When I started my first psychology course I couldn't understand the separation between the different subjects, or disciplines, in psychology. Developmental psychologists aren't that much different from cognitive psychologists - they both study mental events and processes - but one almost never refers to the other. Why?

My first impression was that psychology's disciplines were simply an historical accident, whose momentum had not yet dissipated. But a series of articles I discovered on unity in psychology began to open my eyes to myriad discussion about unity in psychology.

Follow the search from the start:

• Unifying Psychology
• Unity: Gregg Henriques
• Unity: Psychology Defined
• Unity's Enemy: Complacency
• Unity: Disorganisation in Psychology
• Unity: The Cognitive Revolution Unifies
• Unity: Fuzzy Terminology
• Unity: Psychology is the Mother of All Sciences
• Unity: A Noble Quest
• Unity: Avoiding Critical Reflection?
• Unity: Support From Cognitive Science
• Reflecting on Unity
• Unity: Toward a Useful Mass Movement

Making Habits, Breaking Habits

In his new book, Jeremy Dean--psychologist and author of PsyBlog--looks at how habits work, why they are so hard to change, and how to break bad old cycles and develop new healthy, creative, happy habits.

→ "Making Habits, Breaking Habits", is available now on Amazon.

Reviews
The Bookseller, “Editor’s Pick,” 10/12/12 “Sensible and very readable…By far the most useful of this month’s New You offerings.”

Kirkus Reviews, 1/1/13 “Making changes does take longer than we may expect—no 30-day, 30-pounds-lighter quick fix—but by following the guidelines laid out by Dean, readers have a decent chance at establishing fulfilling, new patterns.”

Publishers Weekly, 12/10/12 “An accessible and informative guide for readers to take control of their lives.”

→ You can dip into the first chapter, or check it out on Amazon.com.