Psychology : An Introduction / Benjamin B. Lahey

PART ONE INTRODUCTION AND FOUNDATIONS

CHAPTER ONE WHAT IS PSYCHOLOGY
Prologue
Psyche+Science=Psychology
The Many Viewpoints in Psychology and Their Origins
Contemporary Perspectives in Psychology
Specialty Areas of Modern Psychology, etc.

CHAPTER TWO RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY
Prologue
Basic Concepts of Research
Research Methods
Ethical Principle of Research
Application of Psychology: Design your own Formal Experiment, etc

CHAPTER THREE BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR
Prologue
Nervous System: Biological Control Center
Divisions of the Nervous System
Structures and Functions of the Brain
Endocrine System: Chemical Messengers of the Body
Genetic Influences on Behavior, etc.

PART TWO AWARENESS

CHAPTER FOUR SENSATION AND PERCEPTION
Prologue
Sensation: Receiving Messages about the world
Vision: Sensing Light
Hearing: Sensing Sound Waves
Body Senses: Messages from Myself
Chemical Senses: The Flavors and Aromas of Life, etc.

CHAPTER FIVE STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Prologue
Wide Awake: Normal Waking Consciousness
Sleep and Dreams: Conscious While Asleep
Altered States of Consciousness, etc.

PART THREE LEARNING AND COGNITION

CHAPTER SIX BASIC PRINCIPLE OF LEARNING
Prologue
Definition of Learning
Classical Conditioning: Learning by Association
Operant Conditioning: Learning from the Consequences of your Behavior
Extinction: Learning When to Quit
Theoretical Interpretations of Learning, etc.

CHAPTER SEVEN MEMORY
Prologue
Three Stages of Memory: An Information-Processing View
Forgetting and Why it Occurs
Biological Basis of Memory
Application of Psychology; Eyewitness Testimony and Memory etc.

CHAPTER EIGHT COGNITION, LANGUAGE, AND INTELLIGENCE
Prologue
Definition of Cognition
Concepts; The Basic Units of Thinking
Thinking and Problem Solving: Using Information to Reach Goals
Language; Symbolic Communication
Intelligence; The Sum Total of Cognition
Application of Psychology; Improving Critical Thinking

PART FOUR DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
CHAPTER NINE DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Prologue
Basic Processes of Development
Stage Theories of Development
Normal Development across the life Span
Development in Infancy and Childhood
Adolescent Development, etc.

PART FIVE THE SELF
CHAPTER TEN MOTIVATION AND EMOTION
Prologue
Definitions of Motivation and Emotion
Primary Motives; Biological Needs
Psychological Motives
Emotions
Aggression: Emotional and Motivational Aspects, etc.


CHAPTER ELEVEN GENDER AND SEXUALITY
Prologue
Gender and Sexual Orientation
Biological and Psychological Aspects of Sexuality
Atypical and Abnormal Sexual Behavior
Sexual Dysfunction and Sexual Health

CHAPTER TWELVE PERSONALITY THEORIES AND ASSESSMENT
Prologue
Definition of Personality
Trait Theory: Describing the Consistencies of Personality
Psychoanalytic Theory: Sigmund Freud
Social Learning Theory: Albert Bandura
Humanistic Theory: Maslow and Rogers
Personality Assessment: Taking a Measure of the Person, etc.

PART SIX HEALTH AND ADJUSTMENT

CHAPTER THIRTEEN STRESS AND HEALTH
Prologue
Stress: Challenges to Coping
Factors that Influence Reactions to Stress
Coping with Stress
Changing Health-Related Behavior Patterns, etc.

CHAPTER FOURTEEN ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
Prologue
Definition of Abnormal Behavior
Anxiety Disorders
Somatoform Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Mood Disorders
Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorder, etc

CHAPTER FIFTEEN THERAPIES
Prologue
Definition of Psychotherapy
Ethical Standards for Psychotherapy
Psychoanalysis
Humanistic Psychotherapy
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
Group and Family Therapy
Medical Therapies, etc.

PART SEVEN SOCIAL CONTEXT
Prologue
Definition of Social Psychology
Groups and Social Influence
Attitudes and Persuasion
Interpersonal Attraction: Friendship and Love, etc.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN PSYCHOLOGY APPLIED TO BUSINESS AND OTHER PROFESSIONS
Prologue
Applied Fields of Psychology
Psychology and Work; Employees and Managers Are
People
Environmental Psychology
Psychology and Law; The Behavior of Juries and Witnesses
Psychology and Education: Better Teaching and Testing

Include Name Index: P. NI-I-NI-12