The Psychology of Everything series – Review

Routledge have released the first wave in a series of A-Z psychology books. I was lucky enough to get my hands on the first wave so I thought I would review them now I have had a chance to read them all.

The series involves short books (around 120 pages each) which are packed with information, current theories and recent academic research in the field. I found them extremely interesting reads packed with useful information. They’ve very easy to read and any complex theories or ideas that are discussed are explained well so anyone, even those not studying psychology, could quite easily pick up a book and understand what is being discussed.

One book I found particularly useful in the first instalment, is the psychology of gardening. As my dissertation was on the benefits of nature and in particular gardening, it was a very informative and interesting read. The book looked at the recent directions in nature based therapies and the benefits for gardening across the lifespan. Particular interest was on people who may not have access to gardening and how similar people with access to gardening experience many more benefits and higher levels of wellbeing than their counterparts with no access to gardening.

Overall I think these are a great series of mini guides, you can quite comfortable read one in a day and they are filled with information. They could come in quite handy for students studying a particular module, say on gender for example, to give a broad overview of the psychology, theories and research around the subject. I thoroughly enjoyed reading them and am looking forward to the next instalment of them.

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