An Introduction to Psychology

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Shilpa Ashok Pandit is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University. Shilpa is a Fulbright and Chevening Scholar and is deeply interested in questions on gender, youth, mental health and health per se, self and consciousness and the Indian theory of Rasa as well-being. She is a co-founder of the Dreampath Foundation, which works with youth in Karnataka (Dream Path Foundation).

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This textbook provides an essential, contextually sensitive and culturally relevant grounding in Psychology that sets the base for future studies. Replete with discussions on current themes and debates in the discipline, its interdisciplinary linkages are relevant in the current times, in terms of their contributions and application.

Contenu

1. Psychology as embedded in the cultural context 2. Who am I - Biology and Culture 3. Consciousness- The substratum, surround and interweave of Being /Self 4. Connecting with the World - Sensations and Perception 5. Knowing the World: Learning, Memory and Attention Systems 6. Self- Awareness, Cognition and Meta-cognition 7. Creativity and Decision making, Language and Communicating 8. Motivation and Emotion 9. Individual differences: Intelligence and Personality 10. Developing through the Life Span - Conception to Adolescence 11. Human Development through the Lifespan - Adolescence, Adulthood, Aging and Death 12. Being in the World - Self and relationships 13. Making Self; Social Context and Group Processes 14. Psychological Disorders 15. Sattvavajaya: Therapies for Mental Health Disorders 16. Svastha: Abiding in Self as health and well-being