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Constance Reader

I found out so much! Utterly fascinating

Avaliado no Reino Unido em 21 de setembro de 2017

This is a very comforting book, a bit like having a wise friend in your handbag! each chapter opens with a simple question- the sort you might ask yourself: e.g "Am I a caring person or am I a doormat?" or "Why can't I concentrate?" or "So, I'm 50 and fancy a Ferrari. What's wrong with that?"
The answers are then given to you via the theories of several psychotherapists, Freud, Erich Fromm and Carl Jung, to name but a few. The answers are given in palin, easy to understand English, and then the the theories behind them are explained in more detail.

It's an absolutely fascinating book and the many questions it features could apply to anyone. "Are they lying to me?" "Will I ever meet Mr/Mrs Right?"

I found myself reading this well into the night and finding out so much about our fascinating brains and behaviour. Highly recommended.

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Easy read whilst being suprisingly in-depth.

Avaliado no Reino Unido em 2 de julho de 2017

Psychology books are usually centred on the psychologists and their theories, which is a pretty old-school way of doing it. A more user-centric strategy would work better.

This book does just that by answering typical questions most of us would have an interest in, and seeing how psychology would answer them.

Here’s a quick selection;

I keep looking at my phone every few minutes. Why can’t I concentrate?
If I was more selfish, would I have more fun?
Why can’t I lose weight?
I’m 50 and fancy a Ferrari, what’s wrong with that?
Why can’t I find Mr/Mrs right?

So is this a low-brow book? Nope; approachable is not the same as low brow. This book covers many core psychology concepts (and supporting modern medical evidence such as neuroscience);

The difference between introvert and extravert
‘Flow’ and happiness
Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
Transactional analysis
Cognitive bias/distortion
False and true selves, etc

Its also fully illustrated in colour. Not full of random stock photography space fillers (yep, I’m looking at you Psychology Today), but illustrations to further the in-depth discussions.

Who would buy this?

Anyone who wants a factual book they can dip into, but at the same time not low-brow.

Anyone who reads the previously mentioned magazine who is interested in dipping into the underlying theories in an approachable way (i.e. not via a text book).

Anyone looking for a gift book that is more useful than the little book of patience/calm/whatever.
For anyone looking for a similar but more traditional book, I would recommend The Psychology Book

To conclude, a well written modern book aimed at a modern audience, covering a subject that often gets published as either lifestyle magazines or stuffy text books, with little in between.
I look forward to other books written in the same style!

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pepemia

Brilliant and worth every penny

Avaliado no Reino Unido em 22 de junho de 2017

As a professional therapist myself I really loved this book and all the questions in it I have heard asked by clients . It's well laid out and I fell well designed . There are 5 different sections , mainly cantered on you , behaviour, other people and change . What I really love is it address questions about people's everyday life, "why do I watch too much soaps " but helps the reader understand the bigger picture of their behaviour and hopefully empower them to make a change . Counselling is a lot about a new perspective , and this book does it in a fun , but informative way .
The questions are answered by using many theories from different psychogolists over the years but again simplified to relate to your life. Each question sends with a bullet point Incase you want to expand on it .

Wether you do make any changes due to this book is up to you but it certainly clears a lot of preconceptions and gives you the starting tools to do so .
The book can be used to ways earthier as a book to read to get a better understanding of psychology and people's behaviours, it is very good for counselling students .
Or as a dip in book where maybe something is concerning you or your curious about a type of behaviour.
It reminds me of the dummies series but I found this was a better size and easier to read .

Overall I really love it, I recommend a lot of books to clients and this would be one of them - it's not a quick fix book but it has some really great information in it and for life's learners it's a brilliant buy .

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Fascinating

Avaliado no Reino Unido em 26 de julho de 2017

I have so many books I can’t possibly keep them all and have to ruthlessly purge to maintain the level of bookshelves I allow myself. But this book is a keeper, because I’m sure I will turn to it again.
The book uses the format of questions and answers to look at how the theories of some of the world’s leading psychotherapists, psychoanalysts, and psychologists can be applied to everyday problems.
Probably everyone will have their own favourites, but I loved “Why do I keep watching soap operas every night,” “Why do I lie when she says Does my bum look big in this,” Why can’t I find Mr/Mrs Right,” “Is my partner lying to me,” and – of course – “What’s the Point?” and the whole of Chapter Five: “How can I improve myself?”
While I was reading, I kept thinking of people who would benefit from reading this book. It’s often funny, it’s accessible without dumbing down, and there’s a lot of genuine, thoughtful meaning behind the advice supplied for all our life crises, via the strangely caring words of Sarah Tomley. It’s fascinating stuff. Eric Berne suggested that we speak to each other in different voices: those of a child, adult or parent; while Karen Horney suggests we have three selves: the real self, the idealized self and the despised self. So much makes sense and so much leads back to childhood!
I also liked the fact it leads to other authors I’ve earmarked for future reading, notably Erich Fromm and Viktor Frankl.

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Sid Nuncius

Enjoyable and informative

Avaliado no Reino Unido em 25 de junho de 2017

I enjoyed this book. It's not quite what it claims to be, I think, but it is an entertaining and interesting introduction to the thinking of the best-known (and some less well-known) psychoanalysts and psychotherapists.

The first thing to say is that although this book is subtitled "How the greatest psychotherapists would solve your everyday problems," it contains very few actual solutions - as you might expect from psychotherapists. However, it does have more than I expected in the way of helpful guidance rather than just a lot of theorising about how the psyche works. This is not in the form of "if you have problem x, then do y," but rather some helpful perspectives (and, it has to be said, some considerably less helpful ones, in my view). For example, in the short section on procrastination and why some of us tend to put things off, I liked this quote from Oliver Burkeman (whom I'd never heard of before, by the way): "The problem…isn't that you don't feel motivated; it's that you imagine you need to feel motivated."

This is much less of a self-help book than an introduction to the thinking of various psychotherapists, which it does very well. In the introduction Sarah Tomley writes "feel free to pick and choose your own truths," which I found a questionable use of the word "truths," but then, we are dealing with psychotherapy here. I can certainly agree that you need to decide which is the most helpful approach offered toward each problem. Tomley writes very well, presenting the ideas with clarity and sometimes with wit. There are some very clear and helpful explanations – for example of Freud's idea of the relationship between the ego, the superego and the id (although she fails to include my favourite definition of the superego as that part of the ego which is insoluble in alcohol).

Do be warned that the text is printed in a very small font which can make it a little hard on the eyes, but the general layout is friendly and I found this a readable and informative book. Recommended.

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Roman Clodia

Chatty, informal presentation but the contents are much richer than they might appear

Avaliado no Reino Unido em 3 de julho de 2017

I recently reviewed the companion volume to this, 'What would Nietzsche do?', and have to say that this is much fuller, deeper and more comprehensive. That's partly to do with the subject matter rather than a failing on the parts of the writer/editor, though: psychology/psychotherapy is obviously a much younger 'discipline' than philosophy and more focused so this book benefits from that tautness.

Presented in a chatty, 'problem page' way, this offers an introduction to the various theorists and practitioners in the field from Freud and his contemporaries to moderns like Melanie Klein. The format looks a bit throwaway, like a novelty book, but the contents belie that appearance. This isn't a self-help book but a primer on the field of psychotherapy, including those personality tests and hierarchy of needs tables so beloved of corporate HR and consultants.

Good as an introduction to anyone curious about the field and/or for teenagers who might be interested in psychology at A level or above.

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Zipster Zeus

An interesting and often intriguing collection of observations

Avaliado no Reino Unido em 10 de julho de 2017

An interesting and often intriguing collection of observations on what great minds of the past would have made of the Great Personal Problems troubling your average citizen in western 21st century society. The author has achieved an accessible text without sacrificing solid, psychological theory and practical application in the analysis and observations that has to be applauded, as the book works well as a studious reader rather than a lightweight 'coffee-table dipper.' There's plenty of nice, simple illustrations throughout, and plenty of stuff to stimulate and provoke thought. Hit and miss at times it has to said with the advice/observations pulled out of the overall concept, but that is always the way with books like this. Approached with an open- and at times critical eye- there is more to enjoy than not here though, and worth a look.

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ElGato

Unexpectedly engaging

Avaliado no Reino Unido em 19 de julho de 2017

The application of theories and approaches by the world's greatest names in psychology doesn't sound like the most riveting read but but this is actually quite an engaging book that uses every day circumstances that many of us face on our lives to explain some pretty deep stuff in an easy to understand format. It won't solve your problems or issues but it will guide you to a deeper understanding of them and encourage you perhaps to look at them from a different perspective. Its written in a very clear and approachable style which helps a lot in engaging the reader and making these concepts more understandable.

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Sheila Camp

Neat little book that is entertaining and informative

Avaliado no Reino Unido em 24 de julho de 2017

If this were Christmas then this would be a great stocking filler. So funny and provided some entertaining moments as I discussed with those near me at the time of reading the topics for the chapters. The sections are modern issues such as not being able to stop looking at my phone or not wanting to be with people and even does my bum look big but there's some genuine psychology detailed from a range of psychotherapists to give the reader food for thought and help them think through their problems/issues/concerns.

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Excellent but type face is tiny

Avaliado no Reino Unido em 27 de junho de 2017

This is a paper backed book. Fairly small in size. Within the book there are five different sections There are 5 different sections, the author very much writes "for and too" the reader so things do feel personal, we look at our behaviour and other peoples, plus a little of how to change what we say, do all for the better. To do this there are questions which consider everyday life, which helps us wonder why we do things. Great. But 4 stars not 5 as the type face is just so small. Really struggled to see the words at times.

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