50 Psychology Classics

Produktbeschreibung

50 Psychology Classics is a thinking person's guide to popular psychology. In a journey that spans fifty books, hundreds of ideas and over a century in time, it explores key figures in psychology's development, providing crucial insights into the mind, personality and human nature: who we are, how we think, and what we do.

EXPLORE the human condition through the great thinkers in psychology:

Alfred Adler on human nature - Albert Bandura on self-efficacy - Isabel Briggs-Myers on personality type - Hans Eysenck on the four dimensions of personality - Albert Ellis on emotions - Erik Erikson on identity crises - Anna Freud on defense mechanisms - Sigmund Freud on dreams - Eric Hoffer on mass psychology - Karen Horney on inner conflicts - Carl Jung on the collective unconscious - Alfred Kinsey on sexual psychology - Melanie Klein on envy - Abraham Maslow on human potential - Stanley Milgram on obedience to authority - IP Pavlov on conditioning - Carl Rogers on counselling - Jean Piaget on child psychology - BF Skinner on the power of environment

DISCOVER the findings of contemporary research and practice:

Susan Cain on introversion - Carol Dweck on mindset - Martin Gilbert on happiness Malcolm Gladwell on intuition - John Gottman on marriage - Temple Grandin on autism - Stephen Grosz on self-delusion - Daniel Kahneman on thinking - Walter Mischel on self-control - Leonard Mlodinow on the subconscious - Steven Pinker on nature vs nurture - VS Ramachandran on neurology - Barry Schwartz on the burden of choice

GAIN the essence of great writings in psychology:

The Nature of Prejudice - The Female Brain - Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion - A Guide To Rational Living - The Will To Meaning - The Nature of Love - I'm OK - You're OK - The Divided Self - Gestalt Therapy - The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat - Authentic Happiness - Difficult Conversations - Darkness Visible 

Kritik

At long last a chance for those outside the profession to discover that there is so much more to psychology than just Freud and Jung. 50 Psychology Classics offers a unique opportunity to become acquainted with a dazzling array of the key works in psychological literature almost overnight. Dr Raj Persaud, Gresham Professor for Public Understanding of Psychiatry 

Autoreninfo

Tom Butler-Bowdon is the author of seven books including 50 Politics Classics (2015), 50 Philosophy Classics (2013) and Psychology Classics (2007). Bringing important ideas to a wider audience, the award-winning 50 Classics series has been read by over a million people and is in 23 languages. The 50 Classics concept is based on the idea that every subject or genre will contain at least 50 books that encapsulate its knowledge and wisdom. By creating a list of those landmark or representative titles, then providing commentaries that note the key points and assess the importance of each work, readers learn about valuable books they may not have discovered otherwise.



Tom is a graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Sydney. He lives in Oxford, UK.

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