Did you know psychology has only existed for 147 years? For such a young science, it’s had a huge impact on humanity and how we understand relationships, from Freudian theories to the pop psych infographics we see on social media every day. So we wanted to investigate it - where psychology came from, how it’s evolved throughout time, some of the biggest myths and misconceptions, and what the future of psychology could look like.

SHOW NOTES:

A Brief History Of Psychology:

https://www.verywellmind.com/a-brief-history-of-psychology-through-the-years-2795245

A Brief History of Psychology: From Plato to Pavlov:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qqwq8EmTY4

Freud’s life work and theories

https://www.verywellmind.com/sigmund-freud-his-life-work-and-theories-2795860

The Jungian Shadow:

https://www.thesap.org.uk/articles-on-jungian-psychology-2/about-analysis-and-therapy/the-shadow/

Is Stockholm Syndrome A Myth?:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-23/is-stockholm-syndrome-a-myth/102738084

Myth busting in psychology

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/busting-big-myths/

AI and Psychology

https://www.bps.org.uk/psychologist/what-if-we-world-become-too-entrenched-ever-evolving-tech

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