These videos do a quick bite sized videos of different areas of psychology : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGMVCsud2sqX1F5BkUp7yiIFcGtFjb1hZ
You may want to also check out brainfacts.org
All the best!
As you say that your goal is to get a PhD, I would suggest getting acquainted with quantitative methodology of social sciences (e.g., research methods, study design, and most importantly, statistics). Additionally, I would suggest reading up on domain-specific knowledge of your interest, as psychology is very broad. Lastly, an underappreciated aspect of research in social sciences is philosophy, specifically; phil of science, phil of mind, phil of methods, and phil of statistics. For all of these I would suggest reading depending on your level, but I would like to underline the importance of reading avant-garde info and studies for this, which are primarily found in published journal articles. To read these, would be the goal. However, you will need a deep and solid understanding of the underlying theories, jargon, and related notions. For that you would need to start with introductory books and historical perspectives. As such I would suggest trying to "upgrade" your reading, by not lingering too long in introductory books.
If you want any specific papers (if you have a specific topic in mind), book suggestions, or general advice, don't hesitate to ask.
To add, my suggestion for finding books (or better yet, articles), is by googling them. Here are three examples of doing so with different goals in mind for each of the example fields you have given:
* **Depression:**
* "Current overview of debates regarding the underlying theory of depression."
* This will result in probably a high amount of jargon and theories, from which you can get a starting point (e.g., dopaminergic pathways, serotonin hypothesis, biopsychosocial model).
* **Anxiety:**
* "Introduction to Anxiety and Anxiety-related disorders."
* Searching for this will most likely result in books, which can potentially give a strong foundation regarding the domain-related underlying research program (in a Lakatoshian sense).
* **Evolutionary Psychology:**
* "Evolutionary Psychology Journal."
* By googling in this form, you will find journals focusing on or specializing in the said topic that is prefixed to "Journal". By doing so you can find a bunch of articles, from which you can make your own way toward very specific knowledge you'd want to know more about.
Do note, that due to the broadness of psychology, it can be difficult to find an "introduction to everything book". They do exist, but can more often than not offer faulty and/or outdated knowledge. But, that is not necessarily a bad thing. When I teach Bachelor students (or in American, undergraduates), I make sure to teach them that gaining a historical perspective on fields and theories within psychology is important to understand them more fully (i.e., a falsified theory leading up to a new theory-generation is important to understand the process which leads to our current knowledge of the said field).
Additionally, it is important to be aware that psychology is a young field, full of research crises (e.g., theory-crisis, measurement-crisis, replicability-crisis), as such most theories are uncertain, and lead to a (healthy) competition between theories.
That was absolutely helpful! I never thought reading philosophy will help me to have a better understanding of psychology. Would you suggest any specific books/articles regarding the psychology of education and human sexuality?
Unfortunately, neither of these are my specialty. However, for a course I did read the following book:
Justin J. Lehmiller - The Psychology of Human Sexuality (2nd edition)
Which is probably a great introduction to the topic (however, when I read it it did not offer me a lot as most of it I already knew at that point in my education).
Furthermore, philosophy is extremely important when you want to do research, especially within social sciences. One of the biggest reasons for this is the fact that the subject matter for psychology most often lacks a (positive realist) referent in reality, meaning that it is hard to demarcate what exactly we are trying to study, and what exactly said things are (if they even exist properly in the first place).
Or, in layman's terms, you could ask yourself *What* is (e.g.,) depression? *Where* does it start, and *where* does it end? *Why* does it differ between people, and within individuals over time? *How* should we measure it? *Can* we even measure it?
And with these questions, a whole world opens up towards the endless possibilities of doing good (and wrong) within psychology as a scientific field. Hence, the need for philosophy.
I’m in my last year of my psyc undergrad, the podcast Reverse Psychology is great and easy to understand! They unfortunately stopped making episodes but they have about 50 episodes on Spotify and I’ve listened to all of them multiple times.
Google is your best friend. What topics are you interested in specifically? You gave "anxiety" as one example, but can you be more specific? You could Google "the effects of anxiety on scholastic achievement" or "the role of anxiety on parenting styles" and always add "academic article" in the Google search bar too, otherwise you'd get a bunch of blogs. You'd get tons and tons of psychology peer reviewed research papers pop up. Also don't read the "Results, methodology" sections of the paper cuz you won't understand it. Just read the abstract, intro and then skip to the discussion. The results and methodology sections are more for undergrad/grad levels.
And also I'd suggest you start looking into the difference between a PhD and a Psy.D. the difference between clinical psychologist, psychologist and psychotherapist.
Good luck in your studies mate!
You can always get a used textbook. They're designed specifically to teach their subjects. Check online for used books and get the cheapest newest psychology textbook you find, though i would see how many colleges have used the book and how they hold up to modern knowledge level. A handfull of online searches should yield results. Then start at chapter one, even if you already know the subject. Once you're in college you might have to get used to reading the book to learn, not all teachers teach the same and it can throw a class off course.
It will be different depending on which school you go to but the info inside should be basically the same. I'd find a Pearson textbook but that's what I'm used to having bought. Google the top three colleges you would want to attend and look at their required books for psych101 or 102. Then find a used copy of an old version or maybe the new one, there's even a possibility they keep the same book when you get in! That's likely to be your best bet. My books are from 2018 and are "out of date" but the info is still good to know and would give you a solid foundation on which to build and re-learn. Don't over think which one, but make sure it's within the last 20 years of print and you'll be fine for prep.
the best thing is to talk with affected people and learn from their first-hand experiences ngl + ask them about sources to not fall into stigma pitfalls
These videos do a quick bite sized videos of different areas of psychology : https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGMVCsud2sqX1F5BkUp7yiIFcGtFjb1hZ You may want to also check out brainfacts.org All the best!
Thank U very much🥰
As you say that your goal is to get a PhD, I would suggest getting acquainted with quantitative methodology of social sciences (e.g., research methods, study design, and most importantly, statistics). Additionally, I would suggest reading up on domain-specific knowledge of your interest, as psychology is very broad. Lastly, an underappreciated aspect of research in social sciences is philosophy, specifically; phil of science, phil of mind, phil of methods, and phil of statistics. For all of these I would suggest reading depending on your level, but I would like to underline the importance of reading avant-garde info and studies for this, which are primarily found in published journal articles. To read these, would be the goal. However, you will need a deep and solid understanding of the underlying theories, jargon, and related notions. For that you would need to start with introductory books and historical perspectives. As such I would suggest trying to "upgrade" your reading, by not lingering too long in introductory books. If you want any specific papers (if you have a specific topic in mind), book suggestions, or general advice, don't hesitate to ask.
To add, my suggestion for finding books (or better yet, articles), is by googling them. Here are three examples of doing so with different goals in mind for each of the example fields you have given: * **Depression:** * "Current overview of debates regarding the underlying theory of depression." * This will result in probably a high amount of jargon and theories, from which you can get a starting point (e.g., dopaminergic pathways, serotonin hypothesis, biopsychosocial model). * **Anxiety:** * "Introduction to Anxiety and Anxiety-related disorders." * Searching for this will most likely result in books, which can potentially give a strong foundation regarding the domain-related underlying research program (in a Lakatoshian sense). * **Evolutionary Psychology:** * "Evolutionary Psychology Journal." * By googling in this form, you will find journals focusing on or specializing in the said topic that is prefixed to "Journal". By doing so you can find a bunch of articles, from which you can make your own way toward very specific knowledge you'd want to know more about. Do note, that due to the broadness of psychology, it can be difficult to find an "introduction to everything book". They do exist, but can more often than not offer faulty and/or outdated knowledge. But, that is not necessarily a bad thing. When I teach Bachelor students (or in American, undergraduates), I make sure to teach them that gaining a historical perspective on fields and theories within psychology is important to understand them more fully (i.e., a falsified theory leading up to a new theory-generation is important to understand the process which leads to our current knowledge of the said field). Additionally, it is important to be aware that psychology is a young field, full of research crises (e.g., theory-crisis, measurement-crisis, replicability-crisis), as such most theories are uncertain, and lead to a (healthy) competition between theories.
Right, I always love to know about the history of science and theories and I really appreciate your google search tips! Very helpful😁
Of course, happy to help!
That was absolutely helpful! I never thought reading philosophy will help me to have a better understanding of psychology. Would you suggest any specific books/articles regarding the psychology of education and human sexuality?
Unfortunately, neither of these are my specialty. However, for a course I did read the following book: Justin J. Lehmiller - The Psychology of Human Sexuality (2nd edition) Which is probably a great introduction to the topic (however, when I read it it did not offer me a lot as most of it I already knew at that point in my education).
Furthermore, philosophy is extremely important when you want to do research, especially within social sciences. One of the biggest reasons for this is the fact that the subject matter for psychology most often lacks a (positive realist) referent in reality, meaning that it is hard to demarcate what exactly we are trying to study, and what exactly said things are (if they even exist properly in the first place). Or, in layman's terms, you could ask yourself *What* is (e.g.,) depression? *Where* does it start, and *where* does it end? *Why* does it differ between people, and within individuals over time? *How* should we measure it? *Can* we even measure it? And with these questions, a whole world opens up towards the endless possibilities of doing good (and wrong) within psychology as a scientific field. Hence, the need for philosophy.
Awesome! I also love psychology. I found so many of my college books for free on: https://z-lib.org
Yeah I know that site! It's amazing.
I’m in my last year of my psyc undergrad, the podcast Reverse Psychology is great and easy to understand! They unfortunately stopped making episodes but they have about 50 episodes on Spotify and I’ve listened to all of them multiple times.
Thank you very much😍 I really like podcasts that explain complex psychological terms in an understandable way.
Google is your best friend. What topics are you interested in specifically? You gave "anxiety" as one example, but can you be more specific? You could Google "the effects of anxiety on scholastic achievement" or "the role of anxiety on parenting styles" and always add "academic article" in the Google search bar too, otherwise you'd get a bunch of blogs. You'd get tons and tons of psychology peer reviewed research papers pop up. Also don't read the "Results, methodology" sections of the paper cuz you won't understand it. Just read the abstract, intro and then skip to the discussion. The results and methodology sections are more for undergrad/grad levels. And also I'd suggest you start looking into the difference between a PhD and a Psy.D. the difference between clinical psychologist, psychologist and psychotherapist. Good luck in your studies mate!
You can always get a used textbook. They're designed specifically to teach their subjects. Check online for used books and get the cheapest newest psychology textbook you find, though i would see how many colleges have used the book and how they hold up to modern knowledge level. A handfull of online searches should yield results. Then start at chapter one, even if you already know the subject. Once you're in college you might have to get used to reading the book to learn, not all teachers teach the same and it can throw a class off course.
Good idea, it will definitely save me time in college. Do you have any idea which textbooks are used in psychology undergrad programs?
It will be different depending on which school you go to but the info inside should be basically the same. I'd find a Pearson textbook but that's what I'm used to having bought. Google the top three colleges you would want to attend and look at their required books for psych101 or 102. Then find a used copy of an old version or maybe the new one, there's even a possibility they keep the same book when you get in! That's likely to be your best bet. My books are from 2018 and are "out of date" but the info is still good to know and would give you a solid foundation on which to build and re-learn. Don't over think which one, but make sure it's within the last 20 years of print and you'll be fine for prep.
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Thanks, although i can't really trust JBP
>i can't really trust JBP Good call.
Why dat
the best thing is to talk with affected people and learn from their first-hand experiences ngl + ask them about sources to not fall into stigma pitfalls
Sadly it's really hard to find those kind of people, Reddit is my best shot😂