The book by David Myers, an American social psychologist, researcher and popularizer of science, is written for students of psychological faculties, but they recommend it, in general, to everyone who is interested. Eight hundred-odd pages of this textbook cover all aspects of general psychology: from genetics and child development to motivation and mental illness. Myers fans have a special respect for the numerous illustrations, quotes, and links to modern research.
“Sometimes the excitation reaction to one event switches to the reaction to the next event. Imagine that after an energizing run, you returned home and found out that you got the coveted job. Having residual excitement after a run, will you feel more delight than if you receive this news when you wake up after a nap? ”
"Introduction to Psychoanalysis" https://medium.com/@zackhargrovejr/my-dog-ate-my-homework-how-to-come-out-as-winner-8b8a04fe02c6
Sigmund Freud
Classics of the genre. One of the main works of the father of psychoanalysis in the form of a series of lectures, which he gave in 1915-1917. About dreams, neuroses and erroneous actions. Freud's theoretical principles and methods of psychoanalysis caused a powerful wave of criticism, but at the same time influenced the mindset of all subsequent psychologists and psychiatrists.
“... neurosis is the result of a kind of ignorance, ignorance of mental processes, which should be known. It would be very similar to Socrates' famous theory, according to which even vices are based on ignorance. "
"Essays on the psychology of the unconscious"
Carl Gustav Jung
Translation of two volumes of the writings of Carl Jung, revealing the main provisions of his analytical psychology. The collection contains essays on which modern psychology has largely grown: “Psychoanalysis”, “Eros Theory”, “Another point of view: the will to power”, “The problem of the type of attitude”, “Personal and collective (or translational) unconscious”, “ A synthetic or constructive method. ” The work just as important for getting acquainted with the basics of psychology is the same as Freud's Introduction to Psychoanalysis, but closer to the modern understanding of the subject.
“Despite the many indignant assurances to the contrary, the fact remains that love, with its problems and conflicts, is fundamental to human life and, as careful research shows, is much more important than the individual himself suggests.”
Philosophy
Philosophy: A Short Course
Paul Kleinman
Blogger and writer Paul Kleinman skillfully creates encyclopedias of scientific theories. In this book, he collected almost all philosophical movements and schools: from pre-Socratics to the philosophy of religion. Here there is a theory, and thought experiments, and curious facts from the life of philosophers.
“Sartre believed that a person is determined not by an innate nature, but by his consciousness and self-consciousness, which can change. If a person thinks that his perception of himself is determined by a place in the social hierarchy or his views cannot change, he is deceiving himself. The common phrase “I am who I am” is also nothing more than self-deception. ”
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