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Lazarsfeld, Paul F.

(Encyclopedia) Lazarsfeld, Paul F.Lazarsfeld, Paul F.läˈzərsfĕltˌ [key], 1901–76, American sociologist, b. Vienna. After beginning as a mathematician, he established a research center for social…

hypochondria

(Encyclopedia) hypochondriahypochondriahīˌpəkŏnˈdrēə [key], in psychology, a disorder characterized by an exaggeration of imagined or negligible physical ailment. The hypochondriac fears that such…

Mexico, National Autonomous University of

(Encyclopedia) Mexico, National Autonomous University of, at Mexico City, Mexico; founded 1551 by the Spanish king Charles I (Holy Roman Emperor Charles V). It has faculties of accounting and…

Mitchell, Silas Weir

(Encyclopedia) Mitchell, Silas Weir, 1829–1914, American physician and author, b. Philadelphia, M.D. Jefferson Medical College, 1850, studied in Paris. A pioneer in the application of psychology to…

dyslexia

(Encyclopedia) dyslexiadyslexiadĭslĕkˈsēə [key], in psychology, a developmental disability in reading or spelling, generally becoming evident in early schooling. To a dyslexic, letters and words may…

Leary, Timothy Francis

(Encyclopedia) Leary, Timothy Francis, 1920–96, American psychologist and educator, b. Springfield, Mass.; B.A., Univ. of Alabama, 1943; M.A., Washington State Univ.; Ph.D., Univ. of California at…

Horowitz, Frances Degen

(Encyclopedia) Horowitz, Frances Degen, 1932-2021, American child psychologist and educator, b. Bronx, N.Y., Antioch College (B.A., 1954), Goucher…

Rogers, Carl

(Encyclopedia) Rogers, Carl, 1902–87, American psychologist, b. Oak Park, Ill. In 1930, Rogers served as director of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in Rochester, New York. He…

Radin, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Radin, PaulRadin, Paulrāˈdĭn [key], 1883–1959, American anthropologist, b. Poland, grad., College of the City of New York, 1902, Ph.D. Columbia, 1911. He was a student of Franz Boas…

Esalen Institute

(Encyclopedia) Esalen Institute, organization est. 1962 by Michael Murphy and Richard Price that was an important center for the so-called human potential movement of the 1960s and 70s. Located in…