Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Psychology
   1.1. What Is Psychology?
   1.2. History of Psychology
   1.3. Contemporary Psychology
   1.4. Careers in Psychology
2. Psychological Research
   2.1. Why Is Research Important?
   2.2. Approaches to Research
   2.3. Analyzing Findings
   2.4. Ethics
3. Biopsychology
   3.1. Human Genetics
   3.2. Cells of the Nervous System
   3.3. Parts of the Nervous System
   3.4. The Brain and Spinal Cord
   3.5. The Endocrine System
4. States of Consciousness
   4.1. What Is Consciousness?
   4.2. Sleep and Why We Sleep
   4.3. Stages of Sleep
   4.4. Sleep Problems and Disorders
   4.5. Substance Use and Abuse
   4.6. Other States of Consciousness
5. Sensation and Perception
   5.1. Sensation versus Perception
   5.2. Waves and Wavelengths
   5.3. Vision
   5.4. Hearing
   5.5. The Other Senses
   5.6. Gestalt Principles of Perception
6. Learning
   6.1. What Is Learning?
   6.2. Classical Conditioning
   6.3. Operant Conditioning
   6.4. Observational Learning (Modeling)
7. Thinking and Intelligence
   7.1. What Is Cognition?
   7.2. Language
   7.3. Problem Solving
   7.4. What Are Intelligence and Creativity?
   7.5. Measures of Intelligence
   7.6. The Source of Intelligence
8. Memory
   8.1. How Memory Functions
   8.2. Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
   8.3. Problems with Memory
   8.4. Ways to Enhance Memory
9. Lifespan Development
   9.1. What Is Lifespan Development?
   9.2. Lifespan Theories
   9.3. Stages of Development
   9.4. Death and Dying
10. Emotion and Motivation
    10.1. Motivation
    10.2. Hunger and Eating
    10.3. Sexual Behavior
    10.4. Emotion
11. Personality
    11.1. What Is Personality?
    11.2. Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective
    11.3. Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney
    11.4. Learning Approaches
    11.5. Humanistic Approaches
    11.6. Biological Approaches
    11.7. Trait Theorists
    11.8. Cultural Understandings of Personality
    11.9. Personality Assessment
12. Social Psychology
    12.1. What Is Social Psychology?
    12.2. Self-presentation
    12.3. Attitudes and Persuasion
    12.4. Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
    12.5. Prejudice and Discrimination
    12.6. Aggression
    12.7. Prosocial Behavior
13. Industrial-Organizational Psychology
    13.1. What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology?
    13.2. Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees
    13.3. Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work
    13.4. Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design
14. Stress, Lifestyle, and Health
    14.1. What Is Stress?
    14.2. Stressors
    14.3. Stress and Illness
    14.4. Regulation of Stress
    14.5. The Pursuit of Happiness
15. Psychological Disorders
    15.1. What Are Psychological Disorders?
    15.2. Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
    15.3. Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
    15.4. Anxiety Disorders
    15.5. Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
    15.6. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
    15.7. Mood Disorders
    15.8. Schizophrenia
    15.9. Dissociative Disorders
    15.10. Personality Disorders
    15.11. Disorders in Childhood
16. Therapy and Treatment
    16.1. Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present
    16.2. Types of Treatment
    16.3. Treatment Modalities
    16.4. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case
    16.5