Notable Theorists (93) Flashcards
Ackerman, Nathan
A pioneer in family psychotherapy
Adler, Alfred
Developed the theory of comparative individual psychology
Anderson, Daniel
He and Nelson Bradley created the Minnesota model for substance abuse treatment
Allport
Need-Drive Vocational Theory
Axelrod, Ginzberg, Herma
General Vocational Theory
Bandura
Behavioral Therapy
Bateson, Gregory
General Systems Theory
Beck, Aaron
“Father” of cognitive psychotherapy
Bell, John
“Father” of marriage and family therapy
Berne, Eric
The “father” of Transactional Analysis
Binet, Alfred
A French psychologist who created the first intelligence test
Bini, Lucio
He and Ugo Cerletti introduced electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Boscolo, Luige
Brief Family Therapy
Bowen, Murray
The pioneering family psychotherapist known for the concepts of triangulation, differentiation of self, and multi-generational perspective
Bradley, Nelson
He and Daniel J. Anderson created the Minnesota model of substance abuse therapy
Branden, Nathaniel
Associated with self-esteem psychology
Breuer, Joseph
He and Freud worked to apply hypnotism to the treatment of hysteria
Brill
Psychoanalytic Vocational Theory
Briquet, Paul
Wrote about working with “hysterical” patients in the 1800’s
Cecchia, Gianfranco
Brief Family Therapy
Cerletti, Ugo
He and Lucio Bini were the first to use ECT
Crites, John
Comprehensive model of career counseling (Career Maturity Inventory)
Dawis and Lofquist
Minnesota Theory of Work
Dinkmeyer, Don
Adlerian Therapy
Dreikurs, Rudolf
He popularized Alfred Adler’s ideas in the United States
Ellis, Albert
American psychologist who developed RET (Rational Emotive Therapy), now known as REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy)
Erickson, Milton
A unique psychiatrist whose ideas about hypnotism and therapy influenced American psychotherapy
Erikson, Erik
Known for his theories regarding the stages of life development
Eysenck, Hans
Developed a model of personality based on biological factors and theorized that each aspect of one’s personality (extraversion/introversion, neuroticism/stability, and psychoticism/normality) had its roots in biology
Framo, James
Intergenerational - couples, groups and families of origin
Frankl, Viktor
Creator of Logotherapy
Freud, Anna
Founder of child psychoanalysis
Freud, Sigmund
Austrian neurologist who created psychoanalysis
Fromm, Erich
Emphasized the importance of social and economic factors in psychology
Gelatte, HB
Decision Making Model of Vocational Theory
Gerson, Randy
Family systems psychologist who produced computer software to create genograms and facilitate family systems assessment