psychology question

[ilovemarkb]

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.describe 3 key psychologists who have contributed greatly to the development of psychology as a scientific discipline. thankyou (posted in 2 topics)

[DTCwordfan]

Descartes (philosophy), Freud and yourself. It is psychology after all.

[Bambiagain]

And Jung, of course.

[VHG]

Sounds like homework

[DTCwordfan]

heard of Homer and not the psychologist, Homework, VHG.....

[ilovemarkb]

thanks for answers guys!! not sure what VHG stands for!! (homework for my son who has been googling for the last 2 hours)

[WyeDyed]

Freud, Adler and Jung. I'll see if I can find a link for you...

[WyeDyed]

If you google the three names you'll find quite a few links, try the one below:
http://www.enlightenn...gazine/j17/wasist.asp

[ilovemarkb]

thanks wyedyed! much appreciated (im a mature student busy doing a 3000 word reflection so havent got time to help him)

[DTCwordfan]

This guy is pretty important:

Heinz Werner (February 11, 1890, Vienna - May 14, 1964, Worcester, Massachusetts) was an Austrian developmental psychologist.

His orthogenic principle has been an influential approach to the concept of development. According to this principle development "proceeds from a state of relative lack of differentiation to a state of increasing differentiation and hierarchic integration" on all levels of the person.

Distancing is a concept arising from the work of developmental psychologists Werner and Bernard Kaplan to describe the process of establishing a subject's individuality and identity as an essential phase in coming to terms with symbols, referential language and eventually full cognition and linguistic communication. Werner and Kaplan's work was later expanded and edified into more refined therapeutic practice by the pioneer in deaf-blind patient therapy, such as Dr. Jan Van Dijk, and then later refined by the work of Dr. Susan Bruce

[ilovemarkb]

thankyou very much!!!!!!!!! love answerbank xx

[DTCwordfan]

may I suggest that you do not cross post - even Freud could not get himself suspended in AnswerBank....

[sherrardk]

Sorry, what's a 3000 word 'reflection'?

[ilovemarkb]

basically it is an essay that describes experiences, feelings, evaluation, analysis, conclusion and action plan(by myself) from working on a hospital placement.

[DTCwordfan]

Oh, and there I thought a "reflection" was copying somebody else's paper.....

[ilovemarkb]

LOL

[bednobs]

eerrgghh reflective essays - the evil twisted sister of "normal" essays. When i did my degree we had to do assignments in the dreaded reflective style. - they comment on your essay, you comment on their comments, they comment on your comments on their comments on your essay.

I still wake up in cold sweats sometimes!
Not studying in oxford by any chance are you?

[ilovemarkb]

LOL no !!! north east!!!