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Introduction
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What Is Psychology?
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History of Psychology
Contemporary Psychology
Careers in Psychology
Chapter 1
Why Is Research Important?
Approaches to Research
Analyzing Findings
Ethics
Human Genetics
Cells of the Nervous System
Parts of the Nervous System
The Brain and Spinal Cord
The Endocrine System
What Is Consciousness?
Sleep and Why We Sleep
Stages of Sleep
Sleep Problems and Disorders
Substance Use and Abuse
Other States of Consciousness
Sensation versus Perception
Waves and Wavelengths
Vision
Hearing
The Other Senses
Gestalt Principles of Perception
What Is Learning?
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Observational Learning (Modeling)
What Is Cognition?
Language
Problem Solving
What Are Intelligence and Creativity?
Measures of Intelligence
The Source of Intelligence
How Memory Functions
Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
Problems with Memory
Ways to Enhance Memory
What Is Lifespan Development?
Lifespan Theories
Stages of Development
Death and Dying
Motivation
Hunger and Eating
Sexual Behavior
Emotion
What Is Personality?
Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective
Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney
Learning Approaches
Humanistic Approaches
Biological Approaches
Trait Theorists
Cultural Understandings of Personality
Personality Assessment
What Is Social Psychology?
Self-presentation
Attitudes and Persuasion
Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
Prejudice and Discrimination
Aggression
Prosocial Behavior
What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology?
Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees
Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work
Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design
What Is Stress?
Stressors
Stress and Illness
Regulation of Stress
The Pursuit of Happiness
What Are Psychological Disorders?
Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Mood Disorders
Schizophrenia
Dissociative Disorders
Personality Disorders
Disorders in Childhood
Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present
Types of Treatment
Treatment Modalities
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case
The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization
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