Alan Porter – författare

A perfect introduction for students and laypeople alike, A Degree in a Book: Psychology provides you with all the concepts you need to understand the fundamental issues.Filled with helpful diagrams, suggestions for further reading, and easily digestible features on the history of psychology, this book makes understanding the human mind easier than ever. Including the theories of Francis Galton, Sigmund Freud, Ivan Pavlov, and many more, it covers the whole range of psychological research.By the time you finish reading this book, you will be able to answer questions such as:• How do we learn?• Do groups make better decisions than individuals?• How do we study the living brain?• What are the components of personality?

Sigmund Freud theories on the unconscious revolutionized the way we approach human behavior. This accessible and entertaining guide introduces Freud''s key ideas, including: • Psychoanalysis and its principles • Therapeutic techniques such as dream analysis and hypnosis • Psychosexual development, including the Oedipus complex • The ego, id and superego • Life and death drives Alan Porter also explores Freud''s life as a scientist, the conflicts and controversies he faced when proposing his new ideas to his contemporaries and the ways in which his theories have influenced psychology today. Including illustrations throughout, simple bullet-pointed summaries at the end of each chapter and fact boxes to highlight key information, Knowledge in a Nutshell: Sigmund Freud is the perfect introduction to the great psychoanalyst and his ideas.