Psychology Brain

This title consists of 3 separate titles, namely: Title 1 - Synesthesia (Learn what causes this condition, how to notice signs, as well as how to verify whether you have it or not.), title 2 - The Placebo Effect (what is it and does it truly work? What are its health advantages, its medical benefits?), and title 3 - NLP training, Narcolepsy, Acupuncture, and Alzheimer’s (learn now how to improve your health and help those people in your life that are suffering from Alzheimer’s and narcolepsy).

How Dogs Love Us answers the age-old question of dog lovers everywhere and offers profound new evidence that dogs should be treated as we would treat our best human friends: with love, respect, and appreciation for their social and emotional intelligence.

Living with anxiety, depression or struggling with low self worth can feel like you’re constantly exhausted. Like the challenges of everyday life just leave you depleted. Over time it gets easier to feel trapped by these feelings, and trapped by the automatic negative thoughts they create. But what if it wasn’t just our feelings that caused our thoughts, it was our thoughts that caused our feelings? This question is the core of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, one of the most widely researched and evidence backed therapies available today.

Beatriz and Albert Sheldon have spent the last twenty years developing the novel therapeutic paradigm called Complex Integration of Multiple Brain Systems. They have pioneered a new methodology for "reading" and assessing emotional states using their patients' carefully observed psychophysiological phenomena as empirical evidence. Translating academic, scientific, and clinical research and successful training courses into a reference work that you can savor at leisure, the Sheldons have produced an approachable, intriguing, yet comprehensive milestone in psychotherapeutic literature.

Do you want to reduce your stress levels, boost your memory, mood, and focus, and be more creative? Then it’s time to get moving! In this groundbreaking international bestseller, The Mind-Body Method, acclaimed psychiatrist and mental health guru Dr. Anders Hansen reveals a simple yet effective method for transforming your life: exercise. Dr. Hansen explains the evolutionary reason that exercise can reduce stress and anxiety, boost memory and focus, raise IQ, and even slow down the aging process.

'인생의 복잡한 일들을 가볍게 받아들이는 5가지 법칙 "왜 우리는 이 흥미로운 세상을이토록 재미없게 살까?"성인이 되어 스트레스와 의무, 책임감으로 가득한 삶을 사는 동안 우리가 잃어버린 능력이 하나 있다. 바로 유쾌함이다. 유쾌함을 잃은 탓에 우리는 세상을 더 심각하고 재미없게만 살게 됐다. 모두 행복해지기 위해 열심히 노력하지만, 사실 일상에서 유쾌함을 회복하지 못하면 어떤 노력으로도 행복해질 수 없다. 그래서 행동과학자이자 내과의사인 앤서니 T.디베네뎃은 유쾌함을 회복하는 방법을 찾기 위해 심리학, 사회학, 역사학, 신경과학, 경제학을 폭넓게 연구하기 시작했다. 여기에 더해 자신의 환자를 포함한 수백 명의 사람을 관찰하고 인터뷰했으며, 남녀노소와 시대를 막론하고 다양한 사례를 수집했다. 그리고 마침내 그는 인간에게 '유쾌 지능'이 있다는 사실을 발견했다. IQ나 EQ처럼 즐거워 할 줄 아는 능력도 지능임을 밝혀낸 것이다. 이 지능은 우리의 노력 여하에 따라 얼마든지 계속 키워나갈 수 있는데, 저자는 인간의 유쾌 지능을 높이는 핵심 비밀 5가지를 찾았다. 상상력, 사교성, 유머, 즉흥성, 경이감이 바로 그것이다.

Neuroscientists Sandra Aamodt and Sam Wang (who is also a parent) explain the facets and functions of the developing brain, discussing salient subjects such as sleep problems, language learning, gender differences, and autism. They dispel common myths about important subjects, such as the value of educational videos for babies, the meaning of ADHD in the classroom, and the best predictor of academic success (hint: It's not IQ). Most of all, this book will help you know when to worry, how to respond, and, most important, when to relax.

Self Comes to Mind is a nuanced and original chronicle of the evolution of the human brain. It reveals how the brain's development of a self becomes a challenge to nature's indifference and opens the way for the appearance of culture, a radical break in the course of evolution.

After getting a master’s degree in clinical psychology, Dasha Kiper became the live-in caregiver for a Holocaust survivor with Alzheimer’s disease. For a year, she endured the emotional strain of looking after a person whose condition disrupts the rules of time, order, and continuity. Inspired by her own experience and her work counseling caregivers in the subsequent decade, Kiper offers an entirely new way to understand the symbiotic relationship between patients and those tending to them.

Unbreakable Mind will help you understand your thoughts, organize them, and attach the appropriate action to them. Mental clarity equals peace and control of your mind. The goal of this book is simple: You'll actually have something real that works if you just follow the instructions along with an understanding of the mind in a way that just makes everything so simple to comprehend and apply!

Conquer worry, master your thoughts, and embrace a calmer mind. Are you trapped in a relentless cycle of worry, stress, and overthinking? Does anxiety hold you back from living the life you truly deserve? It’s time to break free with Rewiring the Anxious Brain.

In The Influential Mind, neuroscientist Tali Sharot takes us on a thrilling exploration of the nature of influence. We all have a duty to affect others - from the classroom to the boardroom to social media. But how skilled are we at this role, and can we become better? It turns out that many of our instincts - from relying on facts and figures to shape opinions, to insisting others are wrong or attempting to exert control - are ineffective because they are incompatible with how people's minds operate.

Parker describes the discovery of tetrahydocannbinol (THC), the main psychoactive component of cannabis, and the further discovery of cannabinoid receptors in the brain. She explains that the brain produces chemicals similar to THC, which act on the same receptors as THC, and shows that the endocannabinoid system is involved in all aspects of brain functioning.

Licensed therapist and mental health writer Dr. Kathleen Smith offers a smart, practical antidote to our anxiety-ridden times. Everything Isn't Terrible is an informative and practical guide—featuring a healthy dose of humor—for people who want to become beacons of calmness in their families, at work, and in our anxious world. Everything Isn't Terrible will inspire you to confront your anxious self, take charge of your anxiety, and increase your own capacity to choose how you respond to it.

How do magicians make us see the impossible? The Illusionist Brain takes you on an unforgettable journey through the inner workings of the human mind, revealing how magicians achieve their spectacular and seemingly impossible effects by interfering with your cognitive processes. Along the way, this lively and informative book provides a guided tour of modern neuroscience, using magic as a lens for understanding the unconscious and automatic functioning of our brains.

A chronic sense of unease. Nagging what-ifs. Worry about what other people think. Paralyzing phobias. Full-blown panic attacks. Anxiety shows up in a lot of different ways and can permeate every aspect of your life. The good news is that although it can feel confusing and overwhelming—as if things will never get better—it is possible to retrain your brain and put yourself back in the driver's seat.

Has your mind ever been filled with such negative thoughts that you even worry about what will happen in the following minutes? People do not know that this type of behavior is generated by overthinking, which can generate many more consequences, such as anxiety and depression. In this book, learn how to master your mind to build mental toughness to focus on the present. We will teach you everything you need to know so as not to compromise your mental health and, on the contrary, improve it and have a much better emotional well-being.

A prize-winning journalist with a background in neuroscience, Helen Thomson spent years tracking down people who live with the world's most extraordinary neurological disorders - like a man who tried to break his back because his legs no longer felt like his own, and another who believed that he was dead for nine years. Not content to simply read about these cases on paper, Thomson reached out to 10 people with these afflictions, and they agreed to tell her their stories.

Maybe you’ve struggled for years with anxiety, depression, ADHD, migraines, PTSD, obsessive thinking, sleep issues or other unwanted conditions. You’ve tried medication, psychotherapy, breathing techniques, yoga, exercise or dietary changes—with no permanent relief. Neurofeedback is an emerging technology that’s helped thousands of people feel better—without medication. It allows you to gently nudge your brain along through training until it learns to operate in a healthier manner.

In How to Overcome the Bully in Your Brain, author James Holmes dares us to challenge the voice we have in our head. The voice that says we can’t achieve, and that we perhaps aren’t good enough. He examines the cognitive biases we all hold and sets us on a path to overcome them. He will challenge you to question your thoughts and beliefs and allow you to begin to see the world differently.