Psychology and You An Informal Introduction

by Berryman, Julia C.; Ockleford, Elizabeth M.; Howells, Kevin; Hargreaves, David J.; Wildbur, Diane J.

• ISBN13: 9781405126984
• ISBN10: 1405126981
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-12-18
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The new edition of this best-selling text includes three brand new chapters covering the brain, health psychology and careers in psychology; regular "methodology" boxes, aimed at opening up and demystifying this complex area; combination and re-ordering of topics to enable a smoother transition between chapters; more in-chapter exercises to illustrate or develop specific themes; additional examples from everyday life to give relevance to psychological research; more concise writing style and structure; improved design and additional illustrations; and fully referenced material listed by chapter at the end of the book. This book is written by authors who all have extensive experience of teaching undergraduates and adult education/lifelong learning students. They are also active in research in a variety of fields of psychology and have published widely. A lively, informative and accessible read, Psychology and You is unique in the way that it explains psychological concepts in relation to people's behaviour and their everyday lives, and as such is the perfect taster for students new to psychology.

Author Biography

Julia C. Berryman is a Chartered Psychologist, and Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Leicester.

Elizabeth M. Ockleford is at the Department of Health Sciences and is Honorary Lecturer in Psychology, University of Leicester, and Associate Lecturer at the Open University. She is a Chartered Psychologist.

Kevin Howells is a Chartered Clinical and Forensic Psychologist, and Professor in the School of Community Health Sciences at the University of Nottingham.

David J. Hargreaves is Professor of Education at Roehampton University.

Diane J. Wildbur is a Chartered Psychologist, and Lecturer in Psychology at De Montfort University, Leicester.

Table of Contents

List of exercises

List of figures

List of tables

Preface and Acknowledgements to the Third Edition

Introduction: Beginning to Understand You

Body Language

Your Personality

Your Sex: On Being Male or Female

You and Others

Your Emotions

Your Brain

Your Health

Your Development across the Lifespan

Psychological Problems

Your View of the World: Perception and Thinking

Learning about Your World

You and Other Animals

What Psychologists Can Do - for You?

Glossary

References

Index

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