Use Your Head: The Inside Track On The Way We Think

Description

Ever wondered what goes on up there? Why do we think, feel and act in the way we do? What makes us happy or sad, angry or anxious? The Freeman brothers unravel the secrets of the mind and explain the scientific facts behind our behaviour. Armed with key psychological insights you'll be able to apply them to everyday situations and understand why we are attracted to certain people or remember faces rather than names. Having trouble sleeping? Suffering from panic attacks? Use Your Head will pin-point your symptoms and give you practical advice on how to overcome these difficulties. Clear, concise and immediately relevant, this is essential reading.

Reviews

'A hugely enjoyable guide to the innermost workings of the mind. Wide-ranging, authoritative, and entertaining, Use Your Head is popular science writing at its best' -- Professor Lewis Wolpert, University College London 'Intriguing' -- Daily Mail

Author description

Dr Daniel Freeman is a Wellcome Trust Fellow at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London and was awarded the May Davidson prize by the British Psychological Society in 2008, which marks 'an outstanding contribution to the development of clinical psychology'. A key figure in the latest developments in cognitive behaviour therapy, he teaches clinicians around the world. Jason Freeman is a writer and editor in the areas of popular psychology and self-help.