Principles of Psychology

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About This Course

Preface

Instructor Resources

Instructor Resources from OpenStax College
Additional Resources

Introduction to Psychology

Introduction to Psychology
What Is Psychology?
History of Psychology
Contemporary Psychology
Video: Intro to Psychology
Careers in Psychology

Psychological Research

Introduction to Psychological Research
Why Is Research Important?
Approaches to Research
Video: Psychological Research
Analyzing Findings
Ethics

Biopsychology

Introduction to Biospychology
Human Genetics
Cells of the Nervous System
Video: The Chemical Mind
Parts of the Nervous System
The Brain and Spinal Cord
Video: Meet Your Master - Getting to Know Your Brain
The Endocrine System

State of Consciousness

Introduction to State of Consciousness
What Is Consciousness?
Video: Consciousness
Sleep and Why We Sleep
Stages of Sleep
Video: To Sleep, Perchance to Dream
Sleep Problems and Disorders
Substance Use and Abuse
Other States of Consciousness
Video: Altered States

Sensation and Perception

Introduction to Sensation and Perception
Sensation versus Perception
Video: Sensation & Perception
Waves and Wavelengths
Vision
Hearing
The Other Senses
Gestalt Principles of Perception
Video: Homunculus
Video: Perceiving is Believing

Learning

Introduction to Learning
What Is Learning?
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Video: How to Train a Brain
Observational Learning (Modeling)
Video: The Bobo Beatdown

Thinking and Intelligence

Introduction
What Is Cognition?
Video: Cognition: How Your Mind Can Amaze and Betray You
Language
Video: Language
Problem Solving
What Are Intelligence and Creativity?
Measures of Intelligence
Video: Controversy of Intelligence
The Source of Intelligence
Video: The Growth of Knowledge
Video: Brains vs. Bias

Memory

Introduction to Memory
How Memory Functions
Video: How We Make Memories
Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
Problems with Memory
Video: Remembering and Forgetting
Ways to Enhance Memory

Lifespan Development

Introduction to Lifespan Development
What Is Lifespan Development?
Lifespan Theories
Stages of Development
Video: Monkeys and Morality
Video: Adolescence
Death and Dying

Emotion and Motivation

Introduction to Emotion and Motivation
Motivation
Video: The Power of Motivation
Hunger and Eating
Sexual Behavior
Video: Let's Talk About Sex
Emotion
Video: Feeling All the Feels

Personality

Introduction to Personality
What Is Personality?
Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective
Video: Rorschach & Freudians
Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney
Learning Approaches
Humanistic Approaches
Biological Approaches
Trait Theorists
Cultural Understandings of Personality
Personality Assessment
Video: Measuring Personality

Social Psychology

Introduction to Social Psychology
What Is Social Psychology?
Video: Social Thinking
Self-presentation
Attitudes and Persuasion
Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
Video: Social Influence
Prejudice and Discrimination
Video: Prejudice & Discrimination
Aggression
Video: Aggression v. Altruism
Prosocial Behavior

Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Introduction to Industrial-Organizational Psychology
What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology?
Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees
Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work
Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design

Stress, Lifestyle, and Health

Introduction to Stress, Lifestyle, and Health
What Is Stress?
Stressors
Stress and Illness
Regulation of Stress
The Pursuit of Happiness
Video: Emotion, Stress and Health

Psychological Disorders

Introduction to Psychological Disorders
What Are Psychological Disorders?
Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
Video: Psychological Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Video: Eating and Body Dysmorphic Disorders
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Video: Trauma & Addiction
Mood Disorders
Video: Depressive and Bipolar Disorders
Video: OCD & Anxiety Disorders
Schizophrenia
Dissociative Disorders
Video: Schizophrenia & Dissociative Disorders
Personality Disorders
Video: Personality Disorders
Disorders in Childhood

Therapy and Treatment

Introduction to Therapy and Treatment
Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present
Types of Treatment
Video: Biomedical Treatments
Treatment Modalities
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case
The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization
Video: Getting Help - Psychotherapy

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