psychology

Video and Filmmaking as Psychotherapy: Research and Practice

This book has been edited by Joshua Cohen, J. Lauren Johnson and Penny Orr. The publishers say: “While film and video has long been used within psychological practice, researchers and practitioners have only just begun to explore the benefits of film and…
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‘If the land is sick, you are sick’: An Aboriginal approach to mental health in times of drought

This article in Mosaic has been written by Georgina Kenyon: “A coal truck roars past, stirring up red dust that blows over the famished cattle and sheep lying in grassless paddocks. The carcasses of dead kangaroos lie next to empty water troughs. There is…
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The Pursuit of Objectivity in Psychology

This book has been written by Mattias Desmet, a professor at Ghent University in Belgium. The publishers say: “For about a decade, academic psychology finds itself in a crisis. Replication of the vast majority of research findings fails, the field is…
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Social Empathy: The Art of Understanding Others

The publishers say of this book : “Our ability to understand others and help others understand us is essential to our individual and collective well-being. Yet there are many barriers that keep us from walking in the shoes of others: fear, skepticism,…
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The New Psychology of Health: Unlocking the Social Cure

The New Psychology of Health was published in May 2018 and is co-authored by Catherine Haslam, Jolanda Jetten, Tegan Cruwys, Genevieve Dingle and Alex Haslam. The publishers say: “Why do people who are more socially connected live longer and have better health than those…
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