Psychologie - Ontdek hoe de menselijke geest werkt en leer uzelf en anderen beter begrijpen

by Louise Deacon

Understand more about the mind and how it works with Brilliant Psychology . Bringing this complex area to life, it covers everything you need to know on how we perceive the world, our relationships with others, why psychological problems occur and the key to being happy.   Covering the fundamental aspects of the human mind together with an introduction to the important figures and theories, it’s highly practical with an emphasis on how psychology relates to our lives.  

Genres: Psychology

288 pages, Paperback

First published February 19, 2013

About the author

My name is Louise Deacon, and Im a clinical psychologist and university tutor with 20 years experience in helping people who are facing a difficult point in their lives. I specialise in the area of relationships, depression and sexual health.

I have a partner and 2 children, and live in Surrey.

Twilight, True Love and You: Seven Secrets to Finding Your Edward or Jacob is my first book."

Reviews

[Catherine · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you're interested in Psychology then this book is amazing. I'm a 14 year old and I really enjoyed it because the author explains the terms really well for people who don't know much about Psychology. I would definitely recommend this book to a friend or family member.

[Nicoș · Rating 5 out of 5]

Această carte este potrivită pentru orice student aflat la început de drum în domeniul psihologiei. Treptat, Louise Deacon ne familiarizează cu diferitele concepte psihologice. La început, ne sunt prezentate și explicate într-un limbaj accesibil conceptele de conditionare clasică și operanta. Se continua cu procesele cognitive, afective, ne introducere în universul stilurilor de atașament și ne împărtășește diferențele existente între cele două sexe. Spre final, scriitoarea aduce în atenția cititorilor informații despre diferitele tipuri de terapie. Mai mult sunt prezentate și cateva tulburări din DSM V.
Totodata cartea este destinată și celor care au finalizat facultatea de psihologie, oferindu-le oportunitatea unei recapitulări a informațiilor acumale în cei 3 ani de studii.
Am apreciat enorm limbajul folosit în scrierea acestei cărți, explicațiile aduse așa încât înțelegerea să fie cât mai ușoară, includerea rezultatelor obținute în urma cercetărilor de specialitate, prezentarea succintă a personalităților marcante din acest domeniu și multe, multe altele.

[Alex Gregory · Rating 3 out of 5]

Part of Pearson's "Brilliant..." series, Brilliant Psychology is a general primer and common-sense guide to getting a better understanding about one's psyche, the nature of connections and relationships between people and why humans are what they are.

There's a lot of practical advice in this book, ranging from a breakdown of the most common psychological problems and what causes them in individuals, to a study of how emotions impact others (consciously and unconsciously) to the reasons why people cheat on each other. It's nothing remarkable, but it's a fairly good primer for anyone who's looking to learn a bit more about the field.

Each chapter has short biographies on notable psychiatrists and social scientists, along with "Brilliant Insights" and "Brilliant Tip" that give a short note on how to improve the reader's understanding and knowledge of how to handle certain situations. It's here that the meat of the book is found, as it certainly taught me some things I didn't know (like, for instance, getting an edge in negotiating by asking for something completely unrealistic, then slightly dialing your request back to edge the person into taking on a larger-than-normal job).

Brilliant Psychology doesn't seek to redefine psych books, but it's a decent read for anyone who wants some practical advice on various social conditions and triggers.

[Philip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall, this book is what you'd expect from a book with this title and wide target-audience : a broad overview of psychological aspects, studies that have been done to study them, people who took the big spots in gathering the insights etc. That would make this book a 3-star.

I'm giving this book an extra star for regularly giving extra information on how the value of studies has evolved over time and how nowadays they might no longer be considered valid. That extra information also contained details on follow-up studies that have been done and whether the original conclusions could be reproduced or not.

[Amrit Kaur · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked how it explained different concepts in a way which it was easy to understand.

[Rudi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Een vlot leesbaar boek over psychologie, met inzichten van verschillende psychologen, ik heb het nu gelezen (2022) geschreven in 2013 , ....er is nog niet zoveel meer kennis overeenkomsten bereikt , mss omdat sapiens hersenen zowel het ene (1) als het andere (0) kunnen voorstellen , en alles daartussen , mocht men aan een zoöloog, een visser , een aquarium liefhebber vragen wat is een vis zullen er ook wel andere antwoorden te voorschijn komen ,
Leuk boek om zichzelf en anderen wat te begrijpen , nog niet gedateerd , ben benieuwd hoe de toekomstige brein problemen zullen onderzocht en beholpen worden , medicatie? , bidden? , ademhaling? , meditatie? , een hersen transplantatie?

[Aiga Andrijanova · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great guide for beginners to obtain decent understanding about human (and some other mammal) behavior. It gives comprehensive examples for the theory writ. However, it explains broad topics in few pages and so a keen reader should seek for side literature!

[KiKo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice introduction of psychology, for someone just getting started with the topic.Also loved the quizzes and exercises in the book.

[Catalina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easy to understand Psychology, great introduction to deeper subjects.

[Stella Reeds]

Very nice summery of psychology in general

[Suzanne Smit · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mooi basisboek

[Henk Devos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good introduction to psychology, especially for people not too familiar with the subject. The range of topics covered is quite wide.

[sandra britteney]

very useful and simple language. i rate this 4 out of 5