Pensar la salud mental

It's true that human beings as a species are equipped with a brain that allows us to think and carry out a series of complex functions. Thanks to our gray matter, we are able to make use of superior faculties such as intelligence, willpower, freedom, and consciousness, among others. However, if reasoning is a quality that distinguishes us, why don't we put it at the service of our happiness? Our actions affect others, and as much as we take responsibility for our personal mental health, we act for the benefit of others, always searching for a better quality of life and a healthy life that's...

Con la pretensión de hacer un balance crítico de lo acontecido durante los treinta años de andadura en Psicología de Género, mostrando los orígenes clásicos pero también las aportaciones y tendencias más recientes, surge la propuesta de este libro escrito en castellano por profesores universitarios que desarrollan sus actividades docentes y sus respectivas líneas de investigación en diversas universidades repartidas por la geografía española.

Everyone walks through life carrying baggage. Ever since we were little, we have been filling up with beliefs, attitudes, values, and repressed feelings. Some are light and encourage us to keep moving forward while others weigh us down and prevent us from continuing. Most people, however, go through life without stopping to think about what has accumulated; they only notice that as the years pass, they find it more and more difficult to keep going. They blame circumstances, the people around them, or bad luck. The thought of how to lift the weight of their figurative baggage in order to...

Cualquier persona en una profesión de ayuda—incluyendo consejeros profesionales, directores espirituales, consejeros pastorales, capellanes y otros—necesitan desarrollar técnicas de consejería efectiva. Idóneo tanto para estudiantes principiantes como para profesionales expertos, Técnicas para una consejería efectiva provee una aproximación bíblicamente integrada que prepara al lector para el uso de microtécnicas específicas tales como percibir, atender, validar la emoción y la conexión empática. "Este es un texto comprensible, legible, y un modelo de integración de...