Libros sobre PSICOLOGÍA

The act of reading is a miracle. Every new reader's brain possesses the extraordinary capacity to rearrange itself beyond its original abilities in order to understand written symbols. But how does the brain learn to read? As world-renowned cognitive neuroscientist and scholar of reading Maryanne Wolf explains in this impassioned book, we taught our brain to read only a few thousand years ago, and in the process changed the intellectual evolution of our species. Wolf tells us that the brain that examined tiny clay tablets in the cuneiform script of the Sumerians is configured differently from the brain that reads alphabets or of one literate in today's technology. There are critical implications to such an evolving brain. Just as writing reduced the need for memory, the proliferation of information and the particular requirements of digital culture may short-circuit some of written language's unique contributions-with potentially profound consequences for our future. Turning her attention to the development of the individual reading brain, Wolf draws on her expertise in dyslexia to investigate what happens when the brain finds it difficult to read. Interweaving her vast knowledge of neuroscience, psychology, literature, and linguistics, Wolf takes the reader from the brains of a pre-literate Homer to a literacy-ambivalent Plato, from an infant listening to Goodnight Moon to an expert reader of Proust, and finally to an often misunderstood child with dyslexia whose gifts may be as real as the challenges he or she faces. As we come to appreciate how the evolution and development of reading have changed the very arrangement of our brain and our intellectual life, we begin to realize with ever greater comprehension that we truly are what we read. Ambitious, provocative, and rich with examples, Proust and the Squid celebrates reading, one of the single most remarkable inventions in history. Once embarked on this magnificent story of the reading brain, you will never again take for granted your ability to absorb the written word.

Written to help identify major gaps in our knowledge of how gender and age affect psychiatric diagnoses and to stimulate much-needed research to fill these gaps, 'Age and Gender Considerations in Psychiatric Diagnosis' serves as both a valuable short-term source for the DSM-V Task Force and its disorder-specific workgroups, and a long-term guide for future studies that will contribute to revised psychiatric classifications in these areas.

The idea that there is a fundamental rift between researchers and practitioners should not come as a surprise to anyone familiar with the current literature, trends, and general feelings in the field of clinical psychology. Central to this scientist-practitioner gap is an underlying disagreement over the nature of knowledge, namely that while researchers point to empirical studies as the foundation of truth, many practitioners would argue that clinical experience offers a more complete understanding of a topic. And while research findings can often seem irrelevant and counter-intuitive to the seasoned therapist in session with a client, the subjective and un-founded methods of many practitioners can appear misguided to an empirically-minded scientist. The fact that members of one 'camp' or the other generally spend little time and effort attempting to familiarize themselves with the theory, practice, and merits of their counterparts only perpetuates this distinct line, further widening this schism.

This volume in the Blue Books of Neurology series provides you with rapid access to practical, clinical guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of all forms of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, Parkinson's disease, and many others. Organized by the most common neurodegenerative diseases, it reflects new insights regarding commonalities among the neurodegenerative diseases, and clusters them according to their dominant molecular pathologic signatures, so you can best treat any dementia you see.Differentiate among various forms of dementia and provide the appropriate management strategy. Correlate neuroimaging with neuropsychological testing to form more accurate diagnoses.Administer the latest approved drugs to improve your patients' brain function.A new two-color design and full-color images throughout helps you access information more easily.New chapters and new authors help you incorporate the latest information and fresh perspectives into your practice.

From expert testimony advice to treating HIV-positive female inmates, this handbook contains the most current research and tested field practices for child welfare through adulthood in the civil and criminal systems. Encompassing a wide range of treatments, roles, specialized practices, research, and diagnoses, this will guide practicing professionals through the forensic social work issues they encounter on a daily basis.

'The Well-Managed Practice' is a comprehensive guide for private practices of any size, and at any stage of development, from start-up through mature business, that provides indispensable tools for effective management, smooth operation, and maximum profitability. The book includes tools for developing business and management skills, insight into the accrediting process, staff hiring, and other key issues facing those starting their own practice. The book takes a holistic approach to delivering mental health services in an era of increasing complexity, with applicability to anyone in the field.

Sometimes she's Dr. Jeanette Potts, and sometimes she's Dr. Tango. As Dr. Potts, she's on staff in the Cleveland Clinic's Glickman Urological Institute, and in that role, besides treating patients, she travels extensively as a speaker and lecturer. But her alter ego is Dr. Tango, a skilled dancer who has been totally captivated by the Argentine tango. In this role, she uses the tango to express her life philosophies. She also applies the revitalizing inspiration she derives from the tango to develop a nurturing, mind-body approach to her patients.

Since the early twentieth century, hormones have commonly been understood as 'messengers of sex'. They are seen as essential to the development and functioning of healthy reproductive male and female bodies; millions take them as medications in the treatment of fertility, infertility and ageing. However, in contemporary society, hormones are both disturbed and disturbing; invading our environments and bodies through plastics, food and water, environmental estrogens and other chemicals, threatening irreversible, inter-generational bodily change. Using a wide range of sources, from physiology textbooks to popular parenting books and pharmaceutical advertisements, Celia Roberts analyses the multiple ways in which sex hormones have come to matter to us today. Bringing feminist theories of the body into dialogue with science and technology studies, she develops tools to address one of the most important questions facing feminism today: how is biological sex conceivable?