May was born in 1909 in Ada, Ohio. His sister developed schizophrenia and his parents divorced, making for a challenging upbringing. His academic journey began with a major in English at Michigan State College, followed by a bachelor’s degree from Oberlin College, a stint as a Greek teacher, a BD from Union Theological Seminary in…

American psychologist Albert Ellis created Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT) in 1955. He graduated from Columbia University and the American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP) with an M.A. and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology. Additionally, he established the Albert Ellis Institute in New York City and served as its president for many years. He is…

Wilhelm Reich was a Jewish Austrian-American physician, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst who practiced medicine from 24 March 1897 until 3 November 1957. He belonged to the second generation of analysts following Sigmund Freud. Being the writer of many noteworthy publications, he emerged as one of the most innovative personalities in the annals of psychiatry. Wilhelm Reich…

Granville Stanley Hall (February 1, 1846 – April 24, 1924) was a pioneering American psychologist and educator who earned the first doctorate in psychology awarded in the United States of America at Harvard College in the nineteenth century. His interests focused on human life span development and evolutionary theory.  G. Stanley Hall Quotes 01. “Adolescence is…

Wundt was born at Neckarau, Baden (now part of Mannheim) on 16 August 1832, the fourth child to parents Maximilian Wundt (1787–1846), a Lutheran minister, and Marie Frederike, née Arnold (1797–1868). Two of Wundt’s siblings died in childhood; his brother, Ludwig, survived. Wundt’s paternal grandfather was Friedrich Peter Wundt (1742–1805), professor of geography and pastor…

Carl Ransom Rogers (January 8, 1902–February 4, 1987) was an American psychologist and psychotherapist who was one of the founders of humanistic psychology. He is best known for developing client-centered therapy, a form of psychotherapy that emphasizes the importance of the therapeutic relationship between the therapist and the client. Carl Ransom Rogers Quotes 01. “The…

American psychologist Abraham Harold Maslow devised the notion of a hierarchy of needs and believed that addressing fundamental physiological requirements thereafter leads people to acquire attachment, then esteem, and lastly self-actualization. He was the first of seven children born to Jewish immigrants from Russia. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor’s degree…

William James was an American philosopher, psychologist, and physician by training who lived from January 11, 1842, to August 26, 1910. James, one of the most prominent thinkers of the late nineteenth century and one of the most influential philosophers the United States has ever produced—some have even dubbed him the “Father of American psychology”—was…

Analytical psychology was created by Swiss psychiatrist and psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung, sometimes known as C. G. Jung. The notions of archetypes, the collective unconscious, and extraversion and introversion were all put out and developed by Jung. His research has had a significant impact on psychiatry as well as the realms of philosophy, religion, anthropology,…