Psych The Story Of The Human Mind Paul Bloom by Paul Bloom instant download after payment.

A compelling & accessible new perspective on the modern science of psychology, based on one of Yale's most popular courses of all time

How does the brain—a 3-pound wrinkly mass—give rise to intelligence & conscious experience? Was Freud right that we are all plagued by forbidden sexual desires? What is the function of emotions such as disgust, gratitude, & shame? Renowned psychologist Paul Bloom answers these questions & many more in his riveting new book about the science of the mind.

Psych is an expert & passionate guide to the most intimate aspects of our nature, serving up the equivalent of a serious university course while being funny, engaging, & full of memorable anecdotes. But Psych is much more than a comprehensive overview of the field of psychology. Bloom reveals what psychology can tell us about the most pressing moral & political issues of our time— belief in conspiracy theories, the role of genes in explaining human differences, & the nature of prejudice & hatred.

"Bloom doesn't hesitate to remove some of the icons of his discipline from their pedestals, men like Sigmund Freud, B.F. Skinner & Jean Piaget. Bloom, respectfully but determinedly, proceeds to expose the flaws in their theories. 

After a sobering chapter on the challenges of diagnosing & treating mental illness, Bloom finally considers the relatively new subject of positive psychology, something he calls a "messy field" that he says has some great scholars, along with "no shortage of hucksters." And as he concludes this fascinating journey across his sprawling subject, he urges his readers to approach the field to which he's devoted his life with two attitudes: humility & optimism. "The more you look at the mind & how it works from a serious scientific point of view," he writes, "the more you appreciate its complexity, its uniqueness, & its beauty." --Harvey Freedenberg, freelance reviewer