Psychology book recommendations
Hey friends! :D
I have always loved psychology and I recently started doing leisure reading and I wanted to get some recommendations for books on psychology. It could be any topic as long as it deals with psychology or even sociology.
Thank you everyone!
@TheToastGod
Hey there, great question and subject choice(s). :)
My favorite book pertaining to psychology at the moment is The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon. If you have a particular interest in mental health, this is an excellent option. It includes a well-researched, comprehensive history of depression and its various treatment plans, supplemented with a vast array of anecdotes from Solomon and his friends or acquaintances, many of them from other cultures. It is surprisingly moving. He also has a few Ted talks that I highly recommend, as well.
There is a book written by a trauma expert called The Body Keeps the Score. I am probably going to misspell the author's name: Bessel van der Kolk. For an interesting book about human sexuality, there is a book called Sex Before Dawn, which discusses the topic from a sociological, psychological, historical, anthropological, and biological perspective.
One of the fathers of Cognitive Therapy, Aaron Beck, has some amazing books. It's like taking a class, and it's very organized and pragmatic. It feels so good to read, it clears my head. My mind feels sharper when I am done reading a few pages. He has books for depressions, anxiety, etc.
