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Consciousness is a clever adaptation for life as a social ape. But like all adaptations, it has its limits. Lion claws and butterfly wings are made of tissue and proteins that require proper diet and maintenance to keep their integrity. Likewise, a fully functioning conscious system is a phenomenon that requires a well-nourished neural substrate to keep it going. It is important to point out that a healthy brain is necessary but not sufficient for...
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The 2019 pandemic has been not only a biological pandemic but also a psychological–cultural pandemic. This study evaluates the impact of mental health on the general population, stakeholders, and how the psychological factors have important consequences in creating public health rules.
To prevent unconscious cognitive biases or to anticipate reactions from the community, we found that catering to cognitive elements is essential in the creation...
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To capture the essence of the experience brought on by exposure to the epidemics and as part of the author's doctoral dissertation, Dr. Dawson interviewed people who have experienced the powerful effects of fear. The book provides the reader with evidenced based interventions on how they can halt emotion constriction of exposure to life threatening diseases such as the opiate and coronavirus epidemics. The book offers the reader with research based...
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Summary of Into the Magic Shop by James R. Doty | Includes Analysis Preview: In his memoir Into the Magic Shop Dr. James R. Doty describes how simple meditative techniques have had a profound effect on both his personal and professional paths. His account traces his evolution from troubled child to struggling student to distinguished neurosurgeon, including his tenure as the CEO of a billion-dollar company. From the vantage of his current role as...
45) La conciencia en el cerebro: Descifrando el enigma de cómo el cerebro elabora nuestros pensamientos
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¿Cómo pienso? ¿Qué este "yo" que parece el hacedor de ese pensamiento? ¿Yo sería distinto si hubiera nacido en una época diferente, en otro lugar o en otro cuerpo? ¿Adónde voy cuando me duermo, cuando sueño, cuando muero? ¿Todo eso se origina en mi cerebro? Estas preguntas acuciaron a sabios y legos de todas las épocas. Pero hasta hace apenas dos o tres décadas, la ciencia no se atrevía a enfrentarlas. Hoy en día, gracias al avance...
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What accounts for the remarkable ability to get inside another person's head-to know what they're thinking and feeling? "Mind reading" is the very heart of what it means to be human, creating a bridge between self and others that is fundamental to the development of culture and society. But, until recently, scientists didn't understand what in the brain makes it possible.
This has all changed in the last decade. Marco Iacoboni, a leading neuroscientist...
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Imagine a little boy seeing the world as special - an internal picture of perfection revolving around the image of his own self - a pulsating star, at center stage. Then, he sees that he does not match what his self-image symbolizes, the alpha-male personality of both his father and grandfather. They are aggressively domineering, hugely successful at making money, and seem to have sexually satisfied both his mother and grandmother. But the boy realizes...
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Este libro va dirigido a todos aquellos que, por cualquier razón, estén interesados en el desarrollo cognitivo humano. Espero y deseo que resulte comprensible e interesante a lectores procedentes de campos muy diversos: gente interesada en el tema pero con escasa o ninguna preparación en psicología; estudiantes universitarios, tanto de primeros cursos como de cursos superiores, ya sea de psicología general, evolutiva, cognitiva, educativa o incluso...
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This book provide a perspective of the healing process from emotional hurt and pain through mobilizing the power of "Self". The content is a parallel of theology and cognitive psychology. In order to escape from being a victim of the ills presented by the world we live, "Self-Empowerment" is, emphasized. Changing circumstances that happen in the world we live is impossible, but changing the way we think about these situations is necessary to accomplish...
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"Everyone is an Einstein; and There is an Einstein in Everyone: The Constitution of Genius" is a book written with boundless hope. The undeniable potential that resides in each of us is infinite. But realizing your full potential, harnessing it, and maximizing it, is no small task. This book seeks to encourage thinking anew about how we unlock the full potential in each and every one of us.
During the process of realizing of your own genius, there's...
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Albert Ellis was an icon of 20th century psychology and a founder of the cognitive behavioral movement. In this book, a collection of 22 chapters, the editors trace the evolution of Ellis' philosophy and methodology from its Freudian roots to present day Cognitive Behavior Therapy using Dr. Ellis' writings, including some collaborations with other authors. A sampling of the chapters are: Conquering Depression, Modern Marriage: Hotbed of Neurosis,...
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Think better. Be happier.
Is your style of thinking affecting your feelings? Could you make some basic changes and improve your self-esteem, motivation, and happiness?
CBT is already a medically approved method of treating depression, and is now growing in popularity as a self-help mechanism.
Need to Know? Cognitive Behavioral Therapy will enable you to assess your own thought patterns, and will show you how to modify your thinking so that you respond...
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Why do we see what we see? This eBook is where cognitive psychology and photographic art collide head-on in a mind-blowing exposé on the power of apophenia. The 133 symmetrical cloud photographs presented in this eBook produce some exceptionally strong visual responses, and this fresh, exciting insight into cognitive phenomena, is sure to ignite the synapses of both scholar and the psychological layman. In short, this eBook is an elegant, artistic...
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Perfect for students, anyone interested in psychology and psychology for beginners.
What is psychology?
What areas of human behaviour does psychology cover?
What approaches are there to human behaviour?
If the answer is yes to any of those questions and more, then this is the book for you!
As you will learn about what psychology is, the five approaches to human behaviour and you'll have an introduction to nine subfields of psychology.
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2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 24 min., 20 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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This program looks at the development of the 'sense of self' in middle childhood. It covers social cognition, the impact of family relationships on social and emotional development, before and after school childcare, the formation and function of the peer group and the role of the school.
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Theron Q. Dumont was one of the many pseudonyms of American occultist, author, and pioneer of the New Thought movement William Walker Atkinson. A central tenet of the New Thought movement is the importance of thoughts in creating real change in person's physical, emotional, and financial life. Negative thoughts will attract negative events and negative people and positive thoughts will bring about positive outcomes. In "The Power of Concentration"...
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Practical reasoning and clear thinking are essential for everyone if we are to make sense of the information, we receive each day. Being able to quickly know the difference between valid and invalid arguments, the contradictory versus the contrary, vagueness and ambiguity, contradiction and self-contradiction, the truthful and the fallacious, separates clear thinkers from the crowd.
“How to Think Straight” lays the foundation for critical reasoning...
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Kanopy Streaming
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2014.
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1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 20 min., 5 sec.) : digital, .flv file, sound
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In this DVD Piaget's theory of concrete operational development is looked at. It details information processing, cognitive advances and language development. How the school and parents function in respect to the classroom, bilingual education and IQ and achievement tests are also discussed.
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A neuroscientist's groundbreaking, science-driven plan for revitalizing, nourishing and rejuvenating your most essential asset--your brain. Your brain is the most essential organ in your body. The brain and spinal cord are intimately connected to every bodily system and organ, so when it is balanced everything in your body and mind will function more efficiently. It's vitally important to take proactive steps now, or you risk losing everything, including...
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