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Stress, Trauma, and Posttraumatic Growth: Social Context, Environment, and Identities
by Roni BergerWhat happens in the trauma’s aftermath? How do its effects manifest differently on the individual, family, and community-wide levels? Stress, Trauma, and Posttraumatic Growth: Social Context, Environment, and Identities explores the way traumatic events are defined, classified, and understood throughout the life cycle, placing special emphasis on the complex intersections of diverse affiliations and characteristics such as age, class, culture, disability, race and ethnicity, gender identity and expression, immigration status, political ideology, religion, sex, and sexual orientation. The book gives its readers a solid basis for understanding traumatic events and treating their effects and also shows the varied ways that trauma is conceptualized across cultures. Both new and seasoned clinicians will come away from Stress, Trauma, and Posttraumatic Growth with a deep understanding of the principles that guide successful trauma treatment.
Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport (Routledge Psychology of Sport, Exercise and Physical Activity)
by David Fletcher Rachel ArnoldStress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport provides the first comprehensive and contemporary overview of stress in sport and its implications on performance and well-being. It explores how athletes’, coaches, and support staff’s performance can be enhanced while simultaneously optimizing their well-being in contemporary sport. Divided into four sections following the stress process, Stress, Well-Being, and Performance in Sport covers key topics including: Appraising and coping with stress in sport Responses to and outcomes of stress in sport Moderators of the stress process in sport Stress management to promote thriving in sport Bringing together theory and practice, each chapter discusses conceptual and theoretical issues, current research, and innovative practical implications. Written by scholars around the globe, Stress, Well-being, and Performance offers an international perspective. It is important reading for students of sport psychology as well as coaches, athletes, and support staff.
Stress-Free Documentation for Mental Health Therapists: The Complete Guide to Progress Notes, Treatment Planning, and Medical Necessity
by Maelisa McCaffreyMental health therapists write progress notes every day of their career, yet many clinicians receive little or no training on this topic. They try to use vague ethical guidelines, legalese, and hearsay from office colleagues to determine the answer to an all-important question: What goes in a progress note? They do this knowing that documentation is the key to justifying medical necessity, which is necessary for counseling clients who use insurance, and often determines whether or not a therapist gets paid. In short, clinical documentation becomes a significant stressor for many mental health professionals. Stress Free Documentation for Mental Health Therapists provides quick and easy to use templates, practical advice for saving time on administrative tasks, and research-backed recommendations. Also included are starter phrases, cheat sheets, and all of the following: Guidance on using the book based on your setting and experience, including a quiz to determine you most pressing documentation needs. Ethical standards related to documentation, based on the various professional ethics codes, and legal considerations for creating policies and procedures. Medical necessity criteria and how to integrate this throughout all aspects a client file. Tips for better quality intake assessments that provide clear justification for a mental health diagnosis, combined with time-saving and administrative strategies. A succinct, yet thorough, breakdown of the potential components of a progress note, with direction on how to create a high-quality progress note template. The QUOTE Framework for determining how to catch up on progress notes, and more importantly, stay caught up throughout your mental health career. Formulas for creating easy-to-write, meaningful treatment goals with clients, and direction for creating your own high-quality treatment plan template. Considerations, founded in ethical principles and relevant laws, for coordinating care with other professionals, releasing mental health records, and discussing potential limits to confidentiality with clients. This book will not only show you what to write in your mental health paperwork, it will teach you how to think about documentation so you can make informed decisions on your own.
Stress-Proof: The ultimate guide to living a stress-free life
by Mithu StoroniAre you ready to stop feeling constantly stressed and become the best version of you?In Stress-Proof, Dr Mithu Storoni arms you with all the tools you need to improve your relationship with stress and, in turn, positively boost your mental and physical wellbeing. This book will help you to ensure that a brief stressful episode doesn't turn into systematic overload, leading to inflammation, anxiety, depression or other chronic health issues.Each chapter examines a common stress agent and presents simple ways to minimise its harmful effects with changes in diet, exercise and other daily habits. By strengthening your natural defences, you will guarantee that your mind remains sharp and your body resilient so you're ready for whatever life throws at you. Translating cutting-edge scientific research into applied lifestyle advice, Stress-Proof is the ultimate user's guide for a healthy mind and body.*Rated #14 on the '100 Best Stress Management Books of All Time' list by BookAuthority*'Discover the toll that chronic stress can take and how to reverse its effects in this brilliant, practical guide to overcoming stress' - Dr Rangan Chatterjee, Author of The Stress Solution'This new book could be the answer to a stress-free life ... emphatically not just another manual on mindful meditation, it's an insightful, science-based guide on how to mitigate the debilitating effects of stress.' - Evening Standard
Stress-Proof: The ultimate guide to living a stress-free life
by Mithu StoroniDISCOVER SIMPLE, SCIENCE-BASED STRATEGIES FOR BEATING STRESS AT ITS OWN GAME. When's the best time to exercise - and how much is too much? Which foods fortify the brain, and which do the opposite? How can we use music, movement and motivation to boost our rational brain and keep our cool no matter what life throws our way?This practical and ground-breaking guide reveals seven paths to fighting the effects of stress to strengthen our natural defences so that our minds remain sharp, and our bodies resilient, no matter the circumstances. Each chapter examines a common stress agent - including inflammation, an out-of-sync body clock, cortisol levels and emotional triggers, and presents simple ways to minimise its harmful effects, for example, by changing your diet, exercising and other simple habits.Translating cutting-edge scientific findings into clear and simple advice, Stress-Proof is the ultimate user's guide for body, mind and wellbeing.(P)2017 Penguin Audio
Stress: The Owner's Manual
by Pierce HowardCutting-edge, user-friendly, and comprehensive: the revolutionary guide to the brain, now fully revised and updatedAt birth each of us is given the most powerful and complex tool of all time: the human brain. And yet, as we well know, it doesn't come with an owner's manual--until now. In this unsurpassed resource, Dr. Pierce J. Howard and his team distill the very latest research and clearly explain the practical, real-world applications to our daily lives. Drawing from the frontiers of psychology, neurobiology, and cognitive science, yet organized and written for maximum usability, The Owner's Manual for the Brain, Fourth Edition, is your comprehensive guide to optimum mental performance and well-being. It should be on every thinking person's bookshelf. What are the ingredients of happiness? Which are the best remedies for headaches and migraines? How can we master creativity, focus, decision making, and willpower? What are the best brain foods? How is it possible to boost memory and intelligence? What is the secret to getting a good night's sleep? How can you positively manage depression, anxiety, addiction, and other disorders? What is the impact of nutrition, stress, and exercise on the brain? Is personality hard-wired or fluid? What are the best strategies when recovering from trauma and loss? How do moods and emotions interact? What is the ideal learning environment for children? How do love, humor, music, friendship, and nature contribute to well-being? Are there ways of reducing negative traits such as aggression, short-temperedness, or irritability? What is the recommended treatment for concussions? Can you delay or prevent Alzheimer's and dementia? What are the most important ingredients to a successful marriage and family? What do the world's most effective managers know about leadership, motivation, and persuasion? Plus 1,000s more topics!
Stressbewältigung durch Meditation: Eine Einführung für Psychologen, Berater und soziale Berufe (essentials)
by Antje SonntagIm vorliegenden essential gibt Antje Sonntag einen grundlegenden Einblick in die verschiedenen Formen und Möglichkeiten der Meditation sowie deren Wirkung auf Stressfaktoren. Meditation kann bei der Bewältigung von körperlichem und psychischem Stress sehr gute Dienste leisten: Bei regelmäßiger und richtiger Übungspraxis lernen Betroffene, Stressfaktoren zu erkennen und zu verstehen. Der eigene Umgang mit Stressoren ändert sich, so dass Stress reduziert und sogar vermieden werden kann. Die hier vorgestellten Ergebnisse aus der Meditationsforschung belegen zudem die zahlreichen positiven Wirkungen der Meditation. Praxistipps im Buch ergänzen, auf welche Weise Meditation im Alltag und in der Therapie eingesetzt werden kann.
Stressbewältigung im Studium: Wirksamkeit achtsamkeitsbasierter Interventionen auf das individuelle Stresserleben bei Medizinstudierenden (BestMasters)
by Sandra BeschornerStress und psychische Belastungen sind unter Studierenden weit verbreitet, insbesondere bei Medizinstudierenden, die aufgrund der hohen Anforderungen ihres Studiums eine erhöhte Prävalenz klinisch relevanter psychischer Störungen aufweisen. Fehlende adäquate Stressbewältigungsstrategien können langfristig zu negativen gesundheitlichen und beruflichen Konsequenzen führen. In diesem Zusammenhang gewinnen achtsamkeitsbasierte Interventionen zunehmend an Bedeutung, da sie als wirksame Methode zur Stressreduktion gelten. Im Zentrum dieses Buches steht die Untersuchung der Wirksamkeit achtsamkeitsbasierter Interventionen auf das individuelle Stresserleben von Medizinstudierenden. Besonderes Interesse gilt der Frage, inwiefern bestimmte Interventions-Rahmenbedingungen die Wirksamkeit sowie die Teilnahmebereitschaft beeinflussen.
Stressbewältigung: Das Manual zur psychologischen Gesundheitsförderung (Psychotherapie: Praxis)
by Gert KaluzaMit diesem Manual werden Sie fit für die Durchführung des psychologischen Gesundheitsförderungsprogramms: Gelassen und sicher im Stress. Es wird seit über 25 Jahren erfolgreich eingesetzt und von den gesetzlichen Krankenkassen als geprüfte Präventionsmaßnahme gefördert. In Teil I finden Sie Hintergrundwissen aus der Stressforschung: kompakt, fundiert und verständlich. Teil II enthält die Trainingsbausteine: (1) Entspannungstraining: entspannen und loslassen. (2) Mentaltraining: förderliche Denkweisen und Einstellungen entwickeln. (3) Problemlösetraining: Stresssituationen wahrnehmen, annehmen und verändern. (4) Genusstraining: erholen und genießen. (5) Ergänzungsmodule zu Stressbewältigung durch Sport und Bewegung, Pflege des sozialen Netzes, Zielklärung, gesunden Umgang mit der Zeit und der 4xA-Strategie für den Akutfall. Aus dem Inhalt: Didaktische Hinweise für eine kompetente Durchführung des Trainings – abwechslungsreiche Gestaltung durch viele praktisch erprobte Übungen – Teilnehmerunterlagen, die informieren und motivieren – alle Trainingsmaterialien stehen zum Ausdrucken online zur Verfügung. Der Autor: Prof. Dr. Gert Kaluza ist psychologischer Psychotherapeut und als Trainer, Coach und Autor im Bereich der individuellen und betrieblichen Gesundheitsförderung tätig. Nach 20jähriger Tätigkeit an Universitäten gründete er 2002 sein eigenes Fortbildungs- und Trainingsinstitut, das GKM-Institut für Gesundheitspsychologie, das er bis 2022 selbst leitete.
Stressbewältigung: Trainingsmanual zur psychologischen Gesundheitsförderung (Psychotherapie: Praxis)
by Gert KaluzaMit diesem Kursleiter-Manual werden Sie fit für die Durchführung des psychologischen Gesundheitsförderungsprogramms "Gelassen und sicher im Stress". Es wird seit über 20 Jahren erfolgreich eingesetzt und von den gesetzlichen Krankenkassen als geprüfte Präventionsmaßnahme gefördert. In Teil I finden Sie Hintergrundwissen aus der Stressforschung: kompakt, fundiert und verständlich. Teil II enthält Trainingsbausteine in 4 Trainings- und 5 Ergänzungsmodulen: (1) Entspannungstraining: entspannen und loslassen. (2) Mentaltraining: förderliche Denkweisen und Einstellungen entwickeln. (3) Problemlösetraining: Stresssituationen wahrnehmen, annehmen und verändern. (4) Genusstraining: erholen und genießen. (5) Ergänzungsmodule zu Stressbewältigung durch Sport und Bewegung, Pflege des sozialen Netzes, Zielklärung, gesunden Umgang mit der Zeit und der 4xA-Strategie für den Akutfall.Aus dem Inhalt: Didaktische Hinweise für eine kompetente Durchführung des Trainings – abwechslungsreiche Gestaltung durch viele Übungen – Teilnehmerunterlagen, die informieren und motivieren – alle Trainingsmaterialien im Buch stehen zum Ausdrucken für Teilnehmer online zur Verfügung.Der Autor: Prof. Dr. Gert Kaluza ist psychologischer Psychotherapeut und als Trainer, Coach und Autor im Bereich der individuellen und betrieblichen Gesundheitsförderung tätig. Nach über 20jähriger Tätigkeit an Universitäten gründete er 2002 sein eigenes Fortbildungs- und Trainingsinstitut, das GKM-Institut für Gesundheitspsychologie.
Stressbewältigungstraining für Erwachsene mit ADHS
by Astrid Schütz Sylvia Langer Anja GreinerADHS bei Erwachsenen zeigt zwar andere Ausprägungen als bei Kindern, die Beeinträchtigungen für Betroffene können aber ebenso einengend sein. Sie leiden häufig unter Stresssymptomen und den Folgen anderer Belastungen. Für die Therapie haben die Autorinnen ein modular aufgebautes Programm entwickelt, das unmittelbar eingesetzt werden kann. Neben den theoretischen Grundlagen zu ADHS und Stressentstehung liefert der Band einen ausführlichen Trainingsleitfaden für die Therapiesitzung. Mit Arbeitsblättern und weiteren Materialien auf DVD und im Internet.
Stressmanagement - Stabil trotz Gegenwind: Wie Sie Ihren eigenen Weg zu gesunder Leistungsfähigkeit finden
by Maritta Mainka-RiedelInformationsflut, Konkurrenzkampf, Druck ausübende Chefs sowie immer knappere Deadlines: Im heutigen Arbeitsalltag gehören diese Zustände zur Tagesordnung. Die Anzahl der stressbedingten seelischen und körperlichen Krankheits-Symptome nimmt stetig zu. Das Burnout-Syndrom ist in aller Munde. Zu beneiden sind diejenigen, die es schaffen, Stress an sich abprallen zu lassen, körperlich und seelisch stabil und letztlich gesund zu bleiben. Die erfahrene Anti-Stress-Trainerin Maritta Mainka-Riedel zeigt in diesem Buch u. a. neueste Ansätze aus Neurobiologie und Resilienzforschung auf. Sie bietet im Betriebsalltag erprobte Lösungsstrategien - nicht nur für bereits von Stresssymptomen Betroffene, sondern auch für alle, die sich langfristig vor den Folgen von Stress schützen möchten. Anhand von authentischen Beispielen beschreibt sie Tipps und Techniken aus der persönlichen Begleitung von Berufstätigen, die sich mehrfach und nachhaltig in der Praxis bewährt haben. Dieses Buch hilft Ihnen dabei, im Gegenwind des turbulenten Arbeitsalltags Ihre persönlichen Stressoren zu erkennen und Stabilität zu entwickeln. Erlernen Sie eine neue Gelassenheit im Umgang mit den Herausforderungen, die Ihnen tagtäglich im Arbeitsleben begegnen. Befreien Sie sich aus scheinbar ausweglosen Situationen und steuern Sie Ihr Leben wieder selbst. Erstellen Sie Ihre eigene Anti-Stress-Strategie und stärken Sie so Ihr Selbstvertrauen. Entdecken Sie neue Handlungsspielräume und gewinnen Sie mehr Lebensfreude, Erfolg und Zufriedenheit.
Stressmanagement: Ein Arbeitsbuch für die Aus-, Fort- und Weiterbildung
by Stephan RuschDieses Theorie- und Praxismanual gibt einen grundlegenden und wissenschaftlich fundierten Überblick über alle Themen des Stressmanagements: Von theoretischen Grundlagen zu Stress und Stressreaktionen über Methoden zur Analyse und Stressbewältigung bis hin zu praktischen Anregungen für die Durchführung eigener Stressmanagementseminare.Mit zahlreichen Arbeitsmaterialien und Fragen zur Überprüfung des eigenen Wissensstandes.
Stressregulation durch Sport und Bewegung: Wie Alltagsbelastungen durch körperliche Aktivität besser bewältigt werden können (essentials)
by Reinhard Fuchs Markus GerberDie Frage, wie Bewegung und Sport dazu beitragen können, mit Stress und Belastungen im Alltag gesundheitsschonend umzugehen, hat für viele Menschen hohe subjektive Relevanz. In diesem essential stellen Markus Gerber und Reinhard Fuchs die gesundheitsrelevanten Aspekte von Bewegung und Sport in kompakter Form dar. Die Autoren geben einen Überblick darüber, was zu diesem Thema bereits bekannt ist, welche Erwartungen an den Sport realistischerweise geknüpft werden dürfen und woran im Speziellen gedacht werden sollte, wenn man Bewegung und Sport als Mittel zur Stressbewältigung vermitteln bzw. nutzen möchte.
Stretch: Unlock the Power of Less -and Achieve More Than You Ever Imagined
by Scott SonensheinA groundbreaking approach to succeeding in business and life, using the science of resourcefulness.We often think the key to success and satisfaction is to get more: more money, time, and possessions; bigger budgets, job titles, and teams; and additional resources for our professional and personal goals. It turns out we’re wrong. Using captivating stories to illustrate research in psychology and management, Rice University professor Scott Sonenshein examines why some people and organizations succeed with so little, while others fail with so much.People and organizations approach resources in two different ways: “chasing” and “stretching.” When chasing, we exhaust ourselves in the pursuit of more. When stretching, we embrace the resources we already have. This frees us to find creative and productive ways to solve problems, innovate, and engage our work and lives more fully.Stretch shows why everyone—from executives to entrepreneurs, professionals to parents, athletes to artists—performs better with constraints; why seeking too many resources undermines our work and well-being; and why even those with a lot benefit from making the most out of a little.Drawing from examples in business, education, sports, medicine, and history, Scott Sonenshein advocates a powerful framework of resourcefulness that allows anybody to work and live better.
Strikingly Different Selling: 6 Vital Skills to Stand Out and Sell More
by Jennifer Colosimo Randy Illig Dale Merrill Scott SavageSuperior Sales Success#1 New Release in Global, Direct, and Industrial MarketingYou are competing with the top salespeople in your industry for the same customers. For each sales opportunity there is only one winner.What separates a “winner” from the rest of the very best and makes them “strikingly different”? Six years of focused research involving more than 2,800 sales professionals from 135 countries reveals the 6 vital skills that separate top sales performers from the herd. Learn what it takes to be that one winner!What really works to stand out and sell more? In their book Strikingly Different Selling, Dale Merrill, Scott Savage, Jennifer Colosimo, and Randy Illig (the sales performance experts at FranklinCovey) reveal the secrets to consistent, predictable sales success.The 6 Vital Skills. The author team found that most consultants and sales professionals believed they were doing a great job in their client interactions. Yet 70 percent of the time client executives felt their meetings with sales professionals were a waste of time. To the authors, this was a major surprise. But, for the “Strikingly Different” sales professionals, there were six things they did to consistently outperform their competitors and radically change their client interactions and results.Go from being just one of the sales crowd to the superior choice. Read Strikingly Different Selling: 6 Vital Skills to Stand Out and Sell More and learn the details behind the 6 skills.The 6 vital skills to stand out and sell more:Capture Attention with Verbal BillboardsCreate Excitement with Movie TrailersBuild Confidence with Flashbacks and FlashforwardsBecome Essential with “Why Us!” DifferentiatorsGet Curious and Find the GapsNavigate Traffic Lights and Close the GapsIf you have found books such as SPIN Selling, The Challenger Sale, To Sell is Human, The Secrets of Closing the Sale, or Start with Why to be useful; then your next read should be Strikingly Different Selling.
Strive for a 5: Preparing for the AP Psychology Examination
by David G. Myers Allison Herzig Nathaniel Naughton Laura BrandtThis book, Strive for a 5: Preparing for the AP® Psychology Examination, is designed for use with Myers' Psychology for AP®, Second Edition, by David G. Myers. It is intended to help you evaluate your understanding of the material covered in the textbook, reinforce the key concepts you need to learn, develop your conceptual understanding and communication skills, and prepare you for success on the AP® Psychology exam. This book is divided into two sections: a study guide section which will review each of the units in the textbook, and a test preparation section
Striving and Feeling: Interactions Among Goals, Affect, and Self-regulation
by Abraham Tesser Leonard L. MartinRecently, research on the ways in which goals, affect, and self-regulation influence one another has enjoyed an upsurge. New findings are being published and new theories are being developed to integrate these findings. This volume reports on the latest of this work, including a substantial amount of data and theory that has not yet been published. Emanating from a conference exploring affect as both a cause and effect in various social contexts, this book examines some of the complex and reciprocal relationships among goals, self structures, feelings, thoughts, and behavior. The chapters address: *the effects of intrinsic versus extrinsic goals; *the different effects of approach versus avoidance goals; *the role of awareness in goal pursuit and affective states; *the meaning of affective states in relation to goal attainment; *the impact of hedonistic concerns as motivational factors; *how people regulate their moods; and *the role of the self in affective experiences.
Striving for Peace through Personal Narratives of Genocide and War (Progressive Psychology)
by Julia Chaitin Elad AvlagonPersonal narratives of genocide and intractable war can provide valuable insights around notions of collective identity, perceptions of the 'enemy,' intergenerational coping with massive social trauma, and sustainable peace and reconciliation. Written in an accessible and narrative style, this book demonstrates how the sharing of and listening to personal experiences deepens understandings of the long-term psychosocial impacts of genocide and war on direct victims and their descendants in general, and of the Holocaust and the Jewish–Arab/Palestinian–Israeli context, in particular. It provides a new theoretical model concerning the relationship between different kinds of personal narratives of genocide and war and peacebuilding or peace obstruction. Through its presentation and analysis of personal narratives connected to the Holocaust and the Palestinian–Israeli conflict, it provides a deep exploration into how such narratives have the potential to promote peace and offers concrete ideas for further research of the topic and for peacebuilding on the ground.
Striving for the Whole: Creating Theoretical Syntheses
by Rainer Diriwächter and Jaan ValsinerThis unusual collection explores the development of ideas in psychology's past, and shapes them into a valuable resource for ideas in the discipline's future, with particular emphasis on holistic traditions in psychology. Diriwochter and Valsiner focus on developmental holistic psychology as advocated by the second school of Leipzig in Germany. Although largely neglected, this school of thought has provided some of the fundamental ideas necessary for a truly holistic approach in psychology. This volume includes Leibniz's dynamic holism and Ehrenfels' discussion about Gestalt qualities, which has generally been acknowledged as a major milestone in the formation of Gestalt psychology. Each chapter looks at the possible future of holistic psychology. Striving for the Whole contains several well-though out discussions on possible elaborations of holistic psychology by contrasting it with Ernst Boesch's cultural psychology, Pierre Janet's theory on emotions, and Jan Smuts holistic approach to personality theory. Discussions of holistic approaches in biology and evolutionary psychology, as well as a renewed look at Lloyd Morgan's comparative methodology, complete the volume. Striving for the Whole has been written by an international group of authors and will be of interest to students of the social sciences and intellectual history, and anyone who wants to dive deeper into holistic approaches that maintain their ties with empirical methodology. It is ideal for graduate and upper-level undergraduate courses in psychology.
Stroke Revisited: Vascular Cognitive Impairment (Stroke Revisited)
by Seung-Hoon Lee Jae-Sung LimThis book presents state of the art knowledge on vascular cognitive impairment (VCI). The focus is in particular on two major representative clinical syndromes of VCI: subcortical VCI and post-stroke cognitive impairment. Individual chapters address a wide range of topics and issues, providing up-to-date information on epidemiology, cognitive evaluation, pathophysiology, established and emerging neuroimaging biomarkers, amyloid imaging, serum and genetic biomarkers, prognosis, prevention, and treatment. The accompanying illustrations and photos enable the reader to achieve a ready understanding of the contents and to retrieve fundamental information quickly. The book will be an invaluable resource for stroke physicians, surgeons, and students wishing to learn more about the latest advances, from efforts to harmonize neuropsychological evaluation and improvements in diagnostic criteria through to the role of advanced neuroimaging techniques in deepening understanding of VCI and progress toward more targeted treatment.
Stroke, Body Image, and Self Representation: Psychoanalytic and Neurological Perspectives
by Catherine MorinStroke, Body Image, and Self Representation provides a psychoanalytic reading of the subjective difficulties encountered by patients who have suffered a stroke. The book is based on the words of stroke patients and on their self-portraits, which are then compared with the words and portraits of subjects devoid of brain lesions. Pathological and normal self-portraits illustrate in very concrete terms the libidinal investment of our body parts. The author's original data sheds an entirely new light on the subjective effects of a stroke. On the one hand, the permanent sequelae of a stroke can cause a narcissistic injury; on the other, a stroke may affect the brain circuitry involved in the patient's body image, undoing the normal narcissistic reactions. This may happen after right hemisphere lesions and cause spectacular symptoms, such as the personification of a paralyzed hand or the apparent ignorance of a severe paralysis. This double aspect of a stroke is no small problem for rehabilitation therapists, who must avoid two pitfalls: considering any issue as psychological in nature, as if the brain lesion could not produce any organic changes, or, on the contrary, attributing any behavioural problems to brain dysfunction, as if the patient was devoid of normal psychological reactions. One of the aims of this book is to help therapists gaining their bearings in this little-known field. In addition to this clinical interest, the author's psychoanalytic reading brings an original contribution to the physiopathology of cognition and self-representation. The data gathered by Catherine Morin show that self-representation cannot be considered only a cognitive operation. They also suggest that normal cognitive activity relies on both the stability of body image and the repression of the object. Stroke, Body Image, and Self Representation will appeal to psychoanalysts, psychologists, social workers, psychotherapists, psychiatrists, and rehabilitation therapists working with stroke survivors and patients with body image disorders.
Strokes of Genius: Federer, Nadal, and the Greatest Match Ever Played
by L. Jon WertheimThe executive editor of Sports Illustrated offers an in-depth analysis and behind-the-scenes look at the historic 2008 match between tennis titans. In the 2008 Wimbledon men&’s final, Centre Court was a stage set worthy of Shakespearean drama. Five-time champion Roger Federer was on track to take his rightful place as the most dominant player in the history of the game. He just needed to cling to his trajectory. So, in the last few moments of daylight, Centre Court witnessed a coronation. Only it wasn&’t a crowning for the Swiss heir apparent but for a swashbuckling Spaniard. Twenty-two-year-old Rafael Nadal prevailed, in five sets, in what was, according to the author, &“essentially a four-hour, forty-eight-minute infomercial for everything that is right about tennis—a festival of skill, accuracy, grace, strength, speed, endurance, determination, and sportsmanship.&” It was also the encapsulation of a fascinating rivalry, hard fought and of historic proportions. In the tradition of John McPhee&’s classic Levels of the Game, Strokes of Genius deconstructs this defining moment in sport, using that match as the backbone of a provocative, thoughtful, and entertaining look at the science, art, psychology, technology, strategy, and personality that go into a single tennis match. With vivid, intimate detail, Wertheim re-creates this epic battle in a book that is both a study of the mechanics and art of the game and the portrait of a rivalry as dramatic as that of Ali–Frazier, Palmer–Nicklaus, and McEnroe–Borg. &“Deftly touches on all the defining factors of contemporary tennis.&” —San Francisco Chronicle &“Illuminates a kingdom changing hands. An engrossing book.&” —Bud Collins
Strong As a Mother: How to Stay Healthy, Happy, and (Most Importantly) Sane from Pregnancy to Parenthood: The Only Guide to Taking Care of YOU!
by Kate RopeExpert, practical advice for complete mental and physical maternal healthKate Rope's Strong as a Mother is a practical and compassionate guide to preparing for a smooth start to motherhood. Everyone knows the secret to having “the Happiest Baby on the Block.” This is your guide to being the Sanest Mommy on the Block. It will prepare you with humor and grace for what lies ahead, give you the tools you need to take care of yourself, permission to struggle at times, and professional advice on how to move through it when you do. This book will become a dog-eared resource on your nightstand, offering you the same care and support that you are working so hard to provide to your child. It will help you prioritize your emotional health, set boundaries and ask for help, make choices about feeding and childcare that feel good to you, get good sleep, create a strong relationship with your partner, make self care an everyday priority, trust your instincts, and actually enjoy the hardest job you will ever love. This book is here to take care of you.
Strong Couples: Basic Skills that Elicit Connection and Transform Relationships
by Kirsten Winther MurrayStrong Couples: Basic Skills that Elicit Connection and Transform Relationships introduces an intelligent and flexible framework to guide sessions with couples. Informed by grounded theory research, this book provides a foundation for understanding couples’ needs and advancing sessions toward lasting and meaningful change. Drawing on illustrated case examples throughout, Murray demonstrates the value of couples counseling for all by providing an adaptive structure to be applied across diverse contexts and circumstances. With chapters focused on areas of self and relational awareness, genuine engagement, vulnerability and responsiveness, sharing responsibility, and valuing one another, this book will help counselors guide couple discoveries and new relationship experiences. Each chapter is fully integrated with therapeutic techniques to realize this process. Mobilizing the couple’s initiative to explore and develop their relationship, this book will aid counselors and marriage and family therapists alike to implement purposeful steps for helping couples change.