Steven J. Lynn Knihy

Prakticky každý den nás novinové zpravodajství, televizní pořady, filmy a internet bombardují nejrůznějšími tvrzeními ohledně celé řady módních psychologických témat. Mnohdy jsou však plné nesmyslů a obecně rozšířených mylných psychologických „faktů“, která nemají ve vědě žádnou oporu. Kniha 50 největších mýtů populární psychologie pomůže běžným čtenářům i studentům, aby se zorientovali v džungli omylů a polopravd.

How accurate is memory? Are there important differences in how and what we remember across the life span? What is the prevalence of "repressed memory" for traumatic events? What is the best way for therapists to elicit accurate memories from someone who may be a victim of incest? This book addresses these and other compelling questions reflecting deep divisions in scientific opinion, professional practice, and legal decision making. Leading researchers and practitioners review the current literature, describe new findings and clinical techniques, and draw upon their extensive experience in the field to provide diverse perspectives on the place of memory in our lives and the impact upon memory of personal, interpersonal, and situational influences.

Scientific and popular interest in dissociation and dissociative disorders has surged in the past decade. In response, Steven Jay Lynn and Judith W. Rhue present a comprehensive volume that covers major aspects of dissociation, including models, diagnostic and treatment approaches, and significant research and conceptual issues. This illuminating work confronts controversies surrounding the topic and serves as an important scholarly resource. The first section lays the groundwork by discussing current theoretical and research perspectives, presenting the latest findings alongside clinical examples. The second section offers practical information for clinicians diagnosing and treating clients with dissociative disorders, post-traumatic stress disorders, and the effects of sexual victimization and cult involvement. It emphasizes the impact of social and cultural factors on dissociative symptoms and explores how transference and countertransference influence the treatment of multiple personality disorder (MPD). The third section addresses current issues and controversies, providing essential insights for clinicians working with dissociative disorders. It examines questions regarding the relationship between trauma and dissociative pathology, the creation of pseudomemories, and the classification of conversion and dissociative disorders. This provocative volume contributes significantly to the scholarly literature on dissociati

For much of the twentieth century, unusual perceptions, radical alterations of consciousness, and extraordinary subjective experiences were largely overlooked in mainstream psychology. Recently, however, there has been a growing interest in the scientific study of these anomalous experiences, significantly influenced by the first edition of this book published in 2000. This revised edition invites experts to provide comprehensive reviews and analyses of a wide range of experiences, from commonly documented sensations like synesthesia and lucid dreaming to rarer phenomena such as anomalous healing, past-life memories, near-death experiences, mystical encounters, and alien abductions. Acknowledging the challenges of studying subjective experiences, the authors present new research in neuroscience and offer thorough scientific coverage of each experience, addressing prevalence, etiology, phenomenology, aftereffects, related psychopathology, theoretical explanations, and clinical issues. A new integrative summary chapter enhances this edition. The book argues compellingly for the inclusion of these marginalized experiences as essential to understanding human psychology, rather than viewing them as mere curiosities.

Stimmt es wirklich, dass die meisten Menschen nur einen Bruchteil ihres Gehirns nutzen? Und ist das alte Sprichwort ›was Hänschen nicht lernt, lernt Hans nimmermehr‹ auch wissenschaftlich belegbar? Sie werden sich wundern, denn einige der in diesem Buch entlarvten Mythen der Populärpsychologie haben sich so in unserem Alltag festgesetzt, dass man nicht einmal auf die Idee kommen würde, sie anzuzweifeln. Die Autoren haben 25 der in der Bevölkerung meist verbreiteten Psychologie-Irrtümer ausgewählt. Sie erläutern, weshalb sie entstehen und warum wir immer wieder so blauäugig auf sie hereinfallen. Das Buch bietet zudem eine allgemeine Anleitung zum ›Mythenknacken‹, denn viele Psychologie-Irrtümer, denen wir auf den Leim gehen, ›funktionieren‹ immer gleich – man muss sie nur erkennen können!