Paul Watzlawick (1921-2007)
Nationality: Austrian-American
Known for: Worked in communication theory and radical constructivism
Watzlawick theorized that humans are responsible for their own suffering as they create it by trying to fix their emotional problems. He also researched how families communicate and he explores five axioms in his theory, which he called the Interactional View.
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Alice Miller (1923-2010)
Nationality: Swiss
Known for: Work extensively on the effects of parental child abuse
Miller published several works about her discoveries concerning the effects of child abuse on children. Her book The Drama of the Gifted Child became a bestseller in various countries when it was first published in 1981. One of the theories she made was that child abuse led to violence later in life.
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Albert Bandura (1925- )
Nationality: Canadian
Known for: Formulated the social learning theory
Bandura spent about six decades in the field of psychology studying different areas, including personality psychology, social psychology and behavioral psychology. He has been ranked as one of the top five cited psychologists in history, behind Sigmund Freud and B.F. Skinner.
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