Psychology in Asia an introduction - Sun, Catherine Tien-Lun (Andover Cengage Learning Asia Pte Limited, 2016)
Preface -- About the editor -- 1. Introduction : what is psychology? / Bernard P. H. Wong -- 2. Research methods and statistics : what makes psychology believable? / Bernard P. H. Wong -- 3. Philosophical roots of Asian psychology : the place of Asia in world psychology / Catherine T. L. Sun -- 4. Biological psychology / W. O. Li -- 5. Consciousness : how we perceive and become aware of our world / W. O. Li -- 6. Learning and memory : how do we learn and retain new knowledge? / W. O. Li -- 7. Motivation and emotions : what guides our behavior? / Sharon Hsu -- 8. Human development : how do we become who we are? / Richard K. C. Lau -- 9. Gender and sexuality / Sharon Hsu -- 10. Personality : dimension, structure and development / Richard K. C. Lau -- 11. Psychological disorders / Sharon Hsu -- 12. Psychotherapies : what can be done when the mind is unwell? / Thomas A. Seay and Catherine T. L. Sun -- 13. Culture and social behavior / Catherine T. L. Sun -- 14. Health Psychology / Richard K. C. Lau -- 15. Positive psychology : how to live the good life / Thomas A. Seay -- 16. Tenets of Asian psychology / Catherine T. L. Sun -- 17. Psychology and the professions : what do students of psychology do when they graduate? / Catherine T. L. Sun -- 18. The next steps : the future of psychology / Bernard P. H. Wong -- Glossary -- References -- Answers to true/false quizzes -- Name index -- Subject index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 581-626) and indexes.
Keywords: Psychology -- Asia; Psychology -- History. -- Asia