Abnormal Psychology Unit 1 Historical Figures

Founder of analytical psychology: Individual consciousness stems from past experiences, and grows for the future

Founder of psychoanalysis - examining unconscious and conscious elements of the mind

Founder of humanistic approach: Close patient-to-doctor relationship

Identified 8 stages of psychosocial development that occur in a predetermined order from birth

Hierarchy of needs - humans fulfill their needs in a prioritized order, from physiological needs to self-actualization

Founder of modern behavior therapy - helping people with mental illnesses to change unhealthy behaviors

Founder of hypnosis

Classical conditioning - people learn through association of 2 stimuli (dog experiment)

Father of behaviorism: Behaviors are learned through life experiences

Developed law of effect with his puzzle box, where hungry cats learned to use a lever to escape a box.

Founder of individual psychology - behaviors are influenced by individual need for superiority and power

Behaviorist who founded the theory of operant conditioning