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Classic case studies in psychology / Geoff Rolls.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rolls, G. W. P., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychology, Pathological--Case studies.
- Psychology, Pathological.
- Human behavior.
- Psychotherapy--Case studies.
- Psychotherapy.
- Human behavior--Case studies.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 364 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- Fourth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : New York : Routledge, 2020.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Cognitive psychology p. 5
- 1 The man who couldn't forget: the story of Solomon Shereshevsky ('S') p. 7
- 2 The man who lived for the present: the story of H.M. p. 21 / Henry Gustav Molaison
- 3 The man who was disappointed with what he saw: the story of S.B. p. 34
- 4 Kim Peek: the real Rain Man p. 43
- 5 Holly Ramona and the nature of memory p. 55
- Part 2 Social psychology p. 67
- 6 The girl who cried murder: the story of Catherine 'Kitty' Genovese p. 69
- 7 Jonestown and the dangers of obedience p. 79
- 8 The end of the world is nigh: the case of Dorothy Martin p. 97
- 9 Bad apples or bad barrels? Lynndie England, Abu Ghraib and Stanford Prison p. 114
- Part 3 Developmental psychology p. 129
- 10 Innocence lost: the story of Genie p. 131
- 11 The boy who was never a girl: the story of David Reimer p. 147
- 12 The 'wild boy of Aveyron': the story of Victor p. 163
- 13 Two little boys: the story of Little Albert and Little Peter p. 181
- 14 The 'Jim twins': identical yet raised apart p. 197
- Part 4 Individual differences p. 205
- 15 The boy who needed to play: the story of Dibs p. 207
- 16 The man who was turned on by prams and handbags p. 218
- 17 Freud's analysis of phobia in a young boy: the story of Little Hans p. 234
- 18 The three faces of Eve: the story of Chris Sizemore p. 245
- 19 The boy who couldn't stop washing: a story of OCD p. 263
- Part 5 Physiological psychology p. 269
- 20 The men who didn't sleep: the story of Peter Tripp and Randy Gardner p. 271
- 21 The man who lived with a hole in his head: the story of Phineas Gage p. 280
- 22 The man with no brain? p. 291
- 23 Charles Decker - natural born killer? The case of the 'crocodile man' p. 299
- Part 6 Comparative psychology p. 315
- 24 Talking to the animals: Washoe and Roger Fouts p. 317
- 25 Signposting approaches, issues and debates p. 333.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 2015.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780367267087
- 036726708X
- 9780367267094
- 0367267098
- OCLC:
- 1138895449
- Publisher Number:
- 99983279309
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