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Informationen zum Autor Man Cheung Chung is Professor of Psychology at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates. He has a strong interest in philosophical psychology and has published widely in health and clinical psychology. His publications include Phenomenology and Psychological Science (with P.D. Ashworth, 2006) and Reconceiving Schizophrenia (with K.W.M. Fulford & G. Graham, 2007).Michael E. Hyland is Professor of Health Psychology at Plymouth University. His interests span theoretical psychology, health psychology, and theory development in health psychology. His publications include Recent Trends in Theoretical Psychology (with W. Baker, R. Hezewijk, & S. Terwee, 1990) and Asthma Management for Practice Nurses (1998). He is also author of The Origins of Health and Disease (2011). Klappentext History and Philosophy of Psychology is a lively and accessible introduction to the historical development of psychology. Its distinct inclusion of ideas from both Eastern and Western philosophies offers students a uniquely broad view of human psychology.* While covering all the major landmarks in the history of psychology, the text also provides students with little-known but fascinating insights into key questions, such as whether Freud really cured his patients; what was nude psychotherapy; and were the early psychologists racist?* The book encourages students to explore the philosophical and theoretical implications of the historical development of psychology.* It also explores key theoretical ideas and experiments in detail, with background to their development and valuable suggestions for further reading. Zusammenfassung History and Philosophy of Psychology introduces students to the historical development of psychology and encourages them to explore the theoretical and philosophical implications. Distinct from other books on the history of psychology, the authors include ideas from both Eastern and Western philosophies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface vii1 Introduction 12 God, Divine Forces and Who We Are 53 Psychology and Science: First Beginnings 344 Philosophy of Mind and Philosophy of Science 615 Further Early Beginnings of Psychology: Functionalism, Measurement and the Application of Psychology 886 The Würzburg School, the Gestalt Movement and the Idea of Emergent Properties 1267 Behaviourism, and the Disappearance and Reappearance of Organism (Person) Variables 1448 Behaviourism and Free Will 1709 The Unconscious Mind: Freud and Jung and the 'Talking Cure' 18610 Philosophical Critiques of Freudian Ideas 21811 The Return of the Mind: Phenomenological and Existential Psychology and the Psychology of Ultimate Concerns 23312 Existential and Phenomenological Philosophies 25613 History of Clinical Psychology and Philosophy of Mental Health 27014 How to Preserve Oneself: Part I 29615 How to Preserve Oneself: Part II 32216 The Qualitative Perspective: Social Constructionism, Critical Psychology, Hermeneutical Psychology and the Psychology of Common Sense 337Notes 350References 355Index 392...
