Simply Psychology

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Grasping complex psychological ideas has never been easier. Transforming complicated ideas into easy-to-understand graphics, supported by accessible text, Simply Psychology is the perfect introduction to the subject for those who are short of time but hungry for knowledge. Covering the key psychological theories from moral development to cognitive behavioural therapy, each easy-to-read, single-page entry explains the concept more clearly than ever before. Organized into chapters covering each branch of psychology, the book maps the development of psychological study, unpacking the complex ideas from the philosophers, psychologists, and scientists who have shaped our understanding of the human mind. Whether you are studying psychology at school or college, or simply want a non-specialist insight into the subject, this essential e-guide includes everything you need to understand the foundations quickly and easily. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION STUDYING THE MIND MIND AND BODY ONLY MATTER INTERNAL DIVISIONS NATURE OR NURTURE? EMOTIONAL EXCESS PATTERNS IN COMMON LOOKING WITHIN THREE ELEMENTS STUDYING THE WHOLE THE FORGETTING CURVE ADAPTING TO THE WORLD THE EMOTIONAL MIND DISSECTING THE MIND BRINGING UP THE PAST SHIELDING THE EGO NEVER GOOD ENOUGH WHAT DO YOU SEE? THE SHARED MIND SEEKING COMPLETENESS DISCOVERING OTHERS BECOMING ONESELF PAVLOVIAN RESPONSES THE “LITTLE ALBERT” EXPERIMENT REPEAT WHEN SATISFIED SHAPING BEHAVIOUR COGNITIVE MAPS BRIDGING THE GAP THE HIERARCHY OF NEEDS COMPLETE SUPPORT AND ACCEPTANCE THE SCIENCE OF HAPPINESS THE MIND EVOLVED BIOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZING IDEAS HOW CHILDREN THINK A NATURAL PROCESS LEARNING TOGETHER THE EIGHT STAGES OF HUMAN LIFE INSTINCTIVE BEHAVIOUR COPYING OTHERS EARLY RELATIONSHIPS LONGING FOR COMFORT FEELING SECURE RESPONSES TO ABUSE BORN TO SPEAK RIGHT OR WRONG? THE DOLL TESTS REDUCING PREJUDICE EXPLORING ETHNICITY BOY OR GIRL? GENDER STEREOTYPES DIFFERENT KINDS OF BRAIN? SELF AND SOCIETY SOCIAL ANIMALS THE LIFE SPACE RESEARCHING SEXUALITY SEVEN KINDS OF LOVE MAJORITY RULES AUTHORITY FIGURES THE PERCEPTION OF POWER CONTEXT MATTERS COMPETING FOR RESOURCES AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY PREFERRING THE FAMILIAR THEIR JUST DESERTS? MAKING ASSUMPTIONS MEASURING OPINIONS STUDYING ORGANIZATIONS EXAMINING OPPRESSION FREE TO CHOOSE THOUGHTS AND PROCESSES THE CONSCIOUS MIND PROCESSING SENSATIONS IDENTIFYING OBJECTS BASIC FEELINGS MAGIC NUMBER SEVEN A BIOLOGICAL COMPUTER FOCUSING ATTENTION STRIVING FOR CONSISTENCY STORAGE STRUCTURE REWRITING THE PAST MEMORY MALFUNCTION FAST AND SLOW DECISIONS JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS SPIRITUAL EXERCISE IN THE ZONE DISORDERS AND THERAPIES DIAGNOSING DISORDERS PROCESSING DIFFERENTLY HARD TO FOCUS DELUSIONS, PARANOIA, AND ALTERED THINKING EXTREME HIGHS AND LOWS A DARK CLOUD PREGNANCY, PARENTHOOD, AND MENTAL HEALTH FEARING THE WORST DEBILITATING FEAR INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS AND REPETITIVE URGES DISTORTED SELF-IMAGE AFTERMATH OF TRAUMA FRAGMENTED IDENTITY PROBLEMS WITH EATING STRUGGLING TO RESIST RELATING DIFFERENTLY TREATING DISORDERS UNCOVERING THE PAST BALANCING THE SOUL PARENT, ADULT, CHILD LED BY THE CLIENT THE WHOLE PERSON CONFRONTING EXISTENCE HEALING REASON CHANGING PATTERNS GROUP DYNAMICS FACING TRAUMA TREATING THE BODY NATURAL REACTIONS IDENTITY AND DIFFERENCE HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS THE BIG FIVE ENERGY SOURCES TESTING PERSONALITY FLUID AND CRYSTALLIZED THREE INTELLIGENCES MEASURING CREATIVITY DRIVING MOTIVATORS WHO AM I? FINDING AN IDENTITY MALE BIAS AFROCENTRIC PSYCHOLOGY MINDS AND CULTURES INDEX