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  • Parenting Representationsby Ofra Mayseless; Carolyn Shantz; Robert Emde; Willard W. Hartup; Lois Hoffman; Franz J. Monks; Eleanor Maccoby; Nancy Eisenberg; Carolyn Zahn-Waxler; Ross Parke; Michael Rutter

    Cambridge University Press 2006; US$ 109.00

    The study of parents from their own perspective not just as socializing agents of their children has been long neglected. This book summarizes and presents the new and surging literature on parenting representations namely parents' views, emotions and internal world regarding their parenting. more...

  • Intellectual Disabilityby James C. Harris

    Oxford University Press 2005; US$ 48.99

    Provides professionals with information on mental retardation disabilities. This work reviews various types of intellectual disabilities, discusses approaches to classification, diagnosis, and appropriate interventions, and provides information on resources that may offer additional help. more...

  • Handbook of the Psychology of Agingby James E. Birren; K Warner Schaie

    Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 155.00

    The Handbook of the Psychology of Aging, 6e provides a comprehensive summary and evaluation of recent research on the psychological aspects of aging. The 22 chapters are organized into four divisions: Concepts, Theories, and Methods in the Psychology of Aging; Biological and Social Influences on Aging; Behavioral Processes and Aging; and Complex... more...

  • Coping with Agingby Richard S. Lazarus; Bernice N. Lazarus

    Oxford University Press 2005; US$ 29.99

    Examines the experience of aging from the standpoint of the individual, rather than merely as a collection of statistics and charts. This title looks at aging, emotion and coping, and stability and change in both environment and personality. It is useful for scholars and also accessible to the lay audience. more...

  • The Panic Yearsby Doree Lewak

    Crown Publishing Group 2008; US$ 19.95

    Have you ever found yourself thinking, ?If one more friend gets engaged I?m going to scream?? Do the words taffeta and crinoline make you break into a cold sweat? Does reading the wedding announcements section in the newspaper induce outright hyperventilation? If so, congratulations! You?ve hit the Panic Years. According to author Doree... more...

  • ADHD in Adultsby Susan Young; Jessica Bramham

    Wiley 2006; US$ 130.00

    "This volume is a ground-braking first step in standardizing the psychosocial treatment of adults with ADHD." - Dr Sam Goldstein, University of Utah "I think it is a uniquely valuable guide to how psychological thinking and treatment can be helpful to adults with ADHD - I recommend it to all professionals taking on this work." - Professor Eric Taylor,... more...

  • Challenges of the Third Ageby Robert S. Weiss

    Oxford University Press 2002; US$ 29.99

    This volume addresses issues of the Third Age -- that time after retirement when financial stability and reduced obligations to others, together, allow for freedom -- and good health makes it possible to enjoy that freedom. This title aims to answer questions such as: how, in this special time of life, is meaning and purpose to be found? more...

  • Constructing Adulthoodby Ross Macmillan

    Elsevier Science 2006; US$ 105.00

    Advances in Life Course Research publishes original theoretical analyses, integrative reviews, policy analyses and position papers, and theory-based empirical papers on issues involving all aspects of the human life course. Adopting a broad conception of the life course, it invites and welcomes contributions from all disciplines and fields of study... more...

  • Dementiaby Claire Biernacki

    Wiley 2007; US$ 69.99

    Our perceptions of dementia and what dementia care should constitute have changed dramatically over the past 20 years.  Research has uncovered a mass of information concerning all aspects of dementia. This wealth of information should be reflected in a dramatic change, indeed a metamorphosis, in the way people with dementia are cared for. No such... more...

  • Counseling Adults in Transitionby Jane Goodman; Nancy K. Schlossberg; Mary L. Anderson

    Springer Publishing Company 2006; US$ 65.00

    Effective adult counseling depends on a successful integration of empirical knowledge and theory with practice. Such a framework continues to be made explicit in this updated third edition of Counseling Adults in Transition, a practical guide for students, teachers, counselors, and all other helping professionals. In the decade since the second edition... more...