Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological therapy. It is not a unitary approach, but instead has evolved through a range of approaches that share a common underpinning model of cognition (thought) and behaviour being important in understanding and alleviating psychological distress. While the earliest approaches focused on modifying observable behaviour, later versions emphasized cognitive processes....

Cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) is a form of psychological therapy. It is not a unitary approach, but instead has evolved through a range of approaches that share a common underpinning model of cognition and behaviour being important in understanding and alleviating psychological distress. While the earliest approaches focused on modifying observable behaviour, later versions emphasized cognitive processes. The third wave approaches in CBT have moved the focus away from the content of an...

Nieuwsgierig naar de werking van ons brein? Of heb je wel eens aan een studie psychologie gedacht? Dit Elementaire Deeltje beschrijft kernonderdelen van psychologie als leren, geheugen, aandacht, abnormale en sociale ontwikkeling, maar het gaat ook in op themas als agressie en de puberteit. Ook cognitieve psychologie, neurowetenschappen, informatietechnologie en evolutionaire psychologie komen aan de orde. Kortom: een complete inleiding.

Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything from education and intelligence, to relationships and emotions, advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists, offering explanations for what people think, feel, and do. But what exactly are psychologists trying to do? What scientific grounding do they have for their approach? This book provides an understanding of some of psychology's leading ideas and their practical...

Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything from education and intelligence, to relationships and emotions, advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists, offering explanations for what people think, feel, and do. But what exactly are psychologists trying to do? What scientific grounding do they have for their approach? This Very Short Introduction explores some of psychology's leading ideas and their p...

Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything from education and intelligence, to relationships and emotions, advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists, offering explanations for what people think, feel, and do. But what exactly are psychologists trying to do? What scientific grounding do they have for their approach? This Very Short Introduction explores some of psychology's leading ideas and their p...

Introdução estimulante e abrangente aos estudos de psicologia Explorando alguns dos avanços e desenvolvimentos mais importantes na psicologia – desde a psicologia do desenvolvimento, passando por questões relacionadas à adolescência e a comportamentos agressivos, chegando à psicologia cognitiva – esta é uma introdução estimulante para qualquer pessoa interessada em compreender a mente humana.

Diese allgemeinverständliche Einführung erschließt das gesamte Spektrum der Psychologie: Sie untersucht, wie wir wahrnehmen, lernen und kommunizieren. Sie widmet sich menschlichem Verhalten, Verhaltensstörungen und der psychischen Entwicklung vom Kind zum Erwachsenen. Schließlich fragt sie: Woher kommen die Unterschiede zwischen den Menschen? Wie beeinflussen wir einander? Und wie werden psychische Probleme erkannt und behandelt?Die erweiterte Neuauflage berücksichtigt neueste Erken...

Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything from education and intelligence, to relationships and emotions, advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists, offering explanations for what people think, feel, and do. But what exactly are psychologists trying to do? What scientific grounding do they have for their approach? This Very Short Introduction explores some of psychology's leading ideas and their p...