Motivation Behavior

When it comes to helping patients manage chronic and acute conditions and make healthier choices in such areas as medication adherence, smoking, diet, and preventive care, good advice alone is not enough. By using MI techniques, doctors, nurses, and other providers can transform conversations about change. The book shows how even the briefest clinical interaction can serve to build trust, clarify patients' goals as well as reasons for ambivalence, and guide them to take positive steps.

Unlock Better Communication and Boost Treatment Success! How to Stop Talking and Start Communicating with Motivational Interviewing is the must-have guide for behavior analysts seeking to improve caregiver collaboration, enhance parent training, and drive lasting behavior change. As clinicians, we often “walk the walk” by delivering high-quality interventions. But do we truly “talk the talk” when it comes to communicating with parents and caregivers? Are we speaking with them, or simply to them? Are our conversations motivating them to follow through with interventions, or are they ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A groundbreaking exploration of the ancient rules women unwittingly follow in order to be considered “good,” revealing how the Seven Deadly Sins still control and distort our lives and illuminating a path toward a more balanced, spiritually complete way to live...

Ken Honda—Japan’s #1 bestselling personal development guru—teaches you how to achieve peace of mind when it comes to money with this instant national bestseller. Too often, money is a source of fear, stress, and anger, often breaking apart relationships and even ruining lives. We like to...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Fascinating stories. . . . Boxing ourselves in may be the ultimate way to think outside the box." —Wall Street Journal “I thought David Epstein’s first two books were brilliant, but Inside the Box is his best. I’ll never think about my own work the same way...

Learn how to end the self-destructive behaviors that stop you from living your best life with this breakthrough program. Do you... Put the needs of others above your own? Start to panic when someone you love leaves—or threatens to? Often feel anxious about natural disasters, losing...

From the creator of the massively popular System Sunday community with over two million followers comes a proven method for building systems that make modern life easier You’re making thousands of decisions a day. You’re fighting algorithms designed to steal your attention. You’re managing...

From the bestselling co-author of The Challenger Sale, a paradigm-shattering approach to overcoming customer indecision and closing more sales In sales, the worst thing you can hear from a customer isn’t “no.” It’s “I need to think about it.” When this happens, deeply entrenched...

What’s holding you back? Self-defeating behavior is the #1 reason that people seek psychotherapy. Whether it’s envy, compulsion, inaction, holding a grudge, or not moving on, so many of our biggest stumbling blocks are self-imposed, preventing us from achieving the happiness, love, and...

From Nathan Peterson, LCSW, the #1 OCD content provider on YouTube, a guide to breaking free from the disease, offering the latest evidence-based strategies for recovery "A must-read for people with OCD and for those who want to understand the condition better." —Library Journal...

This lifechanging weight loss book offers brain-based solutions for dropping pounds and keeping them off without suffering or sacrifice. As a pediatrician, Katrina Ubell, MD, always struggled with her weight. Although she'd regularly counsel parents on the importance of keeping their kids...

Bandura and the Social Mind: How Observational Learning, Self Efficacy, and Reciprocal Determinism Shape Human Behavior is a comprehensive and accessible exploration of the ideas of Albert Bandura, one of the most influential psychologists of the modern era. This book examines how Bandura transformed the understanding of learning, motivation, morality, and human agency by showing that behavior is shaped through social interaction, belief, and environment rather than through conditioning alone. Written for general readers, educators, students, and professionals, it presents Bandura’s ...

The New York Times best-selling author of My Stroke of Insight blends neuroanatomy with psychology to show how we can short-circuit emotional reactivity and find our way to peace. For half a century we have been trained to believe that our right brain hemisphere is our emotional brain, while our...

Do you have what it takes to succeed in any situation? According to a retired commander who ran training for Navy SEALs, true optimal performance goes beyond just skill. It’s all about THE ATTRIBUTES. “Diviney’s incredible book explains why some people thrive—even when things get hard...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Are you an Upholder, a Questioner, an Obliger, or a Rebel? From the author of Better Than Before and The Happiness Project comes a groundbreaking analysis of personality type that “will immediately improve every area of your life” (Melissa Urban, co-founder of...

Can reading a book make you more rational? Can it help us understand why there is so much irrationality in the world? Steven Pinker, author of Enlightenment Now (Bill Gates’s "new favorite book of all time”) answers all the questions here Today humanity is reaching new heights of scientific...

From a pioneer in the field of mental health comes a groundbreaking book on the healing power of "mindsight," the potent skill that allows you to make positive changes in your brain–and in your life. Foreword by Daniel Goleman, author of Emotional Intelligence Is there a memory that...

Why can an irrelevant number alter what seems reasonable? Why can a habit survive after it stops helping? Why can a vivid memory feel certain even when some of its details are wrong? The Psychology of Everyday Life brings together 100 short, surprising facts about the patterns that influence ordinary decisions, reactions, relationships, and routines. Organized into five parts, it moves from thinking traps and habits to emotion, social influence, identity, memory, and perception. Established research provides the foundation, but the writing remains clear and no psychological tendency is ...

From communication expert Jefferson Fisher, a practical, step-by-step guide to transforming your conversations at home, at work, and in life There is always a next conversation, and there is no one better than trial lawyer Jefferson Fisher at giving you the tools to be ready for whatever it may...

Discover how to transcend the limitations of the ego, relieve suffering, and advance your consciousness in this masterpiece from world-renowned author, psychiatrist, clinician, and spiritual teacher, David R. Hawkins, M.D., Ph.D. The now widely known Map of calibrated levels of Consciousness was...