Odile Jacob

Academic failure is often linked to a psychological or medical disorder.This book presents the main causes of academic failure: specific learning difficulties, hyperactivity, intellectual precocity,...

Prey into Hunter: The Politics of Religious Experience / La Violence du religieuxAuthor: Maurice BlochPublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Apr 12, 1997Number of Pages: 232 pagesBinding: Paperback...

Prima Donna: Opera and the Unconscious / Prima Donna: Op?ra et inconscientAuthor: Michel SchneiderPublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Feb 03, 2001Number of Pages: 338 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Probable, the Possible and the Virtual / Le Probable, le possible et le virtuelAuthor: Gilles-Gaston GrangerPublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Jan 27, 1995Number of Pages: 256 pagesBinding:...

Nathan Weinstock, a lawyer with a doctorate in law, is a recognised expert in the history of Jewish working-class movements and a renowned translator from Yiedish. He is a member of the Board of...

If there is no such thing as scientific truth as postmodern philosophers contend, then pseudosciences such as astrology and alternative forms of medicine should be regarded as perfectly sound. Such...

The psychological after-effects suffered by Vietnam veterans first attracted attention to the effects of war on the psyche. Besides the wounded and mutilated, many carried a more secret wound ? that...

Every since Freud's founding texts, psychoanalysis has been the object of heated debate. But nourished by clinical practice, the confrontation between analysts and between their rival schools has...

Psychoanalysis and Money / La Psychanalyse et l'ArgentAuthor: Ilana Reiss-SchimmelPublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Mar 08, 1999Number of Pages: 288 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

The existence of the unconscious was first demonstrated in 1889 by Pierre Janet in Psychological AutomatI'm. Before Freud, Janet found that when certain patients remembered unconscious traumas, they...

?La transsexualite et les identites transgenres ne sont ni un vice, ni un caprice cosmetique, ni une maladie: il s'agit d'une authentique contrainte interieure a la metamorphose de soi. Les sujets...

G?rard Macqueron is a medical psychiatrist, working notably at H?pital Sainte-Anne, in Paris. He is the author of "La Timidit?, comment la surmonter" ("Guide pour s'aider soI'm?me", 2004) and "Guide...

Wars are no longer fought against armies but against civilian populations. The goal is not to break through the enemy's defences in order to impose your terms but to terrorise the population so as to...

What kied of power has the mied over the body that it can either promote or provoke its own well-being? Who has not dreamt of making himself ill to escape a chore or, on the other hand, ending an...

Florence Lautr?dou is a psychoanalyst, life coach and the creator of a programme called the Eye Opening Project which aims to encourage business managers to accept intuitive resources. A graduate of...

How should infants be carried? How should they be handled during nappy changing? How should they be touched to improve the development of their senses? How should infants be massaged to enhance...

Quid Pro Quo: The Theory of Cooperative Behaviour / Donnant, donnant: Th?orie du comportement coop?ratifAuthor: Robert AxelrodPublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Jan 23, 1992Number of Pages: 236...

?1927, cote Est des Etats-Unis: cinq ouvrieres utilisant de la peinture au radium pour confectionner des montres attaquent en justice leur employeur, US Radium. La presse les appellera les Radium...

Depression, manias, mood swings: these illnesses are common and generally respond well to treatment. But, in some cases, antidepressants fail to work and can lead to angry, aggressive or suicidal...

In the popular imagination, the law is filled with formalistic procedures and riedled with chicanery and obscure jargon. It is generally assumed to work toward mercenary goals (with the eager...

Following a suicide attempt, the pitfalls of guilt and denial have to be overcome. An overdose of medication is the most common means used to attempt suicide, but this desperate act more often...

Recreating Social Ties: Liberty, Equality, Association / Renouer le lien social: Libert?, ?galit?, associationAuthor: Roger SuePublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Jan 25, 2001Number of Pages: 264...

During the past few years, there has been an increase in cases of civil litigation for reparation of damages brought on by wars, crimes against humanity, slavery and colonisation. "Historical...

A philosophy for our times, devised through an understanding of modernity in all its forms: artistic, scientific and medical. This work is a rigorous and exacting treatment of the ethical and...

Why do we keep repeating the same mistakes? Why do we keep falling into the same traps, whether personal or professional? What is it that makes us relive a scenario that does not conform to our...

Pierre-Eric Sutter is an occupational psychologist and a social sciences researcher. Since 2009 he has directed the 'Observatoire de la Vie au Travail' (OVAT), which carries out major enquiries in...

Comment concilier l'exigence de neutralite, que la laicite impose a l'Etat, et le besoin legitime qu'eprouvent les croyants d'exprimer leurs convictions religieuses, y compris dans l'espace public ?...

Research and Innovation in France / La Recherche et l'Innovation en France: FutuRIS 2008Author: Jacques LesournePublisher: Odile JacobPublication Date: Sep 23, 2008Number of Pages: 480 pagesBinding:...

Feelings of resentment are not confined to iedividuals; they can also motivate groups. How many conflicts in the world today fail to be resolved because they continue to feed on the resentment they...

This book reflects upon and reviews current medical practice in the field of cardiovascular disease. Yet despite highly effective treatment ? diagnosis, medication, health maintenance ?...