Jack M Fletcher Books

Playful, formal, satirical and tender, the poems in The Fabulanarchist Luxury Uprising are wildly wide-ranging. Jack Houston whisks the reader through meditations on family life, the teachings of Lucretius, the sexual potential of Captain Barnacles, and dreams of a socialist utopia, managing to be both deeply weird and touching. In his debut pamphlet, Houston draws out and scrutinises the mundanities of life, showing how they can form part of something much bigger. His poems aim to awaken the capacity for revolution within us all, even if it only gets us as far as the roundabout in the local playpark. "In the year 2121, we're all now too aware that a sofa is simply a bench constructed from the hewn corpse of a tree, covered in a mesh made from the amniotic fibres of oppressedly mono-cropped cotton plants & filled with the plumage from many a murdered full-grown duck [...]" - from 'Utopia'

This upper-level undergraduate textbook serves as a comprehensive introduction to Developmental Psychopathology, focusing on the interactions between biological, psychological, behavioral, and social factors in human development. Aimed at advanced undergraduates and early graduate students new to the subject, it integrates clinical knowledge with scientific practice to elucidate the emergence of mental health issues throughout the lifespan. The text is organized into four parts. It begins with essential background on traditional psychopathology, developmental psychopathology (DP), normal development, and insecure attachment. The second section addresses childhood issues such as attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The third part discusses adolescent and young adult problems, including depression, suicide, eating disorders, and schizophrenia. The final section explores special topics like the impact of divorce, separation, and loss on psychological issues. Each chapter features visual demonstrations of the DP approach, clinical cases, further readings, and discussion questions. The book presents a coherent organization of material that illustrates the DP principle, covers common psychopathological problems, and offers integrative models based on recent research. It provides instructors with a consistent framework for teaching upper-level students encountering this discipline for