Psy101 Introduction To Psychology Module 1
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PSY101 – Introduction to Psychology
Module 1- Case Assignment
Introduction
A discipline that seeks to analyze the mind, psychology studies why people behave, feel and think the way they do. Also while there are many ways to approach understanding the mind, some psychologists focus on how the human mind develops while others routinely counsel patients to help improve their lives. We will examine a few famous psychologists and the disciplines they developed.
Alfred Adler
A founding figure of depth psychology, Alfred Adler believed that as humans, we all have one fundamental desire, to belong and feel significant. Alder was the cofounder of the Vienna Psychoanalytical Society along with Sigmund Freud but …show more content…
According to Fisher (2001), wrote that Alder’s method included four aspects in individual psychology; the development of personality, striving towards superiority, psychological health and the unity of personality. (Theory, Alfred Adler, www.muskingum.edu)
Sigmund Freud
One of the most famous thinkers in psychology history, Sigmund Freud played a major role in the development of psychology during the late 1800’s. The founding father of psychoanalysis, his work supported the belief that mental illness was not always from psychological causes. In 1895, he published one of his works “Studies in Hysteria” but it was not until the early 1900’s when his publications such as “The Interpretation of Dreams and “The Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality” became world famous.
McLeod (2013), wrote Sigmund Freud’s words which he introduced through his theories are still being used today by everyday people. Some of these words include anal (personality), denial, repression, libido and neurotic.
Carl …show more content…
In the early 1900’s, his decision to study medicine led him later to the field of psychiatry which he served as president of the American Psychoanalytical Society until 1914. Breaking from Freudian theories, he began to devote himself to exploring the subconscious, first beginning with himself.
Cherry (2014) wrote; Carl Jung believed that the human psyche exists in three parts; the conscious mind or ego, the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious. He believed that the place for all experience and knowledge of the human species lie in the collective conscious of our mind. (Paragraph Eight, Career, Carl Jung Biography, Psychology).
William James
Believed to be one of the greatest American philosophers, William James was also a great psychologist and leading thinker of the nineteen century. Trained as a physician, he was associated with the school known as pragmatism and a founder on functional
PSY101 – Introduction to Psychology
Module 1- Case Assignment
Introduction
A discipline that seeks to analyze the mind, psychology studies why people behave, feel and think the way they do. Also while there are many ways to approach understanding the mind, some psychologists focus on how the human mind develops while others routinely counsel patients to help improve their lives. We will examine a few famous psychologists and the disciplines they developed.
Alfred Adler
A founding figure of depth psychology, Alfred Adler believed that as humans, we all have one fundamental desire, to belong and feel significant. Alder was the cofounder of the Vienna Psychoanalytical Society along with Sigmund Freud but …show more content…
According to Fisher (2001), wrote that Alder’s method included four aspects in individual psychology; the development of personality, striving towards superiority, psychological health and the unity of personality. (Theory, Alfred Adler, www.muskingum.edu)
Sigmund Freud
One of the most famous thinkers in psychology history, Sigmund Freud played a major role in the development of psychology during the late 1800’s. The founding father of psychoanalysis, his work supported the belief that mental illness was not always from psychological causes. In 1895, he published one of his works “Studies in Hysteria” but it was not until the early 1900’s when his publications such as “The Interpretation of Dreams and “The Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality” became world famous.
McLeod (2013), wrote Sigmund Freud’s words which he introduced through his theories are still being used today by everyday people. Some of these words include anal (personality), denial, repression, libido and neurotic.
Carl …show more content…
In the early 1900’s, his decision to study medicine led him later to the field of psychiatry which he served as president of the American Psychoanalytical Society until 1914. Breaking from Freudian theories, he began to devote himself to exploring the subconscious, first beginning with himself.
Cherry (2014) wrote; Carl Jung believed that the human psyche exists in three parts; the conscious mind or ego, the personal unconscious and the collective unconscious. He believed that the place for all experience and knowledge of the human species lie in the collective conscious of our mind. (Paragraph Eight, Career, Carl Jung Biography, Psychology).
William James
Believed to be one of the greatest American philosophers, William James was also a great psychologist and leading thinker of the nineteen century. Trained as a physician, he was associated with the school known as pragmatism and a founder on functional