Provides a narrative history of psychology‎.‎ A History of Psychology‎:‎ From Antiquity to Modernity begins tracking psychology from the development of folk psychology as the key adaptation of humans at the dawn of history‎.‎ It then traces the Classical‎,‎ medieval‎,‎ and early modern periods to present day psychology‎.‎ The text covers scientific‎,‎ applied‎,‎ and professional psychology‎.‎ Although theoretical and empirical arguments inside psychology about the nature of mind and behavior are not neglected‎,‎ A History of Psychology shows how psychology‎'‎s development has been shaped by social‎,‎ economic‎,‎ and political forces external to it‎,‎ and‎,‎ in turn‎,‎ how the mature psychology of the late 20th century has begun to shape the society in which it arose‎.‎ The text carefully examines how issues in psychology reflect and affect concepts that lie outside the technical concerns of psychology as a science and profession‎.‎ Learning Goals Upon completing this text‎,‎ readers will be able to‎:‎ * Know the events in the history of scientific‎,‎ applied‎,‎ and professional psychology * Understand how psychology‎'‎s development was shaped by external forces * Describe how psychology has and continues to shape society