Professional Psychology

You are no doubt a busy student with a lot of things going on! It can be challenging to find the time to study for the EPPP exam. That is why the author Stephanie Matthews, a psychology professional, developed the EPPP Exam Study Guide! This edition is a practice questions edition. It covers all categories on the exam. It contains hundreds of practice test questions.

Moving seamlessly from coaching fundamentals to more advanced ideas such as helping clients to identify life purpose, recognize and combat obstacles, align values and actions, maintain a positive mind-set, and live with integrity, this new edition is one-stop-shopping for beginner and advanced coaches alike. Beginning with a brief history of the foundations of coaching and its future trajectory, Becoming a Professional Life Coach takes listeners step-by-step through the coaching process, covering all the crucial ideas and techniques for being a successful life coach.

For the first time, a Neuroscientist and Senior Lecturer at MIT reveals the surprising science that supports The Law of Attraction as an effective tool for self-discovery and offers a guide to discovering your authentic self to access your best life now. Self-help books like The Secret show us...

Oliver Sacks' The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat tells the stories of individuals afflicted with fantastic perceptual and intellectual aberrations: patients who have lost their memories and with them the greater part of their pasts; who are no longer able to recognize people and common objects; who are stricken with violent tics and grimaces or who shout involuntary obscenities; whose limbs have become alien; who have been dismissed as retarded yet are gifted with uncanny artistic or mathematical talents.

Adults with ADHD can be successful, achieve their goals, and live out big dreams—and you can help. You can set boundaries to manage your own emotional and financial stress, too. In When an Adult You Love Has ADHD you will learn practical steps for helping your loved one accept and manage their disorder, and pursue paths in life where ADHD might not pose such a big problem. Dr. Barkley shows how to guide your loved one toward the right treatment.

Neuro-Linguistic Programming It's time to change your brain. The power is yours. If you aren't satisfied with your life, do something about it. Instead of wasting time trying to figure out what works and what doesn't, do what is proven. Backed by businesses and therapists worldwide, and supported extensively by neuropsychology, Neuro-Linguistic Programming is your map for success. It doesn't matter who you are or what you do, if you want a better life, NLP will get it. The methodology is simple: by programming your neurons to act the way you want, when you want, you become the one in ...

Maps of Narrative Practice provides brand new practical and accessible accounts of the major areas of narrative practice that White has developed and taught over the years, so that listeners may feel confident when utilizing this approach in their practices. The book covers each of the five main areas of narrative practice - re-authoring conversations, remembering conversations, scaffolding conversations, definitional ceremony, externalizing conversations, and rite of passage maps.

Professor of psychiatry Elyn R. Saks writes about her struggle with schizophrenia in this unflinching account of her mental illness. In The Center Cannot Hold, Saks draws readers into a nightmare world of medications, a misguided health-care system, and social stigmas. But she would not be defeated. With a strength and force of will that most can only imagine, Saks reclaimed her life and went on to achieve great success.

Are you the puppet-master...or the puppet? Find out the unvarnished truth about your inner strategist. Niccolò Machiavelli wrote The Prince 500 years ago. Today, every boardroom and Slack channel still rewards the sharp strategist who knows how to plan three moves ahead, charm allies, and out-maneuver rivals. This book contains a research-grounded questionnaire that quantifies exactly how far you're willing to go to win. Inside, you’ll discover: Six Facets of Power: Amoral Manipulation, Distrust, Status-Drive, Need for Control, Long-Term Planfulness, and Tactical Charm Fast self-scoring ...

Are you ready to unlock the potential of options? This book is the ultimate guide for those who want to learn and master one of the most powerful strategies in the world of investing. Written by Vincenzo Petrarca, a seasoned trader and successful author, The Options Trading Bible will guide you step by step through every aspect of options trading, from the basics to advanced strategies. What you’ll find in this book: Comprehensive introduction to the world of options: the differences between Calls and Puts, key concepts like time and intrinsic value. Understanding the Greeks: a detailed ...

In modern markets, price doesn’t move by accident — it moves because liquidity demands it. The Market Maker’s Playbook — Liquidity Maps and Execution Models pulls back the curtain on how elite traders read, track, and anticipate those movements with professional-grade precision. Building on the foundation of the first two books in The Market Maker Mindset™ series, this volume shows you how to translate awareness of manipulation into structured, repeatable action. You’ll learn how to build liquidity maps, identify high-probability execution zones, decode institutional timing, and...

In the insightful narrative tradition of Oliver Sacks, Monkey Mind is an uplifting, smart, and very funny memoir of life with anxiety - America’s most common psychological complaint. We all think we know what being anxious feels like - it is the instinct that made us run from wolves in the prehistoric age and pushes us to perform in the modern one - but for forty million American adults, anxiety is an insidious condition that defines daily life. Yet no popular memoir has been written about that experience - until now.

Many people grapple with destructive thought processes or a "critical inner voice" that directs their behavior and, to varying degrees, limits their lives. Using deeply personal and very human stories based on his own clinical practice, noted psychologist Robert W. Firestone illustrates the struggles of his clients to give words to this "enemy within", and in the process overcome its damaging influence.

Discover how to balance kindness with assertiveness to achieve what you want in every area of life. Do you ever feel torn between being compassionate and standing your ground? Many people struggle to communicate with confidence without losing their empathetic touch. It often leads to feeling misunderstood, undervalued, or stuck. But there is a way to be kind and still come out on top.

This comprehensive guide illuminates the most frequently used terms in psychology, providing clear and concise definitions that capture the essence of each concept. From fundamental theories to modern applications, this dictionary offers accessible explanations, making it an ideal companion for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of psychological principles. Whether you're studying for an exam, conducting research, or simply satisfying your curiosity about human behavior, this dictionary is a must-have tool that brings clarity and insight to the complex world of psychology.

The missing piece to the most sought-after health goal, How to Lose Weight for the Last Time 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--she was either 40 pounds...

The Psychopath Test is a fascinating journey through the minds of madness. Jon Ronson's exploration of a potential hoax being played on the world's top neurologists takes him, unexpectedly, into the heart of the madness industry. An influential psychologist who is convinced that many important CEOs and politicians are, in fact, psychopaths teaches Ronson how to spot these high-flying individuals by looking out for little telltale verbal and nonverbal clues. And so Ronson, armed with his new psychopath-spotting abilities, enters the corridors of power.

In 2015, Barbara Lipska - a leading expert on the neuroscience of mental illness - was diagnosed with melanoma that had spread to her brain. Within months, her frontal lobe, the seat of cognition, began shutting down. She descended into madness, exhibiting dementia- and schizophrenia-like symptoms that terrified her family and coworkers. But miraculously, the immunotherapy her doctors had prescribed worked quickly. Just eight weeks after her nightmare began, Lipska returned to normal. With one difference: she remembered her brush with madness with exquisite clarity.

Discover the secrets to transforming chaos into calm , even if your ADHD brain has always rejected traditional organizing methods. I know what it's like to drown in endless clutter that multiplies overnight. Like you, I struggled with executive functioning challenges that made conventional organizing advice feel impossible. Then I discovered something life-changing: our ADHD traits can become our greatest organizational allies rather than obstacles. In "Organizing Solutions for ADHD Decoded," I'll show you how I transformed my ADHD characteristics into organizational superpowers.

The Golden Gate Bridge is one of the most recognizable structures to define a modern city. Yet, for author Kevin Hines the bridge is not merely a marker of a place or a time. Instead, the bridge marks the beginning of his remarkable story. At 19-years-old, Kevin attempted to take his own life by jumping off the Golden Gate Bridge - a distance which took four seconds to fall. Recently diagnosed with bi-polar disorder, Kevin had begun to hear voices telling him he had to die, and days before his attempt, he began to believe them. The fall would break his body, but not his spirit.