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Introducing psychology

By:

Benson, Nigel C

Publication details: London Icon 2007Description: 171 p. : ill. ; 17 cmISBN:

9781840468526

Subject(s):

PSYCHOLOGY

Summary: 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.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Newcomb Library at Homerton Healthcare Shelves	WLM 100 BEN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Issued	26/10/2023	14766

Originally published: as Psychology for beginners. 1998.

Cover title: Psychology: a graphic guide

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.

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