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Family therapy, also referred to as couple and family therapy and family systems therapy, is a branch of psychotherapy that works with families and couples in intimate relationships to nurture change and development. It tends to view these in terms of the systems of interaction between family members. It emphasizes family relationships as an important factor in psychological health. As such, family problems have been seen to arise as an emergent property of systemic interactions, rather than to be blamed on individual members. Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) are the most specifically trained in this type of psychotherapy. Image File history File links Gnome-globe. ... Psychotherapy is an interpersonal, relational intervention used by trained psychotherapists to aid clients in problems of living. ... a family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 Family is a Western term used to denote a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups linked through descent (demonstrated or stipulated) from a common ancestor, marriage or adoption. ... An intimate relationship is a particularly close interpersonal relationship. ... For other uses, see System (disambiguation). ... A termite cathedral mound produced by a termite colony: a classic example of emergence in nature. ...

Family therapists may focus more on how patterns of interaction maintain the problem rather than trying to identify the cause, as this can be experienced as blaming by some families. It assumes that the family as a whole is larger than the sum of its parts. Family therapy may also be used to draw upon the strengths of a social network to help address a problem that may be completely externally caused rather than created or maintained by the family.

Family therapy practitioners come from a range of professional backgrounds, and some are specifically qualified or licensed/registered in family therapy (licensing is not required in some jurisdictions and requirements vary from place to place). In the UK, family therapists are usually psychologists, nurses, psychotherapists, social workers, or counselors who have done further training in family therapy, either a diploma or an M.Sc.; however, in the U.S., there is a specific license as a Marriage and Family therapist. Licensure refers to the granting of a license (in the US, whilst, elsewhere the term registration is used), usually to work in a particular profession. ... A psychologist is a person who studies psychology, the systematic investigation of the human mind, including behavior, cognition, and affect. ... This article is about the occupation. ... Psychotherapy is a set of techniques believed to cure or to help solve behavioral and other psychological problems in humans. ... Social Workers are concerned with social problems, their causes, their solutions and their human impacts. ... Look up Counselor in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Diploma from Mexico City College, 1948 (in Latin) A diploma (from Greek δίπλωµα diploma) is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ...

Family therapy has been used effectively where families, and or individuals in those families experience or suffer:

• serious psychological disorders (e.g. schizophrenia, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, conduct disorders, ADHD, addictions and eating disorders);
• interactional and transitional crises in a family’s life cycle (e.g. conflict, estrangement, divorce, child and adolescent issues);
• as a support of other psychotherapies and medication.

Methodology

It uses a range of counseling and other techniques including: The word counseling or counselling comes from the Middle English counseil, from Old French conseil, from Latin cōnsilium; akin to cōnsulere, to take counsel, consult. ...

• psychotherapy
• systems theory
• communication theory
• systemic coaching
• psychoeducation

The basic theory of classical systemic family therapy was derived mainly from systems theory and cybernetics, and secondarily from behavioral therapy and cognitive psychotherapy, although most of the founders of the field had psychoanalytic backgrounds. More recent developments have come from feminist, postmodernist, narrative, psychodynamic and attachment theories.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} Psychotherapy is an interpersonal, relational intervention used by trained psychotherapists to aid clients in problems of living. ... Systems theory is an interdisciplinary field of science. ... There is much discussion in the academic world of communication as to what actually constitutes communication. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Psychoeducation refers to the education offered to people, who suffer from a psychological disturbance. ... Systems theory is an interdisciplinary field of science. ... For other uses, see Cybernetics (disambiguation). ... Cognitive therapy or cognitive behavior therapy is a kind of psychotherapy used to treat depression, anxiety disorders, phobias, and other forms of mental disorder. ... This article is about Becks Cognitive Therapy. ... pychoanalysis today comprises several interlocking theories concerning the functioning of the mind; the term also refers to a specific type of treatment where the analyst, upon hearing the thoughts of the analysand (analytic patient), formulates and then explains the unconscious bases for the patients symptoms and character problems. ... Feminists redirects here. ... Postmodernism (sometimes abbreviated pomo) is a term applied to a wide-ranging set of developments in critical theory, philosophy, architecture, art, literature, and culture, which are generally characterized as either emerging from, in reaction to, or superseding, modernism. ... Narrative Therapy is a form of psychotherapy using narrative, with an approach to helping people that was developed during (and has evolved since) the 1970s and 1980s, in good part by Australian Michael White and his friend and colleague, David Epston, of New Zealand. ... Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a type of psychotherapy, usually meeting about once or twice a week. ... Mother and child. ...

Important schools of family therapy include structural family therapy, strategic family therapy, a range of cognitive and behavioral approaches, constructivist (eg, Milan systems, post-systems/collaborative/conversational, reflective), solution-focused therapy, psychodynamic, object relations, intergenerational (Bowen systems theory, Contextual therapy), EFT (emotionally focused therapy), and experiential therapy. Multicultural, intercultural, and integrative approaches are being developed.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} Most practitioners claim to be "eclectic", using techniques from several areas, depending upon their own inclinations and/or the needs of the client(s).^[11] Salvador Minuchin is a family therapist born and raised in Argentina. ... Brief therapy, sometimes also known as strategic therapy, is an umbrella term for a type of approach to psychotherapy. ... A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a psychotherapy based on modifying cognitions, assumptions, beliefs and behaviors, with the aim of influencing disturbed emotions. ... Constructivism is a perspective in philosophy that views all of our knowledge as constructed, under the assumption that it does not necessarily reflect any external transcendent realities; it is contingent on convention, human perception, and social experience. ... Solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) (often referred to as simply solution focused therapy or brief therapy) is a type of talking therapy that is based upon social constructionist philosophy. ... Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a type of psychotherapy, usually meeting about once or twice a week. ... Object relations theory is the idea that the ego-self exists only in relation to other objects, which may be external or internal. ... Murray Bowens most important work Family therapy in clinical practice, Aronson edition 1994 Murray Bowen, M.D., (13 January 1913, Waverly, Tennessee - 9 October 1990) was an American psychiatrist and a professor in Psychiatry at the Georgetown University. ... Iván Böszörményi-Nagy (born Budapest, May 19, 1920; died Glenside, Pennsylvania, January 28, 2007) was a Hungarian-American psychiatrist. ... Electronic money (or digital money) refers to cash and transactions using electronic means, encompassing the use of computer networks (such as the Internet) and digital stored value systems. ... Multiculturalism or cultural pluralism is a policy, ideal, or reality that emphasizes the unique characteristics of different cultures in the world, especially as they relate to one another in immigrant receiving nations. ... Intercultural competence is the ability of successful communication with people of other cultures. ... Integrative Psychotherapy involves the fusion of different schools of psychotherapy. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

The number of sessions depends on the situation, but the average is 5-20 sessions. A family therapist usually meets several members of the family at the same time; (conjoint family therapy is used in the approach of Virginia Satir and others.) This has the advantage of making differences between the ways family members perceive mutual relations as well as interaction patterns in the session apparent both for the therapist and the family. These patterns frequently mirror habitual interaction patterns at home, even though the therapist is now incorporated into the family system. Therapy interventions usually focus on relationship patterns rather than on analyzing impulses of the unconscious mind or early childhood trauma of individuals as a Freudian therapist would do - although some schools of family therapy, for example psychodynamic and intergenerational, do consider such individual and historical factors. Virginia Satir (26 June 1916 - 10 September 1988) was a noted psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Represents the teaching grades from infancy to third grade under most local jurisdictions. ... Psychological trauma is a type of damage to the psyche that occurs as a result of a traumatic event. ... Sigmund Freud His famous couch Sigmund Freud (May 6, 1856 - September 23, 1939) was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology, a movement that popularized the theory that unconscious motives control much behavior. ... Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a type of psychotherapy, usually meeting about once or twice a week. ...

Family therapy is really a way of thinking, an epistemology rather than about how many people sit in the room with the therapist. Family therapists are relational therapists; they are generally more interested in what goes between people rather than in people. Depending on circumstances, a therapist may point out to the family interaction patterns that the family might have not noticed; or suggest different ways of responding to other family members. These changes in the way of responding may then trigger repercussions in the whole system, leading to a more satisfactory systemic state; it should be noted though, that some family therapists - in particular those that identify as psychodynamic, object relations, intergenerational, EFT, or experiential family therapists - tend to be as interested in individuals as in systems. Theory of knowledge redirects here: for other uses, see theory of knowledge (disambiguation) According to Plato, knowledge is a subset of that which is both true and believed Epistemology or theory of knowledge is the branch of philosophy that studies the nature, methods, limitations, and validity of knowledge and belief. ... Psychodynamic psychotherapy is a type of psychotherapy, usually meeting about once or twice a week. ... Object relations theory is the idea that the ego-self exists only in relation to other objects, which may be external or internal. ... Electronic money (or digital money) refers to cash and transactions using electronic means, encompassing the use of computer networks (such as the Internet) and digital stored value systems. ...

A novel development in the field of couples therapy in particular, has involved the introduction of insights gained from affective neuroscience and psychopharmacology into clinical practice.^[12] There has been particular interest in use of the so-called love hormone – oxytocin – during therapy sessions, although this is still largely experimental and somewhat controversial.^[13][14] Plot Spoiler warning: Kim invites Abby, a friend from high school, and her husband Adam, who is a therapist, over for dinner. ... Affective neuroscience is the study of the neural mechanisms of emotion. ... Psychopharmacology is the study of the effects of any psychoactive drug that acts upon the mind by affecting brain chemistry. ... Oxytocin (Greek: quick birth) is a mammalian hormone that also acts as a neurotransmitter in the brain. ...

In the United States

Licensing issues

Prior to 1999 in California, counselors who specialized in this area were called Marriage, Family and Child Counselors. Today, they are known as Marriage and Family Therapists, (MFTs) and work variously in private practice, in clinical settings such as hospitals, institutions, or counseling organizations.

A master's degree is required to work as an MFT in some states. Most commonly, MFTs will first earn a B.S. or B.A. degree in psychology, and then spend 2 to 3 years completing a program in specific areas of psychology relevant to marriage and family therapy. After graduation, prospective MFTs work as interns. Psychological science redirects here. ...

Requirements vary, but in most states about 3000 hours of supervised work as an intern are needed to sit for a licensing exam. MFTs must be licensed by the state to practice. Only after completing their education and internship and passing the state licensing exam can they call themselves MFTs and work unsupervised.

License restrictions can vary considerably from state to state. In Ohio, for example, Marriage and Family Therapists are currently not allowed to diagnose and treat mental and emotional disorders, practice independently, or bill insurance. MFTs in Ohio face a long road of fighting for equality.

There have been concerns raised within the profession about the fact that specialist training in couples therapy – as distinct from family therapy in general - is not required to gain a license as an MFT or membership of the main professional body, the AAMFT.^[15] American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) represents the professional interests of over 24,000 marriage and family therapists throughout the United States and abroad. ...

Values and ethics in family therapy

Since issues of interpersonal conflict, values, and ethics are often more pronounced in relationship therapy than in individual therapy, there has been debate within the profession about the different values that are implicit in the various theoretical models of therapy and the role of the therapist’s own values in the therapeutic process, and how prospective clients should best go about finding a therapist whose values and objectives are most consistent with their own.^[16][17][18] Specific issues that have emerged have included an increasing questioning of the longstanding notion of therapeutic neutrality^[19][20][21], a concern with questions of justice and self-determination^[22], connectedness and independence^[23], "functioning" versus "authenticity"^[24], and questions about the degree of the therapist’s "pro-marriage/family" versus "pro-individual" commitment.^[25]

Founders and key influences

Some key developers of family therapy are:

• Nathan Ackerman (psychoanalytic)
• Tom Andersen (Reflecting practices and dialogues about dialogues)
• Harlene Anderson (Postmodern Collaborative Therapy and Collaborative Language Systems)
• Gregory Bateson (1904 – 1980) (cybernetics, systems theory)
• Insoo Kim Berg (solution focused therapy)
• Iván Böszörményi-Nagy (Contextual therapy, intergenerational, relational ethics)
• Murray Bowen (Systems theory, intergenerational)
• John Bradshaw (author) (systems theory)
• Milton H. Erickson (hypnotherapy, strategic therapy, brief therapy)
• Richard Fisch (brief therapy, strategic therapy)
• James Framo (object relations theory, intergenerational)
• Harry Goolishian (Postmodern Collaborative Therapy and Collaborataive Language Systems)
• John Gottman (marriage)
• Jay Haley (strategic therapy, communications)
• Lynn Hoffman (strategic, post-systems, collaborative)
• Don D. Jackson (systems theory)
• Susan Johnson (Emotionally focused therapy, attachment theory)
• Walter Kempler (Gestalt psychology)
• Salvador Minuchin (structural)
• Braulio Montalvo (structural)^{[citation needed]}
• Virginia Satir (communications, experiential, conjoint and co-therapy)
• Mara Selvini Palazzoli (Milan systems)
• Robin Skynner (Group Analysis)
• Paul Watzlawick (Brief therapy, systems theory)
• John Weakland (Brief therapy, strategic therapy, systems theory)
• Carl Whitaker (Family systems, experiential, co-therapy)
• Michael White (narrative therapy)
• Lyman Wynne (Schizophrenia, pseudomutuality)
• Maria Martiroysan

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Solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) (often referred to as simply solution focused therapy or brief therapy) is a type of talking therapy that is based upon social constructionist philosophy. ... Iván Böszörményi-Nagy (born Budapest, May 19, 1920; died Glenside, Pennsylvania, January 28, 2007) was a Hungarian-American psychiatrist and one of the founders of the field of family therapy. ... Iván Böszörményi-Nagy (born Budapest, May 19, 1920; died Glenside, Pennsylvania, January 28, 2007) was a Hungarian-American psychiatrist. ... Murray Bowens most important work Family therapy in clinical practice, Aronson edition 1994 Murray Bowen, M.D., (13 January 1913, Waverly, Tennessee - 9 October 1990) was an American psychiatrist and a professor in Psychiatry at the Georgetown University. ... Systems theory is an interdisciplinary field of science. ... 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In psychodynamics, Object relations theory is the idea that the ego-self exists only in relation to other objects, which may be external or internal. ... John Gottman is known for his work on marital stability and divorce prediction. ... Jay Douglas Haley, ((July 19, 1923 - February 13, 2007)[1] was one of the more influential psychotherapists of the 20th century [2] He was one of the founding figures of brief and family therapy and one of the more accomplished teachers, supervisors, and authors in these disciplines. ... Brief therapy, sometimes also known as strategic therapy, is an umbrella term for a type of approach to psychotherapy. ... For other persons of the same name, see Lynn Hoffman. ... Brief therapy, sometimes also known as strategic therapy, is an umbrella term for a type of approach to psychotherapy. ... Don D. Jackson (1920-1968) was an American psychiatrist best known for his pioneering work in family therapy. ... Systems theory is an interdisciplinary field of science. ... Susan Johnson is a member of the dance-pop group Company B. Mean Creek (2004) Nearing Grace (2005) Eye of the Dolphin (2006) Wieners (2007) Category: ... Emotionally Focused Therapy or EFT is a short term approach to couples therapy based on attachment theory and created in the 1980s by Sue Johnson and Les Greenberg. ... Mother and child. ... Walter Kempler Psychoanalytic training was also the starting point for Walter Kempler; he later became interested in existential issues and family therapy. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Salvador Minuchin is a family therapist born and raised in Argentina. ... Virginia Satir (26 June 1916 - 10 September 1988) was a noted psychotherapist, known especially for her approach to family therapy. ... Mara Selvini Palazzoli (1916-1999) was an Italian psychiatrist and founder in 1971, with Gianfranco Cecchin, Luigi Boscolo and Giuliana Prata, of the systemic and constructivist approach to family therapy which became known as the Milan systems approach. ... Robin Skynner (16 August 1922—2000) was a wartime Royal Air Force (RAF) bomber pilot and a psychiatric pioneer and innovator. ... Group Analysis is a method of group psychotherapy originated by S. H. Foulkes in the 1940s’. Group work was perhaps born of the need to deal economically and efficiently with a large body of returning soldiers with shared problems, but it soon developed into a much broader form in which... Paul Watzlawick Paul Watzlawick PhD (* July 25, 1921 in Villach, Austria) is one of the worlds leading theoreticians in Communication Theory and Radical Constructivism and very important inspiration in the field of family therapy and general psychotherapy. ... Brief therapy, sometimes also known as strategic therapy, is an umbrella term for a type of approach to psychotherapy. ... Brief therapy, sometimes also known as strategic therapy, is an umbrella term for a type of approach to psychotherapy. ... For other persons of the same name, see Carl Whitaker. ... Systems theory is an interdisciplinary field of science. ... Michael White is a practicing clinician and co-director of the Dulwich Centre in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Narrative Therapy is a form of psychotherapy using narrative, with an approach to helping people that was developed during (and has evolved since) the 1970s and 1980s, in good part by Australian Michael White and his friend and colleague, David Epston, of New Zealand. ...

See also

• AAMFT
• CAMFT
• Child abuse
• Conflict resolution
• Domestic violence
• Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
• Family
• Family Life Space
• Genogram
• Group therapy
• Internal Family Systems Model
• Interpersonal psychotherapy
• Interpersonal relationship
• Intimate relationship
• Marriage
• Mediation
• Mental health professional
• Psychoeducation
• Relationship counseling
• Relationships Australia
• Systemic therapy

American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) represents the professional interests of over 24,000 marriage and family therapists throughout the United States and abroad. ... The California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) is a professional organization with over 30,000 members dedicated to preserving the ethical standards of Marriage and Family Therapists in California. ... Child abuse is the physical, sexual, or emotional maltreatment or neglect of children by parents, guardians, or others. ... For the episode of the television series The Office, see Conflict Resolution (The Office episode) As you know, wikipedia. ... “Domestic disturbance” redirects here. ... Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy is an evidence-based treatment(1) approach for the treatment of attachment disorder, reactive attachment disorder, and complex trauma. ... a family of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso in 1997 Family is a Western term used to denote a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups linked through descent (demonstrated or stipulated) from a common ancestor, marriage or adoption. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... A genogram is a pictorial display of a patients family relationships and medical history. ... Group therapy is a form of psychotherapy during which one or several therapists treat a small group of clients together as a group. ... The Internal Family Systems Model (IFS) is an integrative approach to psychotherapy, relationship counseling, and family therapy developed by Richard C. Schwartz, Ph. ... Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) is a time-limited psychotherapy that was developed in the 1970s and 80s as an outpatient treatment for adults who were diagnosed with moderate or severe non-delusional depression. ... In the contexts of sociology and of popular culture, the concept of interpersonal relationships involves social associations, connections, or affiliations between two or more people. ... An intimate relationship is a particularly close interpersonal relationship. ... Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ... For statistical mediation, see Mediation (Statistics). ... A mental health professional is a person who offers services for the purpose of improving an individuals mental health and/or researches in the field of mental health. ... Psychoeducation refers to the education offered to people, who suffer from a psychological disturbance. ... Relationship counseling is the process of counseling the parties of a relationship in an effort to recognize and to better manage or reconcile troublesome differences. ... Relationships Australia (RA) began in 1948 under the name of Marriage Guidance Council. ... Systemic Therapy, or Marriage and Family therapy, is a professional and conscious attempt and method to study, understand and cure disorders of the interactional whole of a family and its individual members as family members. ...

References

External links

Included in this list are the main professional associations in the US and internationally; they reflect to some degree the different theoretical, ideological, and cross-cultural views of family therapy theory and practice. Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy: main professional association in US
• American Association of Couples & Family Therapy: main rival professional association in US
• American Family Therapy Academy: main research-oriented professional association in US
• Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice in the UK
• Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy: the de facto professional association for Australia and NZ
• Bowen Theory from the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family.
• California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists
• European Family Therapy Association
• International Family Therapy Association
• Historical overview of the field; Therapist profiles; Timeline from Allyn and Bacon/Longman publishing.

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Applied	Assessment · Clinical · Counseling · Educational · Forensic · Health · Industrial and organizational · Legal · Relationship counseling · School · Sport Image File history File links Psi2. ... Psychological testing or psychological assessment is a field characterized by the use of samples of behavior in order to infer generalizations about a given individual. ... The Greek letter Psi is often used as a symbol of psychology. ... Counseling psychology is an application of the basic professional skills in psychology to a population that has been more located in schools rather than hospitals and clinics. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Industrial and organizational psychology (also known as I/O psychology, work psychology, work and organizational psychology, W-O psychology, occupational psychology, personnel psychology or talent assessment) concerns the application of psychological theories, research methods, and intervention strategies to workplace issues. ... Legal psychology involves the application of empirical psychological research to legal institutions and people who come into contact with the law. ... Relationship counseling is the process of counseling the parties of a relationship in an effort to recognize and to better manage or reconcile troublesome differences. ... Educational psychology or school psychology is the psychological science studying how children and adults learn, the effectiveness of various educational strategies and tactics, and how schools function as organizations. ...
Orientations	Behaviorism · Cognitivism · Cognitive Behavioral · Existential · Family Systems · Feminist · Gestalt · Humanistic · Psychoanalysis · Analytical · Psychodynamic · Transpersonal Behaviorism (also called learning perspective) is a philosophy of psychology based on the proposition that all things which organisms do — including acting, thinking and feeling—can and should be regarded as behaviors. ... In psychology, cognitivism is a theoretical approach to understanding the mind, which argues that mental function can be understood by quantitative, positivist and scientific methods, and that such functions can be described as information processing models. ... A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a psychotherapy based on modifying cognitions, assumptions, beliefs and behaviors, with the aim of influencing disturbed emotions. ... Existential psychotherapy is partly based on the existential belief that human beings are alone in the world. ... Feminist Therapy Code of Ethics* (Revised, 1999) Preamble Feminist therapy evolved from feminist philosophy, psychological theory and practice, and political theory. ... Gestalt Therapy is an existential and experiential psychotherapy that focuses on the individuals experience in the present moment, the therapist-client relationship, the environmental and social contexts in which these things take place, and the self-regulating adjustments people make as a result of the overall situation. ... Humanistic psychology is a school of psychology that emerged in the 1950s in reaction to both behaviorism and psychoanalysis. ... pychoanalysis today comprises several interlocking theories concerning the functioning of the mind; the term also refers to a specific type of treatment where the analyst, upon hearing the thoughts of the analysand (analytic patient), formulates and then explains the unconscious bases for the patients symptoms and character problems. ... Analytical psychology is part of the Jungian psychology movement started by Carl Jung and his followers. ... It has been suggested that Psychodynamic psychology be merged into this article or section. ... Transpersonal psychology is a school of psychology that studies the transpersonal, the transcendent or spiritual aspects of the human mind. ...
Seminal writers	B.F. Skinner · Jean Piaget · Sigmund Freud · Otto Rank · Albert Bandura · Leon Festinger · Carl Rogers · Stanley Schachter · Neal E. Miller · Edward Thorndike · Abraham Maslow · Gordon Allport · Erik Erikson · Hans Eysenck · William James · David McClelland · Raymond Cattell · John B. Watson · Kurt Lewin · Donald O. Hebb · George A. Miller · Clark L. Hull · Jerome Kagan · Carl Jung · Ivan Pavlov Burrhus Frederic Skinner (March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990), Ph. ... Jean Piaget (August 9, 1896 – September 16, 1980) was a Swiss philosopher, natural scientist and developmental psychologist, well known for his work studying children, his theory of cognitive development and for his epistemological view called genetic epistemology. He created in 1955 the International Centre for Genetic Epistemology in Geneva and... Sigmund Freud (IPA: ), born Sigismund Schlomo Freud (May 6, 1856 – September 23, 1939), was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who founded the psychoanalytic school of psychology. ... Otto Rank (April 22, 1884 – October 31, 1939) was an Austrian psychologist. ... Albert Bandura (born 4 20 1925 in Mundare, Canada), a Ball Licker, is best known for his work on nut sack and on self-efficacy. ... Leon Festinger Leon Festinger (May 8, 1919 – February 11, 1989) was a social psychologist from New York City who became famous for his Theory of Cognitive Dissonance (Festinger, 1957). ... Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8, 1902 – February 4, 1987) was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach to psychology. ... Stanley Schachter was born on April 15, 1922, to Nathan and Anna Schachter in Flushing, New York. ... Neal E Miller was born in Milwaukee in 1909. ... Edward Lee Thorndike (August 31, 1874 - August 9, 1949) was an American psychologist who spent nearly his entire career at Teachers College, Columbia University. ... Abraham (Harold) Maslow (April 1, 1908 – June 8, 1970) was an American psychologist. ... Gordon Willard Allport (November 11, 1897 - October 9, 1967) was an American psychologist. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Hans Eysenck Hans Jürgen Eysenck (March 4, 1916 - September 4, 1997) was an eminent psychologist, most remembered for his work on intelligence and personality, though he worked in a wide range of areas. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... David McClelland (1917-1998). ... Raymond Bernard Cattell (20 March 1905 - 2 February 1998) was a British and American psychologist who theorized the existence of fluid and crystallized intelligences to explain human cognitive ability. ... John Broadus Watson (January 9, 1878–September 25, 1958) was an American psychologist who established the psychological school of behaviorism, after doing research on animal behavior. ... Kurt Zadek Lewin (September 9, 1890 – February 12, 1947) was a German psychologist and one of the pioneers of social psychology. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... George A. Miller (born February 3 1920) is a famous professor of psychology at Princeton University, whose most famous work was The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on our Capacity for Processing Information, which was published in 1956 in In the linguistics community, Miller is well... Clark Leonard Hull (1884-1952) was an influential American psychologist and behaviorist who sought to explain learning and motivation by scientific laws of behavior. ... Jerome Kagan (born 1929) was one of the key pioneers of developmental psychology. ... Jung redirects here. ... For other uses, see Pavlov (disambiguation). ...
Lists	Topics · Counseling · Disciplines · Drugs · Neurological Disorders · Organizations · Psychologists · Psychotherapies · Publications · Research Methods · Schools of theory · Timeline This page aims to list all topics related to psychology. ... This is an List of counseling topics is incomplete list. ... These are some of the sub-fields within the field of psychology: Abnormal psychology Activity theory Analytical psychology Applied psychology Asian Psychology Behavior analysis Behavioural medicine Behavioural psychology Biobehavioural health Biological psychology Biopsychology Cognitive neuropsychology Cognitive psychology Cognitive neuroscience Community psychology Comparative psychology Clinical psychology Counselling psychology Critical psychology Developmental... This is a list of psychiatric drugs used by psychiatrists to treat mental illness or distress. ... This is a list of major and frequently observed neurological disorders (e. ... List of organizations and societies in psychology. ... This list includes notable psychologists and contributors to psychology, some of whom may not have thought of themselves primarily as psychologists but are included here because of their important contributions to the discipline. ... This is an alphabetical List of Psychotherapies. ... This is a list of important publications in psychology, organized by field. ... A very wide range of research methods are used in psychology. ... The psychological schools are the great classical theories of psychology. ... This is a timeline of psychology. ...