In this book the author takes us to the thrilling edge of scientific discoveries that explain why habits exist and how they can be changed. A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside her brain, neurologists discover, have fundamentally changed. Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of...

"The Varieties of Religious Experience is a generous and endlessly insightful book about human nature." - The New York Times "The most notable of all books in the field of the psychology of religion and probably destined to be the most influential book written on religion in the 20th century." - Psychology today Published in 1902 and quickly established itself as a classic, this book is a work that opens a new era of thinking. The study made by...

A groundbreaking investigation into the origins of morality, which turns out to be the basis for religion and politics. The book explains the American culture wars and refutes the "New Atheists."

Looks at human psychology and reasoning, identifying the most common errors of judgment and how to avoid them.

A leading expert on habit formation reveals practical strategies to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

Volume 1 of a training set of 4 videos a Consultant Clinical Psychologist Paul Grantham provides viewers with new, evidence based approaches towards self-esteem work. His presentation is extremely engaging, thought-provoking, sometimes controversial, but never boring. While watching this video you will feel like a member of the group attending Paul’s workshop. Try to answer his questions with the delegates – there are plenty of opportunities to...

Have you ever felt that your mind was so overworked you just could not make one more decision? Learn about the cognitive "fuel" needed for System 2 to rein in the automatic responses of System 1, and figure out how to recognize when you really are too resource-depleted to make your best decisions.

Culture is like eye color. Your eye color is obvious to anyone who sees you, but you cannot see the color of your own eyes without some kind of reflection. Everybody's Ethnic helps viewers hold a mirror to their own culture. Discover yourself by exploring other cultures.. Travel by video to Mexico for a Day of the Dead celebration, witness a funeral in Bali, explore food in Hong Kong, and see street life in New Delhi to learn about our "invisible"...

In this fascinating lecture, Professor Lidwell takes you inside the meanings behind these two elemental colors. You focus on two specific contexts for black and white: competitive contexts (where black signals aggression and white signals submission) and moral contexts (where black signals evil and white signals goodness).

In this enlightening and practical video interview Consultant Clinical Psychologist Paul Grantham explores with Dr Fiona Kennedy the key elements of DBT and its applications to complex cases...Main learning points of the video:..Discover the reasons for applying DBT to treatment resistant presentations..Explore balancing Acceptance and Change..Learn why commitment work is essential in DBT..Learn the importance of identifying client’s goals and values.Identifying...