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Historical and Contemporary Look at Psychological Systems

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ISBN-10: 0805850783

ISBN-13: 9780805850789

Edition: 2007

Authors: Joseph J. Pear

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"A Historical and Contemporary Look at Psychological Systems" offers a novel approach to examining the history and current state of scientific psychology. This boldly original volume analyzes the systems of psychology in an innovative new way. The author provides interconnectedness to, as well as the distinctiveness of, the diverse theoretical approaches to psychology. The book revisits the roots of psychology and traces them to the current state of the field, both theoretically and methodologically. Readers will gain a clearer understanding of the foundational differences and similarities that currently exist in psychological theories. The volume reviews four broad systems of psychology:…    
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Book details

List price: $150.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 2/2/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 442
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Foreword
Preface
A Historical Look
The Beginnings of Science and the Concepts of Soul
Preconditions for the Development of Science
Egypt and Mesopotamia
The Israelites
Persia
Greece: Birthplace of Science
The Roman Empire
The Rise of Islam
The Rise of Christianity in Western Europe
Summary
Discussion Questions
The Beginnings of Modern Science and the Modern Concept of Mind
The Heliocentric Theory
The Decline of Aristotle
Decline of the Roman Catholic Church
Materialistic Tendencies
The Royal Society
British Empiricism
German Idealism
Summary
Discussion Questions
The Beginnings of Psychology as a Separate Field of Study
The First Scientifically Oriented Psychology Books
Faculty Psychology
Associationism
The Beginnings of Modern Psychiatry
Neurological Advances
The Astronomy Connection
Psychophysics
Darwin's Theory of Evolution
Impact of Darwin's Theory
Summary
Discussion Questions
The Rise of Competing Schools of Psychology
Voluntarism and Structuralism
Reactions to Wundt's and Titchener's Approaches
Applications
Studies of Memory
The Study of Reflexes
Psychoanalysis
Further Developments in Functionalism
Summary
Discussion Questions
The Behavioral Revolution
Behaviorism: An Outgrowth of Functionalism
Logical Positivism
Operationism
Gestalt Psychology: An Early Opponent of Behaviorism
The Predominance of Behaviorism
Summary
Discussion Questions
The Aftermath of the Behavioral Revolution
Behavioral Psychology
Cognitivism
Psychodynamics
Humanistic Psychology
Evolutionary Psychology
Neuroscience
Summary
Discussion Questions
The Four Systems Up Close: Internal Differences
Behavioral Approach
Cognitive Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Humanistic Approach
Summary
Discussion Questions
A Contemporary Look
Consciousness
Humanistic Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Cognitive Approach
Behavioral Approach
Summary
Discussion Questions
Divisions of the Whole Person
Humanistic Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Cognitive Approach
Behavioral Approach
Summary
Discussion Questions
Teleology: Can the Future Affect the Present
Humanistic Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Cognitive Approach
Behavioral Approach
Summary
Discussion Questions
The Issue of Free Will: Determinism vs. Indeterminism
Humanistic Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Cognitive Approach
Behavioral Approach
Summary
Discussion Questions
The Problem of Values
Humanistic Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Cognitive Approach
Behavioral Approach
Summary
Discussion Questions
Spirituality
Humanistic Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Cognitive Approach
Behavioral Approach
Summary
Discussion Questions
Therapy
Humanistic Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Cognitive Approach
Behavioral Approach
Relative Therapeutic Effectiveness of the Four Approaches
Summary
Discussion Questions
Scientific Research
Humanistic Approach
Psychodynamic Approach
Cognitive Approach
Behavioral Approach
Summary
Discussion Questions
Conclusion
Discussion Questions
References
Author Index
Subject Index
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