Search Results - "behavioralism"

Integral leadership the next half-step / by Forman, John P., 1958-

Table of Contents: “…The pending second axial age -- Necessary leadership -- A platform for dialogue -- Integral basics -- The behavioral quadrant -- The structural quadrant -- The intentional quadrant -- The cultural quadrant -- Putting the quadrants all together -- As easy as walking.…”
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Missing the revolution Darwinism for social scientists /

Table of Contents: “…Novak -- Evolutionary psychology and criminal behavior / Anthony Walsh -- Evolution, agency, and sociology / Bernd Baldus.…”
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Collection management for youth responding to the needs of learners / by Hughes-Hassell, Sandra

Table of Contents: “…Changing expectations and models for practice -- Collector behaviors -- Policy as the foundation for the collection -- Selecting resources for learning -- Budgeting for maximum impact on learning -- Collaboration from a planning perspective -- Tools for learner-centered collection management.…”
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Ecology of predator-prey interactions

Table of Contents: “…Sensory, physiological, and behavioral perspectives -- pt. 3. Poulation- and community-level interactions -- pt. 4. …”
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Frontotemporal dementia

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Prevalence and nomenclature of FTD -- The pathology of FTD (tau, TDP-43) -- The genetics of FTD (tau, progranulin) -- Patterns of atrophy and neuroanatomical correlates of behavior and cognition -- von Economo neurons -- Neuroimaging (amyloid imaging) -- Treatment.…”
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Psychopharmacology of autism

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Identification of target symptoms -- Pharmacotherapy of motor hyperactivity and inattention -- Pharmacotherapy of Interfering repetitive behavior -- Pharmacotherapy of Irritability (aggression, self-injury, severe tantrums) -- Pharmacotherapy of impaired social relatedness -- Future directions for research.…”
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Experimental approaches to developing and evaluating novel treatments for TBI and SCI

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Brain and spinal cord trauma -- Epidemiology of the clinical condition -- Animal modeling approaches -- Pathophysiological mechanisms of CNS injury -- Clinically relevant outcome measures -- Neuropathology -- Behavioral outcomes -- Clinical trials -- Novel treatments.…”
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Handbook of the psychology of aging

Table of Contents: “…Social and health factors that impact aging -- pt. 4. Complex behavioral processes and psychopathology of aging.…”
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Youth at risk in Latin America and the Caribbean understanding the causes, realizing the potential /

Table of Contents: “…-- Key messages -- Designing effective interventions -- Policy conclusions -- Introduction -- The motivation for the study -- Definitions, data, and methodologies -- The organization of the report -- Laying the groundwork -- Motivations for focusing on at-risk youth -- The youth cohort, particularly those considered at-risk, is growing -- The costs of not investing in at-risk youth is very high for young people, their families, and society -- A conceptual framework and its application for policymaking -- The conceptual framework and definitions -- Moving from the conceptual framework to policy -- Identifying at-risk youth for better programming and targeting -- A characterization of at-risk youth -- Using the risk typology for targeting prevention programs -- Using the risk typology for targeting for second chances -- Conclusions -- Informing policy by understanding of the trends and causes of risky behavior in LAC -- Understanding the nature and the magnitude of risky behavior -- Leaving school without learning -- Difficult integration into the labor market : joblessness and job turnover -- Risky sexual behavior -- Crime and violence -- Substance use -- Identifying the factors that put youth at risk -- Why do young people engage in risky behavior -- Key factors correlated with risky behaviors -- Cumulative effect of factors -- Conclusions -- Helping young people to make good choices : programming, policy, and implementation -- Principles for building an effective portfolio for youth at risk -- Investing in at-risk youth leads to lower demands on the public purse in the future -- Preventing risky behavior begins at birth -- At-risk youth need second chances -- Effective targeting is the key to results -- The most effective portfolio will prioritize policies and programs that affect multiple risks -- Include only effective policies in the portfolio -- Prioritizing what works -- Core policies : strategies that work and are recommended for implementation -- Nine promising approaches that ought to work and should be tried, accompanied by careful impact evaluation -- General policies with a surprisingly strong effect on youth at risk -- Moving from a wish list to action -- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : reallocate resources away from ineffective programs toward recommended programs -- Improving the portfolio for at-risk youth in a budget-constrained environment : collecting, analyzing, and using data -- Assign and coordinate institutional responsibilities based on comparative advantages -- Investing in youth in LAC : key messages and conclusions -- Key messages -- Defining an effective portfolio of policies and programs -- Moving forward -- Appendix A : Population in LAC by age and sex -- Appendix B : Methodology for estimating the cost of negative youth behavior -- Appendix C : Methodology for devising the typology of at-risk youth -- Appendix D : Measuring youth outcomes -- Appendix E : Estimated taxpayer costs and crime-reduction benefits of 16 crime prevention programs -- Appendix F : Sources of information for evaluated programs.…”
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Economics for humans by Nelson, Julie A., 1956-

Table of Contents: “…The question of organizational behavior -- Keeping body and soul together.…”
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Neurobehavioral anatomy by Filley, Christopher M., 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Behavior and the brain -- Mental status evaluation -- Disorders of arousal and attention -- Memory disorders -- Language disorders -- Apraxia -- Agnosia -- Right hemisphere syndromes -- Temporal lobe syndromes -- Frontal lobe syndromes -- Traumatic brain injury -- Dementia.…”
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The Ghosts of the Past : Latin Literature, the Dead, and Rome's Transition to a Principate / by Dufallo, Basil

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The dead as living -- Oratory and magic in Republican Rome -- Domesticae furiae : Cicero's tragic universe -- The Second Philippic as cultural resistance -- Propertian elegy as "restored behavior" -- Vergil's alternatives to Republican performance -- Conclusion: The living as the dead.…”
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Conversation about Healthy Eating / by Lesica, Nicholas A.

Table of Contents: “…Metabolism -- Inflammation -- Calories in -- Calories out -- Gut bacteria -- Processed foods -- Interactions between the immune system and gut bacteria -- Good and bad fats -- Sugar and drinks -- Diets -- Daily rhythms and meal timing -- Behavioral change.…”
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Breaking through to teens a new psychotherapy for the new adolescence / by Taffel, Ron

Table of Contents: “…Context: the new adolescence and a new treatment paradigm -- First meeting: getting teens to talk -- Foundation: what's necessary to build a helping relationship with teens -- The core: healing the divided-self of 21st-century teens -- Direction: advice as essential to helping teens change behavior and attitudes -- The gray zone: the truth about lying to therapists and other child professionals -- Treatment unbound: creating "flexible confidentiality" -- The parent trap: childrearing advice as essential to helping parents change behavior -- Stuck: how to conduct a "focused family session" -- The village: bringing friends into treatment -- The real in relational: challenging ourselves to stay three-dimensional with teens.…”
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Childhood abuse, body shame, and addictive plastic surgery : the face of trauma / by Constantian, Mark B.

Table of Contents: “…Where the thread began: what surgeons learn from patients and their families -- What the mental health literature says about body dysmorphic disorder -- The valley of the shadow: core issues and parenting -- Body image and body image disorders -- The ways we suffer: body shame and the astounding spectrum of its ravages -- The ways we medicate: addictions and behaviors most relevant to body image -- The effects of trauma on brain and body -- Behavior, PTSD, and surgical compulsion in plastic surgery patients: trailing the trauma prevalence -- Adverse childhood events in medical and plastic surgery patients and their effects on adult health, personality, and surgical happiness -- Resilience: the antidote and the inspiration.…”
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The 2008 elections in Florida change! but only at the top of the ticket / by Crew, Robert E.

Table of Contents: “…The 2008 presidential election in Florida -- pt. 2. Voting behavior in the Florida presidential election -- pt. 3. …”
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Clinical cases in pediatric dentistry

Table of Contents: “…Medically compromised patients -- Oral medicine and oral-facial pathology -- Complex pulp therapy -- Oral-facial trauma -- Infant oral health -- Growth and development -- Behavior management and medical emergencies -- Special needs patients -- Restorative dentistry.…”
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Public health law research theory and methods /

Table of Contents: “…Understanding how law influences environments and behavior -- pt. 3. Identifying and measuring legal variables -- pt. 4. …”
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Robust statistical methods with R / by Jurečková, Jana, 1940-, Picek, Jan, 1965-, Schindler, Martin (Mathematician)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Mathematical tools of robustness -- Characteristics of robustness -- Estimation of real parameter -- Linear model -- Multivariate model -- Large sample and finite sample behavior of robust estimators -- Robust and nonparametric procedures in measurement error models -- Appendix A.…”
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Human admixture part 1 of 2 /

Table of Contents: “…Contents: Genetic admixture processes -- Statistical approach to allele frequencies in admixed populations -- General mechanistic approach to complex admixture processes -- Human admixture: isolation, migration and sociocultural behavior -- Genetic admixture in the evolutionary history of Homo sapiens.…”
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