Published March, 2014
By Daniel Reisberg
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This handbook is an essential, comprehensive resource for students and academics interested in topics in cognitive psychology, including perceptual issues, attention, memory, knowledge representation, language, emotional influences, judgment, problem solving, and the study of individual differences in cognition.

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Published February, 2014
By E. Tory Higgins
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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How does motivation work? Scientific research shows that people are motivated to be effective in different ways that go beyond the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain. In this text, E. Tory Higgins provides a new theory of motivation that argues that people are motivated by the pursuit of value, truth, and control.

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Published February, 2014
By John Cawley and Associate John Cawley
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Oxford Handbooks
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This volume accurately and conveniently summarizes the findings and insights of obesity-related research from the full range of social sciences including anthropology, economics, government, psychology, and sociology. The material will be valuable to researchers, public health officials, policymakers, nutritionists, and medical practitioners.

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Published February, 2014
By Judy Foreman
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Written with compassion and featuring inspiring stories of patients' struggles as well as the wisdom of hundreds of up-to-date research studies, this is the most comprehensive look yet at the biggest health problem this nation faces - chronic pain.

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Published February, 2014
By Bill Firshein
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Discusses the basic characteristics of infection and the spread of viruses and bacteria, using case studies of six critical diseases.

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Published February, 2014
By Ernest Hartmann
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Published February, 2014
By Paula A. Michaels
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Oxford Studies in International History
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Reveals the surprising history of the Lamaze method of childbirth, also known as psychoprophylaxis, by tracing this psychological, non-pharmacological approach to obstetric pain relief from its origins in the USSR in the 1940s, to France in the 1950s, and to the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Published February, 2014
By Lawrence M. Scheier and William B. Hansen
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Parenting and Teen Drug Use provides comprehensive coverage of the most current research on youth drug use and prevention, carefully and meticulously presenting empirical evidence and theoretical arguments that underlie the mechanisms linking parental socialization and adolescent drug use.

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Published February, 2014
By Joseph Merlino, Joanna Omi and Jill Bowen
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This book is the first lean book that focuses entirely on behavioral health. Using the principles of the Toyota Production System, or lean, the contributors in this groundbreaking volume share their experience in transforming a major safety net public hospital after a tragic and internationally publicized event.

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Published February, 2014
By Howard S. Smith and Perry G. Fine
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
Series: Oxford American Pocket Notes
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Opioid Management Tools and Tips provides health professionals with basic guidance, tools, and resources for identifying patients who may be at risk for opioid misuse and effective managing the risk of abuse, addiction, and diversion.

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