Published March, 2006
By Lawrence J. Sanna and Edward C. Chang
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This volume presents the two main ways of looking at judgments over time: looking at how people's thoughts about the future and the past affect their present states, and looking at the interplay over time among people's thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

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Published March, 2006
By Giorgio Ganis, Stephen M. Kosslyn and William L. Thompson
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Mental imagery has been a controversial topic in psychology. The major problem has been the inherently private nature of mental images. This book summarizes the arguments and positions, puts them in context, and shows how modern neuroscientific methods can illustrate the representational nature of mental imagery.

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Published March, 2006
By Richard Bentall and Steven Jones
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Bipolar disorder (BPD), or manic depression, is a severe mental illness which has a substantial impact on the sufferer, carers, and mental health services. It had, until recently, been almost entirely neglected by psychological researchers. This book presents a broad overview of the psychological and psychosocial factors involved in bipolar disorder.

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Published March, 2006
By Gerald P. Koocher and Steven N. Sparta
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This volume provides essential knowledge and practical suggestions for conducting forensic mental health evaluations of children and adolescents. A wide range of assessment problems are described, along with discussions about measurement techniques and forensic issues related to minors.

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Published March, 2006
By Ilona Szer, Yukiko Kimura, Peter Malleson, Taunton Southwood and Pete Malleson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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This is a very practical guide to the recognition, diagnosis and treatment of the various forms of chronic arthritis in children. It uses algorithms, tables and many high-quality colour illustrations to make key points, and so can easily be used in a busy practice for initial diagnosis and follow-up.

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Published March, 2006
By P. David Josephy, Bengt Mannervik and P.David Josephy
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Presents the biochemical and molecular biological fundamentals underlying toxicology and drug metabolism. This book covers xenobiotic biotransformation; reactive intermediates and their interactions with macromolecules; cloning, expressing, and analysis of enzymes of biotransformation; and more.

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Published March, 2006
By John Spicer, Stephen J. Warburton, Warren W. Burggren, Bernd Pelster and Carl L. Reiber
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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Presents assessments of work in the field of developmental physiology from experimental, theoretical, and molecular perspectives, with an intent to predict the directions it will take. The authors provide an overview of an emerging area relevant to the research of physiologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and developmental biologists.

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Published March, 2006
By Bernard Gert, Charles M. Culver and K. Danner Clouser
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This book includes the latest revisions of the authors' influential analyses of some significant concepts in medicine, such as death, disease, paternalism, euthanasia and valid consent. It presents a useful and systemic method for dealing with the moral problems and disputes, but also allows for some unresolvable disagreement.

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Published March, 2006
By Eviatar Zerubavel
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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A leading sociological analyst of culture takes on the concept of denial, expounding the ways in which people, both as individuals and collectively, consciously refrain from acknowledging things of which they are quite clearly aware/

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Published March, 2006
By Barbara Berkman and Sarah D'Ambruoso
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This handbook presents the latest research on social work with older people, providing specialist knowledge and resources to equip social workers to care for an aging population.

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