A Brief History of Psychology - Softcover

Wertheimer, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0155079972 ISBN 13: 9780155079977

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc, 1999

Synopsis

This brief, versatile text, written by the son of famous Gestalt psychologist Max Wertheimer, offers an analytical overview of the past 50 years in psychology. It offers clear, succinct presentation of the major events and schools of thought and presents balanced coverage of experimental, applied, and clinical psychology. It can be used on its own or as a supplement to a full-size text or in combination with a history of psychology reader.

About this title

Synopsis:

Written by the son of famous Gestalt psychologist Max Wertheimer, the thoroughly updated Brief History of Psychology 4/e covers a variety of important subjects such as experimental, applied, and clinical psychology, and occurred developments in cognitive psychology, behavioural neuroscience, and health psychology. An analytical overview of the past 50 years in psychology has been added and both intellectual developments in the field and the social and political context in which they receive more attention are discussed. The coverage of clinical and applied psychology has been enhanced and the expansion of the chapter on psychoanalysis provides more recent neo-Freudian approaches. This text can be used for courses in the history of psychology either on its own or as a supplement to a full-size text.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Co Inc
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0155079972
• ISBN 13: 9780155079977
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 192