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An overview of psychology explores its history, fundamentals, major movements and figures, and such areas as psychological development across the lifespan, the psychology of everyday life, and abnormal psychology.
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Aiming this compendium at a broad audience, from general readers to individuals requiring a supplemental course book, Cohen (clinical psychiatry, Beth Israel Medical Center) offers an overview of academic psychology addressing topics including the precursors and history of psychology, major movements and figures in psychology, neuroscience, developmental psychology, social psychology, abnormal psychology, and forensic psychology. In keeping with the series' question-and-answer format, each of the ten sections contains a set of topic-related questions with succinct, one or two paragraph answers. Distributed by Independent Publishers Group. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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