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With 50 Psychology Classics: Who We Are, How We Think, What We Do-Insight and Inspiration, Tom Butler-Bowdon introduces readers to the great works that explore the very essence of what makes us who we are. Spanning fifty books and hundreds of ideas, 50 Psychology Classics examines some of the most intriguing questions regarding cognitive development and behavioral motivations, summarizing the myriad theories that psychologists have put forth to make sense of the human experience. Butler-Bowdon covers everything from humanism to psychoanalysis to the fundamental principles where theorists disagree, like nature versus nurture and the existence of free will. In this single book, you will find Carl Jung, Sigmund Freud, Alfred Kinsey, and the most significant contributors to modern psychological thought. From the author of the bestselling 50 Self-Help Classics, 50 Success Classics, and 50 Spiritual Classics, 50 Psychology Classics will enrich your understanding of the human condition.

Table of Contents:

• Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Alfred Adler 1927 Understanding Human Nature; Chapter 2 Gavin de Becker 1997 The Gift of Fear; Chapter 3 Eric Berne 1964 Games People Play; Chapter 4 Robert Bolton 1979 People Skills; Chapter 5 Edward de Bono 1970 Lateral Thinking; Chapter 6 Nathaniel Branden 1969 The Psychology of Self-Esteem; Chapter 7 Isabel Briggs Myers 1980 Gifts Differing; Chapter 8 Louann Brizendine 2006 The Female Brain; Chapter 9 David D. Burns 1980 Feeling Good; Chapter 10 Robert Cialdini 1984 Influence
• Chapter 11 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 1996 CreativityChapter 12 Albert Ellis & Robert A. Harper 1961 A Guide to Rational Living; Chapter 13 Sidney Rosen 1982 My Voice Will Go With You: The Teaching Tales of Milton Erickson; Chapter 14 Erik Erikson 1958 Young Man Luther; Chapter 15 Hans Eysenck 1947 Dimensions of Personality; Chapter 16 Susan Forward 1997 Emotional Blackmail; Chapter 17 Viktor Frankl 1969 The Will to Meaning; Chapter 18 Anna Freud 1936 The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defence; Chapter 19 Sigmund Freud 1900 The Interpretation of Dreams; Chapter 20 Howard Gardner 1983 Frames of Mind
• Chapter 21 Daniel Gilbert 2006 Stumbling on HappinessChapter 22 Malcolm Gladwell 2005 Blink; Chapter 23 Daniel Goleman 1998 Working with Emotional Intelligence; Chapter 24 John M. Gottman 1999 The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work; Chapter 25 Harry Harlow 1958 The Nature of Love; Chapter 26 Thomas A. Harris 1967 I'm OK-You're OK; Chapter 27 Eric Hoffer 1951 The True Believer; Chapter 28 Karen Horney 1945 Our Inner Conflicts; Chapter 29 William James 1890 The Principles of Psychology; Chapter 30 Carl Jung 1968 The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
• Chapter 31 Alfred Kinsey 1953 Sexual Behavior in the Human FemaleChapter 32 Melanie Klein 1957 Envy and Gratitude; Chapter 33 R. D. Laing 1960 The Divided Self; Chapter 34 Abraham Maslow 1971 The Farther Reaches of Human Nature; Chapter 35 Stanley Milgram 1974 Obedience to Authority; Chapter 36 Anne Moir & David Jessel 1989 Brainsex; Chapter 37 Ivan Pavlov 1927 Conditioned Reflexes; Chapter 38 Fritz Perls 1951 Gestalt Therapy; Chapter 39 Jean Piaget 1923 The Language and Thought of the Child; Chapter 40 Steven Pinker 2002 The Blank Slate
• Chapter 41 V. S. Ramachandran 1998 Phantoms in the BrainChapter 42 Carl Rogers 1961 On Becoming a Person; Chapter 43 Oliver Sacks 1970 The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat; Chapter 44 Barry Schwartz 2004 The Paradox of Choice; Chapter 45 Martin Seligman 2002 Authentic Happiness; Chapter 46 Gail Sheehy 1976 Passages; Chapter 47 B. F. Skinner 1971 Beyond Freedom and Dignity; Chapter 48 Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, & Sheila Heen 1999 Difficult Conversations; Chapter 49 William Styron 1990 Darkness Visible; Chapter 50 Robert E. Thayer 1996 The Origin of Everyday Moods; 50 More Classics
• Chronological list of titles

Author/Creator:

Butler-Bowdon, Tom

Languages:

English

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Item content: English

Main Work:

50 Psychology Classics: Who We are, How We Think, What We Do [by Butler-Bowdon, T.]

Other Related Resources:

Print version: 50 Psychology Classics : Who We are, How We Think, What We Do [by Butler-Bowdon, T.] (London : Nicholas Brealey Publishing,c2010 — ISBN 9781857883862)

Subjects:

Psychological literature

Religions

Spirituality

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Description based upon print version of record.

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1 online resource (506 pages)

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

BL624 .B89

ISBNs:

9781857884739

OCLC Numbers:

782873640

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EBL766171 (source: AU-PeEL)
EBC766171 (source: MiAaPQ)