Raymond S. Nickerson 
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The Art of Persuasion

This book focuses on the study and treatment of patients with psychotic illnesses. It draws on Kleinian concepts and Scandinavian clinical experience to show how a psychotherapeutic approach can, thr …

An Evidence-based Guide to College and University Teaching outlines a definition of ‘model teaching’ based on research evidence and accepted best practices in high education. Teachers at all levels o …

As reform in all sectors of education continues, it is becoming increasingly important that we develop a rich understanding of what ‘intelligence’ is, and how it can be improved. Reflecting current v …

In this ground-breaking book, Michael Clemmens offers a new model of treatment for long-term recovery which goes beyond the traditional ‘disease’ paradigm. Working from the belief that a fuller life …

This globally-focused and renowned textbook spans the entire discipline of psychology – from the fundamental principles of psychology as a science, to more nuanced approaches in core disciplines such …

First published in 1987. Evolutionary theory and learning theory have for a long time developed in quite separate traditions. The purpose of this book is partly to celebrate new developments in the t …

After many ‘out-of-print’ years, this volume has been reissued in response to an increasing demand for copies. This reflects that the fundamental questions that motivated this book thirty years ago a …

First published in 1993. Aexithymia is the single most common cause of poor outcome or outright failure of psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The reason that this problem has escaped re …

This book is the first attempt to validate behavior modification techniques in a carefully controlled experimental treatment environment for emotionally disturbed children. Such special settings perm …

Originally published in 1973, this book was published in two volumes. In the first volume, the author describes what he sees as the rudiments of three deterministic partial theories of structural lea …