You get the idea. If you’re reading this, you’re probably someone who’s interested in better understanding yourself and what drives your behavior too. If you haven't studied psychology (or have forgotten everything you learned in school) this is a solid read to help enlighten you about human nature (from several different and frequently contradictory points of view).

Psychoanalytic doctrine holds that instinctual impulses repressed by consciousness remain in the unconscious and affect the subject. It is important to note that the unconscious is not observable by the patient: it is the psychoanalyst who must make these unconscious conflicts accessible through the interpretation of dreams and failed acts and free association. Social psychology could be defined as the study of the interaction of human beings, especially in groups and social situations, and highlights the influence of social situations on human behavior. More specifically, social psychology focuses on the scientific study of how people’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the real, imagined, or implied presence of other people. Gordon Allport.The best psychology books combine scientific rigour with accessible writing. We turned to some of the most eminent psychologists working today for their book recommendations. Psychology may not have all the answers, but it can help you have a better understanding of yourself and others; what motivates thoughts, feelings, and actions. Using the distilled knowledge of psychology presented in these books can empower you to make better decisions, control habits, be more motivated and productive, maybe even be a little happier. E si comincia poi ad entrare in quella che è davvero psicologia con Wundt, Ebbinghaus, Binet e Piaget. Nomi che mi hanno accompagnata per anni di studi.

What I found to be the most interesting part of this chapter was the section on 'Who teaches a child to hate and fear a member of another race?' Here, Kenneth Clark made very important discoveries on how society teaches kids to form prejudices at an early age. As far as Western psychology has come in the last 120 years or so, Eastern psychology is thousands of years older. Start Where You Are is based on what’s called Lojong that’s at least 300 years old. This mind training practice is based on 59 slogans or aphorism that demonstrate the brilliance of Buddhist psychology. And Chodren, a Western Buddhist teacher, does a beautiful job explaining the meaning behind these aphorisms. Often this ability is unknown to the individual and he/she discovers it only when he/she finds him/herself in the middle of a difficult situation that he/she manages to overcome thanks to his/her posture of fighting and moving forward. The idea to write a book about general psychology, is a good one, yet this book is a bad implementation.Psychology for adolescents is recommended when we observe important changes in the attitude of minors, beyond the usual alterations of this stage. This is especially characterized by periods of instability, and it is here where the therapist’s role plays a key role in accompanying the adolescent through these changes.