Encompassing the contributions of expert clinicians and researchers in the area of traumatic stress and dissociation, this volume is the first to integrate current neuroscience research regarding traumatic dissociation with several cutting-edge approaches to treatment, providing a comprehensive, neurobiologically based treatment approach. The text discusses current neuroscientific research regarding traumatic stress and dissociation that includes attachment, affective neuroscience, polyvagal theory, structural dissociation, and information processing theory, yielding a comprehensive model that guides treatment and clinical interventions for traumatic dissociation. It then integrates this model with stage-oriented treatment and current therapeutic interventions, including EMDR, somatic and body psychotherapy approaches, Ego State Therapy, and adjunctive pharmacological interventions. Readers are given hands-on practical guidance regarding clinical decision making, enabling them to make sound choices about interventions that will facilitate optimal treatment outcomes. Key Features: Provides a broad-based treatment approach to traumatic stress syndromes and dissociation Offers accessible current research in the basic neurosciences relevant to our understanding of attachment, traumatic stress, and dissociation Includes practical suggestions for integrating EMDR, somatic, and body psychotherapy approaches with Ego State Therapy and adjunctive pharmacological interventions Integrates concepts from the affective and cognitive neurosciences and the study of consciousness Presents a comprehensive neurobiological model that accounts for the therapeutic effects of both somatic therapies and EMDR, as well as adjunctive pharmacological interventions
Een krachtige, feministische hervertelling van 1984 van George Orwell Het is 1984. Julia Worthing is een monteur die werkt op het ministerie van Waarheid in Londen, de belangrijkste stad van Oceanië. Daar heerst de Partij en hun leider Grote Broer. Julia overtreedt veelvuldigde regels, maar werkt ook samen met het regime wanneer dat haar goed uitkomt. Iedereen mag haar graag. Ze is lid van het Antiseks Jeugdverbond (hoewel ze in het geheim seksueel actief is) en weet hoe ze moet overleven in een wereld van constante surveillance. Sterker nog, ze is gemáákt om te overleven. Maar dan raakt ze geïntrigeerd door een collega, Winston Smith. In een opwelling overhandigt ze hem een briefje en vanaf dat moment is ze de grip op haar omgeving voorgoed verloren. Julia gaat verder dan het beroemde verhaal over Winston Smith, en laat zien hoe het voor vrouwen is om te overleven in de wereld van Grote Broer. Het is een provocerende, levendige en uiterst spannende roman, die 1984 vanuit een nieuw perspectief laat lezen.
1993 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD recipient for the "BEST CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE YEAR" from the Writer's Foundation of America. Chosen to represent the United States at the International Children's Book Fair, it is currently a part of a thirty-month state-wide tour of all Illinois libraries. New age fairy tales told in poem with clear lyrical quality & sense of purpose. A review by HEARTLAND JOURNAL: "This is a book of poetic imagery, emotion & gentle wisdom, with a mission, stimulating children to a commitment to their Earth, helping them to realize the importance of all families of all species to live in a non-violent world." Accompanied by intriguing black & white illustrations, printed with soy-based ink on acid-free 100% recycled 80lb. text paper. "Small frogs golden/ living in harmony beneath the mimosa/ Lonely cheetah crying his mornful song/ as man grows closer." The reviewer continues, "As a mother of four, I loved this book, including the glossary & environmental resource list. I encourage you to add this book to your children's collection, & by all means, share the message & the moments." To order, call WISDOM PRESS, (312) 477-3737 or BAKER & TAYLOR, (800) 775-1800.
Romance is a fertile ground for linguistic research. Instead of limiting their studies to one specialised area, some Romance scholars have managed to combine different aspects of the broad field of Romance linguistics in an impressive way. This volume is dedicated to the multifaceted research interests of Guido Mensching: Part 1 focusses on different aspects of the architecture of grammar and linguistic theory, covering Italian, Portuguese, French, Sardinian and Romance. The focus of Part 2 is on historical linguistics, discussing Old Occitan lexicography and Romance in Hebrew scripts. Part 3 is dedicated to aspects relating to plurilingualism, language contact and sociolinguistics. Part 4 explores research arguments that go beyond Romance philology but are nonetheless intertwined with it.
Sandra Bihlmaier constitutes a historical and philosophical analysis of Philipp Melanchthon's concept of method and philosophy. By means of a detailed inquiry into Melanchthon's textbooks of dialectic and rhetoric it uncovers the emergence and development of a notion of method which underlies an encyclopedic understanding of philosophy. The work reveals both the traditions of rhetoric and dialectic which Melanchthon builds on in his own works, as well as the Reformer's own original reinterpretation of these traditions. Moreover, the reinterpretation and transformation of essential concepts taken from traditional accounts is thematized against the background of the canon of arts and sciences, which undergoes a fundamental change during the European Renaissance. The understanding, configuration, and the applicability of this canon is deeply influenced by this original concept of method.Philipp Melanchthon's concept of method and philosophy is central to the understanding of 16th century definition of philosophy. Melanchthon's attempt to integrate into a former theoretical discipline, both the aspect of usefulness, as well as a degree of general applicability in human affairs, testifies to the fertility of his philosophical program. Also his project is highly relevant for an understanding of philosophy which transgresses contemporary idiosyncratic categories of philosophical knowledge and draws attention to two fundamental historiographical aspects. First, it cautions historians and philosophers against transferring current definitions of philosophy to works which emerge from different historical, social and intellectual traditions. Second, it raises the awareness of the reader regarding his own understanding of philosophy and of its underlying presuppositions.
Livewire" is a range of reading material with a teenage/adult interest level for those with reading ages below 10, or for adult students learning English as a second or foreign language. All "Livewire" titles have been written by experienced special needs teachers, and have been fully assessed by The Basic Skills Agency to ensure accessibility in both layout and content. They are subtly colour-coded for the appropriate "reading age". This biography of Adolf Hitler is part of the "Livewire: Real Lives" series, which features personalities from sport, film and music, politics and history.
The story of the Lucayan Tainos of the Bahamas and surrounding Islands and their disastrous first meeting with Christopher Columbus in 1492. Part novella, part detail history of the events that led to the destruction of the native Tainos.
The ladies of the Seekers Hair Fashions, a small suburban salon near Wellington, New Zealand, are a tight-knit group. Sue Knovac, the owner, gets along very well with Rona, her senior stylist, and Lucy, her apprentice. The clients range from amusing to downright rude, but the person who has earned the top spot on their most-hated list is not a client but Frank Morton, their horrible landlord. Hes a nasty piece of work, and his treatment of his long-suffering wife, May, can only be described as abominable. Sue, Rona, and Lucy feel sorry for May, so they set out to help her boost her self-esteem with a makeover and a new outlook on life. Mays refreshed new look seems to be brightening her attitude, and a neighbour persuades her to get her tarot reading done. Things are really looking up for Mayuntil she disappears. Did she leave of her own accordor did Frank have something to do with it? Their suspicions are further fuelled by Franks infuriatingly cavalier attitudeand by the appearance of his new lady friend. The emergence of some surprising new information casts the whole investigation in a new light, and they race to determine what has happenedbefore its too late.
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