Clinically Oriented Psychology

About Clinically Oriented Psychology

We intend to adapt OpenStax Psychology and make it clinically relevant. The textbook will contain more clinical scenarios and applications, psychological basis of psychiatric disorders, therapies, clinical scales and psychotherapeutic techniques will be the focus of our book. We Welcome conributors.

Table of Contents

• Preface
  • About Clinically Oriented Psychology
  • About OpenStax Resources
  • About Psychology
  • Additional Resources
  • About the Authors
• Chapter 1: Introduction to Psychology
  • Introduction
  • What Is Psychology?
  • Careers in Psychology
  • Contemporary Psychology
  • History of Psychology
  • References
• Chapter 2: Psychological Research
  • Psychological Research
  • Why Is Research Important?
  • Approaches to Research
  • Analyzing Findings
  • Introduction
• Chapter 3: Biopsychology
  • Introduction
  • Human Genetics
  • Cells of the Nervous System
  • Parts of the Nervous System
  • The Brain and Spinal Cord
  • The Endocrine System
• Chapter 4: States of Consciousness
  • Introduction
  • What Is Consciousness?
  • Sleep and Why We Sleep
  • Stages of Sleep
  • Sleep Problems and Disorders
  • Substance Use and Abuse
  • Other States of Consciousness
• Chapter 5: Sensation and Perception
  • Introduction
  • Sensation versus Perception
  • Waves and Wavelengths
  • Vision
  • Hearing
  • The Other Senses
  • Gestalt Principles of Perception
• Chapter 6: Learning
  • What Is Learning?
  • Classical Conditioning
  • Operant (Instrumental) Conditioning
  • Observational Learning (Modelling)
  • References
  • Theories of Learning Best-Choice Questions
  • Clinically-Applications of Learning Theories
• Chapter 7: Thinking and Intelligence
  • Introduction
  • What Is Cognition?
  • Language
  • Problem Solving
  • What Are Intelligence and Creativity?
  • Measures of Intelligence
  • The Source of Intelligence
• Chapter 8: Memory
  • Introduction to Memory
  • How Memory Functions
  • Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
  • Problems with Memory
  • Ways to Enhance Memory
• Chapter 9: Lifespan Development
  • Introduction
  • What Is Lifespan Development?
  • Lifespan Theories
  • Stages of Development
  • Death and Dying
• Chapter 10: Motivation and Emotion
  • Introduction
  • Motivation
  • Hunger and Eating
  • Sexual Behavior
  • Emotion
• Chapter 11: Personality
  • Introduction
  • What Is Personality?
  • Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective
  • Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney
  • Learning Approaches
  • Biological Approaches
  • Trait Theorists
  • Cultural Understandings of Personality
  • Personality Assessment
  • Humanistic Approaches
• Chapter 12: Social Psychology
  • Introduction
  • What Is Social Psychology?
  • Self-presentation
  • Attitudes and Persuasion
  • Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
  • Prejudice and Discrimination
  • Aggression
  • Prosocial Behavior
• Chapter 13:Industrial Organizational Psychology
  • Introduction
  • What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology?
  • Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees
  • Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work
  • Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design
• Chapter 14: Stress, Lifestyle, and Health
  • Introduction
  • What Is Stress?
  • Stressors
  • Stress and Illness
  • Regulation of Stress
  • The Pursuit of Happiness
• Chapter 15: Psychiatric Disorders
  • Disorders in Childhood
  • Dissociative Disorders
  • Schizophrenia
  • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
  • Personality Disorders
  • Introduction
  • Mood Disorders
  • Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
  • What Are Psychological Disorders?
  • Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
• Chapter 16: Therapy and Treatment
  • The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization
  • Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case
  • Treatment Modalities
  • Types of Treatment
  • Introduction
  • Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present

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