Transference in Psychology: Definition and Effects
Transference happens when people transfer their feelings onto their therapist or another authority figure.
What Is the Constancy Principle?
The constancy principle suggests that psychic energy strives to stay in a steady, balanced state.
10 Signs You Might Be the Next Sigmund Freud
Do you enjoy psychoanalyzing the people around you? Does interpreting dreams sound like fun? Are you inspired by the work and theories of Sigmund Freud? Here is a tongue-in-cheek list of a few signs that you might be the next great psychoanalyst. (Disclosure: I am neither a psychoanalyst nor a comedian.) The Bottom Line Analyzing…
Important Dates in the History of Psychology
There are many important events that have had a powerful influence on the history of psychology. The following are just a few important dates in psychology that mark significant events and milestones. On February 24, 1913, John B. Watson delivered his lecture, Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It, at a meeting of the American Psychological…