times. Chapter 11: Life’s Transitions. PART 4: THE EMOTIONAL HEALING TOOLKIT. Chapter 12: Thinki more...

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Emotional abuse is a major epidemic in our culture. Now, in her new book, Beverly Engel identifies the types of emotionally abusive behavior and provides strategies to help those who are being abused to confront their partner and begin making the necessary changes that will transform their relationship. She also shows emotionally abusive people how to stop abusing and offers help to couples who have slipped into a mutually unhealthy style of interacting. With her combination of dramatic personal stories and action steps to heal, Engel reveals how both victims and abusers can prevent emotional abuse in the future. more...

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