The Energies of Men

A Study of the Fundamentals of Dynamic Psychology

William McDougall

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2015
• Topic: Psychology
• eBook ISBN:
  9781317443261
• Subtopic: History & Theory in Psychology
• Index: Psychology

First published in 1932, the original blurb states: "This is a simplified condensation of the author's two volumes, An Outline of Psychology and An Outline of Abnormal Psychology, which together give a comprehensive survey of the principles and findings of modern psychology. This is designed as an introduction to the scientific study of man and society for those who have not time or inclination to pursue the more recondite problems of mind. It is suitable for college use in the introductory course. It concentrates on the dynamics of the human organism and aims to give the student that minimum acquaintance with psychology without which he is not fitted to be a citizen of the modern world." Today it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title page
• Original Copyright page
• Preface
• Preface to the Second Edition
• Contents
• I Introductory
• II Schools of Psychology
• III The Simpler Forms of Mental Life
• IV What is The Innate Basis of Instinctive Behaviour?
• V Behaviour of Higher Animals
• VI The Comparative Method Applied to the Problem of the Native Endowment of Man
• VII The Innate Propensities and Abilities of Man
• VIII Natural Man and Social Man
• IX The Mind in Action
• X The Role of Pleasure and Pain
• XI The Blending of Feeling with Emotion
• XII Disposition, Temper, Temperament and Character
• XIII Organization of the Affective Life
• XIV The Sentiments
• XV Tastes
• XVI Subconscious Working of Tendencies
• XVII Disorder of Mental Function
• XVIII Amnesia and Other Dissociative Symptoms
• XIX Functional Disorder of the Repressive Type
• XX Compulsions and Obsessions
• XXI Mental Hygiene and Treatment
• XXII Some Fundamentals of the Physiology of the Brain
• XXIII Learning and the Steering Processes
• XIV Personality
• Index