Social Disorders

In Possessed, Rebecca R. Falkoff asks how hoarding - once a paradigm of economic rationality - came to be defined as a mental illness. Hoarding is unique among the disorders included in the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5 because its diagnosis requires the existence of a material entity: the hoard. Possessed therefore considers the hoard as an aesthetic object produced by clashing perspectives about the meaning or value of objects.

David W. Powell enlisted for a tour of duty in April 1966 with the US Marines after receiving an imminent draft notice. Believing he would be able to leverage his existing skills as a computer programmer, he never thought all they would see on his resume was his Karate expertise. Even less that he would wind up serving as a Rocket man in the jungles of Da Nang and Chu Lai for a 13 month tour in hell. David's journey from naive civilian to battle-hardened combat veteran shows us all how fragile our humanity really is.

Psychopathen? Die großen Massenmörder der Gegenwart fallen einem ein, die Amokläufer, die Gemeingefährlichen. Doch es sind nicht nur jene aus den Schlagzeilen, die unser Leben bedrohen. Es sind die Nachbarn, die aus fadenscheinigen Gründen einen Streit vom Gartenzaun brechen, die falschen Freunde, die unsere Energie und Kraft rauben, die Mobber im Büro. Die unsichtbaren Wunden, die sie uns zufügen, sind die wahre Gefahr. Es sind psychische, finanzielle oder emotionale Verletzungen - und die sind oft verheerend.

Over 30 percent of people consider themselves shy, introverted, or just plain socially awkward! Most people find it difficult starting a new job, giving a speech, or going to an interview. This book is filled with simple advice and easy-to-use tactics – you’ll be surprised to see just how easy it really is to engage, converse, and confidently interact on a daily basis. With these simple strategies, people will be shocked and wonder what happened to make you far more socially aware and confident.

Every week, one in 10 young people in the UK experiences symptoms of a common mental health problem, such as anxiety or depression, and one in five have considered taking their own life at some point. In this audiobook, Stacey Dooley opens up the conversation about mental health in young people, to challenge the stigma and stereotypes around it.

Wie du Menschen hilfst, ohne dich bei dabei selbst schlecht zu fühlen; empath zu sein, bedeutet, die Fähigkeit zu besitzen, sich in anderen hineinzuspüren. Die Emotionen der anderen werden zu den eigenen. Aber wenn diese Charaktereigenschaften nur noch dafür sorgen, ständig überwältigt oder die Zielscheibe von Manipulatoren zu sein, ist es Zeit, die Notbremse zu ziehen. Die gute Nachricht: Die Emotionen kontrollieren zu lernen und sich nicht mehr über Gebühr von den Problemen anderer mitreißen zu lassen, lässt sich erlernen.

You are about to experience an overload of awesome information! Manipulation is everywhere. It’s part of our lives. And in some cases, it gets completely abused. Our human psychology involves so many things. Our everyday interactions are complicated and intricate. Therefore, this short audiobook can only contain a fraction of everything, but a myriad of topics will be cover.

Book 1: The dark side, we all have one, so why don’t we always act on it? Book 2: Learn how advertisements affect your subconscious, how cults gain more members, how brainwashing works, and more. Book 3: Verbal abuse, it’s sick, it’s cruel, it’s wrong, and so very, very damaging. Why do we do it? While this audiobook isn’t the definitive work on these subjects, it does contain valuable information that is important for all to know.

Maude Julien's parents were fanatics who believed it was their sacred duty to turn her into the ultimate survivor - raising her in isolation, tyrannizing her childhood, and subjecting her to endless drills designed to "eliminate weakness". Maude learned to hold an electric fence for minutes without flinching and to sit perfectly still in a rat-infested cellar all night long (her mother sewed bells onto her clothes that would give her away if she moved). She endured a life without heat, hot water, adequate food, friendship, or any kind of affectionate treatment.

Quick - what do you worry about most? Your cell phone giving you cancer? The public bathroom you're using being dirty? GMOs in your food? An asteroid strike? Something else? In this witty and evidence-based book, Lise Johnson and Eric Chudler get to the root of our worries, all the while using science to help tame the anxiety beast.

The tragedy of large-scale trauma has etched the names of cities on a national monument of heartbreak and senseless loss. First responders, caregivers, and civic leaders are often left with the daunting task of navigating the emotional and physical aftermath and stitching their communities back together, a trajectory of healing that can take months and years.

America loves narcissism, and America loves to hate narcissists. Narcissism is part of the assumed “national character” of Americans, according to a 2015 survey of views from home and abroad. While those meeting the criteria for Narcissistic Personality Disorder in the United States are actually quite few, those exploitive few have a way of gaining center stage in our culture.

The Underdogs tells the story of Karen Shirk, felled at age 24 by a neuromuscular disease and facing life as a ventilator-dependent, immobile patient, who was turned down by every service dog agency in the country because she was "too disabled". Her nurse encouraged her to tone down the suicidal thoughts, find a puppy, and raise her own service dog. Karen did this, and Ben, a German shepherd, dragged her back into life.

From Sandy Hook, Connecticut, to Aurora, Colorado, to Tucson, Arizona, this nation has been racked from coast to coast with mass shootings perpetrated by criminals with sick minds. Authors Dr. Liebert and Dr. Birnes believe the increase in violence is an epidemic and dig deep into the causes of mental illness to determine what exactly is going on with these individuals and society as a whole, and what action can be taken to slow this frightening trend toward mass violence.

In 2005 a Chinook helicopter carrying 16 Special Ops soldiers crashed during a rescue mission in a remote part of Afghanistan, killing everyone on board. In that instant, machine gunner Caleb Daniels lost his best friend, Kip Jacoby, and seven members of his unit. Back in the U.S., Caleb begins to see them everywhere - dead Kip, with his Alice in Wonderland tattoos, and the rest of them, their burned bodies watching him. But there is something else haunting Caleb, too - a presence he calls the Black Thing, or the Destroyer.

En esta nueva era de la quiebra emocional y el agotamiento cerebral, Inteligencia socioemocional nos ofrece una serie de herramientas innovadoras para ayudar a nuestros niños y estudiantes a enfrentar con resiliencia y creatividad los desafíos de la vida y las epidemias de la actualidad: ansiedad, soledad, depresión y estrés.

Fühlst du dich manchmal von anderen Menschen missverstanden? Dann solltest du dich einmal näher mit dem Enneagramm beschäftigen. Diese Typenlehre ist ein strukturiertes Modell, das dir nicht nur dabei hilft, Menschen besser zu verstehen und entsprechend zu handeln. Wie es funktioniert, zeigt dir Diana Freitag in diesem Hörbuch. Die schamanisch arbeitende Transformationstheapeutin und Yoga-Lehrerin hat das alte Geheimwissen des Enneagramms kompakt für unsere Zeit aufbereitet.

America in Retreat identifies a profound crisis on the global horizon. As Americans seek to withdraw from the world to tend to domestic problems, America’s adversaries spy opportunity. Vladimir Putin's ambitions to restore the glory of the czarist empire go effectively unchecked, as do China's attempts to expand its maritime claims in the South China Sea, as do Iran's efforts to develop nuclear capabilities.

Does it sometimes feel like your anxiety is controlling your whole life? It's time to get back in the driving seat and show it who's really in charge.... Estimates suggest that more than 12 percent of people live with a social anxiety disorder at some stage. If it affects you, you’re in good company—Adele, Missy Elliot, and Taylor Swift are just a handful of celebrities who have spoken out about their own experiences with it.

Award winning series. A fun listen, a tool for life...The stress, worry, and anxiety our children face is greater than any generation before. Anxiety disorders affect one in eight children. Research shows that untreated children with anxiety disorders are at higher risk to perform poorly in school, miss out on important social experiences, and engage in substance abuse. Don't let your children deal with this by themselves. This audiobook and the tools it contains can give your children the normal childhood they deserve.