Psychology in Asia - An Introduction

List of contents

Preface Notes on Contributors 1. Introduction: What Is Psychology? 2. Research Methods and Statistics: What Makes Psychology Believable? 3. Philosophical Roots of Asian Psychology 4. Biological Psychology 5. Consciousness: How We Perceive and Become Aware of Our World 6. Learning and Memory: How Do We Learn and Retain New Knowledge? 7. Motivation and Emotions: What Guides Our Behavior? 8. Growth and Development: A Process of Changes 9. Gender and Sexuality 10. Personality: Dimension, Structure and Development 11. Psychological Disorders 12. Psychotherapies: What can be done when the mind is unwell? 13. Culture and Social Behavior 14. Health Psychology 15. Positive Psychology: How to Live the Good Life 16. Tenets of Asian Psychology 17. Psychology and the Professions: What Do Students of Psychology Do When They Graduate? 18. The Next Steps: The Future of Psychology Glossary Index

Summary

Psychology in Asia: An Introduction is the second edition of this introductory level textbook on psychology and human behavior written with an Asian focus.

Product details

• Authors: Jason Tak-Sang (Hong Kong Shue Yan Universit Chow, Catherine Tien-Lun (Hong Kong Shue Yan Univer Sun
• Assisted by: Jason Tak-Sang Chow (Editor), Catherine Tien-Lun Sun (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.03.2024
• EAN: 9781032622750
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3262275-0
• No. of pages: 634
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Asia, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / General, Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints, Psychological theory & schools of thought