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Alternative Approachies To the Study of Sexual Behavior
by Donn Byrne Kathryn KelleyFirst published in 1986. This book focuses on a multiciliary approach to studying sexual behavior. It purports that biosexual, sociosexual, and psychosexual research can be combined within a single framework as they are complementary rather than in conflict, and together they provide an integrative picture of human sexual functioning.
Alternative Learning Environments (Routledge Revivals)
by Gary J. CoatesOriginally published in 1974, this volume presents viable alternatives to traditional attitudes and practices in environmental design and education. It contains 29 selections that reflect the thought and actions of leaders from many diverse disciplines and professions. Architects, landscape architects, urban planners, teachers and administrators, psychologists and social theorists address themselves to controversial and important issues facing our post-industrial society. The range of subjects explored in the volume is far-reaching: • Environmental education in which the art of planning and designing itself becomes the curriculum • Advocacy planning and community participation in bo9th educational and design decision making • Alternative educational institutions, ranging from community-centered schools and mobile schools to non-school learning networks that distribute the learning activity throughout the fabric of the city and the lifetime of the learner. • New developments in systematic design methods and evaluation research that promise to make the design process more public and responsive to the user-client.
Alternative Medicine Interventions for COVID-19
by Muhammad Zia-Ul-Haq May Nasser Bin-Jumah Sarah I. Alothman Hanan A. HenidiThis research volume examines the available alternative, complementary, pharmaceutical and vaccine methods for treating, mitigating, or preventing COVID-19. Coverage includes traditional Chinese medicine, herbal remedies, nutraceutical/dietary options, and drug/vaccine therapies. All the methods discussed will be critically examined to provide readers with a full, unbiased overview that includes pros/cons of each method. While the nature of COVID-19 is still being studied, and new research and theories are being published daily, this book endeavors to provide readers with a comprehensive summary of current research on alternative and mainstream treatment and prevention methods.
Alternative Medicine: A Critical Assessment of 150 Modalities
by Edzard ErnstAlternative medicine (AM) is hugely popular; about 40% of the US general population have used at least one type of alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The money spent on AM is considerable: the global market is expected to reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming directly out of consumers’ pockets. The reasons for this popularity are complex, but misinformation is certainly a prominent factor. The media seem to have an insatiable appetite for the subject and often report uncritically on it. Misinformation about AM on the Internet (currently about 50 million websites are focused on AM) is much more the rule than the exception. Consumers are thus being bombarded with misinformation on AM, and they are ill-protected from such misinformation and therefore prone to making wrong, unwise or dangerous therapeutic decisions, endangering their health and wasting their money. This book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of AM. The concept of the book is straightforward. It has two main parts. The first, short section provides essential background on AM, explaining in simple terms what is (and what is not) good, reliable evidence, and addressing other relevant issues like, for instance, the placebo response, informed consent, integrative medicine, etc. The second and main part consists of 150 short chapters, topically grouped and each dedicated to one single alternative therapeutic or diagnostic method. In each of them, seven critical points are raised. These points relate to issues that are important for consumers’ decisions whether it is worth trying the method in question. Restricting the discussion to just seven points means that issues must be prioritized to those themes which are most relevant in the context of each given modality.
Alternative Medicine: A Critical Assessment of 202 Modalities (Copernicus Books)
by Edzard ErnstAlternative medicine (AM) is popular; about 40% of the US general population have used alternative treatment in the past year, and in Germany this figure is around 70%. The global market is expected to reach nearly US $ 200 billion by 2025, with most of these funds coming directly out of consumers’ pockets. Consumers are bombarded with misleading and false information on AM and therefore prone to making wrong, unwise, or dangerous therapeutic decisions, endangering their health and wasting their money. This book is a reference text aimed at guiding consumers through the maze of AM. This second edition includes over 50 additional treatments as well as updates on many others.
Alternative Schooling and New Education: European Concepts and Theories (Palgrave Studies in Alternative Education)
by Ralf Koerrenz Annika Blichmann Sebastian EngelmannThis book examines the European discussion about alternative schooling in the 20th century. It refers to a stream of concepts that are often described as New Education, Progressive Education, Education Nouvelle or Reformp#65533;dagogik, and discusses a range of different models of alternative schooling. Exploring the works of a range of continental educational philosophers, including Lietz, Blonsky, Kerschensteiner, Freinet, Decroly and Petersen, the book offers a unique insight into texts not yet translated into English. These educational models are presented with regards to the biographical background of the authors; the crucial elements of their construction; the historical interconnections between schooling, society and culture; and finally their connection to today's discussions in educational sciences. The book will be highly relevant for researchers and advanced students working on the theory, history and practice of schooling, particularly those with a focus on alternative schooling and the philosophy of education.
Alternatives in Grammar and Cognition (Palgrave Studies in Pragmatics, Language and Cognition)
by Nicole Gotzner Richard Breheny Jesse A. Harris Yael SharvitThis edited book brings together research investigating foundational issues relating to the generation and restriction of alternative sets from theoretical and empirical perspectives. It includes contributions from noted scholars in the field to provide theoretical arguments, opinionated perspectives synthesizing existing positions, and empirical evidence from experimentation and fieldwork in support of a theoretical framework. Alternatives have come to occupy a central place in formal semantic theory, and are referenced in notable accounts of various phenomena, including focus, negation, implicature, modality, counterfactuals, and contrastive topics, among others. More recently, experimental investigations have addressed the mental activation and availability of alternatives in sentence comprehension and memory representations, finding that alternative meanings are computed during incremental processing, and persist in memory after sentence completion for a limited amount of time. The diverse perspectives represented in this volume will serve to clarify and guide the major avenues available in future research on the topic, and the book will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in fields such as linguistics (especially psycholinguistics and experimental pragmatics), philosophy and cognitive science.
Alternatives to Cognition: A New Look at Explaining Human Social Behavior
by Christina LeeIn this provocative book, Christina Lee takes a consciously critical approach to the apparently unchallenged principle that conscious thought is the cause of all human behavior. Without becoming polemical or destructive, she reconsiders a wide range of issues in mainstream American and European social psychology. Suitable for an international audience, the book deals with issues in mainstream American and European social psychology. It assumes some familiarity with contemporary social and applied psychology, and would be appropriate as a text or supplementary reading for senior undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social psychology and psychological theory, although it is also written with an academic research audience in mind. While it is written largely for psychologists, it would also be of interest to academics from other social-science disciplines with a general interest in explanations of individual social behavior.
Alternatives to Domestic Violence: A Homework Manual for Battering Intervention Groups
by Kevin A. Fall Shareen HowardAlternatives to Domestic Violence, 4th Edition is an interactive treatment workbook designed for use with a wide variety of accepted curricula for domestic violence intervention programs. This new edition adds and revises the exercises and stories in every chapter, covering important topics such as respect and accountability, maintaining positive relationships, good communication, parenting, substance abuse, digital abuse, and sexuality. Chapters on parenting, substance abuse, and religion have also been heavily revised based on current literature and group member feedback. The chapters provide a comprehensive collection of vital topics, including topics rarely addressed in other curricula, and exercises help the group members learn new strategies for leading a life of cooperation and shared power. Continuing the tradition of past editions, this edition not only focuses on the content of a good BIPP curriculum, but it also stresses the group process elements that form the backbone of any quality approach.
Alternatives to Domestic Violence: A Homework Manual for Battering Intervention Groups
by Kevin A. Fall Shareen HowardAlternatives to Domestic Violence, fifth edition, is an interactive treatment workbook designed for use with a wide variety of accepted curricula for intimate partner violence intervention programs. The new edition adds and revises the exercises and stories in every chapter, covering important areas including respect and accountability, maintaining positive relationships, parenting, substance abuse, and sexuality. Innovative chapters explore parenting, religion, communication, and substance abuse, and deepen readers’ understanding of controlling behavior. Chapters incorporate discussion of digital and internet-based abuse, and a new "Voice of My Partner" exercise has been added to core chapters to encourage group members to explore the impact of their behavior and learn and practice empathy-focused skills. Continuing the tradition of past editions, this edition not only focuses on the content of a good BIPP curriculum, but it also stresses the group process elements that form the backbone of any quality approach. Intimate partner violence group leaders and members will find this workbook to be a vital resource for adopting new strategies to lead a life of cooperation and shared power.
Altersdepression: Ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch
by Martin Hautzinger Andreas FellgiebelIn diesem sehr praxisnahen Handbuch zur Altersdepression werden s#65533;mtliche allgemeinen wie auch sehr spezielle Therapieoptionen #65533;bersichtlich und pr#65533;zise dargestellt. Es wurde h#65533;chster Wert auf die Alltagstauglichkeit der Inhalte gelegt, damit Arzt und / oder Therapeut die hier beschriebenen Therapieverfahren schnell anwenden kann. Im ersten Teil des Buchs werden die f#65533;r das Verst#65533;ndnis der Altersdepression wichtigen Besonderheiten abgehandelt, der zweite Teil umfasst die Therapiem#65533;glichkeiten unter Ber#65533;cksichtigung der biologischen und psychologischen Bedingungen des Alters, der dritte Teil stellt etablierte und neue Behandlungsrahmen sowie innovative Therapiekonzepte vor.
Altersdifferenzierte Führung zur Verbesserung des Führungserfolgs: Eine Analyse der Beziehungen zwischen Führenden und Geführten
by Anja Bendixen-DanowskiIn dieser Studie erfolgte erstmals im Rahmen der altersdifferenzierten Führungsforschung eine Analyse der Beziehungen zwischen Führenden und Geführten eines Unternehmens. Der dreistufige Mixed-Method-Ansatz umfasst qualitative Expertise-Interviews (N = 30), welche die Grundlage für eine Online-Befragung der Mitarbeitenden (N = 249, 68 %) einer digitalaffinen Firma bildeten. Im anschließend virtuell durchgeführten zweitägigen Führungskräfteworkshop (N = 30) wurden Handlungsempfehlungen abgeleitet. Diese zielten darauf ab, die Ansprüche von Berufseinsteigenden zu berücksichtigen, die Interesse an beruflicher Weiterentwicklung und abwechslungsreichen Arbeitsaufgaben zeigten. Zusammenfassend lässt sich konstatieren, dass die Bewältigung der Distanz, die durch das zweijährige Homeoffice während der COVID-19-Pandemie entstanden ist, eine anspruchsvolle Führungsaufgabe darstellt. Das Ziel der hier angestoßenen Organisationsentwicklung besteht in der langfristigen Steigerung der Arbeitszufriedenheit und Leistungsbereitschaft. Die abgeleiteten praktischen Implikationen empfehlen sich für einen Praxistransfer.
Altersgerechte Fahrerassistenzsysteme: Technische, psychologische und betriebswirtschaftliche Aspekte
by Dieter Schramm Heike Proff Matthias BrandMenschen in hoch entwickelten Ländern werden immer älter. Sie möchten im Alter mobil sein, haben jedoch oftmals Probleme im Straßenverkehr. Auch wenn sie häufig für altersgerechte Produkte, die die Sicherheit erhöhen, einen Aufpreis bezahlen, ist die Nachfrage nach Fahrerassistenzsystemen bei älteren Autofahrern bislang gering. Das Buch fasst Ergebnisse des Projektes ALFASY (ALtersgerechte FAhrerassistenzSYsteme) zusammen, in dem ein akustisches Fahrerassistenzsystem für die Bedürfnisse der stetig wachsenden Gruppe der älteren Fahrerinnen und Fahrer (50 Jahre und älter) entwickelt und aufgebaut wird. Untersucht wurden technische, psychologische und betriebswirtschaftliche Aspekte.
Alterspsychotherapie und klinische Gerontopsychologie
by Andreas MaerckerDer Anteil älterer Patienten in psychotherapeutischen Praxen nimmt zu. Können Sie mit diesen Patienten umgehen? Eine adäquate Diagnostik und Behandlung ist ohne ein grundlegendes Verständnis für den älteren Menschen nicht möglich. In drei klar strukturierten Teilen bietet dieser Therapieleitfaden - die Grundlagen der Gerontopsychologie und -psychotherapie, - Störungen, die im Mittelpunkt des therapeutischen Einzelsettings stehen, - hochrelevante Problemfelder, in denen Sie als Therapeut über das übliche Therapiesetting hinaus wirksam werden können. Das ansprechende und übersichtliche Layout, Hervorhebungen von Kernaussagen, zahlreiche Übersichten, Übungsbeispiele und Therapiematerialien machen das Buch zu einem unentbehrlichen Leitfaden für Weiterbildung und Praxis.
Altruism in Cross-Cultural Perspective (International and Cultural Psychology)
by Douglas A. VakochAltruism in Cross-Cultural Perspective provides such a scholarly overview, examining the intersection of culture and such topics as evolutionary accounts of altruism and the importance of altruism in ritual and religion. The past decade has seen a proliferation of research on altruism, made possible in part by significant funding from organizations such as the John Templeton Foundation. While significant research has been conducted on biological, social, and individual dimensions of altruism, there has been no attempt to provide an overview of the ways that altruistic behavior and attitudes vary across cultures. The book addresses the methodological challenges of researching altruism across cultures, as well as the ways that altruism is manifest in difficult circumstances. A particular strength of the book is its attention to multiple disciplinary approaches to understanding altruism, with contributors from fields including psychology, anthropology, sociology, biology, communication, philosophy, religious studies, gender studies, and bioethics.
Altruism, Narcissism, Comity
by Nathaniel J. PalloneHow does the sense of basic fairness--or selflessness versus selfishness--arise? How is it exhibited behaviorally? How is it maintained? Few topics hold more contemporary significance or have proved more elusive to specification in precise scientific terms. Current research perspectives on altruism, narcissism, and comity by distinguished behavioral scientists from around the world were brought together in a special issue of Current Psychology (Summer 1998) and are offered here in a useful compendium.Chapters and contributors include: "Equity, Justice, and Altruism" by Graham F. Wagstaff; "Reactions to the Fate of One's Brainchild After Its Disclosure" by Sidney Rosen and Shannon Wheatman; "Need Norm, Demographic Influence, Social Role, and Justice Judgment" by Helen E. Linkey and Sheldon Alexander; "Adaptive and Maladaptive Narcissism" by Robert W. Hill and Greg Yousey; "Perceptions of Self-Oriented and Other-Oriented Help-Providers" by Mark A. Barnett, Guy D. Vitaglione, Jeffrey S. Bartel, Birgit S. Valdez, Lee Ann Steadman, and Kimberly K. G. Harper; and "Pathological Narcissism and Serial Homicide" by Louis B. Schlesinger. Altruism, Narcissism, Comity will benefit students, researchers, and practitioners in the psychological sciences, sociology, political science, philosophy, law, and other disciplines concerned with the nature of selflessness, heroism, justice, and their variants.
Altruismus: Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven
by Sebastian Schmidt Dagmar Kiesel Thomas SmettanAltruismus scheint im Alltagsverständnis seinen uneingeschränkt positiven Ruf als ebenso wünschenswerte wie seltene Tugend verloren zu haben und durch ein Ethos des Eigennutzens ersetzt worden zu sein. Angesichts globaler Krisen wie dem Klimawandel, großer Flüchtlingsbewegungen, Kriege und Armut ist die Bereitschaft zur Verhaltensänderung bzw. zum Verzicht zugunsten kommender Generationen oder hilfsbedürftiger Menschen weniger selbstverständlich als das Phänomen der psychologischen Reaktanz und die Weigerung, Einschränkungen der persönlichen Freiheit oder des Konsums hinzunehmen. Zeitgenössische Ethikerinnen und Ethiker müssen sich demnach mit der Frage nach der Motivation für ein Handeln auseinandersetzen, das in erster Linie nicht dem eigenen Wohl, sondern dem Wohl anderer dient. In diesem Sinne beleuchtet der vorliegende Band das Thema Altruismus in seinen verschiedenen, wechselseitig aufeinander verweisenden Facetten: Wie ist das Wesen altruistischen Handelns zu bestimmen? Liegt Altruismus in der Natur des Menschen? Lässt sich Altruismus widerspruchsfrei in verschiedene Ethiktypen einordnen? Wie verstehen verschiedene philosophische Traditionen und Religionen den Altruismus? In welchem Verhältnis steht der Altruismus zum guten Leben? Und: Wie ist altruistisches Handeln motiviert? Da diese Fragen in verschiedenen Fachwissenschaften und mit unterschiedlichen Perspektivierungen gestellt werden, ist dieser Sammelband interdisziplinär konzipiert: Philosophie und Religionswissenschaft kommen ebenso zu Wort wie Verhaltensökonomie und Evolutionsbiologie. Auch anthropologische, soziologische und psychologische Zusammenhänge werden beleuchtet. Dementsprechend richten sich die hier versammelten Aufsätze an ein sehr breit gefächertes akademisches Publikum, aber auch an eine interessierte öffentliche Leserschaft außerhalb des universitären Kontexts. Mit Blick auf diese Zielgruppen führen die einzelnen Beiträge in das jeweilige Thema ein und präsentieren gleichzeitig eine eigene Forschungsposition der Autorin bzw. des Autors.
Altruistic Emotion, Cognition, and Behavior (Psychology Library Editions: Emotion)
by Nancy EisenbergOriginally published in 1986, this book was an effort to integrate thinking and research concerning the role of emotion and cognition in altruistic behaviour. Prior to publication there was a vast body of research and theorizing concerning the development and maintenance of prosocial (including altruistic) behaviour. This book focusses primarily on a specific set of intrapsychic factors involved in prosocial responding, especially emotions and cognitions believed to play a major role in altruistic behaviour. In the final chapters these intrapsychic factors are also discussed in relation to a variety of other relevant factors including socialization and situational influences on altruism.
Altruistically Inclined?: The Behavioral Sciences, Evolutionary Theory, and the Origins of Reciprocity
by Alexander J. FieldAlexander J. Field is the Michel and Mary Orradre Professor of Economics at Santa Clara University.
Always Picked Last
by Kevin KearnsWhat started out as typical “boys will be boys” teasing and horseplay turned into a living nightmare for Kevin Kearns who learned that his once safe neighborhood turned into a war zone of bullies. Small for his age, and not as physically adept at playing sports as all the other boys in the neighborhood, Kevin was soon the kid who was always picked last for the ball games. Up at bat, he endured merciless teasing, dropping the ball in the outfield earned him the lasting derision of his teammates. “We’d be better off without him!” While some of the incidents seem shocking, bullying goes on everywhere. There is no such thing as “boys will be boys” if it excuses bullying behavior. After losing his father at a young age, Kevin felt adrift and alone…a perfect target for intensified bullying. His mother felt helpless. His teachers felt sorry for him. His uncle decided that he needed to learn to defend himself and enrolled Kevin in a martial arts program. The martial arts training certainly taught Kevin how to defend himself, but more importantly, it taught him what it meant to be successful at something. It developed his self-esteem and helped him to overcome the environment of bullying at school and at home. Kevin’s early introduction into martial arts turned into a lifelong passion of personal and physical development. Today, Kevin is known as Coach Kearns to many people, among them UFC fighters who turn to Kevin to learn how to improve their skills. If you are being bullied, or know someone who is, Kevin’s story serves as proof that there is a way out and that life after being bullied can be fulfilling and enduring.
Always Separate, Always Connected: Independence and Interdependence in Cultural Contexts of Development
by Catherine RaeffIn recent years, there has been a proliferation of theoretical and empirical scholarship on how issues of human separateness, or independence, and issues of human connectedness, or interdependence, are played out in diverse cultural contexts. Despite agreement on the value of understanding culture and development in terms of independence and interdependence, many issues remain open for continued theoretical refinement and empirical analysis.This book presents a fresh conceptualization which holds that independence and interdependence are multifaceted and inseparable dimensions of human functioning that may be defined and enacted differently in different cultures. Thus, the current approach accounts for the fundamental separateness and connectedness of all human beings in a way that is both universally applicable and culturally sensitive. Based on this conceptual approach, the focus of this text is to delineate how varied independence and interdependence issues are interrelated during development in culturally distinct ways. In doing so, the book offers a conceptual approach that moves cultural and developmental analyses beyond investigating whether some cultures value independence or interdependence more or less than others, to investigating how both independence and interdependence are construed and particularized during development around the world.Always Separate, Always Connected: Independence and Interdependence in Cultural Contexts of Development will be of interest to a wide range of developmentalists in psychology, education, family studies, anthropology, and sociology. In addition, the book could serve advanced undergraduates, as well as graduate students in these varied disciplines. It may also be of interest to social welfare practitioners, such as clinical psychologists, guidance counselors, and social workers.
Always There, Always Gone: A Daughter's Search for Truth
by Marty Ross-DolenFor fans of Natasha Trethewey and Maggie Smith, a mother-daughter story of multigenerational trauma, grief, discovery, and love, with the backdrops of an historic American tragedy and an iconic family business, written in lyrical, fragmented form.In 1960, six years before Marty Ross-Dolen was born, her maternal grandparents were killed in an airline disaster involving the collision of two commercial jets over New York City. They were traveling from Columbus, Ohio, to seek placement for their family&’s iconic magazine, Highlights for Children, on the newsstands. Their daughter—Marty&’s mother—was fourteen years old at the time. This genre-bending memoir tells Marty&’s story of being raised by a mother in protracted mourning. The fragmented narrative explores Marty&’s journey, from personal ways of coping as a child to the evolution of a mother-daughter relationship that matured over time. It is also about her longing to know her maternal grandmother, and through saved letters and photographs from her grandmother&’s life, she enters a fantastical relationship that serves to replace one that otherwise could never exist. Ultimately it is about the discovery of truth, in unearthing the story of her grandparents&’ deaths and her mother&’s acute loss, in freeing her grandmother&’s image from the weight of a tragic death, and in Marty&’s own delivery from darkness. Beyond that, it is about universal life choices, the ways human beings unknowingly determine their destinies, and the healing powers of truth and love.
Always With Me: The Guide to Grieving Death Through Integrative Medicine
by Michelle A. SmithAlways With Me guides those who have lost a loved one how to discover happiness once again. Losing a loved one to death, especially after a long-term relationship, can be exceedingly painful. The intense emotions can feel overwhelming and even paralyzing at times. The joy one once felt seems to be gone and impossible to recover. The days are dark, and the nights are even darker. Always With Me works to show those who have lost a loved one that there is a light shining at the end of pain. In Always with Me, Michelle A. Smith, yoga therapist and energy worker, shows those who have lost a loved one how to journey back to happiness and connection once again. Using her years of training and experience in the field of integrative medicine, Michelle shows readers how to:Use the various tools of integrative medicine to know that they are not aloneUse physical postures, breath work, and meditation practices to find happiness after loss Embrace the power of Reiki or physical touch to feel more connected to everyone Immerse themselves in the healing sounds and vibrations of the Tibetan singing bowls to shift into a new space of happiness and peace Find peace within what is going on around them
Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner's Guide to Grief
by Annie Sklaver OrensteinA practical, compassionate guide to sibling loss, with research, stories, and strategies for &“forgotten mourners&” as they move through the stages of grief towards finding meaning. After her brother was killed by a suicide bomber in Afghanistan, Annie Sklaver Orenstein was heartbroken and unmoored. Standing in the grief section of her local bookstore, she searched for guides on how to work through her grief as a mourning sibling—and found nothing. More than 4 million American adults each year will lose a sibling, yet there isn't a modern resource guide available that speaks directly to this type of grief that at times can be overshadowed by grieving parents and spouses and made even more difficult by the complexities of sibling dynamics. In AlwaysaSibling, Annie uses her own story and those of others to create the empathic, thoughtful, practical resource that she sought. Divided into three sections: With, Without, and Within, it creates a framework that enables the reader to ground themselves in order to process and validate this often overlooked grief. Annie guides readers to capture the memories and emotions of life with their now deceased sibling, then moves to addressing the grieving process in detail as they navigate life without them. Ultimately, readers will find ways to experience their sibling's presence within themselves and acknowledge their legacy. With practical strategies rooted in proven grief processing techniques, trauma recovery, and psychoanalysis, Always A Sibling truly supports mourners through the unique experience of sibling loss.
Alzheimer's Day Care: A Basic Guide (Series in Death, Dying, and Bereavement)
by David A. Linderman Nancy H. Corby Rachel Downing Beverly SanbornA book whose purpose is to offer guidance to individuals, organizations and agencies on how to develop day care programmes for patients with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia. A range of programme aspects are covered from administrative details to social factors and evaluation techniques.