Essentials of Understanding Psychology

by Feldman, Robert S.

• ISBN13: 9780073405490
• ISBN10: 0073405493
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-11-13
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

Summary

Students First.Essentials of Understanding Psychologyis written around the philosophy that an effective textbook must be oriented to students: informing them, engaging them, exciting them about the field, and expanding their intellectual capabilities because when students understand psychology, they learn psychology. No matter what brings students into the introductory course and regardless of their initial motivation,Essentials of Understanding Psychology, Seventh Edition, draws students into the field and stimulates their thinking. This revision integrates a variety of elements that foster students' understanding of psychology and its impact on their everyday lives. It also provides instructors with a fully integrated supplements package to objectively gauge their students' mastery of psychology's key principles and concepts and to create dynamic lectures.

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction to Psychology Module

Psychologists at Work Module

A Science that Evolves: The Past, the Present, and the Future Module

Research in Psychology Module

Research Challenges: Exploring the Process

Neuroscience and Behavior Module

Neurons: The Basic Elements of Behavior Module

The Nervous System and the Endocrine System: Communicating Within the Body Module

The Brain

Sensation and Perception Module

Sensing the World Around Us Module

Vision: Shedding Light on the Eye Module

Hearing and Other Senses Module

Perceptual Organization: Constructing our View of the World

States of Consciousness Module

Sleep and Dreams Module

Hypnosis and Meditation Module

Drug Use: The Highs and Lows of Consciousness

Learning Module

Classical Conditioning Module

Operant Conditioning Module

Cognitive-Social Approaches to Learning

Memory Module

The Foundations of Memory Module

Recalling Long-Term Memories Module

Forgetting: When Memory Fails

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence Module

Thinking Module

Language Module

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion Module

Explaining Motivation Module

Human Needs and Motivation: Eat, Drink, and Be Daring Module

Understanding Emotional Experiences

Development Module

Nature, Nurture, and Prenatal Development Module

Infancy and Childhood Module

Adolescence: Becoming an Adult Module

Adulthood

Personality Module

Psychodynamic Approaches to Personality Module

Trait, Learning, Biological, Evolutionary, and Humanistic Approaches to Personality Module

Assessing Personality: Determining What Makes Us Distinctive

Health Psychology: Stress, Coping, and Well-Being Module

Stress and Coping Module

Psychological Aspects of Illness and Well-Being Module

Promoting Health and Wellness

Psychological Disorders Module

Normal versus Abnormal: Making the Distinction Module

The Major Psychological Disorders Module

Psychological Disorders in Perspective

Treatment of Psychological Disorders Module

Psychotherapy: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, and Cognitive Approaches to Treatment Module

Psychotherapy: Humanistic, Interpersonal, and Group Approaches to Treatment Module

Biomedical Therapy: Biological Approaches to Treatment

Social Psychology Module

Attitudes and Social Cognition Module

Social Influence Module

Prejudice and Discrimination Module

Positive and Negative Social Behavior

Glossary

References Credits

Name Index

Subject Index

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