Psychology Revivals
About the Book Series
Psychology Revivals is an initiative aiming to re-issue a wealth of academic works which have long been unavailable. Following the success of the Routledge Revivals programme, this time encompassing a vast range from across the Behavioural Sciences, Psychology Revivals draws upon a distinguished catalogue of imprints and authors associated with both Routledge and Psychology Press, restoring to print books by some of the most influential scholars of the last 120 years.
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The Science of Philosophy
1st Edition
By F. H. George
January 11, 2017
Originally published in 1981, this book was an attempt to bridge the gap between scientists and philosophers by viewing philosophy, at least in part, through scientific eyes. Professor George is not here concerned with the philosophy of science. Rather he is looking at classical philosophical ...
Working at the Interface of Cultures: Eighteen Lives in Social Science
1st Edition
Edited
By Michael Harris Bond
January 11, 2017
Behind the mask of objective science lie the dynamics of what happens to scientists who go to live and work in another culture. Those who work and study in an alien culture often find themselves changed in ways that affect their scientific work. How does this challenge, stimulate, provoke, suggest ...
Nervous Disorders of Women: The Modern Psychological Conception of their Causes, Effects and Rational Treatment
1st Edition
By Bernard Hollander
January 06, 2017
Born in Vienna in 1864, Bernard Hollander was a London-based psychiatrist in the early twentieth century. He is best known for being one of the main proponents of the interest in phrenology at that time. This title, originally published in 1916, looks at ‘the numerous nervous illnesses of women, in...
Archetypes
1st Edition
By Elémire Zolla
December 08, 2016
Man is dominated by his archetypes; they mould not only his history but his dreams. But how are we to define and evaluate them? Is it perhaps possible for us to relate more creatively to them? Originally published in 1981, these are some of the questions raised by this title. To answer them the ...
Chaos and Order in the World of the Psyche
1st Edition
By Joanne Wieland-Burston
December 08, 2016
‘I don’t know what’s the matter with me – everything’s upside down; the whole world seems chaotic’ Chaos may erupt in our lives in many different ways – through death, divorce, conflict with family, friends or colleagues. It is a frightening and negative experience, destabilizing the individual and...
Nervous Breakdown: Its Cause and Cure
1st Edition
By W. Wolfe
December 08, 2016
Originally published in 1934, excerpts from the original preface read: "A Nervous breakdown is a terrifying experience. When it occurs, the patient, his family, and often his friends are panic-stricken. No one knows just what to do with the patient, and the patient is incapable of helping himself. ...
Reasoning: Representation and Process: In Children and Adults
1st Edition
Edited
By Rachel Joffe Falmagne
December 08, 2016
Originally published in 1975, this volume contains original reports of new models and data in the areas of propositional reasoning, syllogistic reasoning, and transitive inference in children and adults of the time. A wide range of theoretical viewpoints is represented, and an effort is made to ...
The A B C of Nerves
1st Edition
By D.F. Fraser-Harris
December 08, 2016
Originally published in 1928, the preface reads: "It is almost impossible to distinguish between what is ‘elementary’ and what is ‘advanced’ in regard to the nervous system. The constitution and functions of that system are so little matters of common knowledge that it would be safe to assume that ...
The Management of Children with Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties
1st Edition
Edited
By Ved Varma
December 08, 2016
The management of children with emotional and behavioural difficulties has always been a source of worry and concern to those who have to deal with them. Many such children are unpredictable, sometimes embarrassing, and can often make us feel helpless. We need to know more about them, and why they ...
The Secret Life of Vulnerable Children
1st Edition
Edited
By Ved Varma
December 08, 2016
How do disturbed children see the world? How can we understand their difficulties? Most children have secret worlds but for some these worlds contain secrets that are both permanent and damaging. Originally published in 1992, this moving account of the secret lives of such vulnerable and disturbed ...
Thinking About Thinking: Studies in the Background of some Psychological Approaches
1st Edition
By Joan Wynn Reeves
December 08, 2016
Originally published in 1965, this title is a series of exploratory essays on approaches to thinking. The central topic is the relation of processes of an associative kind (sometimes irrational, in so far as they are not enmeshed with a world of shared experience) to those involving some degree of ...
A Handbook of Test Construction: Introduction to Psychometric Design
1st Edition
By Paul Kline
September 21, 2016
Psychological tests provide reliable and objective standards by which individuals can be evaluated in education and employment. Therefore accurate judgements must depend on the reliability and quality of the tests themselves. Originally published in 1986, this handbook by an internationally ...