Encyclopaedia of Psychology (5 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I. Developmental Psychology and Human Development: Preface. 1. Developmental psychology: an introduction. 2. Teaching of developmental psychology. 3. Humanistic psychology and psychological problem. 4. Conceptual emphasis in the history of developmental psychology. 5. Age: differences and changes. 6. Biosocial consequences and behaviour-genetic analysis. 7. Theoretical orientations in developmental psychology. 8. Intelligence and intellectual development. 9. Child development and psychology. 10. Theories of the nature of mind. Glossary. Select bibliography. Index.

Vol. II. Industrial and Organisational Psychology: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Organisational behaviour. 3. Psychology and work efficiency. 4. Technical to psychical conditions adjustment. 5. Psychological experiments. 6. Group behaviour and conflict. 7. Best possible effects in competitive age. 8. Workplace stress. Select bibliography. Index.

Vol. III. Crime Psychology: Preface. 1. Crime and psychology: an introduction. 2. Abnormal psychology. 3. Mental disorder, crime and clinical psychology. 4. Human behaviour and crime. 5. Applied social psychology. 6. Social psychology and crime. Select bibliography. Index.

Vol. IV. Child Development and Psychology: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Child psychology and education. 3. Teacher\'s role in in child development. 4. Facts about depression in children and adolescents. 5. Psychological health and classroom functioning. 6. Intelligence and mental processes development. 7. The origin of attention. 8. Psychology of learning. 9. Psychology and physical growth. Select bibliography. Index.

Vol. V. Experimental Psychology and Clinical Research: Preface. 1. Experimental psychology: an introduction. 2. Qualitative psychology research. 3. Human experimentation. 4. Superiority and inferiority complex. 5. Experimental plans and control. 6. Emotion, motivation and psychology. 7. Abnormality. 8. Rise of experimental psychology. Bibliography. Index.

"\'Psychology\' word is derived from two Greek Words \'Psyche\' and \'Logos\'. Psyche means soul and logos means science. Thus psychology was first defined as the "Science of Soul". According to earlier psychologists, the function of psychology was to study the nature, origin and destiny of the human soul. But soul is something metaphysical. It cannot be seen, observed and touched and we cannot make scientific experiments on soul. So modern psychology was also defined by some psychologists as the Science of Mind. Some other psychologists defined psychology as the "Science of Consciousness". The various branches and fields of psychology can be grouped under two heads--General and Applied.

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