As a graduate student in 1972, the author was part of the team that discovered the brain's opiate receptors. In this text, she provides an in-depth look at the science that led to this and other findings, such as the fact that similar receptors exist in the glands, spleen, bone marrow and other organs, which convey information in both directions ...
This instructive guide to altering the heart rate to reduce health problems stemming from stress, the aging process, and weakening of the immune system is based on breakthrough scientific research from the acclaimed Institute of HeartMath.
Investigates the phenomenon of mindfulness as it impacts our daily lives, offering readers insight into personal relationships, emotional behaviour, parenting and work.
This book studies the relationship between biological factors (mostly brain activity) and behaviour. It shows students how such aspects of brain physiology as neuro-transmission and neuroanatomy relate to "real" psychological topics such as language, sexual behaviour, drug addiction, depression, depression and schizophrenia. The fifth edition has ...
Foundations of Physiological Psychologyoffers a briefer, sixteen chapter introduction to the foundations of physiology, incorporating the latest studies and research in the rapidly changing fields of neuroscience and physiological psychology. The text uses many human examples, case studies, and MyPsychKit featuring Carlson's Neuroscience ...
The latest discoveries in the rapidly changing fields of neuroscience and physiological psychology are all incorporated in The Tenth Edition of Physiology of Behavior. This classic text continues its tradition as the most comprehensive, current, and teachable text for physiological psychology.
Bioenergetics is a dynamic form of therapy based on the teachings of Wilhelm Reich. It links physical pain, muscle tension, and postural disorders with state of mind, demonstrating that suppressed emotions, unhappiness, and anger can block energy-flow and cause physical distress. Dr Alexander Lowen, founder and prime mover of this therapy, ...
"Biological Psychology Fifth Edition" is a comprehensive survey of the bases of behaviour that is both authoritative and up-to-date. Building on the strengths of its predecessors, it continues to offer an outstanding illustration program and a very broad perspective - encompassing lucid descriptions of behaviour, evolutionary history, development, ...
Star expert on What the Bleep Do We Know?! Joe Dispenza uses cutting-edge research to show how we can consciously 'rewire' our brains in order to break our emotional patterns and reach our full potential.
Biopsychologyclearly presents the fundamentals of the study of the biology of behavior and makes the topics personally and socially relevant to the student. The defining feature of Biopsychology is its unique combination of biopsychological science and personal, reader-oriented discourse. It is a textbook that is "untextbooklike." Rather than ...
Quantum Healing shines with the mystery, wonder and hope of "miraculous" recoveries from cancer and other serious illnesses. Dr. Chopra brings together the most recent research on this topic from Western medicine and the Ayuervedic medical tradition.
"Medical-Surgical Nursing: Clinical Management for Positive Outcomes, 8th Edition" takes you from basic to advanced medical-surgical nursing with an enhanced multimedia package that makes it easier to learn and apply concepts. This text provides a reliable foundation in anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, medical management, and nursing care ...
This companion book to the groundbreaking PBS series of the same name finds Bill Moyers interviewing 15 of the pioneers in mind-body healing to search for the answers to two basic questions: How do thoughts and feelings influence health? How is healing related to the mind? These amply illustrated interviews go a long way toward answering both ...
Today a brain scan reveals our thoughts, moods, and memories as clearly as an X-ray reveals our bones. We can actually observe a person's brain registering a joke or experiencing a painful memory. Drawing on the latest imaging technology and the expertise of distinguished scientists, Rita Carter explores the geography of the human brain. Her ...
How the mind creates the self is a murky, albeit often-explored topic. British neuropsychologist Broks throws his hat into this arena with a series of essays on the mysteries of the mind. INTO THE SILENT LAND offers stories about unique mental conditions and their effects on the afflicted, with Broks providing analysis and extrapolation in an ...
This book advocates utilizing and combining an assortment of trauma treatment models. Based on ideas put forward in "The Body Remembers" Babette Rothschild emphasizes the importance of tailoring every trauma therapy to the particular needs of each individual client. Each varied and complex case (presented in a variety of writing styles: case ...
A revision of the successful text that incorporates the most up-to-date changes from the quick-paced field of biological psychology. Completely re-written and re-conceived in every edition, this book marries the clinical aspects of the field with the roots of biological research. Carlson uses many human examples to help make the material ...
"The Language of the Body" is the psychological masterpiece that showed how and why conventional analysis was failing. And it's the spark that ignited the movement toward body language as the key--and cure--for many psychological problems.
This book offers profound insights into emotions and disease. Can a person literally die of loneliness? Is there such a thing as a 'cancer personality'. Provocative and beautifully written, "When the Body Says No" provides answers to these and other important questions about the mind-body link in illness and health. Writing for general readers, Dr ...
Psychophysiology is a field concerned with the relationship between ongoing physiological activities and behaviour. The objective of this third edition - as it was for earlier versions - is to introduce the beginning student to psychophysiology - its concepts, empirical data, subject matter and research techniques. As such, it provides a ...
The first edition of Psychoneuroimmunology collated the information then available that implicated neural and endocrine processes in the modulation of immunity in an attempt to identify and define a new field of study. This new edition documents the past ten years of research and provides unequivocal evidence of behavior-neural-endocrine-immune ...
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Anatomy of the Spirit: The Seven Stages of Power and Healing
