Psychology

Contents

1. Front Matter

2. Introduction to Psychology

   1. Introduction
   2. What Is Psychology?
   3. History of Psychology
   4. Contemporary Psychology
   5. Careers in Psychology
   6. Chapter 1

3. Psychological Research

   1. Introduction
   2. Why Is Research Important?
   3. Approaches to Research
   4. Analyzing Findings
   5. Ethics

4. Biopsychology

   1. Introduction
   2. Human Genetics
   3. Cells of the Nervous System
   4. Parts of the Nervous System
   5. The Brain and Spinal Cord
   6. The Endocrine System

5. States of Consciousness

   1. Introduction
   2. What Is Consciousness?
   3. Sleep and Why We Sleep
   4. Stages of Sleep
   5. Sleep Problems and Disorders
   6. Substance Use and Abuse
   7. Other States of Consciousness

6. Sensation and Perception

   1. Introduction
   2. Sensation versus Perception
   3. Waves and Wavelengths
   4. Vision
   5. Hearing
   6. The Other Senses
   7. Gestalt Principles of Perception

7. Learning

   1. Introduction
   2. What Is Learning?
   3. Classical Conditioning
   4. Operant Conditioning
   5. Observational Learning (Modeling)

8. Thinking and Intelligence

   1. Introduction
   2. What Is Cognition?
   3. Language
   4. Problem Solving
   5. What Are Intelligence and Creativity?
   6. Measures of Intelligence
   7. The Source of Intelligence

9. Memory

   1. Introduction
   2. How Memory Functions
   3. Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
   4. Problems with Memory
   5. Ways to Enhance Memory

10. Lifespan Development

    1. Introduction
    2. What Is Lifespan Development?
    3. Lifespan Theories
    4. Stages of Development
    5. Death and Dying

11. Emotion and Motivation

    1. Introduction
    2. Motivation
    3. Hunger and Eating
    4. Sexual Behavior
    5. Emotion

12. Personality

    1. Introduction
    2. What Is Personality?
    3. Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective
    4. Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney
    5. Learning Approaches
    6. Humanistic Approaches
    7. Biological Approaches
    8. Trait Theorists
    9. Cultural Understandings of Personality
    10. Personality Assessment

13. Social Psychology

    1. Introduction
    2. What Is Social Psychology?
    3. Self-presentation
    4. Attitudes and Persuasion
    5. Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
    6. Prejudice and Discrimination
    7. Aggression
    8. Prosocial Behavior

14. Industrial-Organizational Psychology

    1. Introduction
    2. What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology?
    3. Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees
    4. Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work
    5. Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design

15. Stress, Lifestyle, and Health

    1. Introduction
    2. What Is Stress?
    3. Stressors
    4. Stress and Illness
    5. Regulation of Stress
    6. The Pursuit of Happiness

16. Psychological Disorders

    1. Introduction
    2. What Are Psychological Disorders?
    3. Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
    4. Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
    5. Anxiety Disorders
    6. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
    7. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    8. Mood Disorders
    9. Schizophrenia
    10. Dissociative Disorders
    11. Personality Disorders
    12. Disorders in Childhood

17. Therapy and Treatment

    1. Introduction
    2. Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present
    3. Types of Treatment
    4. Treatment Modalities
    5. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case
    6. The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization

18. Back Matter

    1. Appendix