How to understand our own thinking and that of others? Psychology is the queen of the social sciences, a discipline that has been given the importance it deserves over time. As almost always, books are the best source of information to get into a new subject that arouses our interest. You don't have to be a student or professional in this branch of knowledge: psychology books will allow you to acquire and apply new concepts in various areas of your life and understand aspects of the functioning of the human mind.
If you are interested in psychology, we recommend below a list of essentials for this Book Day.
The psychologist and couples therapist, María Esclápez, will help you with You are your safe place to heal the effects of traumatic experiences from your past and start a new life based on a healthy relationship with yourself. The author tries to reflect on the origin of discomfort, the difficulties in establishing social relationships and the dragging of insecure attachment types from childhood, through real testimonies from her patients in consultation. The objective of this book is to enhance the self-knowledge of readers and advise them to detect their problems and begin to remedy them.
Have you thought about how the consumption of pornography may have influenced your sexual relationships? Are you afraid of what porn can teach your child? In That is not sex: Another sexual education is urgent!, Marina Marroquí a vision of free, full and healthy sexuality away from stereotypes. It is a powerful educational tool to combat problems that have been normalized thanks to porn, such as rape or risk practices, in favor of consenting, pleasant and fun sex.
The stigma of the perfect mother has penetrated deeply into our society, and the author of La crianza imperfecta, by Paola Roig, knows that well. The psychological consequences of parenting is a taboo subject and the information that exists in this regard is limited. This book wants to become an accompaniment mechanism for those perfect mothers, a revulsive to get even from the omnipresent feeling of guilt, told through the author's own experience.
Many times our mind plays tricks on us. Self-sabotage in many vital aspects with ideas or thoughts of things that will never happen is quite common. Luckily, Mariano Sigman teaches us with The power of words: How to change your brain (and your life) by talking that the mind is also very malleable. Conversations can help us to improve ideas, emotions and, ultimately, our lives. Good social skills and good references are vital to help us break down preconceived ideas about ourselves and discover aptitudes, talents or facets of ourselves that we were unaware of.
