Table of Contents
Part 1 Exploring Psychology
Chapter 1 What Is Psychology? 8
Chapter 2 Where's the Proof? 16
Part 2 Mind and Body Working Together
Chapter 3 Is Putting On Your Socks a Superpower? 26
Chapter 4 How Does the Brain Work? 36
Part 3 The One and Only Me
Chapter 5 What Makes Me "Me"? 50
Chapter 6 What Does It Mean to Be a Boy or a Girl? 62
Part 4 Learning and Growing
Chapter 7 How Did You Learn That? 74
Chapter 8 What Does It Mean to Be Smart? 84
Chapter 9 How Do You Remember? 96
Chapter 10 How Do We Think? 106
Chapter 11 How Do You Change As You Grow? 116
Part 5 Understanding Feelings
Chapter 12 How Do You Feel? 128
Chapter 13 What Motivates You? 138
Part 6 Caring for Yourself
Chapter 14 What Is Stress? 150
Chapter 15 Why Do You Spend So Much Time Sleeping? 160
Part 7 Taming Emotions
Chapter 16 What Helps People Do Well? 170
Chapter 17 What About When It All Feels Like Too Much? 180
Part 8 Living With Others
Chapter 18 Why Are Other People So Important? 192
Chapter 19 How Can You Understand Other People's Experiences? 202
Chapter 20 Is Conflict Part of Being Human? 212
Part 9 Planning for a Better World
Chapter 21 Can Psychology Help Save Planet Earth? 224
Glossary 234
Index 248
About the Authors 256