Psychology: From Spirits to Psychotherapy: the Mind through the Ages
Nov 2020 · Fundamentals Book null · Arcturus Publishing
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"The mind is like an iceberg, it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above water"
- Sigmund Freud
From Socrates to Carl Jung and Descartes to Daniel Dennett, this illustrated book brings together the threads that have made up psychology, from the musings of the Ancient Greeks to the findings of functional MRI scanning. Explained in a concise and easy-to-understand manner, it explores various key approaches, including structuralist, functionalist, behaviourist, psychodynamic, humanist, cognitive, and biological. It is a narrative of how we have tried to approach the very core of our being - of what makes us ourselves.
Topics include:
• The ghost in the machine - the search for the mind and how it relates to the body
• Models of madness - attempts to categorize and treat mental illness
• Artificial intelligence
• Mind and matter - how modern neurology sheds new light on the workings of the mind
• Psychoanalysis
ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Fundamentals Series explains fascinating and far-reaching topics in simple terms. Designed with rustic, tactile covers and filled with dynamic illustrations and fact boxes, these books will help you quickly get to grips with complex topics that affect our day-to-day living.
- Sigmund Freud
From Socrates to Carl Jung and Descartes to Daniel Dennett, this illustrated book brings together the threads that have made up psychology, from the musings of the Ancient Greeks to the findings of functional MRI scanning. Explained in a concise and easy-to-understand manner, it explores various key approaches, including structuralist, functionalist, behaviourist, psychodynamic, humanist, cognitive, and biological. It is a narrative of how we have tried to approach the very core of our being - of what makes us ourselves.
Topics include:
• The ghost in the machine - the search for the mind and how it relates to the body
• Models of madness - attempts to categorize and treat mental illness
• Artificial intelligence
• Mind and matter - how modern neurology sheds new light on the workings of the mind
• Psychoanalysis
ABOUT THE SERIES: Arcturus Fundamentals Series explains fascinating and far-reaching topics in simple terms. Designed with rustic, tactile covers and filled with dynamic illustrations and fact boxes, these books will help you quickly get to grips with complex topics that affect our day-to-day living.
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About the author
Anne Rooney gained a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge. After a period of teaching at the universities of Cambridge and York, she became a full-time writer. She has written many books on the history and philosophy of science. She lives in Cambridge.
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