"In this book, a distinguished historian of medicine surveys the basic elements that have constituted psychological healing over the centuries. Dr. Stanley W. Jackson shows that healing practices, whether they come from the worlds of medicine, religion, or philosophy, share certain elements that transcend space and time."--BOOK JACKET. "Drawing on medical writings from classical Greek and Roman times to the present, as well as on philosophical and...

With a strong emphasis on developmental theory and constructivism, explains underlying causes for child behavior, weaves numerous preschool and primary classroom examples throughout, and includes two chapters on guiding children with special needs. This book more clearly links guidance techniques to the causes of behavior than any other on the market. It features prevention of behavior problems through developmentally appropriate practices and meeting...

"We gravitate toward people like us; it's human nature. Race, class, and gender affect this social identity, but one overlooked factor can be even more powerful: the way we speak. As pioneering psychologist Katherine Kinzler reveals in How You Say It, that's because our speech largely reflects the voices we heard as children. We can change how we speak to some extent, whether by "code-switching" between dialects or learning a new language. But for...