Category: Mental Health Books

Book: Molecular Neurobiology of Addiction Recovery

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Book Title:

Molecular Neurobiology of Addiction Recovery: The 12 Steps Program and Fellowship (SpringerBriefs in Neuroscience).

Author(s): Kenneth Blum, John Femino, Scott Teitelbaum, John Giordano, Marlene Oscar-Berman, and Mark Gold.

Year: 2013.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Springer.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Since Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in 1935, its 12 step programme of spiritual and character development has helped individuals overcome addiction.

This book takes a systematic look at the molecular neurobiology associated with each of the 12 steps.

Book: Minding Closely – The Four Applications of Mindfulness

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Book Title:

Minding Closely – The Four Applications of Mindfulness.

Author(s): B. Alan Wallace.

Year: 2012.

Edition: First (1st), Illustrated Edition.

Publisher: Snow Lion Publications.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Bringing his experience as a monk, scientist, and contemplative, Alan Wallace offers a rich synthesis of Eastern and Western traditions along with a comprehensive range of meditation practices interwoven throughout the text.

The guided meditations are systematically presented, beginning with very basic instructions, which are then gradually built upon as one gains increasing familiarity with the practice.

Book: Mindfulness Meditation in Psychotherapy

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Book Title:

Mindfulness Meditation In Psychotherapy – An Integrated Model For Clinicians.

Author(s): Steven A. Alper, MSW LCSW.

Year: 2016.

Edition: First (1st), Illustrated Edition.

Publisher: Context Press.

Type(s): Hardcover, Paperback, and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Embodying mindfulness allows both therapists and clients to make the most of treatment sessions. More than just a guide to techniques and benefits, this book provides a comprehensive understanding of mindfulness meditation, and shows how to effectively incorporate mindfulness into every aspect of the therapeutic process.

Mindfulness is not simply a therapeutic tool that can be used at a specific time. If you are a psychotherapist interested in implementing mindfulness practices into your therapy sessions, you must first embody a mindful presence yourself. In Mindfulness Meditation in Psychotherapy, psychotherapist Steven Alper presents the mindfulness pyramid model, an easy-to-use reference approach for integrating mindfulness into the very fabric of your therapy sessions – in every action you take.

A therapist’s mindfulness practice and the mindful activity during sessions forms the foundation of clients’ mindfulness practice. This practical guide will help demystify mindfulness meditation; elaborate on the psychotherapeutic benefits of practices such as body scan, breath awareness, sitting meditation, and lovingkindness; and offer helpful strategies for teaching formal and informal mindfulness skills to clients. This book conceptualises and explores the applicability of mindfulness and delves into the many ways in which mindfulness can manifest in psychotherapy.

This is a must-have resource for any therapist interested in honing their own mindfulness practice and incorporating mindfulness in treatment sessions.

Book: The Mental Toughness Handbook

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Book Title:

The Mental Toughness Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide to Facing Life’s Challenges, Managing Negative Emotions, and Overcoming Adversity with Courage and Poise.

Author(s): Damon Zahariades.

Year: 2020.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Independently Published.

Type(s): Paperback, Audiobook, and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Bravely Endure Hardship, Perform Under Pressure, and Overcome Challenges More Easily Than You Ever Thought Possible!

Do you feel overwhelmed by your circumstances? Are you exhausted and overburdened with stress? Are you tempted to give up whenever you encounter obstacles and mishaps? If so, The Mental Toughness Handbook is for you.

Imagine boldly facing any challenge that comes your way. Imagine confronting any problem you run into and resolving it with confidence.

Imagine being 100% certain that you can handle any predicament or setback life throws at you.

Amazon bestselling author, Damon Zahariades, provides a step-by-step training program for toughening your mind against adversity. You will learn how to persevere when life become difficult and your circumstances deviate from your plans. You will discover how to handle pressure, control your impulses, and endure the emotional and psychological distress that accompany misfortune.

And best of all, you will learn how to achieve more than you thought possible through sheer tenacity and determination.

  • Hhow mental toughness differs from grit (most people mistakenly think they’re the same thing).
  • the top 7 traits mentally-tough people adopt to conquer any problem they encounter.
  • how mental toughness is closely entwined with emotional mastery (as well as the importance of self-awareness and empathy).
  • 5 daily habits you must embrace to strengthen your mind and harden your resolve.
  • why willpower and motivation are unreliable (and how mental toughness trumps both!).
  • 5 simple tips for controlling your impulses and delaying gratification
  • how Navy SEALs develop mental toughness (and 5 surprising tactics they employ to do so).

Plus, you will received 18 exercises that will help you to apply the advice and tactics you will learn throughout this book!

Book: Mental Health and Well-being in Animals

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Book Title:

Mental Health and Well-being in Animals.

Author(s): Dr Franklin D. McMillan (Editor).

Year: 2019.

Edition: Second (2nd).

Publisher: CABI Publishing.

Type(s): Hardcover and Kindle.

Synopsis:

The second edition is fully revised, expanded, and comprehensively updated with the most current knowledge about the full array of mental health issues seen in animals.

Written by key opinion leaders, internationally-recognized experts and specialists, it is comprehensive covering basic principles to mental wellness, emotional distress, suffering and mental illness, through to measurement and treatment.

With even more practical information and clinical pearls, this book remains invaluable to veterinary professionals, animal welfare researchers and advocates, and other animal caregivers.

Book: Mental Causation – A Counterfactual Theory

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Book Title:

Mental Causation – A Counterfactual Theory.

Author(s): Thomas Kroedel.

Year: 2019.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: Cambridge University Press.

Type(s): Hardcover and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Our minds have physical effects. This happens, for instance, when we move our bodies when we act. How is this possible?

Thomas Kroedel defends an account of mental causation in terms of difference-making: if our minds had been different, the physical world would have been different; therefore, the mind causes events in the physical world.

His account not only explains how the mind has physical effects at all, but solves the exclusion problem – the problem of how those effects can have both mental and physical causes. It is also unprecedented in scope, because it is available to dualists about the mind as well as physicalists, drawing on traditional views of causation as well as on the latest developments in the field of causal modelling.

It will be of interest to a range of readers in philosophy of mind and philosophy of science. This book is also available as Open Access.

Book: Like-Minded – Externalism and Moral Psychology

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Book Title:

Like-Minded – Externalism and Moral Psychology.

Author(s): Andrew Sneddon.

Year: 2011.

Edition: First (1st), Illustrated Edition.

Publisher: MIT Press.

Type(s): Hardcover.

Synopsis:

A proposal that the cognitive processes that make us moral agents are partially constituted by features of our external environments. What are the psychological foundations of morality?

Historically, the issue has been framed as one of emotion versus reason. Hume argued that reason is the slave of the passions and so morality must be based on them; Kant argued that moral law is given by rational agents to themselves in virtue of their rationality.

The debate has continued in these terms to the present day. In Like-Minded, Andrew Sneddon argues that “reason” and “passion” do not satisfactorily capture all the important options for explaining the psychological foundations of morality. He proposes a third possibility: that the cognitive processes that make us moral agents are centrally constituted by features of our external environments.

Sneddon calls this the Wide Moral Systems Hypothesis (WMSH). The WMSH fits within an array of positions known as externalism or the Extended Mind Hypothesis, according to which the world outside our bodies is not just input to cognitive processes located within our brains but partially constitutes those processes.

After explaining the WMSH, Sneddon presents a series of more particular hypotheses about distinct aspects of our moral psychology: moral judgment, moral reasoning, the attribution of moral responsibility, and production of action. Sneddon revisits overlooked externalist aspects of moral psychology, noting the integration of agent and environment found in existing research.

With Like-Minded, Sneddon offers an innovative contribution to work in both moral psychology and the Extended Mind Hypothesis.

Book: Life Coaching For Dummies

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Book Title:

Life Coaching For Dummies.

Author(s): Jeni Purdie.

Year: 2010.

Edition: Second (2nd).

Publisher: John Wiley.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Become a life coach-for yourself and others-with this practical, informative guide

If you are interested in doing away with negative beliefs, making a significant change in your life, and, finally, create-and live-the life you want, life coaching is the key. In this practical introduction, you will learn the empowering techniques essential to life coaching-including putting together an action plan, getting your priorities straight, staying focused, defining true success, overcoming common obstacles, and coaching yourself to happiness.

With more information than ever before, this new updated edition includes material on emotional intelligence and active listening.


With insights on what to expect from life coaching and how to develop your own life coaching techniques, the book offers sound advice on what it takes to become a professional life coach.

If you simply want to create more balance in your life, become more productive, and enjoy a more fulfilling existence, Life Coaching For Dummies holds the answer.

Book: Learned Hopefulness – The Power of Positivity to Overcome Depression

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Book Title:

Learned Hopefulness – The Power of Positivity to Overcome Depression.

Author(s): Dan Tomasulo, PhD.

Year: 2020.

Edition: First (1st).

Publisher: New Harbinger Publications.

Type(s): Paperback and Kindle.

Synopsis:

Cultivate hope with strengths-based practices grounded in positive psychology.

If you suffer from depression, sub-clinical depression, or low mood, you may have days where you feel like you have lost hope – hope that you will ever feel better, that the world will be a better place, or that you will someday find the happiness that always seems to elude you. You are not alone. Many people struggle with feelings of sadness and hopelessness – especially in our difficult, modern world. The good news is that you can change.

Learned Hopefulness offers powerful exercises grounded in evidence-based positive psychology to help you identify your strengths; ditch the self-limiting beliefs that diminish your capacity for positivity; and increase feelings of motivation, resiliency, and wellness. You will also learn to untangle yourself from rumination over past negative events, while shifting your perspective to the present moment and anticipating your future through a more positive lens.

With this unique, compassionate, and life-affirming guide, you will find the tools you need to break free from hopelessness and start living a life of happiness and vitality.

Book: Invitation to Psychology

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Book Title:

Invitation to Psychology.

Author(s): Carole Wade, Carol Tavris, Samuel Sommers, and Lisa Shin.

Year: 2017.

Edition: Seventh (7th).

Publisher: Pearson.

Type(s): Paperback.

Synopsis:

Invitation to Psychology, 7th Edition weaves scientific thinking and critical thinking into the fabric of psychological science.

Joining longtime authors Carole Wade and Carol Tavris, new co-authors Samuel Sommers and Lisa Shin (of Tufts University) call upon their research and teaching expertise to speak to today’s students. Their contributions include expanded gender coverage as well as engaging new cultural and pop-cultural examples.

By prompting students to separate fact from fiction and to distinguish wishful thinking from thinking wisely, the authors inspire students to ask questions and be willing to wonder – and help them become 21st-century thinkers.