PSYC404 HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY
| Course Code: | 3710404 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: | 6.0 |
| Department: | Psychology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
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| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course endeavours to present the student the historical backdrop of how psychology,as a science, has emerged, developed and evolved into what it is today. While the philosophical origins of scientific psychology will set the base for the course, as the semester proceeds, the subject hinges upon the historical issues such as the body-mind dualism, spirituality and approaches to individualism, the idea of consciousness and the effect of enlightenment in the roots of basic psychological questions as they emerged from philosophy. The course will continue with the main genres of psychology such as thepsychodynamic theory, behaviourism, humanistic view, existentialism, cognitive revolution in their historical contexts. As well, the subject will be presenting the main theories of personality and psychotherapy parallel to the societal and personal histories of the respective theorists and practitioners.