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[Anonymous No.22368413]

What are some good books about psychology?

[Anonymous No.22368438]

>>22368413
Depends on what school of psychology you’re looking for. There are many but I just woke up and maybe someone else can assist you.

[Anonymous No.22369814]

>>22368413
It's a highly controversial subject nowadays because it's become loaded with political dogma. For instance, I've got an 800-page introductory volume that contains no mention of Jung ...
My advice is start at the beginning, with something like pic related.

[Anonymous No.22369838]

>>22368413
book of job

[Anonymous No.22369850]

>>22368413

>"Thinking, Fast and Slow" by Daniel Kahneman:
This book delves into the two systems that drive our thinking - the fast, intuitive system and the slower, more deliberate system. Kahneman, a Nobel laureate in economics, explores how these systems shape our decisions, biases, and judgments.

>"The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" by Oliver Sacks:
Oliver Sacks, a neurologist and writer, presents a collection of clinical tales that highlight the intriguing and often bizarre cases he encountered during his medical career. These stories shed light on the complexities of the human brain and its disorders.

>"Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion" by Robert B. Cialdini:
Cialdini explores the psychology behind why people say "yes" and how compliance can be achieved through various psychological principles. This book is particularly relevant for understanding the mechanics of persuasion and marketing.

>"The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business" by Charles Duhigg:
Duhigg delves into the science of habits, explaining how they form, how they can be changed, and how they impact our personal and professional lives. This book offers valuable insights for personal development and behavioral change.

>"Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" by Angela Duckworth:
Duckworth examines the concept of grit - the combination of passion and perseverance - and how it's a better predictor of success than talent alone. This book explores the psychology of achievement and the role of effort in reaching one's goals.

>"Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ" by Daniel Goleman:
Goleman discusses the importance of emotional intelligence in our lives, arguing that factors like self-awareness, empathy, and social skills can be more critical for success and well-being than traditional intelligence measures.

>"Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience" by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi:
Csikszentmihalyi introduces the concept of "flow," a state of complete immersion and focus in an activity. He explores how achieving this state can lead to increased happiness and personal fulfillment.

>"Stumbling on Happiness" by Daniel Gilbert:
Gilbert presents insights from psychology and neuroscience to explain how our brains perceive and pursue happiness. He highlights the gap between what we think will make us happy and what actually does.

>"Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation" by Daniel J. Siegel:
Siegel combines psychology and neuroscience to explore the concept of "mindsight," which involves understanding one's own mind and using that insight for personal growth and transformation.

>"Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking" by Susan Cain:
Cain examines the world of introverts and extroverts, discussing the strengths and potential of introverted personalities in various contexts, from workplaces to schools.

[Anonymous No.22370094]

>>22368413
The Holy Bible

[Anonymous No.22370153]

>>22370094
This only answers the question, "What are some side-effects of psychology?"

[Anonymous No.22370593]

psychology bros
how do you live with a narcissist

[Anonymous No.22370599]

>>22370593
Don't.
Chuck them like a live grenade.

[Anonymous No.22370724]

To be honest Anon there really is no one psychology as far as I can tell. The discipline seems to lack an overarching unified theory. Modern psychology seems to be insecure about its place as a science and his heavily invested in appearing to be a hard science so it marginalizes the older more theoretical schools. From an outsiders perspective on modern psychology they are concerned with physical neuroscience and neurotransmitter mostly in the interest of simple diagnosis according to symptom clusters managed through drugs. This is in my opinion is biased by the shape of the business of explaining things in a way insurance companies understand.

That said here are some recs I have read or am going to read soon.

Introduction to psychology: Psychological Science by Mike Gazzaniga

Neuropsychology: Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain, Jones & Bartlett

Evolutionary psychology: Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind David Buss

Freudian Psychology: Freud and Beyond Steven Mitchel

Jungian Psychology: pic related

If you want to go that route try However there are other approaches to ps

[Anonymous No.22370729]

>>22370724
>This is in my opinion is biased by the shape of the business of explaining things in a way insurance companies understand.
how unfortunate

[Anonymous No.22370734]

>>22370724
Ignore the last sentence I was going to say something but changed my mind and forgot to delete. It wasn’t important.

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[Anonymous No.22370784]

>>22370734
The problem is three fold. First taking a purely physicalist paradigm it is basically assumed that all mental health conditions are caused by problems with the brain. That could be trauma or chemical imbalance. In my personal experience it is not considered that it could be the other way round. That chemical imbalances in the brain were caused by mental problems stemming from any number of circumstances. Second assuming a purely physical cause many diagnosis like ADHD, depression, autism, are diagnosed based on filling out a self reported number of scaled symptoms and family history. If you reach, for what all I could tell is an arbitrary amount of points in certain symptom clusters that qualifies you as having that diagnosis. This diagnostic criteria is determined by things like the DSM5 which appears to be based on consensus rather than hard data as it has been changed for political reasons multiple times. Further there doesn’t appear to be any clear understanding of an underlying condition or conditions that could provoke the symptoms. These diagnoses could be brought about in theory by things like heavy metal pollution, inflammation, vitamin deficiencies, gut micro biome problems, food allergies, and etc. However I am not a doctor I am just reporting my personal experience and what other doctors have said and they could be wrong about this. The final problem is that is easier to sell insurance companies on the fact that they are paying to give a patient a pill than it is to pay for talk therapy. The pills have more quantitative data and scientific aura then paying for cognitive behavioral therapy or Jungian dream analysis. Although in my experience pills never did anything for we and I didn’t start to get better until I began doing therapy on myself to change the way I saw the world and lived my life.

[Anonymous No.22370798]

>>22370599
what if that's not an option

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[Anonymous No.22370904]

>>22370798
Why, are you and the narcissist glued together by epoxy or something?

[Anonymous No.22370930]

>>22370784
Thank you for this. I will soon be studying Psych in Canadian Uni and this feels like a proper lowdown on some of what I'll find there.

[Anonymous No.22370935]

>>22369814
Psychoanalysis has never cured anyone.

[Anonymous No.22370967]

>>22370153
More like what the understanding and manipulation of psychology is capable of.
>>22368413
Any Jung works. The best school of psychology is the most abstract one. Don't listen to faggots like this >>22369850 with their nytimes best sellers watch mojo pamphlet lists.

[Anonymous No.22370995]

>>22370593
Establish a boundary, air resentments and feelings and never compromise (unless it's fair and made in good faith which with a narcissist it won't be)

[Anonymous No.22371017]

>>22370967
That was a GPT post anon. You couldn't tell?

[Anonymous No.22371061]

>>22370995
is it even possible to establish a boundary
whats air resentments you mean express resentments

[Anonymous No.22371062]

>>22370935
it's a racket for the jews

[Anonymous No.22371064]

Genealogy of morals

[Anonymous No.22371259]

>>22371017
Chat GTP is the normie concentrate, and normies can be anywhere. Watch the next thread this shit would be posted but unironically.

[Anonymous No.22372035]

Jung's Psychological Types

[Anonymous No.22372046]

>>22368413
The art of human hacking has everything you need to understand the vultures of the modern world.

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[Anonymous No.22372091]

>>22368413
Sadly, Porn

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[Anonymous No.22372100]

>>22372096
>>22372092
>>22372089
What happens if I read ALL of these?

[Anonymous No.22372104]

>>22372100
You become a pseud.

[Anonymous No.22372117]

>>22372100
you become a well-rounded person

[Anonymous No.22372125]

Isn't past knowledge of psychology taught in books obsolete now when seeking to understand the mind of young people ( under 30) because the current generation is entirely unable to think or feel emotions properly?

[Anonymous No.22372130]

>>22372125
>when seeking to understand the mind of young people
why would anyone give a fuck about doing that

[Anonymous No.22372187]

>>22372125
Paychology as a field, as opposed to neuroscience, is 90% fraud. Obsolescence is the wrong way to look at it. The best you can do is find specific authors.

[Anonymous No.22372211]

>>22372130
If you want to become a psychologist, naturally you'll come across many young people.

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[Anonymous No.22372499]

>>22369850
seekhelp

[Anonymous No.22372501]

>>22372235
remember to cope and seethe!

[Anonymous No.22372505]

>>22372187
then why the fuck do people go to clinical psychologists for? are they getting scammed?

[Anonymous No.22372509]

>>22372499
remember to cope and seethe!

[Anonymous No.22373270]

>>22372509
jej

[Anonymous No.22373285]

>>22372505
People want a solution to their psychological problems. The only way our civilization knows how to solve a problem is with credentialed experts and institutions. A market exists, a product is spun up, it sells because it exists and how could it exist if there was nothing to it?

[Anonymous No.22373369]

>>22368413
The Interpretation of Dreams, Three Essays on Sexuality, The Ego and the Id, The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense. There's lots more to psychoanalysis, but this is a good starter pack to put things in historical context.

[Anonymous No.22373637]

>>22372091
People aren’t ready for this book. TLP wrote that as an anti meme book anyone not familiar with his blog will get filtered by his writing. Most people don’t want to read hundreds of pages of bad cuck erotic and questionable media analysis while getting screamed at and called a narcissist who can’t do math and doesn’t understand the esoteric interpretation of The Giving Tree. It’s an okay book if you are already familiar with TLP’s writing but it’s not for everyone.

[Anonymous No.22373675]

>>22370930
It’s a bit of an outsiders perspective but I have thought about pursuing becoming a Jungian Analyst myself as I found deeply spiritual and meaningful change of my psyche was what helped lift me out of despair. However when interacting with mainstream psychologists they skewed towards dogmatic defence of the current academic and political consensus.

[Anonymous No.22373683]

>>22368413
I enjoyed this