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Many cultures throughout history have speculated on the nature of the mind, heart, soul, spirit, brain, etc. For instance, in Ancient Egypt, the Edwin Smith Papyrus contains an early description of the brain, and some speculations on its functions (described in a medical/surgical context) and the descriptions could be related to Imhotep who was the first Egyptian physician who anatomized and ...
The journal aims to provide "a new psychological view of world events — past and present". The journal is published quarterly and contains subjects such as childhood and the family (especially child abuse), psychobiography with extensive childhood material, political psychology and psychological studies of anthropology.
Forty Studies That Changed Psychology: Explorations Into the History of Psychological Research is an academic textbook written by Roger R. Hock that is currently in its eighth edition. The book provides summaries, critiques, and updates on important research that has impacted the field of psychology. The textbook is used in psychology courses ...
In 2000, the journal became the official journal of the National Academy of Psychology (India), [4]: 1 [9] which served as its publisher from 2004 to 2008. [6] In 2002, Psychological Studies was one of four Indian psychology journals (out of 44 total) described as having international standards.
History of Psychology is a peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Society for the History of Psychology Archived 2021-11-28 at the Wayback Machine (Division 26 of the American Psychological Association). The journal was established in 1998 and covers research on the history of psychology.
History of psychology is the academic discipline concerned with studying the history of the study of psychology. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Another term would be historiography of psychology . Postsecondary course titles and textbooks often combine history and systems of psychology ; one chapter may address the history and tenets of structuralism , a ...
c. 50 – Aulus Cornelius Celsus died, leaving De Medicina, a medical encyclopedia; Book 3 covers mental diseases.The term insania, insanity, was first used by him. The methods of treatment included bleeding, frightening the patient, emetics, enemas, total darkness, and decoctions of poppy or henbane, and pleasant ones such as music therapy, travel, sport, reading aloud, and massage.
Henri Ellenberger: The Discovery of the Unconscious: The History and Evolution of Dynamic Psychiatry, Basic Books, 1981; Eva Illouz: Saving the Modern Soul: Therapy, Emotions, and the Culture of Self-Help, University of California Press 2008, ISBN 0-520-25373-6