The energies of men : a study of the fundamentals of dynamic psychology / William McDougall.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introductory -- 2. Schools of personality -- 3. The simpler forms of mental life -- 4. What is the innate basis of instinctive behaviour? -- 5. Behaviour of higher animals -- 6. The comparative method applied to the problem of the native endowment of man -- 7. The innate propensities and abilities of man -- 8. Natural man and social man -- 9. The mind in action -- 10. The role of pleasure and pain -- 11. The blending of feeling with emotion -- 12. Disposition, temper, temperament, and character -- 13. Organization of the affective life -- 14. The sentiments -- 15. Tastes -- 16. Subconscious working of tendencies -- 17. Disorder of mental function -- 18. Amnesia and other dissociative symptoms -- 19. Functional disorder of the repressive type -- 20. Compulsions and obsessions -- 21. Mental hygiene and treatment -- 22. Some fundamentals of the physiology of the brain -- 23. Learning and the steering processes -- 24. Personality.

First published in 1932, this is a simplified condensation of the author's two volumes, 'An Outline of Psychology' and 'An Outline of Abnormal Psychology', which together give a comprehensive survey of the principles and findings of modern psychology. First published in 1932, the original blurb states: "This is a simplified condensation of the author's two volumes, An Outline of Psychology and An Outline of Abnormal Psychology, which together give a comprehensive survey of the principles and findings of modern psychology. This is designed as an introduction to the scientific study of man and society for those who have not time or inclination to pursue the more recondite problems of mind. It is suitable for college use in the introductory course. It concentrates on the dynamics of the human organism and aims to give the student that minimum acquaintance with psychology without which he is not fitted to be a citizen of the modern world." Today it can be read and enjoyed in its historical context.

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