MEDICAL ANNUAL

UNLIKE many writers for non-professional students of psychology, the author of this work does not attempt to minimise the difficulty of the subject, nor does she seek to evade problematical conclusions by specious dogmatism. The book consists of two parts, the first dealing with the scope and method of psychology, and the second with some of the general problems of the subject. This latter part brings before the reader the fascinating but bewildering array of problems with which the modern psychologist is confronted. The reader is not left with the idea that having perused this book he knows everything about psychology, but he will feel that he has an excellent basis for continued study. The general plan is original, and while incorporating much of the work of such writers as James, McDougall, Freud, and Jung, yet it is much more than a mere compilation of the work of others. It will be of the greatest value not only to the beginner but also to any reader who wishes to get a clear survey of the state of psychology at the present time.An Introduction to Psychology.By S. S. Brierley Pp. viii + 152. (London: Methuen and Co., Ltd., 1921.) 5s. net.