To Ellen Dissanayake, the arts are biologically evolved propensities of human nature: their
fundamental features helped early humans adapt to their environment and reproduce …

Our work owes a great intellectual debt to Louis Sander. Of his many publications, we were
most influenced by the 1977 statement of his systems approach, where he suggested that “ …

Lichtenberg's (this volume) definitions of hatred, such as detest, abhor, ill will, vengeance,
and retaliation, we will see that it is not possible for the infant to have these emotions until …

This chapter is written in the context of the radical economic and social changes, particularly
changes in paid work, presently occurring in the United States and the rest of the world that …

The social work literature rarely considers critiques and reformulations of psychoanalytic
theory, even if these have brought about major shifts in contemporary understanding. I …

Daily headlines demonstrate the importance of increasing our understanding of conflict
management success in ethnic disputes. Too often, whether in everyday conversations or in …

It is a great pleasure to be able to write to honor Allie Symonds. Allie was a staunch fighter
for the betterment of women, and thereby for everyone. We are very happy to have this …

The purpose of this article is to review and consider the ways in which recent advances in
cognitive neuroscience and neurobiology inform a biopsychosocial perspective for …

A theory of signs is presented to arrive at a model of mind that provides a smooth transition
from inanimate matter to the thinking brain. Principles of information theory and semiotics …

As part of a qualitative research study in progress, part 1 of this paper is a preliminary
consideration of the nature of the illness, anorexia nervosa. The appropriateness of music …