Psych's Guide to Crime Fighting for the Totally Unqualified

Author: Shawn Spencer
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
ISBN: 1455512850
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
GOT A MYSTERY TO SOLVE? DON'T GET STUMPED. GET PSYCHED! You've seen him solve unsolvable crimes, stop unstoppable killers, and consume unconsumable breakfast cereals. Now Shawn Spencer, the mastermind from TV's hit show Psych, shows you how to become a fake psychic-and a real detective-using his patented methods of crime-fighting awesomeness. Along the way, he'll help you deal with whiny sidekicks (that means you, Gus), interfering police officers (including but not limited to Chief Vick, Lassiter, Henry, Buzz MacNab, and, ah, Juliet), and flashes of genius (like Evel Knievel's white leather jumpsuit). You'll discover: How to set up a totally bitchin' office, where Wednesday = Ladies Night How to convince your sidekick that he's really your partner How to pick up women at a crime scene Shawn's Stakeout Survival Guide, including sensible snacks Gus's Scream-and-Run Method for confronting criminals Unsolved mysteries like who stole Shawn's Sno-Caps in third grade The ideal sleuth car: Magnum, P.I.'s Ferrari or Knight Rider's K.I.T.T.? Who should play Shawn in the movie of his life: Christian Bale or Don Cheadle? New names for detectives, such as Rico Solvé and Sherlock Homeboy . . . and way more cool stuff. Packed with insane pop quizzes, unbelievable case studies, unflattering photos, and off-the-chart charts, this all-in-one guide will have you solving crimes and catching crooks like a pro-even if you don't have a clue.

Psych: a Mind is a Terrible Thing to Read

Author: William Rabkin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780451226358
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 292

Book Description
Based on the hit USA NETWORK television series A tie-in readers will be totally "psyched" about... Shawn Spencer has convinced everyone he's psychic. Now, he has to either clean up or be found out. After the PSYCH detective agency gets some top-notch publicity, Shawn's high-school nemesis, Dallas Steele, hires him to help choose his investments. Naturally, their predictions turn out to be total busts. And the deceptive Dallas is thrilled that he has completely discredited and humiliated Shawn once and for all, until he's found murdered. But the police have a suspec found at the scene with a smoking gun. And she says Shawn took control of her mind and forced her to do it. After all, he is a psychic?

Psych: Mind Over Magic

Author: William Rabkin
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101104775
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
Based on the hit usa network series Shawn Spencer has convinced everyone he's psychic. Now, he's either going to clean up- or be found out. Murder and Magic are all in the mind... When a case takes Shawn and Gus into an exclusive club for professional magicians, they're treated to a private show by the hottest act on the Vegas Strip, "Martian Magician" P'tol P'kah. But when the wizard seemingly dissolves in a tank of water, he never rematerializes. And in his place there's a corpse in a three piece suit and a bowler hat. Eager to keep his golden boy untarnished, the magician's manager hires Shawn and Gus to uncover the identity of the dead man and find out what happened to P'tol P'kah. But to do so, the pair will have to pose as a new mentalist act, and go undercover in a world populated by magicians, mystics, Martians-and one murderer...

Psych 101

Author: Paul Kleinman
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440543909
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description
From perception tests and the Rorschach blots to B. F. Skinner and the stages of development, this primer for human behavior is packed with hundreds of ... psychology basics and insights...

The Psychology Book

Author: Wade E. Pickren
Publisher: Union Square + ORM
ISBN: 1402792352
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 1157

Book Description
This “profusely and beautifully illustrated” historical survey of psychology from prehistory to modern times is “ideal” and “highly recommended.” (Midwest Book Review) What could be more fascinating than the workings of the human mind? This stunningly illustrated survey in Sterlings Milestones series chronicles the history of psychology through 250 landmark events, theories, publications, experiments, and discoveries. Beginning with ancient philosophies of well-being, it touches on such controversial topics as phrenology, sexual taboos, electroshock therapy, multiple personality disorder, and the nature of evil.

Psych Experiments

Author: Michael A Britt
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1440597081
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
Psychology's most famous theories--played out in real life! Forget the labs and lecture halls. You can conduct your very own psych experiments at home! Famous psychological experiments--from Freud's ego to the Skinner box--have changed the way science views human behavior. But how do these tests really work? In Psych Experiments, you'll learn how to test out these theories and experiments for yourself...no psychology degree required! Guided by Michael A. Britt, creator of popular podcast The Psych Files, you can conduct your own experiments when browsing your favorite websites (to test the "curiosity effect"), in restaurants (learning how to increase your tips), when presented with advertisements (you'd be surprised how much you're influenced by the color red), and even right on your smartphone (and why you panic when you can't find it). You'll even figure out how contagious yawning works! With this compulsively readable little book, you won't just read about the history of psychology--you'll live it!

Home-psych

Author: Joan Kron
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 360

Book Description

Psychiatric Medications

Author: David Mays
Publisher: CMI Education Institute
ISBN: 193612825X
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 80

Book Description
Treating most mental illnesses with psychotropic medication is now considered standard practice, and whether you are a medical professional, psychologist, or a case manager/clinician, knowledge of the medications used in the treatment of mental disorders is essential.

Psychiatric Intensive Care

Author: M. Dominic Beer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781900151870
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 378

Book Description
A concise, multidisciplinary book that defines the emerging sub-specialty of psychiatric intensive care and sets out best practice.

The American Journal of Psychology

Author: Granville Stanley Hall
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 650

Book Description