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The Economic Model of Psychoanalysis

Personality PsychologyThe Economic Model of Psychoanalysis

Throughout the years, many people have studied personality, a variable which greatly influences behavior. Sigmund Freud, the father of psychoanalys...

The Four Principles of Attraction According to H. T. Reis

Human RelationshipsThe Four Principles of Attraction According to H. T. Reis

According to psychologist and professor H. T. Reis, many studies and literature make it possible to establish four principles of…

Gerald Patterson and His Parent-Training Model

FamilyGerald Patterson and His Parent-Training Model

Gerald Patterson created a parent-training model after presenting his coercion theory. With the latter, he aimed to explain the way…

Social Neuroscience: The Human Brain as a Culture Icon

PsychologySocial Neuroscience: The Human Brain as a Culture Icon

For a while now, neuroscience has been revealing unknown information about the brain. So much so, that considering only its…

Gregorio Marañón and His Theory of Personality

PsychologyGregorio Marañón and His Theory of Personality

Gregorio Marañón was one of the most important Spanish intellectuals of the 20th century. Although he was a doctor, he…

Aversive Conditioning and Appetitive Conditioning

TherapiesAversive Conditioning and Appetitive Conditioning

Experts introduced the terms aversive conditioning and appetitive conditioning in the third generation of therapies. Sometimes, they're also known ...

The Bobo Doll Experiment and Aggressiveness

TheoriesThe Bobo Doll Experiment and Aggressiveness

Between 1961 and 1963, Canadian psychologist Albert Bandura conducted an experiment to analyze children’s behavior when they saw adults being&helli...

Generalized Anxiety Disorder and its Theoretical Models

PsychologyGeneralized Anxiety Disorder and its Theoretical Models

In one way or another, we're all familiar with the concept of anxiety. We know that it affects each person…

The Barkley Model to Explain ADHD

PsychologyThe Barkley Model to Explain ADHD

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a childhood-onset disorder. There have been several attempts to explain its origin and developme...

Theodor Reik and Non-Medical Psychoanalysis

PsychologyTheodor Reik and Non-Medical Psychoanalysis

Theodor Reik marked a before and after in psychoanalysis and wrote remarkable books where he manifested his reflections. His work…

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: An Idealistic Philosopher

PsychologyGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel: An Idealistic Philosopher

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel set a before and after in philosophical thought in Western Europe and 19th-century Russia. He was…

Milton Erickson and Hypnosis

PsychologyMilton Erickson and Hypnosis

Milton Erickson is considered the father of modern hypnosis, now called hypnotherapy. This American doctor and psychologist was the pioneer of many...

Wilhelm Reich and His Approach to Sexuality

AuthorsWilhelm Reich and His Approach to Sexuality

Wilhelm Reich was a really important figure in psychoanalysis. In addition, he’s considered the precursor of bioenergetics and the creator of&helli...

Wilhelm Stekel and His Views on Psychoanalysis

PsychologyWilhelm Stekel and His Views on Psychoanalysis

The name Wilhelm Stekel isn't very well-known in psychoanalysis. He didn't become famous like many of his colleagues, although he…

Arie Kruglanski: Cognition, Motivation, and Radicalization

PsychologyArie Kruglanski: Cognition, Motivation, and Radicalization

Arie Kruglanski is a professor at the University of Maryland. Despite the fact that he was born in Poland, he…

Hick's Law and Decision-Making

PsychologyHick's Law and Decision-Making

Decision-making is a complex process in which experience, emotions, and will come into play. This is why science has been…

The Overton Window

CultureThe Overton Window

The Overton window is a political concept that describes how the public's opinion on a subject can be changed. It states that ideas that were previ...

Existentialism According to Rollo May

PsychologyExistentialism According to Rollo May

Rollo May is a very interesting figure in psychology. Even though people usually link him to humanistic psychology and even…

Albert Bandura's Social Learning

CultureAlbert Bandura's Social Learning

We know Albert Bandura for being the father of social learning and one of the most influential psychologists of all…

Do You Know the Social Impact Theory?

CultureDo You Know the Social Impact Theory?

Social impact theory tries to assess how individuals can be sources or objects of social influence. The social impact theory…

Allport's Trait Theory of Personality

PsychologyAllport's Trait Theory of Personality

Gordon Allport (1897 - 1967) was a well-respected and influential American scholar in the psychology field. Allport came from a…