Cognitive Health

We forget our passwords. We pay too much to go to the gym. We think we’d be happier if we lived in California (we wouldn’t), and we think we should stick with our first answer on tests (we shouldn’t). Why do we make mistakes? And could we do a little better? We human beings have design...

The perfect follow-up to You Are Not Alone: a guide for parents, educators, caregivers, and mental health professionals on how to navigate mental healthcare for the young people in their lives. A growing number of children and teens in the U.S. are struggling with mental health conditions, but...

So much human behavior can be explained by two motives: we want to be right, and we want to feel good about ourselves. But the tension between these two motives makes us especially vulnerable to bias—and bias distorts our view of the world and of ourselves and can keep us from doing even what we know is right. In The Unbiased Self, social psychologist Erin Devers lays out what psychology has discovered about bias and selfishness.

It is incredible how human beings have the absurd ability to destroy themselves with their limiting thoughts. And it is that until we meditate on this, we do not realize the damage we do to ourselves. With this work you will learn cognitive therapy to overcome anxiety and fear, regain happiness, and be free.

Professor Jim Davies's fascinating and highly accessible book, Riveted, reveals the evolutionary underpinnings of why we find things compelling. Drawing on work from philosophy, anthropology, religious studies, psychology, economics, computer science, and biology, Davies offers a comprehensive explanation to show that in spite of the differences between the many things that we find compelling, they have similar effects on our minds and brains.

*Nominated for the 2016 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award* *An NBC News Notable Science Book of 2015* *Named one of Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2015* *A Book of the Month for Brain HQ/Posit Science* *Selected by Forbes as a Must Read Brain Book of 2015* *On Life Changes...

The Next Big Idea Club, August 2023 Must-Read Book In 2016, scientists proved that humans could see light at the level of a single photon. We are living in historic times when humans may look at the very fabric of the universe in a laboratory setting. Around the world, other recent discoveries...

A violinist sees a scarlet form when he plays a certain note; a rock star sees waves of blue and green as he composes a ballad; an actress tastes cake when she utters the word "table." Described by some as a superpower this mingling of the senses is called "synesthesia," and the people who possess this amazing gift are called "synesthetes." What happens when a journalist turns her lens on a mystery happening in her own life? Maureen Seaberg did just that and lived for a year exploring her synesthesia.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a form of psychotherapy that has been proven effective for treating mental health conditions. CBT can help you understand your thoughts and feelings so you can make lasting changes in your life. You’ll be able to identify the negative thought patterns that are keeping you stuck in destructive behaviors or emotional states. You’ll also learn how to replace negative thoughts with healthier ones that will lead to positive actions and better results! With this audiobook by your side, you'll have everything you need to know about CBT within reach.

This audiobook will teach you everything you need to know about how CBT works, its fundamentals, and how to use it to treat mental disorders you may have, such as depression and anxiety. You will also discover and learn about the most common mental disorders that are effectively treated by using CBT methods. Depression and anxiety are two of the most common problems, and people who are diagnosed with either are usually prescribed CBT as their initial treatment.

Авторы бестселлеров по психологии и специалисты в области когнитивно-поведенческой терапии, психологи Павел Федоренко и Илья Качай предлагают изменить жизнь с помощью проверенной действенной методики. Устали жить "на автомате" и плыть по течению? На душе постоянная тревога, грусть и неудовлетворенность? А, может, вы психолог, который стремится увеличить поток клиентов и ищет действенные способы помочь людям изменить себя и мышление? Книга станет другом и для человека, желающего разложить все "по полочкам" в своей жизни, и для практикующего специалиста.

In The Genius Checklist, Dean Keith Simonton examines the key factors in creative genius and finds that they are more than a little contradictory. Simonton, who has studied creativity and genius for more than four decades, draws on both scientific research and stories from the lives of famous creative geniuses that range from Isaac Newton to Vincent van Gogh to Virginia Woolf. Simonton's checklist gives us a new, integrative way to understand geniuses - and perhaps even to nurture your own genius.

Dans "Les fils cachés de la raison : comment les distorsions cognitives guident nos vies", l'auteur renommé Monsieur Franz Winter nous entraîne dans les profondeurs de la psyché humaine et révèle les mécanismes cachés qui se cachent derrière nos décisions quotidiennes. Ce livre est une exploration magistrale des influences cachées qui façonnent nos pensées et nos actions, et un examen critique des forces qui façonnent notre réalité - souvent à notre insu.

"Challenging and readable...will help mothers understand the implications of pushing boys out of the family before they're ready to go."—The Los Angeles Times Book Review...

Do you feel anxious in relationships—desperate for reassurance yet terrified of abandonment? You’re not broken—you’re wired for connection, and you can feel secure. You don’t have to settle for anxiety-ridden relationships or second-guess your worth. Healing is possible, love is within reach, and security starts from within. It’s time to let go of fear and step into the love you were meant for. Your new story begins now—press play and start living it.

Reduce stress in your life with practical, action-oriented, and mindfulness tools to quickly build positive emotions in your life.

If you or someone you love has suffered a traumatic event, you know the devastating impact it can have on your life and your spirit. Life-threatening accidents, illnesses, assaults, abusive relationships-or a tragedy like 9/11-all can leave deep emotional wounds that persist long after physical...

In this urgent and eye-opening audiobook, clinical psychologist Dr. CE Davidson Cibelli explores how authoritarian movements use emotional tactics like dehumanization, gaslighting, identity distortion, and moral disengagement. Drawing from trauma theory, neuroscience, child development, and cultural history, she shows how fascism thrives not only through power, but through psychological control.

An effective, easy six-step program to help you sleep better as well as thirteen specific techniques to help you fall asleep and stay asleep Offers an integrative approach combining evidence-based sleep science with holistic and spiritual techniques Provides online support in the...

The Memory Thief is the remarkable true story of a team of doctors who - through years of scientific sleuthing and observant care - discover a surprising connection between opioids and memory, one that holds promise and peril for any one of us.