Description: Ever wonder what Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Karen Horney or Melanie Klein really stood for, or what kind of psychology they practiced? How to tell clinical mental illnesses like manic depression and schizophrenia from more common personality disorders? The true meaning of theories such as nature vs. nurture, cognitive therapy, and the Oedipus complex? Lie down on the couch with The Complete Idiot's Guide to Psychology -- a fascinating yet easy-to-understand guide to a field that for many remains shrouded in mystery or hocus-pocus. Learn exactly what psychology is (as opposed to, say, psychiatry), how it has evolved and splintered off over the years, and what issues have created controversy within the field -- and continue to today, such as the ongoing talk vs. drug therapy debate. Then discover how psychology affects our personal, daily lives by taking the book's several fun and revealing personality quizzes and profiles. It's all in your head -- and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Psychology shows you exactly what's there!

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