Psychological Skills Press

This book defines both mental health and ethical behavior in the same way: the ability to be kind to oneself and other, to promote the happiness of oneself and others. Psychological skills, such as...

This book is meant to explain, thoroughly yet simply, how to overcome and prevent problems that come from anxiety and aversions. The "programmed" format consists of short sections with a...

This manual is designed to help people think rationally about provocations and conflict situations. It defines concepts that help the reader think more effectively about the sorts of situations that...

The social skills of building and maintaining good relationships are key to happiness and psychological health. This book is designed to teach these skills to children. Topics include greeting and...

This book is specially designed for tutoring in psychological skills, such as decision-making, conflict-resolution, emotional regulation, kindness, courage, and others. The programmed format is...

Self-discipline is the ability to pass up short-term temptations in order to accomplish long-term goals. Otherwise known as self-control or delay of gratification, it is crucial for productive...

What are the most important and useful ideas that human beings have come up with? What ideas help us to enlarge our view of the world, understand life better, make better decisions, and enjoy the...

Exercises for Psychological SkillsAuthor: Joseph M. StrayhornPublisher: Psychological Skills PressPublication Date: Dec 10, 2001Number of Pages: 328 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

This volume is a compendium of many short stories, illustrated with black-and-white line drawings; these stories model for children the skills of psychologically healthy living: kindness,...

Instructions on Psychological SkillsAuthor: Joseph M. StrayhornPublisher: Psychological Skills PressPublication Date: Dec 10, 2001Number of Pages: 568 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

This book is meant for tutors, classroom teachers, homeschooling parents, and anyone else who wishes to help someone acquire one of the most precious gifts attainable - the ability to read, and to...

Success in schoolwork contributes greatly not only to career and economic good fortune, but also to happiness and mental health. This book teaches students the strategies that maximize the chance of...

Task-switching means alternating among two or more sets of directions for responding to similar stimuli. In order to do task-switching well, one must use part of working memory to do a task, and...

This is simply a book of colorful photographs of everyday objects, animals, and scenes, one per page, together with a caption naming each picture and a large page number. It is an enjoyable way for...

Young children learn psychological skills largely by imitation learning. With the help of this book and some widely available toy people, a teacher, tutor, parent, or caregiver can model positive...

Programmed Readings for Psychological SkillsAuthor: Joseph M. StrayhornPublisher: Psychological Skills PressPublication Date: Dec 10, 2001Number of Pages: 306 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

This is an unusual math book: it is meant to be read aloud by a tutor and a student. It consists primarily of explanations, in words, of important math concepts. Reading comprehension questions...

The world would be a better place if parents, teachers, and all people were more aware of how their actions reinforce, punish, or non-reinforce the admirable or unwanted behavior of others. This book...

The Competence Approach to ParentingAuthor: Joseph M. StrayhornPublisher: Psychological Skills PressPublication Date: Dec 27, 2001Number of Pages: 604 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

The Letter StoriesAuthor: Joseph M. StrayhornPublisher: Psychological Skills PressPublication Date: Dec 01, 2002Number of Pages: 152 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1931773068ISBN-13:...