Aberration of Mind
Aberration of Mind

Author: Diane Miller Sommerville

Publisher: UNC Press Books

Published: 2018-09-25

Total Pages: 447

ISBN-13: 146964357X

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More than 150 years after its end, we still struggle to understand the full extent of the human toll of the Civil War and the psychological crisis it created. In Aberration of Mind, Diane Miller Sommerville offers the first book-length treatment of suicide in the South during the Civil War era, giving us insight into both white and black communities, Confederate soldiers and their families, as well as the enslaved and newly freed. With a thorough examination of the dynamics of both racial and gendered dimensions of psychological distress, Sommerville reveals how the suffering experienced by Southerners living in a war zone generated trauma that, in extreme cases, led some Southerners to contemplate or act on suicidal thoughts. Sommerville recovers previously hidden stories of individuals exhibiting suicidal activity or aberrant psychological behavior she links to the war and its aftermath. This work adds crucial nuance to our understanding of how personal suffering shaped the way southerners viewed themselves in the Civil War era and underscores the full human costs of war.

Cognitive Plasticity in Neurologic Disorders
Cognitive Plasticity in Neurologic Disorders

Author: Joseph I. Tracy

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2014-12-02

Total Pages: 433

ISBN-13: 0199965242

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This volume makes clear that the cognitive and behavioural symptoms of neurologic disorders and syndromes are dynamic and changing. Each chapter describes the neuroplastic processes at work in a particular condition, giving rise to these ongoing cognitive changes.

Cosmic Dragon Breviary
Cosmic Dragon Breviary

Author: Tony Casper

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781736256909

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A small but mighty book for the world's greatest roleplaying game filled with unique monsters, rich lore, and player options based on a novel line of neutral dragons

Aberrant Beliefs and Reasoning
Aberrant Beliefs and Reasoning

Author: Niall Galbraith

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2014-09-11

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1317754824

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An aberrant belief is extreme or unusual in nature. In the most serious cases these beliefs cause emotional distress in those who hold them, and typify the core symptoms of psychological disorders. Each of the chapters in this volume seeks to examine the role that biases in reasoning can play in the formation of aberrant beliefs. The chapters consider several conjectures about the role of reasoning in aberrant belief, including the role of the jumping to conclusion bias in delusional beliefs, the probabilistic bias in paranormal beliefs, the role of danger confirming reasoning in phobias, and the controversial notion that people with schizophrenia do not succumb to specific forms of reasoning bias. There are also chapters evaluating different theoretical perspectives, and suggestions for future research. Aberrant Beliefs and Reasoning is the first volume presenting an overview of contemporary research in this growing subject area. It will be essential reading for academics and students in the fields of human reasoning, cognitive psychology and philosophy, and will also be of great interest to clinicians and psychiatrists.

Aberrant Storytellers Screen
Aberrant Storytellers Screen

Author: Kraig Blackwelder

Publisher: White Wolf Games Studio

Published: 1998-12

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781565046276

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Gods once wielded this kind of power. Now it's ours. The forces of the universe respond to our will and we shape a world in our image. We are the celebrities, the heroes, the villains, the legends, the shining icons of our times. We are novas, and we will bring about a new golden Age... and you will like it. The Aberrant Storytellers Screen presents all the charts and tables necessary to run Aberrant, as well as additional setting information and a ready-to-run story in a 72-page book.

Negative Affective States and Cognitive Impairments in Nicotine Dependence
Negative Affective States and Cognitive Impairments in Nicotine Dependence

Author: F. Scott Hall

Publisher: Academic Press

Published: 2016-08-17

Total Pages: 364

ISBN-13: 0128026693

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Negative Affective States and Cognitive Impairments in Nicotine Dependence is the only book of its kind that addresses nicotine use and abuse in the context of negative reinforcement mechanisms. Written and edited by leading investigators in addiction, affective, genetic, and cognitive research, it provides researchers and advanced students with an overview of the clinical bases of these effects, allowing them to fully understand the various underlying dysfunctions that drive nicotine use in different individuals. In addition, this book examines animal models that researchers have utilized to investigate the biological bases of these dysfunctions. The combination of clinical and preclinical approaches to understanding nicotine dependence makes this book an invaluable resource for researchers and practitioners seeking to develop targeted treatments aimed at ameliorating symptoms of nicotine dependence, as well as identifying premorbid differences in affective or cognitive function. - Provides a unique perspective on nicotine dependence that emphasizes negative reinforcement rather than positive reinforcement - Examines psychiatric comorbidities and alleviation of withdrawal states as motivation for continued tobacco use - Includes both clinical and preclinical perspectives - Includes genetic and multi-neurotransmitter perspectives on nicotine use and withdrawal - Emphasizes heterogeneity of underlying reasons for smoking, the need for multiple animal models to understand this heterogeneity, and the expectation of heterogeneous responses to potential treatments, underscoring the need for personalized therapeutics

The Mindbenders
The Mindbenders

Author: Jack N. Sparks

Publisher:

Published: 1977

Total Pages: 288

ISBN-13:

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Discusses Transcendental Meditation, Divine Light Mission, Hare Krishna, the Unification Church, the Children of God, The Way International, the Local Church of Witness Lee, the Peoples Temple Christian Church.

Sunday Afternoon, Looking for the Car
Sunday Afternoon, Looking for the Car

Author: Alan Bisbort

Publisher: Pomegranate Communications

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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Have you ever seen dinosaurs foraging for neo-impressionists in Georgia O'Keeffe's back-yard? Do you understand the fundamentals of cubicle-ism? Have you witnessed the Sistine bowl-off? We welcome you to Sunday Afternoon, Looking for the Car: The Aberrant Art of Barry Kite. Barry Kite employs his acute mind, his artist's eye and skill, and his unfailing sense of humor to create collages that skewer the icons of art, history, science, politics, and industry. He uses found imagery and completes each collage by applying his own photographic and hand-coloring techniques. His strangely beautiful images bring together incongruous elements in startlingly powerful visual statements. Author Alan Bisbort offers explanatory text about each collage presented, but he is careful to remind you that an important part of experiencing the world of Barry Kite is to bring your own interpretative talents to bear.

An Aberrant Mind
An Aberrant Mind

Author: Ken MacGregor

Publisher:

Published: 2014-05-04

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9780615995687

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ABERRANT is defined as unusual, abnormal or different. The stories in this book not only differ from most of what you read, but also wildly from each other. A retired school teacher takes on an elder god and his minion; a werewolf picks fights with sea creatures; a neighbor's lawn that may be eating people. Twenty-two stories: scary, funny, weird and different. In these pages, you will find darkness and fear, revulsion and terror. Mixed with it, however is quite a bit of humor. Sometimes both happen at the same time. So, open it up, join Jim as he fights off zombies with a potato cannon; witness the bloodbath reunion of the first man and his homicidal son; enjoy the monsters, the demons and the deranged. A word of warning, though: you may never eat a bagel with lox again.

Seven Deadly Pleasures
Seven Deadly Pleasures

Author: Michael Aronovitz

Publisher: Hippocampus Press Library of F

Published: 2009-08

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 9780982429600

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Each of the seven tales that Michael Aronovitz brings together in his first collection of stories is a powerful, hard-hitting specimen of contemporary weird fiction. From "How Bria Died," which tells of a baleful entity lurking in the bowels of a placid-seeming high school, to "Quest for Sadness," with its searing analysis of an aberrant mind, to "The Legend of the Slither-Shifter," in which a babysitter discovers far more than she expected in an urban household, Aronovitz displays an enviable skill in the handling of supernatural conceptions. The capstone of the collection is a long novella, "Toll Booth," a richly complex tale of death and betrayal among teenagers. Michael Aronovitz is a new voice in horror fiction, but it is one that will be heard far and wide. "Seven Deadly Pleasures is a startlingly good collection. With the assuredness of a born storyteller, Aronovitz rips the bland surface off the everyday to reveal the rolling horrors that lie beneath. These stories are raw with emotion, and the true terror of life, but be careful as they drag you down into the darkness, because you won't return the same."-William Lashner, author of Blood and Bone "Seven Deadly Pleasures is scary smart-more than just monsters and ghosts, these stories are beautifully crafted pieces of writing that tap into the darkest places of the human psyche. Lovers of both beautiful writing and spine-tingling terror will fall in love with this collection."-Dr. Annalisa Castaldo, Widener University "What is impressive about Aronovitz's tales is their range of tone, mood, and substance. . . . His surehandedness in prose, in character portrayal, and in the pacing and development of the short story mark him as a veteran."-From S. T. Joshi's Foreword