IB Diploma Programme: Psychology

Examines how our environment influences us, and discusses the triggers that persuade us to behave and react the way we do.

This indispensable guide describes a wide range of mental health conditions, including bipolar disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It then takes you through treatments, from cognitive behavioral therapy and psychoanalysis to group therapy and art therapy. This book also explores the role of psychology in everyday situations. Discover what makes you, you – the unique blend of nature and nurture that makes up your sense of who you are – and psychology's role in relationships, sport, work, and education.

本书分为十三章，介绍了破窗理论、沉锚效应、镜中我效应、路西法效应、互惠法则、禁果效应、凡勃伦效应、德西效应、鳄鱼法则等七十四个经典的人生定律、法则、效应。在简单地介绍了每个法则或定律的来源和基本理论后，作者就如何运用其解释人生中的现象并指导我们的工作和生活等进行了重点阐述。

本书是美国著名心理学家、《心理学与生活》作者之一菲利普·津巴多扛鼎之作。全书分为14个专题，涵盖了当代心理学的各个领域，每个专题都由一个生活中的常见问题引起，然后围绕这个问题提出一系列的关键问题和核心概念，引领读者进行深入剖析。

This book traces the development of psychology from its origins as a branch of philosophy to the present day, when it is a discipline in its own right, closely allied with neurology and physiology. Taking in aspects of religious thought and belief, philosophy, anthropology, medical science, psychology, and psychotherapy, the book takes as its subject matter the understanding of the mind. Topics include the study of the soul, how the mind was perceived in the ancient world, and altered consciousness