Psychology and Everyday Life, 1st edition

Title: Psychology and Everyday Life, 1st edition
Author: James Breese
ISBN: 1032999624 / 9781032999623
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 184
Publisher: Routledge
Year: 2025
Availability: 15-20 days

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Originally published in 1971, Psychology and Everyday Life was intended to bridge the gap between the expert and lay use of the word 'psychology' at the time. The organisation and presentation of subject matter in this introductory book was prompted by a series of discussion lessons with sixth formers and lectures to students in colleges of further education - thus the topics presented here in the main represent problems raised by the students in open-ended lessons and discussions. Today it can be read in its historical context.

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Chapter 1 :
Psychology – Ancient and Modern
Chapter 2 : The Importance of Early Experience
Chapter 3 : Physique, Temperament and Personality  
Chapter 4 :  The Brain and Intelligence  
Chapter 5 : Remembering and Forgetting  
Chapter 6 : Mastering a Skill and Mastering an Academic Subject  
Chapter 7 : Adolescence: Another Important Period  
Chapter 8 : Emotion and How it is Measured  
Chapter 9 : Fear and Pain  
Chapter 10 : Outward Aggression and Insecurity  
Chapter 11 : Accidents, Illness and Maladjustment  
Chapter 12 : Are Pleasures What they Seem?  
Chapter 13 : Unconscious Processes  
Chapter 14 : The Influences on Self  
Chapter 15 : Reward, Competition – and Punishment  
Chapter 16 : False Judgments  
Chapter 17 : Mental Abnormality  
Chapter 18 : The Work of Psychiatrists and Others
Chapter 19 : Attitudes Can Change  
Chapter 20 : Man is a Social Creature

Suggestions for Further Reading  

Index