Psychoanalysis and psychotherapy

Principles of Psychology

• William James
• Principles of Psychology, 1890.
• Online version

Description: This monumental text can be view as the beginning of psychology.

Importance: Topic creator, Breakthrough, Influence

The Interpretation of Dreams

• Sigmund Freud
• The Interpretation of Dreams, 1900.
• Online version

Description: Dream interpetation became a part of psychoanalysis due to this seminal work.

Importance: Topic creator, Breakthrough, Influence

Personality

A Theory of Human Motivation

• Abraham Maslow
• Psychological Review, 50, 370-396. (1943)
• Online version

Description: In this paper the Maslow's hierarchy of needs was described.

Importance: Topic creator, Breakthrough, Influence

Behaviorism

Psychology as the behaviorist views it

• John B. Watson
• Psychological Review, 20, pp. 158-177.
• Online version

Description: With his behaviorism, Watson put the emphasis on external behaviour of people and their reactions on given situations, rather than the internal, mental state of those people. In his opinion, the analysis of behaviours and reactions was the only objective method to get insight in the human actions.

Importance: Topic creator, Breakthrough, Influence

Cognitivism

Functionalism

Gestalt psychology

Humanistic psychology

Phenomenology

Structuralism

Cognitive psychology

Clinical psychology

Developmental psychology

Educational psychology

Forensic psychology

Forensic Psychology

• Alan M. Goldstein
• Forensic Psychology, 2003
• ISBN 0-47-161920-5

Description: 47 forensic psychologists cover the theory and practice of forensic psychology in both civil and criminal litigation.

Importance: Introduction

Industrial and organizational psychology

Neuropsychology

Social psychology

Post-cognivitist psychology

See also

• List of publications in science

External links

• Classics in the history of psychology