These pages present information on what I consider ‘Legacy’ approaches and perspectives - ie: as approaches and perspectives, they have been superceded by Integrated SocioPsychology. The material here is presented for historical and academic study purposes. It was originally designed for delivery to A-Level specifications.

Much of what is in the Cognitive, Evolutionary and Humanistic approaches fits with and supports the Integrated approach - but as attempts to develop independent paradigms, they never were that successful

In contrast to this Marxism and the Psychodynamic perspective were, historically, highly successful in developing into standalone schools of thought. However, as complete perspectives they inform the Integrated approach - Spiral Dynamics conceptually is very much a Psychodynamic perspective which incorporates the Marxian philosophy of conflict! - but they contribute little specific material. Correspondingly they are presented here in more detail than the other Legacy approaches.

Cognitive Psychology - an Overview

Article depicting the development of and key concepts in this approach

Basics of Evolutionary Psychology                 03/09/10
Mind map overviewing the development and key concepts in the Evolutionary approach

Humanistic Psychology - a Basic Overview
Article depicting the development of and key concepts in this approach

Marxist Schools of Thought
Mind map exploring the more influential schools of thought deriving from the Marxist perspective

Mark Solms: a Biological Basis for Freud...?
An overview of the neuro-psychoanalyst’s work on establishing a neurological/anatomical basis for Sigmund Freud’s structure of the human mind/brain

Marxism
Article depicting the development of and key concepts in this perspective

Nature-Nature, etc

Psychodynamic Theories

Psychoanalytic Theory
Mind map providing a comprehensive overview of Sigmund Freud’s theories

Freud’s Tripartite Mind
Graphic depicting the concepts of the Id, Ego and Superego and their relationship to the levels of the mind

Marxism

Psychosexual Fixations
Illustrated piece on the effects of fixating at each of Sigmund Freud’s psychosexual stages

Little Hans & Other Case Studies
The case study which Sigmund Freud put forward as evidence for his Oedipus Complex concept in Key Study format, plus 3 other case studies in brief

Jungian Basics
A basic outline of the ideas and concepts proposed by Carl Gustav Jung

Evaluating Freud
Mind map considering the key arguments and evidence for and against Psychoanalytic Theory