Resultados para "Pamela" en Salud y bienestar

¿Te ha pasado que los días previos a un evento importante te costaba conciliar el sueño y peleabas con tu mente ansiosa imaginando mil escenarios con el clásico "y si..."? ¿Y que, una vez ocurrida, la situación resultó ser bastante menos dramática? Si es así, en estas páginas te sentirás plenamente identificado y muy aliviado al comprender los mecanismos por los cuales tu cabeza te engaña y, muy importante, cómo neutralizarlos.

En este libro se sintetizan y explican, con preguntas y respuestas cuidadosamente elaboradas con total claridad y sustento por trece expertos del diván, esas ideas difusas que tenemos en la cabeza. Será un tesoro para aquellos curiosos que quieren profundizar en el conocimiento de la psique y entender por qué los humanos nos comportamos como lo hacemos. Para los futuros psicoanalistas será un acordeón maravilloso para traer bajo el brazo durante toda su formación acerca del excepcional mundo del inconsciente y sus alcances.

Calibrar significa asignar el peso que le corresponde a las cosas de acuerdo a su real dimensión, diferenciando las que tienen verdadero valor de aquellas a las que erróneamente prestamos atención. Es decir, "que lo más importante sea lo más importante". Afortunadamente, la Terapia Cognitiva Conductual describe muy bien los mecanismos mediante los cuales distorsionamos las experiencias, y cómo podemos convertirnos en maestros del buen razonar.

People - friends, family members, work colleagues, salespeople - lie to us all the time. Daily, hourly, constantly. None of us is immune, and all of us are victims. According to studies by several different researchers, most of us encounter nearly 200 lies a day. Now there’s something we can do about it. Liespotting links three disciplines - facial recognition training, interrogation training, and a comprehensive survey of research in the field - into a specialized body of information developed specifically to help business leaders detect deception....

From age five Dash suffered Parental Alienation Syndrome at the hands of his father. Indoctrinated to believe his mother had abandoned him, after years of monitored phone calls and impeded access eight-year-old Dash decided he didn't want to be "forced" to visit her at all; later he told her he would never see her again if she took the case to court. But he didn't count on his indefatigable mother's fierce love. For eight more years Pamela battled Dash's father, the legal system, their psychologist, the school system, and Dash himself to try and protect her son - first from his father, then from himself.

After age 40, years of accumulated stress, poor coping skills, and a slowing metabolism leave many women dramatically overweight and physically unfit. This toxic weight puts a woman in jeopardy for serious health risks: diabetes, hypertension, heart disease. By incorporating nutrition management into her medical practice, Pamela Peeke developed a program that helps women break this cycle and shed the dangerous pounds.

Yoga: Body Harmony blends aspects of ancient history, spirituality, and science all together in one concise book! Listeners discover these elements, contrary to popular belief, are actually interwoven and intimately connected to one another as a unified system creating what is called "body harmony", which is when the mind, body, and spirit become one. This enables yoga practitioners co-exist at equilibrium with nature itself, to be one with the universe.

How do we overcome polarization in American society? How do we advocate for justice when one side won't listen to the other and cycles of outrage escalate? These questions have been pressing for years, but the emergence of a vocal, virulent Christian nationalism has made it even more urgent that we find a way forward. Pamela Cooper-White uncovers the troubling extent of Christian nationalism, explores its deep psychological roots, and discusses ways in which advocates for justice can safely and effectively attempt to talk across the deep divides in our society.

The emerging field of evolutionary psychology remains controversial, perhaps especially among Christians. Yet according to Justin Barrett and Pamela Ebstyne King, it can be a powerful tool for understanding human nature and our distinctively human purpose. Thriving with Stone Age Minds provides an introduction to evolutionary psychology, explaining key concepts like hyper-sociality, information gathering, and self-control.

Essentials of Autism Spectrum Disorders Evaluation and Assessment, 2nd Edition, helps professionals learn how to identify, assess, and diagnose autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In a time when detection and awareness of ASD are on the rise, this book addresses the primary domains of assessment, discusses the purpose of assessment, suggests test instruments, and identifies the unique clinical applications of each instrument to the diagnosis of ASD.

Anxiety during pregnancy and postpartum is much more common than many people know, and yet there are so few resources available to struggling new moms. The Pregnancy and Postpartum Anxiety Workbook offers powerful strategies grounded in evidence-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help you control your worry, panic, and anxiety.

Respected researcher Katherine A. Meese has teamed up with Quint Studer, a well-known author and practitioner with more than 40 years of experience, in helping healthcare organizations improve performance and become better workplaces. The result is a science-backed leadership book that integrates the latest workplace research with tactics to create high-performance environments where people can flourish

By beginning a conversation that encourages self-examination and compassion, Combined Destinies invites listeners to look at how white Americans have been hurt by the very ideology that their ancestors created. Editors Ann Todd Jealous and Caroline T. Haskell, both experienced psychotherapists skilled at facilitating dialogue about racial issues, are cognizant of the challenges that even the thought of such conversations often presents. Their book is based on the premise that for positive and lasting change to occur, hearts as well as minds must be opened.

There comes a time in life when we find ourselves in the desert place of burning questions: Why? And why me? But even as we shake our fist heavenward, the heart whispers another question: Who? Who are you, God? Who are you to me? Against the backdrop of the Sonoran Desert, Lynne Hartke asks her own hard questions as cancer arrives like a thief with one goal: to take it all.

This groundbreaking anthology presents 40 narratives, both nonfiction and fiction, that together capture the impact and complexity of Alzheimer’s and other dementias on patients, as well as their caregivers and family. Deeply personal, recounting the wrenching course of a disease that kills a loved one twice - first they forget who they are, and then the body succumbs - these stories also show how witnessing the disease and caring for someone with it can be powerfully transformative, calling forth amazing strength and grace.

What if I told you all diets work? They do; they just are not sustainable. Over the last few decades, people have become larger, unhappier, less active, sicker, and aging quicker. Why is this? It boils down to choices. Choosing healthier ways of living doesn't just include diet and exercise. Weight gain is a result of the choices we make based on our circumstances. We lose and we gain over and over again. Inside this book, you will be guided through all aspects of living healthier and happier lives, and in return, there will be weight loss.

Parent your child from a place of strength, acceptance, and encouragement of their strengths and interests. Does it seem like others constantly compare your child with ADHD to other kids and expect them to display the same behaviors and interests? Do you struggle between acceptance of your child as they are and frustration with behaviors like mood swings or intense expressions of frustration? Does it always seem like you’re doing too little, too much, or simply employing the wrong strategies?

Have you ever caught sight of your reflection in the mirror and thought, “How did I get here? I still feel the same as I did 30 years ago!” It’s a disturbing feeling, that dissonance between how you feel on the inside and how you look on the outside, but it’s a very good thing. It shows you that you still have all the spark and energy you used to have. All your disappointment reflects is that you don’t look the way you feel like you should. We often see getting older as a series of losses.

PTSD Unplugged is a guidebook for combat survivors and their loved ones. Motivated by lived experience as a licensed psychologist working with thousands of combat veterans, Dr. Pam has seen too much undiagnosed, misdiagnosed, or under treated PTSD. All the nuts and bolts of PTSD in one short book, including planning for recovery.

By definition, psychology is the study of the mind and behavior in a scientific manner, and it has done so. But there is much more to the mind and behavior than that; just think of the many branches of psychology. There are sections dedicated to learning about typical human development and the growth and learning processes of youngsters. Other fields look into abnormal psychology to understand its causes and treatments.