1st Edition

From Scientific Psychology to the Study of Persons A Psychologist’s Memoir

By Jack Martin Copyright 2021
120 Pages
by Routledge

120 Pages
by Routledge

120 Pages
by Routledge

This is a critical, personalized approach to reframing the discipline of psychology through a singular narrative in the form of a memoir written by a successful research psychologist. In this book we follow Martin’s unique career, which has allowed him to understand and adopt different perspectives and ways of approaching psychology, from working in applied areas like educational and... Read more

Series Foreword

Acknowledgements

1. My Life in Psychology: An Introduction

2. Early Life and Education: Questions and Ambivalences

3. My First Academic Appointment: Survival and Credibility

4. Academic Success and Personal Dissonance: My Theoretical Turn

5. Finding a Home: In Full Pursuit of Persons

6. Retrospective: Reaching for a Psychology of Persons

Index

Biography

Jack Martin is a Fellow of the Canadian and American Psychological Associations, former President of the Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology (STPP), and recipient of the STPP’s Award for Distinguished Lifetime Contributions to Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology.