This clear and lively introduction to psychology assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. Extensively revised and updated, this third edition describes psychology as it is taught at universitues. Examples are used throughout to illustrate fundamental ideas, with a self-assessment quiz focusing readers' minds on a number of intriguing psychological problems. The differences betwen psychology, psychiatry and psychoanalysis are explained, and the professions and careers associated with psychology are explored. Suggestions for further reading and useful internet sites are included.

Perfect for students, anyone interested in psychology and psychology for beginners. BOOK CONTAINS LINK FOR FREE BOOK! What is psychology? What areas of human behaviour does psychology cover? What approaches are there to human behaviour? If the answer is yes to any of those questions and more, then this is the book for you! As you will learn about what psychology is, the five approaches to human behaviour and you’ll have an introduction to nine subfields of psychology. By the end of this book, you will have a great introduction to psychology because you’ll be able to explain what psychology involves and you’ll have the knowledge of the other subareas of psychology to look at your favourite topic in more depth. If you like this book, then you will love my other books. Like: Sociocultural Psychology 2nd Psychology and Abnormal Psychology. What is Psychology? Content: Introduction Chapter 1: What is Psychology? Chapter 2: Approaches to Psychology Chapter 3: Biological Psychology Chapter 4: Cognitive Psychology Chapter 5: Sociocultural Psychology Chapter 6: Abnormal Psychology Chapter 7: Psychology of Human Relationships Chapter 8: Health Psychology Chapter 9: Developmental Psychology Chapter 10: Research in Psychology Chapter 11: Forensic Psychology

This book is designed to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. The focus on behaviour and empiricism has produced a text that is better organized, has fewer chapters, and is somewhat shorter than many of the leading books. The beginning of each section includes learning objectives; throughout the body of each section are key terms in bold followed by their definitions in italics; key takeaways, and exercises and critical thinking activities end each section.

A guide to the field of psychology for those thinking of studying the subject at undergraduate level. Drawing heavily on the vocational psychology literature, the books presents self-exploration tools and self-assessment exercises to help readers decide if psychology is for them.

This book is a collection of contemporary applications of psychological insights into practical human factors issues. The topics are arranged largely according to an information processing/energetic approach to human behavior. Consideration is also given to human-computer interaction and organizational design.

Each chapter of this book focuses on one aspect of the field (for example working with children, the intellectually impaired, or with addictions), and includes background information and context, the main types of problem presented, and the work of clinical psychologists in each sector.