Description
Book SynopsisBiopsychology: The Basics is a concise, accessible and illuminating introduction to the field of biopsychology.
The book explores what psychology is in the broadest sense and how combining it with a biological perspective offers a deeper understanding of behavior and mental life. Key topics include the following:
â What biopsychology is: understanding the interaction of biology and psychology
â The biology of the brain and how to study it
â How psychological states are related to physiological processes
â The effects of drugs, both therapeutic and recreational, on behaviour and psychology
â How genes and the environment impact psychological development
â The biopsychology of cognition
â People in the world: understanding emotions, motivation and communication
â The biological basis of psychopathologies â causes, diagnoses and treatments
â Explanations, mechanisms and the biopsychology of consciousness
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