Tracing the History of the Discipline of Psychology of Religion, Major Developments and Methodological Differences Utilised By Scholars in America and Europe

The psychology of religion has stemmed from mainstream psychology. Due to the increased interest by psychologists to study religion from a scientific perspective, gave rise to the study of religion from a psychological point of view. This essay endeavours to establish the history of psychology of religion; the major historical developments and methodological approaches used by the American and European scholars. The essay acknowledges the interesting journey the field of psychology of religion and spiritualties has taken from a philosophical conception to psychology. It highlights the methodological challenges it has and still faces from the American and European perspectives. The psychology of religion is both an interesting and challenging field, which has undergone a lot of changes, denials and shortcomings because of the nature of religion and spiritualties. However, this article establishes that a tremendous job has been done in both American and European efforts.

Reseña del libro History of Psychology in Latin America. A cultural approach.

Reseña del libro History of Psychology in Latin America. A cultural approach.

Guidance for Teachers: A Review of Facets of an Academic’s Life: A Memoir

Introduction This paper reviews Facets of an Academic’s Life: A Memoir by Michael Wertheimer, with an eye toward practical guidance for teachers of psychology. Teaching Implications Wertheimer provides a rich review of his experiences, intermixed with important lessons for teachers of psychology alongside the foundational scientific and pedagogical values of curiosity, skepticism, and humility. Practical lessons include recommendations for shaping the teaching of psychology through service and leadership as well as through scholarship and teaching. Additionally, Wertheimer’s detailed descriptions of people and events can provide otherwise-inaccessible content for teachers who examine the history of psychology or who incorporate the historical foundations of psychology into their topical classes. Conclusions Wertheimer’s memoir has much to offer teachers of psychology. He provides practical recommendations as well as guidance about the foundations of science and teaching. The most important recommendations come from his rich life alongside academia and the balance between his wide-ranging professional and personal lives, particularly the importance of relationships, too often ignored in academic biographies.

Introduction: The Personal Is Still Political

This chapter lays out the argument for a psychological humanities, as well as the theoretical framework for ideas developed in the rest of the book. It explains the concept of complicity, which is the term developed in the book to argue against binary thinking as a way of understanding human being and human psychology. The history of psychology as a discipline is outlined, in order to connect it to processes of Western modernity. The chapter defines binary thinking, the notion of self and other, and outlines the relationships between the different branches of psychology.

A magyar pszichológiatörténeti vizsgálódás 30 éve (1990–2020)

Az áttekintő dolgozat a magyar pszichológiatörténeti munkálatokat mutatja be az utóbbi 30 évben. Intézményesen a Magyar Pszichológiai Társaság szekciója és az egyetemi kurzusok ezen munkálatok megjelenítői. A történeti tudatosságot magyar nyelvű gyűjteményes kötetek és tankönyvek képviselik. A magyar pszichológiatörténetírás képviselői ugyanakkor jelen vannak a nemzetközi nyilvánosságban is, amit a négy magyarországi ESHHS konferencia is mutat. A hazai általános trendek angol nyelvű bemutatásán túl a legtöbb releváns, filológiai munkát és kulturális beágyazást használó munka a magyar pszichoanalízis történetével, ezen belül a kényszerű emigrációval és elnyomatással (Mészáros), Ferenczi jelentőségével (Erős, Mészáros), a pszichoanalízis pedagógiai és nőmozgalmi vonatkozásaival (Vajda, Borgos) és a hazai kognitív kutatás nemzetközi beágyazásával (Pléh) kapcsolatos.This review paper surveys Hungarian studies on the history of psychology during the last 30 years. Institutionally, the section of the Hungarian Psychological Association, and university courses represent these efforts. Historical self-consciousness is served by Hungarian language collective volumes and by textbooks. At the same time, representatives of Hungarian history of psychology are present on the international scene as well, shown among others by the 4 ESHHS conferences organized in Hungary. Besides English language presentations of general Hungarian trends, most of the relevant works involving both philological research and cultural embedding deal with the history of Hungarian psychoanalysis, including the forced emigration and oppression (Mészáros), with the importance of Ferenczi (Erős, Mészáros), with the relations of psychoanalysis to education and feminist movements (Vajda, Borgos), and the international embedding of Hungarian cognitive research (Pléh).