Psychological Theories

1. Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Theories

1.1. Freudian Psychoanalysis

1.2. Neo-Freudian Theories (e.g., Carl Jung, Alfred Adler)

1.3. Object Relations Theory

2. Behaviorism

2.1. Classical Conditioning (Pavlov)

2.2. Operant Conditioning (Skinner)

3. Humanistic Psychology

3.1. Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

3.2. Rogers' Person-Centered Therapy

3.3. Existential Psychology

4. Evolutionary Psychology

5. Cognitive Psychology

5.1. Information Processing Theory

5.2. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

6. Gestalt Principles of Perception

7. Biological and Evolutionary Psychology

7.1. Behavioral Genetics

7.2. Neurobiology of Behavior

8. Social-Cognitive Theories

9. Psychodynamic Theories (Freud, Jung)

10. Social Identity Theory

11. Social Psychology

11.1. Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura)

11.2. Group Dynamics

12. Positive Psychology

12.1. Social Cognitive Theory (Bandura)

12.2. Character Strengths and Virtues (Peterson and Seligman)

12.3. Flow Theory (Csikszentmihalyi)

13. Resilience Theory

14. Gestalt Psychology

14.1. Gestalt Therapy

15. Trait Theories (Big Five, Eysenck)

16. Personality Theories

17. Developmental Psychology

17.1. Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development

17.2. Erikson's Psychosocial Theory

17.3. Attachment Theory

18. Social and Cultural Theories

18.1. Social Learning Theory

18.2. Cultural Psychology

18.3. Cross-Cultural Psychology

19. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

20. Clinical and Abnormal Psychology

20.1. Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

20.2. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

21. Emotion and Motivation Theories

21.1. James-Lange Theory

21.2. Drive Reduction Theory

21.3. Self-Determination Theory

22. Educational Psychology

22.1. Cognitive Development Theories (Piaget, Vygotsky)

22.2. Learning Theories (Behaviorism, Constructivism)

22.3. Motivation in Education