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Valuing Development, Environment and Conservation: Creating Values that Matter (Routledge Explorations in Development Studies)
by Philip Woodhouse Sarah Bracking Sian Sullivan Aurora FredriksenPolicy-makers are increasingly trying to assign economic values to areas such as ecologies, the atmosphere, even human lives. These new values, assigned to areas previously considered outside of economic systems, often act to qualify, alter or replace former non-pecuniary values. Valuing Development, Environment and Conservation looks to explore the complex interdependencies, contradictions and trade-offs that can take place between economic values and the social, environmental, political and ethical systems that inform non-monetary valuation processes. Using rich empirical material, the book explores the processes of valuation, their components, calculative technologies, and outcomes in different social, ecological and conservation domains. The book gives reasons for why economic calculation tends to dominate in practice, but also presents new insights on how the disobedient materiality of things and the ingenuity of human and non-human agencies can combine and frustrate the dominant economic models within calculative processes. This book highlights the tension between, on the one hand, a dominant model that emphasises technical and ‘universalising’ criteria, and on the other hand, valuation practice in specific local contexts which is more likely to negotiate criteria that are plural, incommensurable and political. This book is perfect for researchers and students within development studies, environment, geography, politics, sociology and anthropology who are looking for new insights into how processes of valuation take place in the 21st century, and with what consequential outcomes.
Valuing Peak Experience in Everyday Lives: Insights from Positive and Transpersonal Psychology
by Kay A Weijers Elaine R CoxValuing Peak Experience in Everyday Lives takes Abraham Maslow’s concept of peak experience and compares how people have encountered transcendent peak experiences and related phenomena, such as flow and peak performance, in their everyday lives. By examining existing research and sharing people’s actual encounters in different contexts, such as music, education, sport, creative arts, and nature, the importance and value of peak experiences and self-transcendence in our lives can be better understood and fostered. The book explores the challenges, benefits, and opportunities presented by understanding peak experience in contemporary contexts. Drawing on research from positive and transpersonal psychology, each of the 12 chapters reports on a work or leisure context where peak experiences have been generated and studied. The chapters are introduced by drawing on relevant theory and research, and then expanded via accounts, vignettes, and examples from people immersed in those activities or contexts to provide a blend of case stories and theoretical foundations. The book is valuable reading for professional practitioners such as psychologists, educators, coaches, psychotherapists, and those interested in personal development. Also, it will be relevant for students of transpersonal and positive psychology, as well as humanism and human development, interested in understanding transcendent peak experiences and related concepts, such as flow.
Vandalism and Anti-Social Behaviour
by Roger Hopkins Burke Matt LongThere has been a lack of theorisation and conceptualisation of vandalism and anti-social behaviour in criminology in the decades following Cohen's seminal typology of vandalism in the 1970s. This important book forwards a new typology of vandalism, one that addresses the various challenges of the late modern world, rather than the older industrial world Cohen addressed. Matt Long and Roger Hopkins Burke analyse the various types of vandalism and anti-social behaviour conducted by individuals. However, they highlight that individuals are not always the locus of blame - the state also has the capacity to act in a profoundly anti-social way. Crucially, Long and Hopkins Burke argue that in order to fully understand vandalism and anti-social behaviour, a culturally criminological perspective should be fostered. This is a perspective which accounts for both the emotional and experiential aspects of crime as well as its broader social and political contexts.
Vanessa: A Portrait of Evil
by Wensley ClarksonThe compelling and disturbing true story of Vanessa George and the evil abuse she doled out upon the children of more than 300 families.As a nursery worker, wife and mother, she was a figure to place trust in. Yet her adulterous relationship and sick love triangle with Colin Blanchard and Angela Allen drew her into a dark world of violence and sexual abuse. To compete for Blanchard's attention she would do everything in her power to impress him, even if this meant committing unspeakable acts of sexual violence on children as young as two years old.What could have driven a mother to betray not only her daughters and loving husband, but the very families who entrusted her with their children? How could a seemingly caring women become engaged in a sordid and vile love triangle with a man and woman she had never met? Were there events in her own childhood that pushed her to commit these acts?True crime expert Wensley Clarkson pieces together the events surrounding the case as well as new investigative research to compile a fascinating yet disturbing account of a case which shocked a nation.We may never know the full extent of Vanessa George's cruelty, but the horror of her story will remain as a chilling memory for generations.
Vanishing Twins: A Marriage
by Leah Dieterich"[Dieterich's] writing is crisp and intelligent . . . She writes about her own reckoning with her sexuality and exploration of queer identity without becoming pat or coy, giving readers intimate access to her fears and conflicting emotions." --NPRFor as long as she can remember, Leah has had the mysterious feeling that she’s been searching for a twin--that she should be part of an intimate pair. It begins with dance partners as she studies ballet growing up; continues with her attractions to girlfriends in college; and leads her, finally, to Eric, whom she moves across the country for and marries. But her steadfast, monogamous relationship leaves her with questions about her sexuality and her identity, so she and her husband decide to try an open marriage.How does a young couple make room for their individual desires, their evolving selfhoods, and their artistic ambitions while building a life together? Can they pursue other sexual partners, even live in separate cities, and keep their original passionate bond alive? Vanishing Twins looks for answers in psychology, science, pop culture, art, architecture, Greek mythology, dance, and language to create a lucid, suspenseful portrait of a woman testing the limits and fluidities of love.
Vanity Fairs: Another View of the Economy of Attention
by Georg FranckThis book offers readers a comprehensive introduction to the economy of attention from the perspective of the basic motive of the pursuit of attention: self-esteem. As a jumping-off point, it states the stark equation at the heart of this economy— that the self-esteem one can afford depends on one’s income of appreciative attention. The information markets in which participants compete to play a role in the consciousness of others are described as ‘vanity fairs’. Since the pursuit of self-esteem is highly effective when it comes to mobilizing human energies, vanity fairs are not just playgrounds of individual passions, but have been utilized by society since time immemorial as markets for particularly challenging demands.Starting with an analysis of the interface that connects the social economy of attention with the intra-psychic economy of self-esteem, the book then examines two main cases in point: modern science and the post-modern media culture. On the one hand we have scientists working for a ‘wage of fame’, who invest their own attention into getting the attention of others. On the other, today’s dominant media have left the sale of information behind to focus solely on the attraction of attention, which is sold as a service to the advertising industry. In each case the use of attention as a means of payment is key to its phenomenal success. But success comes at a price: the dark side of this monetization of attention is a kind of ’climate change’ in the collective mental sphere which threatens the very existence of our social fabric.
Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach
by Margaret Jordan HalterPrepare for psychiatric nursing care with this comprehensive, evidence-based text! Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 9th Edition makes it easy to understand the complexities of psychiatric disorders and how to provide quality mental and behavioral health care. Clinical chapters follow the nursing process framework and progress from theory to application, preparing you for practice with real-world examples. Other notable features include illustrated explanations of the neurobiology of disorders, DSM-5 criteria for major disorders, and nursing care plans. From clinical nurse specialist and lead author Dr. Margaret Jordan Halter, this bestselling text includes new Next Generation NCLEX® content to prepare you for success on your PMHN certification exam.
Variability and Consistency in Early Language Learning: The Wordbank Project
by Michael C. Frank Mika Braginsky Daniel Yurovsky Virginia A. MarchmanA data-driven exploration of how children's language learning varies across different languages, providing both a theoretical framework and reference.The Wordbank Project examines variability and consistency in children's language learning across different languages and cultures, drawing on Wordbank, an open database with data from more than 75,000 children and twenty-nine languages or dialects. This big data approach makes the book the most comprehensive cross-linguistic analysis to date of early language learning. Moreover, its data-driven picture of which aspects of language learning are consistent across languages suggests constraints on the nature of children's language learning mechanisms. The book provides both a theoretical framework for scholars of language learning, language, and human cognition, and a resource for future research.
Variant Sexuality: Research and Theory (Routledge Revivals)
by Glenn WilsonFirst published in 1987, this book presents contributions from international authorities reviewing major themes in variant sexuality. Genetic and evolutionary arguments are presented for the preponderance of paraphilia in males, whilst Freudian and psychoanalytic theories are shown to have limited scientific basis. These and other topics are reviewed in an interesting book, which will be of particular value to students of the psychology of sexuality, evolutionary biology and psychiatry, as well as those with a more general interest in the social, behavioural and biological aspects of sexuality.
Variations in Sex Development: Medicine, Culture and Psychological Practice
by Lih-Mei LiaoBiological variations in sex development, also known as intersex, are greatly misunderstood by the wider public. This unique book discusses psychological practice in healthcare for people and families impacted by a range of 'intersex' variations. It highlights the dilemmas facing individuals and their loved ones in the social context and discusses the physical and psychological complexities of irrevocable medical interventions to approximate social norms for bodily appearance and function. It exposes the contradictions in medical management and suggests valuable theoretical and practice tools for psychosocial care providers to navigate them. Uniquely featuring theory and research informed practice vignettes, the book explores interpersonal work on the most salient psychosocial themes, ranging from grief work with impacted caretakers to sex therapy with impacted adults. An indispensable resource for working ethically, pragmatically and creatively for a variety of healthcare specialists and those affected by variations in sex development and their families and communities.
Variations on Teaching and Supervising Group Therapy
by Karen Gail LewisLearn effective techniques for teaching and supervising group therapy. This unique new volume brings together teaching and supervisory models for a host of theoretical orientations, including psychodynamic, family systems, psychodrama, gestalt, and transactional analysis. Variations on Teaching and Supervising Group Therapy is essential reading for mental health professionals who currently conduct groups but who lack the specialized training for becoming a supervisor who currently teach group therapy from one theoretical orientation and want to learn about other modalities who teach academic courses on group therapy and want to expose students to a broader perspective of group modalities than the usual one or two models--psychoanalytic and activity groups--usually taught in schoolsThe contributing authors are social workers and professionals from other disciplines who represent a cross section of the teachers of the various types of groups being conducted in the United States today. They describe an exciting array of teaching formats--one-day workshops, semester-long courses, year-long training programs, weekly supervision sessions, and outside consultation--and settings, including family service agencies, child guidance centers, short-term health maintenance organizations, freestanding group training institutions, and private practice.Some of the highlights of this practical book include an examination of the most commonly used format in group therapy today--psychodynamics a demonstration of using family systems theory to understand the group therapy participants and process the key concepts and history of psychodrama the key concepts and basic aspects of a gestalt training program for practicing therapists strategies for teaching social work students a look at the skills needed for conducting group therapy with children a model for training therapists who conduct short-term groups
Varieties of Memory and Consciousness: Essays in Honour of Endel Tulving
by Henry L. Roediger Fergus I.M. CraikThese collected essays from leading figures in cognitive psychology represent the latest research and thinking in the field. The volume is organized around four "Endelian" themes: encoding and retrieval processes in memory; the neuropsychology of memory; classificatory systems for memory; and consciousness, emotion, and memory.
Varieties of Presence
by Alva NoeThe world shows up for us-it is present in our thought and perception. But, as Alva NoË contends in his latest exploration of the problem of consciousness, it doesn’t show up for free. The world is not simply availab≤ it is achieved rather than given. As with a painting in a gallery, the world has no meaning-no presence to be experienced-apart from our able engagement with it. We must show up, too, and bring along what knowledge and skills we’ve cultivated. This means that education, skills acquisition, and technology can expand the world’s availability to us and transform our consciousness. Although deeply philosophical, Varieties of Presence is nurtured by collaboration with scientists and artists. Cognitive science, dance, and performance art as well as Kant and Wittgenstein inform this literary and personal work of scholarship intended no less for artists and art theorists, psychologists, cognitive scientists, and anthropologists than for philosophers. NoË rejects the traditional representational theory of mind and its companion internalism, dismissing outright the notion that conceptual knowledge is radically distinct from other forms of practical ability or know-how. For him, perceptual presence and thought presence are species of the same genus. Both are varieties of exploration through which we achieve contact with the world. Forceful reflections on the nature of understanding, as well as substantial examination of the perceptual experience of pictures and what they depict or model are included in this far-ranging discussion.
Vartaman Tirthankar Shree Simandhar Swami: वर्तमान तीर्थकर श्री सीमंधर स्वामी
by Dada Bhagwanइस काल में इस क्षेत्र से सीधे मोक्ष पाना संभव नहीं है, ऐसा शास्त्रों में कहा गया हैं। लेकिन लंबे अरसे से, महाविदेह क्षेत्र में श्री सीमंधर स्वामी के दर्शन से मोक्ष प्राप्ति का मार्ग खुला ही हैं। लेकिन परम पूज्य दादाश्री उसी मार्ग से मुमुक्षुओं को मोक्ष पहुँचानें में निमित्त हैं और इसकी प्राप्ति का विश्वास, मुमुक्षुओं को निश्चय से होता ही है। इस काल में, इस क्षेत्र में वर्तमान तीर्थंकर नहीं हैं। लेकिन महाविदेह क्षेत्र में वर्तमान तीर्थंकर श्री सीमंधर स्वामी विराजमान हैं। वे भरत क्षेत्र के मोक्षार्थी जीवों के लिए मोक्ष के परम निमित्त हैं। ज्ञानीपुरुष ने खुद उस मार्ग से प्राप्ति की और औरों को वह मार्ग दिखाया है। प्रत्यक्ष प्रकट तीर्थंकर की पहचान होना, उनके प्रति भक्ति जगाना और दिन-रात उनका अनुसंधान करके, अंत में, उनके प्रत्यक्ष दर्शन पाकर, केवलज्ञान को प्राप्त करना, यही मोक्ष की प्रथम और अंतिम पगडंडी है। ऐसा ज्ञानियों ने कहा हैं। श्री सीमंधर स्वामी की आराधना, जितनी ज़्यादा से ज़्यादा होगी, उतना उनके साथ अनुसंधान विशेष रहेगा। इससे उनके प्रति ऋणानुबंध प्रगाढ़ होगा। अंत में परम अवगाढ़ दशा तक पहुँचकर उनके चरणकमलों में ही स्थान प्राप्ति की मोहर लगती है।
Veerkracht voor vrouwelijke artsen
by Marga GoorenArtsen houden van hun vak. Het geeft veel voldoening om contact te hebben met mensenen een verschil te kunnen maken.Het is ook een moeilijk vak. Veel artsen worstelen. De werkdruk wordt steeds hoger. De eisen van overheid en verzekeraars en ook patiënten nemen toe. In combinatie met een zorgzame, hardwerkende en perfectionistische houding van de dokter leidt dit tot stress en soms zelfs burnout.Vrouwelijke artsen treft dit vaak nog wat harder, omdat zij over het algemeen meer enbeter voor anderen zorgen dan voor zichzelf.Hoe blijf je als vrouwelijke arts overeind? Hoe zorg je dat je stevig in je schoenen staat enmakkelijk terugveert in lastige situaties? Hoe houd je plezier in je werk en ben je de bestedokter die je kunt zijn? Hoe zorg je goed voor jezelf terwijl je voor anderen zorgt? Kortom;hoe ontwikkel je veerkracht?
Veganism and Eating Disorder Recovery
by Jenn FriedmanThis book addresses the eating disorder field’s misconceptions about veganism with the goal of realigning the discourse about veganism and non-veganism in eating disorder recovery. Veganism and eating disorders are often associated with one another in the eating disorder field, leading to the widely adopted belief that following the dietary component of veganism may inhibit recovery from an eating disorder. Friedman posits that this belief is founded on an oversimplified view and counters it by exploring the ethical dimensions of veganism. In this book, Friedman looks at ideas perpetuated around veganism and recovery, including the potential harm to vegans prohibited from following veganism in treatment centers. Veganism and Eating Disorder Recovery culminates in a prospective proposal for a "vegan-informed" eating disorder recovery model, which may be adapted for clients’ individual needs. Friedman lays a foundation for an improved discourse on veganism and eating disorders by drawing from a wide range of resources, including academic research, blog posts, eating disorder literature, and anecdotes. This accessible text will appeal to professionals and eating disorder clients alike, enabling them to collaborate under optimal conditions.
Vehicles: Experiments in Synthetic Psychology
by Valentino BraitenbergEach of the vehicles in the series incorporates the essential features of all the earlier models and along the way they come to embody aggression, love, logic, manifestations of foresight, concept formation, creative thinking, personality, and free will.
Vence A Tus Pensamientos o Ellos Te Vencerán A Ti: Aprende a educar tu mente
by Danilo H. GomesHace muchos años, grandes científicos preveían que, en un futuro muy próximo, la depresión sería uno de los mayores males que asolaría la humanidad. Ellos acertaron. Vivimos en un mundo caótico en el que es cada vez más raro encontrar la paz. La agitación de lo cotidiano transforma mentes quietas en espacios llenos de ruido. ¿Tu mente se encuentra en este estado? Es hora de hacer algo. En este libro, de una forma bien explicada, encontrarás buenas reflexiones y formas de vencer las voces que permean el campo de nuestras mentes. Educa tu mente con la ayuda de este libro y aprende a dar la debida atención a las voces que realmente merecen nuestra atención.
Venedig ist überall: Vom Übertourismus zum Neuen Original
by Bruno S. FreyKultureller Übertourismus ist das neue Schlagwort für von Touristen extrem stark frequentierte und damit überfüllte historische Sehenswürdigkeiten, Museen und Städte. Ein Kulturtourismus also, der negative Auswirkungen sowohl für die kulturellen Orte als auch für die dort lebenden Menschen zeitigt. In Reaktion darauf wird vermehrt protestiert und Kulturträger und Bürgermeister ergreifen zunehmend Maßnahmen, um den Touristenstrom zu begrenzen. Ist dies das Ende einer „Kultur für alle“?In diesem Buch schlägt Bruno S. Frey - renommierter und vielzitierter Kulturökonom - im Gegenteil eine Erweiterung des Angebotes als „Neue Originale“ vor: Die wichtigsten Monumente werden an einem geografisch geeigneten Ort identisch kopiert. Ergänzend werden den Besuchern mithilfe digitaler Informationstechnologien (Augmented und Virtual Reality inklusive Hologramme) Geschichte und Kultur der Orte nahe gebracht. Angrenzende Hotels, Restaurants und Läden bieten die notwendige begleitende Infrastruktur. Auf diese Weise kann der Touristenstrom zwischen den ursprünglichen und den „Neuen Originalen“ verteilt werden. Diese Idee wird mit seinen organisatorischen und ökonomischen Herausforderungen skizziert und von bestehenden Disneyland-Konzepten abgegrenzt. Gerade für Familien mit Kindern und allgemein kulturell interessierte Personen – also für die größte Zahl der Besucher – können diese „Neuen Originale“ sehr attraktiv sein.
Verantwortung wahrnehmen als Verantwortung aus Leidenschaft (essentials)
by Philipp StoellgerIst Verantwortung als Pflicht zu verstehen – oder auch als Leidenschaft, als Passion für den Nächsten? Der hier gewagte Versuch plädiert für solch ein leidenschaftliches Verständnis von Verantwortung. Denn der Ruf nach Verantwortung kommt immer schon zu spät: wenn sie nicht wahrgenommen wurde. Wo aber entsteht sie und warum sollte man Verantwortung übernehmen? Aus zwingenden Gründen oder traditionellen Verpflichtungen? Will man heute Verantwortung neu wahrnehmen, lohnt sich der Versuch, sie neu zu verstehen: Verantwortung als etwas Fragiles und Vulnerables; als eine unausweichliche und unwillkürliche Antwort auf den Anspruch des Anderen – als eine Leidenschaft für den Nächsten.
Verbal Behavior
by B. F. SkinnerOver half a century after its initial publication in 1957, Verbal Behavior has remained in high demand and continues to contribute to science and society. The documented efficacy of Skinner's practices has maintained the popularity of Verbal Behavior despite the initial criticism from Noam Chomsky's allegedly fatal review. In fact, his research has inspired techniques that have proven increasingly successful with aberrant behavior disorders, such as autism and delayed speech. In this brilliant and ambitious work, Skinner gives a functional analysis of verbal behavior and argues that operant conditioning can account for and explain a large portion of linguistic phenomena, as demonstrated in laboratory experiments and extensive literary analysis. Skinner details the consequences and issues of this analysis and addresses its philosophical implications, such as the social aspects of language and natures of meaning and thought. Skinner's classic study of psychology, while controversial, has contributed to the welfare of society, and it continues to inspire a growing body of research and applications. Verbal Behavior is an exceptional theoretical work for those who wish to understand the principals of behavioral therapy.
Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition
by B. F. SkinnerVerbal Behavior is a 1957 book by psychologist B. F. Skinner, in which he describes what he calls verbal behavior, or what was traditionally called linguistics. Skinner's work describes the controlling elements of verbal behavior with terminology invented for the analysis—echoics, mands, tacts, autoclitics and others—as well as carefully defined uses of ordinary terms such as audience.
Verbal Judo
by George ThompsonImprove communication, resolve conflicts, and avoid the most common conversational disasters through simple, easily remembered strategies that deflect and redirect negative behaviour. Verbal Judo is the martial art of the mind and mouth that can show you how to be better prepared in every verbal encounter. Listen and speak more effectively, engage people through empathy (the most powerful word in the English language), avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies that allow you to successfully communicate your point of view and take the upper hand in most disputes.
Verbal Judo, Second Edition: The Gentle Art of Persuasion (Police Science Ser.)
by George J. Thompson"When you react, the event controls you. When you respond, you're in control."Verbal Judo is the classic guide to the martial art of the mind and mouth that can help you defuse confrontations and generate cooperation, whether you're talking to a boss, a spouse, or even a teenager. For more than a generation, Dr. George J. Thompson's essential handbook has taught people how to communicate more confidently and persuasively in any situation. Verbal Judo shows you how to listen and speak more effectively, engage others through empathy (the most powerful word in the English language), avoid the most common conversational disasters, and use proven strategies to successfully express your point of view--and take the lead in most disputes.This updated edition includes a new foreword and a chapter featuring Dr. Thompson's five universal truths of "human interaction": People feel the need to be respected People would rather be asked than be told People have a desire to know why People prefer to have options over threats People want to have a second chanceStop being frustrated and misunderstood. Stop finding yourself on the losing end of an argument. With Verbal Judo you'll be able to have your say--and say what you mean.
Verbal Protocols in Literacy Research: Nature of Global Reading Development (Routledge Research in Educational Psychology #3)
by Susan E. IsraelThis volume offers an updated analysis of the methodology of reading and reading research since 1995, when the landmark book Verbal Protocols of Reading: The Nature of Constructively Responsive Reading by Michael Pressley and Peter Afflerbach was published. It offers a thorough cross-analysis of the conscious processes experienced during reading, the structure of reading comprehension, and its application to more current initiatives such as Common Core State Standards and Response to Intervention. It also provides a detailed analysis of Constructively Responsive Reading through relevant online self-report studies in reading and reading comprehension behavior. It is a fresh and comprehensive volume that speaks not only to reading researchers, but to literacy teachers at all levels.