This text examines human sexuality through psychoanalytic theory and modern ego psychology, which looks at emotional meaning and its organization in symbolic representations of affect as organized by the ego.It starts with an exploration of how symbolic representations are applied to the sensory experience of the body in human sexuality, both in reality and in fantasy. Next, the author delves into the phenomenon of romance as an important self-state in human growth and development....

Narrative medicine is a fresh discipline of health care that helps patients and health professionals to tell and listen to the complex and unique stories of illness. The Principles and Practice of Narrative Medicine expresses the collective experience and discoveries of the originators of the field. Arising at Columbia University in 2000 from roots in the humanities and patient-centered care, narrative medicine draws patients, doctors, nurses, therapists, and health activists toge...

The age of uncontested American economic power is over.For decades, the United States stood at the center of global trade, finance, investment, and monetary influence. Today, China contests that position with the scale of its economy, its command of commercial networks, its expanding financial institutions, and its growing role in the developing world.The Economic Crossover examines the economic foundations of this historic shift. It separates headline meas...

This book introduces a comprehensive overview of exosomes in biology for their roles in cell signalling. This edited collection of works by leading extracellular vesicle (EV) scientists and medical professionals introduces readers to various aspects of the rapidly expanding field of exosomes and extracellular vesicles. Contributing authors pay close attention to the analytical techniques and methods in this field, with a particular focus on mass spectrometry. The chapters cover areas inclu...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Does loving your partner leave you feeling confused, rejected, or emotionally alone?One moment, they are warm and affectionate. The next, they become distant, shut down, or disappear without explanation. You may find yourself overthinking every message, chasing reassurance, and wondering whether asking for basic closeness makes you “too needy.”The Avoidant Attachment Relationship Playbook

A country can own a mine and still depend on someone else to make its minerals usable.From phones and electric vehicles to advanced machinery and national defense, modern life relies on materials that must be refined, engineered, and tested before they can perform their essential jobs. The most consequential point of control often lies between the deposit and the finished product.China's Mineral Chokehold follows that industrial middle. Marcus R. W...

The postwar order did not simply create prosperity. It created the powers now challenging its exclusive stewardship.After 1945, the United States and its allies built institutions that stabilized currencies, financed reconstruction, opened markets and concentrated authority in Western hands. The system proved durable—but it also accelerated decolonization, industrialization and the rise of states that would eventually demand a larger voice.In The Order They...

Peculiar deals with the multi-dimensions of humanity. The elements of the physical, spiritual, mental, emotional and financial components that make up the human life. Starting at the beginning of my earliest memories, what I experienced througout my academic life and how I navigated through being moved from school to school and redefining myself based on ever-changing societal norms.This is a story of dealing with death at a young age and working through masculine sensibilities abo...

The Oxford Handbook of W. E. B. Du Bois is a work detailing the life and works of the twentieth century scholar and activist, W. E. B. Du Bois. It contains fifty chapters covering the multidimensional life and works of Du Bois. The contributing authors are experts on the topics about Du Bois which they authored. Because Du Bois was a prodigious twentieth century scholar and activist, these chapters delve into the numerous contributions he made in these domains. The Handbook

A comprehensive review of research examining intermediary mechanisms to understand the link between genetic variation and addiction liability.Although there is scientific consensus that genetic factors play a substantial role in an individual's vulnerability to drug or alcohol addiction, specific genetic variables linked to risk or resilience remain elusive. Understanding how genetic factors contribute to addiction may require focusing on intermediary mechanisms, o...

The primary purpose of this book and its companion volume The Neuropharmacology of Nicotine Dependence is to explore the ways in which recent studies on nicotine and its role in tobacco addiction have opened our eyes to the psychopharmacological properties of this unique and fascinating drug. While the present volume considers the molecular and genetic factors which influence behavioral responses to nicotine and how these may impact on the role of nicotine in tobacco dependence, t...

The primary purpose of this book and its companion volume The Behavioral Genetics of Nicotine and Tobacco is to explore the ways in which recent studies on nicotine and its role in tobacco addiction have opened our eyes to the psychopharmacological properties of this unique and fascinating drug. While The Behavioral Genetics of Nicotine and Tobacco considers the molecular and genetic factors which influence behavioral responses to nicotine and how these may impact on the ...