Psychology Study Guide

Cosmic Publications is proud to offer all of our readers our unofficial workbook of Brené Brown's book Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience. In our workbook, we will unpack the main points of Brown's book and provide you with the opportunity to practice the lessons taught. Here you will find the following tantalizing sections: Full chapter summaries, highlighted key takeaways, self-reflection questions, action step(s), and self-evaluation.

This is an audio summary of Make It Stick, a book that offers concrete techniques for becoming more productive learners.

Trauma is much closer to home than many of us think. It affects those fleeing wars and veterans returning from combat. Yet, it also affects those who grew up with alcoholics or those who were subjected to physical, emotional, or sexual abuse. In his book, Dr. Bessel van der Kolk goes into detail about how this changes the way we think and offers an in-depth look at the new treatments that can help overcome trauma and reshape the brain.

When you feel sad, angry, happy, or anxious, what is really going on inside of you? For centuries, scientists have believed that our emotions come from a part of the brain that is triggered by our environment: the excitement for an upcoming holiday, the fear of losing a loved one, or the anxiety of meeting a deadline for work. These emotions seem uncontrollable and as if they surface automatically from within, eventually finding themselves on the expressions of our faces and in how we carry ourselves. People have long believed this theory about emotions since the days of Plato.

The one real difference between the American press and the Soviet state newspaper Pravda was that the Russian people knew they were being lied to. To expose the lies our media tell us today, controversial journalist James O'Keefe created Project Veritas, an independent news organization whose reporters go where traditional journalists dare not. Their investigative work - equal parts James Bond, Mike Wallace, and Saul Alinsky - has had a consistent and powerful impact on its targets.

"The Psychology of Money" by Morgan Housel is a thought-provoking exploration of the complex relationship between human psychology and financial decision-making. Housel, a seasoned financial journalist, presents a captivating narrative that delves into the diverse stories and mindsets that shape our approach to money. Drawing on insights from history, economics, and behavioral psychology, he highlights the irrational behaviors and cognitive biases that often drive financial choices.

Our CLEP study guides are different! The Introductory Psychology CLEP Study Guide teaches you what you need to know to pass the CLEP test. This study guide is more than just pages of sample test questions. Our easy-to-understand study guide will teach you the information. We've condensed what you need to know into a manageable book - one that will leave you completely prepared to tackle the test. This study guide includes sample test questions that will test your knowledge and teach you new material. Anyone can take and pass a CLEP test. What are you waiting for?

"The Psychology of Money" by Morgan Housel is a thought-provoking exploration of the complex relationship between human psychology and financial decision-making. Housel, a seasoned financial journalist, presents a captivating narrative that delves into the diverse stories and mindsets that shape our approach to money. Drawing on insights from history, economics, and behavioral psychology, he highlights the irrational behaviors and cognitive biases that often drive financial choices.

Documenting the life of wandering spirits and their impact on vulnerable human targets, Susan Martinez offers a radical departure from the standard psychological explanations for a host of pathological behaviors - including multiple personality, autism, epilepsy, migraines, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, schizophrenia, anxiety, PTSD, self-destructive urges, and strange outbursts - and reveals that hallucinations are often true impressions of spirit input.

Criminal Psychology was published by Hans Gross in 1910, and stands to this day as the definitive manual for applied psychology in the legal field. With this book Gross re-examined the basic assumptions of the legal profession and rebuilt them from the ground up. His approach to psychology is as meticulous as his approach to the field of law, accepting and incorporating only those aspects of psychology which could be proven beyond a reasonable doubt, and applying them in a specific, focused manner.

Cosmic Publications is proud to provide all our listeners this unofficial summary of Emily Nagoski's book Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle. Our book gives you all the key points and takeaways from the original, and contains extra bonus sections such as trivia questions, discussion questions, and much, much more. We do hope you enjoy it.

This is an audio summary of Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself, a book that helps you confront your deeply ingrained habits, so you can start to make a change for the better.

Growing up, I’ve struggled with wearing different personality masks. I realized that unless I find my real self and discover my true personality type, there was a very good chance that I would never be able to enjoy healthy, happy, and meaningful relationships. So I looked at all the research I could find that could give me clues to my real personality. Ultimately, I stumbled upon this secret that would be responsible for helping me find my true type and finally be myself.

This is the audio summary of Switch, a book that explores how transforming your mindset can produce effective change.

Book summary of The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt.

Important note: This is an audiobook summary of Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb - this is not the original audiobook. Antifragile is a stand-alone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, The Black Swan, and The Bed of Procrustes.

Listen to this audio summary with key takeaways of Grit by Angela Duckworth.

Gustave Le Bon was an unorthodox thinker, a widely traveled man, and a true genius in the field of sociology. His understanding of group psychology is utilized by modern experts in the field and is illustrated superbly with this investigation of revolutions and the psychology that motivates them. Le Bon has been studied deeply by a number of influential world leaders, some famous and some infamous. These leaders include Theodore Roosevelt, Benito Mussolini, Vladimir Lenin, and Adolf Hitler, to name just a few of the most well-known.

Important note: This is a summary of The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer - this is not the original book. Original book description: What would it be like to free yourself from limitations and soar beyond your boundaries? What can you do each day to discover inner peace and serenity? The Untethered Soul - now a number one New York Times best seller - offers simple yet profound answers to these questions.

As a progressive commentator on Fox News and now CNN, Sally Kohn has made a career out of bridging intractable political differences, learning how to talk civilly to people whose views she disagrees with passionately. Famously "nice", she even gave a TED Talk about what she termed emotional correctness. But these days, even Kohn has found herself wanting to breathe fire at her enemies. It was time, she decided, to look into the ugliness erupting all around us.