Human Development Psychology

Here, Jill Weber explains why women feel forced into a male model of dating that barters sex for the unrealistic hope that it will lead to emotional intimacy. What it leads to for the woman, most often, is disappointment, despair, and impaired self-esteem. "Sextimacy", as Weber terms it, traps women in relationships that are one-sided and lack emotional intimacy. When this happens, women routinely blame themselves instead of realizing they should blame their romantic strategy.

This Heal From Sexual Abuse Guided Self-Hypnosis Program was designed to assist the listener in reclaiming their power, sense of personal and sexual space, releasing unwanted energy and beliefs associated with the experience, and regaining a positive sense of purity after being sexually violated. For best results, use in conjunction with the help of a qualified mental health provider, especially in severe cases.

Take a second to imagine how your day-to-day life will change when you can instantly analyze people everywhere you go. This guide will give you the practical tools and knowledge to read and understand people in a way few others ever will.

A revelatory investigation of human and animal adolescence and young adulthood from the New York Times best-selling authors of Zoobiquity.

Swoon is a glittering pageant of charismatic ladies' men from Casanova to Lord Byron to Camus to Ashton Kutcher. It challenges every preconceived idea about great lovers and answers one of history's most vexing questions: what do women want? Contrary to popular myth and dogma, the men who consistently beguile women belie the familiar stereotypes: satanic rake, alpha stud, slick player, Mr. Nice, or big-money mogul.

Have you ever been talking with someone and had your thoughts or feelings drastically changed within just a few minutes? Maybe you walked away wondering what happened. How did a short conversation have such a powerful effect on you? Maybe you've been on the other side and influenced someone else's thoughts or opinions in a massive way. If so, you've had a glimpse into the realm of real influence. You can learn a few basic techniques online or in other books, but you'll only be getting half of the story (at best).

Cosmopolitan meets Scientific American in this entertaining and informative question-and-answer book on human attraction. Based on the latest studies in science, Do Gentlemen Really Prefer Blondes? answers more than 100 wild, weird, and very pressing questions.

Psychologists often paint a picture of human mating as visceral, instinctual. But that's not the whole story. In courtship and display, sexual competition and rivalry, we are also guided by what Glenn Geher and Scott Barry Kaufman call Mating Intelligence - a range of mental abilities that have evolved to help us find the right partner. Mating Intelligence is at work in our efforts to form, maintain, and end relationships. It guides us in flirtation, foreplay, copulation, finding and choosing a mate, and many other behaviors.

If you want to master the techniques for negotiation, persuasion, manipulation, and mind control, then pay attention...Although we do not want to, the world is full of manipulation and deception today. This means that it gets more and more important to understand the techniques that are used. You must be able to detect if you are being manipulated and you must know how to defend yourself from manipulation and deception. Imagine how your close friends and family will react when they see you reading people with accuracy.

Most people traditionally train only the conventional aspects of their abilities, they focus on the technical skills of a task. However there is another layer, an emotional and behavioral set of factors which can really make the biggest impact on the results you can achieve. That is where neuro-linguistic programming comes in. NLP techniques are designed to help you tap into those top level mindsets when required. But most people aren't equipped with the right strategies or outlook on NLP to really make it work.

If you want to discover how to detect when some people uses lies and manipulation, then pay attention. Two manuscripts in one audiobook: Part one of this audiobook helps you to understand what is meant by “psychological warfare” and how it affects you and the people you love. Part two of this audiobook will show you how Machiavellian people are adept at hiding the truth from you, and how they manipulate, persuade, and negotiate with other people.

Poets, philosophers and artists have been trying to explain romantic love for centuries, but it remains one of the most complex and intimidating terrains to navigate. Most people are afraid to be open and honest about their relationships...until now. For Love Understood, Laura Mucha has interviewed hundreds of strangers, from the ages of 8 to 95 in more than 40 countries, asking them to share their most personal stories, feelings and insights about love.

From Joseph W. South, author of the best-selling Practical Female Psychology for the Practical Man, comes the foundational guide that reveals what men consistently miss about women: What Men Miss. This isn’t surface-level dating advice—it’s the deep psychological insight that transforms confusion into clarity. If you’ve ever wondered why your best efforts with women seem to backfire while other men succeed effortlessly, this book holds the answers you’ve been missing.

In Strange Bedfellows, David P. Barash and Judith Eve Lipton look at how biology actually promotes monogamy in some species and how these lessons apply to human beings. An accessible work of science that is relevant to our intimate daily life, Strange Bedfellows will reassure some people, surprise others, and engage everyone.

Being a single man in the swinging lifestyle isn’t as simple as showing up and joining the fun. In fact, it can be one of the most challenging—and misunderstood—roles in the entire lifestyle. The Single Guy’s Perspective pulls back the curtain, giving an unfiltered, realistic, and experience-driven look into what it takes to truly succeed.

NLP is a very powerful and versatile toolkit of psychological methods that you can use for self-empowerment and understanding people in ways beneficial to you. But NLP can be very confusing if you try to learn it from random blog articles and it sure will cost you money to get training or an NLP coach.

Tired of feeling manipulated? Ready to take control and safeguard yourself from subtle psychological tactics? This audiobook is your toolkit for mastering influence and defending against manipulation in daily life. Discover 7 Advanced Dark Psychology Techniques, designed to empower you with practical, actionable skills to counteract manipulation and navigate challenging conversations with confidence.

Every woman deserves to enjoy great sex with her husband, without inhibition or shame. But many wives live with the burden of self-doubt or feel mystified about what men really want in bed. Others wrestle with memories of sexual abuse or neglect, guilt over past intimate relationships, or negative feelings about their own bodies. Maybe you’ve been thinking you were alone in your struggle to discover sexual fulfillment.

Attraction isn’t just about looks… It’s about scent. What if the most powerful force in human attraction was something you couldn't see or hear—but only sense? Pheromones, the invisible messengers of desire, shape human connection, intimacy, and sexuality in ways most people never realize. Are you ready to unlock their secrets? In The Fragrance of Desire – Understanding Pheromones, author Nik Raddo takes you on an eye-opening journey into the hidden world of scent and attraction.

Loving the lovable parts of your partner is easy. He's funny, charming, smart, successful, and kind. He's perfect. Except for when he is not. Like when he is late. Or short-tempered. Or impatient. Or lazy. Or he has just loaded the dishwasher incorrectly (again). Maybe he suddenly feels like the most frustrating person on the planet. Or maybe you're simply not feeling heard or seen. Or loved enough. Tremendous empowerment and liberation come from loving someone - and being loved - for who we really are.