(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best medical psychology books

Dude. I just saw your post on my phone and ran to my computer just to reply. You know that Star Trek scene when Chekov ran to the transporter? That was me, trying to help.

And because this is r/ADHD, here is the TL;DR:

1. Mastering Your Adult ADHD
   
   
2. To-Doist
   
   
3. The Eisenhower Matrix
   
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   Listen, there is this book that was recommended in /r/ADHD called Mastering Your Adult ADHD. I cannot recommend this book enough. It's a workbook that you're supposed to go through with a therapist that introduces a series of organization skills to compensate for ADHD symptoms.
   
   You see what I'm getting at? It's a book of exactly what you're looking for. Personally, the instructions in the book were sometimes so easy and stupid that they made me scoff, but in the end they had helped me tremendously.
   
   Buy the client book only. You will not need the therapist guide. I know because I bought both. It's just mostly the same stuff but with details of how to coach patient to stay on track.
   
   
   Now, about your to-do list and calendar.
   
   I used to do notepads and wall calendars too, but with a cross-platform to-do list app, you can bring your list everywhere you go.
   
   TODOIST premium costs $2.5 USD per month. You certainly should just use the free version if it suits you. At premium, it comes with full features including build-in reminders, prioritization, categories, projects, comments, and other stuff I don't use and am not familiar with. Who cares? It's not like they pay me or something.
   
   How do you stick to the list? That was my problem. The key, to me, is (1) to have constant access to the list and (2) look at the list every morning before I leave my bedroom and everytime I look at my phone. I have the app installed on my phone, on my work phone, and in my laptop as an app. Also, it is my front page in Chrome. On my phone, I use a full screen widget so the list is just a swipe away. That's the thing with cross-platform apps. You can't forget about your list even if you try.
   
   That, combined with Google Calendar, allows me to tackle my life in a structured way.
   
   Lastly, how do you prioritize your tasks? There's the Eisenhower Matrix. It's just a categorization of your tasks and there are a lot of websites talking about this and I liked the one I posted above and they're not trying to sell you anything. Read it. Seriously.
   
   I hope this post may end up be useful to someone.
   
   

Interesting that you mention this here. I'm in the middle of reading The Psychopath Code, and it's chilling to realize how many psychopathic traits can be found in some people in China. It's almost starts to feel like psychopathy is a prerequisite for becoming successful. I haven't finished it and thought much to start a separate discussion, but you can check out the book here https://www.amazon.com/Psychopath-Code-Cracking-Predators-Stalk/dp/1514342022 and read online for free at https://www.gitbook.com/book/hintjens/psychopathcode/details.

Shaynoodle is damn sexy. ;]

I took a lot of psych classes. My exes major was also psych so I helped him study a lot. I actually really like ready psych textbooks, and my favorite part of psych was abnormal psychology. Forensic psychology is fascinating too.

Abnormal Psychology book with a really pretty color and high rating.

Case Studies in Abnormal Psych

annnnd last but not least, to help your decision.

Texts and Reference Books

Days in the Lives of Social Workers

DSM-5

Child Development, Third Edition: A Practitioner's Guide

Racial and Ethnic Groups

Social Work Documentation: A Guide to Strengthening Your Case Recording

Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Basics and Beyond

[Thoughts and Feelings: Taking Control of Your Moods and Your Life]
(https://www.amazon.com/Thoughts-Feelings-Harbinger-Self-Help-Workbook/dp/1608822087/ref=pd_sim_14_3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3ZW7PRW5TK2PB0MDR9R3)

Interpersonal Process in Therapy: An Integrative Model

[The Clinical Assessment Workbook: Balancing Strengths and Differential Diagnosis]
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0534578438/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_38?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ARCO1HGQTQFT8)

Helping Abused and Traumatized Children

Essential Research Methods for Social Work

Navigating Human Service Organizations

Privilege: A Reader

Play Therapy with Children in Crisis

The Color of Hope: People of Color Mental Health Narratives

The School Counseling and School Social Work Treatment Planner

Streets of Hope : The Fall and Rise of an Urban Neighborhood

Deviant Behavior

Social Work with Older Adults

The Aging Networks: A Guide to Programs and Services

[Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society: Bridging Research and Practice]
(https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415884810/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)

Theory and Practice of Group Psychotherapy

Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change

Ethnicity and Family Therapy

Human Behavior in the Social Environment: Perspectives on Development and the Life Course

The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work

Generalist Social Work Practice: An Empowering Approach

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association

The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook

DBT Skills Manual for Adolescents

DBT Skills Manual

DBT Skills Training Handouts and Worksheets

Social Welfare: A History of the American Response to Need

Novels

[A People’s History of the United States]
(https://www.amazon.com/Peoples-History-United-States/dp/0062397346/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511070674&sr=1-1&keywords=howard+zinn&dpID=51pps1C9%252BGL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch)


The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

Life For Me Ain't Been No Crystal Stair

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Tuesdays with Morrie

The Death Class <- This one is based off of a course I took at my undergrad university

The Quiet Room

Girl, Interrupted

I Never Promised You a Rose Garden

Flowers for Algernon

Of Mice and Men

A Child Called It

Go Ask Alice

Under the Udala Trees

Prozac Nation

It's Kind of a Funny Story

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

The Yellow Wallpaper

The Bell Jar

The Outsiders

To Kill a Mockingbird

You might also try reading Nagel's What Does it All Mean? with her:

>This book is a brief introduction to philosophy for people who don’t know the first thing about the subject. People ordinarily study philosophy only when they go to college… I would be very glad if the book were also of interest to intelligent high school students with a taste for abstract ideas and theoretical arguments… This is a direct introduction to nine philosophical problems, each of which can be understood in itself, without reference to the history of thought… The center of philosophy lies in certain questions which the reflective human mind finds naturally puzzling and the best way to begin the study of philosophy is to think about them directly

And I can't help but plug this math book for kids (more number theory than probability, but very, very good).

Thanks, I've been waiting a long time for this. You may also find of interest Vine Deloria's last work, which is on Jung, and a perspective not many have explored, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1882670612/.

Are you in the Toronto area?

I didn't count how many books there are... 2 or 3 dozen maybe? If you want them, it's kind of an all or nothing deal. Most of them are bundled together with twine in small stacks. I'm not going to undo them.

Here are a few examples based on whatever book was on the top of some of the stacks. You'll notice none of these are particularly recent.

• Home is a Learning Place
  
  
• 100 Ways to Enhance Self-Concept in the Classroom
  
  
• Children with Exceptionalities in Canadian Classrooms
  
  
• I Need a JOB! Straight Talk About Working
  
  
• Inclusion of Exceptional Learners in Canadian Schools
  
  
• Yes, They Can!
  
  
• Complete Learning Disabilities Handbook
  
  
• No More Teachers, No More Books
  
  
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
  
  
• Teaching Students with Special Needs in Inclusive Settings

I have a used copy of an abnormal psychology book. I think it's a 2011 version. I would have sold it at my university, but I was too late for this year. If you're interested I can send it to you.

EDIT: I found it on Amazon if you wanted more information about it. http://www.amazon.com/Abnormal-Psychology-Susan-Nolen-Hoeksema/dp/0073382787/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325007328&sr=1-7

Well... (sigh). It's not all "wrong," but some of it does not square with...

1. Hans Selye's original research on the fight-flight-freeze responses back in the 1960s;
   
   
2. Joe Wolpe's (slow, but ultimately) trend-setting book that caused Selye to undertake his research; as well as
   
   
3. the mountains of research piled up by Bruce McEwen, Stephen Porges, Sonya Lupien and Robert Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers Sapolsky oveer the past 25 years. (You can look them all up online, and it may well be worth it to do so.)
   
   For that... see this: Stress Reduction for Distress Tolerance & Emotion Regulation... and Vice-Versa.

This is helping my ADHD relative (we have weekly appointments where I go through it with him): www.amazon.com/Mastering-Your-Adult-ADHD-Cognitive-Behavioral/dp/0190235586/

Do you have an ultra-organized friend who can go through it with you? ($40 book = cheaper than weekly therapist appointments)

Sorry these links are so unformatted... I'm on mobile. The books are used as textbooks in a lot of child life courses so they are super expensive, like all freaking text books. If money is an issue PM me and I can try to scan a chapter or 2 for you.

https://online.childlife.org/clcssa/ecssashop.show_category?p_category_id=BOOKS&p_cust_id=&p_order_serno=&p_promo_cd=&p_price_cd=&p_session_serno=166866&p_trans_ty=

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0398078327/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1462305171&sr=8-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=the+handbook+of+child+life&dpPl=1&dpID=51fEbbDDdJL&ref=plSrch


http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0470555009/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1462305209&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=therapeutic+activities+for+children+and+teens+coping+with+health+issues

Can you use amazon rentals where you are? You can get it for $10, seems pretty reasonable. Amazon Link

Narcissism is a primary trait of Psychopathy.

Also the "Dark Triad" is one of the worst personality indexes out there as it was based on data collected from undergraduate students and analogued for the general population. You can not generalized the personality traits from a closed population of university students to the total population at large...

The current criteria for psychopathy (not in DSM) is "superficial charm, a grandiose sense of self-worth, a tendency towards boredom and a need for stimulation, and an ability to be conning and manipulative , and a lock of remorse". People also gain pleasure from being cold and callous, and by competing with and humiliating others.

Source: http://www.amazon.ca/Abnormal-Psychology-Edition-Susan-Nolen-Hoeksema/dp/0070959978

I like this or this and this

You can always check Amazon.

Total is around $80, including shipping. Maybe not the price you were hoping for, but it is cheaper than the Co-op.

Readings for SOC and Intro to SOC

The connection between BF behavior and autism has been explored by Chris Noel (part 1, part 2, as well as in book form). It's a really sharp idea imo, but there's a lot more to it than them being "not right in the head." Willing to get into it if you want, but give the videos a quick glance at least and familiarize yourself with the theory first.

There's a book called On Blindness which is just a correspondence between two philosophers, one blind and one sighted. I recommend it to anyone interested in the subject.

Conclusion: Burn It Down. God, I want to read this now. In the meantime, there's always The Burnout Society (everyone should read it).

Came here to recommend Vetter!

Also, please see this list from our Wiki:


For Professionals (Social Workers, Therapists, Professional Organizers, Etc.)

The Hoarding Handbook: A Guide for Human Service Professionals. - If you're a social services professional who has reason to deal with hoarders, or a family member looking to understand the public agencies to get involved, this book is for you. Chapters discuss service delivery systems, assessment of severity and risks to self & others, housing, public health, protective services, the legal system, and professional organizers.


The Clinician's Guide to Severe Hoarding, by Michael A. Tompkins, describes an alternative strategy to help those who adamantly refuse help and yet face significant health and safety risks due to the hoarding problem – harm reduction. The book is geared towards mental health practitioners, home health aides, social workers, and professional organizers.


The Oxford Handbook of Hoarding and Acquiring is the first volume to detail the empirical research on hoarding. A resource for practitioners and researchers, the summaries of research and clinical interventions contained here clarify the emotional and behavioral features, diagnostic challenges, and nature of the treatment interventions for this new disorder.

This is where I am at currently. I have yet to try non-stimulant medications but I bought cognitive behavioural therapy books for ADHD off Amazon and it's making things easier.

I understand ADHD so much more now but more importantly I have weapons to combat my issues.

The therapy book I have recently completed is : https://www.amazon.ca/Mastering-Your-Adult-ADHD-Cognitive-Behavioral/dp/019023556X/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1518641632&sr=8-15&keywords=ADHD+therapy+book

Give him a copy of "The Psychopath Code: Cracking the Predators that Stalk" by Pieter Hintjens.

https://www.amazon.com/Psychopath-Code-Cracking-Predators-Stalk/dp/1514342022/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486357547&sr=8-1&keywords=Pieter+Hintjens

Vine Deloria Jr wrote a book on C G Jung and the Sioux.

https://www.amazon.com/C-G-Jung-Sioux-Traditions-Primitive/dp/1882670612

Mastering Your Adult ADHD: A... https://www.amazon.com/dp/019023556X?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

This is what I’ve been using at least.