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This blog post is meant to introduce an entry-level introduction to psychology, which will hopefully be followed by a potential book on the topic. We've made this blog post "entry-level" so that we can introduce just enough information about psychology, and help you develop a healthy understanding of the subject. A true psychologist may find this article lacking in valuable insights and concepts, but we're aiming for a wider audience. You'll find helpful links below which begin to outline some basic points and concepts about psychology and how it affects us day-to-day. If you want more in depth information on any of these topics, feel free to contact us at [email protected] or visit our website at [website]. I. Psychology 101: Chapter One: The History of Psychology II. Psychology 101: Chapter Two: How the Brain Works III. Psychology 101: Chapter Three: Common Psychological DisordersI. Psychology 101: Chapter One: The History of PsychologyAristotle is credited with being the father of psychology, while Hippocrates is considered the founding father of medicine and psychology [1]. A few hundred years later, a philosopher named Plato also contributed to the emerging field of psychology [2]. In fact, Plato had a term for these contributions called psyche- logy [3]. Lexicographers have since defined his term "psychology" as "…the study of the soul from a philosophical point of view. According to Aristotle, the operation of the soul is material, according to Plato it is spiritual" [4]. Plato wasn't the only one who made contributions to psychology. A number of prominent philosophers had an influence on psychology, including Democritus who wrote about human behavior [5] and Hobbes who proposed that humans are naturally motivated by fear [6]. To this day, Hobbes' theory is still frowned upon by many psychologists. However, some psychologists have taken his ideas into consideration when designing experiments on subjects' motivations [7]. Aristotle's contribution was further solidified in 1928 by another psychologist named Ernst Simon who introduced the field of cybernetics [8]. In 1952, a psychologist named Kurt Lewin [9] wrote a book about the social sciences [10]. In 1958, Ivan Pavlov [11] coined the terms "conditioned reflex" and "instrumental motivation" [12]. In 1961, a psychologist named C. G. Jung published a book of his own on psychology [13]. He wrote many other books in subsequent years, but most notably his book titled "The Undiscovered Self" [14]. At this point psychologists had reached mainstream acceptance. Before long, psychologists were publishing their research all over the world. The first issue of the Journal of Abnormal Psychology was published in 1904 [15], which is now officially called "Journal of Abnormal Psychology." Just fifteen years later, in 1919, another journal was created to focus on Child Development called "Child Development" [16]. Finally, in 1929 the American Psychological Association (APA) came into existence [17]. Over time, psychologists began to study more and more subfields within psychology. For example, at first there wasn't much distinction between behaviorists and cognitive psychologists. However, as time went on it became clear that behaviorists focus on observable behaviors while cognitive psychologists focus on internal thoughts (cognition). cfa1e77820
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