Understanding Biological Psychology

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-631-21954-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 712 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 1207 g

Understanding Biological Psychology is an accessible and distinctive new core textbook that helps students to appreciate the central role that biological processes play in psychology.
- gives conceptual clarity to a complex and often confusing field;
- innovative integration of theory and methods;
- covers a core area of the undergraduate syllabus;
- accessible, student-friendly text;
- synthesizes biological processes with mainstream psychological topics to make the subject both interesting and accessible;
- focuses on what biological psychology is for, rather than treating it as an end in itself;
- provides basic introductions to biological principles and applications;
- covers recent advances, such as neuroimaging and molecular genetics.

Upon publication, the textbook will be supported by an accompanying website containing a multiple choice testbank, weblinks, electronic versions of figures, and other additional resources. Visit www.blackwellpublishing.com/corr for more information.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Corr, Philip

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.

Acknowledgements.

1. Introduction.

Part I: Foundations:.

2. Evolution and Genetics.

3. Brain Structure and Function.

4. Neurons and Neurotransmission.

5. Sensory and Motor Systems.

6. The Neuroendocrine System.

7. Learning and Neural Plasticity.

Part II: Approaches:.

8. Neuropsychology.

9. Psychophysiology.

10. Neuroimaging.

11. Neurophysiology.

12. Psychopharmacology.

13. Psychogenomics.

Part III: Applications:.

14. Clinical Disorder I: Depression.

15. Clinical Disorder II: Anxiety.

16. Clinical Disorder III: Schizophrenia.

17. Personality: Emotion and Motivation.

18. Cognition: Computation and Consciousness.

Glossary.

References.

Index of Subjects.

Index of Authors

Über Autor(innen)

Philip J. Corr is Professor of Psychology at the University of Wales, Swansea.