A History of Psychology

Robert B. Lawson is Professor Emeritus of Psychological Science at the University of Vermont, where he has taught graduate and undergraduate level History of Psychology for the past 40 years. He also served in many academic administrative roles at the University of Vermont and elsewhere, which included Associate Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate College. He is the author of four psychology textbooks. E. Doris Anderson is a lecturer at the University of Vermont’s Master of Public Administration Program and systems development and mediation consultant for A&L Associates. She has experience in psychiatric nursing and work with public and nonprofit organizations. She is co-author of Psychology and Systems at Work (2013). Antonio Cepeda-Benito is a Professor of Psychological Science at the University of Vermont. His research connects the disciplines of behavioral neuroscience and clinical psychology to investigate drug addiction and eating disorders. He has been awarded the Texas A&M Academic Inspiration Award for teaching, Texas A&M Provost Outstanding Individual Achievement Diversity Award, and National Hispanic Science Network Excellence Awards for Public Service and for Mentoring.

Section I: The Present: Globalization, Psychology, and History 1. Contemporary Psychology: Global Forces 2. Psychology: The American Approach 3. Nature of History and Methods of Study Section II: Early Philosophical and Biological Foundations of Scientific Psychology 4. Philosophical Foundations of Psychology 5. Biological Foundations of Psychology 6. Phrenology, Mesmerism, and Hypnosis 7. Associationism Section III: Schools of Psychology 8. Voluntarism and Structuralism 9. Functionalism 10. Behaviorism 11. Gestalt Psychology 12. Psychoanalysis 13. Beyond Psychoanalysis: Continuing Developments in Psychotherapy Section IV: Diversity in Psychology 14. Women in the History of Psychology 15. Racial Diversity in American Psychology 16. Psychology in Russia 17. Psychology in China 18. Indigenous Psychologies: Latin America, South Africa, and India-Asia Section V: Epilogue 19. Clinical Psychology