Greatest Book on Psychology Ever Written (Grapevine edition)

Some of the Greatest Book on Psychology Ever Written which are included in this collection are : 1. Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds 2. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Lifes Ideals 3. Dream Psychology: Psychoanalysis for Beginners 4. Studies in the Psychology of Sex Volume 1 5. Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds The reader can find some solace in the knowledge that Charles Mackay can provide historical parallels for practically every neurosis of our time whenever they are struck by campaigns fads cults and fashions. This book which is given a modern perspective by Professor Norman Stones amusing new Introduction covers a variety of topics including the South Sea Bubble Witch Mania Alchemy the Crusades Fortune-telling Haunted Houses and even Tulipomania. Talks To Teachers On Psychology; And To Students On Some Of Lifes Ideals Stream of consciousness the kid as a behaving organism education and behaviour native and acquired reactions habit association of ideas attention memory acquisition of ideas perception and other topics are covered in the lectures on teaching included in Talks To Teachers. The Gospel of Relaxation On a Certain Ignorance in Humans and What Makes a Life Significant? are the three addresses to students. American psychologist and philosopher William James was a pioneer. He received his medical training. Dream Psychology: Psychoanalysis for Beginners It seems sense that the medical field be conservative. Human life shouldnt be regarded as the appropriate subject for uncontrolled experiments. Yet conservatism is frequently a welcome justification for lazy brains who find it difficult to adapt to rapidly changing circumstances. Keep in mind the initial dismissive response given to Freuds findings regarding the unconscious. After years of patient observations he finally made the decision to appear before medical groups to gently inform them of some truths that consistently appeared in both his dreams and those of his patients. He was initially mocked and subsequently shunned as a crackpot. Studies in the Psychology of Sex Volume 1 - Henry Havelock Ellis also known as Havelock Ellis was an English doctor author progressive philosopher and social reformer who specialised in the study of human sexuality. He lived from 2 February 1859 to 8 July 1939. In 1897 he co-authored the first medical textbook in English on homosexuality. He also wrote on a range of other sexual topics including transgender psychology. He is credited with developing the concepts of narcissism and autoeroticism which psychoanalysis later accepted. He embraced eugenics and presided over the Eugenics Society like many intellectuals of his time. Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex In his book Three Contributions to the Theory of Sex Sigmund Freud developed his theory of sexuality focusing on how it relates to childhood. The three main topics Freud explored in his work were puberty infantile sexuality and sexual perversions. Austrian doctor and psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud is regarded as the founding figure of psychoanalysis. At the Vienna General Hospital Freud conducted studies on cerebral palsy aphasia and microscopic neuroanatomy after earning his medical degree from the University of Vienna in 1881.