A history of psychology : a global perspective / created by Eric Shiraev.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Preface About the Author1. Understanding Psychology's History Prologue Four Types of Knowledge in Psychology Society and Psychology's History Historiography of Psychology Understanding the History of Psychology Conclusion Summary Key Terms2. Early Psychological Knowledge Psychological Knowledge at the Beginning of Human Civilization Psychological Knowledge in the Civilization of the Greeks Psychological Knowledge in India and China: An Introduction to Non-Western Tradition in Psychology Psychological Knowledge at the Turn of the First Millennium Further Development of Knowledge in the High Middle Ages (1000-1300s) Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms3. Psychology During Mid-Millenium Transitions Transitions From the Late 15th to the End of the 18th Century Psychology in Mid-Millennium: What People Knew The Impact of Scholars and Their Theories French Materialism and Enlightenment Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms4. Psychology in the Laboratory Transitions of the 19th Century Physiology and Philosophy: Two Academic Schools Early Measurements in Psychology First Psychological Laboratories In the Laboratory: Psychology in Search for Own Identity Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms5. Psychology and the Mass Society at the Beginning of the 20th Century The Social and Cultural Landscape Advances in Natural and Social Sciences and Their Impact on Psychology Psychology as a Scientific Discipline Functionalism: Connecting the Individual and the Social Environment Evolutionary Ideas in Psychology New Fields of Psychology Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms6. Clinical Research and Psychology at the End of the 19th and Beginning of the 20th Century What People Knew About Mental Illness Social Climate and Psychopathology Understanding Mental Illness Early Attempts at Treatment Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms7. The Birth and Development of the Behaviorist Tradition The Social Landscape: The Right Time for Behaviorism? Animal Psychology Studies of Reflexes The Behaviorism of John Watson Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms8. The Birth and Development of Psychoanalysis The Social and Scientific Landscape Sigmund Freud and Psychoanalysis Early Transitions of Psychoanalysis: Alfred Adler Early Transitions of Psychoanalysis: Carl Jung Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms9. The Paths of Gestalt Psychology The Social Landscape After the Great War Principles of Gestalt Psychology Advancements of Gestalt Theory Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms10. Theoretical and Applied Psychology After the Great War Society and Psychology Psychological Testing Psychology of Development and Cognition Personality Theories Early Social Psychology Assessments Conclusion Summary Key Terms11. Behaviorism and Psychoanalysis in the Mid-20th Century Further Development of Behaviorism A Winding Road of Psychoanalysis Assessment of Behaviorism and Psychoanalysis Conclusion Summary Key Terms12. Humanistic and Cognitive Psychology The Social Landscape Humanistic Psychology Cognitive Psychology Conclusion Summary Key Terms13. Focusing on Contemporary Issues Lesson 1. Psychology Continues to Address Its "Traditional Themes" Lesson 2. Psychology Welcomes Interdisciplinary Science Lesson 3. Psychology Did Not Abandon Its Established Traditions Lesson 4. Psychology Can Correct Its Past Mistakes Lesson 5. Psychology Remains a Progressive Science Summary Key TermsReferencesGlossaryFigure and Photo CreditsAuthor IndexSubject Index

Providing a view of psychology's interaction with culture and society in different periods beginning in the ancient times and stretching through the Middle Ages and the modern period to the millennium and without reducing the discussion of both contemporary and classic themes and theories, this book endorses an approach to psychological knowledge.