This book is based on the premise that the theories on which the three dominant schools in psychology are based--psychodynamics, behavioral, and phenomenological--resulted in part from the personal experiences of the theorists who first originated them. It closely examines the lives and works of the three original theorists: Sigmund Freud for psychodynamics, B.F. Skinner for behavioral, and Carl Rogers for phenomenological. It is written with the premise that knowing the personal experiences of the theorists will provide the reader with a greater sense of intimacy with the theories, making...
This book is based on the premise that the theories on which the three dominant schools in psychology are based--psychodynamics, behavioral, and pheno...
Psychology's Grand Theorists argues that the three schools in psychology that have been dominant historically--the psychodynamic, behavioral, and phenomenological--have resulted in large part from the personal experiences of their originators. Sigmund Freud, B.F. Skinner, and Carl Rogers each believed that he had discovered the truth about human nature, yet their truths are entirely different. This book explores how the lives of these men influenced the divergent theories they developed, through a close examination of letters, diaries, biographies, autobiographies, and professional...
Psychology's Grand Theorists argues that the three schools in psychology that have been dominant historically--the psychodynamic, behavioral, a...
