PSYCHOLOGY & PSYCHIATRY
Open Access* e-Books
(See also: Health)
*NOTE: A few titles in these lists are not formally Open Access, but all are free (no fee for e-access)
SEE ALSO: APA Dictionary of Psychology (free online dictionary)
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Cross-Cultural Psychology
: An Africentric Perspective
Publisher: Design House; IDRC
Year of publication: 2014
FREE DOWNLOAD:
https://www.iaccp.org/iaccp_publications/cross-cultural-psychology-an-africentric-perspective/
This book seeks to clarify the imbalance in the potentials of mainstream's explanative psychological theories and epistemology to discuss the behavioural manifestations of persons in non-western cultures. This accounts for the problems of understanding differences and similarities manifested in human functioning accounted for by cultural variations. The universality/diversity debate has been clearly addressed. Though behaviour is influenced through biological factors the implications of experiences drawn from one's environment cannot be underestimated. For example, cognitive behaviours can be well understood when findings of a study take into account the eco-cultural context and systems directing cognitive processes. At varying degrees, the 22 chapters exemplify the uniqueness of psychological processes related to cognition, perception, emotion, religion, language, parenting, and health practices. Thus the significance of cross-cultural psychology is its methodological approaches to explore diversity not deficits. In each of the various chapters, the richness of other cultures is demonstrated. The book lays emphasis on methodological approaches permitting the use of appropriate strategies to gain greater insight in cultural issues affecting development and human functioning having implications for testing as well as other applied fields of psychology. Western knowledge systems and research approaches should serve as a guide not as a major determinant of what and how research is conducted with Africans. Weaknesses in context-sensitive research methodologies therefore pose the greatest challenges for cross-cultural psychology in Africa. The book fills a gap in knowledge building and innovative thinking in cross-cultural research providing valuable information for policy development and developmental cooperation.
Disease Prevention and Healthy Lifestyles
(author: Trina DiGregorio)
Publisher: Lumen Learning
Year of publication: ? [no date given]
FREE DOWNLOAD: https://library.achievingthedream.org/monroecchealthed
This compilation has been developed by Trina DiGregorio, M.S., Adjunct Professor at Monroe Community College.
The framework for this online textbook was adapted from Contemporary Health Issues by Judy Baker, Ph.D., Dean of Foothill Global Access at Foothill College.
Contents Page:
I. Faculty Resources
1. Request Access
2. Attributions
3. I Need Help
II. Chapter 1: Introduction to Health and Wellness
4. Dimensions of Wellness
5. Healthy People 2020
6. Major Health Concerns
7. Risk Factors and Levels of Disease Prevention
8. Behavior Change and Goal Setting
III. Chapter 2: Physical Activity
9. Physical Activity Guidelines for Adults
10. Target Heart Rate Zone
11. Health Related Components of Physical Fitness
12. Health Benefits of Physical Activity
13. Developing a Personal Exercise Program
IV. Chapter 3: Stress Management
14. Stress Overview
15. Yerkes-Dodson Law
16. The Stress Response
17. Health Effects of Stress
18. Managing Stress
V. Chapter 4: Weight Management
19. Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity
20. Balancing Calories
21. Body Mass Index
22. Health Effects of Overweight and Obesity
VI. Chapter 5: Infectious Diseases
23. STD/STI Data
24. Influenza
25. Types of STDs/STIs
26. STD/STI Treatments
27. STD/STI Prevention
VII. Chapter 6: Relationships and Sexuality
28. Love and Attraction Theory
29. Healthy Relationships
30. Sex, Gender, and Sexuality
31. Effective Communication
32. LGBT Health
VIII. Chapter 7: Cardiovascular Disease
33. Heart Disease and Stroke Facts
34. Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
35. Types of Stroke
36. Metabolic Syndrome
37. Cholesterol Management
IX. Chapter 8: Cancer
38. Cancer Overview
39. Types of Cancer
40. Risk Factors for Cancer
41. Cancer Prevention
X. Chapter 9: Violence and Injury
42. Factors That Influence Violence
43. Intimate Partner Violence
44. Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence
45. Protecting Yourself from Relationship Violence
46. Unintentional Injuries
XI. Chapter 10: Drug Use and Addiction
47. Understanding Drug Use and Addiction
48. Health Effects of Drug Abuse
49. Consequences of Drug Abuse
50. Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction
51. Synthetic Drugs
XII. Chapter 11: Alcohol and Tobacco Use
52. Alcohol Facts
53. Health Effects of Alcohol Abuse
54. Rethinking Drinking
55. Tobacco Use
56. Quitting Smoking
XIII. Chapter 12: Nutrition
57. Nutrition Basics
58. Dietary Guidelines for Americans
59. Disease Risk and Nutrition
60. Nutrition Facts Label
61. Organic Foods
XIV. Chapter 13: Mental and Emotional Health
62. Mental Health Overview
63. Psychological Constructs
64. Anxiety Disorders
65. Depression
66. Suicide Prevention
67. Eating Disorders
XV. Chapter 14: Complementary and Integrative Health
68. Definition of Terms
69. Types of Complementary Health Approaches
70. Dietary Supplements
XVI. Chapter 15: Consumer Health
71. Finding Reliable Health Information
72. Health Fraud
73. Quick Tips for Evaluating Health Websites
Fundamentals of Psychological Disorders
(authors: Alexis Bridley and Lee W. Daffin Jr. )
Publisher: Washington State University
Year of publication: 2023 [3rd edition]
FREE DOWNLOAD: https://opentext.wsu.edu/abnormal-psych/
Fundamentals of Psychological Disorders (formerly Abnormal Psychology) is an Open Education Resource written by Alexis Bridley, Ph.D. and Lee W. Daffin Jr., Ph.D. through Washington State University which tackles the difficult topic of mental disorders in 16 modules and is updated through the DSM-5-TR. After the first three foundational modules, a discussion of mental disorders ensues to include depressive, anxiety, personality, schizophrenic, eating, and obsessive-compulsive to name a few.
Disorders are covered by discussing their clinical presentation, epidemiology, etiology, and treatment options.
Contents page:
Preface
Record of Changes
Part I. Setting the Stage
Module 1: What is Abnormal Psychology?
Module 2: Models of Abnormal Psychology
Module 3: Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Part II. Mental Disorders – Block 1
Module 4: Mood Disorders
Module 5: Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
Module 6: Dissociative Disorders
Part III. Mental Disorders – Block 2
Module 7: Anxiety Disorders
Module 8: Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders
Module 9: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Part IV. Mental Disorders – Block 3
Module 10: Feeding and Eating Disorders
Module 11: Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Part V. Mental Disorders – Block 4
Module 12: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
Module 13: Personality Disorders
Part VI. Mental Disorders – Block 5
Module 14: Neurocognitive Disorders
Module 15: Contemporary Issues in Psychopathology
Module 16: Disorders of Childhood Overview
Glossary
References
Index
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Integrating Everything
(Series: The Integrated Practitioner)
Publisher: CRC Press
Year of publication: 2020
This extraordinary new series (The Integrated Practitioner) fills a void in practitioner development and well-being. The books take a reflective step back from the tick-box, target-driven and increasingly regulated world of 21st century health practice; and invite us to revisit what health and health practice actually are. Building carefully on the science and philosophy of health, each book addresses the messy, complex and often chaotic world of real-life health practice and offers an ancient but now almost revolutionary understanding for students and experienced practitioners alike: that health practice is a fundamentally creative and compassionate activity. The series as a whole helps practitioners to redefine and recreate their daily practice in ways that are healthier for both patients and practitioners.
“Integrating Everything” is the fourth book in the series. It considers the 'we', the 'me' and the 'other' perspectives of books 1-3 and integrates everything into 'health practice' as a single entity. It recognises the multifaceted nature of healthcare, its different constraints and varied pressures, but also views it from a new perspective, fostering a happier, healthier and more skilful whole within the real-life, complex and often messy world of health practice. Brilliantly written, practitioners, students and trainees and GP trainers will find the enlightening, witty, conversational style a joy to read.
“Being a practitioner ... involves integration. It involves weaving together many threads into one whole tapestry. It involves taking a constrained and limited palate and painting freely. It may be a science, it may be technical, it may be psychological, it may be spiritual, but it is always an art, because it integrates everything in order to create. And what we create is better health.” --Justin Amery
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Introduction to Psychology
: The Full Noba Collection
Publisher: Noba
Year of publication: 2016
FREE READING ONLINE: http://noba.to/d95jpvm7
SEE ALSO: https://courses.lumenlearning.com/waymaker-psychology/
This textbook represents the entire catalog of Noba topics. It contains 101 learning modules covering every area of psychology commonly taught in introductory courses.
Table of Contents:
Psychology As Science
Why Science?
Thinking like a Psychological Scientist
Research Designs
Conducting Psychology Research in the Real World
Psychophysiological Methods in Neuroscience
Statistical Thinking
History of Psychology
The Replication Crisis in Psychology
Biological Basis of Behavior
Neurons
The Nervous System
The Brain
The Brain and Nervous System
Hormones & Behavior
Biochemistry of Love
Evolutionary Theories in Psychology
Epigenetics in Psychology
The Nature-Nurture Question
The Psychology of Human Sexuality
Human Sexual Anatomy and Physiology
Sensation and Perception
Sensation and Perception
Vision
Hearing
Taste and Smell
Touch and Pain
The Vestibular System
Time and Culture
Failures of Awareness: The Case of Inattentional Blindness
Multi-Modal Perception
Eyewitness Testimony and Memory Biases
Development
Research Methods in Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Development in Childhood
Social and Personality Development in Childhood
Adolescent Development
Attachment Through the Life Course
Emerging Adulthood
The Developing Parent
Aging
Cognition and Language
Attention
States of Consciousness
Consciousness
The Unconscious
Categories and Concepts
Intelligence
Judgment and Decision Making
Language and Language Use
Theory of Mind
Learning and Memory
Factors Influencing Learning
Conditioning and Learning
Memory (Encoding, Storage, Retrieval)
Forgetting and Amnesia
Social
An Introduction to the Science of Social Psychology
Research Methods in Social Psychology
Social Neuroscience
Social Cognition and Attitudes
The Family
Culture
Social Comparison
Persuasion: So Easily Fooled
Conformity and Obedience
Cooperation
Love, Friendship, and Social Support
The Psychology of Groups
Prejudice, Discrimination, and Stereotyping
Aggression and Violence
Helping and Prosocial Behavior
Relationships and Well-being
Positive Relationships
Attraction and Beauty
Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology
Personality
The Psychodynamic Perspective
Personality Traits
Self and Identity
Gender
Personality Stability and Change
Personality Assessment
Self-Regulation and Conscientiousness
Creativity
Self-Efficacy
Intellectual Abilities, Interests, and Mastery
Emotions and Motivation
Affective Neuroscience
Functions of Emotions
Emotion Experience and Well-Being
Emotional Intelligence
Culture and Emotion
Knowledge Emotions: Feelings that Foster Learning, Exploring, and Reflecting
Motives and Goals
Drive States
Psychological Disorders
History of Mental Illness
Therapeutic Orientations
Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
Anxiety and Related Disorders
Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
Autism: Insights from the Study of the Social Brain
Psychopathy
ADHD and Behavior Disorders in Children
Social Anxiety
Psychopharmacology
Well-Being
The Healthy Life
Happiness: The Science of Subjective Well-Being
Positive Psychology
Optimal Levels of Happiness
Community Psychology
Introduction to Community Psychology
Appendices
Vocabulary
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Mental Health Problems
: Theories and Treatments
Publisher: [Portland State University]
Year of publication: ? [no date given]
This book is written for a college level course in Abnormal Behavior.
With great appreciation, this book is adapted from two sources:
Essentials of Abnormal Psychology (2018) by Alexis Bridley PhD and Lee Daffin Jr. PhD, and published by https://opentext.wsu.edu/abnormalpsychology , // CC BY 4.0 ShareAlike
NOBA series on psychology at nobaproject.com, // CC BY 4.0 ShareAlike
Please see individual chapters for further citation information.
Contents Page:
Introduction
I. Main Body
1. Chapter I: History of Mental Illness
2. Chapter 2: Therapeutic Orientations
3. Chapter 4 Anxiety Disorders and OCD Related Disorders
4. Chapter/Lecture 5 Stress Disorders and Dissociative Disorders
5. Chapter/Lecture 6 Mood Disorders (Depressive Disorders and Bipolar Disorders)
6. Chapter/Lecture 8 Somatic Disorders
7. Chapter/Lecture 9 Eating Disorders
8. Chapter/Lecture 10 Substance Use Disorders
9. Chapter/Lecture 11 Sexuality and Gender Disorders
10. Chapter/Lecture 12 Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders
11. Chapter/Lecture 13 Personality Disorders
12. Chapter/Lecture 14 ADHD and Behavior Disorders in Children
13. Chapter/Lecture 15 Aging and Disorders of Aging and Cognition
14. Glossary
Appendix
Psychology
: 2e
(Senior contributing authors: RM Spielman; WJ Jenkins; MD Lovett)
Publisher: OpenStax
Year of publication: 2020 [See web version for most recent update]
FREE DOWNLOAD (and easy online reading): https://openstax.org/details/books/psychology-2e
Psychology 2e is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology 2e incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.
Contents:
Preface
Ch. 1 Introduction to Psychology
Ch. 2 Psychological Research
Ch. 3 Biopsychology
Ch. 4 States of Consciousness
Ch. 5 Sensation and Perception
Ch. 6 Learning
Ch. 7 Thinking and Intelligence
Ch. 8 Memory
Ch. 9 Lifespan Development
Ch. 10 Emotion and Motivation
Ch. 11 Personality
Ch. 12 Social Psychology
Ch. 13 Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Introduction
13.1 What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology?
13.2 Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees
13.3 Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work
13.4 Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design
Ch. 14 Stress, Lifestyle, and Health
Introduction
14.1 What Is Stress?
14.2 Stressors
14.3 Stress and Illness
14.4 Regulation of Stress
14.5 The Pursuit of Happiness
Ch. 15 Psychological Disorders
Introduction
15.1 What Are Psychological Disorders?
15.2 Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
15.3 Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
15.4 Anxiety Disorders
15.5 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
15.6 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
15.7 Mood and Related Disorders
15.8 Schizophrenia
15.9 Dissociative Disorders
15.10 Disorders in Childhood
15.11 Personality Disorders
Ch. 16 Therapy and Treatment
Introduction
16.1 Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present
16.2 Types of Treatment
16.3 Treatment Modalities
16.4 Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case
16.5 The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization
References
Index
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A Research Handbook for Patient and Public Involvement Researchers
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Year of publication: 2018
FREE DOWNLOAD: https://doi.org/10.7765/9781526136527
This handbook is written for patients and members of the public who want to understand more about the approaches, methods and language used by health-services researchers. Patient and public involvement (PPI) in research is now a requirement of most major health-research programmes, and this book is designed to equip these individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary for meaningful participation. Edited by award-winning mental-health researchers, the book has been produced in partnership with mental-health-service users and carers with experience of research involvement. It includes personal reflections from these individuals alongside detailed information on quantitative, qualitative and health-economics research methods, and comprehensively covers all the basics needed for large-scale health research projects:
systematic reviews; research design and analysis using both qualitative and quantitative approaches; health economics; research ethics; impact and dissemination.
This book was developed during a five-year research programme funded by the UK’s National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) called Enhancing the Quality of User Involved Care Planning in Mental Health Services (EQUIP). The handbook clearly outlines research practices, and gives an insight into how public and patient representatives can be involved in them and shape decisions. Each chapter ends with a reflective exercise, and there are also some suggested sources of additional reading.
People who get involved in health research as experts from experience now have a textbook to support their research involvement journey.
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Research Methods in Psychology
(author: Rajiv S. Jhangiani and others)
Publisher: [Kwantlen Polytechnic University]
Year of publication: 2019 [4th edition]
FREE DOWNLOAD: https://dx.doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/HF7DQ
[from the Preface:]
Psychology, like most other sciences, has its own set of tools to investigate the important research questions of its field. Unlike other sciences that are older and more mature, psychology is a relatively new field and, like an adolescent, is learning and changing rapidly. Psychology researchers are learning and changing along with the emerging science. This textbook introduces students to the fundamental principles of what it is like to think like a psychology researcher in the contemporary world of psychology research.
Historically, psychology developed practices and methods based on the established physical sciences. Unlike physical sciences, psychology had to grapple with the inherent variation among its subjects: people. To better account for this, we developed some practices and statistical methods that we (naïvely) considered to be foolproof. Over time we established a foundation of research findings that we considered solid.
In recent years, psychology’s conversation has shifted to an introspective one, looking inward and re-examining the knowledge that we considered foundational. We began to find that some of that unshakable foundation was not as strong as we thought; some of the bedrock findings in psychology were being questioned and failed to be upheld in fuller scrutiny. As many introspective conversations do, this one caused a crisis of faith.
Psychologists are now questioning if we really know what we thought we knew or if we simply got lucky. We are struggling to understand how what we choose to publish and not publish, what we choose to report and not report, and how we train our students as researchers is having an effect on what we call “knowledge” in psychology. We are beginning to question whether that knowledge represents real behaviour and mental processes in human beings, or simply represents the effects of our choice of methods. This has started a firestorm among psychology researchers, but it is one that needs to play out. For a book aimed at novice psychology undergraduates, it is tempting to gloss over these issues and proclaim that our “knowledge” is “truth.” That would be a disservice to our students though, who need to be critical questioners of research. Instead of shying away from this controversy, this textbook invites the reader to step right into the middle of it.
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Workplace Psychology
: Issues and Application
(author: Kris Powers)
Publisher: Chemeketa Press
Year of publication: 2019
FREE DOWNLOAD: https://pressbooks.pub/workplacepsychology/
This book is a compilation of open content for students of Psychology 104: Workplace Psychology at Chemeketa Community College.
Contents:
Copyright
I. Main Body
1. History of Industrial Organizational Psychology
2. Organizational Culture
3. Communications: Human Resources Perspectives
4. Organizational Change
5. Personality, Attitudes, and Behaviors
6. Stress and the Modern Workplace
7. Motivation in Groups
8. Ethics, Power, and Politics
9. Be a Leader
10. Fundamentals of Business
Acknowledgments
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