Popular Psychology Books
The Psychology of Politics
How do some political leaders capture popular support? What is the appeal of belonging to a nation? Can democracy thrive? The Psychology of Politics explores how the emotions which underpin everyday... (more)
The Mental Health and Wellbeing Workout for Teens
This easy-to-understand, engaging guide arms teens with healthy thinking habits and coping strategies for staying on top of their mental health. Using tried and tested therapeutic techniques, readers... (more)
Timeless: Nature's Formula for Health and Longevity
Few prejudices in Western society are more powerful than those concerning aging. Until recently, we have assumed that the story of aging is one of loss and decline. But there's an entirely different... (more)
The Psychology of Fashion
The Psychology of Fashion provides a succinct overview of how our thinking and behavior is affected by the fashion industry, examining how fashion design can undermine healthy body image, and how... (more)
The Psychology of Dieting
Why do some of us become overweight? Why is it so difficult to lose weight? How can we adopt healthy attitudes towards food? The Psychology of Dieting takes a broad and balanced view of the causes... (more)
The Psychology of Gardening
Why do so many people love gardening? What does your garden say about you? What is guerrilla gardening? The Psychology of Gardening delves into the huge benefits that gardening can have on our... (more)
The Emotional Compass: How to Think Better About Your Feelings
'Feelings are something we have, not something we are.' Revealing the complexity of emotions such as happiness, anger, fear, and jealousy, and how these are based on our perception of other people,... (more)
Worry Less, Live More: The Mindful Way Through Anxiety Workbook
What prevents people from making meaningful changes and achieving their dreams? For many, worry, fear, or negativity are stumbling blocks that can be extraordinarily difficult to overcome. This... (more)
Movies and Mental Illness: Using Films to Understand Psychopathology: Fourth Edition
This popular and critically acclaimed text, using movies to help learn about mental illness, is being fully updated with DSM-5 and ICD-10 diagnoses, dozens of evocative and informative frame grabs, a... (more)
Healing Power of Writing: A Therapist's Guide to Using Journaling with Clients
Writing is a powerful tool for psychological healing. Therapeutic journaling is any type of writing or related expressive process used for the purpose of psychological healing or growth. It includes... (more)
The Good Life: Wellbeing and the New Science of Altruism, Selfishness and Immorality
Are we born selfish or primed to help others? Does stress make people more antisocial? Can we ever be genuinely altruistic?
This book explores some of the dilemmas at the heart of being human.... (more)
Controlling Your Drinking: Tools to Make Moderation Work for You: Second Edition
Millions of people would like to cut down on their drinking without giving it up altogether and this encouraging book has helped many make that goal a reality. Distinguished clinician-researchers... (more)
The Mind's Eye
In The Mind's Eye, Oliver Sacks tells the stories of people who are able to navigate the world and communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses and abilities:... (more)
Overcoming Anxiety, Stress, and Panic: A Five Areas Approach: Third Edition
Uses the proven and trusted five areas model of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help people experiencing a range of symptoms associated with these conditions.
For the third edition, new... (more)
Managing Anger with CBT For Dummies For Dummies
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is a hugely popular self-help technique, which teaches you how to break free from destructive or negative behaviors and make positive changes to both your thoughts... (more)
The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression: A Step-by-Step Program: Second Edition
The Cognitive Behavioral Workbook for Depression offers a complete program for defeating depressive thinking and other symptoms of depression using cognitive behavioral therapy, a proven effective... (more)
Breaking Free from Depression: Pathways to Wellness
Leading psychiatrist/researcher Jesse Wright and his daughter Laura McCray, a family physician, have seen thousands of depressed patients in their practices -- and have learned that a range of... (more)
The Selfish Capitalist: Origins of Affluenza
In the bestselling Affluenza, world-renowned psychologist Oliver James introduced us to a modern-day virus sweeping through the English-speaking world. He met those suffering from it and demonstrated... (more)
Write Yourself: Creative Writing and Personal Development
The ideal introduction to how to facilitate groups and individuals in finding inspiration for their creative personal writing voices. This book explains how and why writing is such an illuminative,... (more)
Britain On The Couch: How Keeping Up with the Joneses Has Depressed Us Since 1950
In this seminal work, Oliver James focuses on the people of Britain and proves that modern life makes us feel like losers, even if we are winners. Showing that the way we live now, rather than our... (more)
Think You're Crazy? Think Again: A Resource Book for Cognitive Therapy for Psychosis
Are you troubled by hearing voices or seeing visions that others do not? Do you believe that other people are trying to harm you or control you? Do you feel that something odd is going on that you... (more)
Managing Work and Relationships at 35,000 Feet: A Practical Guide for Making Personal Life Fit Aircrew Shift Work, Jetlag, and Absence from Home
Aircrew are in many ways a unique occupational group. Their frequent travels across the world often result in long periods away from partners, family, and friends at home. When this is compounded by... (more)
No More Anger!: Be Your Own Anger Management Coach
There are now many studies supporting the view that the best treatment for a range of conditions is CBT. Indeed, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence and the NHS have both recommended CBT... (more)
Descartes' Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
In the centuries since Descartes famously proclaimed, 'I think, therefore I am,' science has often overlooked emotions as the source of a person's true being. Even modern neuroscience has tended... (more)
Effective Thinking Skills
This book is for people who wish to think more effectively about their personal problems and business decisions. It shows how happiness and professional success can be achieved through effective... (more)
Women Who Run With the Wolves: Contacting The Power Of The Wild Woman
In the classic Women Who Run With The Wolves, Clarissa Pinkola Estes tells us about the "wild woman", the wise and ageless presence in the female psyche that gives women their creativity, energy and... (more)
Turning Over the Pebbles: A Life in Cricket and in the Mind
'If you carry on like this, you'll do nothing but play football and cricket all your life.'
These were the exasperated words of Mike Brearley's mother, as he once again trod mud into the family... (more)
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki
PSYCHIATRIST: So how can I help you?
ME: I don't know, I'm - what's the word - depressed? Do I have to go into detail?
Baek Sehee is a successful young social media director at a... (more)
Shaman Pathways - The Celtic Chakras
We've largely forgotten our ancient Celtic chakra heritage, indeed some people think there is no concept of chakras in the western tradition but this is not the case. The chakras are found throughout... (more)