Psychology

X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry and Its Applications to Archaeology

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06/05/2018

Mary Kate Donais and David B. George

This book serves as a practical guide for applications of X-ray fluorescence spectrometry, a nondestructive elemental analysis technique, to the study and understanding of archaeology. Descriptions of XRF theory and instrumentation and an introduction to field applications and practical aspects of archaeology provide new users to XRF and/or new to archaeology with a solid foundation on which to base further study.

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A Life-Cycle Approach to Treating Couples: From Dating to Death

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05/22/2018

Anne K. Fishel

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Many therapists believe couple therapy is the most difficult -- more than individual or family therapy. Dr Fishel will change your mind about this! In clear language, she makes simple the complex relationships of couples without robbing them of their texture or quality. This book is for all professionals who want to understand how to strengthen the bond between intimate partners. --Susan McDaniel, PhD. 2016 President of the American Psychological Association

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Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Systemic Practice

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03/28/2018

Marianne Celano

Anyone interested in a practical text that highlights the necessary steps to conduct a systemically based treatment that integrates thorough assessment and CBT interventions, will find Children with Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Systemic Practice, a highly useful book. -- Scott Browning, Ph.D., ABPP, Professor, Department of Professional Psychology, Chestnut Hill College

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Transition to Success: The Transition to University Program

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03/28/2018

Melinda S. Harper and Christine L. Allegretti

The transition to university life challenges many first-year students who experience the normative issues of adjustment during this pivotal year. The Transition to University (T2U) program uses peer-led groups to provide support and information first-year students need in order to be academically and socially successful. This book is a manual for the T2U program that outlines weekly meetings for firrst-year students throughout their first year of university life.

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Transition to Success: Training Students to Lead Peer Groups in Higher Education

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11/27/2017

Melinda S. Harper and Christine L. Allegretti

Using students as peer leaders, mentors, supporters, and sources of information for other students, especially first-year students, is an established practice among higher-education institutions. These student leaders are especially influential at creating a social community for first-year students. However, many student leaders in these important roles are not provided with the necessary training to develop, lead, and maintain a connected and cohesive peer group.

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Perfectionism in School: When Achievement Is Not So Perfect

Perfectionism in School
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07/05/2017

Kathryn L. Fletcher and Kristie L. Spears Neumeister

Investigating the complex relationship between perfectionism and academic achievement, advanced students and researchers are introduced to different conceptualizations and measures of perfectionism in the opening chapter. Subsequent chapters of this book then provide an in-depth exploration of factors known to influence perfectionism such as parenting, attachment, and personality, as well as academic outcomes such as motivation, stress, burnout, anxiety, and procrastination. T

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Justice in Life and Society: How We Decide What Is Fair

Justice in Life and Society: How We Decide What Is Fair
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12/02/2016

Virginia Murphy-Berman

If somebody asked you whether life was fair, how would you respond? In this book, learn how to critically think about this question of justice in our lives. You will learn that people mean many different things when they talk of a just or fair outcome. For instance, have you gotten what you deserve? Have you been listened to and treated with respect? Have your rights been protected? Have you been unfairly privileged? Were you sufficiently rewarded for your contributions? Did you receive unjust punishment if you broke the law?

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