Laura is a badass backcountry skier, loves running with her dog Barney, making music with her husband Dennis, and is a wholehearted advocate for social justice. In 1958, she presented a television show on which she dispensed psychological advice, pioneering the field. To cater to the high demand of psychology related services over the century, many practitioners have surfaced to add value to this global industry. She made important contributions of her own to psychology, including founding child psychoanalysis, and summarizing the ego’s defense mechanisms in her book The Ego and the Mechanisms of Defense (1936). Author of two books on bipolar disorder (including Preventing Bipolar Relapse) and editor of a text on maternal and child health, Dr. White also writes a popular blog for Psychology Today. On top of leading mental health workshops for parents, school counselors, and psychologists, not many people know that she can play “Moonlight Sonata” with her eyes closed. She is responsible for developing the Emotionally Focused Therapy which is an approach to help couples solve problems and develop bonds. No list of famous psychologists would be complete without an appearance by the eminent Sigmund Freud. A year later, family, friends and students gathered in San Antonio to mourn her death. Lev Vygotsky has only become one of the most famous psychologists in recent years. Mary Whiton Calkins studied at Harvard, although she was never given approval for formal admission. She holds the post of the Dalio Professor in Mood Disorders and Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and is an Honorary Professor of English at the University of St Andrews.... Lauren Slater (born March 21, 1963) is an American psychotherapist and writer. Van Rosmalen L, Van der Veer R, Van der Horst F. Ainsworth's Strange Situation Procedure: The origin of an instrument. From claustrophobia and social phobia to obsessions and compulsions, no fear is too great for Dr. Josephs and her clients to tackle. Pavlov was a Russian physiologist whose research on conditioned reflexes influenced the rise of behaviorism in psychology. This German psychologist, physician and philosopher is best known for establishing the first psychology lab in Liepzig, Germany, officially marking the beginning of psychology as a field of science distinct from philosophy and physiology. Today, most sportsmen understand that the battle isn’t just won in the field, but in the mind as well.

However, many of these pioneering women in psychology faced considerable discrimination, obstacles, and difficulties. Anna Freud was the youngest of Sigmund Freud’s six children.