Invitation to Psychology

by Wade, Carole; Tavris, Carol

• ISBN13: 9780131750630
• ISBN10: 0131750631
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-01-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

Through lively writing and stimulating examples, authors Wade and Tavris invite readers to actively explore the field of psychology and the fundamentals of critical and scientific thinking.Invitation to Psychologypresents the science of psychology according to six areas of the learner's experience: Your Self, Your Body, Your Mind, Your Environment, Your Mental Health and Your Life.This unique organization engages readers from the very beginning and gives them a framework for thinking about human behavior. Incorporating many active learning and critical thinking features, a balance of classic and contemporary research, and thorough integration of the psychology of women and men of all culturesreaders will learn much to take with them.For individuals seeking an introduction to psychology.

Table of Contents

What Is Psychology?

The Science of Psychology

What Psychologists Do

Critical and Scientific Thinking in Psychology

Descriptive Studies: Establishing the Facts

Correlational Studies: Looking for Relationships

The Experiment: Hunting for Causes

Evaluating the Findings

Your Self

Theories of Personality

Psychodynamic Theories of Personality

The Modern Study of Personality

The Genetic Contribution

Environmental Influences on Personality

Cultural Influences on Personality

The Inner Experience

Development over the Life Span

From Conception Through the First Year

Cognitive Development

Moral Development

Gender Development

Adolescence

Adulthood

Are Adults Prisoners of Childhood?

Your Body

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

The Nervous System: A Basic Blueprint

Communication in the Nervous System

Mapping the Brain

A Tour Through the Brain

The Two Hemispheres of the Brain

Two Stubborn Issues in Brain Research

Consciousness: Body Rhythms and Mental States

Biological Rhythms: The Tides of Experience

The Rhythms of Sleep

Exploring the Dream World

The Riddle of Hypnosis

Consciousness-Altering Drugs

Sensation and Perception

Our Sensational Senses

Vision

Hearing

Other Senses

The Mystery of Pain

Perceptual Powers: Origins and Influences

Puzzles of Perception

Your Mind

Thinking and Intelligence

Thought: Using What We Know

Reasoning Rationally

Barriers to Reasoning Rationally

Intelligence

The Origins of Intelligence

Animal Minds

Memory

Reconstructing the Past

Memory and the Power of Suggestion

In Pursuit of Memory

The Three-Box Model of Memory

How We Remember

Why We Forget

Autobiographical Memories

Your Environment

Learning

Classical Conditioning

Classical Conditioning in Real Life

Operant Conditioning

Operant Conditioning in Real Life

Learning and the Mind

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Roles and Rules

Social Influences on Beliefs

Individuals in Groups

Us Versus Them: Group Identity

Group Conflict and Prejudice

Your Mental Health

Psychological Disorders

Defining and Diagnosing Disorder

Anxiety Disorders

Mood Disorders

Personality Disorders

Drug Abuse and Addiction

Dissociative Identity Disorder

Schizophrenia

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Biological Treatments for Mental Disorders

Kinds of Psychotherapy

Evaluating Psychotherapy

Your Life

Emotion, Stress, and Health

The Nature of Emotion

Emotion and Culture

The Nature of Stress

Stress and Emotion

Emotions, Stress, and Health: How to Cope

The Major Motives of Life: Love, Sex, Food, and Work

The Social Animal: Motives for Love

The Erotic Animal: Motives for Sex

The Hungry Animal: Motives to Eat

The Competent Animal: Motives to Achieve

Motives, Values and Well-Being

Appendix: Statistical Methods

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