In his innovative manual, N. Smith brings together the diversity of the theoretical scientific heritage of psychology of the XX-XXI centuries. A brilliant compact presentation made it possible to collect in one edition sixteen modern psychological systems from good old psychoanalysis to a somewhat exotic social constructionism for Russia. Each new chapter of the book is devoted to one of the ten most influential contemporary trends: cognitive, humanistic, psychoanalytic, behavioral, environmental, phenomenological, postmodern, dialectical, interbehavioral and subjectivist. Methodologically clear contour of material submission makes it easy to compare systems, determine your own attitude and place in the scientific space of psychology and outline the directions of practical application of the knowledge gained. Amusement and ease of presentation make the almost impossible - chapter after chapter fit into the reader's mind, leaving no feeling of overwhelming mental labor.