MBB 98a - Personality Theory at Harvard I

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

Covers Harvard personality theorists from William James at the beginningof the twentieth century to Henry Murray in the middle decades. Jamesmerged psychology, physiology, theology, and philosophy in hisformulation of pragmatism. Murray, director of the Harvard PsychologicalClinic, concretized personality theory with clinical treatment ofHarvard students, recruited innovative theorist/clinicians like ErikErikson, and related his theoretical formulations to Melville'swritings. Between James and Murray, course examines transitional figureslike Gordon Allport and Helen Deutsch.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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