Neo-Freudians and Humanistic Psychology Overview

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Which approach believes that people are innately good and strive for personal growth?

Humanistic Psychology

Who is known for developing the theory of Free Association in psychology?

Sigmund Freud

Which psychologist believed that our most basic need is for physical survival, according to their Hierarchy of Needs?

Abraham Maslow

Who is considered the father of cognitive psychology?

Ulric Neisser

Which branch of psychology focuses on the way people process information such as perception, attention, memory, and thinking?

Cognitive Psychology

Who are known as the followers of Freud’s theory of the unconscious and are referred to as Neo-Freudians?

Alfred Adler, Carl Jung, Erik Erikson, Karen Horney

Which school of thought focuses on analyzing mental structures into their simplest form?

Structuralism

Who established the first psychology laboratory at the University of Leipzig in Germany in 1879?

Wilhelm Wundt

Which method was primarily used by Wilhelm Wundt to analyze the simplest form of mental processes?

Introspection

Which term did Wundt use to describe 'to look within' and observe our own perceptions, thoughts, and feelings?

Introspection

What was one of the goals of introspection as given by Wilhelm Wundt?

To analyze conscious processes into basic elements

What was the main focus of Titchener's structuralism?

Discovering the facts or structure of the mind

Which method did Titchener rely on for understanding conscious experience?

Introspection

Who opposed the idea of structuralism and emphasized empirical knowledge?

William James

What school of thought focuses on how the mind helps an organism adapt to its environment?

Cognitive psychology

Which perspective stresses observing actual behavior to understand adaptation to the environment?

Functionalism

What concept is criticized due to lack of agreement, as mentioned in the text?

Introspection

Learn about the Neo-Freudians who followed Freud's theory of the unconscious and the Humanistic Psychology approach. Explore the key figures such as Alfred Adler, Carl Jung, Erik Erikson, Karen Horney, and Carl Rogers, and understand their beliefs and contributions.

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