1 The search for the nature of the soul -- 2 The functional neuroanatomy of the limbic system -- 3 Neuro- and psychopharmacology -- 4 Neurophysiology -- 5 Developmental neurobiology -- 6 Emotion, motivation, personality and their neurobiological foundations -- 7 Neurobiological consequences of early stress experiences -- 8 Psychological and neurobiological foundations of consciousness -- 9 Nature, diagnosis and classification of mental illness -- 10 Psyche and mental illness - addiction -- 11 Psychotic illness ("schizophrenia") -- 12 Affective disorders using the example of unipolar depression -- 13 Anxiety disorders -- 14 Neuropsychotherapy - psychotherapy methods and their effects -- 15 Psychoneuroscience and its significance for practice. .