Popular Psychology Books
Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain
From magazine covers to Hollywood blockbusters, neuroscience is front and centre. This popular interest has inspired many questions from people who wonder just what is going on in the three pounds of... (more)
Soul Machine: The Invention of the Modern Mind
Soul Machine takes us back to the origins of modernity, a time when a crisis in religious authority and the scientific revolution led to searching questions about the nature of human inner life. This... (more)
Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray
Lust, romance, attachment... Antatomy of Love explores such questions as whether monogamy is natural, why we choose certain partners and why we might cheat on them. In this completely revised... (more)
This Much I Know About Mind Over Matter ...: Improving Mental Health in Our Schools
This Much I Know About Mind Over Matter is replete with truths about the mental well-being of children in state schools, about creating a school culture where everyone can, not just survive, but... (more)
101 Stories for Enhancing Happiness and Well-Being: Using Metaphors in Positive Psychology and Therapy
Research shows us clearly what works in counseling and psychotherapy. Often by the time clients enter a therapist's office they have been told what to do - often soundly and sensibly - by... (more)
Words That Touch: How to Ask Questions Your Body Can Answer - 12 Essential 'Clean Questions' for Mind/Body Therapists
The use of Clean Language in therapeutic practice emphasises a simple but highly effective questioning style between patient and practitioner. The author of this practical guide explains the... (more)
Emotional Resiliency in the Era of Climate Change: A Clinician's Guide
Although the environmental and physical effects of climate change have long been recognised, little attention has been given to the profound negative impact on mental health. Leslie Davenport... (more)
Great Psychologists as Parents: Does Knowing the Theory Make You an Expert?
Does it make you a better parent if you have pioneered scientific theories of child development? In a unique study, David Cohen compares what great psychologists have said about raising children and... (more)
Body Image: Understanding Body Dissatisfaction in Men, Women and Children: Third Edition
Body Image provides a comprehensive summary of research on body image in men, women, and children drawing together research findings from the fields of psychology, sociology, clothing, and gender... (more)
The Significance Delusion: Unlocking Our Thinking for Our Children's Future
We have never had it better - so why aren't we happy? The Significance Delusion explains why humans are so peculiarly vulnerable to mental disorders and social problems, and how understanding the... (more)
The ABCs of Coping with Anxiety: Using CBT to Manage Stress and Anxiety
Research findings consistently show that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is very effective in treating anxiety. However, many people with this problem do not seek treatment: something this new... (more)
The Hero's Journey: A Voyage of Self-Discovery
Stephen Gilligan and Robert Dilts truly take you on a voyage of self-discovery. The Hero's Journey examines the questions: How can you live a meaningful life? What is the deepest life you are called... (more)
The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), chances are that your persistent obsessive thoughts and time-consuming compulsions keep you from enjoying life to the fullest. But when you are in the... (more)
Coping with BPD: DBT and CBT Skills to Soothe the Symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder
For many, having BPD is like living in emotional overdrive. And whether you are feeling depressed, anxious, worried, or angry, you might struggle just to get through each day. So, how can you start... (more)
Add-Friendly Ways to Organize Your Life: Strategies That Work from an Acclaimed Professional Organizer and a Renowned Add Clinician: Second Edition
Acclaimed professional organizer Judith Kolberg and Dr. Kathleen Nadeau, renowned ADHD clinical psychologist, are back with an updated edition of their classic text for adults with ADD. Their... (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)
Rewire Your Anxious Brain: How to Use the Neuroscience of Fear to End Anxiety Panic and Worry
Do you ever wonder what is happening inside your brain when you feel anxious, panicked, and worried? In Rewire Your Anxious Brain, psychologist Catherine Pittman and author Elizabeth Karle offer a... (more)
Topophobia: A Phenomenology of Anxiety
Topophobia: A Phenomenology of Anxiety is a vivid second-person inquiry into how anxiety plays a formative part in the constitution of subjectivity. While anxiety has assumed a central role in the... (more)
Psychobook: Psychological Tests, Games and Questionnaires
Psychobook will inform, entertain, delight and amaze you. It is a spectacular revelation of a world long hidden from the popular eye, bringing to light a fascinating array of psychological tests and... (more)
Group Activities for Personal Development: A Group Leader's Handbook
Aimed at professionals working with groups that are developing social skills and exploring relationships, this photocopiable handbook is a vital collection of workshops covering specific themes. Each... (more)
Discover Your Learning Intelligence
This is a must-have book to study, learn and revise using various innovative techniques, including mind mapping. Teaching is often delivered in a way that best suits the learning style of those... (more)
Mind Matters - Self Esteem
Focusing on self-esteem this title is designed to raise awareness among young people of caring for their own mental health and encouraging them to support others experiencing mental health problems.... (more)
Stress, Anxiety, Depression
Allowing clients to work on their own problems and at their own pace, this excellent title recognises that solving personal problems is a skill to be learnt just like any other. It teaches the reader... (more)
Motivational Games and Activities for Groups: Exercises to Energise, Enthuse and Inspire
How can you encourage people to be motivated? How can you create that sense of yearning to achieve or reach a goal? How can you energise and inspire group members? The exercises and activities in... (more)
Motivating People: Practical Strategies and Techniques for Support Workers
In all types of support services and care situations one of the biggest challenges is motivating people to change their behaviour. It particularly applies to individuals who are difficult to motivate... (more)
The Reflective Journal: Second Edition
This is the second edition of Barbara Bassot's hugely popular The Reflective Journal, the uniquely inspiring introduction to critically reflective practice. A powerful tool for processing thoughts,... (more)
The Mindful Education Workbook: Lessons for Teaching Mindfulness to Students
This workbook offers a step-by-step curriculum of classroom-ready mindfulness lessons for personal and professional development. It's a trove of fun, easy activities specially designed to help... (more)
Living Longer, Living Better: Lifestyle, Exercise, Diet and Yoga for Heart and Mind
Living Longer, Living Better: Lifestyle, Exercise, Diet and Yoga for Heart and Mind is written for all those who strive for optimal long-term health and the maximal functioning of their hearts and... (more)
The Good Life: Unifying the Philosophy and Psychology of Well-Being
Philosophers defend theories of what well-being is but ignore what psychologists have learned about it, while psychologists learn about well-being but lack a theory of what it is. In The Good Life,... (more)
The Happiness Effect: How Social Media is Driving a Generation to Appear Perfect at Any Cost
Sexting. Cyberbullying. Narcissism. People-and especially the media-are consumed by fears about the effect of social media on young people. We hear constantly about the dangers that lurk online, and... (more)