History of Psychology Through Symbols Author Spotlight with Jim Broderick

Volume 1

Through symbols and active engagement, Volume One provides the Historic Roots of modern Psychology through the Axial Age (800 BCE -200 BCE) which includes Greek thought, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Judaism. The Volume explores the influence of the Christian and Islamic eras which resulted in the Renaissance, Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment. The Volume concludes with the History of Mental Illness and envisions radical system reform.

Volume 2

Volume Two continues the groundbreaking approach of utilizing symbols to explore the birth of modern psychology through early theories of voluntarism, structuralism. functionalism, the Darwinian revolution, and pragmatism. The Volume highlights the importance of understanding the shadow forces in science surrounding the controversies of eugenics, psychological testing, IQ, and psychological research. The Four Forces of Psychology are explored through Psychoanalytic/Jungian, Behaviorism, Humanistic/Existential and Transpersonal psychology which includes the history and treatment implications of the psychedelic.