Essentials of Understanding Psychology

1 Introduction to Psychology

Module 1 Psychologists at Work

Module 2 A Science Evolves: The Past, the Present, and the Future

Module 3 Research in Psychology

Module 4 Critical Research Issues

2 Neuroscience and Behavior

Module 5 Neurons: The Basic Elements of Behavior

Module 6 The Nervous System and the Endocrine System: Communicating Within the Body

Module 7 The Brain

3 Sensation and Perception

Module 8 Sensing the World Around Us

Module 9 Vision: Shedding Light on the Eye

Module 10 Hear and the Other Senses

Module 11 Perceptual Organization: Constructing Our View of the World

4 States of Consciousness

Module 12 Sleep and Dreams

Module 13 Hypnosis and Meditation

Module 14 Drug Use: The Highs and the Lows of Consciousness

5 Learning

Module 15 Classical Conditioning

Module 16 Operant Conditioning

Module 17 Cognitive Approaches to Learning

6 Memory

Module 18 The Foundations of Memory

Module 19 Recalling Long-Term Memories

Module 20 Forgetting: When Memory Fails

7 Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Module 21 Thinking

Module 22 Language

Module 23 Intelligence

8 Motivation and Emotion

Module 24 Explaining Motivation

Module 25 Human Needs and Motivation: Eat, Drink, and Be Daring

Module 26 Understanding Emotional Experiences

9 Development

Module 27 Nature and Nurture: The Enduring Developmental Issue

Module 28 Infancy and Childhood

Module 29 Adolescence: Becoming an Adult

Module 30 Adulthood

10 Personality

Module 31 Psychodynamic Approaches to Personality

Module 32 Trait, Learning, Biological and Evolutionary, and Humanistic Approaches to Personality

Module 33 Assessing Personality: Determining What Makes Us Distinctive

11 Health Psychology: Stress, Coping, and Well-Being

Module 34 Stress and Coping

Module 35 Psychological Aspects of Illness and Well-Being

Module 36 Promoting Health and Wellness

12 Psychological Disorders

Module 37 Normal Versus Abnormal: Making the Distinction

Module 38 The Major Psychological Disorders

Module 39 Psychological Disorders in Perspective

13 Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Module 40 Psychotherapy: Psychodynamic, Behavioral, and Cognitive Approaches to Treatment

Module 41 Psychotherapy: Humanistic, Interpersonal, and Group Approaches to Treatment

Module 42 Biomedical Therapy: Biological Approaches to Treatment

14 Social Psychology

Module 43 Attitudes and Social Cognition

Module 44 Social Influence and Groups

Module 45 Prejudice and Discrimination

Module 46 Positive and Negative Social Behavior

Module 47 Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Culture

Epilogue Diversity, Culture, Conflict, and Cooperation

Diversity and Culture

Conflict and Cooperation: Striving for a Just and Peaceful World