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Title: Cracked

Subtitle: The Unhappy Truth About Psychiatry

Author: James Davies

Narrator: Eric Martin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins

Language: English

Release date: 08-01-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 30 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

An expose of the current state of psychiatry that reveals how the pursuit of pharmaceutical riches has compromised the patients' well-being.

In an effort to enlighten a new generation about its growing reliance on psychiatry, this illuminating volume investigates why psychiatry has become the fastest-growing medical field in history; why psychiatric drugs are now more widely prescribed than ever before; and why psychiatry, without solid scientific justification, keeps expanding the number of mental disorders it believes to exist.

This revealing volume shows that these issues can be explained by one startling fact: in recent decades psychiatry has become so motivated by power that it has put the pursuit of pharmaceutical riches above its patients' well being. Listeners will be shocked and dismayed to discover that psychiatry, in the name of helping others, has actually been helping itself. In a style reminiscent of Ben Goldacres Bad Science and investigative in tone, James Davies reveals psychiatrys hidden failings and how the field of study must change if it is to ever win back its patients' trust.

Members Reviews:

Wake up call!

This book has to be one of the most enlightening books Ive ever read on the subject. I was a person who was on medication for a number of years. I decided to wean myself off, and consequently, Im actually doing much better. This is not the case with everyone, but it was with me. One of the main points I learned from this book is that whenever we go through difficult times in our lives, we need to let the natural recourse take place instead of trying to patch up our lives and emotions with medications. Its a shame that the psychiatric industry is manipulating peoples health for their own profit.

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Title: Theories of Personality

Subtitle: Psychodynamic, Humanistic/Existential, Dispositional and Learning Theories

Author: Steven Carley

Narrator: Bettye Zoller Seitz

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins

Language: English

Release date: 07-30-13

Publisher: SGC Productions

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Theories of Personality speaks in depth of the four major categories of personality theory: psychodynamic, humanistic/existential, dispositional and learning theories. Each theory within these four classifications is attached to a theorist describing in depth the details to his or her theory. These theories of personality are 100 years in the making, and although the theories may conflict one another, each theory binds the four classifications into a single unit of personality theory.

Learning about a theorist's theory is to learn about the individual. These great minds would document their work for all to see for years to come. Enjoy this unique compilation of their work put together as a single unit describing the theories of personality in detail.

Members Reviews:

Semi-passable narration, but good insight

Could have used a narrator with more convincing awareness of subject matter. This material is far too important to be brought down many notches by an uninterested voice.

Helpful study tool

The recording quality and entertainment value could be improved, but it allows the listener to study and revise while on the move, which was helpful.

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Title: Abnormal Psychology

Author: Steven G. Carley

Narrator: Heather Elizabeth Lynn Farrar

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-10-13

Publisher: SGC Publishing

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 21 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Abnormal Psychology focuses on the origins of abnormal behavior and its evolution into a scientific principle. The theoretical models of mental illness will be discussed along with the components of anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, and eating disorders. Lifespan development can contribute to the interpretation of abnormal behavior. Different concepts will be discussed relating to abnormal psychology including marriage, family, and religion. Abnormal behavior may be in existence since the beginning of mankind yet its study is barely over 100 years.

Members Reviews:

Author has no qualifications

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

Any additional comments?

You might as well just read Hansell & Damour (2008), the introductory psychology textbook from which this completely unqualified and thoroughly self-absorbed author quotes very heavily. Anyone who wasted their time on this will appreciate this point

Don't waste your time on this drivel from the esteemed graduate of the University of Phoenix.

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Title: The Twenty-Four Hour Mind

Subtitle: The Role of Sleep and Dreaming in Our Emotional Lives

Author: Rosalind Cartwright

Narrator: Suzanne Toren

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-06-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 17 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Leading sleep researcher Rosalind Cartwright brings together decades of work on sleep, dreaming, and sleep disorders to propose a new theory of how the mind works continuously. Drawing on her own research and that of others, Cartwright describes how conscious and unconscious thoughts and feelings move forward - from waking, into sleep and dreaming, to the next waking day. One main purpose of sleep is to regulate disturbing emotions. Not everyone does this successfully every night. Her research on dreams of those suffering depression show these fail to regulate mood overnight, and when sleepwalkers behave aggressively they have not had enough time dreaming. With many case examples, the author illustrates how conscious and unconscious thoughts and feelings are being linked to older memories throughout sleep and dreams, and how this process effects changes in thinking and feeling the next day - even reshaping our identities. The Twenty-Four Hour Mind offers a unique integration of psychology and sleep research that will be of interest to anyone captivated by the mysteries of the mind - and what sleep and dreams teach us about ourselves.

Members Reviews:

Good

Good book liked it a lot just trying to get to 20 words is is locrum

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Title: While Science Sleeps

Author: Woodrow C. Monte

Narrator: Kristina Yuen

Format: Unabridged

Length: 14 hrs and 20 mins

Language: English

Release date: 05-03-13

Publisher: Woodrow C. Monte

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

The introduction of aspartame into the food supply of the United States began in the summer of 1981. Since that time, the incidence of Alzheimer's deaths has increased 100 fold (10,000%). Autism has, with no explanation, increased 25 times (2500%). Autoimmune diseases have reached epidemic proportions, with Lupus (SLE) up 300%, and Multiple Sclerosis, Type II Diabetes and Rheumatoid Arthritis headed out of control.

Cancers, the hallmark of formaldehyde exposure, have exploded. Skin cancer has shot up over 400%, liver cancer has tripled, kidney cancer has doubled, and breast cancer is up 50%. The list goes on... This audiobook explains to the average person the fascinating process by which methanol, a poison hidden in aspartame and some other foods, is converted to formaldehyde at the very locations in the human body where these diseases originate, revealing, for the first time, the exact details of the probable cause of each.

It is a cautionary tale of the legacy of the danger of a poisonous food additive and the failure of a government, corrupted by greed, to safeguard the health and welfare of its people. This is a handbook that teaches the tools you will need to protect those you love and inform them about the causes of a number of diseases that have, until now, proven inexplicably elusive to a medical community beholden to Big Pharma...While Science Sleeps.

Woodrow C. Monte PhD, Emeritus Professor of Nutrition, Arizona State University

Members Reviews:

Everyone should listen to this!

Even though this can be very hard to listen to and there is a lot of science it is interesting. We really should think about what we consume and who is telling us what is ok for us to consume. Makes you think!

very enlightened

in a time of decreasing ethical standards for profit we have to be more aware of the process of both science, industry and government. this book is very well written and reasoned. my mom could read it (high school grad) and learn from it. I could read and love the Book (doctorate level scientist) we have to educate, defend and protect ourselves. this is a worthy listen.

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Title: Psychosis and Spirituality

Subtitle: Consolidating the New Paradigm

Author: Isabel Clarke

Narrator: Scott Douglas Wilson

Format: Unabridged

Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins

Language: English

Release date: 04-15-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

The new edition of this successful text builds on the very latest research to present an original and unique exploration of the psychology of both spirituality and psychosis. The editor brings together fascinating perspectives from a broad range of distinguished contributors.

This new edition covers the most recent body of research, both qualitative and quantitative, in its exploration of the interface between psychosis and spirituality, and investigation into anomalous experiences. Ten new chapters added and the remaining text completely updated. New to this edition is an expanded clinical section, relevant to clinicians working with psychosis.

Offers a fundamental rethink of the concept of psychosis, and proposes new insights into spirituality.

Includes feature chapters from a distinguished list of contributors across a broad range of disciplines, including Peter Fenwick, Peter Chadwick, David Kingdon, Gordon Claridge, Neil Douglas Klotz and David Lukoff.

Members Reviews:

Worst book i Tried to listen to in a long time

Would you try another book from Isabel Clarke and/or Scott Douglas Wilson?

No. The book is simultaneously overly abstract, speculative and selective in its references. Some of the chapters borderline pseudo scientific, and remind me of Depack Copra. At one point there is an attempt to find commonalities between old religious texts and quantum mechanic (man has body and soul, and quantum physics shows that matter is both wave and particle, maybe there's something to the old writings!!). This to me, is nonsense, and completely useless posturing. This book is obviously written by someone that espouse a religious kind of spirituality, and as such, is heavily biased.

Has Psychosis and Spirituality turned you off from other books in this genre?

No.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

Yes, the style was very slow for me, and only served to cement my impression of the book as Ivory tower, disconnected-from-reality, rambling.

You didnt love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?

No.

Any additional comments?

I was not even able to return it.

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Title: Environmental Psychology

Subtitle: An Introduction

Author: Linda Steg, Agnes E. Van Den Berg

Narrator: R.C. Bray

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 1 min

Language: English

Release date: 04-15-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 6 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Environmental Psychology: An Introduction offers a research-based introduction to the psychological relationship between humans and their built and natural environments and discusses how sustainable environments can be created to the benefit of both people and nature.

Explores the environment's effects on human wellbeing and behaviour, factors influencing environmental behaviour and ways of encouraging pro-environmental action.

Provides a state-of-the-art overview of recent developments in environmental psychology, with an emphasis on sustainability as a unifying principle for theory, research and interventions.

While focusing primarily on Europe and North America, also discusses environmental psychology in non-Western and developing countries.

Responds to a growing interest in the contribution of environmental psychologists to understanding and solving environmental problems and promoting the effects of environmental conditions on health and wellbeing.

Members Reviews:

OK, but not thrill packed.

This book was written with an emphasis on European research and applications, not targeted for the US market. I can't say that I realized that when I first purchased it. The book is OK, and I read the whole thing- but I can't say that I was engrossed in it. I am a retired psychologist, interested in environmental issues.

Amazing eBook!

It has helped me a lot in my teaching. Good reference book.

Good reference

I have several years of education and can honestly say that a lot of text books are less than enthralling and downright boring. This one was not. I really enjoyed the content and how it was written.

Five Stars

very good!

As expected!

Just what I would have hoped it would be - great!! It is for the true academic...great piece to own.

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Title: The Scientific American Healthy Aging Brain: The Neuroscience of Making the Most of Your Mature Mind

Author: Judith Horstman

Narrator: Vanessa Hart

Format: Unabridged

Length: 6 hrs and 35 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-13-13

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 4 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Welcome to the new old age! There has never been a better time, in all of history, to grow old. But will your brain age as well as the rest of you?

In her fourth engaging book about the brain, Judith Horstman presents a realistic and encouraging overview of the well-aged brain, a sobering look at what can go wrong, and the latest in what neuroscience is finding might help you - and your brain - stay healthy longer.

Culled from articles in Scientific American and Scientific American Mind as well as current research, the book explains how your brain grows and the changes to expect in a healthy aging brain.

There's plenty of good news. While your brain does slow down with passing years, far from disintegrating, the healthy mature brain fades quite slowly. Short-term memory may not be what it once was, but the elder brain remains able to change and learn well into old age. And myths of a miserable old age are just that. In fact, studies show that for many, happiness increases after the age of 70.

Moreover, dementia, depression, and delusion are not normal parts of aging but diseases that may be treated. While it's still difficult to predict what brains will fall prey to Alzheimer's disease, brain scientists are finding an association between lower risks of dementia and five healthy lifestyle practices that Horstman shows how to put into place right now.

A new and positive message about growing older, The Scientific American Healthy Aging Brain is an indispensable user's manual on how preserve what you've got, minimize what you've lost, and optimize the vigor and health of your brain as you grow older.

Members Reviews:

If you only remember to read one book, read this one.

A great book packed with information for those of us old enough to have to read it twice to remember what we read. The recommendations are simple and the book is jargon free. The research underscores each recommendation and except for the slightly depressing but all to real ending, the book is a positive force for living life to its fullest. I have already given mine to a friend and hope he will pass it on. I encourage the rest of my boomer generation to buy it and read it.

Nice basic review for aging Boomers like myself

Nice basic review for aging Boomers like myself, who are not yet ready to dodder in our applesauce without an intellectual fight! It is written for the layman, but summarizes much of what is currently being found about how to use good nutrition, exercise, and brain exercises to preserve our shrinking brains as much as possible. Very enjoyable. The writer is careful to preserve for the reader the last item from Pandora's Box: HOPE!

You won't (hopefully!) find this one easy to forget!

Challenge yourself!

Judith tells you how and why you are better off to keep learning new and difficult things, make new friends, eat good food, get exercise, get a variety of stimulation to keep those neurons firing and keep as many pathways active as possible

She suggests there is good evidence for thwarting/minimizing dementia in many cases.

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Title: Mind Over Mind

Subtitle: The Surprising Power of Expectations

Author: Chris Berdik

Narrator: Nick Oglesby

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 14 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-18-13

Publisher: Gildan Media, LLC

Ratings: 3.5 of 5 out of 34 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

"Our brains cant help but look forward. We spend very little of our mental lives completely in the here and now. Indeed, the power of expectations is so pervasive that we may notice only when somebody pulls back the curtain to reveal a few of the cogs and levers responsible for the big show."

We all know expectations matter - in school, in sports, in the stock market. From a healing placebo to a run on the bank, hints of their self-fulfilling potential have been observed for years. But now researchers in fields ranging from medicine to education to criminal justice are moving beyond observation to investigate exactly how expectations work - and when they dont.

In Mind Over Mind, journalist Chris Berdik offers a captivating look at the frontiers of expectations research, revealing how our brains work in the future tense and how our assumptions - about the next few milliseconds or the next few years - bend reality. We learn how placebo calories can fill us up, why wine judges cant agree, how fake surgery can sometimes work better than real surgery, and how imaginary power can be corrupting. We meet scientists who have found that wearing taller and more attractive avatars in a virtual world boosts confidence in real life, gambling addicts whose brains make losing feel like winning, and coaches who put blurry glasses on athletes to lift them out of slumps.

Along the way, Berdik probes the paradox of expectations. Their influence seems based on illusion, even trickery, but they can create their own reality, for good or for ill. Expectations can heal our bodies and make us stronger, smarter, and more successful, or they can leave us in agony, crush our spirit, and undermine our free will. If we can unlock their secrets, we may be able to harness their power and sidestep their pitfalls.

Drawing on psychology, neuroscience, history, and fascinating true stories of expectations in action, Mind Over Mind offers a spirited journey into one of the most exciting areas of brain research today.

Critic Reviews:

"Mind Over Mind takes us deep into the human psychology of expectation through the worlds of wine tasting, penalty kicks, compulsive gambling, and police lineups. Berdik delivers an optimistic message with a convincing punch: Understanding the power of imagination can challenge our assumptions about what it means to be human and liberate us from the tyranny of self-fulfilling prophecies." (Colin Ellard, author of You Are Here; director, Research Laboratory for Immersive Virtual Environments, University of Waterloo)

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Title: Your Creative Brain

Subtitle: Seven Steps to Maximize Imagination, Productivity, and Innovation in Your Life

Author: Shelley Carson

Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-04-12

Publisher: Audible Studios

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 18 votes

Genres: Science & Technology, Psychology & The Mind

Publisher's Summary:

Filled with research-based techniques for expanding creativity and increasing productivity.

This provocative book reveals why sitting in front of a light box can increase your creativity more than listening to a Bach concerto as example. The author Shelley H. Carson, a Harvard psychologist, explains that creativity isn't something only scientists, investors, artists, writers, and musicians enjoy; in fact, all of us use our creative brains every day at home and at work. Each of us has the ability to increase our mental functioning and creativity by learning to move flexibly among several brain states.

This book is a Harvard Health Publication that offers helpful suggestions that can be applied in both your personal and professional life.

Members Reviews:

Most of it is fluff

The first few chapters are helpful about creativity, but it would've been better as a white paper. It seems she does not have enough content to fill a full-length book.

Headline

It is an Interesting breakdown of brain concept. Recommended for people with "only two hemispheres" mindset.

Book on creativity with robotic narration

This book wasnt for you, but who do you think might enjoy it more?

The subject is one as a psychologist, that I am highly interested in. However due to the narration, I don't know who would enjoy this book.

What was most disappointing about Shelley Carsons story?

I couldn't listen as this narration was the most robotic I have ever heard in an audiobook, Unlike other audiobooks that I enjoy listening to each time I tried to listen I couldn't go past about five minutes due to the narration.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

How ironic that a book on creativity is narrated by someone who sounds like they are trying to emulate a synthesized voice!

What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?

Disappointment

Any additional comments?

I'd like to see a place where book narrators are rated along with authors