Acknowledgments -- Photo sources -- Introduction -- Introducing psychology -- Major movements in psychology -- The brain: anatomy and development -- From brain to mind -- Psychological development across the life span -- The psychology of everyday life: love, marriage, baby carriage -- The psychology of everyday life: motivation and the search for happiness -- Group dynamics and the public sphere -- Abnormal psychology: mental health and mental illness -- The psychology of trauma -- Forensic psychology -- Further reading
Summary
The Handy Psychology Answer Book seeks to inform readers with accurate data written in a lively, accessible, and engaging way. It bridges the gap by taking you on a journey through the history and science of psychology and showing how psychology affects us all
Notes
Revised edition of the author's The handy psychology answer book, 2011