The psychological schools are the great classical theories of psychology. Each has been highly influential; however, most psychologists hold eclectic viewpoints that combine aspects of each school.
Most influential The most influential ones and their main founders are::
Behaviorism: John B. Watson Cognitivism: Aaron T. Beck, Albert Ellis Functionalism: William James Humanistic/Gestalt: Max Wertheimer Psychoanalytic school: Sigmund Freud Systems psychology: Gregory Bateson, Felix Guattari
Complete list The list below includes these, and other, influential schools of thought in psychology:
Activity-oriented approach Analytical psychology Anomalistic psychology Anti-psychiatry Associationism Behaviorism (see also radical behaviorism) Behavioural genetics Bioenergetics Biological psychology Biopsychosocial model Chicken Soup for the Soul Clinical psychology Cognitivism Constructivism Cultural-historical psychology Depth psychology Descriptive psychology Developmental psychology Ecological psychology Ecological systems theory Ecopsychology Ego psychology Environmental psychology Evolutionary psychology Existential psychology Experimental analysis of behavior - the school descended from B.F. Skinner's work Functionalism Gestalt psychology Gestalt therapy Humanistic psychology Hypnosis Individual psychology Industrial psychology Liberation psychology Logotherapy Organismic psychology Organizational psychology Phenomenological psychology Process psychology Psychoanalysis Psychohistory Psychology of self Radical behaviorism - often considered a school of philosophy, not psychology Social psychology (sociocultural psychology) Strength-based practice Structuralism Systems psychology Transactional analysis Transpersonal psychology Willpower (Volition)
See also History of psychology