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Anxiety: A Very Short Introduction

Daniel Freeman and Jason Freeman

Print Publication Year:: May 2012

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777486

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199567157.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199567157

Anxiety: A Very Short Introduction explains what anxiety is, why it is a normal and vital part of our emotional life, and the factors that cause it. Are we born with fears or ... More

Autism: A Very Short Introduction

Uta Frith

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2008

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776922

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199207565.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199207565

Autism: A Very Short Introduction asks: What causes autism? Is it a genetic disorder, or due to some unknown environmental hazard? Are we facing an autism epidemic? What are ... More

Child Psychology: A Very Short Introduction

Usha Goswami

Print Publication Year:: Nov 2014

Published Online:: Nov 2014

eISBN:: 9780191780967

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199646593.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199646593

Child Psychology: A Very Short Introduction examines modern child psychology, tracing its development from birth up until early adolescence. Child Psychology studies the ... More

Clinical Psychology: A Very Short Introduction

Susan Llewelyn and Katie Aafjes-van Doorn

Print Publication Year:: Apr 2017

Published Online:: Apr 2017

eISBN:: 9780191815690

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198753896.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198753896

Clinical psychology makes a significant contribution to mental healthcare worldwide. Clinical Psychology: A Very Short Introduction provides insights into the world of clinical ... More

Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)

Susan Blackmore

Print Publication Year:: Sep 2017

Published Online:: Oct 2017

eISBN:: 9780191836206

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198794738.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198794738

Consciousness is ‘the last great mystery for science’. How can a physical brain create our experience of the world? What creates our identity? Do we really have free will? Could ... More

Depression: A Very Short Introduction

Mary Jane Tacchi and Jan Scott

Print Publication Year:: Jan 2017

Published Online:: Jan 2017

eISBN:: 9780191785788

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199558650.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199558650

Covering melancholia, depression, manic depression, and bipolar disorder, Depression: A Very Short Introduction gives a brief account of the history of these concepts, before focusing on ... More

Dreaming: A Very Short Introduction

J. Allan Hobson

Print Publication Year:: Apr 2005

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775499

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192802156.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780192802156

Dreaming: A Very Short Introduction provides an increasingly complete picture of how dreaming is created by the brain. It explores how the new science of dreaming is affecting ... More

Emotion: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)

Dylan Evans

Print Publication Year:: Sep 2019

Published Online:: Sep 2019

eISBN:: 9780191872471

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198834403.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198834403

Was love invented by European poets in the Middle Ages or is it part of human nature? Will winning the lottery really make you happy? Is it possible to build robots that have feelings? ... More

Forensic Psychology: A Very Short Introduction

David Canter

Print Publication Year:: Jun 2010

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777332

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199550203.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199550203

Forensic Psychology: A Very Short Introduction discusses the aspects of psychology that are relevant to the legal and criminal process. It includes explanations of criminal ... More

Freud: A Very Short Introduction

Anthony Storr

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2001

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776793

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192854551.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780192854551

Freud: A Very Short Introduction discusses the life and work of Sigmund Freud. The founder of psychoanalysis, Freud developed a totally new way of looking at human nature. Only ... More

Genius: A Very Short Introduction

Andrew Robinson

Print Publication Year:: Feb 2011

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191778056

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199594405.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199594405

Homer, Leonardo da Vinci, Mozart, Shakespeare, and Tolstoy; Curie, Darwin, Einstein, Galileo, and Newton. What do these world-famous artists and scientists have in common? Most of us would ... More

Happiness: A Very Short Introduction

Daniel M. Haybron

Print Publication Year:: Aug 2013

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191778575

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199590605.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199590605

Happiness: A Very Short Introduction considers the true nature of happiness and the current thinking on the subject, from psychology to philosophy. What is happiness? Is it ... More

Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)

Ian J. Deary

Print Publication Year:: Mar 2020

Published Online:: Mar 2020

eISBN:: 9780191837296

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198796206.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198796206

Intelligence: A Very Short Introduction describes what psychologists have discovered about how and why people differ in their thinking powers. Drawing on large-scale data, it ... More

Learning: A Very Short Introduction

Mark Haselgrove

Print Publication Year:: Jul 2016

Published Online:: Jul 2016

eISBN:: 9780191785412

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199688364.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199688364

What is learning? How does it take place? What happens when it goes wrong? The topic of learning has been central to the development of the science of psychology since its inception. ... More

Memory: A Very Short Introduction

Jonathan K. Foster

Print Publication Year:: Nov 2008

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191776212

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192806758.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780192806758

Memory: A Very Short Introduction weaves together case-studies, anecdotes, literature and philosophy, and the latest research in neuroscience and psychology to address these ... More

Pain: A Very Short Introduction

Rob Boddice

Print Publication Year:: Jul 2017

Published Online:: Jul 2017

eISBN:: 9780191801815

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198738565.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198738565

What is pain? How is pain related to emotions, culture, and pleasure? What happens to us when we feel pain? Pain: A Very Short Introduction explores the history, culture, and medical ... More

Perception: A Very Short Introduction

Brian Rogers

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2017

Published Online:: Oct 2017

eISBN:: 9780191833410

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198791003.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198791003

Perception is concerned with how we use the information reaching our senses to guide and control our behaviour and create our particular, subjective experiences of the world. Perception: A ... More

Psychoanalysis: A Very Short Introduction

Daniel Pick

Print Publication Year:: Jul 2015

Published Online:: Jul 2015

eISBN:: 9780191782404

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199226818.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199226818

Since its inception, psychoanalysis has been hailed as a revolutionary theory of how the mind works, and some of its ideas have inspired art, literature, and film, and become part of ... More

Psychology: A Very Short Introduction (2nd edn)

Gillian Butler and Freda McManus

Print Publication Year:: Jan 2014

Published Online:: Jan 2014

eISBN:: 9780191779831

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199670420.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199670420

Psychology: A Very Short Introduction explores some of psychology's leading ideas and their practical relevance by looking at normal and abnormal behaviour, perception, ... More

The Psychology of Music: A Very Short Introduction

Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis

Print Publication Year:: Dec 2018

Published Online:: Nov 2018

eISBN:: 9780190640163

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780190640156.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780190640156

There is a long tradition of thinking about music as a product of the human mind. Whether considering composition, performance, listening, or appreciation, the constraints and capabilities ... More

Psychopathy: A Very Short Introduction

Essi Viding

Print Publication Year:: Oct 2019

Published Online:: Oct 2019

eISBN:: 9780191840685

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198802266.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198802266

Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has long captured the public imagination, but there is often a very limited understanding of the condition. For example, people commonly assume ... More

Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction

Tom Burns and Eva Burns-Lundgren (ed.)

Print Publication Year:: Jan 2015

Published Online:: Jan 2015

eISBN:: 9780191781599

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199689361.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199689361

Psychotherapy: A Very Short Introduction traces the development of psychotherapy from its origins in Freud’s psychoanalysis to the range of different approaches—counselling, ... More

Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction

Chris Frith and Eve C. Johnstone

Print Publication Year:: May 2003

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191775529

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780192802217.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780192802217

Schizophrenia: A Very Short Introduction considers a common mental disorder that has a devastating effect on sufferers and their families. While patients typically hear voices ... More

Sleep: A Very Short Introduction

Steven W. Lockley and Russell G. Foster

Print Publication Year:: Mar 2012

Published Online:: Sep 2013

eISBN:: 9780191777912

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780199587858.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780199587858

Sleep: A Very Short Introduction addresses the biological and psychological aspects of sleep. What is sleep? Why do we need it? How much is enough? What is the impact of modern ... More

Social Psychology: A Very Short Introduction

Richard J. Crisp

Print Publication Year:: Aug 2015

Published Online:: Aug 2015

eISBN:: 9780191783319

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198715511.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198715511

Social Psychology: A Very Short Introduction tells the story of social psychology, its history, concepts, and major theories. Discussing the classic studies that have defined ... More

Synaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction

Julia Simner

Print Publication Year:: Jun 2019

Published Online:: Jun 2019

eISBN:: 9780191813405

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198749219.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198749219

Synaesthesia is often described as a rare neurological condition where one sense appears to merge or cross with another. It is a multi-variant condition that can present itself in many ... More

Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction

Jonathan St B. T. Evans

Print Publication Year:: Sep 2017

Published Online:: Sep 2017

eISBN:: 9780191829321

DOI:: 10.1093/actrade/9780198787259.001.0001

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ISBN:: 9780198787259

Thinking and Reasoning: A Very Short Introduction explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and ... More

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