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Notable Theorists (93) Flashcards

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Ackerman, Nathan

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A pioneer in family psychotherapy

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Adler, Alfred

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Developed the theory of comparative individual psychology

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Anderson, Daniel

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He and Nelson Bradley created the Minnesota model for substance abuse treatment

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Allport

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Need-Drive Vocational Theory

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Axelrod, Ginzberg, Herma

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General Vocational Theory

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Bandura

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Behavioral Therapy

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Bateson, Gregory

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General Systems Theory

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Beck, Aaron

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“Father” of cognitive psychotherapy

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Bell, John

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“Father” of marriage and family therapy

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Berne, Eric

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The “father” of Transactional Analysis

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Binet, Alfred

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A French psychologist who created the first intelligence test

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Bini, Lucio

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He and Ugo Cerletti introduced electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

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Boscolo, Luige

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Brief Family Therapy

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Bowen, Murray

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The pioneering family psychotherapist known for the concepts of triangulation, differentiation of self, and multi-generational perspective

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Bradley, Nelson

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He and Daniel J. Anderson created the Minnesota model of substance abuse therapy

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Branden, Nathaniel

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Associated with self-esteem psychology

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Breuer, Joseph

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He and Freud worked to apply hypnotism to the treatment of hysteria

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Brill

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Psychoanalytic Vocational Theory

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Briquet, Paul

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Wrote about working with “hysterical” patients in the 1800’s

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Cecchia, Gianfranco

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Brief Family Therapy

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Cerletti, Ugo

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He and Lucio Bini were the first to use ECT

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Crites, John

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Comprehensive model of career counseling (Career Maturity Inventory)

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Dawis and Lofquist

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Minnesota Theory of Work

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Dinkmeyer, Don

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Adlerian Therapy

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Dreikurs, Rudolf

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He popularized Alfred Adler’s ideas in the United States

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Ellis, Albert

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American psychologist who developed RET (Rational Emotive Therapy), now known as REBT (Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy)

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Erickson, Milton

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A unique psychiatrist whose ideas about hypnotism and therapy influenced American psychotherapy

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Erikson, Erik

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Known for his theories regarding the stages of life development

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Eysenck, Hans

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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

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Framo, James

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Intergenerational - couples, groups and families of origin

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Frankl, Viktor

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Creator of Logotherapy

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Freud, Anna

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Founder of child psychoanalysis

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Freud, Sigmund

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Austrian neurologist who created psychoanalysis

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Fromm, Erich

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Emphasized the importance of social and economic factors in psychology

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Gelatte, HB

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Decision Making Model of Vocational Theory

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Gerson, Randy

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Family systems psychologist who produced computer software to create genograms and facilitate family systems assessment

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Gorski, Terence

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Associated with therapy to prevent addiction relapse

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Gottfredson, Linda

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Circumscription and compromise - Developmental Vocational Theory

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Guerin, Philip

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Developed the multi-generational family systems theories originated by Murray Bowen

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Haley, Jay

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Created Strategic Family Therapy and Use of paradox, ambiguous directives, relabeling and prescribing symptoms

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Hershenson, David

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Behavioral Relevance to Individuals with Disabilities Vocational Theory

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Holland, John

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Theory of Personality and Environmental Vocational Theory

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Hoppock

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Composite Vocational View

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Hoppock, Robert

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Needs Approach of Vocational Theory

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Horney, Karen

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Psychoanalyst who emphasized environmental and cultural influences

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Jackson, Don

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Coined the term Conjoint Family Therapy

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James, William

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Father of American psychology

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Janov, Arthur

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Creator of primal therapy

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Jellinck, Edward

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Created alpha through gamma categories of alcoholism

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Jung, Carl

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Originally influenced by Freud, he created his own branch of psychoanalysis

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Klein, Melanie

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Developed new theories of psychoanalysis, including work with children

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Kohut, Heinz

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Developed Self Psychology

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Laing, R.D.

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Scottish psychiatrist whose theories departed from traditional psychiatry

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Lazarus

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Behavioral Therapy

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Levinson, Daniel

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Identified major transitions in adult life

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Lorenz, Konrad

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Attachment working with imprinting

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Maslow

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Need-Drive Vocational Theory

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Maslow, Abraham

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Theorized a hierarchy of human needs capped by self-actualization

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May, Rollo

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Developed Existentialist Psychotherapy

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Mesmer, Franz

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Developed mesmerism (hypnotism)

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Meyer, Adolf

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Developed the field of psychobiology

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Minuchin, Salvador

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Developed Structural Family Therapy

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Morita, Shoma

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Developed a Zen Buddhist-influenced psychotherapy that emphasizes acceptance

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O’Hare

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Occupational Decision-Making Vocational Theory

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Papp, Peggy

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Family therapist known for family sculpting

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Parsons

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Trait Factory Vocational Theory

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Pavlov, Ivan

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Father of classical behavioral conditioning

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Perls, “Fritz”

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Co-founder of Gestalt therapy

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Piaget, Jean

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Swiss child development specialist

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Poddar, Prosenjit and Tarasoff, Tatiana

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Poddar murdered Tarasoff after telling his plans to a University of California psychologist. It is now a generally accepted principle that therapists have a duty to warn known intended victims.

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Reich, Wilhelm

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Austrian psychoanalyst who believed that neurosis is caused by inadequate orgasm

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Roe, Anne

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Theory of Early Parent-Child Relationships

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Rogers, Carl

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Creator of client-centered and person-centered psychotherapy

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Satir, Virginia

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Experiential Family Therapy

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Schwartz, Richard

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Creator of internal family systems psychotherapy

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Shapiro, Francine

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Created EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing)

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Skinner, B.F.

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Theorized operant conditioning of behavior

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Smith, “Dr. Bob”

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Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

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Sullivan, Harry Stack

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Leader in the dynamic-cultural school of psychotherapy

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Super

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Self-Concept Vocational Theory and Career Patterns - Developmental

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Tiedeman

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Occupational Decision-Making Vocational Theory

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Weyer, Johann

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One of the first to propose that the behavior of witches was caused by mental illness rather than evil.

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White, Michael

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Co-founder of Narrative Therapy

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Whittaker, Carl

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Experiential Family Therapy

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Williamson

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Trait Factory Vocational Theory

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Wilson, “Bill”

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Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

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Wolpe

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Behavioral Therapy

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Wolpe, Joseph

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Developed systematic desensitization

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Wynee, Lyman

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Personality as a subsystem of the larger family system

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Yalom, Irvin

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American psychiatrist known for developing group psychotherapy

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Zuk, Gerald

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Triadic-based approached to family therapy

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