Advantages: Very informative, well laid out Disadvantages: lots of information to take in
...I am interested in psychology and enjoy reading up on the subject. I had heard a lot about people having Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and I wanted to read some more on the subject. I decided to get this book as it sounded ideal- it's for dummies! The b ...
Advantages: Amusing depiction of key concepts Disadvantages: Nothing fundamentally new
...We all have an inner chimpanzee apparently. The paradox of the title is that our inner chimp can be our best friend or our worst enemy. At least that's the theory behind Dr Peters' latest 'mind management programme for confidence, success and happiness' ...
Advantages: has the potential to help make sense of a lot of things Disadvantages: could seriously start you off on the self-analysis road
...Alice Miller writes in an easily readable and understandable way (which cant always be said of a lot of psychology / counselling material!). She focuses on issues of child development, partental needs, inner-self etc and explains the intricate linking ...
Advantages: It's written in a clear, friendly, easy style. Disadvantages: You may have come across some of the material before on a management course
The Mind Gym is a book written by management consultant Octavius Black and business psychologist Sebastian Bailey, based on a series of workshops they had done for British companies such as Diageo, BT, GlaxoSmithKliene and Norwich Union. It's one of the f ...
Advantages: lots of quick useful exercises for instant change Disadvantages: Can be annoying to have to go to the website to get 'answers' if you don't have the internet
The mind gym is my kind of 'self-help' book! Did you think that people only go to the gym to work out their bodies? The Mind Gym says not! It aims to give our minds a thorough workout and provides tools so that we may challenge our thoughts and behaviou ...
