An Introduction to the History of Psychology

The early Greek philosophers. After Aristotle: a search for the good life. The beginning of modern science, philosophy, and psychology. Empiricism, sensationalism, and positivism. Rationalism. Romanticism and existentialism. Early developments in physiology and the rise of experimental psychology. Voluntarism and structuralism: psychology's first schools. The Darwinian influence. Functionalism. Behaviourism. Neobehaviourism. Gestalt psychology. Early diagnosis, explanation, and treatment of mental illness. Psychoanalysis. Humanistic (third-force) psychology. Contemporary psychology.