Títulos em Psicologia e Saúde Mental

Viktor E. Frankl was a medical doctor at a psychiatric hospital in 1942 when he became a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps in World War II. In 1946, he published this book about his camp experiences and a method of psychotherapy he developed. Forty-five years later, it was still named one of the most influential books in the United States. Part One describes his three years in four Nazi concentration camps, which took the lives of his wife, father, mother, and brother. He closely observed inmates’ reactions to their situation, as well as how survivors came to terms with their liberation.

This hands-on user’s guide to the groundbreaking Wheel of Awareness meditation practice featured in the New York Times best seller Aware takes listeners step-by-step through a 21-day journey to discover what it means to be truly present and aware in our daily lives.

Coletânea de nove textos do psicanalista e pediatra, Donald Winnicott, especializado no cuidado infantil. O volume traz, ainda, três textos inéditos do autor sobre a relação mãe-bebê, e um prefácio de Maria Rita Kehl.

In a series of illuminating, often surprising experiments, MIT behavioral economist Dan Ariely refutes the common assumption that we behave in fundamentally rational ways. Blending everyday experience with groundbreaking research, Ariely explains how expectations, emotions, social norms, and other invisible, seemingly illogical forces skew our reasoning abilities.

Dr. Barbara Oakley and Olav Schewe have both struggled in the past with their learning. But they have found techniques to help them master any material. Building on insights from neuroscience and cognitive psychology, they give you a crash course to improve your ability to learn, no matter what the subject is.

Como perder peso e se tornar saudável com o poder da autodisciplina. Como desenvolver a autodisciplina para dieta tem os segredos para quebrar o ciclo de dieta, frustração, ganho de peso e dieta novamente. Você verá resultados permanentes enquanto come o que é bom para você, e se sente mais satisfeito sem abrir mão totalmente dos alimentos que ama. Juntos, podemos ajudar você a se livrar desses quilos a mais.

Um dos mais respeitados psiquiatras brasileiros e autor de inúmeros best-sellers, Augusto Cury vem se dedicando ao estudo da educação há anos. Desta vez, nos apresenta um audiolivro que servirá de guia para pais e professores. Segundo suas próprias palavras: "Não mudamos ninguém, mas podemos usar ferramentas de ouro para que se reciclem, reescrevam sua história e dirijam seu próprio roteiro".

What makes good people do bad things? How can moral people be seduced to act immorally? Where is the line separating good from evil, and who is in danger of crossing it? Social psychologist Philip Zimbardo has the answers. He explains how - and the myriad reasons why - we are all susceptible to the lure of "the dark side". Drawing on examples from history as well as his own trailblazing research, Zimbardo details how situational forces and group dynamics can make monsters out of decent men and women.

Robert A. Johnson, best-selling author of He, She, We and other psychology classics, shares a lifetime of insights and experiences in this easy-to-listen-to explanation of psychological projection - seeing traits in others that are, in fact, our own. He masterfully reveals how each of us gives up our inner gold to those whom we idealize or are attracted to. Each one of us must learn the arduous task of “taking back” this gold as we move through life’s journey.

O especialista em linguagem corporal apresenta um olhar inovador sobre as características das pessoas excepcionais—aquelas capazes de exercer influência positiva, liderar com eficiência e inspirar os outros.

Off the beaten path, following unmarked trails, we are wired to explore. More than just a need to get outside, the search for the unknown is a primal urge that has shaped the history of our species and continues to mold our behavior in ways we are only beginning to understand. In fact, the latest neuroscience suggests that exploration in any form—whether it’s trying a new restaurant, changing careers, or deciding to run a marathon—is an essential ingredient of human life. Exploration, it turns out, isn’t merely a hobby—it’s our story.

Over the past several years, Dr Becky Kennedy—known to her followers as “Dr Becky”—has been sparking a parenting revolution. Millions of parents, tired of following advice that either doesn’t work or simply doesn’t feel good, have embraced Dr Becky’s empowering and effective approach, a model that prioritises connecting with our kids over correcting them.

Why can humans alone invent? In The Pattern Seekers, Cambridge University psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen makes a case that autism is as crucial to our creative and cultural history as the mastery of fire. Indeed, Baron-Cohen argues that autistic people have played a key role in human progress for 70,000 years, from the first tools to the digital revolution. How? Because the same genes that cause autism enable the pattern seeking that is essential to our species' inventiveness.

Nothing is more inspiring than a big vision that becomes a triumphant, new reality. Think of how the Empire State Building went from a sketch to the jewel of New York's skyline in twenty-one months, or how Apple’s iPod went from a project with a single employee to a product launch in eleven months.

Traumatic Cognitive Dissonance, when understood, can be overcome. And that’s what this book is for—for you to gain the tools and information so that you’ll be able to reunite with your true sense of self and to move forward in your life with a renewed sense of joy. After all you’ve been through, you deserve it.

E a saúde mental, tá em dia? convida o leitor a conhecer mais sobre o tema da saúde mental de forma franca e acessível, sem soluções mágicas ou promessas irreais. Com uma abordagem leve e cheia de empatia, o livro traz dicas que ajudam a lidar com os altos e baixos emocionais, sendo uma conversa acolhedora sobre o que significa cuidar de si em meio às complexidades da vida moderna, sempre com espaço para gentileza e compreensão.

Todas as noites o espírito de Marcos é levado para um passeio ao mundo dos mortos por Dona Morte, para conhecer a história de algumas pessoas que estão estagnadas em um portal do outro lado da vida e que buscam a redenção. Em um desses passeios noturnos, Dona Morte o apresenta a Rosa, uma jovem que morreu aos 17 anos, no dia de seu casamento. Até que a morte nos ampare trata de assuntos sérios de forma leve.

In 1957, four years before his death, Carl Gustav Jung, psychiatrist and psychologist, began writing his life story. But what started as an exercise in autobiography soon morphed into an altogether more profound undertaking. The result is an absorbing piece of self-analysis: a frank statement of faith, philosophy, and principles from one of the great explorers of the human mind.

Nicolelis undertakes the first attempt to explain the entirety of human history, culture, and civilization based on a series of recently uncovered key principles of brain function. This new cosmology is centered around three fundamental properties of the human brain: its insurmountable malleability to adapt and learn; its exquisite ability to allow multiple individuals to synchronize their minds around a task, goal, or belief; and its incomparable capacity for abstraction.

Ottieni un aumento dal tuo capo, acquista una casa al prezzo che vuoi, esci vincente da una discussione, persuadi il partner o i tuoi figli: un ex negoziatore capo dell'FBI ti svela il metodo infallibile per trattare con successo sul lavoro e nella vita. Dopo aver pattugliato per anni le strade più pericolose di Kansas City, Chris Voss è diventato negoziatore capo dell'FBI. Grazie alla lunga esperienza maturata in situazioni intricate e pericolose, faccia a faccia con ogni genere di criminali - tra cui rapinatori di banche e terroristi -, è oggi considerato un'autorità indiscussa.