Psychopathology \ 1-1
This book, titled “The Wound That Grows With It”, Trauma in Children and Adolescents was written as a reference book for teachers and families as well as professionals working with children and adolescents. Many topics such as adoption, death, parental separation/divorce, natural disasters, sexual abuse, domestic violence, terrorism and its effects on children and adolescents, illness and hospitals, moving, circumcision, accidents are discussed in sections. Trauma in Children and Adolescents is a study based on research findings and effective psychotherapy models and intervention programs. The effective interventions and practical skillsets in each chapter are theory-based and include specific strategies for tackling the issues. Trauma in Children and Adolescents includes clinical intervention as well as other setting-specific interventions such as school and family that have not been fully addressed in studies.
“The Wound That Grows With It” Trauma in Children and Adolescents, a practical guide for specialists and other professionals working with children and adolescents, and a comprehensive approach to the assessment of traumatic events, including key issues and techniques, also provides recommendations with a systems approach for overcoming traumatic events.
“The Wound That Grows With It” Trauma in Children and Adolescents, a practical guide for specialists and other professionals working with children and adolescents, and a comprehensive approach to the assessment of traumatic events, including key issues and techniques, also provides recommendations with a systems approach for overcoming traumatic events.
I Trust Me is a book written in the form of a novel, considering the young people who experience great excitement in the audition exams and whose emotional balance is disturbed by this.
The book tells the story of a group of students struggling with test anxiety and developing their self-confidence under the leadership of a psychological counselor. While the intense anxiety experienced prevents some students from studying, it appears in the form of harming themselves or their environment in some students. In the book, students participating in this group learn to cope with their own intense anxieties.
The book tells the story of a group of students struggling with test anxiety and developing their self-confidence under the leadership of a psychological counselor. While the intense anxiety experienced prevents some students from studying, it appears in the form of harming themselves or their environment in some students. In the book, students participating in this group learn to cope with their own intense anxieties.
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a disorder in which a widespread and chronic imbalance prevails in the individual's sense of identity, relationships, emotions, behaviors and cognitive patterns. A borderline patient is someone who stretches a thin rope as a border to the point of separation between himself and the other and tries to stay balanced on it. What makes him do this is sometimes loneliness, sometimes inner distress and sometimes the feeling of emptiness that the patient directly expresses. An important problem expressed by patients is that they do not understand themselves, what they want and that they are not understood even by those closest to them in life.
With the changing conditions of the modern world, the rate of borderline personality disorder has increased significantly and continues to increase. The purpose of this book is to convey the experiences of individuals on the borderline, which gives borderline personality disorder its "borderline", both with its theoretical roots and daily life counterparts, and to respond to the borderline patient's desire to be understood.
With the changing conditions of the modern world, the rate of borderline personality disorder has increased significantly and continues to increase. The purpose of this book is to convey the experiences of individuals on the borderline, which gives borderline personality disorder its "borderline", both with its theoretical roots and daily life counterparts, and to respond to the borderline patient's desire to be understood.
Addiction is affecting our lives like a growing monster. There is no one in our family who can say that it does not happen. What are the types of addictions? How do cigarette, alcohol, substance and internet addiction develop? Even if you control the family, it is difficult to control the school, dormitory, neighborhood, friends, in short, the environment. Is it preventable? Yeah. How? How will we protect our children, what are our duties? These are the questions many parents seek answers to. So what will the parents do? What will they not do? We tried to produce a work that could answer these questions of parents and guide parents in crisis situations. The idea for this book was born when the paths of experts from different fields who work with substance addicts in their professional practice crossed in a project for substance addicts. During the project process, interviews were held with many drug addicts and their families. Internet addicted individuals were supported. Cognitive-behavioral-based group and individual therapy sessions were conducted. The experiences gained were filtered through the examination of scientific publications and works, and were compiled into a book in an understandable language with the aim of guidance. The main purpose of this book you hold in your hands is to increase the awareness of you, parents, by revealing the effects of the attitudes and behaviors of parents or other family members on the perception of self and the outside world formed in the world of children and young people, and how these increase their addiction potential, and by revealing concrete events in this process. .
The book Child and Abuse deals with the issue of child abuse, which is one of the important problems of today's world, which is expected to be solved, with different scientific perspectives. In this direction, it aims to contribute to the correct understanding of the problems by evaluating the issue of abuse from the perspective of different disciplines interested in the subject, while at the same time aiming to draw attention to the diagnosis and solutions of problems related to abuse. Our book, which is contributed by authors from different disciplines who are experts in their fields, stands out as a bedside book that not only professionals dealing with this issue, but also everyone, especially parents, can apply to obtain information on child abuse, a problem that is growing day by day and increasing awareness in the society.
How to raise a self-confident child? How to develop self-confidence? How can we teach our children self-confidence? When our child encounters failure in school life, what can we do so that he can overcome it on his own and his self-confidence is not damaged? What are the responsibilities of parents in raising a self-confident individual? What are the basic principles of raising self-confident, self-sufficient, leader children? In our book, valuable scientists discussed the answers to all these questions within the framework of their expertise; shared their information with us.
Among the topics of our book; how and under what conditions self-confidence develops in the family and at school; There are reasons for the differences in self-confidence among children, what we need to do to gain self-confidence in our children in a balanced way. In addition, in our book, with an overview of the subject of self-confidence, self-confidence in the preschool period, the relationship between sports and self-confidence, self-confidence and awareness, self-confidence and critical thinking, self-confidence in art and mathematics, the connection between self-confidence and well-being and the relationship between self-confidence and well-being. Finally, the excess of self-confidence is included with details, examples and advice to families.
Among the topics of our book; how and under what conditions self-confidence develops in the family and at school; There are reasons for the differences in self-confidence among children, what we need to do to gain self-confidence in our children in a balanced way. In addition, in our book, with an overview of the subject of self-confidence, self-confidence in the preschool period, the relationship between sports and self-confidence, self-confidence and awareness, self-confidence and critical thinking, self-confidence in art and mathematics, the connection between self-confidence and well-being and the relationship between self-confidence and well-being. Finally, the excess of self-confidence is included with details, examples and advice to families.
The book is a resource that deals with mental disorders in childhood with a DSM-5 focus and explains the general characteristics, etiology, epidemiology and risk factors of these disorders. In the book, cognitive behavioral therapies (CBT), which is an evidence-based treatment approach in childhood mental disorders, are outlined for each disorder. While describing clinically described childhood mental disorders and CBTs, it has been mentioned how CBTs for children differ from interventions applied to adults and how the child's family is included in the therapy process. In addition, the effectiveness of CBTs in various disorders has been examined based on important studies in the literature. In this respect, we hope that the book will be a basic reference for both clinicians and mental health students.
What was childhood trauma? Could the traumas experienced in the early period continue their effects throughout life? Well, what could a child have experienced that would cause his life to lose all its colors?
In this book, which aims to shed light on the bitter darkness of all these questions, you will encounter the stories of eight little children. You will witness how some people lost all their colors in their safe harbor, some on their birthday, which they waited for a whole year, in the darkness of a rough night that some never expected, and how some people lost all their colors in a hug they embraced with love and trust. Then how those disappearing colors blend into each other and turn into darkness...
Well, is it possible to strike a match into this deep darkness? Can this darkness be lit up a little bit? Is there a time to illuminate these deep darkness in which we are lost? But what about a way to regain all lost colors?
Another purpose of this book, while answering all these questions, is to introduce the reader to psychotherapy interventions that can be applied in the early trauma process, and to raise awareness of how these interventions contribute to the trauma process, and to convey the process of reprocessing each lost color into the child's psyche.
In this book, which aims to shed light on the bitter darkness of all these questions, you will encounter the stories of eight little children. You will witness how some people lost all their colors in their safe harbor, some on their birthday, which they waited for a whole year, in the darkness of a rough night that some never expected, and how some people lost all their colors in a hug they embraced with love and trust. Then how those disappearing colors blend into each other and turn into darkness...
Well, is it possible to strike a match into this deep darkness? Can this darkness be lit up a little bit? Is there a time to illuminate these deep darkness in which we are lost? But what about a way to regain all lost colors?
Another purpose of this book, while answering all these questions, is to introduce the reader to psychotherapy interventions that can be applied in the early trauma process, and to raise awareness of how these interventions contribute to the trauma process, and to convey the process of reprocessing each lost color into the child's psyche.
“Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder” (ADHD) is a neuropsychiatric disorder that can disrupt an individual's social life, academic life and family relationships. Although it is a disease that can completely change the future of the child if it is not treated and intervened correctly, satisfactory answers begin to emerge as a result of the right approach and appropriate interventions.
In my 20-year career as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, I have experienced many times that only drug therapy is not sufficient in the treatment of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. The fact that family attitudes and the interventions of the teacher in the classroom are as important as psychopharmacological treatment has motivated me to write such a book.
With this book, it is aimed to inform about the mistakes that we know to be true about Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, which is heard by everyone and perhaps defined as today's fashion disease. In addition, it is aimed both to ensure that children with ADHD are understood and to strengthen effective behavior management for families and teachers by providing accurate information and tips to our families and teachers about the relationship between ADHD and learning, which causes misunderstandings and prejudices.
We hope that this book, which offers solutions suitable for the needs of children who are our future, will be a useful resource for everyone who reads it.
In my 20-year career as a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, I have experienced many times that only drug therapy is not sufficient in the treatment of Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder. The fact that family attitudes and the interventions of the teacher in the classroom are as important as psychopharmacological treatment has motivated me to write such a book.
With this book, it is aimed to inform about the mistakes that we know to be true about Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, which is heard by everyone and perhaps defined as today's fashion disease. In addition, it is aimed both to ensure that children with ADHD are understood and to strengthen effective behavior management for families and teachers by providing accurate information and tips to our families and teachers about the relationship between ADHD and learning, which causes misunderstandings and prejudices.
We hope that this book, which offers solutions suitable for the needs of children who are our future, will be a useful resource for everyone who reads it.
Changing the world is about the way we experience it.
This book, which is a candidate to guide the curious about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, actually allows us to meet a multi-layered public health problem. The reason why it is different from other books written on this subject so far is hidden in the way it deals with the subject. 96 scientists from 23 different professions tried to embrace today's most common neuropsychiatric disorder by signing 86 chapters. The purpose of this meeting is to draw a general framework for the most common neurodevelopmental problem of childhood, to turn "different" perspectives into "normal". This transdisciplinary meeting is never to reject and/or reduce the problem, but to create a roadmap to use all available resources effectively while struggling with a multi-layered situation.
This book, which is a candidate to guide the curious about attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, actually allows us to meet a multi-layered public health problem. The reason why it is different from other books written on this subject so far is hidden in the way it deals with the subject. 96 scientists from 23 different professions tried to embrace today's most common neuropsychiatric disorder by signing 86 chapters. The purpose of this meeting is to draw a general framework for the most common neurodevelopmental problem of childhood, to turn "different" perspectives into "normal". This transdisciplinary meeting is never to reject and/or reduce the problem, but to create a roadmap to use all available resources effectively while struggling with a multi-layered situation.
Keeping up with the pace of modern life, being productive at work, getting successful results in education and living a happier and more peaceful life in daily life… We need a strong attention and focus ability for all of these. However, in today's busy and information-laden world, it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain and develop these abilities.
The book "100 Activities to Improve Attention" offers practical and effective methods to increase your attention and strengthen your focus skills. Activities prepared in a wide range from meditation to physical exercises, from mental puzzles to social interactions will help you extend your attention span and increase your mental performance. This book does not only provide theoretical information, but is also full of practical suggestions that you can easily integrate into your daily life. Each activity is designed based on scientific foundations and supported by step-by-step guidance explaining how to apply it.
Use this book as your guide for a more focused mind, a more productive life and a higher level of success. Develop your attention and focus skills by progressing step by step and increase your quality of life. This book will help you become more successful and happy at work, in education, and in everyday life by strengthening your attention and focus skills.
Remember: Attention is the key to success!
The book "100 Activities to Improve Attention" offers practical and effective methods to increase your attention and strengthen your focus skills. Activities prepared in a wide range from meditation to physical exercises, from mental puzzles to social interactions will help you extend your attention span and increase your mental performance. This book does not only provide theoretical information, but is also full of practical suggestions that you can easily integrate into your daily life. Each activity is designed based on scientific foundations and supported by step-by-step guidance explaining how to apply it.
Use this book as your guide for a more focused mind, a more productive life and a higher level of success. Develop your attention and focus skills by progressing step by step and increase your quality of life. This book will help you become more successful and happy at work, in education, and in everyday life by strengthening your attention and focus skills.
Remember: Attention is the key to success!
According to DSM-5, Abnormal Psychology is a basic reference book that examines abnormal aspects of human behavior and psychological disorders, that can respond to the needs of professionals working in the field of mental health and students studying in psychology and psychological counseling and guidance departments. This book is one of the first original books written in Turkish in the field of abnormal psychology, based on the DSM-5 diagnostic categories and criteria, published in May 2013.
In the first chapters of the book, the definition of abnormal psychology and its historical development, current approaches to understanding abnormal psychological disorders, and diagnosis, evaluation and research methods are discussed. In the following sections, psychological disorders in the DSM-5 are discussed and information about the general appearance, diagnostic criteria and incidence of these disorders is presented. In addition, hereditary and environmental factors and current models related to the formation of psychological disorders are included. The chapters end with the methods used in the treatment of psychological disorders. In the last part, ethical and legal issues related to abnormal psychology are mentioned.
While the book is being prepared, comprehensive and up-to-date information has been compiled in each chapter, which includes current information and research findings on abnormal behavior and mental disorders, as well as important cultural issues and studies carried out in Turkey. This information presented in the book is supported by case examples and current discussions.
We believe that the Abnormal Psychology book will be an understandable and rich resource for experts and students working in the field, and will make an important contribution to the field of mental health in Turkey.
In the first chapters of the book, the definition of abnormal psychology and its historical development, current approaches to understanding abnormal psychological disorders, and diagnosis, evaluation and research methods are discussed. In the following sections, psychological disorders in the DSM-5 are discussed and information about the general appearance, diagnostic criteria and incidence of these disorders is presented. In addition, hereditary and environmental factors and current models related to the formation of psychological disorders are included. The chapters end with the methods used in the treatment of psychological disorders. In the last part, ethical and legal issues related to abnormal psychology are mentioned.
While the book is being prepared, comprehensive and up-to-date information has been compiled in each chapter, which includes current information and research findings on abnormal behavior and mental disorders, as well as important cultural issues and studies carried out in Turkey. This information presented in the book is supported by case examples and current discussions.
We believe that the Abnormal Psychology book will be an understandable and rich resource for experts and students working in the field, and will make an important contribution to the field of mental health in Turkey.
The fact that a person has value or produces value is one of the most important characteristics of a human being. A person becomes a “human” with his values and exhibits human characteristics. Values, which are one of the basic elements that determine how we will live our life as human beings, how we will choose against more than one option or what we will prefer, come into play at every moment and every stage of our lives. We see or feel the impact of values, starting with the family, where we open our eyes to life, the first environment of socialization and education, at school, in daily life and even in the media.
This book deals with twelve human and human values that have their counterparts in both Western and Eastern cultures. The importance of each value, its individual and social functions are mentioned and a general framework is tried to be drawn on how to gain value. of the book; to researchers working on values; to families and educators who want to raise generations in a way that adheres to values; undergraduate and graduate students; It is hoped and expected that it will be useful to all readers who are interested in the field of values and will contribute to the literature.
This book deals with twelve human and human values that have their counterparts in both Western and Eastern cultures. The importance of each value, its individual and social functions are mentioned and a general framework is tried to be drawn on how to gain value. of the book; to researchers working on values; to families and educators who want to raise generations in a way that adheres to values; undergraduate and graduate students; It is hoped and expected that it will be useful to all readers who are interested in the field of values and will contribute to the literature.
Psychotherapies have come a long way since Freud in approaching psychological problems. Psychoanalysis was objectively the first sign of a serious revolutionary development. Eyes were on him for a long time, and he played a role that extended beyond himself, affecting other areas. Life as a dynamic process was pushing the boundaries of existing theory, its concepts and method, and different theorists came up with various approaches to psychodynamic therapies. Other approaches that are functional, useful for different needs and suitable for both the complexity and simplicity of the human have started to impose themselves. At this point, the dawn of new developments was on the horizon. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and its branches, which have matured with the meeting of behavioral and cognitive approaches, have started to be grasped by experts working in the field since the 1990s in our country. It has been proven by experimental studies that speech, words, metaphors, and thought, based on a theory and scientific method, have functions that affect the brain in the process of looking at issues, behavior and decision-making in a way similar to the chemical molecules in drugs. Acceptance and Determination Therapy was a new stop on the way, in terms of inviting people to take action and offering methods to overcome obstacles, in the emergence of certain inner lives that prevent us from living a meaningful and rich life. Schema Therapy, which reveals the basic structures of recurring difficulties in people's lives and intervenes with these complaints with experiential techniques, and Metacognitive Therapy, which intervenes by focusing on the effect of thoughts about thoughts on chronicling the problems, were again the other important stages of this journey. In addition to all these, EMDR Therapy, which works with memories to reduce or eliminate the psychological effects of traumas, that is, negative experiences and psychological threats, has emerged as another psychotherapy method that is frequently used today and its effects have been scientifically proven.
This book, which deals with today's frequently used, scientifically proven and high-evidence psychotherapy methods; Beyond giving information about contemporary methods and how they work, it is also worth reading as a comparative psychology history. In this respect, it is a work that has a rich content and is easy to read, but also very in-depth, not only for experts but also for those who are curious about current developments in the world of psychology.
Emrah Maraso
Science and Utopia Editor-in-Chief
This book, which deals with today's frequently used, scientifically proven and high-evidence psychotherapy methods; Beyond giving information about contemporary methods and how they work, it is also worth reading as a comparative psychology history. In this respect, it is a work that has a rich content and is easy to read, but also very in-depth, not only for experts but also for those who are curious about current developments in the world of psychology.
Emrah Maraso
Science and Utopia Editor-in-Chief
Some people carry the pain of loss in the dark, behind closed doors; others carry it in the light.
Some can speak about their emotions, while others hide them even from themselves. There
are those who grieve alone, and those who find the support they seek in their surroundings.
There are people who lose someone suddenly, and those who know the day will eventually
come. Some suffer deeply as the cost of the strong bond and love they shared, while others,
tangled in a complicated relationship, are unsure of what they should feel.
This book is written for all of them—for everyone who experiences grief in their own unique
way. The grieving process longs to be seen, heard, and understood. I am here to bear witness
to your grief; I will be waiting for you inside.
Some can speak about their emotions, while others hide them even from themselves. There
are those who grieve alone, and those who find the support they seek in their surroundings.
There are people who lose someone suddenly, and those who know the day will eventually
come. Some suffer deeply as the cost of the strong bond and love they shared, while others,
tangled in a complicated relationship, are unsure of what they should feel.
This book is written for all of them—for everyone who experiences grief in their own unique
way. The grieving process longs to be seen, heard, and understood. I am here to bear witness
to your grief; I will be waiting for you inside.
The main purpose of this book is to bring an understandable view on the development of personality and the ability to balance between instincts and the real world, that is, to establish a balance between giving and receiving, to have a healthy ego, to find the real "me" within, and to achieve harmony.
Our personality, our inner world; we liken it to the sea and space. No matter how deep we try and analyze, it is not possible for us to fully understand and analyze it. Personality; our thoughts, speech, and how we act. Our personality is responsible for our harmony with the environment. Our characteristics, impulses, habits, attitudes and attitudes, moral characteristics, social relations are a skill of our personality. There are many factors that shape human nature. These include the forces of our inner world, spiritual forces, the effects of the outer world, and the conditioning of our environment. By addressing all these in this book, we wanted to make a small contribution to the journey from the problematic world inside and outside of us to a better world.
In the light of all these things; the development adventure of human since birth, the characteristics of the period, the strengths, conflicts, defenses, ways of coping, emotions, behavior, the underlying causes of the behavior, the problems experienced, the parent-child relationship and parental effects, the ways of having a healthy personality and being a healthy parent; the formation of our sexual role, identity and sexual identity; We tried to convey the models of anxiety we experience, the effects of society on people and their lifestyles, the violence experienced today, the relationship between maturation and the values we have, and the interaction of us middle-aged and young people. I explained the reasons for these and how they occur so that they can be prevented and changed. Apart from all these, we tried to explain in detail a new acceptable model of "normal" personality in the field of psychology, namely Steven Reiss's understanding of "Normal Personality".
Our personality, our inner world; we liken it to the sea and space. No matter how deep we try and analyze, it is not possible for us to fully understand and analyze it. Personality; our thoughts, speech, and how we act. Our personality is responsible for our harmony with the environment. Our characteristics, impulses, habits, attitudes and attitudes, moral characteristics, social relations are a skill of our personality. There are many factors that shape human nature. These include the forces of our inner world, spiritual forces, the effects of the outer world, and the conditioning of our environment. By addressing all these in this book, we wanted to make a small contribution to the journey from the problematic world inside and outside of us to a better world.
In the light of all these things; the development adventure of human since birth, the characteristics of the period, the strengths, conflicts, defenses, ways of coping, emotions, behavior, the underlying causes of the behavior, the problems experienced, the parent-child relationship and parental effects, the ways of having a healthy personality and being a healthy parent; the formation of our sexual role, identity and sexual identity; We tried to convey the models of anxiety we experience, the effects of society on people and their lifestyles, the violence experienced today, the relationship between maturation and the values we have, and the interaction of us middle-aged and young people. I explained the reasons for these and how they occur so that they can be prevented and changed. Apart from all these, we tried to explain in detail a new acceptable model of "normal" personality in the field of psychology, namely Steven Reiss's understanding of "Normal Personality".
Addiction is perhaps the most important and primary problem of our time. It does not seem possible to produce solutions without revealing this problem scientifically. A complete reference book with the process of diagnosing addiction with multidisciplinary work, its psychosocial dimension and possible solution suggestions.
Prof. Dr. Halis Dokgöz, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine
The use of addictive substances, from cigarettes to heroin, from laughing gas to synthetic pills, is the most important threat to Turkey. Our country, which used to be a transit country, is now a target country. Deaths due to substance use, addiction, substance-related or substance-influenced crimes have increased, and unfortunately the age of use has decreased a lot. The use of addictive substances is a preliminary crime. Prostitution, public order, theft, injury, murder and terror crimes also exist in the environments where these substances are used. The use is encouraged both openly and through perception management in movies, music and media. Scientists have important duties in preventing the problem of substance abuse, which is the most effective asymmetric war against a country, both in terms of supply and demand. In this book, especially the young and idealistic scientists who come together to fill the gap in the field and enlighten other scientists and the public have further increased our hopes for the future.
Prof. Dr. İ. Hamit Hancı, İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine
President of the Association of Forensic Scientists
This book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on substance addiction, which is a public health problem, in terms of general information, clinical assessment, cognitive processes, forensic medicine dimension, types of interventions and different therapies. Therefore, the book provides extensive information to professionals working in the field of substance addiction, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and forensic physicians, on the evaluation and treatment of addicted individuals, and is also a book that should be recommended to be taught in classes in the field of addiction. I strongly recommend it and congratulate everyone who contributed.
Prof. Dr. Hatice Demirbaş, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Department of Psychology
Addiction is an increasingly widespread problem. But unfortunately, information about addiction is not that widespread. Therefore, this book, which addresses addiction in all its dimensions and different aspects, is very important. Addiction is addressed in every aspect and comprehensively. The fact that its authors are new faces is also a great gain for the field of addiction.
Prof. Dr. Kültegin Ögel
Throughout human history, many substances have been used for medical, religious and social purposes. With the development of technology, the variety and use of substances has increased, and with the addition of rapid changes in cultural and social factors, the prevalence of substance use and addiction has become inevitable. In this book prepared by young scientists for those working in the field of substance use and addiction, a general overview of the subject of addiction, the importance of multidisciplinary work, clinical evaluations, cognitive processes, forensic toxicological analyses and applications, traffic applications, social service applications, and current therapy methods are discussed. I hope that this book, which addresses the subject with a multifaceted and human-centered perspective, will be a good resource for building a more just and peaceful society.
Prof. Dr. Serap Annette Akgür, Ege University Institute of Substance Abuse, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Head of the Department of Addiction Toxicology
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Forensic and Clinical Toxicology
Member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT)
Prof. Dr. Halis Dokgöz, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine
The use of addictive substances, from cigarettes to heroin, from laughing gas to synthetic pills, is the most important threat to Turkey. Our country, which used to be a transit country, is now a target country. Deaths due to substance use, addiction, substance-related or substance-influenced crimes have increased, and unfortunately the age of use has decreased a lot. The use of addictive substances is a preliminary crime. Prostitution, public order, theft, injury, murder and terror crimes also exist in the environments where these substances are used. The use is encouraged both openly and through perception management in movies, music and media. Scientists have important duties in preventing the problem of substance abuse, which is the most effective asymmetric war against a country, both in terms of supply and demand. In this book, especially the young and idealistic scientists who come together to fill the gap in the field and enlighten other scientists and the public have further increased our hopes for the future.
Prof. Dr. İ. Hamit Hancı, İzmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Forensic Medicine
President of the Association of Forensic Scientists
This book offers a multidisciplinary perspective on substance addiction, which is a public health problem, in terms of general information, clinical assessment, cognitive processes, forensic medicine dimension, types of interventions and different therapies. Therefore, the book provides extensive information to professionals working in the field of substance addiction, including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and forensic physicians, on the evaluation and treatment of addicted individuals, and is also a book that should be recommended to be taught in classes in the field of addiction. I strongly recommend it and congratulate everyone who contributed.
Prof. Dr. Hatice Demirbaş, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Department of Psychology
Addiction is an increasingly widespread problem. But unfortunately, information about addiction is not that widespread. Therefore, this book, which addresses addiction in all its dimensions and different aspects, is very important. Addiction is addressed in every aspect and comprehensively. The fact that its authors are new faces is also a great gain for the field of addiction.
Prof. Dr. Kültegin Ögel
Throughout human history, many substances have been used for medical, religious and social purposes. With the development of technology, the variety and use of substances has increased, and with the addition of rapid changes in cultural and social factors, the prevalence of substance use and addiction has become inevitable. In this book prepared by young scientists for those working in the field of substance use and addiction, a general overview of the subject of addiction, the importance of multidisciplinary work, clinical evaluations, cognitive processes, forensic toxicological analyses and applications, traffic applications, social service applications, and current therapy methods are discussed. I hope that this book, which addresses the subject with a multifaceted and human-centered perspective, will be a good resource for building a more just and peaceful society.
Prof. Dr. Serap Annette Akgür, Ege University Institute of Substance Abuse, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Sciences,
Head of the Department of Addiction Toxicology
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of Forensic and Clinical Toxicology
Member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists (TIAFT)
Menopause is a time in a woman's life when she loses her reproductive functions and brings many physical and mental changes. In recent years, psychological approaches have come to the fore in coping with menopausal symptoms. This book has been prepared to present psychodrama as a psychological approach that can be used to cope with menopausal symptoms. In the book; Topics include menopause, menopause symptoms, how women see these symptoms, a wide variety of treatment approaches used in menopause, psychotherapy, psychodrama, which is group psychotherapy, and the use of psychodrama in coping with menopausal symptoms. Readers can find various session examples from psychodrama group work with a group of menopausal women in the last part of the book. With all these aspects, the book will attract the attention of professionals, women and people who are interested in the subject, who want to look at menopause and psychodrama from a new perspective.
Narcissism appears in many areas of our lives today. In close relationships, in professional
settings, and in social life, we frequently encounter self-centered individuals. With the modern
world’s growing “me first” mentality, this reality has become even more visible.
Given these facts, it is important to acknowledge that a life completely free from narcissistic
relationships is simply not possible. We must learn to live with self-focused
individuals—sometimes under the same roof, in the same workplace, and in the same world.
The solution is not to run away but to understand; not to label but to cultivate empathy; not to
fight but to set healthy boundaries; and most importantly, not to ignore but to focus on
transforming problematic patterns of communication.
Enriched with case examples drawn from therapeutic experience, insight-building exercises,
and practical communication strategies, this book is written to help you maintain healthy
relationships with the self-centered individuals in your life—without falling into blame,
without burning out, and with increasing awareness and strength.
settings, and in social life, we frequently encounter self-centered individuals. With the modern
world’s growing “me first” mentality, this reality has become even more visible.
Given these facts, it is important to acknowledge that a life completely free from narcissistic
relationships is simply not possible. We must learn to live with self-focused
individuals—sometimes under the same roof, in the same workplace, and in the same world.
The solution is not to run away but to understand; not to label but to cultivate empathy; not to
fight but to set healthy boundaries; and most importantly, not to ignore but to focus on
transforming problematic patterns of communication.
Enriched with case examples drawn from therapeutic experience, insight-building exercises,
and practical communication strategies, this book is written to help you maintain healthy
relationships with the self-centered individuals in your life—without falling into blame,
without burning out, and with increasing awareness and strength.
One of the traumatic experiences in childhood and adolescence is "bullying" behaviors. Bullying behaviors of various types (verbal, physical, emotional, racist, hiding, behavior disrupting, taking/destroying something belonging to someone else and sexual) seen at school and in virtual environments adversely affect the social, emotional and psychological development of children and adolescents. and cause legal problems.
These negative effects of bullying behaviors are not limited to childhood and adolescence, but it is seen that they negatively affect important personality traits such as self-esteem, self-confidence, psychological resilience, psychological well-being and feelings of love, respect, tolerance and trust in bilateral human relations.
In this work, the types, causes and consequences of bullying behavior, which is an important obstacle to individual development and positive bilateral human relations, are discussed in detail, and a model for the prevention of these behaviors with empathic skills is presented. With this book, besides academicians and practitioners (school psychological counselor, child and adolescent psychologist, classroom guidance teacher) who will work on bullying; It is aimed to help school administrators, branch teachers and parents develop awareness about the types, causes and consequences of bullying behavior.
These negative effects of bullying behaviors are not limited to childhood and adolescence, but it is seen that they negatively affect important personality traits such as self-esteem, self-confidence, psychological resilience, psychological well-being and feelings of love, respect, tolerance and trust in bilateral human relations.
In this work, the types, causes and consequences of bullying behavior, which is an important obstacle to individual development and positive bilateral human relations, are discussed in detail, and a model for the prevention of these behaviors with empathic skills is presented. With this book, besides academicians and practitioners (school psychological counselor, child and adolescent psychologist, classroom guidance teacher) who will work on bullying; It is aimed to help school administrators, branch teachers and parents develop awareness about the types, causes and consequences of bullying behavior.
Academician-author, who is an expert in the field of Psychological Services, Prof. Dr. Binnur Yeşilyaprak's latest book, "SELF THERAPY", continues to shake the readers since the day it was published.
In the 600-page book, which was published by ‘Nobel Kültür Yayınları’ in August 2021 and went into its second edition in the first three months, and the third edition four months later; The author examines the limitations of how 'social software' in our culture can affect people and bring to their life, with concrete evaluations through their own life story, but only in a fictional novel. In this respect, it can be defined as a period narrative that reveals the cultural life values of the author's years of growth, a developmental process that examines the periods that people spend from childhood to adulthood and the influences that provide the formation of personality, and a psychotherapy book with its aspects that deal with the individual's mental problems and try to explain and heal them.
The book has a multidimensional and multi-layered fiction with its aspects that describe an experiential therapy process that the author performs with the identity of "therapist" and "client" in order to be free from the obstacles and limitations created by the value judgments of gender roles transferred from generation to generation.
With these features, there is no doubt that the book will be interesting and useful not only for people related to psychology and psychological services, but also for those who want to understand themselves and who want to confront their own past and problems. The author introduces his book with these three words:
“I lived. I wrote. I am liberated.”
Note: The author donates the royalties and sales revenue of the book to NGO’s defending "Women's Rights".
In the 600-page book, which was published by ‘Nobel Kültür Yayınları’ in August 2021 and went into its second edition in the first three months, and the third edition four months later; The author examines the limitations of how 'social software' in our culture can affect people and bring to their life, with concrete evaluations through their own life story, but only in a fictional novel. In this respect, it can be defined as a period narrative that reveals the cultural life values of the author's years of growth, a developmental process that examines the periods that people spend from childhood to adulthood and the influences that provide the formation of personality, and a psychotherapy book with its aspects that deal with the individual's mental problems and try to explain and heal them.
The book has a multidimensional and multi-layered fiction with its aspects that describe an experiential therapy process that the author performs with the identity of "therapist" and "client" in order to be free from the obstacles and limitations created by the value judgments of gender roles transferred from generation to generation.
With these features, there is no doubt that the book will be interesting and useful not only for people related to psychology and psychological services, but also for those who want to understand themselves and who want to confront their own past and problems. The author introduces his book with these three words:
“I lived. I wrote. I am liberated.”
Note: The author donates the royalties and sales revenue of the book to NGO’s defending "Women's Rights".
It is obvious that the presence of a child with special needs at home affects all family members. The financial and moral efforts of parents to support the developmental processes of their children can sometimes lead to very tiring experiences. During this time, the needs of siblings with normal development also appear, but these needs can be ignored. It should not be forgotten that having a sibling with special needs can affect a child with normal development from career choice to character. When the domestic and international literature is examined, it is seen that support groups, psychological counseling and guidance activities are mostly focused on parents, but there is not much work on siblings. The book "Living with My Special Sister", whose main purpose is to fill this gap, includes a psychoeducation program to support secondary and high school students with special needs siblings in their problems, as well as psychological counselors, psychologists, special education specialists who work/will work in the field within the scope of rehabilitation counseling. and aims to be a guide for social workers. In the five different chapters in the book, a content that will provide clues about both the social perspective and the emotions experienced by family members and their coping methods is aimed. This study, which is planned without forgetting that the sibling with normal development, as well as the parents, has a common denominator, will further strengthen the family system.
The education of gifted and talented students, or as it has been called until today, is an area that has been known for a long time and is being developed. However, most of the studies carried out in our country focus mainly on meeting the educational needs of gifted children. Problems such as motivation, perfectionism, and math anxiety experienced by gifted children, their reflections on educational processes, and offering solutions such as bibliotherapy that can be used in support training rooms for these problems are issues that are not emphasized much. Therefore, this book; It aims to raise awareness of teacher candidates, teachers working in this field, psychological counselors, psychologists and parents of gifted children on these issues. For this purpose, academic theses and studies on the emotional problems of gifted children have been provided to you in a simpler language.
The common wish of all authors is to contribute to your being a high-aware supporter of the issues that our special talented/gifted children have emotional difficulties. We invite you to discover the inner worlds of gifted children! Happy reading….
The common wish of all authors is to contribute to your being a high-aware supporter of the issues that our special talented/gifted children have emotional difficulties. We invite you to discover the inner worlds of gifted children! Happy reading….
“My teachers; They said my mind was slow, that I was antisocial, and that I'd be dazed by my stupid dreams until I died."
Albert Einstein – Scientist
Specific Learning Disability (SLD); It is a neurobiologically based disorder that is often noticed with the beginning of the child's academic life, but if it is not detected and intervened by specialists, its lifelong effect compels the person to struggle in all areas of his life, and genetic and environmental factors are effective. The definition of "DYSLExia" is used more often than "Specific Learning Disorder", as it is often defined as only the difficulty experienced in the "reading" skill.
Although it is sometimes defined as "disorder", sometimes "disease", sometimes "difficulty", sometimes "difference", it is a condition independent of intelligence that seriously affects both social and academic life of the individual, but in some cases it is a mis-perceived "intelligence retardation". is a hassle.
ÖÖG; Since it is a difficulty that affects language development and use, verbal and written expression, literacy and mathematics skills, it can lead to school failure and additional school adjustment problems. Considering the importance of school life in the child's mental development, when not correctly detected and intervened, the accompanying Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders and Behavioral Disorders are often overlooked comorbid conditions and pave the way for the child to experience emotional trauma.
As a result of nearly 10 years of experience and experience, it was decided to write this book. Practical practices of a team of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists and Child Psychologists were shared. I hope it will be used as a reference book about what are known to be true about SLD, the importance of early detection and correct intervention, and what the legal rights of the child with SLD are…
Albert Einstein – Scientist
Specific Learning Disability (SLD); It is a neurobiologically based disorder that is often noticed with the beginning of the child's academic life, but if it is not detected and intervened by specialists, its lifelong effect compels the person to struggle in all areas of his life, and genetic and environmental factors are effective. The definition of "DYSLExia" is used more often than "Specific Learning Disorder", as it is often defined as only the difficulty experienced in the "reading" skill.
Although it is sometimes defined as "disorder", sometimes "disease", sometimes "difficulty", sometimes "difference", it is a condition independent of intelligence that seriously affects both social and academic life of the individual, but in some cases it is a mis-perceived "intelligence retardation". is a hassle.
ÖÖG; Since it is a difficulty that affects language development and use, verbal and written expression, literacy and mathematics skills, it can lead to school failure and additional school adjustment problems. Considering the importance of school life in the child's mental development, when not correctly detected and intervened, the accompanying Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, Anxiety Disorders and Behavioral Disorders are often overlooked comorbid conditions and pave the way for the child to experience emotional trauma.
As a result of nearly 10 years of experience and experience, it was decided to write this book. Practical practices of a team of Child and Adolescent Psychiatrists and Child Psychologists were shared. I hope it will be used as a reference book about what are known to be true about SLD, the importance of early detection and correct intervention, and what the legal rights of the child with SLD are…
Psychopathology and Crime is a book that will contribute to the field of forensic psychology arising from the relationship established between law and psychology in order to apply the knowledge and principles of general psychology to legal issues and problems. Although forensic psychology is a rapidly developing field in recent years, the number of books written in this field is limited. Psychopathology and Crime is one of the resources that will remove this limitation.
In the book, the relationship between mental disorders and crime; it has been conveyed in different dimensions as a guide to forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, experts working in the psychosocial services in prisons and lawmakers, who are experts in the judicial system. Various mental disorders; schizophrenia, mood disorders, alcohol use disorders (alcohol/substance addiction), mental retardation, personality disorders, dementia, epilepsy and old age are discussed in the context of crime.
This book; it is a new Turkish resource that can be consulted whenever there are topics such as the prevalence of mental disorders in criminals, their defining features, the types of crimes they have committed, their criminal responsibilities, treatments, and the precautions to be taken.
In the book, the relationship between mental disorders and crime; it has been conveyed in different dimensions as a guide to forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, experts working in the psychosocial services in prisons and lawmakers, who are experts in the judicial system. Various mental disorders; schizophrenia, mood disorders, alcohol use disorders (alcohol/substance addiction), mental retardation, personality disorders, dementia, epilepsy and old age are discussed in the context of crime.
This book; it is a new Turkish resource that can be consulted whenever there are topics such as the prevalence of mental disorders in criminals, their defining features, the types of crimes they have committed, their criminal responsibilities, treatments, and the precautions to be taken.
The Change Agenda is not an agenda to advise, advise, or incite. Psychotherapy is not! However, while we were preparing this agenda, we took the basic knowledge of psychology and psychotherapy theories as a basis. We aimed to contribute to your reasoning and emotion regulation skills and increase your level of psychological flexibility without overwhelming you with theoretical knowledge, especially by acting on the axis of schools such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, Emotion-Focused Therapy, Positive Psychology and Mindfulness.
We have designed the Exchange Agenda, which can be used by students who are busy with the exam, regardless of their group, from secondary education to university, so that you can use it throughout the year. Although our main aim is to provide guidance and support to students who are anxious during exam and performance processes, there are many exercises in this agenda to improve their ability to regulate thoughts, behaviors and emotions.
While working with this agenda, you will be able to improve your skills of "making worry useful" and "increasing tolerance to worry" as well as "reducing anxiety". Therefore, in the Change A genda, you will find sections where you can discover the causes of problems, recognize the factors that trigger negative emotions in your inner and outer world, and develop appropriate strategies for how to regulate them. Come on, come with us to increase your self-confidence and focus on unlocking your true potential!
We have designed the Exchange Agenda, which can be used by students who are busy with the exam, regardless of their group, from secondary education to university, so that you can use it throughout the year. Although our main aim is to provide guidance and support to students who are anxious during exam and performance processes, there are many exercises in this agenda to improve their ability to regulate thoughts, behaviors and emotions.
While working with this agenda, you will be able to improve your skills of "making worry useful" and "increasing tolerance to worry" as well as "reducing anxiety". Therefore, in the Change A genda, you will find sections where you can discover the causes of problems, recognize the factors that trigger negative emotions in your inner and outer world, and develop appropriate strategies for how to regulate them. Come on, come with us to increase your self-confidence and focus on unlocking your true potential!
Social phobia or social anxiety disorder is one of the most common mental problems. It usually starts before adolescence and severely restricts the individual's life for many years if left untreated. This book aims to be a guide that individuals with social anxiety problems can apply on their own or in the presence of a therapist, based on many scientific researches and theories developed on social phobia. In the first part of the book, information about the origins, symptoms and treatment options of social phobia is given, while in the second part, various techniques and applications that can be used to overcome social anxiety are presented. We hope that the book, written using a simple and understandable language, will be a useful resource for individuals suffering from social anxiety, as well as for mental health professionals and students.
On an ordinary day, as soon as you get out of bed in the morning, you have been lost among the things waiting for you. This list goes on and on in the form of the rush to get ready for those who go to work, the responsibility of taking the child to school for those who do not work, and the rush to catch up to class if you are a student. This book will be good for you when you arrive at the end of the day tired, sometimes unhappy and probably with an increased level of stress after saying what to do, work, responsibilities, homework as life goes on. In addition, if you work in the field of mental health, you should have enough knowledge about stress and stress management in order to help your clients. Therefore, this book, which explains the psychology of stress from different perspectives, will guide you.
Schizophrenia is a psychiatric disorder whose treatment is mostly limited to medical applications. Due to false beliefs that have existed since ancient times, it was thought that patients with schizophrenia would not benefit much from psychological treatments. Perhaps for this reason, few studies have been conducted on the psychological treatment of schizophrenia in our country. In the West, interest in this field has increased over the years and the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapies, which are used in the treatment of many different mental problems, has also been proven in the treatment of schizophrenia.
This book contains the research and applications of the authors in this field for more than 10 years and was written with the belief that it will be a guide on psychosocial treatment for clinicians working with individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. In this guide, the causes of schizophrenia, its main features, the main measurement tools necessary to evaluate these features, and different techniques used in psychosocial treatment, as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) are especially emphasized. By presenting information on the application of CBT techniques in a group setting, a therapy program created by the authors and tested by scientific research is explained in detail. Finally, the questions frequently encountered by clinicians working in this field and the answers that can help these questions are also included.
We hope it will be useful to everyone working in the field…
This book contains the research and applications of the authors in this field for more than 10 years and was written with the belief that it will be a guide on psychosocial treatment for clinicians working with individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. In this guide, the causes of schizophrenia, its main features, the main measurement tools necessary to evaluate these features, and different techniques used in psychosocial treatment, as well as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) are especially emphasized. By presenting information on the application of CBT techniques in a group setting, a therapy program created by the authors and tested by scientific research is explained in detail. Finally, the questions frequently encountered by clinicians working in this field and the answers that can help these questions are also included.
We hope it will be useful to everyone working in the field…
Because it brings together different types of technology addiction, this book allows a clearer understanding of the similarities and differences of types of technology addiction. In the book, in which the research results accumulated in the last 20-30 years on each type of technology addiction are compiled, each type of addiction is presented with its own characteristic structure.
Technology addictions, psychological counseling and guidance, computer and instructional technology education, clinical psychology, social psychology, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, child health and diseases, communication, child development, public and educational administration. is the product. The book prepared with a simple, understandable, applicable content and language in order to provide information on technology addictions, which is closely related to a large part of the society, from students to parents, from academicians to field workers and relevant institutions and organizations, to present the latest scientific research and the point reached, and to raise awareness, It will fill an important deficiency in the field in terms of its scope and will be a source book on technology dependencies.
Technology addictions, psychological counseling and guidance, computer and instructional technology education, clinical psychology, social psychology, psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, child health and diseases, communication, child development, public and educational administration. is the product. The book prepared with a simple, understandable, applicable content and language in order to provide information on technology addictions, which is closely related to a large part of the society, from students to parents, from academicians to field workers and relevant institutions and organizations, to present the latest scientific research and the point reached, and to raise awareness, It will fill an important deficiency in the field in terms of its scope and will be a source book on technology dependencies.
This book has been written to shed light on the traumas that are an integral part of our lives. It aimed to illuminate and raise awareness about many traumatic experiences from infancy to adulthood, from natural disasters to torture, from sexual harassment to terrorism, from mobbing to Coronavirus.
In addition, the lives of famous actors we watch in TV series and movies, musicians whose songs we listen to, political figures, athletes or writers whose books we read with admiration are examined. How these people, each of whom experienced deprivation, desperation, disappointment, harassment, abuse, and rape, cling to life, struggle, and how they reached the top from scratch are covered. For example, in all these lives, those who had a difficult childhood, who did not trust themselves, who felt inadequate, who had fear of failure, said, “I wonder! Can I do it one day too! Can I do it!” I hope it will be instructive, motivating and encouraging for everyone who thinks so.
In addition, the lives of famous actors we watch in TV series and movies, musicians whose songs we listen to, political figures, athletes or writers whose books we read with admiration are examined. How these people, each of whom experienced deprivation, desperation, disappointment, harassment, abuse, and rape, cling to life, struggle, and how they reached the top from scratch are covered. For example, in all these lives, those who had a difficult childhood, who did not trust themselves, who felt inadequate, who had fear of failure, said, “I wonder! Can I do it one day too! Can I do it!” I hope it will be instructive, motivating and encouraging for everyone who thinks so.
Trauma; it is defined as the whole of the effects that arouse feelings of extreme fear, horror, and helplessness, often caused by extraordinary and unexpected events. Adaptation problems after these traumatic events are inevitable, but in some people these problems can go from being short-term and last for months or even years.
In this book, how trauma is defined in different periods, explanatory models, risk and protective factors are compiled. In addition, Cognitive Processing Therapy, which has been proven to be the most effective treatment plan in the light of the effectiveness studies of psychological interventions, is introduced and different study modules of this approach are presented. This intervention plan, which is a branch of Cognitive-Behavioral therapies, focuses on the differentiation of trauma memory and post-traumatic growth processes rather than coping with trauma. In the case study presented at the end of the book, these focal points of the intervention plan and the treatment plan are exemplified.
In this book, how trauma is defined in different periods, explanatory models, risk and protective factors are compiled. In addition, Cognitive Processing Therapy, which has been proven to be the most effective treatment plan in the light of the effectiveness studies of psychological interventions, is introduced and different study modules of this approach are presented. This intervention plan, which is a branch of Cognitive-Behavioral therapies, focuses on the differentiation of trauma memory and post-traumatic growth processes rather than coping with trauma. In the case study presented at the end of the book, these focal points of the intervention plan and the treatment plan are exemplified.
When we consider that traumas as old as human history first took place in the Epic of Gilgamesh, and that traumatic symptoms seen in soldiers are mentioned in the works of Homer, it is clear that traumatic events and their consequences are phenomena that constantly evolve. This book aims to reveal this disorder, whose scientific information is constantly changing due to its dynamic structure and obscurity, within the framework of the latest scientific data we have. The book explains in detail the history of post-traumatic stress disorder, clinical diagnosis conditions, the dialectical structure and biochemistry of trauma, and introduces approaches that will enable victims to control and manage and reduce this disorder and its symptoms. Another feature of the book is that it contains the necessary question lists, questionnaires and individual tables so that the information given in it can be applied in practice.
You may have been struggling with your relationship with food for a short time—or for many
years.
Perhaps you often go hungry, or perhaps you frequently overeat. Maybe you make yourself
vomit.
Maybe you lost dozens of kilos and gained them back. Maybe you’re tired of being thin.
Maybe you’ve always had “five more kilos” to lose.
Maybe you even underwent a procedure in hopes of reaching the body you long for.
Maybe you sought help from a nutritionist, a therapist, or a physician.
Maybe you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and feeling helpless and alone.
I wrote this book for those who want to heal.
For those at the beginning of adolescence, in young adulthood, or later in life—anyone who
wants to make peace with their relationship with food.
I can imagine how difficult this has been for you.
I wrote this as someone who once struggled deeply with food and her body,
as a young girl who found it incredibly hard,
as a woman who grew up understanding just how much this issue can complicate life,
and as a psychologist who wants to offer hope by sharing what she knows.
I want to speak directly to that part of you whispering that nothing will ever change,
that your relationship with food will never get better,
that you are a failure or not enough:
The very fact that you picked up this book and are reading it is proof that there is a part of you
that wants to heal.
There is a part of you that cares about yourself, that wants you to be well, and that still has
hope.
Yes—still.
Don’t forget that part of you.
years.
Perhaps you often go hungry, or perhaps you frequently overeat. Maybe you make yourself
vomit.
Maybe you lost dozens of kilos and gained them back. Maybe you’re tired of being thin.
Maybe you’ve always had “five more kilos” to lose.
Maybe you even underwent a procedure in hopes of reaching the body you long for.
Maybe you sought help from a nutritionist, a therapist, or a physician.
Maybe you’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and feeling helpless and alone.
I wrote this book for those who want to heal.
For those at the beginning of adolescence, in young adulthood, or later in life—anyone who
wants to make peace with their relationship with food.
I can imagine how difficult this has been for you.
I wrote this as someone who once struggled deeply with food and her body,
as a young girl who found it incredibly hard,
as a woman who grew up understanding just how much this issue can complicate life,
and as a psychologist who wants to offer hope by sharing what she knows.
I want to speak directly to that part of you whispering that nothing will ever change,
that your relationship with food will never get better,
that you are a failure or not enough:
The very fact that you picked up this book and are reading it is proof that there is a part of you
that wants to heal.
There is a part of you that cares about yourself, that wants you to be well, and that still has
hope.
Yes—still.
Don’t forget that part of you.