Internationalizing the Psychology Curriculum in the United States

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Leong, Frederick T.L (Editor), Pickren, Wade E. (Editor), Leach, Mark M. (Editor), Marsella, Anthony J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: International and Cultural Psychology,
• Subjects: Psychology.; Higher education.; Cross-cultural psychology.; Cross Cultural Psychology.; Higher Education.

Not long ago, psychology held that its Western-based tenets were universal truths applicable throughout the world. From this early naïve assumption, the discipline has evolved to realize the need for cross-cultural competence in both practice and research. Today, commitment to professional ethics an...

Table of Contents:

• Challenges of a Global Era
• History and Systems of Psychology
• Developmental Psychology
• Social Psychology
• Personality
• Testing and Assessment
• Gender and Psychology
• Clinical Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Health Psychology
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Ethnopolitical Psychology
• Professional Psychology
• Conclusion.