Introducing psychology : a graphic guide
Benson, Nigel C., 1955-2007
Book
What is psychology? When did it begin? Where did it come from? How does psychology compare with related subjects such as psychiatry and psychotherapy? To what extent is it scientific? "Introducing Psychology" answers all these questions and more, explaining what the subject has been in the past and what it is now. The main "schools" of thought and the sections within psychology are described, including Introspection, Biopsychology, Psychoanalysis, Behaviourism, Comparative (Animal) Psychology, Cognitive Approaches (including the Gestalt movement), Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology and Humanism. The key figures covered include: Freud, Pavlov, Skinner, Bandura, Piaget, Bowlby, Maslow and Rogers, as well as many lesser-known but important psychologists.
Main title:
Introducing psychology : a graphic guide / Nigel C. Benson.
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Imprint:
Thriplow : Icon, 2007.
Collation:
171 p. : ill. ; 17 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: as Psychology for beginners. 1998.Includes bibliographical references (p. [173-174]) and index.
ISBN:
9781840468526 (pbk)
Dewey class:
150150
Language:
English
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Index terms:
HE2402
BRN:
481833