Sophie Cohen is finally alone with her longtime crush, Everett Sinclair, when, instead of whispering sweet nothings, he begins sputtering incoherencies that leave her reeling. He's an undercover agent for the Paranormal Research Task Force and Anti-Warfare League (PORTAL). What's more, he's been assigned to protect her from the ruthless Lucian Divaldo, a dark force out to end her because of a prophecy naming Sophie a seer, heeder, and sayer who will one day defeat him. Shocked and struggling to make sense of her upended world, Sophie doesn't know what to believe. What are the powers of a seer, heeder, or sayer? Nobody seems to know. And how could the prophecy possibly name her PORTAL's savior? She's read countless books about knights in shining armor, but warriors are generally buff males-not clumsy, socially-awkward, seventeen-year-old bookworms. As Sophie discovers the countless ways her life ties back to PORTAL, her eyes are opened to the spiritual realms surrounding her and the wonderful and horrible creatures there, forcing her to choose to have faith in a prophecy she's scared to believe due to her inadequacies or run from her supposed destiny at the risk of losing everything she loves.
Sophie Cohen is finally alone with her longtime crush, Everett Sinclair, when, instead of whispering sweet nothings, he begins sputtering incoherencies that leave her reeling. He’s an undercover agent for the Paranormal Research Task Force and Anti-Warfare League (PORTAL). What’s more, he’s been assigned to protect her from the ruthless Lucian Divaldo, a dark force out to end her because of a prophecy naming Sophie a seer, heeder, and sayer who will one day defeat him. Shocked and struggling to make sense of her upended world, Sophie doesn’t know what to believe. What are the powers of a seer, heeder, or sayer? Nobody seems to know. And how could the prophecy possibly name her PORTAL’s savior? She’s read countless books about knights in shining armor, but warriors are generally buff males—not clumsy, socially-awkward, seventeen-year-old bookworms. As Sophie discovers the countless ways her life ties back to PORTAL, her eyes are opened to the spiritual realms surrounding her and the wonderful and horrible creatures there, forcing her to choose to have faith in a prophecy she’s scared to believe due to her inadequacies or run from her supposed destiny at the risk of losing everything she loves.
Risky Decision Making in Psychological Disorders provides readers with a detailed examination of how risky decision making is affected by a wide array of individual psychological disorders. The book starts by providing important background information on the construct of risky decision making, the assessment of risky decision making, and the neuroscience behind such decision making. The Iowa Gambling Task, Balloon Analogue Risk Task, and other behavioral measures are covered, as are topics such as test reliability and the pros and cons of utilizing tasks that have strong practice effects. The book then moves into how risky decision making is affected by specific psychological disorders, such as addictive behaviors, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia, sleep disorders, eating disorders, and more. Explores how risky decision making is affected by different psychological disorders Examines risky decision making and ADHD, psychosis, mood/anxiety disorders, and more Synthesizes the research on risky decision making Discusses merits/limitations of the Iowa Gambling Task and other behavioral measures Covers risky decision making and its associations with other executive functions
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