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Contents
Front Matter
I.
Introduction to Psychology
1.
Introduction
2.
What Is Psychology?
3.
History of Psychology
4.
Contemporary Psychology
5.
Careers in Psychology
II.
Psychological Research
6.
Introduction
7.
Why Is Research Important?
8.
Approaches to Research
9.
Analyzing Findings
10.
Ethics
III.
Biopsychology
11.
Introduction
12.
Human Genetics
13.
Cells of the Nervous System
14.
Parts of the Nervous System
15.
The Brain and Spinal Cord
16.
The Endocrine System
IV.
States of Consciousness
17.
Introduction
18.
What Is Consciousness?
19.
Sleep and Why We Sleep
20.
Stages of Sleep
21.
Sleep Problems and Disorders
22.
Substance Use and Abuse
23.
Other States of Consciousness
V.
Sensation and Perception
24.
Introduction
25.
Sensation versus Perception
26.
Waves and Wavelengths
27.
Vision
28.
Hearing
29.
The Other Senses
30.
Gestalt Principles of Perception
VI.
Learning
31.
Introduction
32.
What Is Learning?
33.
Classical Conditioning
34.
Operant Conditioning
35.
Observational Learning (Modeling)
VII.
Thinking and Intelligence
36.
What Are Intelligence and Creativity?
37.
Measures of Intelligence
38.
The Source of Intelligence
39.
Introduction
40.
What Is Cognition?
41.
Language
42.
Problem Solving
VIII.
Memory
43.
Introduction
44.
How Memory Functions
45.
Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
46.
Problems with Memory
47.
Ways to Enhance Memory
IX.
Lifespan Development
48.
Introduction
49.
What Is Lifespan Development?
50.
Lifespan Theories
51.
Stages of Development
52.
Death and Dying
X.
Emotion and Motivation
53.
Introduction
54.
Motivation
55.
Hunger and Eating
56.
Sexual Behavior
57.
Emotion
XI.
Personality
58.
Introduction
59.
What Is Personality?
60.
Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective
61.
Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney
62.
Learning Approaches
63.
Humanistic Approaches
64.
Biological Approaches
65.
Trait Theorists
66.
Cultural Understandings of Personality
67.
Personality Assessment
XII.
Social Psychology
68.
Introduction
69.
What Is Social Psychology?
70.
Self-presentation
71.
Attitudes and Persuasion
72.
Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
73.
Prejudice and Discrimination
74.
Aggression
75.
Prosocial Behavior
XIII.
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
76.
Introduction
77.
What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology?
78.
Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees
79.
Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work
80.
Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design
XIV.
Stress, Lifestyle, and Health
81.
Regulation of Stress
82.
The Pursuit of Happiness
83.
Introduction
84.
What Is Stress?
85.
Stressors
86.
Stress and Illness
XV.
Psychological Disorders
87.
Introduction
88.
What Are Psychological Disorders?
89.
Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
90.
Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
91.
Anxiety Disorders
92.
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
93.
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
94.
Mood Disorders
95.
Schizophrenia
96.
Dissociative Disorders
97.
Personality Disorders
98.
Disorders in Childhood
XVI.
Therapy and Treatment
99.
Introduction
100.
Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present
101.
Types of Treatment
102.
Treatment Modalities
103.
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case
104.
The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization
Back Matter
Appendix
OpenStax Psychology Revisions
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