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This book analyzes the social, psychological, and religious dimensions of a performance piece centered on death and resurrection, drawing on popular culture, shamanism, and the performing arts.

I>The Everything Psychology Book is an easy-to-follow guide to the experiments, theories, and principles that have shaped modern psychology and given us insights into human behavior. In years past, psychology had been criticized as the stuff of "head-shrinkers" and "quacks." Now the study of human behavior is universally accepted as a means for better understanding one's self and achieving inner peace and happiness. The Everything Psychology Book is an easy-to-follow guide to the experiments, theories, and principles that have shaped modern psychology and given us insights into human behavior. From learning and personality development to dreams and the unconscious, this straightforward primer explains how the brain works and how our enviroment affects thinking and behavior. In addition to the sceintific information, readers learn how to apply what we know about psychology to improve everyday lives.Lesley Bolton is a freelance writer and professional editor. She has a B.F.A. in writing, literature, and publishing from Emerson College. She is the author of The Everything Classical Mythology Book, The Everything Guide to Writing Children's Books, The Everything Homebuilding Book,and is the coauthor of The Everything Body Shaping Book.

A self-study and revision aid for all students of psychology. Each of the 31 chapters in the second edition of "Psychology: The Science of Mind & Behaviour" is covered by multiple-choice questions, self-assessment questions, lists of key terms and schematic representations of key concepts.