The Greek psyche described mind as a structured, self-governing system; Latin anima reduced it to a unitary life-force, erasing concepts of mental governance.
Psychiatry and psychology mirror prevailing societal values and historical ideologies, shaping theories, treatments, and research priorities across different eras.
Patterns your brain can't unsee: Gestalt psychology in design
Gestalt principles are core design laws explaining how the human brain organizes visual elements into unified, meaningful wholes that guide effective interface and visual design.
Hermann Rorschach's Original Rorschach Test: What Do You See? (1921)
Hermann Rorschach created the Rorschach inkblot test, combining artistic talent and psychological training; his name remains synonymous with projective inkblot imagery.
Federal funding since World War II drove American psychology's expansion and institutional dependence, creating vulnerabilities when that funding model weakened.