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Psychology an introduction second edition is a comprehensive first-year psychology textbook, divided into the following parts: Introduction to psychology, Developmental psychology, Personality, Brain and behaviour, Cognitive psychology, Social psychology, Psychology and health, Mental health, and Organisational psychology.

Re-edited and thoroughly revised, the second edition relies on a sound theoretical foundation, research findings and relevant case studies to give students the tools to develop their own ideas and to critique the theories of others. Engaging also with sexism, racism, ethnicity, poverty, violence and peace-making, Psychology an introduction 2e highlights the role that psychologists can play in building peaceful communities in the developing nations of Africa.

The book uses language that is accessible to students who do not speak English as their home language, and provides a narrative introduction to each chapter to link each topic to students lives. This b ook is an excellent foundation for students pursuing careers in diverse fields, such as health, education, business and social development.

Psychology an introduction second edition is a comprehensive first-year psychology textbook, divided into the following parts: Introduction to psychology, Developmental psychology, Personality, Brain and behaviour, Cognitive psychology, Social psychology, Psychology and health, Mental health, and Organisational psychology.

Re-edited and thoroughly revised, the second edition relies on a sound theoretical foundation, research findings and relevant case studies to give students the tools to develop their own ideas and to critique the theories of others. Engaging also with sexism, racism, ethnicity, poverty, violence and peace-making, Psychology an introduction 2e highlights the role that psychologists can play in building peaceful communities in the developing nations of Africa.

The book uses language that is accessible to students who do not speak English as their home language, and provides a narrative introduction to each chapter to link each topic to students lives. This b ook is an excellent foundation for students pursuing careers in diverse fields, such as health, education, business and social development.

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  • Useful and suitable ancillary material
  • Relevant and effective content - revised and rewritten

Part 1 INTRODUCTION
1Finding out about people
2Research methods in psychology
Part 2 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
3Pre- and neonatal development
4Preschool development
5Middle childhood
6Adolescence
7Adulthood and aging
Part 4 PERSONALITY
8Mainstream theories and non-mainstream approaches to personality
9Personality assessment
Part 3 BRAIN AND BEHAVIOUR
10Biological psychology
11Neuropsychology
12Sensation and perception
13The biological basis of perception and disorders of visual perception
14Motivation
Part 5 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
15Thinking
16Attention
17Memory
18Language
19Intelligence
Part 6 SOCIAL PYSCHOLOGY
20Group concepts
21Poverty
22Ethnicity
23Sex and gender
24Violence and traumatic stress
25Peacemaking and peacebuilding
Part 7 PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
26Risk and risk beha vi our
27Substance abuse
28Stress
29Nutrition
30HIV/AIDS, TB and parasites
Part 8 MENTAL HEALTH
31Psychopathology
32Psychotherapies
33Psychopharmacology
34Community mental health
Part 9 ORGANISATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
35Organisational psychology

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