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Price: $164.95
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Sale: $105.95
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Manufacturer: Wadsworth Publishing
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: James W. Kalat
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Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
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Edition: 9
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Dewey Decimal Number: 616
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Publication Date: 2006-05-19
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Reading Level: 608
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Description: Dr. James W. Kalat's BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY is the best selling text in the market because of its extremely high level of scholarship, clear and occasionally humorous writing style, and precise examples integrated throughout the text. Throughout all nine editions, the goal has been to make biological psychology accessible to psychology students, not just to biology majors and pre-meds. The goal has also been to convey the excitement of the search for biological explanations of behavior. Kalat argues that biological psychology is "the most interesting topic in the world," and this text convinces many students. Try-it-yourself activities in the book and on-line help illustrate phenomena and procedures described in the text. Accuracy, currency and a clear presentation style have always been the trademark signature of this text and this Ninth Edition has taken these qualities to the next level. An extremely skilled teacher, Dr. Kalat has written a text that not only speaks to today's students but to their professors as well. Accuracy, currency and a clear presentation style have always been the trademark signature of this text and this Ninth Edition has taken these qualities to the next level.
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Sale: $17.00
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Manufacturer: Wiley
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Robin M. Kowalski::Drew Westen
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Publisher: Wiley
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Edition: 4
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Dewey Decimal Number: 150
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Publication Date: 2004-03-19
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Reading Level: 848
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Description: Students often get lost in the details ... most will never take a second psychology course ... they often have trouble relating the material to their everyday lives... The new Fourth Edition of Kowalski & Westen's Psychology addresses these teaching challenges. The student develops evaluative reasoning through self-discovery for a lifetime of learning. Students are drawn into the material in a way that in-trigues and stimulates so they begin to see psychology at work in their daily lives. Like its predecessors, this new edition effectively captures the diversity and breadth of psychology. A complete overview of how human beings think, feel, and behave is included. Psychology is an evolving science, which continually addresses and re-addresses the relationship between psychological events and their neural underpinnings, between cognition and emotion, be-tween cultural processes and human evolution, between nature and nurture, and more.
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Price: $39.00
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Sale: $26.41
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Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Ernest Lawrence Rossi
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Edition: Revised
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Dewey Decimal Number: 615.8512
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Publication Date: 1993-01-15
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Reading Level: 362
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Description: Many of the hypotheses that Rossi proposed when this book was published in 1986 have now been confirmed. The mind-body connection is a process that can be seen, measured and accessed through hypnosis. In establishing that it is possible to use the mind to heal body illness, he now brings together new evidence from psychoneuroimmunology, neuroendocrinology, molecular genetics and neurobiology. More than a dozen new approaches to mind-body healing are outlined in a series of teaching tutorials.
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Price: $14.95
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Sale: $3.76
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Manufacturer: Basic Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Gary Marcus
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Publisher: Basic Books
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Dewey Decimal Number: 155.7
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Publication Date: 2004-11-30
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Reading Level: 288
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Description: The Human Genome Project has revealed that we possess a surprisingly small number of genes, especially in light of our fairly complex bodies. In The Birth of the Mind, NYU psychology professor Gary Marcus brings together current research on how our genetic code assembles that most mysterious physiological structure, the brain. Readers fascinated by the works of Steven Pinker and other mind theorists will be fascinated by Marcus' descriptions of strange--and sometimes disturbing--sensory experiments carried out on chimps, ferrets, and kittens that show how the brain organizes itself in the presence or absence of external stimuli. Further, Marcus writes that there's nothing particularly special about how the brain is built and maintained. What's amazing is how little of the overall scheme for embryonic development is special to the brain. Although thousands of genes are involved in brain development, a large number of them are shared with (or have close counterparts in) genes that guide the development of the rest of the body. With plenty of evidence supporting the notion of multi-function "housekeeping genes," Marcus concludes that our hopes for finding single genes responsible for various brain disorders are likely unfounded. The Birth of the Mind offers an engaging and often witty look at how our genetic code can be simple enough to make basic proteins and complicated enough to help us learn languages. --Therese Littleton
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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $19.86
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Manufacturer: W. H. Freeman
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: David P. Barash Ph.D.::Judith Eve Lipton M.D.
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Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Dewey Decimal Number: 306.736
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Publication Date: 2001-05-01
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Reading Level: 227
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Description: Shattering deeply held beliefs about sexual relationships in humans and other animals, The Myth of Monogamy is a much needed treatment of a sensitive issue. Written by the husband and wife team of behavioral scientist David P. Barash and psychiatrist Judith Eve Lipton, it glows with wit and warmth even as it explores decades of research undermining traditional precepts of mating rituals. Evidence from genetic testing has been devastating to those seeking monogamy in the animal kingdom; even many birds, long prized as examples of fidelity, turn out to have a high incidence of extra-pair couplings. Furthermore, now that researchers have turned their attention to female sexual behavior, they are finding more and more examples of aggressive adultery-seeking in "the fairer sex." Writing about humans in the context of parental involvement, the authors find complexity and humor: Baby people are more like baby birds than baby mammals. To be sure, newborn cats and dogs are helpless, but this helplessness doesn't last for long. By contrast, infant Homo sapiens remain helpless for months ... and then they become helpless toddlers! Who in turn graduate to being virtually helpless youngsters. (And then? Clueless adolescents.) So there may be some payoff to women in being mated to a monogamous man, after all. Careful to separate scientific description from moral prescription, Barash and Lipton still poke a little fun at our conceptions of monogamy and other kinds of relationships as "natural" or "unnatural." Shoring themselves up against the inevitable charges that their reporting will weaken the institution of marriage, they make sure to note that monogamy works well for most of those who desire it and that one of our uniquely human traits is our ability to overcome biology in some instances. If, as some claim, monogamy has been a tool used by men to assert property rights over women, then perhaps one day The Myth of Monogamy will be seen as a milestone for women's liberation. --Rob Lightner
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Price: $32.98
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Sale: $12.25
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Manufacturer: Prometheus Books
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Arthur Janov
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Publisher: Prometheus Books
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 152.41
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Publication Date: 2000-03
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Reading Level: 364
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Description: In this revolutionary work, famed psychotherapist Arthur Janov, author of "The Primal Scream", presents the first unified theory of psychology and brain chemistry. Relying on years of experience with patients and a great deal of evidence from psychology and neurology, Janov explains how love significantly affects not only psychological well-being but physical health and personality traits as well. In fact, its long-lasting biological effects critically influence brain structure and brain chemistry in the developing foetus and the growing child. Focusing on prenatal experience, Janov says, 'Womb life is the precursor for all the rest of our lives': health-conscious mothers-those who take care of themselves during pregnancy; who eat nutritious foods; avoid ingesting toxic substances like drugs, alcohol, and tobacco smoke; and carry the foetus to term in an emotionally positive, low-stress environment-bestow on their new-borns innumerable advantages. Janov's central thesis is that prenatal experience and birth trauma are imprinted on our nervous systems, and if this crucial period of life is beset by trouble and stress, whether mental or physical, the deep-seated effects can result in psychological problems or psychosomatic diseases later in life. By the same token, lack of love after birth, when the infant needs the touch of loving caresses, can be as injurious to the healthy development of intelligence and personality as lack of food. Janov cites scientific evidence to demonstrate how the formation of our nervous system, especially the complex neural connections of the brain, can be influenced by the presence or absence of a loving, nurturing environment, both before and after birth. But beyond analysing mental and physical ailments, "The Biology of Love" is also a book about cure. Through Janov's unique therapeutic techniques, he enables patients to relive those critical periods of love deprivation that are at the root of their problems. Using testimonials of patients who have experienced remarkable change, he shows how he helped them to 'reverse history' by releasing the underlying psychological tensions that had crippled their lives for decades. This provocative, original work, synthesising the latest neurological research and psychological theory with Dr Janov's long experience of successfully treating patients, is understandable to the educated lay person and will be of great interest to professionals in medicine and psychology alike.
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Price: $79.95
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Sale: $454.50
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Manufacturer: Sinauer Associates
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Thomas J. Carew
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Publisher: Sinauer Associates
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 573.86
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Publication Date: 2000-01-15
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Reading Level: 435
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Description: This text provides treatment of the neural basis of behaviour. The pedagogical premise of the book is that general insights into the neuronal organization of behaviour can be gained by examining neural solutions that animals have evolved to solve problems encountered in their particular environmental niche. "Behavioural Neurobiology" does not presume a strong biological background, and is therefore suitable for a general undergraduate audience. However, the material is treated in sufficient depth to make the book useful for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in behavioural neurobiology or neuroethology as well.
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Manufacturer: Tarcher
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Albert Hoffman
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Publisher: Tarcher
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Dewey Decimal Number: 615.78830924
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Publication Date: 1983-04-01
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Reading Level: 202
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Price: $29.95
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Sale: $29.99
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Manufacturer: Saunders
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Marian Stuart::Joseph A. Lieberman
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Publisher: Saunders
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Edition: 3
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Dewey Decimal Number: 616.0019
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Publication Date: 2002-06-15
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Reading Level: 224
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Description: A practical, realistic 'how to" manual for effectively incorporating psycho-behavioral interventions into the brief office visit. A contemporary classic, this text combines the best in medicine and psychology to help practitioners treat the emotional components of ordinary medical disorders. The BATHE (Background, Affect, Trouble, Handling, and Empathy) technique, a screen for treatable psychiatric conditions as well as a therapeutic modality, fits easily into a regular patient visit. Case scenarios demonstrate how to use simple questions to elicit information while empowering the patient. Subjects covered include managing stress, handling difficult patients, increasing compliance and promoting both physical and mental health. Amply referenced and evidence based, this new edition provides coverage on the use of narrative therapy, cognitive restructuring, talking with adolescents, collaborative treatment, PTSD, and managing anxiety and depression by combining therapeutic talk with psychotropic medications.
- A standard in the field for training primary care practitioners in the principles of biopsychosocial medicine.
- Practical information is offered for the application of therapeutic interventions.
- An easy-to-use approach is designed to fit into a standard, fifteen minute office visit.
- The highly-respected authors bring with them over 60 years of combined experience.
- Listed on the "best sellers list" of the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine since its introduction in 1986.
- All chapters have been updated with new references and new case material.
- A brand-new chapter on the use of psychotropic medication includes material on herbal products.
- Important material has been added on treating anxiety, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
- New charts specify doses and side effects for a range of antidepressants.
- New material has been added on the use of narrative therapy, a variety of stress management techniques, cognitive restructuring, talking with adolescents, collaborative treatment, empowering patients, focusing on lifestyle changes, and maximizing the potential for achievement.
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Price: $23.00
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Sale: $9.25
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Manufacturer: Scribner
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Robert M. Sapolsky
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Publisher: Scribner
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Dewey Decimal Number: 610.1
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Publication Date: 1997-04-14
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Reading Level: 288
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Description: As a professor of biology and neuroscience at Stanford and a recipient of a MacArthur Foundation "genius grant," Robert Sapolsky carries impressive credentials. Best of all, he's a gifted writer who possesses a delightfully devilish sense of humor. In these essays, which range widely but mostly focus on the relationships between biology and human behavior, hard and intricate science is handled with a deft touch that makes it accessible to the general reader. In one memorable piece, Sapolsky compares the fascination with tabloid TV to behavior he's observed among wild African baboons. "Rubber necks," notes the professor, "seem to be a common feature of the primate order." In the title essay of The Trouble with Testosterone, Sapolsky ruminates on the links, real or perceived, between that hormone and aggression.
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