An engrossing look into the heart of twelve of the strangestpsychological disorders known to science In a book reminiscent of Oliver Sacks' The Man Who Mistook His Wifefor a Hat, psychologists Louis Franzini and John Grossberg take usbehind the tabloid headlines and media exposes to tell thereal-life stories of emotionally damaged men and women driven tohorrific extremes in their efforts to gratify their basic humanneeds for love and attention. Writing with compassion and offering many profound insights intothe human condition, the authors provide rare, often wrenching,glimpses into the tortured worlds of necrophiliacs, who make loveonly to corpses, and "werewolves" who commit unthinkable acts ofmutilation and cannibalism; of men paralyzed by the terrifyingbelief that their penises are disappearing into their bodies, andcompulsive hair pullers, who pluck every last hair from theirflesh; of paranoids who believe they are being stalked by theirevil twins, and those convinced that everyone close to them is animposter; and many others. All of the stories contained in Eccentric and Bizarre Behaviors arebased on actual case studies. Throughout, Drs. Franzini andGrossberg discuss, in terms that general readers can understand,both the known and conjectural causes for the strange disordersthey describe. And, in many cases, they recount the stirringdetails of how patients were ultimately rescued from the eccentricand bizarre patterns of behavior in which they had becomeimprisoned.

Eccentric and Bizarre Behaviors

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Franzini, Louis R.

Grossberg, John M.

Psychology & Counseling

wiley

While some children are born with an innate sense of humor, for most kids, humor is a learned behavior. Kids Who Laugh is the first book to examine the psychology of humor in children and explore the many benefits that this characteristic has to offer, including self-confidence, coping skills, creativity, self-control, and more. Most important, it offers the actual tools that parents can use to give their child the gift of laughter.

Kids Who Laugh: How to Develop Your Child’s Sense of Humor

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Square One

Convention Survival Techniques: Practical Strategies for Getting the Most Out of Your Professional Association′s Meetings (Survival Skills for Scholars)

By addressing the apprehensions that prevent students, academics and professionals from attending meetings, readers of this book are shown how to maximize the convention experience - everything from learning what is happening in one′s field to achieving social and professional goals.   Topics covered include: finding your way around the convention programme; convention session etiquette; professional networking; travelling within a budget; and presentations.

Business & Money

Zalk, Sue Rosenberg

Business Development & Entrepreneurship

Sage Publications, Inc.

By addressing the apprehensions that prevent students, academics and professionals from attending meetings, readers of this book are shown how to maximize the convention experience - everything from learning what is happening in one′s field to achieving social and professional goals. Topics covered include: finding your way around the convention programme; convention session etiquette; professional networking; travelling within a budget; and presentations.

For professional comedians, their primary goal is to make people laugh. For everyone else humor can be the envelope in which another message is sent and therefore will be received with pleasure. This book is designed precisely to help you make your own efforts at humor more effective in achieving the primary goals of your interaction: to solidify friendships, preserve a marriage, obtain employment, close sales, conduct therapy, defuse conflict, or simply enjoy life more. Humor is a quality nearly all of us claim in ourselves and one which we seek and highly value in others. We love a sense of humor in our dates and mates, our children, and everyone with whom we have social contacts. When humor making is successful, we are drawn closer to other people and share a bonding emotional experience. We enjoy life more and our troubles seem to lessen instantly. There are many proven ways to enhance our senses of humor in ourselves and even our children. Humor making can be taught and developed to a very high level, thus increasing our chances for social and even economic success. Just Kidding: Using Humor Effectively is for adults who enjoy humor and who would like to be funnier. It includes definitions of funniness and examples of both helpful and harmful humor. It describes the relevant comedic and psychological rules for making humor effective. The book points out the danger signs for offensive humor and how to make the decision to “say it or stuff it.” Examples of successful and unsuccessful humor from comedians to politicians are used throughout to illustrate the many varieties of humor and how context and audience make a difference. Finally, a variety of fun exercises are offered to build the skills for effective humor making.

Just Kidding: Using Humor Effectively

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

For professional comedians, their primary goal is to make people laugh. For everyone else humor can be the envelope in which another message is sent and therefore will be received with pleasure. This bookis designed precisely to help you make your own efforts at humor more effective in achieving the primary goals of your interaction: to solidify friendships, preserve a marriage, obtain employment, close sales, conduct therapy, defuse conflict, or simply enjoy life more. Humor is a quality nearly all of us claim in ourselves and one which we seek and highly value in others. We love a sense of humor in our dates and mates, our children, and everyone with whom we have social contacts. When humor making is successful, we are drawn closer to other people and share a bonding emotional experience. We enjoy life more and our troubles seem to lessen instantly. There are many proven ways to enhance our senses of humor in ourselves and even our children. Humor making can be taught and developed to a very high level, thus increasing our chances for social and even economic success. Just Kidding: Using Humor Effectively is for adults who enjoy humor and who would like to be funnier. It includes definitions of funniness and examples of both helpful and harmful humor. It describes the relevant comedic and psychological rules for making humor effective. The book points out the danger signs for offensive humor and how to make the decision to “say it or stuff it.” Examples of successful and unsuccessful humor from comedians to politicians are used throughout to illustrate the many varieties of humor and how context and audience make a difference. Finally, a variety of fun exercises are offered to build the skills for effective humor making.

Describes how humor can enhance your relationships, your health, and your personal happiness. People like to be around others who make them laugh. A keen sense of humor can help us in a variety of areas of life, but knowing how and when to use it can be a challenge. Here, Lou Franzini shows readers how to use humor in their social worlds to make new friends, to interact well with old friends and families, and to cope with stressors in their environments. Successful humor-making contributes to increases in self-confidence and happiness in personal relationships as well as likely success in the workplace. It can help in job interviews, obtaining promotions, fun interactions with colleagues along with the old-fashioned enjoyment of doing the work itself. Humor can also backfire if it's used inappropriately, targets vulnerable groups, or employs language that may be socially offensive. Learning to read your audience, to note and adhere to established boundaries, and to create genuine humor are qualities and skills you can cultivate and hone. Using real life examples and even final messages from beyond the grave, Franzini shows you here how to use humor to its best effects.

How Humor Helps: Enhancing Your Relationships, Health, and Happiness

Personal Finance

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Eccentric and Bizarre Behaviors

Kids Who Laugh: How to Develop Your Child’s Sense of Humor

Convention Survival Techniques: Practical Strategies for Getting the Most Out of Your Professional Association′s Meetings (Survival Skills for Scholars)

Convention Survival Techniques: Practical Strategies for Getting the Most Out of Your Professional Association′s Meetings (Survival Skills for Scholars)

Just Kidding: Using Humor Effectively

Just Kidding: Using Humor Effectively

How Humor Helps: Enhancing Your Relationships, Health, and Happiness