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Brief Therapy Approaches in the Treatment of Substance Abuse

Brief Therapy Approaches in the Treatment of Substance Abuse

This book provides an in-depth exploration of various approaches to brief therapy and their underlying theoretical constructs.

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Jun 12

The Lengthening Path: Reconsidering Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages for the Twenty-First Century

Life doesn’t make any sense without interdependence. We need each other, and the sooner we learn that, the better for us all. ~ Erik…

The Lengthening Path: Reconsidering Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages for the Twenty-First Century

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May 9

Why We Do What We Do: The Hidden Psychology of Human Motives

“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” — Friedrich Nietzsche

Why We Do What We Do: The Hidden Psychology of Human Motives

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Mar 14

The Psychology of Loneliness and Social Connection in the Digital Age: Understanding a Modern…

Loneliness has emerged as one of the most pressing psychological and public health concerns of the twenty-first century, with the U.S…

The Psychology of Loneliness and Social Connection in the Digital Age: Understanding a Modern…

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Mar 12

The Psychology of Everyday Decision-Making: How Cognitive Biases, Emotions, and Choice Architecture…

Human beings make thousands of decisions each day, ranging from the trivially mundane to the profoundly consequential, yet the…

The Psychology of Everyday Decision-Making: How Cognitive Biases, Emotions, and Choice Architecture…

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Dec 7, 2025

Wired for Connection: How Attachment Shapes Our Relationships from Cradle to Grave

The propensity to make strong emotional bonds to particular individuals is a basic component of human nature. — John Bowlby, The Making…

Wired for Connection: How Attachment Shapes Our Relationships from Cradle to Grave

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Dec 2, 2025

It Used to Be Harder to Know: Navigating Truth in an Age of Endless Information

“In a world where answers arrive in seconds, wisdom begins with the willingness to say, ‘I am not sure yet.’”

It Used to Be Harder to Know: Navigating Truth in an Age of Endless Information

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Dec 1, 2025

From Chatbots to Classrooms: What AI Really Means for Teaching and Learning

The principal goal of education is to create people who are capable of doing new things, not simply of repeating what other generations…

From Chatbots to Classrooms: What AI Really Means for Teaching and Learning

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Nov 30, 2025

The Zeigarnik Effect: Why Unfinished Tasks Linger in Your Mind

Bluma Zeigarnik first reported that memory is better for interrupted tasks than for completed tasks. (MacLeod, 2020, p. 1073)

The Zeigarnik Effect: Why Unfinished Tasks Linger in Your Mind

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Nov 29, 2025

Always On and Running Empty: Stress, Burnout, and Recovery in Modern Work Life

Burnout is not a problem of the people themselves but of the social environment in which they work. — Christina Maslach & Michael P…

Always On and Running Empty: Stress, Burnout, and Recovery in Modern Work Life

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Nov 28, 2025

Habits, Motivation, and Behavior Change: Why Willpower Is Not Enough

Human beings can be proactive and engaged or, alternatively, passive and alienated, largely as a function of the social conditions in which…

Habits, Motivation, and Behavior Change: Why Willpower Is Not Enough

Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)

Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)

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Writer and university professor researching the human condition, generational studies, human and animal rights, and the intersection of art and psychology

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