This Book Has Issues: Adventures in Popular Psychology - Couverture rigide

Jarrett, Christian; Ginsburg, Joannah

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0826479782 ISBN 13 : 9780826479785

Editeur : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2008

Synopsis

Attractively packaged, this book is thematically structured, covering all the key areas of psychology - perception and action, memory, cognition, affect, the social self, personality, anxiety and sleep. "This Book Has Issues" explores the marvel of the human mind by looking at the myriad ways in which it fails to work. Scientists have long exploited breakdowns and failures to learn more about phenomena, and sometimes even to put them right."This Book Has Issues" assembles a wide variety of intriguing psychological issues - instructive errors, interesting mistakes, and revealing vulnerabilities - in order to show just how much we can learn from our failings. It is divided into eight sections covering the major components of common experience and how they go wrong. The dysfunctions covered arise in perception, memory, emotion and cognition, but also in interpersonal relationships and identity issues. Personality disorders, the ravages of anxiety and stress, and problems sleeping are also treated. Tests and exercises abound throughout the book.Each chapter includes a feature spread on a psychologist of note. And each chapter ends on a positive note, with tips, help, and exercises to promote healthy functioning in each domain.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Christian Jarrett has a PhD in Sensorimotor Neuroscience from UMIST, Manchester, UK. He is editor of the British Psychological Society's Research Digest blog and staff journalist on their monthly magazine, The Psychologist. He has also written for a range of popular science publications, including New Scientist and the BBC's Focus magazine. In 2007 he was elected a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Joannah Ginsburg is a psychotherapist and journalist. She has been a features writer for The Wall Herald and is a regular contributor to various psychology publications and newsletters.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826479782
• ISBN 13: 9780826479785
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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