The Psychobiology Of Mind

Author : William R. Uttal
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 810 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317668985

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The Psychobiology of Mind by William R. Uttal Pdf

Originally published in 1978, this book develops a conceptual synthesis of the field of physiological psychology, the science specifically concerned with the relationship between the brain and the mind. It was designed to elucidate the important questions under investigation, the basic intellectual and technical problems that were encountered, and the significance of the major empirical results of the time. Of equal or even greater importance is the author’s derivation of the general principles relating brain and mind that had emerged after decades of modern research into this important question. Included in the volume are historical and philosophical perspectives on the mind-brain problem as well as extensive discussions of instruments, methodology, empirical findings and theory. Here is a powerful heuristic tool that informs the reader about the concepts and ideas implicit in this science rather than simply exhaustively listing experimental results. The author does not ignore findings; he organizes them into three broad categories – localization; representation, and learning – then emphasizes the relationships among experiments. This is a book that synthesizes, integrates, and stresses concepts, principles and problems. The careful organization of the book makes it especially useful for students of brain and mind at all levels.

Author : Ernest Lawrence Rossi
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1993-11-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0393701689

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Psychobiology Of Mind Body Healing Revised Edition by Ernest Lawrence Rossi Pdf

Rossi examines new evidence from psychoneuroimmunology, neuroendocrinology, molecular genetics, and neurobiology, and shows how we can utilize these natural processes to facilitate our emotional and physical well being. More than a dozen new approaches to Many of the hypotheses that Rossi proposed when this book was published in 1986 have now been confirmed. The mind-body connection is a process that can be seen, measured and accessed through hypnosis. In establishing that it is possible to use the mind to heal body illness, he now brings together new evidence from psychoneuroimmunology, neuroendocrinology, molecular genetics and neurobiology. More than a dozen new approaches to mind-body healing are outlined in a series of teaching tutorials.

Author : Mario Bunge
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-09
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781483150123

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The Mind–Body Problem by Mario Bunge Pdf

The Mind–Body Problem: A Psychobiological Approach examines the mind-body problem from a psychobiological perspective. It intends to show that the idea of a separate mental entity is not only unwarranted by the available data and the existing psychological models, but collides head-on with the most fundamental ideas of all modern science and is thus a stumbling block to progress. The book abandons ordinary language in favor of the state space language, which is mathematically precise and is shared by science and scientific philosophy. Comprised of 10 chapters, this monograph begins with an overview of the mind-body problem and its main proposed solutions, classified into main genera: psychophysical monism and psychophysical dualism. In particular, ten views on the mind-body problem are analyzed, along with three main varieties of materialism with regards to the problem: eliminative, reductive (or leveling), and emergentist. The discussion then turns to the notion of a concrete or material system, based on the assumption that behavior is an external manifestation of neural processes. Subsequent chapters explore the specific functions of the central nervous system; sensation and perception; behavior and motivation; memory and learning; thinking and knowing; and consciousness and personality. The book also considers sociality and social behavior in animals before concluding with an assessment of a psychological explanation of the mind, with emphasis on dualism and monism. This work will be of interest to students, academicians, practitioners, and investigators in the fields of psychobiology, psychology, neurophysiology, and philosophy.

Author : Bruce Bridgeman
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2003-02-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780761924791

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Psychology and Evolution by Bruce Bridgeman Pdf

In recent years, evolutionary theory has been offering a framework that more and more psychologists are finding increasingly relevant to address one critical question: Why? Why do we behave, develop, and interact the way we do? Psychology and Evolution: The Origins of Mind introduces studen

Author : Ernest Lawrence Rossi
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Healing
ISBN : 0393305546

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The Psychobiology of Mind-body Healing by Ernest Lawrence Rossi Pdf

Rossi creates many new approaches for facilitating the healing of cancer, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, mood disorders, and a variety of other mind-body problems. Diagrams.

Author : Richard Davidson
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781468434569

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The Psychobiology of Consciousness by Richard Davidson Pdf

CONSCIOUSNESS AND THE BRAIN SELF-REGULATION PARADOX The relationship of consciousness to biology has intrigued mankind thoroughout recorded history. However, little progress has been made not only in understanding these issues but also in raising fundamental questions central to the problem. As Davidson and Davidson note in their introduction, William James suggested, almost a century ago in his Principles of Psychology, that the brain was the organ of mind and be havior. James went so far as to suggest that the remainder of the Principles was but a "footnote" to this central thesis. This volume brings together diverse biobehavioral scientists who are addressing the various aspects of the mindlbrainlbodylbehavior issue. Although some of the authors have previously published together in other volumes, by and large the particular combination of authors and topics selected by the editors makes this volume unique and timely. Unlike the Consciousness and Self-Regulation series (Schwartz & Shapiro, 1976, 1978), also published by Plenum, this volume is devoted entirely to a psychobiological approach to consciousness. Although readers will differ in their interest in specific chapters, the well-rounded investigator who is concerned with the psychobiology of consciousness will want to become intimately acquainted with all the views presented in this volume. As noted by the individual contributors, the topic of this volume stimulates fundamental questions which, on the surface, may appear trivial, yet, on further reflection, turn out to have deep significance.

Author : Richard A. Chefetz
Publisher : W B Saunders Company
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Medical
ISBN : 1416035141

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Dissociative Disorders, an Issue of Psychiatric Clinics by Richard A. Chefetz Pdf

Dissociative disorders (along with schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety) are one of the top four contemporary mental health problems. This issue reviews the latest neuroscientific and psychotherapeutic advances in the treatment of dissociative disorders, including articles on normative dissociation, psychological assessment, forensic evaluation, alternate identities, culture-bound dissociation, conversion seizures, metaphor and DD, and international perspectives.

Author : Ernest Lawrence Rossi
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002-09-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0393703436

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Psychobiology of Gene Expression by Ernest Lawrence Rossi Pdf

The new understanding of the relationships between gene expression and human experience emerging from the Human Genome Project is setting the stage for a profound expansion of our understanding of life. The new neuroscience discoveries about enriching life experiences, neurogenesis, and gene expression are poised to profoundly expand our understanding of psychotherapy and the holistic healing arts. We are just beginning to learn how the brain, the body, and our genes interact in ordinary everyday life to create our lives. Here, acclaimed author and pioneer of new approaches to mindbody communication Ernest Rossi introduces the new science of psychosocial genomics and explores how it will profoundly change our understanding of the pathways of communication among mind, body, and spirit. Integrating modern molecular medicine with traditional holistic healing art and spiritual rites, Rossi documents dramatically new approaches to optimize creativity in psychotherapy and therapeutic hypnosis with both individuals and groups. Part I reviews significant leading-edge neuroscience research on the psychobiology of gene expression and neurogenesis that leads to a new vision of the role of consciousness and creativity in the humanities and the healing arts. Part II explores how to creatively facilitate the psychodynamics of gene expression, neurogenesis, and healing in therapeutic hypnosis, psychotherapy, and human relationships in general. The Psychobiology of Gene Expression illustrates, step-by-step, how to facilitate the natural four-stage creative process on all levels from mind to molecule in our daily work of building a better brain. The book demonstrates how we can use our consciousness and our perception of free will to co-create ourselves in cooperation with nature. Rossi proposes practical approaches to optimize the natural cycles of gene expression in normal consciousness, sleep, dreaming, meditation, and the arts of daily living that are experienced by everyone. A case study spanning two chapters, containing dialog and explanatory commentary, brings the author's work to life and gives readers a deeper appreciation of its clinical application. Rossi's lucid writing style and vivid illustrations inspire this text with a new vision of the creative arts, humanities, and culture in facilitating the optimal development of health, performance, and consciousness.

Author : Frank J. Sulloway
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0674323351

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Freud, Biologist of the Mind by Frank J. Sulloway Pdf

An intellectual biography aiming to demonstrate, despite his denials, that Freud was a "biologist of the mind". The author analyzes the political aspects of the complex myth of Freud as "psychoanalytic hero" as it served to consolidate the analytic movement.

Author : Chris Chandler
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 677 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2016-08-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781405187435

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Psychobiology by Chris Chandler Pdf

Psychobiology provides a comprehensive, yet accessible introduction to the study of psychobiology and the key concepts, topics and research that are core to understanding the brain and the biological basis of our behaviour. Assuming no prior knowledge of biology, the text emphasises the interaction of psychobiology with other core areas of psychology and disciplines. Through the use of exciting and engaging examples, the role of psychobiology in the real world is explored and emphasisised to allow students to connect theory to practice in this fascinating subject.

Author : S. D. Lamb
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781421414843

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Pathologist of the Mind by S. D. Lamb Pdf

Weaving together private correspondence and uniquely detailed case histories, the author examines Adolf Meyer's efforts to institute a clinical science of psychiatry in the United States—one that harmonized the expectations of scientific medicine with his concept of the person as a biological organism and mental illness as an adaptive failure.

Author : HOBSON
Publisher : Birkhäuser
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-19
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781489967718

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States of Brain and Mind by HOBSON Pdf

Author : Edmund O. Acevedo,Panteleimon Ekkekakis
Publisher : Human Kinetics
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Cognitive psychology
ISBN : 0736055363

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Psychobiology of Physical Activity by Edmund O. Acevedo,Panteleimon Ekkekakis Pdf

This title addresses psychobiologic factors and how they relate to sport and exercise. The authors summarise cutting edge research and provide researchers and scholars with the most up-to-date information.

Author : Ernest L. Rossi,David B. Cheek
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 544 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1994-11-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780393312478

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Mind-Body Therapy: Methods of Ideodynamic Healing in Hypnosis by Ernest L. Rossi,David B. Cheek Pdf

A remarkable collaboration between psychologist Rossi and gynecologist-obstetrician Cheek, this book guides and empowers therapists and patients to find the keys to their own health and well-being through therapeutic hypnosis. Hundreds of engaging case reports from Cheek's forty years of clinical work bring the theory of mind-body therapy to life, while Rossi's chapters link Cheek's often intuitive work to the latest research in psychobiology.

Author : Francesco Chiappelli
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Psychobiology
ISBN : 1536134805

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Advances in Psychobiology by Francesco Chiappelli Pdf

Broadly defined psychobiology is a wide field of scientific endeavor, which bridges the artificial divide imposed by the Cartesian philosophy of things of the mind and things of the body. Starting in the early decades of the 20th century, mind-body research developed new avenues of understanding in Western science. It became increasingly clear that processes attributed to the psyche, including emotions, cognitions, memories, and personalities, had important effects upon physiological events, could disrupt homeostasis, determined and controlled allostasis, and arose, in fact, from biological phenomena driven by cell biology, biochemistry, genomics and, in a larger sense, interactomics. In brief, psychobiology reunited, at last, the sciences of psychology and physiology. Current advanced research in psychobiology proffers a new perspective on human and animal behavior, with cognitions, emotions, and traits describing the interaction between biological systems and behavior. Today, novel frontiers in psychobiology research encompass how cognition (what we are thinking) and mood (how we are feeling) combine with, determine and are engendered by biological events. The superb chapters that compose this book are written by the premier internationally and most renowned psychobiologists in the world at this time. They examine several of the most important domains of psychobiology research today: from a novel conceptualization of stress in the context of the person-environment fit model, to the modulation of immune surveillance by perceived stress, the alterations of cognition by pharmaceutical use and over-use, as well as from athletic training or ionization poisoning to, ultimately, the brain-gut interaction. The role of functional MRS in the study of advanced research questions in psychobiology is also discussed in depth. Taken together, this collection of chapters make this book on advanced psychobiology both timely and critical. Expectations are that future research development in psychobiology, as the field continues to advance, will continue to strive to understand how psychological and biological connections shape the human experience. Psychobiology will increasingly provide a uniquely new perspective in psychology on the one hand, and on the other hand, in biology along several of the dimensions proffered in this book.