Psychology & Psychiatry

The Science of Human Nature: A Psychology For Beginners
by William Henry Pyle
Before attempting to define psychology, it will be helpful to make some inquiry into the nature of science in general. Science is knowledge; it is what we know. But mere knowledge is not science.

Pathology of Lying, Accusation, And Swindling: A Study in Forensic Psychology
by William Healy, A.B., M.D., Mary Tenney Healy, B.L.
Through comparison of the literature on pathological lying with our own extensive material we are led to perceive the insistent necessity for closer definition of the subject than has been heretofore offered.

Talks To Teachers On Psychology: And To Students On Some Of Life's Ideals
by William James
In the general activity and uprising of ideal interests which every one with an eye for fact can discern all about us in American life, there is perhaps no more promising feature than the fermentation which for a dozen years or more has been going on

Psychology and Industrial Efficiency
by Hugo Münsterberg
Our aim is to sketch the outlines of a new science which is to intermediate between the modern laboratory psychology and the problems of economics: the psychological experiment is systematically to be placed at the service of commerce and industry.

How to Use Your Mind
by Harry D. Kitson, Ph.D.
The kindly reception accorded to the first edition of this book has confirmed the author in his conviction that such a book was needed, and has tempted him to bestow additional labor upon it. The chief changes consist in the addition of two new chapters

Why Worry?
by George Lincoln Walton, M.D.
Few of us are likely to attain this level; few, perhaps, aspire to do so. Nevertheless, the training which falls short of producing complete self-control may yet accomplish something in the way of fitting us, by taking the edge off our worry

Beyond Good and Evil
by Friedrich Nietzsche
1. The Will to Truth, which is to tempt us to many a hazardous enterprise, the famous Truthfulness of which all philosophers have hitherto spoken with respect, what questions has this Will to Truth not laid before us!

Dream Psychology: Psychoanalysis for Beginners
by Dr. Sigmund Freud
The medical profession is justly conservative. Human life should not be considered as the proper material for wild experiments. Conservatism, however, is too often a welcome excuse for lazy minds, loath to adapt themselves to fast changing conditions.

The Harp That Came Back: My Journey Begins
Extraordinary Knowing: Science, Skepticism, and the Inexplicable Powers of the Human Mind
by Elizabeth Lloyd Mayer, Ph.D.
In December of 1991, my daughter's harp was stolen; we got it back. But it came back in a way that irrevocably changed my familiar world of science and rational thinking. It changed the way I go about living in that world.

The Power of Love: Hugs and Cuddles Have Long-Term Effects
by National Institute of Health
How often do you hug? Do you like to sit close and hold each other's hands? Recent research shows it's good for your health. Between loving partners, between parents and children, or even between close friends, physical affection can help the brain

Longevity
The Force of Character: And the Lasting Life
by James Hillman, Ph.D.
The Force of Character follows an enriching journey through the three stages of aging - lasting, the deepening that comes with longevity; leaving, the preparation for departure; and left, the special legacy we each bestow on our survivors.

The Emotional Economy
Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships
by Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.
Emotional Intelligence was an international phenomenon, appearing on the New York Times bestseller list for over a year and selling more than five million copies worldwide.

A Radical Geography of Love
The Birth of Pleasure
by Carol Gilligan
For years, without knowing why, I have been drawn to maps of the desert, drawn by descriptions of the winds and the wadi - dry watercourses that suddenly fill with rain. I began following an ancient story about love told in North Africa

Love in Ruins
Minds in Distress: The Clash of Evolution, Human Conditioning, and Culture in America
by Edward E. Loewe Ph.D.
Romantic love is an aspect of the human condition which has shown itself to be both a source of jubilation and of pain. Its hallmark is in many ways unpredictability. Love shows no reliability whatsoever in terms of when it will appear in one's life

The Body Lies: Female-To-Male Transsexuals
Normal: Transsexual CEOs, Crossdressing Cops, and Hermaphrodites with Attitude
by Amy Bloom
What would you go through not to have to live the life of Kafka's Gregor Samsa? Not to realize, early in childhood, that other people perceive a slight, unmistakable bugginess about you, which you find horrifying but they claim to find unremarkable?

Proof in the Placebo
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
To determine whether a placebo-controlled trial is acceptable, drug company and FDA experts ask: For what condition is this drug being tested? What is the natural progression of the disease?

Placebos: The Power of Mind
by Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Even with the powerful scientific advantages of including a placebo control, researchers and FDA must look at each treatment individually to decide if the use of placebos is appropriate and ethical.

Spend and Acquire, Rapid Social Change and Information Overload
The Ancestral Mind: Reclaim the Power
by Gregg Jacobs, Ph.D.
Today, some three hundred years into the industrial (and now postindustrial) economy, the old adage that 'money can't buy happiness' still gets lip service, but the Thinking Mind doesn't seem to be paying attention.

Trapped in Time
The Ancestral Mind: Reclaim the Power
by Gregg Jacobs, Ph.D.
If you objectively observe your thoughts while you are driving, working, playing with your children, or eating dinner, you'll likely be amazed at how much of your mental life involves thoughts about the future.

The Tyranny of the Thinking Mind
The Ancestral Mind: Reclaim the Power
by Gregg Jacobs, Ph.D.
The Bible opens with an account of a perfect garden at the beginning of time, where mankind would have dominion, and would be free to partake of everything except the fruit of one particular tree, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.