
Over the years, I have read hundreds of books. Most of the writing found at Psychology fanatic is a product of information found in these books. The first essays I wrote between 2010-2017 have very little direct references to the books. In 2018 I began to make references to the books and adding peer reviewed articles to support the ideas. By 2021, the articles almost exclusively have transformed into referenced and researched topics.
The Books:
Addenbrooke, Mary (2011) Survivors of Addiction: Narratives of Recovery. Routledge; 1 edition.
Adler, Alfred (1927/2009). Understanding Human Nature: The Psychology of Personality. Oneworld Publications; 3rd edition.
Adler, Alfred (1920/2011). The Practice and Theory of Individual Psychology. Martino Fine Books.
Amen, D. (2015) Change Your Brain, Change Your Life (Revised and Expanded): The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Lack of Focus, Anger, and Memory Problems. Harmony; Revised, Expanded edition.
Ariely, Dan (2010). Predictably Irrational, Revised and Expanded Edition: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions. Harper Perennial; Revised and Expanded ed. edition.
Axelrod, Robert; Cohen, Michael D. (2001). Harnessing Complexity. Basic Books; Reprint edition.
Axelrod, Robert (2006). The Evolution of Cooperation. Basic Books; Revised edition.
Banaji, M. R., Greenwald, A. G. (2016). Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People. Bantam; Reprint edition.
Barnard, M. (2006). Drug Addiction and Families 1st Edition. Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Barrett, Lisa Feldman (2018) How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain. Mariner Books; Illustrated edition.
Barrett, L. F. (2020) Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Baumeister, Roy F., Tierney, J. (2012). Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength. Penguin Books; Reprint edition.
Baumeister, R. F. & Bauer, I. M. (2017). Self-Regulatory Strength. K. D. Vohs, & R. F. Baumeister (Eds.), Handbook of Self-Regulation: Third Edition: Research, Theory, and Applications. The Guilford Press; Third edition.
Baumeister, Roy F. (1992) Meanings of Life. The Guilford Press; Revised edition.
Baumeister, Roy (2014). Masochism and the Self. Psychology Press; 1st edition.
Beck, Aaron (1989). Love Is Never Enough: How Couples Can Overcome Misunderstandings, Resolve Conflicts, and Solve Relationship Problems Through Cognitive Therapy. Harper Perennial; Reprint edition.
Beck, Aaron (1987). Cognitive Therapy of Depression (The Guilford Clinical Psychology and Psychopathology Series). The Guilford Press; 1st edition.
Beck, Martha (2008). Finding Your Own North Star: Claiming the Life You Were Meant to Live. Harmony; Reprint edition.
Berne, E. (1996) Games People Play: The Basic Handbook of Transactional Analysis. Ballantine Books.
Birch, Adelyn (2014). Boundaries After a Pathological Relationship.
Blackman, Jerome S. (2003). 101 Defenses: How the Mind Shields Itself Routledge; 1st edition.
Bloch, Iwan (1908/2020).The Sexual Life of Our Time in Its Relations to Modern Civilization / Translated from the Sixth German Edition. Inktank Publishing.
Bourgois, P., Schonberg, J. (2009). Righteous Dope fiend (Volume 21) (California Series in Public Anthropology). University of California Press; 1 edition.
Bradley, George J. (2017). A Better Human: The Stoic Heart, Mind, and Soul. Bradley Publishing Inc.
Branden, Nathaniel (1995) The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem: The Definitive Work on Self-Esteem by the Leading Pioneer in the Field. Bantam; Reprint edition.
Brooks, D. (2016). The Road to Character. Random House Trade Paperbacks. Read on Kindle Books.
Brown, Brené (2010). The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You’re Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are. Hazelden Publishing; 1st edition.
Brown, Sandra L. (2011). How to Spot a Dangerous Man Before You Get Involved: Describes 8 Types of Dangerous Men, Gives Defense Strategies and a Red Alert Checklist for Each. Hunter House; 1st edition.
Buchanan, G. M., Seligman, M. E. P. (1995) Explanatory Style. Routledge; 1st edition.
Burgo, Joseph (2012). Why Do I Do That?: Psychological Defense Mechanisms and the Hidden Ways They Shape Our Lives. New Rise Press. Kindle Edition
Christie, R., Geis, F. (1970). Studies in Machiavellianism. New York: Academic Press.
Claxton, Guy (1999). Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind: How Intelligence Increases When You Think Less. Ecco. Kindle Edition
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (2008). Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience (Harper Perennial Modern Classics). HarperCollins e-books; 1st edition.
Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly (2009). The Evolving Self: Psychology for the Third Millennium. HarperCollins e-books; Reprint edition.
Cuttler, Howard C. (2009). The Art of Happiness, 10th Anniversary Edition: A Handbook for Living. Riverhead Books; Anniversary edition
David, Susan (2016). Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life. Avery; First Edition.
Davidson, Richard J.; Begley, Sharon (2012). The Emotional Life of Your Brain: How Its Unique Patterns Affect the Way You Think, Feel, and Live—and How You Can Change Them. Avery; 1st edition.
Dean, Jeremy (2013). Making Habits, Breaking Habits: Why We Do things, Why We Don’t and How to Make any change Stick. Da Capo Lifelong Books; Illustrated edition
Deci, E. L.; Flaste, R. (1996) Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation. Penguin Books; Reprint edition.
DeMoss, Robert T. (1999). Brain Waves Through Time. Basic Books.
Descartes, Rene (1644/2014). Principles of Philosophy. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1st edition.
DiClemente, C. C (2005) Addiction and Change, Second Edition: How Addictions Develop and Addicted People Recover. The Guilford Press; Second edition.
Dijk, Sheri Van (2012). Calming the Emotional Storm: Using Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills to Manage Your Emotions and Balance Your Life. New Harbinger Publications; Original edition.
Dolan, Paul (2014). Happiness by Design: Change What You Do, Not How You Think. Avery.
Donald, Merlin (2002). A Mind So Rare: The Evolution of Human Consciousness. W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition.
Donovan, D. M., & Marlatt, G. A. (2005) Relapse Prevention: Maintenance Strategies in the Treatment of Addictive Behaviors. The Guilford Press.
Duckworth, Angela (2018). Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. Scribner; Illustrated edition.
Ecker, Bruce; Ticic, Robin; Hulley, Laurel (2012). Unlocking the Emotional Brain: Eliminating Symptoms at Their Roots Using Memory Reconsolidation. Routledge; 1st edition.
Ehrenreich, Barbara. (2010) Bright-sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America. Henry Holt and Co.
Eigen, Michael (1999). Toxic Nourishment. Routledge; 1st edition.
Epstein, David (2019). Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. Riverhead Books.
Epstein, Seymore (1998). Constructive Thinking: The Key to Emotional Intelligence. Kindle Edition.
Erikson, E. H. (1994) Identity and the Life Cycle. W. W. Norton & Company; Revised ed. edition.
Erikson, Erick (1998). The Life Cycle Completed. W. W. Norton & Company; Extended Version edition.
Festinger, Leon; Riecken, Henry W.; Schachter, Stanley (1956/2017). When Prophecy Fails: A Social & Psychological Study of a Modern Group that Predicted the Destruction of the World. Independently published.
Fosha, D. (2000). The Transforming Power Of Affect: A Model For Accelerated Change. Basic Books. Retrieved from Kindle.
Frankl, Viktor E. (2006). Man’s Search for Meaning. Beacon Press; 1st edition.
Freud, Anna (1937). The Ego and Mechanisms of Defense. Routledge; 1st edition.
Freud, Sigmund (1923). The ego and the id. SE, 19: 1-66.
Freud, Sigmund (1914) On Narcissism: An Introduction.
Freud, Sigmund (1920/1990). Beyond the Pleasure Principle. W. W. Norton & Company; The Standard edition.
Freud, Sigmund (1930). Civilization and Its Discontents. GENERAL PRESS; 1st edition.
Fromm, Erich (2006). The Art of Loving. Harper Perennial Modern Classics; Anniversary edition.
Fromm, Erich (2010) The Heart of Man: Its Genius for Good and Evil. American Mental Health Foundation. Basic Books.
Fromm, Erich (2013). The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness. Open Road Media; 1st edition
Fruzzetti, Alan E. (2006). The High-Conflict Couple: A Dialectical Behavior Therapy Guide to Finding Peace, Intimacy, and Validation. New Harbinger Publications; 1st edition.
Gazzaniga, Michael S. (2011). Who’s in Charge?: Free Will and the Science of the Brain. Ecco; Reprint edition.
Gilovich, Thomas (1993) How We Know What Isn’t So: The Fallibility of Human Reason in Everyday Life. Free Press; Reprint edition.
Glenn, A. L., & Raine, A. (2014). Psychopathy: An Introduction to Biological Findings and Their Implications (Psychology and Crime). New York: New York University Press.
Goldsmith, M. (2015) Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts–Becoming the Person You Want to Be. Crown Business; First Edition edition.
Goleman, D. (2005). Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ. Bantam Books. Read on Kindle Books.
Goleman, Daniel (2007). Social Intelligence: The New Science of Human Relationships. Bantam; NO-VALUE edition.
Gottman, John (2011). The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples.
Gottman, John & Silver, Nan (1999) The Seven Principles for Making Marriages Work.
Govier, Trudy (1998). Dilemmas of Trust. McGill-Queen’s University Press; First Edition.
Greenberg, Leslie S. (2015). Emotion-Focused Therapy: Coaching Clients to Work Through Their Feelings. American Psychological Association; 2nd edition.
Grenny, Joseph; Patterson, Kerry; Maxfield, David; McMillan, Ron; Switzler, Al (2013). Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change. McGraw Hill; 2nd edition.
Grosz, Stephen (2014). The Examined Life: How We Lose and Find Ourselves. W. W. Norton & Company; Reprint edition.
Hamilton, Clive; Denniss, Richard (2005). Affluenza: When too much is never enough. Allen & Unwin.
Hanh, Thich Nhat (2005). Being Peace. Parallax Press; 2nd edition.
Harrison, Guy (2013). Think: Why You Should Question Everything. Prometheus; Illustrated edition.
Heller, Lawrence; LaPierre, Aline (2012). Healing Developmental Trauma: How Early Trauma Affects Self-Regulation, Self-Image, and the Capacity for Relationship. North Atlantic Books; 1st edition.
Hicks, G., Hicks, K (1992). Conscious Loving: The Journey to Co-Commitment. Bantam; Reprint edition.
Hindy, C. G., Schwarz, J. C., & Brodsky (1990). If This Is Love, Why Do I Feel So Insecure? Learn How to Deal With Anxiety, Jealousy, and Depression in Romance–and Get the Love You Deserve! Fawcett; 1st Ballantine Books Ed edition. Notes from Kindle Edition.
Holiday, Ryan (2016). Ego is the Enemy. Portfolio; 1st edition.
James, Muriel & Jongeward, Dorothy (1996). Born To Win: Transactional Analysis With Gestalt Experiments. Da Capo Lifelong Books; 25th Anniversary ed. edition.
James, William (1884/2008). What is an Emotion? Wilder Publications.
Janoff-Bulman, Ronnie (2002). Shattered Assumptions (Towards a New Psychology of Trauma). Free Press; Completely Updated ed. edition.
Jeffers, Susan (2023). Feel the Fear… and Do It Anyway: Dynamic Techniques for Turning Fear, Indecision, and Anger into Power, Action, and Love. Harvest.
Johnson, Sue (2008). Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love.
Jung, Carl (1923/2016). Psychological Types. Routledge; 1st edition.
Kabat-Zinn, Jon (2013). Full Catastrophe Living (Revised Edition): Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain, and Illness. Bantam; Rev Updated edition.
Kabat-Zinn, Jon (2005). Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life. Hachette Books; 10th edition.
Kahneman, Daniel ( 2013). Thinking Fast; Thinking Slow. Farrar, Straus and Giroux; 1st edition.
Kant, Emanual (1790/2011). Critique of Judgment. Hackett Publishing Co.; 1st edition.
Karr-Morse, Robin; Wiley, and Meredith S. (2014). Ghosts from the Nursery: Tracing the Roots of Violence. Atlantic Monthly Press; 1st edition.
Kashdan, T., Biswas-Diener, R. (2015) The Upside of Your Dark Side: Why Being Your Whole Self–Not Just Your “Good” Self–Drives Success and Fulfillment. Plume; Reprint edition.
Kenrick, Douglas T. (2011). Sex, Murder, and the Meaning of Life: A Psychologist Investigates How Evolution, Cognition, and Complexity are Revolutionizing our View of Human Nature. Basic Books; 1st edition.
Kluger, J (2014) The Narcissist Next Door: Understanding the Monster in Your Family, in Your Office, in Your Bed-in Your World. Kindle Edition. Riverhead Books.
Koch, Liz (2012). Core Awareness, Revised Edition: Enhancing Yoga, Pilates, Exercise, and Dance. North Atlantic Books; Revised ed. edition.
Koole, Sander L.; Van Dillon, Lotte F.; Shepps, Gal (2016). The Self regulation of Emotion. In Handbook of Self-Regulation: Research, Theory, and Applications. Editors Kathleen D. Vohs and Roy F. Baumeister. The Guilford Press; 3rd edition.
Kornfield, Jack (1993). A Path with Heart: A Guide Through the Perils and Promises of Spiritual Life. Bantam. Read on Kindle Books.
Krech, G. (2014). The Art of Taking Action: Lessons from Japanese Psychology. ToDo Institute Books Read on Kindle Books.
Langer, Ellen (2014) Mindfulness, 25th anniversary edition (A Merloyd Lawrence Book). Da Capo Lifelong Books; Anniversary edition.
Lansky, M. R. and Morrison, A. P. (1997) The Widening Scope of Shame. Routledge; 1st edition.
Lasch, C. (2018) The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in An Age of Diminishing Expectations 1st Edition. W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition.
LeDoux, Joseph (2015). The Emotional Brain: The Mysterious Underpinnings of Emotional Life. Simon & Schuster.
Luepnitz, Deborah Anna (2008). Schopenhauer’s Porcupines: Intimacy And Its Dilemmas: Five Stories Of Psychotherapy. Basic Books; 1st edition.
Machiavelli, N. (2017) The Prince. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform; 1 edition.
Markman, Art (2015). Smart Change: Five Tools to Create New and Sustainable Habits in Yourself and Others. TarcherPerigee; Reprint edition.
Masters, Robert Augustus (2013). Emotional Intimacy: A Comprehensive Guide for Connecting with the Power of Your Emotions. Sounds True.
Maté, Gabor (2010). In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction. North Atlantic Books; Illustrated edition.
Maté, Gabor (2008). When the Body Says No. Trade Paper Press; 1st edition.
May, Rollo (1950/2015). Meaning of Anxiety. W. W. Norton & Company; Reissue edition.
May, Rollo (1994). The Courage to Create. W. W. Norton & Company; Revised ed. edition.
Meadows, Donnella H. (2008). Thinking in Systems. Chelsea Green Publishing; Illustrated edition.
Miller, W. R., Rollnick, S. (2012). Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change, 3rd Edition (Applications of Motivational Interviewing). The Guilford Press; 3rd edition.
Mitchell, T. H. (2017). The Big Fix: Hope After Heroin. Seal Press; Reprint edition.
Mlodinow, Leonard (2013). Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior. Vintage; Illustrated edition.
Morrison, Andrew P.; Stolorow, Robert D. (1997). Shame, Narcissism, and Intersubjectivity. Editors Lansky, M. R. and Morrison, A. P. In The Widening Scope of Shame. Routledge; 1st edition.
Newport, Cal (2016). Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World. Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition.
Nietzsche, Friedrich (1908/2017). Ecce Homo: How One Becomes What One Is. Independently published.
Orford, J. (2013) Power, Powerlessness and Addiction. Cambridge University Press.
Page, Scott E. (2010). Diversity and Complexity (Primers in Complex Systems). Princeton University Press; Illustrated edition.
Patterson, Kerry; Grenny, Joseph; Maxfield, David; McMillan, Ron; Switzler, Al (1994). Influencer: The Power to Change Anything. McGraw-Hill; 13457th edition
Pines, Ayala Malach (2005). Falling in Love: Why We Choose the Lovers We Choose. Routledge; 2nd edition.
Pinker, Steven (2003). The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature. Penguin Books; Reprint edition.
Popky, A. J. (2005). DeTUR, an Urge Reduction Protocol for Addictions and Dysfunctional Behaviors. In R. Shapiro (Ed.), EMDR solutions: Pathways to healing (pp. 167–188). W W Norton & Co.
Rabin, C. (1996). Equal Partners – Good Friends: Empowering Couples through Therapy. New York: Routledge. Retrieved from Questia.
Reynolds, David K. (1984) Constructive Living. University of Hawaii Press.
Richo, David (2002) How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving. Shambhala; 1 edition.
Robinson, D. L. (2011). Brain, Mind and Behaviour: A New Perspective on Human Nature.
Rodgers, Carl (1980). A Way of Being. Houghton Mifflin. Kindle Edition.
Rogers, Carl R. (2012) On Becoming a Person: A Therapist’s View of Psychotherapy. Mariner Books; 2nd ed. Edition.
Rusche, S. (2007). False Messengers: How Addictive Drugs Change the Brain. Kindle Edition.
Sapolski, Robert (2018). Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst. Penguin Books; Illustrated edition.
Schneider, Kirk (2004). Rediscovery of Awe: Splendor, Mystery and the Fluid Center of Life. Paragon House; 1st Edition.
Schore, Allan N. (2003). Affect Regulation and the Repair of the Self (Norton Series on Interpersonal Neurobiology). W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition.
Schulz, D. A., & Rodgers, S. F. (1980). Marriage, the Family, and Personal Fulfillment. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Seligman, M. (2006). Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life. Vintage. Kindle Edition.
Servan-Schreiber, D. (2005). The Instincts to Heal: Curing Depression, Anxiety and Stress without Drugs and without Talk Therapy. Rodale Books. Read on Kindle Books.
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Siegel, Daniel J. (2020). The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are. The Guilford Press; 3rd edition.
Smith, Emily Esfahani (2017). The Power of Meaning: Finding Fulfillment in a World Obsessed with Happiness. Crown; Reprint edition.
Snyder, C. R. (2003) Psychology of Hope: You Can Get Here from There. Free Press.
Southwick, S., Charney, D. (2018) Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges. Cambridge University Press; 2 edition.
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Sullivan, Harry Stack (1956). Clinical Studies in Psychiatry. Norton; First Edition.
Staub, E. (1992). The Roots of Evil: The Origins of Genocide and Other Group Violence. Cambridge University Press; Revised ed. edition.
Sternberg, Robert J. (1997). Thinking Styles. Cambridge University Press; First Edition.
Steiner, C.M. (1984) Games Alcoholics Play. Ballantine Books; Reissue edition.
Strossel, Scott (2015). My Age of Anxiety: Fear, Hope, Dread, and the Search for Peace of Mind. Vintage; Reprint edition.
Strozzi-Heckler, Richard (2014). The Art of Somatic Coaching: Embodying Skillful Action, Wisdom, and Compassion. North Atlantic Books; Illustrated edition.
Szalavitz, M. (2017). Unbroken Brain. Picador; Reprint edition.
Tavris, Carol; Aronson, Elliot (2015). Mistakes Were Made (but Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts. Mariner Books; Revised, New edition edition.
Thaler, Richard H., Sunstein, Cass R. (2009). Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth and Happiness. Penguin Books; Revised & Expanded edition.
Trivers, Robert (2011). The Folly of Fools: The Logic of Deceit and Self-Deception in Human Life. Basic Books; 1st edition.
Tronick, Ed (2009). Multilevel Meaning Making and Dyadic Expansion of Consciousness Theory The Emotional and the Polymorphic Polysemic Flow of Meaning. In The Healing Power of Emotion: Affective Neuroscience, Development & Clinical Practice. Editors Daniel J. Siegel, Marion Solomon, and Diana Fosha. W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition.
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Vaillant, G. E. (1998) Adaptations to Life. Harvard University Press; Reprint edition.
Van Der Kolk, B. (2015). The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma. Penguin Books; Illustrated edition.
Waldinger, Robert J.; Schulz. Marc (2023). The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness. Simon & Schuster.
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Williams, Mark (2012). The Mindful Way through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness. The Guilford Press; Paperback.
Wilson, Sarah (2018). First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Journey Through Anxiety. Dey Street Books.
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Wurmser, Leon (1997). The Shame About Existing: A Comment About the Analysis of “Moral” Masochism. In Melvin R. Lansky & Andrew P. Morrison (Eds.), The Widening Scope of Shame. Routledge; 1st edition.
Zimbardo, Philip (2007). The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil. Random House; 1st edition.