An Introduction to Psychology
Global Outlook, Indian Perspectives
- 442 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
This textbook provides an essential, contextually sensitive and culturally relevant grounding in Psychology that sets the base for future studies. Replete with discussions on current themes and debates in the discipline, its interdisciplinary linkages are relevant in the current times in terms of their contributions and application.
This volume addresses the overarching questions of the discipline, with chapters organised to discuss psychological concepts, theories and principles in the light of cultural world views, where culture and the psyche are interdependent. It discusses the indigenous views of self and consciousness as well as contemporary applications of psychology in the global world.
This book, designed for a global readership, would be useful to the students and teachers of Psychology, Applied Psychology, and Sociology, and Social Work, Public Health, Gender and Women Studies.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Glossary
- 1 Psychology as Embedded in the Cultural Context
- 2 Who Am I – Biology and Culture
- 3 Consciousness – the Substratum, Surround and Interweave of Being/Self
- 4 Connecting with the World: Sensations and Perception
- 5 Knowing the World: Learning, Memory and Attention Systems
- 6 Self-Awareness, Cognition and Metacognition
- 7 Creativity and Decision-Making, Language and Communicating
- 8 Motivation and Emotion
- 9 Individual Differences: Intelligence and Personality
- 10 Developing through the Lifespan – Conception to Adolescence
- 11 Human Development through the Lifespan – Adolescence, Adulthood, Ageing and Death
- 12 Being in the World – Self and Relationships
- 13 Making Self; Social Context and Group Processes
- 14 Psychological Disorders
- 15 Sattvavajaya: Therapies for Mental Health Disorders
- 16 Svastha: Abiding in Self as Health and Well-Being
- Index