Psychology

With new technologies emerging at such rapid pace, is life extension now inevitable?

From: Social Science Quarterly

From: British Journal of Social Psychology

Diabetes isn't just a medical condition. New book provides practical advice on how to manage the emotional side of the illness, leaving you to live your life to the fullest

From: Journal of Personality

Essentials of Cross-Battery Assessment author demonstrating Patterns of Strengths and Weaknesses Analyzer software

Introducing children to philosophy is easier than you think... simply read them a picture book.

Imagine being able to find happiness in a pill...Or is the very idea just too hard to swallow?

From: Brain and Behavior

Outsmarting Anger offers surefire strategies for transforming anger in yourself and others.

From: British Journal of Psychology

From: Journal of Traumatic Stress

From: Applied Cognitive Psychology

According to SYNERGY CEO and founder Heidi Hanna, PhD, the key to sustainable behavior change is to align the heart and the brain. Her book, The Sharp Solution: A Brain-Based Approach for Optimal Performance offers The Sharp Solution, a five phase program that has shown to help relax the body, quiet the mind, and reduce symptoms of stress imbalance.

The popular This I Believe series, which has aired on NPR and on Bob Edwards' shows on Sirius XM Satellite and public radio, explores the personal beliefs and guiding principles by which Americans live today. This I Believe: Life Lessons brings together treasured life lessons of people from all walks of life. Whether it's learning the power of saying hello or how courage comes with practice, these will inspire, move, and encourage readers.

In his landmark book The Time Paradox, Philip Zimbardo explained that we can transform the way we think about time to attain greater success in work and in life. The Time Cure shows how those living with PTSD can shift their Time Perspectives to change the way they think about past traumatic experiences, get away from the “Fatalistic Present” mindset, and focus more on a positive future.

Wiley is pleased to announce the publication of a comprehensive resource covering the highly diverse field of applied linguistics.

According to results of a new study by researchers at the University of Utah, military personnel experience increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions if they were the victims of physical or violent sexual assault as adults. In contrast, undergraduate students experience increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions if they were the victims of unwanted sexual experiences as children or adults.

Tell your boss his tie looks great, or your dad that his dancing makes him look like a young John Travolta. Little white lies are all around us, but how can we detect them when we’re on the receiving end? Researchers using the Implicit Association Test (IAT) found it could identify both a white lie and the real motivation behind it. IAT differentiated truth from white lies and also identified the real reason from the faked one for 20 participants. The question is, even if you could detect them, would you really want to?

Incorporating personal experience, real-life case studies, the latest research and well-established theories concerning how individuals adapt to retirement, The Psychology of Retirement is the first book of its kind to draw on proven psychological coping strategies to aid the process of addressing the stress of retiring