In What Do Children Dream? child psychologist Gérard Bléandonu combines psychoanalysis and neurophysiology to present a fascinating look into the dreams of children. Bléandonu, the former head of child psychiatry at the regional hospital for Savoie in France, examines the content of dreams in childhood/adolescence and the functions that children's dreams serve. The author uses case studies and children's drawings to help understand the meanings behind children's nightmares, post-tramatic dreams and visual thnking. This title would captivate students of human development and psychology, or people interested in dream interpretation.
(Vairo Library BF1099.C55B5813 2006)
Dr. David Macauley recommends:
In his provocative thought experiment, The World without Us, Alan Weisman explores the kind of scenario most of us have imagined very loosely at some point in our lives: what would happen if we humans should suddenly vanish from the earth.
Weisman proceeds to describe in detail--through research conducted in the sciences and engineering--how the indefatigable elements would systematically corrode and collapse our infrastructures and reclaim buildings, farms and cities, leaving little more of a human legacy than bronze artifacts, plastic, anthropogenic molecules and radio waves. Rural areas would revert to original forests, and in the damp climate of Europe, for example, aspen and birch would hastily take over agricultural fields. Within twenty years, pastures would give way to woodland. Under the protection of this new canopy, spruce, elm, oak, maple would proliferate as birds and other denizens return and multiply.
An interesting read for those curious about a possible post-human future or for those among us who might want to avert this situation for a while longer.
(Interested in a copy? Use "I Want It" in The CAT. Penn State Libraries GF75.W455 2007)
Do you struggle with writing papers or articles? Paul J. Silvia helps students and professors alike overcome roadblocks in the writing process in How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing. This handy guide addresses specious barriers, motivational tools, strategies for writing well and principles for writing a lot. Though Silvia's suggestions are useful for any struggling writer, he focuses on his field of study psychology making this book a great resource for psych students and faculty.
(Vairo Library PE1408.S48787 2007)
Not a psychology major? Try one of these titles:
How to do a research project : a guide for undergraduate students by Colin Robson reviews research project methodology in the social sciences.
(Vairo Library LB2369.R575 2007)
The basics of essay writing by Nigel Warburton examines the nuts and bolts of composition.
(Vairo Library LB1631.W246 2006)