History and Schools of Psychology (Paperback)  | Released: 2006

Voluminous books are available on History of Psychology. Some students, however, do not have time and energy to go through these volumes and formulate answers for the examination purposes. Therefore, an attempt has been made to present history of Psychology in brief with an eye on important questions which the student is required to answer in the examinations. Questions drawn from different examinations papers have been given at the end of each Chapter. The book covers syllabi of all the Indian universities. It avoids all unnecessary details and confines itself to relevant material only. Those who want to gather detailed knowledge are advised to study not only bigger volumes on schools of psychology but also original works of the famous psychologists. The present book, however, is sufficient to make reader achieve brilliant success in the examination. Therefore, it may be aptly called a text-book on the subject. The book ends with a very brief sketch of Indian psychology since the authors feel that the Indian students must know the contribution of their own scholars to a field of knowledge.Table of Contents: 1. Psychology from Greek Period to 17th Century Psychology in Greek Times; The Period of Renaissance. 2. Psychology in Cartesian and Spinozistic Thought Rene Descartes. 3. Sensationalism and Associationism Thomas Hobbes; John Locke; Contributions to Psychology during the 17th Century; Empiricism. 4. Psychology in the 18th Century George Berkeley; David Hume; David Hartley; Scottish School of Psychology; Thomas Reed; Faculty Psychology; Wolff; French Psychology; Condillac; Cabanis; Bichat; Pinel; Ceasar Beccaria; Adam Smith; Jeremy Bentham; Immanual Kant; The Process of Knowledge. 5. Impact of Physical and Biological Sciences Lamarck's Theory of Evolution; Charles Darwin; Alfred Russel Wallace; Francis Galton. 6. Nineteenth Century Psychological Development German Psychology; French Psychology; British Psychology. 7. Experimental Psychology Wilhelm Wundt; J. McKeen Cattel. 8. Psycho-Physics E.H. Weber; Fechner; Johannes Muller. 9. William James Biographical Sketch; Contribution to Psychology. 10. Wurzburg School Mach; Von Ehrenfels; Kulpe; Marbe; Watt and Messer; Ach; Karl Buler; Wundt's Criticism; R.B. Titchener; Importance of Wurzburg School. 11. E.L. Thorndike Law of Readiness; Law of Exercise; Law of Effect; Subordinate Laws. 12. Schools of Psychology: Structuralism Edward B. Titchener; Fundamental Tenets; Titchener's Ideas on Psychology. 13. Functionalism John Dewey; James Rowland Angell; Harvey A. Carr; Functionalism in Columbia; Contribution to Psychology. 14. Behaviourism J.B. Watson; Early Behaviourists; Karl S. Lashley. 15. Reflexiology and Associationism Old Associationism; George Berkeley; David Hume; David Hartley; James Mill; Thomas Brown; John Stuart Mill; Alexander Bain; Modern Associationism; Ebbinghaus. 16. Holistic Psychology Organismic Psychology; George Ellett Coghill; Curt Goldstein; Jacob Robert Kantor; Personalistic Psychology; William Stern. 17. Gestalt Psychology 18. Topological and Vector Psychology 19. Medical Psychology Mesmer; Propagation of Hypnotism in England; Contribution of the Nancy School; Charcot's Paris School; Janet's Work; Ribot; Alfred Binet. 20. Freud and Psycho-Analysis Theory of Psycho-Sexual Genesis; Psycho-Analytic Technique; Critical Evaluation. 21. Individual Psychology Individual Psychology; Urge to Power; Style of Life; Goal of Life; Cure of Neurosis; Main Problems of Life; Importance of Family Environment; Importance of Social Factors; Birth-Order and Family Conditions; Aggressive Tendency; Sense and Complex of Inferiority; Sense and Complex of Superiority; Importance of Old Memories; Explanation of Daydreams; Dream Analysis; Cure of Mental Diseases; Movements for Emancipation of Women; Delineation of Society; Contribution to Education; Stress on the Balanced Individual. 22. Analytical Psychology Association Test; Relation between Freud and Jung; Difference of Opinion between Freud and Jung; Mutually Contradictory Poles in Human Psychology; Concept of Collective Unconscious; Emphasis upon Complete Development of Personality; Religion and Mysticism; Dream Analysis. 23. New Trends in Psycho-analysis Otto Rank; Sandor Ferenzi; Wilhelm Reich; Karen Homey; Erich Fromm; Harry Stack Sullivan. 24. Hormic Psychology The Understanding Psychology; Wilhelm Dilthey (1833-1877); Edward Spranger; G.W. Allport; Current Status of Personality Theories. 25. A Brief History of Psychology in India Bibliography