50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know

Adrian Furnham

Penguin Group, 2008 - Psychology - 208 pages

How different are men and women's brains? Does altruism really exist? Are our minds blank slates at birth? And do dreams reveal our unconscious desires?If you have you ever grappled with these concepts, or tried your hand as an amateur psychologist, 50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know could be just the book for you. Not only providing the answers to these questions and many more, this series of engaging and accessible essays explores each of the central concepts, as well as the arguments of key thinkers. Author Adrian Furnham offers expert and concise introductions to emotional behaviour, cognition, mental conditions - from stress to schizophrenia - rationality and personality development, amongst many others.This is a fascinating introduction to psychology for anyone interested in understanding the human mind.

About the author

Adrian Furnham is Professor of Psychology at the University of London (UCL). He is also a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, the previously elected President of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences and Visiting Professor of Management at Henley Business School. Adrian writes regularly for the Sunday Times and the Daily Telegraph and has written over 650 scientific papers and 55 books, including Culture Shock, The Psychology of Money and The Dark Side of Behaviour at Work. He lives in London.

Bibliographic information

• Title: 50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need to Know; 50 ideas you really need to know
• Author: Adrian Furnham
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Penguin Group, 2008
• ISBN: 1847248527, 9781847248527
• Length: 208 pages
• Subjects: Psychology / General; Psychology / Reference; Self-Help / Personal Growth / General