Despite the increasing necessity for information on allocating dwindling resources, resource-allocation behavior is not nearly so well understood as choice behavior (selection from two or more already defined alternatives, events, or lotteries.)Although there have been scores of books devoted to the optimal model for making resource-allocation decisions there has never been a book discussing the cognitive aspects of this behavior.This book answers the question of how people...

**#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Experience the book that started the Quiet Movement and revolutionized how the world sees introverts—and how introverts see themselves—by offering validation, inclusion, and inspiration“Superbly researched, deeply insightful, and a fascinating read, Quiet is an indispensable resource for anyone who wants to understand the gifts of the introverted half of the population.”—Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project**

THE BELOVED CLASSIC FOR UNDERSTANDING PERSONALITY TYPE.Like a thumbprint, personality type provides an instant snapshot of a person's uniqueness. Drawing on concepts originated by Carl Jung, this book distinguishes four categories of personality styles and shows how these qualities determine the way you perceive the world and come to conclusions about what you've seen. It then explains what they mean for your success in school, at a job, in a career and in your per...

"I really enjoyed reading your new book and would heartily recommend it. It is a great way to learn the art without spending hours ploughing through the many books out there on the subject." - Richard OsterlindIs it possible to know all about someone, just by looking at their handwriting?Imagine you could ask anyone to write down two simple words yet you could start telling them 'what they're like' from their handw...

First book to address this under-recognized problem.Treatment techniques are tailored to the male psyche.Author is a respected, many-times published clinical psychologist.Writing is reader-friendly, yet authoritative.Grabs readers’ attention with anecdotes and case histories.

Discover a compendium of knowledge on the enthusiast – ENFP personality type! As you explore this book, you will find the answer to a number of crucial questions:* How do enthusiasts think and what do they feel? How do they make decisions? How do they solve problems? What makes them anxious? What do they fear? What irritates them?* Which personality types are they happy to encounter on their road through life and which ones do they avoid? What kind of friends, life partners ...

This influential work examines how enduring dispositions or traits affect the process of aging and shape each individual’s life course. From two well-known authorities in the field, the volume is grounded in a growing body of empirical evidence. Critically reviewing different theories of personality and adult development, the authors explain the logic behind the scientific assessment of personality, present a comprehensive model of trait structure, and examine patterns of trait stability a...

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In a managed care era, the MMPI-2 is becoming an overloaded workhorse, required to generate more and more of the assessments that a battery of instruments once did. Though all now rely on the MMPI-2 for good reasons, and the MMPI has fallen out of use entirely, some important and clinically useful scales were lost in the transition.Edward Gotts and Thomas Knudsen have recovered these scales and integrated them with all the standard MMPI-2 scales, the recently published Restructured...

Non-fiction piece on the power that some women have over men

Since the 1950s, the study of early attachment and separation has been dominated by a school of psychology that is Euro-American in its theoretical assumptions. Based on ethnographic studies in a range of locales, this book goes beyond prior efforts to critique attachment theory, providing a cross-cultural basis for understanding human development.

This volume brings together perspectives on social identity and peace psychology to explore the role that categorization plays in both conflict and peace-building. To do so, it draws leading scholars from across the world in a comprehensive exploration of social identity theory and its application to some of the world’s most pressing problems, such as intrastate conflict, uprising in the middle east, the refugee crisis, global warming, racism and peace building. A crucial theme of the volu...