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Conditioned Reflex Therapy: The Direct Approach to the Reconstruction of Personality
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Conditioned Reflex Therapy: The Direct Approach to the Reconstruction of PersonalityConditioned Reflex Therapy: The Direct Approach to the Reconstruction of Personality

Andrew Salter (May 9, 1914-October 6, 1996) was the founder of Conditioned Reflex Therapy, an early form of behaviour therapy which emphasized assertive and exive behaviour as the way to combat the inhibitory personality traits which Salter believed were the underlying cause of most neuroses. In the 1940s, Salter introduced to American psychotherapy a Pavlovian model of hypnotherapy and self-hypnosis training.


 
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Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health
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Somatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And HealthSomatics: Reawakening The Mind's Control Of Movement, Flexibility, And Health

The groundbreaking program for healthy aging through movement and flexibility.
In the revolutionary Somatics, Thomas Hanna demonstrates that so many problems we accept as inevitable over time--chronic stiffness, bad back, chronic pain, fatigue, and even high blood ure--need never occur if we maintain conscious control of nerve and muscle, a state which Hanna calls sensory-motor awareness.
 
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History of Scottish Medicine
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History of Scottish MedicineHistory of Scottish Medicine

The scope of the book is impressive - exploring medicine from the Dark Ages to the present day ! A lively introduction to Scotland's medical history in its context. Including developments in medicine, surgery, and alternative medicine in relation to the changing economic and social background, the author offers a new synthesis of medicine and society in Scotland.
 
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An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, 6 Ed
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An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, 6 EdAn Introduction to the Theory of Numbers, 6 Ed

An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers by G. H. Hardy and E. M. Wright is found on the reading list of virtually all elementary number theory courses and is widely regarded as the primary and classic text in elementary number theory. Developed under the guidance of D. R. Heath-Brown, this Sixth Edition of An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers has been extensively revised and updated to guide today's students through the key milestones and developments in number theory.

 
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Culture, Body, and Language: Conceptualizations of Internal Body Organs across Cultures and Languages
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Culture, Body, and Language: Conceptualizations of Internal Body Organs across Cultures and LanguagesCulture, Body, and Language: Conceptualizations of Internal Body Organs across Cultures and Languages

One of the central themes in cognitive linguistics is the uniquely human development of some higher potential called the "mind" and, more particularly, the intertwining of body and mind, which has come to be known as embodiment. Several books and volumes have explored this theme in length. However, the interaction between culture, body and language has not received the due attention that it deserves.

 
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