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Old Jan 19, 2011, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by cutebagaddict08 View Post
I've taken abnomal psych, adult psych, psych nursing, intro to psych and life span psych in college. The classes were very interesting; I've taken them as college electives but not in an actual degree- so that's what I'm leaning towards now.
Yes, psych is very cool!
What books do you suggest to read for psych? I only have textbooks so far. lol.
That's really awesome! I suggest Phantoms in the Brain, by V.S. Ramachandran, M.D., PH.D. It's all about the most interesting case studies in psychology, and how they influenced the field itself. For example, there's a patient who goes blind, but instead of an absence of vision, he sees purely hallucinations. It's really cool. Blink by Malcolm Gladwell is amazing too. It's about the psychology about making quick decisions, and how they can be more accurate than decisions you spend a lot of time making. The other books I have are either info resource or textbooks.
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Thanks for this!
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