Family Desk Reference to Psychology: Practical, Expert Counseling Advice at Your Fingertips!

by Chuck T. Falcon

This is the first psychology self-help book to cover all of the most important common personal problems and describe how to solve them in very simple, practical terms. It brings psychology's most... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962825425
• ISBN13: 9780962825422
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Sensible Psychology Press
• Length: 553 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A wealth of expert advice

Family Desk Reference To Psychology by counseling psychologist Chuck T. Falcon offers a wealth of expert advice specifically written for the non-specialist general reader. Covering everything from marriage and divorce problems, to self-esteem, stress, and depression, to coping and responding to domestic abuse, the Family Desk Reference To Psychology is simply packed with up-to-date statistics, especially for mental health in America, is straightforwardly written, "user friendly", and highly practical. Family Desk Reference To Psychology is a "must-read" filled with valuable information that every man and woman should know or have easy access to as a matter of mental health, emotional survival, and psychological self-defense.

Best Single Source for the Average Person

The "Family Desk Reference to Psychology" is a highly recommended guide to the current state of psychology as well as informative and useful advice to help resolve many, many common problems and questions. Anyone involved in helping others, whether that be family, friends, or professionally should read this book. The writing style if very clear and concise and yet thorough. Each issue is examined in an even-handed manner presenting all sides of the issue. This book flies in face of current style by being a comprehensive examination of the field of psychology and help for common problems instead of a narrowly defined self-help book. Since most problems involve many different aspects of the personality it allows you to not only treat one problem, such as addiction, but the related problems that go with it, such as self-esteem and depression.Additional information included in the book includes scams, ineffective treatment techniques and how some techniques actually create problems. Also included is a discussion of whether reading a therapy book is as effective as seeing a counselor, you may be surprised at the results of research into this area.An exhaustive examination of the subject in layman's terms, it is a highly recommended read not only for people and families with problems but to give you the upper-hand so that many problems can be prevented.

Brilliant! A must-read book!

At last there is an easy-to-understand psychology self-help book that covers the gamut of personal problems. Chuck Falcon has written a handbook for everyone, that offers comprehensive advice and instructions on most common and often interrelated personal situations.Psychology Made Easy discusses, in short right-to-the-point chapters, such topics as communication problems, stress, loneliness and shyness, dating and relationships and sex. It continues with raising children, divorce, middle and old age, death, depression, self-esteem and obesity...and so much more. Why, Psychology Made Easy even tells us how to avoid incompetent psychologists and psychiatrists!This reviewer found insight and tangible help with assertiveness that opened a door for me. And there is an excellent chapter on what to do before getting married and how to cope with couple's problems."The death of a loved one is one of life's greatest sorrows" writes Mr. Falcon. How to cope with the grief is covered in Chapter 26. And a problem many people I know have, anger, is helped in Chapter 28. So is anxiety, guilt, insomnia, substance and gambling addictions, abuse and rape. Psychology Made Easy is a well-written reference guide that is both far-reaching in its coverage as well as effective in its recommendations.Chuck Falcon has given the reader the means to understand and overcome these personal problems. By doing so, we are enabled to help ourselves grow and find peace and happiness!

Intriguing, different, effective approach to mental health.

This new handbook covers over 100 personal problems and life skills where psychology can be applied and can help, from lying and judging love, obesity and eating disorders. Psychology Made Easy explains reaction behavior patterns, tells how to overcome mental health problems, and in effect serves as a 'counselor in a book'. An intriguing, different approach providing a remarkable and much appreciated self-help emphasis to mental health.