Textbook of BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES - Sinan Çaya - Bog

This book is a down-to-earth approach to Behavioral Sciences, with many real-life examples pertaining to the topics involved. A few superb movies are also mentioned when the occasion arises. The language is plain and fluent. A cross-section of the chapters comprised goes as follows: Essentials of Education; Basic Psychological Themes (Mind-Body connection, Sensation and Perception, Memory, Intelligence, Learning processes, Motivation, Coping Mechanisms); A bit of Social Psychology: The Role of Groups; A ¿Soft¿ Version of Psychopathology {Neurosis versus Psychosis; Types of Paraphrenia like Megalomania; Micromania; Persecution, Negation and Defense Delusions; Hypochondria; Morbid Jealousy; Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Phobias); Paraphilias), Impulse Control Disorders}; A Touch of Anthropology: Rites of Passage.