Category
page 1Psychological schools
Gestalt psychology
theory of mind examining human perception, structures and organizing principles in sensory impressions
positive psychology
scientific study of the positive aspects of the human experience that make life worth living
individual psychology
school of psychology founded by Alfred Adler
cognitivism
theoretical psychological framework for understanding the mind that gained credence in the 1950s
Ecological systems theory
theory in developmental psychology about how human development is shaped by interactions between individuals and layered social systems, highlighting active roles and contextual influences
critical psychology
perspective on psychology that draws extensively on critical theory
cultural-historical psychology
branch of psychology
phenomenological psychology
psychological study of subjective experience
ecological psychology
field of study around the behaviour of humans in the natural environment
Psychology in medieval Islam
eg. Rhazes & Avicenna, 9th-10th cent.
Graz School
psychological school
empirical psychology
the study of the human mind by means of observation and experiment, rather than by deduction from general principles
list of psychological schools
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discursive psychology
form of discourse analysis that focuses on psychological themes in talk, text and images
Berlin School of experimental psychology
Indian psychology
subfield of psychology
Vygotsky Circle
network of Soviet scholars