People Patterns: A Modern Guide to the Four Temperaments Review

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(More customer reviews)People Patterns by Stephen Montgomery is a great introduction to David Keirsey's complex temperment theory. The approach is both fun and informative. You take a short test to determine your personality type (rational, idealist, guardian, or artisan) and then you can learn all about how your type and other types behave in different life situations, such as relationships and career. He gives some good career suggestions for each type. The really fun part is Montgomery's use of characters from popular novels and films to illustrate the different types. I particularly liked the Harry Potter references.One of his important points is that each personality type has their own unique talents and ways of approaching life, and it's a losing battle to try to change others to fit your blueprint. Try the test on your friends and family; it's fun and will change the way you look at others and yourself. Highly recommended!

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Harry Potter Power Review

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(More customer reviews)Helping young people cope with common psychological problems like depression or anxiety through the popular character of Harry Potter is a great idea, and Dr Julie-Anne Sykley, a psychologist with over 20 years experience, has done a brilliant job of it. The organization of the book is clear and makes for easy referencing. As a guide to some of the deeper issues of the Harry Potter series, or a methodology for practicing psychologists looking for ways to connect with young patients, this book has much to offer.

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Harry Potter Power uses motifs and situations from the popular Harry Potter series and links them to theories and strategies designed to help young people overcome anxiety, anger, depression and grief. It combines a fun and innovative use of well-known Harry Potter icons with more serious advice, reflection material and activities to help young people apply this perspective. Practical, thought-provoking and with strong relevance to real world issues, Harry Potter Power is an ideal tool to help young people develop resilience and self-esteem.

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The Psychology of Harry Potter: An Unauthorized Examination Of The Boy Who Lived (Psychology of Popular Culture) Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a nice compendium of essays associating Harry Potter with a range of topics in psychology. It stacks up well to other collections of critical essays and applications that take the Harry Potter books as their starting point.
The book is actually 326 pages and has an introduction and 22 chapters. Since the Table of Contents isn't available above, here are the chapters:
Introduction
Neil Mulholland, Ph.D.
What Do Students Learn from Hogwarts Classes?
Robin S. Rosenberg, Ph.D.
Harry's Curiosity
Susan Engel with Sam Levin
Intergroup Conflict in the World of Harry Potter
Kevin J. Apple and Melissa J. Beers
"Have You Got What it Takes to Train Security Trolls?": Career Counseling for Wizards
Shoshana D. Kerewsky, Psy.D., and Lissa Joy Geiken, M.Ed.
Hogwarts Academy: Common Sense and Magic
Charles W. Kalish and Emma C. Kalish
Attachment Styles at Hogwarts: From Infancy to Adulthood
Wind Goodfriend, Ph.D.
What Harry and Fawkes Have in Common: The Transformative Power of Grief
Misty Hook
Harry Potter and the Resilience to Adversity
Richard E. Heyman and Danielle M. Provenzano
Discovering Magic
Karl S. Rosengren and Emily C. Rosengren
The Magical World of Muggles
Carol Nemeroff
Time and Time Again: Muggle's Watch, the Wizard's Clock
Peter A. Hancock and Michelle K. Gardner
The Social Dynamics of Power and Cooperation in the Wizarding World
Nancy Franklin
Mental Illness in the World of Wizardry
Jessica Leigh Murakami
"Dobby Had to Iron His Hands, Sir!": Self-Inflicted Cuts, Burns, and Bruises in Harry Potter
E. David Klonsky, Ph.D., and Rebecca Laptook, M.A.
The Werewolf in the Wardrobe
Siamak Tundra Naficy
Exploring the Dark Side: Harry Potter and the Psychology of Evil
Christopher J. Patrick and Sarah K. Patrick
Harry Potter and the Word That Shall Not Be Named
Mikhail Lyubansky
Evolution, Development, and the Magic of Harry Potter
David H. Rakison and Caroline Simard
Using Psychological Treatment with Harry
Neil Mulholland, Ph.D.
Defense Against the Real Dark Arts
Patricia A. Rippetoe
Resisting Social Influence: Lessons from Harry Potter
Melanie C. Green
Harry Potter and the Magic of Transformation
Laurie J. Pahel

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