Psychology
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Preface
1. About OpenStax
2. About OpenStax Resources
3. About Psychology
4. Additional Resources
5. the Authors
Chapter 1. Introduction to Psychology
1.1. What Is Psychology?*
1.2. History of Psychology*
1.3. Contemporary Psychology*
1.4. Careers in Psychology*
Glossary
Chapter 2. Psychological Research
2.1. Why Is Research Important?*
2.2. Approaches to Research*
2.3. Analyzing Findings*
2.4. Ethics*
Glossary
Chapter 3. Biopsychology
3.1. Human Genetics*
3.2. Cells of the Nervous System*
3.3. Parts of the Nervous System*
3.4. The Brain and Spinal Cord*
3.5. The Endocrine System*
Glossary
Chapter 4. States of Consciousness
4.1. What Is Consciousness?*
4.2. Sleep and Why We Sleep*
4.3. Stages of Sleep*
4.4. Sleep Problems and Disorders*
4.5. Substance Use and Abuse*
4.6. Other States of Consciousness*
Glossary
Chapter 5. Sensation and Perception
5.1. Sensation versus Perception*
5.2. Waves and Wavelengths*
5.3. Vision*
5.4. Hearing*
5.5. The Other Senses*
5.6. Gestalt Principles of Perception*
Glossary
Chapter 6. Learning
6.1. What Is Learning?*
6.2. Classical Conditioning*
6.3. Operant Conditioning*
6.4. Observational Learning (Modeling)*
Glossary
Chapter 7. Thinking and Intelligence
7.1. What Is Cognition?*
7.2. Language*
7.3. Problem Solving*
7.4. What Are Intelligence and Creativity?*
7.5. Measures of Intelligence*
7.6. The Source of Intelligence*
Glossary
Chapter 8. Memory
8.1. How Memory Functions*
8.2. Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory*
8.3. Problems with Memory*
8.4. Ways to Enhance Memory*
Glossary
Chapter 9. Lifespan Development
9.1. What Is Lifespan Development?*
9.2. Lifespan Theories*
9.3. Stages of Development*
9.4. Death and Dying*
Glossary
Chapter 10. Emotion and Motivation
10.1. Motivation*
10.2. Hunger and Eating*
10.3. Sexual Behavior*
10.4. Emotion*
Glossary
Chapter 11. Personality
11.1. What Is Personality?*
11.2. Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective*
11.3. Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney*
11.4. Learning Approaches*
11.5. Humanistic Approaches*
11.6. Biological Approaches*
11.7. Trait Theorists*
11.8. Cultural Understandings of Personality*
11.9. Personality Assessment*
Glossary
Chapter 12. Social Psychology
12.1. What Is Social Psychology?*
12.2. Self-presentation*
12.3. Attitudes and Persuasion*
12.4. Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience*
12.5. Prejudice and Discrimination*
12.6. Aggression*
12.7. Prosocial Behavior*
Glossary
Chapter 13. Industrial-Organizational Psychology
13.1. What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology?*
13.2. Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees*
13.3. Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work*
13.4. Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design*
Glossary
Chapter 14. Stress, Lifestyle, and Health
14.1. What Is Stress?*
14.2. Stressors*
14.3. Stress and Illness*
14.4. Regulation of Stress*
14.5. The Pursuit of Happiness*
Glossary
Chapter 15. Psychological Disorders
15.1. What Are Psychological Disorders?*
15.2. Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders*
15.3. Perspectives on Psychological Disorders*
15.4. Anxiety Disorders*
15.5. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders*
15.6. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder*
15.7. Mood Disorders*
15.8. Schizophrenia*
15.9. Dissociative Disorders*
15.10. Personality Disorders*
15.11. Disorders in Childhood*
Glossary
Chapter 16. Therapy and Treatment
16.1. Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present*
16.2. Types of Treatment*
16.3. Treatment Modalities*
16.4. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case*
16.5. The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization*
Glossary
Solutions
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
References
Index
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