Thank & grow rich : a 30-day experiment in shameless gratitude and unabashed joy / / Pam Grout |
Autore | Grout Pam |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Carlsbad, California : , : Hay House, Inc., , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (155 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 179.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Gratitude
Self-help techniques |
ISBN | 1-4019-4985-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Altri titoli varianti | Thank and grow rich |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163916103321 |
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The therapist's answer book : solutions to 101 tricky problems in psychotherapy / / Jerome S. Blackman |
Autore | Blackman Jerome S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y. ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (399 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.89/14 |
Soggetto topico |
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist and patient Self-help techniques |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-203-09474-3
1-283-86136-4 1-136-20915-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | section A. A very quick take on assessment and technique -- section B. General principles about treatment -- section C. Techniques with different types of disturbances -- section D. Techniques with acting in and acting out -- section E. Your reactions to people in treatment -- section F. Modifications to the "frame" of treatment -- section G. Special issues. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463124003321 |
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The therapist's answer book : solutions to 101 tricky problems in psychotherapy / / Jerome S. Blackman |
Autore | Blackman Jerome S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y. ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (399 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.89/14 |
Soggetto topico |
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist and patient Self-help techniques |
ISBN |
1-136-20914-X
0-203-09474-3 1-283-86136-4 1-136-20915-8 |
Classificazione | PSY038000PSY036000PSY007000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | section A. A very quick take on assessment and technique -- section B. General principles about treatment -- section C. Techniques with different types of disturbances -- section D. Techniques with acting in and acting out -- section E. Your reactions to people in treatment -- section F. Modifications to the "frame" of treatment -- section G. Special issues. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786593703321 |
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The therapist's answer book : solutions to 101 tricky problems in psychotherapy / / Jerome S. Blackman |
Autore | Blackman Jerome S. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, N.Y. ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (399 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.89/14 |
Soggetto topico |
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapist and patient Self-help techniques |
ISBN |
1-136-20914-X
0-203-09474-3 1-283-86136-4 1-136-20915-8 |
Classificazione | PSY038000PSY036000PSY007000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | section A. A very quick take on assessment and technique -- section B. General principles about treatment -- section C. Techniques with different types of disturbances -- section D. Techniques with acting in and acting out -- section E. Your reactions to people in treatment -- section F. Modifications to the "frame" of treatment -- section G. Special issues. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810830903321 |
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Warrior renew : healing from military sexual trauma / / Lori S. Katz, PhD. ; Nancy S. Hale, acquisitions editor ; Shelby Peak, production editor |
Autore | Katz Lori S. <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.85/8369008697 |
Soggetto topico |
Sexual abuse victims - Rehabilitation
Psychic trauma - Treatment Sexual harassment in the military Women soldiers - Mental health Women soldiers - Crimes against Self-help techniques |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8261-2232-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Orientation; Overview of Warrior Renew; Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory; A Holographic Reprocessing Approach for Healing Trauma; A Transformational Approach to Healing; A Guide for Using This Text; Using This Text in a Group; Setting Expectations; Starting and Ending on Time; Confidentiality; Eating/Drinking During Group; Storing Books Between Sessions; Opening and Closing Group Sessions; Group Format; Benefits of Covering a Single Chapter Over Two Sessions; Group Agreements; Joining the Military
Share Warrior Renew: Healing From Military Sexual TraumaChapter 1: What Is Military Sexual Trauma?; Sexual Trauma; You are Not Alone; Military Sexual Trauma; Why is Sexual Trauma Higher in the Military?; Complications of MST; Reporting Sexual Trauma; Sexual Trauma and Men; Understanding Sexual Assaults; Normal Reactions to Sexual Trauma; Common Symptoms After MST; Homelessness and MST; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Four Things to Consider When Healing from MST; Chapter 1 Summary Points; This Week's Closing Exercises (See Appendix B); Signal Breath; Cleansing Breath; Relaxation Sandwich Chapter 2: Coping With FeelingsFeelings . . .?; Some Common Avoidance Strategies; The Meaning of Feelings; Feelings Come From Our Thoughts; Feelings are Physical Sensations; Feelings Come and They Go; Feelings are Responses, Not Facts; Feelings are Part of Neural Networks; Experience; Skills to Identify and Release Feelings; Your Own Biofeedback Machine; The Biofeedback Machine is Practiced Like This; Decoding Your Feelings; It is Practiced in Six Steps; Step 1: Getting Centered; Step 2: Focusing on Sensations in Your Body; Step 3: Identifying the Feelings; Step 4: Decoding the Message Step 5: Releasing the Feeling and the TensionStep 6: Deciding on Your Response; The Box of Feelings; Feelings Come and They Go; Chapter 2 Summary Points; Chapter 3: Nightmares and Getting a Good Night's Sleep; Sleep and Nightmares; Good Sleep Habits; Insomnia ; Presleep Routine; Setting a Good Intention; Engaging Your Senses; Creating an Invisible Negativity Shield; What is a Nightmare?; Nightmare Remedies; The Rational and Experiential Systems; Example of a Symbolic Representation in a Dream; The Lemon Exercise; Understanding Nightmares; Dream Journal; Rescripting a Dream; My Sleep Routien The Power of SmellNightmare Sachets; How to Make a Bedside Sachet; Chapter 3 Summary Points; Chapter 4: Triggers and Anxiety; Triggering Anxiety; Understanding Triggers; Pavlov's Dogs; Normal Reactions to Stress; Normal Versus PTSD Reactions to Stress; Healing Triggers and Anxiety; COPE-ing With Anxiety Caused by Triggers; The Gift of Triggers; Panic Attacks; Phobias; Phobia Treatment: Systematic Desensitization and In Vivo Exposure; Agoraphobia and Social Phobias; Anxiety Worksheet; Step One: Identifying a Relaxing Place; Step Two: Identifying Triggers; Step Three: Gaining Perspective Step Four: Go Back to Your Relaxed Imagery |
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Warrior renew : healing from military sexual trauma / / Lori S. Katz, PhD. ; Nancy S. Hale, acquisitions editor ; Shelby Peak, production editor |
Autore | Katz Lori S. <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.85/8369008697 |
Soggetto topico |
Sexual abuse victims - Rehabilitation
Psychic trauma - Treatment Sexual harassment in the military Women soldiers - Mental health Women soldiers - Crimes against Self-help techniques |
ISBN | 0-8261-2232-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Orientation; Overview of Warrior Renew; Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory; A Holographic Reprocessing Approach for Healing Trauma; A Transformational Approach to Healing; A Guide for Using This Text; Using This Text in a Group; Setting Expectations; Starting and Ending on Time; Confidentiality; Eating/Drinking During Group; Storing Books Between Sessions; Opening and Closing Group Sessions; Group Format; Benefits of Covering a Single Chapter Over Two Sessions; Group Agreements; Joining the Military
Share Warrior Renew: Healing From Military Sexual TraumaChapter 1: What Is Military Sexual Trauma?; Sexual Trauma; You are Not Alone; Military Sexual Trauma; Why is Sexual Trauma Higher in the Military?; Complications of MST; Reporting Sexual Trauma; Sexual Trauma and Men; Understanding Sexual Assaults; Normal Reactions to Sexual Trauma; Common Symptoms After MST; Homelessness and MST; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Four Things to Consider When Healing from MST; Chapter 1 Summary Points; This Week's Closing Exercises (See Appendix B); Signal Breath; Cleansing Breath; Relaxation Sandwich Chapter 2: Coping With FeelingsFeelings . . .?; Some Common Avoidance Strategies; The Meaning of Feelings; Feelings Come From Our Thoughts; Feelings are Physical Sensations; Feelings Come and They Go; Feelings are Responses, Not Facts; Feelings are Part of Neural Networks; Experience; Skills to Identify and Release Feelings; Your Own Biofeedback Machine; The Biofeedback Machine is Practiced Like This; Decoding Your Feelings; It is Practiced in Six Steps; Step 1: Getting Centered; Step 2: Focusing on Sensations in Your Body; Step 3: Identifying the Feelings; Step 4: Decoding the Message Step 5: Releasing the Feeling and the TensionStep 6: Deciding on Your Response; The Box of Feelings; Feelings Come and They Go; Chapter 2 Summary Points; Chapter 3: Nightmares and Getting a Good Night's Sleep; Sleep and Nightmares; Good Sleep Habits; Insomnia ; Presleep Routine; Setting a Good Intention; Engaging Your Senses; Creating an Invisible Negativity Shield; What is a Nightmare?; Nightmare Remedies; The Rational and Experiential Systems; Example of a Symbolic Representation in a Dream; The Lemon Exercise; Understanding Nightmares; Dream Journal; Rescripting a Dream; My Sleep Routien The Power of SmellNightmare Sachets; How to Make a Bedside Sachet; Chapter 3 Summary Points; Chapter 4: Triggers and Anxiety; Triggering Anxiety; Understanding Triggers; Pavlov's Dogs; Normal Reactions to Stress; Normal Versus PTSD Reactions to Stress; Healing Triggers and Anxiety; COPE-ing With Anxiety Caused by Triggers; The Gift of Triggers; Panic Attacks; Phobias; Phobia Treatment: Systematic Desensitization and In Vivo Exposure; Agoraphobia and Social Phobias; Anxiety Worksheet; Step One: Identifying a Relaxing Place; Step Two: Identifying Triggers; Step Three: Gaining Perspective Step Four: Go Back to Your Relaxed Imagery |
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Warrior renew : healing from military sexual trauma / / Lori S. Katz, PhD. ; Nancy S. Hale, acquisitions editor ; Shelby Peak, production editor |
Autore | Katz Lori S. <1963-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Springer Publishing Company, , 2015 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 p.) |
Disciplina | 616.85/8369008697 |
Soggetto topico |
Sexual abuse victims - Rehabilitation
Psychic trauma - Treatment Sexual harassment in the military Women soldiers - Mental health Women soldiers - Crimes against Self-help techniques |
ISBN | 0-8261-2232-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Orientation; Overview of Warrior Renew; Cognitive-Experiential Self-Theory; A Holographic Reprocessing Approach for Healing Trauma; A Transformational Approach to Healing; A Guide for Using This Text; Using This Text in a Group; Setting Expectations; Starting and Ending on Time; Confidentiality; Eating/Drinking During Group; Storing Books Between Sessions; Opening and Closing Group Sessions; Group Format; Benefits of Covering a Single Chapter Over Two Sessions; Group Agreements; Joining the Military
Share Warrior Renew: Healing From Military Sexual TraumaChapter 1: What Is Military Sexual Trauma?; Sexual Trauma; You are Not Alone; Military Sexual Trauma; Why is Sexual Trauma Higher in the Military?; Complications of MST; Reporting Sexual Trauma; Sexual Trauma and Men; Understanding Sexual Assaults; Normal Reactions to Sexual Trauma; Common Symptoms After MST; Homelessness and MST; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Four Things to Consider When Healing from MST; Chapter 1 Summary Points; This Week's Closing Exercises (See Appendix B); Signal Breath; Cleansing Breath; Relaxation Sandwich Chapter 2: Coping With FeelingsFeelings . . .?; Some Common Avoidance Strategies; The Meaning of Feelings; Feelings Come From Our Thoughts; Feelings are Physical Sensations; Feelings Come and They Go; Feelings are Responses, Not Facts; Feelings are Part of Neural Networks; Experience; Skills to Identify and Release Feelings; Your Own Biofeedback Machine; The Biofeedback Machine is Practiced Like This; Decoding Your Feelings; It is Practiced in Six Steps; Step 1: Getting Centered; Step 2: Focusing on Sensations in Your Body; Step 3: Identifying the Feelings; Step 4: Decoding the Message Step 5: Releasing the Feeling and the TensionStep 6: Deciding on Your Response; The Box of Feelings; Feelings Come and They Go; Chapter 2 Summary Points; Chapter 3: Nightmares and Getting a Good Night's Sleep; Sleep and Nightmares; Good Sleep Habits; Insomnia ; Presleep Routine; Setting a Good Intention; Engaging Your Senses; Creating an Invisible Negativity Shield; What is a Nightmare?; Nightmare Remedies; The Rational and Experiential Systems; Example of a Symbolic Representation in a Dream; The Lemon Exercise; Understanding Nightmares; Dream Journal; Rescripting a Dream; My Sleep Routien The Power of SmellNightmare Sachets; How to Make a Bedside Sachet; Chapter 3 Summary Points; Chapter 4: Triggers and Anxiety; Triggering Anxiety; Understanding Triggers; Pavlov's Dogs; Normal Reactions to Stress; Normal Versus PTSD Reactions to Stress; Healing Triggers and Anxiety; COPE-ing With Anxiety Caused by Triggers; The Gift of Triggers; Panic Attacks; Phobias; Phobia Treatment: Systematic Desensitization and In Vivo Exposure; Agoraphobia and Social Phobias; Anxiety Worksheet; Step One: Identifying a Relaxing Place; Step Two: Identifying Triggers; Step Three: Gaining Perspective Step Four: Go Back to Your Relaxed Imagery |
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Why we do what we do : understanding our brain to get the best out of ourselves and others / / Helena Boschi |
Autore | Boschi Helena |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2020] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 153 |
Soggetto topico |
Self-help techniques
Brain |
ISBN |
1-119-56154-X
1-119-56153-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Author -- About Lansons -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Our Brain -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- Why we need to keep it all in balance -- Our brain, neurons and synapses -- Our four lobes . . . -- . . . and two hemispheres -- How neurons communicate with each other -- Our nervous system -- Function of the nervous system -- Central nervous system (CNS) -- Peripheral nervous system (PNS) -- What happens when we activate the autonomic nervous system? -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Do women and men have different brains? -- Why are both nature AND nurture important? -- What difference does being right- or left-handed make? -- Why do adolescents do what they do? -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Was Einstein's brain different? -- Should young children head footballs? -- The making of Vanessa-Mae -- References for Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 Our Brain and Emotion -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- Our brain's emotional circuitry -- Why do we have emotions? -- What exactly is emotion? -- The importance of endorphins -- How can we read emotions in others? -- Empathy: a force for good in the brain? -- We need to read emotional expression -- Why do women tend to be faster than men at identifying emotions? -- Why is our brain designed for fear? -- Why do psychopaths not feel fear? -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Why do emotions influence our decision-making? -- We rationalise - but we are not rational! -- Why do fear and anger colour our judgement? -- Why are emotional memories so vivid? -- What is our gut feel? -- Emotional intelligence: thinking about feeling -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- We are fooled by our emotions -- A dream that stirred a nation -- A display of affection that touched a child.
The dark side of emotion -- The impact of medication on our mood -- Positive emotions make us strong -- References for Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 Our Brain and Memory -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- How do we research memory? -- How does memory work in our brain? -- How do we form memories? -- Different types of memory -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Why do we remember what we remember? -- Types of amnesia -- What memories are most memorable? -- What affects our memory? -- Is the Internet making us stupid? -- Use it or lose it -- Lost and false memories -- How do we improve our memory? -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- We do not remember accurately -- A memory of 10 seconds and still a brilliant musician -- How does Alzheimer's Disease affect long-term memory? -- Does time of day affect our memory? -- The brain of the London black cab driver -- References for Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 Our Brain and Attention -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- How do we pay attention? -- We do not see what we do not expect to see -- How do we know what to focus on? -- Our autopilot makes us lazy thinkers -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Why do experts miss what is right in front of them? -- Focus is critical to improvement . . . -- . . . but focus can also make us blind -- No one can multitask -- Trying to multitask hurts our brain -- Why does multitasking make us feel good? -- Why is distraction so dangerous? -- We take mental shortcuts to deal with information -- Why do we like our comfort zone? -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Attention-related accidents are on the rise -- The march of the machine -- Is our attention span shrinking? -- The relationship between attention and learning -- References for Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 Our Brain and Language -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained. Where is language processed in our brain? -- Language: a left-brained thing? -- How is language affected by injury or brain trauma? -- Language is complex -- Intonation affects meaning -- Different words light up different parts of our brain -- Our brain is organised for communication -- Our brain sees words -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Why nouns make us respond more quickly than verbs -- We see words as shapes -- Can an understanding of language help stroke patients? -- What do our emails say about us? -- The power of words -- Why do some words annoy or repel us? -- Does feedback work? -- So how we do we make a feedback sandwich? -- Three separate feedback conversations -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Language inspires us -- Language sells -- Headlines harness and hold attention -- Stories switch on our brain -- References for Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 Our Brain and Visual Perception -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- How do we see? -- Visual perception: a complex process -- We see the whole first and details second -- We see faces everywhere -- Blindness in our brain -- We take shortcuts to simplify what we see -- How do we see colour? -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- We fill in the gaps -- Why are we susceptible to visual illusions? -- Our visual perception protects us . . . -- . . . but can also prevent new thinking -- Our truth is subjective -- We do not see ourselves accurately -- Mirror, mirror on the wall -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Our reality is what we are used to -- What should we believe? -- Fact, fiction or just fake? -- The Lab of Misfits: enabling people to perceive differently -- The dangers of our digital age -- References for Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 Our Brain and Biases -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- A psychological immune system in the brain. Why are our biases so powerful? -- Types of biases -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- We think other people are more biased than we are -- We hate being wrong -- Our brain avoids complexity -- We are easily influenced -- Nudge theory -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Even children become biased quickly -- Who are our friends? -- Do we ever learn from our mistakes? -- Nudges or dark patterns? -- Being human makes us biased -- We see outcomes and not probabilities -- Can we beat our biases? -- References for Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 Our Brain and Creativity -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- How does creativity work in our brain? -- Creativity is messy and contradictory -- How are new ideas formed? -- Why is a eureka moment not 'out of the blue'? -- Are creative people different from everyone else? -- But creativity is also in the small stuff -- Our senses affect our creativity -- Is intelligence linked to creativity? -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Can we learn to be creative? -- Creativity is not fragile: we need to challenge it! -- Convergent versus divergent thinking -- Creativity helps us to imagine the future -- Why do many of us stop being creative? -- Why does brainstorming not always work? -- How we crush creativity early on -- Reigniting and harnessing the creative spark -- Why are bad ideas still good ideas? -- Green is good for creativity -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Sleepiness removes constraints . . . -- . . . but sometimes constraint is good -- Do the opposite to what people expect -- Innovator or fast follower? -- References for Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 Our Brain and Change -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- Change is painful for the brain -- Anxiety is contagious -- Why do our brains love routine and habits? -- We are all lazy -- Experience and expectation are interlinked. How does the brain make and change decisions? -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Why does most change fail in organisations? -- Successful change needs the right leadership -- Leading change: dealing with the push-back first -- We like the challenge of change - if we are given enough freedom -- We need other people around us -- Information is essential during change -- Change rewires our brain -- We need to stay fit and healthy -- The importance of resilience -- Create the right conditions for change -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- We need to change, even when life is good! -- We need to change our thinking in order to change -- Make change easy for people -- Employee mobility can be a good thing -- Successful change goes beyond facts -- Culture is key -- Change is essential for a healthy brain -- References for Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 Our Brain and Stress -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- What is stress? -- How do we get stressed? -- Where does stress start in the brain? -- 1) Sympathetic-adrenal-medullary (SAM) system -- 2) Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis -- Causes of stress -- Stress can shrink our brain -- How do we measure stress? -- Stress, inflammation and disease -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- What we think is stressful will be stressful -- Can stress be good for us? -- Our braking system -- The power of meditation and mindfulness -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Are our jobs killing us? -- Stress can affect anyone -- The cost of commitment -- We can all do something to help others -- Exercise reduces stress -- References for Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 Our Brain and Leadership -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- Neuroscience and leadership -- Are there chemicals of leadership? -- The cognitive cost of decisions -- Leaders can help us reshape our brain. Expectations drive results. |
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Why we do what we do : understanding our brain to get the best out of ourselves and others / / Helena Boschi |
Autore | Boschi Helena |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | West Sussex, England : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , [2020] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 153 |
Soggetto topico |
Self-help techniques
Brain |
ISBN |
1-119-56154-X
1-119-56153-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- About the Author -- About Lansons -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Chapter 1 Our Brain -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- Why we need to keep it all in balance -- Our brain, neurons and synapses -- Our four lobes . . . -- . . . and two hemispheres -- How neurons communicate with each other -- Our nervous system -- Function of the nervous system -- Central nervous system (CNS) -- Peripheral nervous system (PNS) -- What happens when we activate the autonomic nervous system? -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Do women and men have different brains? -- Why are both nature AND nurture important? -- What difference does being right- or left-handed make? -- Why do adolescents do what they do? -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Was Einstein's brain different? -- Should young children head footballs? -- The making of Vanessa-Mae -- References for Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 Our Brain and Emotion -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- Our brain's emotional circuitry -- Why do we have emotions? -- What exactly is emotion? -- The importance of endorphins -- How can we read emotions in others? -- Empathy: a force for good in the brain? -- We need to read emotional expression -- Why do women tend to be faster than men at identifying emotions? -- Why is our brain designed for fear? -- Why do psychopaths not feel fear? -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Why do emotions influence our decision-making? -- We rationalise - but we are not rational! -- Why do fear and anger colour our judgement? -- Why are emotional memories so vivid? -- What is our gut feel? -- Emotional intelligence: thinking about feeling -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- We are fooled by our emotions -- A dream that stirred a nation -- A display of affection that touched a child.
The dark side of emotion -- The impact of medication on our mood -- Positive emotions make us strong -- References for Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 Our Brain and Memory -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- How do we research memory? -- How does memory work in our brain? -- How do we form memories? -- Different types of memory -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Why do we remember what we remember? -- Types of amnesia -- What memories are most memorable? -- What affects our memory? -- Is the Internet making us stupid? -- Use it or lose it -- Lost and false memories -- How do we improve our memory? -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- We do not remember accurately -- A memory of 10 seconds and still a brilliant musician -- How does Alzheimer's Disease affect long-term memory? -- Does time of day affect our memory? -- The brain of the London black cab driver -- References for Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 Our Brain and Attention -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- How do we pay attention? -- We do not see what we do not expect to see -- How do we know what to focus on? -- Our autopilot makes us lazy thinkers -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Why do experts miss what is right in front of them? -- Focus is critical to improvement . . . -- . . . but focus can also make us blind -- No one can multitask -- Trying to multitask hurts our brain -- Why does multitasking make us feel good? -- Why is distraction so dangerous? -- We take mental shortcuts to deal with information -- Why do we like our comfort zone? -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Attention-related accidents are on the rise -- The march of the machine -- Is our attention span shrinking? -- The relationship between attention and learning -- References for Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 Our Brain and Language -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained. Where is language processed in our brain? -- Language: a left-brained thing? -- How is language affected by injury or brain trauma? -- Language is complex -- Intonation affects meaning -- Different words light up different parts of our brain -- Our brain is organised for communication -- Our brain sees words -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Why nouns make us respond more quickly than verbs -- We see words as shapes -- Can an understanding of language help stroke patients? -- What do our emails say about us? -- The power of words -- Why do some words annoy or repel us? -- Does feedback work? -- So how we do we make a feedback sandwich? -- Three separate feedback conversations -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Language inspires us -- Language sells -- Headlines harness and hold attention -- Stories switch on our brain -- References for Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 Our Brain and Visual Perception -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- How do we see? -- Visual perception: a complex process -- We see the whole first and details second -- We see faces everywhere -- Blindness in our brain -- We take shortcuts to simplify what we see -- How do we see colour? -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- We fill in the gaps -- Why are we susceptible to visual illusions? -- Our visual perception protects us . . . -- . . . but can also prevent new thinking -- Our truth is subjective -- We do not see ourselves accurately -- Mirror, mirror on the wall -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Our reality is what we are used to -- What should we believe? -- Fact, fiction or just fake? -- The Lab of Misfits: enabling people to perceive differently -- The dangers of our digital age -- References for Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 Our Brain and Biases -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- A psychological immune system in the brain. Why are our biases so powerful? -- Types of biases -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- We think other people are more biased than we are -- We hate being wrong -- Our brain avoids complexity -- We are easily influenced -- Nudge theory -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Even children become biased quickly -- Who are our friends? -- Do we ever learn from our mistakes? -- Nudges or dark patterns? -- Being human makes us biased -- We see outcomes and not probabilities -- Can we beat our biases? -- References for Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 Our Brain and Creativity -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- How does creativity work in our brain? -- Creativity is messy and contradictory -- How are new ideas formed? -- Why is a eureka moment not 'out of the blue'? -- Are creative people different from everyone else? -- But creativity is also in the small stuff -- Our senses affect our creativity -- Is intelligence linked to creativity? -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Can we learn to be creative? -- Creativity is not fragile: we need to challenge it! -- Convergent versus divergent thinking -- Creativity helps us to imagine the future -- Why do many of us stop being creative? -- Why does brainstorming not always work? -- How we crush creativity early on -- Reigniting and harnessing the creative spark -- Why are bad ideas still good ideas? -- Green is good for creativity -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Sleepiness removes constraints . . . -- . . . but sometimes constraint is good -- Do the opposite to what people expect -- Innovator or fast follower? -- References for Chapter 8 -- Chapter 9 Our Brain and Change -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- Change is painful for the brain -- Anxiety is contagious -- Why do our brains love routine and habits? -- We are all lazy -- Experience and expectation are interlinked. How does the brain make and change decisions? -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- Why does most change fail in organisations? -- Successful change needs the right leadership -- Leading change: dealing with the push-back first -- We like the challenge of change - if we are given enough freedom -- We need other people around us -- Information is essential during change -- Change rewires our brain -- We need to stay fit and healthy -- The importance of resilience -- Create the right conditions for change -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- We need to change, even when life is good! -- We need to change our thinking in order to change -- Make change easy for people -- Employee mobility can be a good thing -- Successful change goes beyond facts -- Culture is key -- Change is essential for a healthy brain -- References for Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10 Our Brain and Stress -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- What is stress? -- How do we get stressed? -- Where does stress start in the brain? -- 1) Sympathetic-adrenal-medullary (SAM) system -- 2) Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis -- Causes of stress -- Stress can shrink our brain -- How do we measure stress? -- Stress, inflammation and disease -- Part 2: Impact on our daily life -- What we think is stressful will be stressful -- Can stress be good for us? -- Our braking system -- The power of meditation and mindfulness -- Part 3: Stories and top tips -- Are our jobs killing us? -- Stress can affect anyone -- The cost of commitment -- We can all do something to help others -- Exercise reduces stress -- References for Chapter 10 -- Chapter 11 Our Brain and Leadership -- About this chapter -- Part 1: The science explained -- Neuroscience and leadership -- Are there chemicals of leadership? -- The cognitive cost of decisions -- Leaders can help us reshape our brain. 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You are enough : how to elevate your thoughts, align your energy and get out of the comparison trap / / Cassie Mendoza-Jones ; foreword by Alice Nicholls |
Autore | Mendoza-Jones Cassie |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Sydney], Australia : , : Hay House, , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (174 pages) |
Disciplina | 158.1 |
Soggetto topico |
Self-help techniques
Self-actualization (Psychology) |
ISBN | 1-4019-3385-8 |
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Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910163918303321 |
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[Sydney], Australia : , : Hay House, , [2016] | ||
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