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Crossing the Psycho-Social Divide: Freud, Weber, Adorno and Elias (Rethinking Classical Sociology Ser.)
by George CavallettoThe prevailing view among social scientists is that the psyche and the social reside in such disparate domains that their proper study demands markedly incompatible analytical and theoretical approaches. Over the last decade, scholars have begun to challenge this view. In this innovative work, George Cavalletto moves this challenge forward by connecting it to theoretical and analytical practices of the early 20th century. His analysis of key texts by Sigmund Freud, Max Weber, Theodor Adorno and Norbert Elias shows that they crossed the psycho-social divide in ways that can help contemporary scholars to re-establish an analytical and theoretical understanding of the inherent interconnection of these two domains. This book will particularly interest scholars and students in sociology and social psychology, especially those in the fields of social theory, the sociology of emotion, self and society, and historical sociology.
Crossing the Threshold of Eternity: What the Dying Can Teach the Living
by Robert L. WiseIf we learn to listen and observe carefully, the dying can teach us important things that we need to learn in preparing for the end of our own life's journey. From standing at the bedside of the dying, Dr. Robert Wise came to realize there were important patterns and steps that the dying were trying to describe. And, yet, many miss these life lessons when they go to great lengths to avoid a conversation or encounter with the dying. Wise learned by stopping and listening to the dying that we can get beyond our morbid fears of death, to come to a place of peaceful acceptance and to be able to look ahead to a dignified celebration of death. Inspiring stories of those with one foot stepping into eternity give us assurance, hope and a fresh expectation of what lies beyond the grave. We can all face it without fear. Here are fascinating stories offering reassurance and promise.
Crosslinguistic Approaches to the Psychology of Language: Research in the Tradition of Dan Isaac Slobin (Psychology Press Festschrift Series)
by Jiansheng GuoThis volume covers state-of-the-art research in the field of crosslinguistic approaches to the psychology of language. The forty chapters cover a wide range of topics that represent the many research interests of a pioneer, Dan Isaac Slobin, who has been a major intellectual and creative force in the field of child language development, linguistics, and psycholinguistics for the past four decades. Slobin has insisted on a rigorous, crosslinguistic approach in his attempt to identify universal developmental patterns in language learning, to explore the effects of particular types of languages on psycholinguistic processes, to determine the extent to which universals of language and language behavior are determined by modality (vocal/auditory vs. manual/visual) and, finally, to investigate the relation between linguistic and cognitive processes. In this volume, researchers take up the challenge of the differences between languages to forward research in four major areas with which Slobin has been concerned throughout his career: language learning in crosslinguistic perspective (spoken and sign languages); the integration of language specific factors in narrative skill; theoretical issues in typology, language development and language change; and the relationship between language and cognition. All chapters are written by leading researchers currently working in these fields, who are Slobin's colleagues, collaborators or former students in linguistics, psychology, anthropology, and cognitive science. Each section starts with an introductory chapter that connects the themes of the chapters and reviews Slobin's contribution in the context of past research trends and future directions. The whole volume focuses squarely on the central argument: universals of human language and of its development are embodied and revealed in its diverse manifestations and utilization. Crosslinguistic Approaches to the Study of Language is a key resource for those interested in the range of differences between languages and how this impacts on learning, cognition and language change, and a tribute to Dan Slobin's momentous contribution to the field.
Crosslinguistic Influence in Multilinguals: An Examination of Chinese-English-French Speakers
by Wai Lan TsangThis book reports on a research project conducted in multilingual Hong Kong, where Cantonese is the mother tongue (L1) of the majority of the population and learning different foreign languages is commonplace. In addition to English, which is usually the second language (L2), more and more people learn other languages, such as French (L3). Drawing on the notions of 'interface' and 'reverse transfer' in second language acquisition, this book addresses the possible role of L3 French in the acquisition of English as an L2 with two major concerns: firstly, the degree to which L3 acquisition will bring about a positive or negative transfer effect on L2 acquisition and secondly, the way in which an L3 interacts with an L2 and/or even an L1 on different interfaces as identified in second language acquisition. The study will appeal to researchers interested in second and third language acquisition, bi- and multilingualism and crosslinguistic influence.
Crosslinguistic Influence in Second Language Acquisition
by Rosa Alonso AlonsoThis volume provides an unprecedented insight into current approaches to crosslinguistic influence (CLI). The collection investigates a range of themes including linguistic relativity, the possible contributions of neurolinguistics, the problem of cognitive development and the role of the frequency of structures in acquisition from distinct, overlapping and complementary perspectives. Chapters focusing on vocabulary, morphosyntactic categories, semantic structures, and phonetic and phonological structures feature in the volume, as do over 20 languages, in order to offer new insights into both theoretical and empirical issues in CLI, including the consequences of great or little similarity in structures between languages. The relevance of CLI research for teaching is discussed in a number of chapters, as is the phenomenon of multilingualism. The collection will appeal to researchers, graduate and postgraduate students, teachers and professionals interested in the field of CLI in SLA.
Crossmodal Attention Applied: Lessons for and from Driving (Elements in Perception)
by Charles Spence Salvador Soto-FaracoCognitive neuroscientists have started to uncover the neural substrates, systems, and mechanisms enabling us to prioritize the processing of certain sensory information over other, currently less-relevant, inputs. However, there is still a large gap between the knowledge generated in the laboratory and its application to real-life problems of attention as when, for example, interface operators are multi-tasking. In this Element, laboratory studies on crossmodal attention (both behavioural/psychophysical and cognitive neuroscience) are situated within the applied context of driving. We contrast the often idiosyncratic conditions favoured by much of the laboratory research, typically using a few popular paradigms involving simplified experimental conditions, with the noisy, multisensory, real-world environments filled with complex, intrinsically-meaningful stimuli. By drawing attention to the differences between basic and applied studies in the context of driving, we highlight a number of important issues and neglected areas of research as far as the study of crossmodal attention is concerned.
Crowds And Power
by Elias Canetti Carol StewartCrowds and Power is a revolutionary work in which Elias Canetti finds a new way of looking at human history and psychology. Breathtaking in its range and erudition, it explores Shiite festivals and the English Civil war, the finger exercises of monkeys and the effects of inflation in Weimar Germany. In this study of the interplay of crowds, Canetti offers one of the most profound and startling portraits of the human condition.
Crucial Accountability: Tools for Resolving Violated Expectations, Broken Commitments, and Bad Behavior (Second Edition)
by Kerry Patterson Joseph Grenny Ron Mcmillan Al Switzler David Maxfield.In this UPDATED SECOND EDITION (first edition titled "Crucial Confrontations"), you'll learn how to hold anyone accountable, master performance discussions, and get results. Everyone knows how to run for cover, or, if sufficiently provoked, step up to problems in a way that causes a real ruckus. Crucial Accountability teaches you how to deal with violated expectations in a way that solves the problem at hand without harming the relationship--and, in fact, even strengthens it. Broken promises, missed deadlines, poor behavior--they don't just make others' lives miserable; they can sap up to 50 percent of organizational performance and account for the vast majority of divorces. Crucial Accountability offers the tools for improving relationships in the workplace and in life and for resolving all these problems--permanently.
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
by Stephen R. Covey Kerry Patterson Joseph Grenny Ron Mcmillan Al SwitzlerFour cofounders of a corporate consulting firm present their formula for effective communication, based on the trial and error of years spent as corporate trainers. The reader is drilled not only in communication skills but also to recognize bad or shifty modes of communication, to develop integrity in word and deed, and to achieve more effective work habits. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High
by Kerry Patterson Joseph Grenny Ron Mcmillan Al SwitzlerThe New York Times and Washington Post bestseller that changed the way millions communicate "[Crucial Conversations] draws our attention to those defining moments that literally shape our lives, our relationships, and our world. . . . This book deserves to take its place as one of the key thought leadership contributions of our time. " --from the Foreword by Stephen R. Covey, author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People "The quality of your life comes out of the quality of your dialogues and conversations. Here's how to instantly uplift your crucial conversations. " --Mark Victor Hansen, cocreator of the #1 New York Times bestselling series Chicken Soup for the Soul#65533; The first edition of Crucial Conversations exploded onto the scene and revolutionized the way millions of people communicate when stakes are high. This new edition gives you the tools to: Prepare for high-stakes situations Transform anger and hurt feelings into powerful dialogue Make it safe to talk about almost anything Be persuasive, not abrasive
Cruel Attachments: The Ritual Rehab of Child Molesters in Germany
by John BornemanThere is no more seemingly incorrigible criminal type than the child sex offender. Said to suffer from a deeply rooted paraphilia, he is often considered as outside the moral limits of the human, profoundly resistant to change. Despite these assessments, in much of the West an increasing focus on rehabilitation through therapy provides hope that psychological transformation is possible. Examining the experiences of child sex offenders undergoing therapy in Germany--where such treatments are both a legal right and duty--John Borneman, in Cruel Attachments, offers a fine-grained account of rehabilitation for this reviled criminal type. Carefully exploring different cases of the attempt to rehabilitate child sex offenders, Borneman details a secular ritual process aimed not only at preventing future acts of molestation but also at fundamentally transforming the offender, who is ultimately charged with creating an almost entirely new self. Acknowledging the powerful repulsion felt by a public that is often extremely skeptical about the success of rehabilitation, he challenges readers to confront the contemporary contexts and conundrums that lie at the heart of regulating intimacy between children and adults.
Cruelty, Sexuality, and the Unconscious in Psychoanalysis: Freud, Lacan, Winnicott, and the Body of the Void
by Touria MignotteIn Cruelty, Sexuality, and the Unconscious in Psychoanalysis, Touria Mignotte explores an innovative conception of cruelty. Integrating the life sciences and quantum physics, this approach shows that cruelty structures the living just as much as the unconscious, and makes it possible to integrate the main psychoanalytic currents, notably Freud, Lacan, Winnicott, Klein, and the thinkers of autism, while renewing the place of psychoanalysis as a human science. The life sciences have given us an insight into the murderous struggles that unfold before the primitive environment consents to the emergence of life as a "primary destructive impulse." This book offers a deep exploration of this primitive cruelty and of the processes of pairing that it induces: Mignotte hypothesizes that cruelty pertains to the dynamics of the void from which the human being originates, and whose creative expansion manifests itself, at each birth, as a sexual excess threatening the primary oneness. Cruelty, Sexualit,y and the Unconscious in Psychoanalysis thus posits the necessity of revisiting the fundamental concepts of psychoanalysis within a new epistemological framework developed from the laws of the dynamics of the void and based on an analysis of the development of these dynamics through clinical symptomatology. From this new perspective, this book suggests that the narcissistic psychoses and contemporary pathologies may be seen as the enactment of the murder and incest induced by the jouissance of the primitive void. This book calls on psychoanalysts to become the testamentary witnesses of the inhuman sexuality of the primitive void and to allow themselves to be affected by the ferment of destabilization and dissociation from which it proceeds.
Cruelty, Violence and Murder: Understanding The Criminal Mind (The\library Of Object Relations Ser.)
by Arthur Hyatt WilliamsThe line that separates those who kill from those who only think about it, and from those who injure themselves, is often thinner than we imagine. Convicted murderers serving life-sentences in England are among the subjects of this in-depth psychological study of what makes people kill.
Cruise Control: Understanding Sex Addiction In Gay Men Second Edition
by Robert WeissThe truth is gay male sex addicts are not compulsively sexual because of their sexual orientation, but rather as a consequence of their individual psychological issues and biological predisposition toward addiction. This is exactly the same set of risk factors presented by straight male sex addicts. Unfortunately, for the gay (sex) addict, his increasingly destructive patterns of behavior take place against a cultural background of dramatically greater sexual and social freedoms than those enjoyed by his heterosexual peers. The single urban gay man who has problems with sex, alcohol, or drugs is in some ways a prisoner of his own freedoms, having fewer cultural opportunities for self-examination and less cultural support for behavior change than does an average heterosexual male. Finally, there is a resource that can help gay men determine if they are indeed a sex addict and whether or not they are willing to explore behavior change because of their sexual behavior. Robert Weiss, LCSW, CSAT-S, is director of sexual disorders services for Elements Behavioral Health and founding director of The Sexual Recovery Institute, an outpatient sexual addiction treatment center in Los Angeles, California. His media appearances include ESPN, The Discovery Channel, the Today show,The Oprah Winfrey Show, Anderson Cooper, and Dateline NBC.
Cry Wolf: The Psychology of False Alarms
by S. BreznitzPublished in the year 1984, Cry Wolf is a valuable contribution to the field of Developmental Psychology.
Cry of Pain: Understanding Suicide and the Suicidal Mind
by Professor Mark WilliamsSuicide presents a real and often tragic puzzle for the family and friends of someone who has committed or attempted suicide. 'Why did they do it?' 'How could they do this?' 'Why did they not see there was help available?' For therapists and clinicians who want to help those who are vulnerable and their families, there are also puzzles that often seem unsolvable. What is it that causes someone to end his or her own life, or to harm themselves: is it down to a person's temperament, the biology of their genes, or to social conditions? What provides the best clue to a suicidal person's thoughts and behaviour? Each type of explanation, seen in isolation, has its drawbacks, so we need to see how they may fit together to give a more complete picture.Cry of Pain examines the evidence from a social, psychological and biological perspective to see if there are common features that might shed light on suicide. Informative and sympathetically written, it is essential reading for therapists and mental health professionals as well as those struggling with suicidal feelings, their families and friends.
Cryer's Cross
by Lisa McMannKendall loves her life in small town Cryer's Cross, Montana, but she also longs for something more. She knows the chances of going to school in New York are small, but she's not the type to give up easily. Even though it will mean leaving Nico, the world's sweetest boyfriend, behind. But when Cryer's Cross is rocked by unspeakable tragedy, Kendall shoves her dreams aside and focuses on just one goal: help find her missing friends. Even if it means spending time with the one boy she shouldn't get close to... the one boy who makes her question everything she feels for Nico. Determined to help and to stay true to the boy she's always loved, Kendall keeps up the search--and stumbles upon some frightening local history. She knows she can't stop digging, but Kendall is about to find out just how far the townspeople will go to keep their secrets buried.... “Cryer’s Cross is an eerie, gripping, totally addictive, breathtaking whirl of a book with an ending that left me haunted for days. Lisa McMann has done it again—this book is unputdownable!” --Alyson Noël, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Immortals series. "A brilliant, engaging, scary piece of fiction. Every word had me sliding closer to the edge of my seat and gripping the cover tighter and tighter. There are books in the world that make you question your reality and the things that go bump in the night--this is one of them." --Heather Brewer, New York Times bestselling author of the Chronicles of Vladmir Tod series
Crying for Help: The Shocking True Story of a Damaged Girl with a Dark Past
by Casey WatsonThe second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Casey Watson. Two weeks after saying farewell to her first foster child, Casey is asked to look after Sophia, a troubled 12-year-old with a sad past. Sophia s actions are disturbing and provocative and, before long, Casey and her family find themselves in a dark and dangerous situation. Two years ago Sophia s mother had a terrible accident. Sophia has been in care ever since. Right away, Casey feels something isn t right. Sophia s a well-developed girl, who looks more like 18 than 12. She only seems to have eyes and ears for men, and treats all women with contempt and disgust. And she has everyone around her jumping through hoops. Over time, as more details begin to emerge about Sophia s past, it becomes clear that her behaviour is a front for an early life filled with pain and suffering. But although Casey feels she is gradually breaking through to Sophia and getting her to open up about things she has never spoken about before, her violence is threatening the safety of the whole family, forcing Casey to question whether she can really handle this lost and damaged girl. Both shocking and inspiring, this true story will shed new light on the extreme and sometimes dangerous nature of foster care. "
Crying in H Mart: A Memoir
by Michelle Zauner#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the indie rock sensation known as Japanese Breakfast, an unforgettable memoir about family, food, grief, love, and growing up Korean American—&“in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life, Zauner became herself&” (NPR). • CELEBRATING OVER ONE YEAR ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER LISTIn this exquisite story of family, food, grief, and endurance, Michelle Zauner proves herself far more than a dazzling singer, songwriter, and guitarist. With humor and heart, she tells of growing up one of the few Asian American kids at her school in Eugene, Oregon; of struggling with her mother's particular, high expectations of her; of a painful adolescence; of treasured months spent in her grandmother's tiny apartment in Seoul, where she and her mother would bond, late at night, over heaping plates of food. As she grew up, moving to the East Coast for college, finding work in the restaurant industry, and performing gigs with her fledgling band--and meeting the man who would become her husband--her Koreanness began to feel ever more distant, even as she found the life she wanted to live. It was her mother's diagnosis of terminal cancer, when Michelle was twenty-five, that forced a reckoning with her identity and brought her to reclaim the gifts of taste, language, and history her mother had given her.Vivacious and plainspoken, lyrical and honest, Zauner's voice is as radiantly alive on the page as it is onstage. Rich with intimate anecdotes that will resonate widely, and complete with family photos, Crying in H Mart is a book to cherish, share, and reread.
Crystallizing Public Opinion
by Edward L. BernaysA revolutionary work on public relations and marketing by the provocative thinker who was dubbed the father of public relations Few books have been as quietly powerful as Edward L. Bernays's Crystallizing Public Opinion. First published in 1923, it is a groundbreaking and, as history has shown, influential guide to the most crucial principles of mass persuasion. Aimed at governments and corporations in the wake of World War I, this classic work combines crowd psychology with the pillars of psychoanalysis to argue the importance of public relations in democratic society. Citing far-reaching case studies from the resuscitation of a beleaguered magazine in New York to Lithuania's campaign for global recognition, Bernays illustrates the burgeoning significance of his field in shaping public opinion while also laying out the crucial techniques for mobilizing broad-based support in an increasingly fragmented world. Celebrated by PBS in its Books That Shook the World feature, Crystallizing Public Opinion occupies a fascinating place in history, defining both a concept and a system that were taken up by progressive social movements, corporate barons, and national governments alike.
Cuaderno de trabajo de Los cuatro acuerdos: Utiliza Los cuatro acuerdos para gobernar el sueño de tu vida (Un libro de la sabiduría tolteca)
by Don Miguel Ruiz Janet MillsLos cuatro acuerdos presentaban un sencillo pero poderoso código de conducta para alcanzar la libertad personal y la verdadera felicidad. Ahora, el Cuaderno de trabajo de Los cuatro acuerdos nos lleva aún más lejos en el viaje para recobrar la conciencia y la sabiduría de nuestro auténtico yo. Este Cuaderno de trabajo es de lectura obligatoria para todas aquellas personas que disfrutaron el primer libro de don Miguel Ruiz y para cualquiera que esté dispuesta a dejar atrás el sufrimiento y a dominar el arte de vivir en nuestro estado natural: la felicidad. En este libro encontrarás:• Cómo romper la domesticación que te mantiene esclavizado a causa del miedo• Las claves para recuperar tu voluntad, tu fe y el poder de tus palabras• Ideas prácticas que te ayudarán a convertirte en el maestro de tu propia vida• Un diálogo con el autor sobre cómo vivir según la filosofía de los cuatro acuerdosLos cuatro acuerdos son una herramienta para la transformación que te ayuda a dejar de juzgar, principalmente a ti mismo, y a empezar a practicar otra forma de vida. — de la Introducción
Cuando el amor es más fuerte que la muerte
by Marcelo Rittner Ana Gladys VargasEn este libro está la clave para atravesar la oscuridad del sufrimiento: sólo debemos permitir que la luz del amor nos guíe. De madres y padres que perdieron a sus hijos e hijas para madres y padres que perdieron a sus hijos e hijas. El dolor de perder a un hijo o a una hija es tan grande que ni siquiera hay una palabra para nombrar a los padres y madres que lo padecen. En un intento por describir este sentimiento y darle sentido, Marcelo Rittner y Ana Gladys Vargas profundizan en experiencias personales y profesionales sobre el duelo, al tiempo que conversan con padres y madres que lo atraviesan, las únicas personas que saben lo que realmente significa. A través de estos testimonios, el dolor revela su verdadero rostro: el del amor que tenemos por quienes están ausentes. Y así sabemos que no todo está perdido, que las formas de amar son infinitas, que aún hay muchas razonespara seguir adelante en esta vida y disfrutar sus enseñanzas, para estar junto a la familia y amistades que queremos y nos quieren.
Cuando el amor es odio
by Susan ForwardAunque toda relación entre un hombre y una mujer suele iniciarse con una oleada de pasión y entrega mutuas, en ocasiones, de una manera gradual, va apareciendo el lado oscuro, agresivo e inquietante de él: se trata del misógino, un hombre que, aun amando a su compañera, se comporta con ella como si la odiara; a veces el agravio es muy sutil, pero otras la critica abiertamente, la humilla, la responsabiliza de todo lo que va mal... Y, sin embargo, ella acepta sumisa todos los abusos.Mediante una serie de casos prácticos, este clásico de la autoayuda muestra a todas las mujeres cómo romper el círculo vicioso del maltrato psicológico, recuperando el respeto y la confianza en sí mismas y aprendiendo a amar a hombres que las amen de verdad.
Cuando la vida nos duele: Construir la salud mental y recuperar la felicidad
by Jaume FunesUna reflexión rigurosa que quiere ayudar a tomar conciencia de que una buena salud mental es parte del camino hacia la felicidad. En un momento u otro de la vida aparece el dolor. Las experiencias positivas, las habilidades aprendidas y la proximidad activa de otras personas suelen ayudarnos a superarlo. Pero no siempre es así, y el malestar de vivir encajados en una existencia que no deseamos hace que todo se trastorne. Sea cual sea la situación, se trata de alteraciones de una parte de la salud, la mental, para la que no hay acuerdo sobre cómo describirla, cómo explicarla, cómo dedicarle la atención adecuada, y así nos hallamos inmersos en una especie de supermercado de las terapias, en una gestión interesada de los fármacos, en una ausencia de escucha y acompañamiento. Este libro pretende ayudar a tener una visión personal más coherente sobre la salud y las enfermedades mentales; compartir un discurso social que aporte y que no segregue; ampliar el grupo de los profesionales que comparten una visión integradora y que dan respuestas que humanizan; exigir a nuestros responsables políticos una planificación coherente y no la venta de etiquetas y servicios etiquetados para curar las enfermedades mentales.
Cuatro pasos para amarse a sí mismo. Técnicas para mejorar el propio bienestar psicológico
by Laura CarraraHay momentos en la vida en que necesitamos detenernos por un momento para entender lo que está sucediendo. Sentimos que en nosotros, o en la relación con los demás, esa cierta armonía ha cambiado, o más que nunca nos damos cuenta de que nunca ha existido. A menudo nos permitimos llegar a conclusiones fáciles como: "Nadie me entiende", "No valgo lo suficiente", "Todos la traen conmigo", "Los otros, si pueden, se aprovechan", “La única manera de sentirse bien sería irse". En realidad, el escape no es el que resuelve los problemas, porque si éstos no se tratan, tarde o temprano regresan; en lugar de ello, debemos prestar la debida atención a la forma en que interactuamos con los demás y elegir a los protagonistas de nuestras relaciones. El libro ‘cuatro pasos para amarse así mismo’, técnicas para mejorar el bienestar psicológico de uno mismo, tiene la intención ser una pequeña herramienta para comenzar a comprender de una manera más objetiva y profunda algo de sí mismo, para impulsar la comprensión emocional de nosotros mismos y la forma en que interactuamos con los demás. Sobre todo, se desea ayudar a las personas a mejorar su bienestar al estimularlas a evaluar diferentes maneras de percibirse a sí mismas y a los demás, así como a controlar sus emociones y el estrés. El texto está compuesto por cuatro capítulos llamados pasos, porque acompañarán al lector y al compilador en un viaje divertido y emocionante dentro de sí mismos. En cada paso, la persona será capaz de comprenderse y expresarse de diferentes maneras, instándose a observarse profundamente a sí misma, pero nunca de manera pesada o frustrante. Los ejercicios activan a la persona a nivel psico-corporal, por esta razón en algunos casos deberá completar oraciones o responderlas, en otros usará los colores, en otros aprenderá movimientos para el manejo emocional y manejo del estrés o respiración para relajación. Los cua