Table of Contents

Chapter 1 What is Psychology?
What is Psychology? * The Extent of Psychology * A Christian Approach to Psychology

Chapter 2 Worldview
Components of a Christian Worldview * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of God - Theism or Naturalism * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of God - Darwinian Evolution * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of God - Atheism

Chapter 3 Early Modern Psychology
The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Mankind * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Mankind - Sigmund Freud * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Mankind - Behaviorism * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Mankind - Reductionism * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Mankind - Humanism * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Mankind - Selfism

Chapter 4 Modern Psychology (Approach)
The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Knowledge * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Knowledge - Faith/Science Dichotomy * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Knowledge - All Truth is God's Truth * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Knowledge - General and Natural Revelation * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Knowledge - Empiricism * The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Knowledge - Bias and the Noetic Effect of Sin

Chapter 5 Modern Psychology (Philosophy)
The Development of Modern Psychology: View of Right and Wrong - Moral Relativism * View of the Causes of and Cures for Mental Pain * View of the Causes of and Cures for Mental Pain: Sin * View of the Causes of and Cures for Mental Pain: Counseling * View of the Causes of and Cures for Mental Pain: Criticisms of Counseling

Chapter 6 History
Modern Psychology: History * Modern Psychology: Structuralists * Modern Psychology: Functionalists * Modern Psychology: Behaviorism * modern Psychology: Freud * Modern Psychology: Humanism * Modern Psychology: Cognitivism * Modern Psychology: Neuro-biology

Chapter 7 Neurology
Modern Psychology: The Biological Components * The Brain * The Brain: The Cerebrum * The Brain: The Cerebellum * The Brain: The Medulla * The Brain and Behavior * The Brain and Behavior: Brain Injury * The Brain and Behavior: Brain Stimulation * The Brain and Behavior: Brain Imaging * Basic Units of the Nervous System: Nerves * The Peripheral Nervous System

Chapter 8 Sensation and Perception
Sensation and Perception * The Visual System * The Auditory System * The Olfactory System * The Gustatory System * The Cutaneous System * The Kinesthetic System * Extrasensory Perception and Paranormal Psychology

Chapter 9 Learning
Learning: Classical Conditioning * Learning: Operant Conditioning * Operant Conditioning: B. F. Skinner

Chapter 10 Varieties of Consciousness
Consciousness * States of Consciousness * Sleep * Dreams * Meaning of Dreams * A Christian View of Dreams * Hypnosis * Hypnosis: A Christian View? * Meditation * Psychoactive Drugs * Depressants: Alcohol * Depressants: Sedative-Hypnotics * Stimulants * Stimulants: Caffeine * Stimulants: Amphetamine & Methamphetamine * Stimulants: Cocaine * Stimulants: Nicotine * Opiates * Hallucinogens * Marijuana

Chapter 11 Language and Cognition
Language * Cognition * Cognitive Development

Chapter 12 Personality
Personality * Personality Tests * Theories of Personality: Sigmund Freud * Theories of Personality: Carl Jung * Theories of Personality: Alfred Adler * Theories of Personality: Albert Bandura * Theories of Personality: Carl Rogers * Abnormal Psychology * Classifying Mental Illnesses * Treatment * Integrating Psychology and a Christian Worldview?

Chapter 13 Research Methods