Psychology Revivals
About the Book Series
Psychology Revivals is an initiative aiming to re-issue a wealth of academic works which have long been unavailable. Following the success of the Routledge Revivals programme, this time encompassing a vast range from across the Behavioural Sciences, Psychology Revivals draws upon a distinguished catalogue of imprints and authors associated with both Routledge and Psychology Press, restoring to print books by some of the most influential scholars of the last 120 years.
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Migraine and Other Common Neuroses: A Psychological Study
1st Edition
By F.G. Crookshank
September 06, 2017
Originally published in 1926, as part of the Psyche Miniatures Medical Series, this title is based on two lectures given to the North-East London Clinical Society and the North-East London Post Graduate College respectively. Francis Graham Crookshank was a British epidemiologist, and a medical and ...
Character and the Conduct of Life (Psychology Revivals): Practical Psychology for Everyman
1st Edition
By William McDougall
July 18, 2017
First published in 1927, the preface reads: "It is directed to men and women of goodwill who are not completely satisfied with themselves, who believe that by taking thought they may add, however little, to their moral stature and to their efficiency in working towards whatever goals they may ...
Colour-Blindness: With a Comparison of Different Methods of Testing Colour-Blindness
1st Edition
By Mary Collins
July 18, 2017
Originally published in 1925, this book embodies the results of research on red-green colour-blind subjects, supplemented by brief accounts of blue-yellow, total, and acquired colour-blindness to complete the description of the different forms of the defect. After a historical survey of previous ...
Experimental Psychology
1st Edition
By Johannes Lindworsky
June 15, 2017
Originally published in German in 1923, this English edition was first published in 1931. From the translators preface: "Experimentelle Psychologie is characterized by an excellent summarizing of the most recent experimental data and by a spirit of fairness which it exhibits in organizing facts ...
Motives and Mechanisms: An Introduction to the Psychology of Action
1st Edition
By Rom Harré, David Clarke, Nicola De Carlo
June 15, 2017
As the first introductory statement of the ‘new psychology’, Motives and Mechanisms, originally published in 1985, aims to bring the study of human action to the forefront of the subject. Like any science, the practice of psychology is very much influenced by the hidden assumptions of its ...
The Hidden Costs of Reward: New Perspectives on the Psychology of Human Motivation
1st Edition
Edited
By Roger A. Sedjo, David Greene
June 15, 2017
Originally published in 1978, this volume provided a broad survey of the latest research and theory, at the time, concerning the potential detrimental effects of inappropriate uses of tangible rewards to modify behaviour. Overall, this research questions the dominant paradigm within which ...
The Psychology of the Learning Group
1st Edition
By John McLeish, Wayne Matheson, James Park
June 15, 2017
Originally published in 1973, this work takes a hard look at the claims made for the small group as a learning medium (lecture, structured discussion, ‘sensitivity’, training groups etc.). Various theories of group dynamics, leadership function and learning process are looked at critically on the ...
A Lexicon of Psychology, Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis
1st Edition
Edited
By Jessica Kuper
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1988, this volume provides a broad and eclectic view of psychological theory, methods and practice, covering not only the main branches of academic psychology but also psychiatry, psychoanalysis and other psychotherapies. Although some research and practices will inevitably ...
An Image Darkly Forming: Women and Initiation
1st Edition
By Bani Shorter
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1987, a well-known Jungian analyst, the late Bani Shorter writes here about how women are initiated into becoming themselves. Her book was an important contribution to the field of analytical psychology at the time, as well as to the increasingly popular study of women’s ...
An Outline of Abnormal Psychology
1st Edition
By William McDougall
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1926, a complement to the author’s Outline of Psychology, this book surveys the field of neurotic and mental disorders in so far as they are not due to gross organic lesions. It discusses this principal types of mental process that are abnormal or disorderly in the sense ...
Attitudes and Decisions
1st Edition
By J Richard Eiser, Joop van der Pligt
January 11, 2017
The concept of attitude has long been a central part of social psychological theories. It is important in other disciplines too, such as economics, business studies, politics and sociology. Originally published in 1988, the authors of this text show how attitudes and motives are crucial in human ...
Child Trauma Handbook: A Guide for Helping Trauma-Exposed Children and Adolescents
1st Edition
By Ricky Greenwald
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 2005, the Child Trauma Handbook is a user-friendly manual that teaches a comprehensive, research-based, phase-model approach to trauma-informed treatment for children and adolescents. Both new and experienced clinicians will find clear explanations and tips for making the ...