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Psychological schools

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Gestalt psychology

theory of mind examining human perception, structures and organizing principles in sensory impressions

positive psychology

scientific study of the positive aspects of the human experience that make life worth living

individual psychology

school of psychology founded by Alfred Adler

theoretical psychological framework for understanding the mind that gained credence in the 1950s

Ecological systems theory

theory in developmental psychology about how human development is shaped by interactions between individuals and layered social systems, highlighting active roles and contextual influences

critical psychology

perspective on psychology that draws extensively on critical theory

cultural-historical psychology

branch of psychology

phenomenological psychology

psychological study of subjective experience

ecological psychology

field of study around the behaviour of humans in the natural environment

Psychology in medieval Islam

eg. Rhazes & Avicenna, 9th-10th cent.

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empirical psychology

the study of the human mind by means of observation and experiment, rather than by deduction from general principles

list of psychological schools

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discursive psychology

form of discourse analysis that focuses on psychological themes in talk, text and images

Berlin School of experimental psychology

Indian psychology

subfield of psychology

Vygotsky Circle

network of Soviet scholars