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The 7 Transdisciplinary Cognitive Skills for Creative Education (SpringerBriefs in Educational Communications and Technology)

​This book focuses on rethinking creativity for 21st century education. The specific emphasis examines the way that creativity spans disciplines, through a set of common thinking skills that the most accomplished thinkers in any field use. These seven transdisciplinary thinking skills are rooted in historical exemplars of creativity across disciplines. We examine these skills in more detail, chapter by chapter, to offer examples of what each skill looks like in disciplines ranging from art to science, or music to math, and beyond. This set of thinking skills reflects the way that creativity may look different across fields, yet there are common paths of creative thinking that cut across disciplinary boundaries. Beyond this each chapter also considers applications for such skills in 21st century educational contexts, with an eye toward creative teaching and technology. In all of this, the book weaves together broad cultural examples of creativity and the seven transdisciplinary skills, alongside specific application-based examples from technology and teacher education.

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

In THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE Stephen R. Covey presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity - principles that give us the security to adapt to change, and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates. 'Fundamentals are the key to success. Stephen Covey is the master of them. Buy his book, but most importantly, use it!' - Anthony Robbins, author of UNLIMITED POWER.

60 Innovative Cognitive Strategies for the Bright, the Sensitive, and the Creative: New Investigations Into the Home of the Mind

In this book, Dr. Maisel employs the metaphor of "the room that is your mind" to provide 60 cognitive strategies that enable smart, sensitive, creative clients to engage in dynamic self-regulation for greater awareness, insight, and enhanced mental capabilities. Issues that are examined include repetitive and obsessional thinking, self-criticism and a lack of self-confidence, anxiety and depression, reliving traumatic memories, and overdramatizing and catastrophizing. This is the perfect book for cognitive-behavioral therapists to suggest to clients and will be of great interest to clients whose needs for imaginative and metaphorically rich strategies often go unmet.

60 Innovative Cognitive Strategies for the Bright, the Sensitive, and the Creative: New Investigations Into the Home of the Mind

In this book, Dr. Maisel employs the metaphor of "the room that is your mind" to provide 60 cognitive strategies that enable smart, sensitive, creative clients to engage in dynamic self-regulation for greater awareness, insight, and enhanced mental capabilities. Issues that are examined include repetitive and obsessional thinking, self-criticism and a lack of self-confidence, anxiety and depression, reliving traumatic memories, and overdramatizing and catastrophizing. This is the perfect book for cognitive-behavioral therapists to suggest to clients and will be of great interest to clients whose needs for imaginative and metaphorically rich strategies often go unmet.

6. Bad Homburger ZNS-Gespräche: Fortschritte in der Diagnostik und Behandlung psychiatrischer und neurologischer Erkrankungen

The 5Cs Positive Teacher Interpersonal Behaviors: Implications for Learner Empowerment and Learning in an L2 Context (Second Language Learning and Teaching)

This book argues that, in line with the tenets of positive psychology in SLA and the rhetorical/relational goal theory, positive teacher-student interpersonal relationships are deemed to be of great significance for empowering students to accomplish favorable academic outcomes and to successfully learn a second/foreign language (L2), whether at its affective, behavioral, or cognitive levels. Therefore, understanding the role of teacher interpersonal behaviors and their effect on students' learning gains in the domain of SLA is of utmost importance, particularly as this line of research is at its nascent stage of development, and, as a result, available empirical evidence is still inconclusive. To address this issue, drawing on the mixed methods design, this book mainly aims to, first, empirically scrutinize the role of “5Cs” positive teacher interpersonal variables (i.e., care, clarity, closeness, confirmation, and credibility) in L2 students' affective, behavioral, and cognitive learning outcomes through the mediation of student-perceived learner empowerment in the L2 context of Iran. Second, it is intended to show how L2 teacher educators, teachers, and materials developers, among other key educational stakeholders, can facilitate the provision of interpersonally rich language learning environments with the ultimate goal of enhancing students' L2 learning.

59 Seconds: How psychology can improve your life in less than a minute

In 59 Seconds, psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman presents a fresh approach to change that helps people achieve their aims and ambitions in minutes, not months. From mood to memory, persuasion to procrastination, and resilience to relationships, Wiseman outlines the research supporting this new science of rapid change, and describes how these quick and quirky techniques can be incorporated into everyday life. Think a little, change a lot. Discover why even thinking about going to the gym can help you keep in shape Learn how pot plants make you more creative Find out why putting a pencil between your teeth instantly makes you happier 'At last, a self-help guide that is based on proper research. Perfect for busy, curious, smart people' Simon Singh, author of Fermat's Last Theorem 'A triumph of scientifically proven advice over misleading myths of self-help. Challenging, uplifting and long overdue' Derren Brown

59 Seconds: How psychology can improve your life in less than a minute

In 59 Seconds, psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman presents a fresh approach to change that helps people achieve their aims and ambitions in minutes, not months. From mood to memory, persuasion to procrastination, and resilience to relationships, Wiseman outlines the research supporting this new science of rapid change, and describes how these quick and quirky techniques can be incorporated into everyday life. Think a little, change a lot. Discover why even thinking about going to the gym can help you keep in shape Learn how pot plants make you more creative Find out why putting a pencil between your teeth instantly makes you happier 'At last, a self-help guide that is based on proper research. Perfect for busy, curious, smart people' Simon Singh, author of Fermat's Last Theorem 'A triumph of scientifically proven advice over misleading myths of self-help. Challenging, uplifting and long overdue' Derren Brown

59 Seconds: How psychology can improve your life in less than a minute

In 59 Seconds, psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman presents a fresh approach to change that helps people achieve their aims and ambitions in minutes, not months. From mood to memory, persuasion to procrastination, and resilience to relationships, Wiseman outlines the research supporting this new science of rapid change, and describes how these quick and quirky techniques can be incorporated into everyday life. Think a little, change a lot. Discover why even thinking about going to the gym can help you keep in shape Learn how pot plants make you more creative Find out why putting a pencil between your teeth instantly makes you happier 'At last, a self-help guide that is based on proper research. Perfect for busy, curious, smart people' Simon Singh, author of Fermat's Last Theorem 'A triumph of scientifically proven advice over misleading myths of self-help. Challenging, uplifting and long overdue' Derren Brown

59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot

Most people would like to be more creative, more persuasive and more attractive. For years, gurus and 'life coaches' have urged people to improve their lives by changing the way they think and behave, but scientific research has revealed that many of their techniques, from group brainstorming to visualization, are ineffective. Fortunately, in 59 Seconds: Think a Little, Change a Lot psychologist Richard Wiseman is on hand to provide fast-acting, myth-busting scientific answers to a huge range of everyday problems. From job-hunting to relationships, and from parenting to self-esteem, personal and professional success may be less than a minute away . . . * Find out why putting a pencil between your teeth instantly makes you feel happier.* Discover why even thinking about going to the gym can help you keep in shape.* Learn how putting just one thing in your wallet will improve the chance of it being returned if lost.

500 Tips for Communicating with the Public (PDF)

This is a light-hearted, easily digestible guide with a wealth of handy hints and tips for communicating with the public. For those in the helping professions, communicating with the public can sometimes be a challenge, and different skills are needed to those used when communicating with friends and family. This book addresses these issues by providing hundreds of tips on how to communicate with the public, covering topics such as managing conflict, assertiveness, feelings, listening and boundaries. It also includes guidance on reflection, supervision, confidentiality and anti-discrimination. The book uses a fun and accessible approach, making the advice easy to read and then put into practice. This handy guide will be invaluable to a range of practitioners in the helping professions including health visitors, social care workers, probation officers and teachers, as well as any other professional looking for tips on how to communicate effectively.

500 Tips for Communicating with the Public

This is a light-hearted, easily digestible guide with a wealth of handy hints and tips for communicating with the public. For those in the helping professions, communicating with the public can sometimes be a challenge, and different skills are needed to those used when communicating with friends and family. This book addresses these issues by providing hundreds of tips on how to communicate with the public, covering topics such as managing conflict, assertiveness, feelings, listening and boundaries. It also includes guidance on reflection, supervision, confidentiality and anti-discrimination. The book uses a fun and accessible approach, making the advice easy to read and then put into practice. This handy guide will be invaluable to a range of practitioners in the helping professions including health visitors, social care workers, probation officers and teachers, as well as any other professional looking for tips on how to communicate effectively.

50 Years after Deinstitutionalization: Mental Illness in Contemporary Communities (Advances in Medical Sociology #17)

Throughout the 1960’s and 1970’s, a revolution in mental health policy and practice known as deinstitutionalization occurred in Europe and the US. This movement was catalyzed by criticisms of psychiatric institutions and resulted in the release of thousands of people with serious mental illness from long-term care facilities into the community. It is acknowledged that these reforms held great promise, but have had numerous unintended negative consequences. Moreover, deinstitutionalization has strained the resources and reach of community-based mental health treatment systems, spilling into other institutions such as criminal justice and education. Volume 17 of Advances in Medical Sociology will examine deinstitutionalization’s legacies approximately 50 years after reintegration began, turning a critical lens toward contemporary problems and solutions related to mental illness in countries where reform occurred. This volume will highlight pressing issues around mental health treatment, social and health policy, and the lived experiences of people and families coping with mental illness that were or continue to be significantly influenced by deinstitutionalization reforms.

50 Tips to Build Your Self-Esteem (50 Tips Ser.)

Having a positive sense of self-esteem and confidence enables us to avoid the obstacles that can hold us back and to really make the most of life, even when we face knockbacks. This book of simple, easy-to-follow tips provides you with the motivation, tools and techniques needed to feel better inside and out, making you a more confident person.

50 Tips to Build Your Confidence

Feeling confident and having high self esteem help us to lead a happy life and achieve our goals, and yet sometimes it's all too easy to lack faith in ourselves. This book of easy-to-follow tips provides you with the tools and techniques needed to shake off your worries with a positive, can-do attitude and boost your confidence in everyday life.

50 Things You Can Do Today to Manage Stress at Work (Personal Health Guides)

In this easy-to-follow book, Professor Cary Cooper and Dr Howard Kahn guide you through the steps you can take to manage and control stress in the workplace. This book helps you to understand what stress is and identify how and why it occurs at work, and offers practical advice to help you make positive changes.

50 Things You Can Do Today to Improve Your Self-Esteem (Personal Health Guides)

In this easy-to-follow guides, expert authors off er practical advice to help you make positive changes in your life, with a holistic approach including simple lifestyle changes and DIY complementary therapies.

50 Things You Can Do Today to Boost Your Confidence (Personal Health Guides)

In this easy-to-follow book, Wendy Green explains the psychological and lifestyle factors which can affect your confidence, offering practical advice and a holistic approach to help you build your confidence levels, including simple lifestyle changes and DIY complementary therapies.

50 Things You Can Do to Manage Anxiety: A Self-help Guide To Feeling Better (Personal Health Guides)

One in 20 adults in the UK will suffer from anxiety at some point in their lives. Are you one of them? Learn how to replace negative thoughts and behaviour with positive ones. Learn assertiveness skills and boost your self-esteem Discover ways to become more active to reduce stress and anxiety Find helpful organisations and products

50 Studies Every Psychiatrist Should Know (Fifty Studies Every Doctor Should Know)

50 Studies Every Psychiatrist Should Know presents key studies that have shaped the practice of psychiatry. Selected using a rigorous methodology, the studies cover topics including: psychotic disorders, depressive disorders, women's mental health, child and adolescent disorders, and epidemiological studies. For each study, a concise summary is presented with an emphasis on the results and limitations of the study, and its implications for practice. An illustrative clinical case concludes each review, followed by brief information on other relevant studies. This book is a must-read for health care professionals and anyone who wants to learn more about the data behind clinical practice.

50 Studies Every Psychiatrist Should Know (Fifty Studies Every Doctor Should Know)

50 Studies Every Psychiatrist Should Know presents key studies that have shaped the practice of psychiatry. Selected using a rigorous methodology, the studies cover topics including: psychotic disorders, depressive disorders, women's mental health, child and adolescent disorders, and epidemiological studies. For each study, a concise summary is presented with an emphasis on the results and limitations of the study, and its implications for practice. An illustrative clinical case concludes each review, followed by brief information on other relevant studies. This book is a must-read for health care professionals and anyone who wants to learn more about the data behind clinical practice.

50 Studies Every Occupational Therapist Should Know (FIFTY STUDIES EVERY DOCTOR SHOULD SERIES)

50 Studies Every Occupational Therapist Should Know is the first book of its kind in occupational therapy (OT). It is an excellent resource for healthcare students and practitioners seeking to gain a better understanding of the breadth and depth of the field and covers a wide range of topics within six key practice areas in OT: productive aging, health and wellness, work and industry, rehabilitation and disability, children and youth, and mental health. Each chapter discusses one influential study, reviews its key findings, limitations, related studies, and implications for practice, and concludes with a case study that applies the research to a clinical vignette. This is the only book that summarizes occupational therapy research in an accessible, user-friendly manner. Experienced clinicians will find it a useful reference for classic studies in the field, and an overview of influential research outside their area of specialization. Educators will appreciate its utility for teaching critical appraisal of research and highlighting the scope of occupational therapy practice. Students and new clinicians will find thought-provoking case studies directly applicable to scenarios they may encounter in their clinical work, demonstrating the role of research in evidence-based practice. It is a must-read for everyone interested in better understanding the evidence informing occupational therapy practice.

50 Studies Every Occupational Therapist Should Know (FIFTY STUDIES EVERY DOCTOR SHOULD SERIES)

50 Studies Every Occupational Therapist Should Know is the first book of its kind in occupational therapy (OT). It is an excellent resource for healthcare students and practitioners seeking to gain a better understanding of the breadth and depth of the field and covers a wide range of topics within six key practice areas in OT: productive aging, health and wellness, work and industry, rehabilitation and disability, children and youth, and mental health. Each chapter discusses one influential study, reviews its key findings, limitations, related studies, and implications for practice, and concludes with a case study that applies the research to a clinical vignette. This is the only book that summarizes occupational therapy research in an accessible, user-friendly manner. Experienced clinicians will find it a useful reference for classic studies in the field, and an overview of influential research outside their area of specialization. Educators will appreciate its utility for teaching critical appraisal of research and highlighting the scope of occupational therapy practice. Students and new clinicians will find thought-provoking case studies directly applicable to scenarios they may encounter in their clinical work, demonstrating the role of research in evidence-based practice. It is a must-read for everyone interested in better understanding the evidence informing occupational therapy practice.

50 Schlüsselideen Psychologie

Eine Entdeckungsreise durch Gehirn und Geist, Denken, Fühlen und Handeln Wie unterscheiden sich die Gehirne von Männern und Frauen? Gibt es echtes altruistisches Verhalten? Ist unser Geist bei der Geburt ein noch unbeschriebenes Blatt? Und drücken Träume unsere unbewussten Wünsche aus? Psychologie durchdringt heute unsere gesamte Gesellschaft. Kein Krimi, kein Dokumentarfilm, keine Talkshow, kein Arzt-Patienten-Gespräch kommt ohne die Einführung eines psychologischen Blickwinkels aus. Die Psychologie versucht Verhaltensäußerungen und Geistesblitze, Gefühle und Gedanken zu verstehen und zu erklären, und sie berührt dabei verblüffend viele Felder – von Größenwahn und Computerscheu über Krebsursachen, Alkoholabhängigkeit und soziale Mobilität bis hin zur Speicherung von Erinnerungen und zur Herausbildung von Überzeugungen und Vorurteilen. 50 Schlüsselideen Psychologie ist die ideale Einführung in die Theorien und Denkweisen dieser Disziplin. Das Buch, das auch neueste Erkenntnisse aufgreift, präsentiert zahlreiche Fallbeispiele und erläutert die Argumente der wichtigsten Köpfe der Psychologie. Adrian Furnham macht in 50 kompakten und leicht verständlichen Essays die zentralen Konzepte der Psychologie nachvollziehbar und vermittelt dem Leser die Begriffswelt der Psychologen zur Beschreibung und Erklärung menschlichen Verhaltens. Abnormes Verhalten Der Placebo-Effekt Der Kampf gegen die Sucht Losgelöst von der Realität Nicht neurotisch, nur anders Scheinbar normal Stress Optische Täuschungen Psychophysik Halluzinationen Wahn Sind Sie bewusst? Positive Psychologie Emotionale Intelligenz Welchen Sinn haben Emotionen? Kognitive Therapie Der Intelligenzquotient Der Flynn-Effekt Multiple Intelligenzen Kognitive Unterschiede Der Tintenkleckstest nach Rorschach Lügen aufdecken Die autoritäre Persönlichkeit Gehorsamsbereitschaft gegenüber Autorität Sich einfügen Selbstlosigkeit oder Selbstsucht? Kognitive Dissonanz Der Spielerfehlschluss Urteilsfähigkeit und Problemlösen Zu viel investiert, um aufzugeben Rationale Entscheidungsfindung Erinnerungen an Vergangenes Was der Zeuge gesehen hat Künstliche Intelligenz Vielleicht auch träumen Der Versuch, zu vergessen Es liegt mir auf der Zunge … Psychosexuelle Entwicklungsphasen Kognitive Entwicklungsstadien Alle meine Entchen … Tabula rasa Bleib hungrig Behaviorismus Verstärkungspläne Komplexität meistern Phrenologie Hin- und hergerissen … Aphasie Legasthenie Wer ist das?

50 Schlüsselideen Hirnforschung

Eine Entdeckungsreise in die Welt der Nervenzellen und Synapsen, der Gedanken und GefühleDas Nervensystem Die Neuronenlehre Gliazellen Der Nervenimpuls Synaptische Übertragung Sensorische Wahrnehmung Bewegung Topografische Kartierung Spezialisierte Hirnregionen Asymmetrie des Gehirns Spiegelneurone Das Konnektom Verkörperte Kognition Körperbewusstsein Der freie Wille Geschlechtsunterschiede Persönlichkeit Hirngeschädigte Patienten Das Theater des Bewusstseins Bewusstseinsstörungen Aufmerksamkeit Arbeitsgedächtnis Lernen und Gedächtnis Mentale ZeitreisenGedächtnis(re)konsolidierung Entscheidungsfindung Belohnung und Motivation Sprachverarbeitung Exekutive Funktionen Zellwanderung und axonale Wegfindung Zelltod Synaptisches Pruning Neuroplastizität Adoleszenz Stress und Gehirn Das alternde Gehirn Neurodegeneration Adulte Neurogenese Epigenetik Default Mode Network Hirnwellenoszillationen Vorhersagefehler Neuronale Stammzellen Hirnstimulation Kognitive Verstärkung Hirnscan-Verfahren Gedanken entschlüsseln Hirn-Computer-Schnittstellen Neurowissenschaften und das Gesetz Neuroethik _____ Mit seinen unglaublichen 100 Milliarden Nervenzellen, die Informationen in Sekundenbruchteilen weiterleiten, ist das menschliche Gehirn das einflussreichste und zugleich rätselhafteste unserer Organe. Zwar wird es schon seit Jahrzehnten erforscht und experimentell untersucht, doch erst vor relativ kurzer Zeit gewann man Erkenntnisse über seine komplexen inneren Abläufe und darüber, wie es unsere Gedanken, Handlungen und Erinnerungen, ja sogar unsere Selbstwahrnehmung steuert.Auf seiner faszinierenden Erkundungsreise durch das Gehirn widmet sich der Neurobiologe Moheb Costandi sowohl dessen biologischen Funktionen als auch seinem Einfluss auf unser Verhalten. In 50 kompakten, verständlich geschriebenen Kapiteln berichtet er von spannenden neuen Erkenntnissen auf dem Gebiet der Neurowissenschaften. Sind männliche und weibliche Gehirne wirklich unterschiedlich? Haben Emotionen eine biologische Grundlage? Werden wir jemals Gedanken lesen können? Und können die Erfahrungen, die wir machen, unser Gehirn physisch verändern? Von der Entwicklung des Gehirns während des Wachstums und im Alter bis zu den Bausteinen des Bewusstseins, von Geisteskrankheiten wie Demenz und Schizophrenie bis zu der Frage, wie sich Nervengewebe in Reaktion auf Traumata anpassen und neu konfigurieren kann – dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende Einführung in die aufregende Wissenschaft vom menschlichen Gehirn.