(Part 2) Reddit mentions: The best history of psychology books

Hello! I have Asperger's. I will keep this quick & to the point.

1. Read Neurotribes: The Legacy of Autism and Future of Neurodiversity (https://www.amazon.com/NeuroTribes-Legacy-Autism-Future-Neurodiversity/dp/158333467X) ... This book is an amazing compilation that not only gives you social context for how this diagnosis came to be but also how it has been treated over the decades. We've come a long way with psychiatric care in general, but this book introduces a philosophy of acceptance that resonates very strongly with me. It speaks towards cultivating the strengths of autistm/aspergers, and accepting shortcomings.
   
   
2. I am 30 years old myself, and I learned about asperger's and all of this late in my journey (3 years ago). If I could talk to little me today, at the age your affected family member is now, I wouldn't give them very much advice so much as I would listen and pay attention to what makes he or she tick. Listen and observe and don't let social norms get in the way of enabling that child's strengths and passions. True, this could just be general parenting advice, but it is especially true for autistic children. This world is generally not built for them, and much of their life will thus consist of adapting to adhere to the norms of the broader, more common, "neurotypical" methods. You have the unique chance to know about this early, and can thus co-create a world with the aspergian that serves them.
   
   
3. I spent 20 some odd years trying to unbecome who I am in order to fit into a neurotypical world. In the years since being diagnosed, I have now focused on re-becoming who I was born to be; the person I was socially conditioned OUT of being. I've reconnected with who I am fundamentally. And that's been difficult but rewarding. I stopped trying to beat my head against the wall at parties and resumed filling my head with knowledge, because I LOVE LEARNING FACTS AND IT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY and for too long I let social norms scare me away from being my more reclusive yet contented self. This is just one such example of how tricky it can be to remain authentic in a system typically designed to homogenize.
   
   A lot has changed since I was a kid, and you having the knowledge you have now, and forums like this, is an amazing resource. Raise that kid like he's different, because he or she is. But please, pretty please with a DSM-V on top, please... don't raise that kid like he's disordered.

Here's the full quotation, which is even cooler but too long for a title.

> "When wireless is perfectly applied the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain, which in fact it is, all things being particles of a real and rhythmic whole. We shall be able to communicate with one another instantly, irrespective of distance. Not only this, but through television and telephony we shall see and hear one another as perfectly as though we were face to face, despite intervening distances of thousands of miles; and the instruments through which we shall be able to do his will be amazingly simple compared with our present telephone. A man will be able to carry one in his vest pocket." -Nikola Tesla, 1926

I found this quote in Steve Silberman's phenomenal NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity, which is a great read on the history of autism and its role in shaping the modern technological landscape.

Yes, to others ITT, and what you said OP, Psychology and Alchemy, in terms of clearest terms, but also arguably, Alchemical Studies. Jung is dense (!), but conversely also clear in moments.

If not finding the clarity in understanding sought in Jung himself some 'Post-Jungians (not strictly post in this case) work can be helpful, such as Edward F. Edingers work Anatomy of the Psyche: Alchemical Symbolism in Psychotherapy, and Maire-Louise Von Franz's Alchemy: An Introduction to the Symbolism and the Psychology and Alchemical Active Imagination.

I'm currently reading an excellent book called Freud's Answer which details Freud's historical background (fin de siècle Vienna) and the context in which his writing was considered scientific - romantic soul psychology, a la von Hartmann. Fascinating stuff.

I'd recommend the Pickren/Rutherford one, or the Walsh/Teo/Baydala textbook: https://www.amazon.com/Critical-History-Philosophy-Psychology-Diversity/dp/0521691265

If you're up for a more integrated overview (less textbooky), I'd read Smith's Fontana History of the Human Sciences: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Fontana-History-Sciences-history-science/dp/0006861784 Smith is one of the most erudite historians of psych alive, and gives a really comprehensive and very well written overview that doesn't suffer from usual disciplinary myopia. He also covers related social sciences and the philosophical and cultural backdrop of how psych developed.

Concerning the development of the field of Psychology, check out "From Seance to Science: A History of the Profession of Psychology" in America by Benjamin and Baker. I have not read it in about 5 years, but it was a required text at the start of my doctoral program. I remember it being a pretty good, yet concise read.

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[Disturbances of the mind] (http://www.amazon.com/Disturbances-Mind-Douwe-Draaisma/dp/0521509661/ref=wl_it_dp_o_npd?ie=UTF8&coliid=I3DFMB9KDCP7Z4&colid=UYUG281IAQTE) by Douwe Draaisma I am a undergraduate student studying psychology and always enjoy broadening my knowledge of the mind. some day I hope my actual library exceeds the amount of books that are in my wish list.

F.W.H. Meyers (of the Society for Psychical Research in England) did the first cross-correspondence experiment.

Essentially, it set out to test the theory that the "ghost" being channeled by the psychic was merely her subconscious creating a fictitious personality. Meyers put it to the test by having three different psychics on three different continents. He would then ask a coded question. (Meyers was a Latin and Greek scholar, so most of his questions were written in Greek and alluded to obscure poems from Antiquity--most never translated into English and unknown to the English-speaking world.) The answer to the question he asked would then NOT be given to a single psychic. It would be broken up into three different fragments so that each psychic would only have a nonsensical tidbit. Only by assembling all the pieces could the investigator retrieve a coherent message.

Long story short: It worked.

Over and over and over again.

It was tried multiple times under triple-blind conditions. None of the psychics knew each other, or had any contact or communication. None of the psychics spoke Latin or Greek. And none had contact with Meyers.

Yet coherent messages and answers came back. Greatly implying that a single intelligence was dictating the messages and communicating with the psychics. In other words, he wasn't a figment of a single psychic's imagination. It was one coherent personality.

(There are many fascinating examples of legitimate research. Like the decades-long studies of Leonora Piper. Or the Duke University studies. Yet none of this evidence is ever mentioned by professional debunkers--because it's so hard to refute. They pretend it just doesn't exist. And they're banking on their fans not reading.) For a great write-up, see Deborah Blum's book "Ghost Hunters". She's a science writer, who's had columns in the New York Times, Science Magazine, Discover, etc. As someone with science degrees and a science background, she looked into Meyers' cross-correspondence study (as well as William James' investigation of Leonora Piper) and she came away impressed. See the book here: http://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Hunters-William-Search-Scientific-ebook/dp/B0024CEZPS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417551898&sr=8-1&keywords=ghost+hunters+blum

Beyond Good and Evil

I would simply like to read this book because I think it would help me grow as a person.Thanks for the contest by the way!

This may not be what you are looking for, but Idiot’s Guides: Psychology (Fifth Edition) and Big Ideas: The Little Book of Psychology were both insanely helpful in getting through Intro to Psych and Human Growth and Development, and I reference them frequently!

Actually, while it was initially confused for schizophrenia there's good reason to believe he was one of the very first cases of autism and that the rates of autism have risen from something like zero to the numbers we see today. So while we might do a better job at identifying mental illness and treating it (in general, there's a lot of possible mistakes in the DSM V and occasionally it is outright misused) the autism spectrum is a whole new thing.

It's outlined in the book In a Different Key a story of the struggle for autistic rights, and the campaign for neurodiversity by neurologists and austists. I recommend it if you have further interest in the spectrum or know someone on it who likes to read.

I'm not sure there's a good ELI5 book out there, but probably the most accessible (and shorter) book I know of is called the The Story of Psychology by Robert Bolles. I wish it covered ancient thought but short of that it is written more as a story than any other book on the subject. It has been out of print for awhile but looks like you can still get used copies:
https://www.amazon.com/Story-Psychology-Thematic-History/dp/0534196683

This sounds fascinating. I am really trying to discover psychology and sociology with the psychedelic mind state, which is fairly similar.

I have a book about humanistic psychology and sixties culture. the book

What do you know already about ethnography and festivals?

I am not familiar with "The Story of Philosophy" so I am not sure what is most similar, but my undergraduate history of psych textbook was "A Brief History of Modern Psychology" by Ludy T. Benjamin Jr. (lastest edition here-- https://www.amazon.com/Brief-History-Modern-Psychology/dp/1118206770/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=a+brief+history+of+psychology&qid=1556658138&s=gateway&sr=8-2 ) and my graduate level history of psych textbook was "A History of Modern Psychology in Context" by Wade Pickren and Alexandra Rutherford (here-- https://www.amazon.com/History-Modern-Psychology-Context/dp/0470276096/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=pickren+psychology&qid=1556658105&s=gateway&sr=8-3 ; FWIW you may be able to track down a free pdf.) The former is very much a broad overview and the latter is much more in depth.

Freud and Beyond is also a great resource for non-experts who want to learn about the varying schools of psychoanalytic thought.

Mad,Bad, and Sad is a great read on the history of women's mental health from 1800. Looks at Hysteria, asylums, the rise of psychoanalysis. Very good read.

These are books, so you probably won't have time to read them before the talk. I really like the first book listed the best, it looks at the history of "sex addiction" itself in depth and where the concept came from. It's more scholarly and not as easy to read as the other books by David Ley and Darrel Ray. (I linked amazon links, but the books are available on other platforms for e-books). They are all food for thought and definitely go against the concepts preached by preachers everywhere.

Sex Addiction - A Critical History by Barry Reay

The Myth of Sex Addiction by Dr. David Ley

Ethical Porn for Dicks by Dr. David Ley

Sex and God- How Religion Distorts Sexuality by Dr. Darrel Ray

I've been meaning to read De Umbris de Idearum by Giordano Bruno.

http://www.amazon.com/De-Umbris-Idearum-Shadows-Ideas/dp/1492329967

>To memorize anything, distribute vivid, emotionally stirring imagined images around a piece of familiar architecture. This is the method of loci, or memory palace method, first developed in classical antiquity. Giordano Bruno perfected the art in the late 16th Century.

Altered states of consciousness can be achieved by many methods:Exhaustion, repetitive rhythms, dancing, drugs, vivid imagery and stories, music, staring into a fire. These are all used by shamans when they are attempting to 'commune with the spirits' (or whatever takes their fancy). This book has interesting things to say on the issue.

As Christians we need to be careful that we cannot be accused of influencing people by these methods (as a cult might), but there is nothing wrong using them to explore God's creation from an altered perspective

You might enjoy Nietzsche: https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Good-Evil-Philosophy-Editions/dp/048629868X

There's a really interesting book called Muses, Madmen, and Prophets that sort of tackles what you're getting at.

Freud and Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought Updated Edition
by Stephen A. Mitchell (Author), Margaret J. Black (Author)

https://smile.amazon.com/Freud-Beyond-History-Psychoanalytic-Thought/dp/0465098819/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JSX83K8KA9PV&keywords=freud+and+beyond&qid=1564567352&s=gateway&sprefix=freud+and+bey%2Caps%2C137&sr=8-1

Go read a book bitch.

Het speelt meer in Amerika dan hier, maar het is er toch wel. Zie bijvoorbeeld dit boek, of dit boek, of fora zoals http://wrongplanet.net/, en Temple Grandin's gedoe over hoe ze zich door haar autisme zo goed kon inleven in de beleefwereld van koeien. Als autist sta ik zelf meer aan de kant van mensen die je hebt ontmoet, maar het zijn niet alleen maar nadelen.

I'm sorry to say that your doctor was misinformed and has put you through years of unintentional torture by being misinformed and loud about it.

Read NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman. This is the single best book on autism spectrum disorders (including Asperger's) out there.

Autism is not a new thing: it's been around since Euripides. If 'most' autistic people never get married and have kids -- where the hell are all the autistic people coming from? Shit's genetic and in vivo mutations are pretty darn rare.