Celebrating Women in the History of Psychology

Through the history of science, women have made a great contribution to psychology. Women's History To celebrate the month, Argosy's online course will introduce five extraordinary women who have supported the formation of this field.

Anna Freud (1895-1982), the daughter of the famous Sigmund Freud, has contributed to children 's psychology and developmental fields for many years. Anna is considered the founder of a child 's psychoanalysis, and he spends a lot of time working and working with children. Unlike many other theorists, she considers human development to be continuous and gradual in life. She believes that nature and child rearing are important, and normal development can provide a reference framework for many psychological barriers (Mayes & Cohen, 1996).

Karen Honey (1885-1952) is known for his role in the development of women's psychology and culture in human development. Honeyi rejected many widely accepted theories of Sigmund Freud. She thinks that recognition of child events is more important in development rather than actual events themselves and parents behavior. Honey also believes that social and cultural experiences play an important role in the formation of individuality (Hitchcock, 2005).

Mary Ainsworth (1913-1999) is also known for children's development, especially work on attachment theory. This is based on the premise that children building a safe relationship with caregivers develop more healthily. It is an adult. Ainsworth studied under the influence of John Bowlby and offered massive observation data for his theory. She also has an impact on the role of environmental role in personality formation (Ainsworth & Bowlby, 1991).

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926-2004) is a Swiss-American psychiatrist who worked in the field of death research (death and death research). Cooper Ross has tremendous influence in studying how sadness and people respond to death. In 1969, she published books explaining the five stages of terminal disease: shock, anger, negotiations, sadness, and acceptance (Worth, 2005).

Lorna Wing (1928-) is a pioneer in autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) research and a British psychiatrist who created the term "Asperger syndrome" to explain high functioning autism. Children ASD is a series of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by social disorders and stereotypes and repetitive speech and behavior. Wing developed the concept of Autism Spectrum and introduced the work of Austrian psychiatrist Hans Asperger to the English-speaking world (Feinstein, 2010).

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Worthy, R. (2005). Elisabeth Kübler-Ross: encounter of death and encounter Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Chelsea House Publishing House

Of course, interest in psychology is not limited to the 100th anniversary celebration. The history of psychology will soon appear in the psychology of the academic community itself (eg Baldwin, 1913), at least two of the most famous books on psychology, A Experimental History of Experimental Psychology (1929; 1950) of EG Boring and Edna Heidbreder Seven psychology (History in 1933. However it was not until the 1960s that he began to have a great interest in the history of psychology as a field of specialized research.The people with strong interests We united and did something to commemorate the creation of a new specialized area - they formed the organization, they created the journals, and they laid the foundation.

When reading the history of psychology you may be particularly shocked by the fact that these texts seem to be almost completely focused on human theory and contribution. This is not because women are not interested in the field of psychology, but because women are excluded from academic training and practice early in the field. Although often overlooked, many women still make an important contribution to the early history of psychology.