Títulos em Psicologia e Saúde Mental

En El poder de los hábitos, el premiado periodista Charles Duhigg nos lleva al límite de los descubrimientos científicos que explican por qué existen los hábitos, cómo nos condicionan y cómo cambiarlos. Combinando información exhaustiva con descripciones fascinantes, Duhigg presenta una manera completamente nueva de entender la naturaleza humana y su potencial. En esencia, El poder de los hábitos contiene un mensaje estimulante.

An expanded edition of the classic on creativity by Dr. Clarissa Pinkola Estes guides you through the dark labryinths of the psyche in search of la chispa - the ember that is the elemental source of all creative work. Dr. Estes teaches about the hidden aspects of creativity, including the negative complexes that prey upon creative energy.

From finding a spouse to finding a parking spot, from organizing one's inbox to understanding the workings of human memory, Algorithms to Live By transforms the wisdom of computer science into strategies for human living.

Everyday life is so frantic and full of troubles that we have largely forgotten how to live a joyful existence. We try so hard to be happy that we often end up missing the most important parts of our lives. In Mindfulness, Oxford professor Mark Williams and award-winning journalist Danny Penman reveal the secrets to living a happier and less anxious, stressful, and exhausting life.

A funny, frank and uplifting memoir of what it's like to live with bipolar disorder from model and mental health activist, Rosie Viva and how we can all learn to make peace with our minds. Completely Normal and Totally Fine shines light on living with a complex mental health condition that's often misunderstood and underdiagnosed, inspiring us to shed the stigma around mental health and open up about our messy minds too.

In I Hate Myself: Overcome Self-Hatred and Realize Why You're Wrong About You, internationally known assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School Dr. Blaise Aguirre tackles the pervasive and often ignored issue of self-hatred. This book provides crucial insights into identifying and overcoming this deeply disturbing feeling, explaining why common practices of "self-care" or "self-love" often fall short in cases where self-hatred has become an integral part of a person's identity.

A partir de histórias de pacientes com os mais diversos problemas de visão, este livro explora, de maneira original, o antigo dilema entre mente e cérebro. Com uma prosa límpida, que mescla rigor médico com referências à literatura, às artes e à história do pensamento, o autor relata também a batalha que travou contra um câncer que se desenvolveu em um de seus olhos.

O que uma escritora best-seller de ficção juvenil e um psicólogo têm em comum? O fascínio pela adolescência, essa fase do crescimento tão atribulada quanto fundamental na formação do indivíduo. Desse interesse em comum e de inúmeras conversas sobre o tema, nasceu este audiolivro, que tem o objetivo de ajudar mães, pais, familiares e cuidadores a entender, respeitar e ajudar jovens e adolescentes nesse período de sentimentos à flor da pele, emoções exacerbadas, crescimento descontrolado, hormônios em polvorosa e cérebro em expansão.

O curso é um panorama de visões da psicanálise a respeito do luto, em intersecção com elementos de outros saberes. A proposta, ao longo dos encontros, é articular essas visões, ideias, conceitos e interpretações com suas manifestações na vida cotidiana. Como se constituem nossas relações com o fim e a perda? O que essas relações exigem de nós, tanto enquanto indivíduos, quanto como partes de um coletivo? Como se dá o manejo de afetos nos mares agitados da memória e do tempo no atravessar do luto?

O termo gaslighting começou a ser utilizado para descrever fenômenos psicológicos que envolvessem manipulação de pessoas em meados da década de 1960. Esse fenômeno, que se sustenta por meio de mentiras e manipulações, tem o objetivo de alterar a percepção de realidade das vítimas, levando-as a questionarem suas memórias e até a própria sanidade. A Dra. Stephanie Sarkis, terapeuta especialista no assunto, apresenta as variadas facetas desse fenômeno, descrevendo o comportamento gaslighting em todos os cenários da vida, além da forma de reconhecer esses exímios manipuladores.

Há um momento no fim do dia em que você fica sozinho com seus pensamentos. Nessa hora, tudo pode parecer impossível de atravessar, mas isso não é verdade. Você pode ser sua própria luz. Escrito com honestidade, bom humor e a perspectiva de quem passou a vida lutando contra a depressão e a ansiedade, este audiolivro oferece ferramentas para ajudar você a retomar o controle de suas emoções nas horas mais difíceis. Daniel Howell explica o mecanismo por trás dos sentimentos paralisantes, mostrando como lidar com eles e trabalhar ativamente para mudar a maneira como se sente.

Jillian Turecki’s holistic, compassionate, yet no-nonsense approach to love has attracted a devoted following of millions. In her highly anticipated debut book, she makes clear that if you want a meaningful relationship filled with connection, security, and intimacy, you have to look within. The common denominator in all your relationships is you. Drawing from decades of experience helping clients heal themselves and their relationships, It Begins with You introduces the 9 core truths we must accept in order to change our lives.

It’s time to change your life in just four simple steps. Optimise your brain chemistry in just 4 simple steps. Following practical step-by-step techniques and challenges, neuroscientist Tj Power will rewire your thinking for a happier, healthier and more productive life. So whether you are addicted to your phone, unable to focus, struggling with your relationships, or finding it impossible to sleep, Tj will offer you straightforward, no-nonsense solutions that will transform your mental health for the better.

Letters with Smokie captures an epistolic exchange between Dan Goodley and Rod Michalko, or rather, Rod Michalko's late guide dog, Smokie. A lively exploration of human-animal relationships and disability as disruption, disturbance, and art, the book offers a refreshing re-evaluation of cultural misunderstandings of disability.

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.

Jonathan Haidt has spent his career speaking wisdom and truth in some of the most the most difficult spaces - communities polarized by politics and religion, campuses battling culture wars, and now the perfect storm contributing to a public health emergency for teenagers today. In The Anxious Generation, Haidt argues that for the cohort that hit puberty around 2009, their sense of self developed as the threads of three dramatic technological and social changes emerged.

In How to ADHD, Jessica McCabe reveals the insights and tools that have changed her life, while offering an unflinching look at the realities of every day with ADHD. Sharing stories of her struggles with the condition, which spiralled as she approached adulthood, Jessica offers expert-backed guidance for adapting your environment, routines and systems to work with the ADHD brain.

Video games and managing screen time are a modern parenting problem with no blueprint and a rapidly changing landscape. Harvard-trained psychiatrist and former gaming addict, Dr Alok Kanojia – Dr K to his millions of followers – offers a proven, tested plan to help parents define, set and reinforce healthy boundaries around screens and video games. From communication strategies and advice on dealing with behavioural issues to the neurological reasons behind why tech is so addictive, How to Raise a Healthy Gamer is essential for parents of children of all ages.

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We all know how to nudge our brains to perform better. A strong cup of coffee helps us get through a dull meeting, and a brisk walk helps us think more clearly. But what if some nudges could optimise how we focus, create and process information even more effectively, to take mental performance to new heights?