Books in the Blackwell Brief Histories of Psychology series

Intelligence: A Brief History is a lively and accessible look at the origins of the field of intelligence. The book explores the nature and measurement of intelligence, examines approaches to teaching intelligence, and discusses individual and group differences in intelligence.

Traces the history of evolutionary thought in psychology and examines the complex and changing relations between psychology and evolutionary theory. This book explains evolutionary thought's banishment by behaviorism and cultural anthropology in the early 20th century, along with its eventual re-emergence through ethology and sociobiology.

Investigates the history of emotions across cultures as well as the evolutionary history of emotions and of emotional development across an individual's life span. This title examines key topics such as emotional intelligence, emotion and the brain, and emotional disorders.

Examines the origins of the field of stress research. This book explores different theories and models of stress such as the psychosomatic approach, homeostasis, and general adaptation syndrome. It also explains the origins of key concepts in stress such as stressful life events, the coronary-prone personality, and appraisals and coping.

examines the social and cultural contexts of the theories, development, and practice of hypnosis crosses disciplinary boundaries to explain current advances and controversies in hypnosis explores shifting beliefs about the nature of hypnosis investigates references to the apparent power of hypnosis over memory and personal identity.