Psychology Revivals
About the Book Series
Psychology Revivals is an initiative aiming to re-issue a wealth of academic works which have long been unavailable. Following the success of the Routledge Revivals programme, this time encompassing a vast range from across the Behavioural Sciences, Psychology Revivals draws upon a distinguished catalogue of imprints and authors associated with both Routledge and Psychology Press, restoring to print books by some of the most influential scholars of the last 120 years.
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Instinct: A Study in Social Psychology
1st Edition
By L. L. Bernard
February 02, 2026
Originally published in 1925, according to the preface, Instinct: A Study in Social Psychology is the result of many years of interrupted labors that began in a graduate seminar in 1909–1910, when the author attempted to apply Professor McDougall’s classification of instincts to the classification ...
Letters to Margaret: A Simple Introduction to Psychology
1st Edition
By Theodore Faithfull
February 02, 2026
First published in 1941, the original blurb for Letters to Margaret reads: ‘In view of the almost universal ignorance of the most elementary biological and psychological facts of life amongst adults, and waste of time and energy amongst children in attempts to acquire surreptitiously the knowledge ...
Mental Abnormality: Facts and Theories
1st Edition
By Millais Culpin
February 02, 2026
First published in 1948, Mental Abnormality: Facts and Theories was written when great changes were taking place in the handling of mental disorders and in the teaching of the subject in medical schools. Knowledge of this progress reached the public in a scrappy and sometimes misleading form, and ...
Phantasy in Childhood
1st Edition
By Audrey Davidson, Judith Fay
February 02, 2026
First published in 1952, Phantasy in Childhood is for a psycho-analytically oriented public. The authors have set out to express in non-technical language some of the theories we owe to the work of Melanie Klein, and to show how they are repeatedly borne out in the day-to-day behaviour of children....
Play is a Feeling
1st Edition
By Brenda Crowe
February 02, 2026
Originally published in 1983, Play is a Feeling is an exploration of the world of childhood, those first discoveries of sensation, movement, language and surroundings that are an essential part of the process through which children learn and develop. Brenda Crowe, with her amazing gift for ...
Psychology: Its Methods and Principles
1st Edition
By Fleming Allen Clay Perrin, David Ballin Klein
February 02, 2026
First published in 1927, the original blurb of Psychology: Its Methods and Principles reads: "In this book psychology is presented as the science of adaptive behavior. The writers are convinced that the study of such behaviour provides a more effective introduction to psychological science than the...
The Body Under Stress: Developing Skills for Keeping Healthy
1st Edition
By Ed Conduit
February 02, 2026
Originally published in 1995, The Body Under Stress, reissued here with a new preface, seeks to define positive health, the skills needed to acquire it, and how to pass them on to others as part of education and counselling on health issues. Most people now view health as “fitness” – a repertoire ...
The Dynamics of Forgiveness
1st Edition
By James G. Emerson
February 02, 2026
First published in 1964, The Dynamics of Forgiveness is the product of a parish and of theological study in the context of a parish. Written by a pastor, it attempts to give enough evidence to establish the place of forgiveness in theological thought, parish life, and personal health. The ...
The Monkey's Tail: A Study in Evolution and Parapsychology
1st Edition
By Tom Lethbridge
February 02, 2026
In the 1960s T. C. Lethbridge’s challenging, probing studies were well established. First published in 1969, The Monkey's Tail was as remarkable as his previous investigations. Mr Lethbridge – who was trained in Natural Science before he became an archaeologist – had for years been unable to accept...
The Nature and Treatment of Stammering
1st Edition
By E. J. Boome, M. A. Richardson
February 02, 2026
First published in 1931, The Nature and Treatment of Stammering looks at the theories and causes of stammering as they were understood at the time. It looks at the various treatments available, exposing those ‘quack’ remedies that are unlikely to work and may make things worse. Then goes on to ...
The Psychology of Everyday Life
1st Edition
By James Drever
February 02, 2026
First published in 1921, The Psychology of Everyday Life covers the major portion of the field known as modern psychology. In this work the author has attempted to give such knowledge of modern psychology to enable the person in the street to take an intelligent interest in the psychological ...
The Psychology of Everyman: Nerves and the Masses
1st Edition
By George Devine
February 02, 2026
First published in 1935, The Psychology of Everyman: Nerves and the Masses was written as a short and simple treatise on ‘Functional Nerve Disease’ for doctors in general practice. The main object of the book was to enable the busy Practitioner to recognise psychological conditions and to treat ...