50 Psychology Classics: Who We are, How We Think, What We Do
Book Details
- Publisher : Nicholas Brealey Publishing
- Published : January 2006
- Cover : Paperback
- Category :
Psychoanalysis - Category 2 :
Individual Psychotherapy - Catalogue No : 25065
- ISBN 13 : 9781857883862
- ISBN 10 : 1857883861
Free UK Delivery over £25
There are currently no reviews
Be the first to review
What did Freud actually say in "The Interpretation of Dreams"? What did Carl Jung mean by the term 'collective unconscious'? What can psychology's founding fathers teach us about human nature today? What really makes people tick? What can the new neuroscience add to our knowledge of the human condition? What are the real differences in the way men and women think? Who was Ivan Pavlov and what did his dogs teach us? All these questions and more are answered in "50 Psychology Classics" which gives a unique overview of modern psychology.
Reviews and Endorsements
50 Psychology Classics contains insights on 50 key books that have influenced the way we think about thought, emotions, intelligence, memory and motivation, and provides life-changing insights from key contemporary writings such as Gladwell's "Blink" and Seligman's "Authentic Happiness". Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Sigmund Freud's birth, "50 Psychology Classics" will further your understanding of human nature and yourself, help you achieve happiness and mental health, and increase intelligence and achieve more at work and improve relationships with insight and inspiration from: Alfred Adler; Gavin de Becker; Eric Berne; Edward de Bono; Robert Bolton; Nathaniel Branden; Isabel Briggs-Myers; Louann Brizendine; David D Burns; Robert Cialdini; Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; Albert Ellis & Robert Harper; Milton Erickson; Erik Erikson; Hans Eysenck; Susan Forward; Viktor Frankl; Anna Freud; Sigmund Freud; Howard Gardner; Daniel Gilbert; Malcolm Gladwell; Daniel Goleman; John M Gottman; Harry Harlow; Thomas A Harris; Eric Hoffer; Karen Horney; William James; and, Carl Jung. The contributors also include: Eric Kandel; Alfred Kinsey; Melanie Klein; RD Laing; Abraham Maslow; Stanley Milgram; Ivan Pavlov; Fritz Perls; Jean Piaget; Steven Pinker; V S Ramachandran; Carl Rogers; Oliver Sacks; Barry Schwartz; Martin Seligman; Gail Sheehy; B F Skinner; Douglas Stone; William Styron; and, Robert E Thayer.
PRAISE FOR "50 PSYCHOLOGY CLASSICS":
'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
'This delightful book provides thoughtful and entertaining summaries of 50 of the most influential books in psychology. It's a "must read" for students contemplating a career in psychology.' - VS Ramachandran MD PhD, Professor and Director, Center for Brain and Cognition, University of California, San Diego
Customer Reviews
Our customers have not yet reviewed this title. Be the first add your own review for this title.
You may also like
