1st Edition

Psychology and Health Culture, Place, History

By Wade Pickren Copyright 2020
124 Pages
by Routledge

124 Pages
by Routledge

Weaving together the various foundations of psychology and health into a compelling narrative, this book culturally and historically situates the practice, strengths, and shortcomings of the field. Historian of psychology Wade Pickren traces the development of the relationship of health and psychology through a critical history that incorporates context, culture, and place from the early modern... Read more

Chapter 1 The Historical Ground of Health and Illness: Culture, Place, and Context

Chapter 2 Psychology and Health in the Long Nineteenth Century

Chapter 3 Psychology and Health for Moderns: Body, Mind, and Emotions

Chapter 4 Stress, Lifestyle, and Psychology in Post-World War Two USA

Chapter 5 Biomedicine, Behavior, Psychologists and Health

Chapter 6 Present Alternatives and Future Possibilities

Biography

Wade Pickren earned his doctorate in psychology at the University of Florida, with concurrent training in the history of science. He is the author/editor of eleven books and numerous peer-reviewed publications. Over the last 20 years, his scholarship has been a progressively deeper dive into the study of knowledge development in historical/cultural context, with special emphases on race, ethnicity, indigeneity, and health. His current focus within this framework is an exploration of ecopsychology, spirituality, and the possibility of social-ecological resilience and deep adaptation in our time of ecological crisis.