What is Psychology? Foundations, Applications, and Integration

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Cover About the Authors Brief Contents Contents Preface Chapter 1: The Science of Psychology 1.1 What Is Psychology? 1.2 The Science of Psychology: Goals, Hypotheses, and Methods 1.3 Ethical Principles of Psychological Research 1.4 Psychology in the Modern World: Foundations and Growth 1.5 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? The Science of Psychology Part 1: Foundations in Biological Psychology Chapter 2: Neuroscience 2.1 Billions of Neurons: Communication in the Brain 2.2 Neurotransmitters and Neuromodulators: Chemical Messengers in the Brain 2.3 The Structure of the Nervous System 2.4 The Brain and Spine: The Central Nervous System 2.5 Technologies for Studying the Brain 2.6 The Endocrine System: Hormones and Behavior 2.7 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Neuroscience Chapter 3: Sensation and Perception 3.1 Measuring Sensation and Perception: Psychophysics 3.2 Vision: Seeing the World 3.3 Hearing: Listening to the World 3.4 The Other Senses: Taste, Smell, Touch, and the Body Senses 3.5 Perception: Interpreting Your World 3.6 The Accuracy of Perception 3.7 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Sensation and Perception Chapter 4: Consciousness 4.1 Sleep, Dreaming, and Circadian Rhythm 4.2 Hypnosis 4.3 Psychoactive Drugs 4.4 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Consciousness Chapter 5: Motivation and Emotion 5.1 Theories of Motivation 5.2 Hunger and Eating 5.3 Sexual Motivation 5.4 Theories and Expression of Emotion 5.5 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Motivation and Emotion Part 2: Foundations in Cognitive Psychology Chapter 6: Learning 6.1 Learning from the First Days of Life: Habituation 6.2 Classical Conditioning: Learning through the Association of Stimuli 6.3 Operant Conditioning: Learning from the Consequences of Our Actions 6.4 Observational Learning or Modeling: Learning by Watching Others 6.5 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Learning Chapter 7: Memory 7.1 The Functions of Memory: Encoding, Storing, and Retrieving 7.2 The Development of New Memories 7.3 Long-Term Memory: Permanent Storage 7.4 Retrieval and Forgetting in Long-Term Memory 7.5 The Accuracy of Memory 7.6 The Biology of Memory 7.7 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Memory Chapter 8: Cognition, Language, and Intelligence 8.1 Thinking: How We Use What We Know 8.2 Problem Solving: Putting Our Thinking to Good Use 8.3 Reasoning, Decision Making, and Judgment 8.4 Language: Communication, Thought, and Culture 8.5 Defining and Measuring Intelligence 8.6 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Cognition, Language, and Intelligence Part 3: Foundations in Developmental and Social Psychology Chapter 9: Human Development 9.1 Human Development: How Does It All Begin? 9.2 Physical Development in Infancy and Childhood 9.3 Cognitive Development in Infancy and Childhood 9.4 Psychosocial Development in Infancy and Childhood 9.5 Physical Changes in Adolescence and Adulthood 9.6 Cognitive Changes in Adolescence and Adulthood 9.7 Psychosocial Changes in Adolescence and Adulthood 9.8 Death and Dying 9.9 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Human Development Chapter 10: Social Psychology 10.1 Evaluating the World: Attitudes 10.2 Forming Impressions of Others 10.3 Prejudice: Why Can't We All Just Get Along? 10.4 Being Drawn to Others: The Nature of Attraction 10.5 Group Influence 10.6 Requests and Demands: Compliance and Obedience 10.7 Aggression: Hurting Others 10.8 Choosing to Help Others: Prosocial Behavior 10.9 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Social Psychology Chapter 11: Personality 11.1 The Psychoanalytic Approach: Sigmund Freud and the Neo-Freudians 11.2 The Trait Approach: Consistency and Stability in Personality 11.3 The Social Cognitive Approach: The Environment and Patterns of Thought 11.4 The Humanistic Approach: Free Will and Self-Actualization 11.5 Scientifically Measuring Personality 11.6 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Personality Part 4: Foundations in Physical and Mental Health Chapter 12: Health, Stress, and Coping 12.1 What Is Stress? Stress and Stressors 12.2 The Stress Response 12.3 Coping with Stress 12.4 Personality and Health 12.5 Lifestyle, Health, and Well-Being 12.6 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Health, Stress, and Coping Chapter 13: Mental Health Disorders 13.1 What Is Abnormal Behavior? 13.2 The DSM Model for Classifying Abnormal Behavior 13.3 Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Trauma-Related Disorders: It's Not Just "Nerves" 13.4 Dissociative and Somatic Symptom Disorders: Other Forms of Anxiety? 13.5 Mood Disorders: Beyond the Blues 13.6 Schizophrenia: Disintegration 13.7 Personality Disorders: Maladaptive Patterns of Behavior 13.8 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Mental Health Disorders Chapter 14: Mental Health Therapies 14.1 Providing Psychological Assistance 14.2 Psychoanalytic Therapies: Uncovering Unconscious Conflicts 14.3 Humanistic Therapy: Facilitating Self-Actualization 14.4 Behavior Therapies: Learning Healthier Behaviors 14.5 Cognitive Therapies: Changing Thoughts 14.6 Group Therapy Approaches: Strength in Numbers 14.7 Effective Psychotherapy: Do Treatments Work? 14.8 Biomedical Therapies: Applying Neuroscience 14.9 Integrating Psychology: The Big Picture Studying the Chapter Are You Getting the Big Picture? Mental Health Therapies Appendix A: Statistics in Psychology Appendix B: Applying Psychology in the Workplace Glossary References Name Index Subject Index