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Women in Psychology

Running Head : DR . CLARISSA PINKOLA ESTYS

The Contributions of Dr . Pinkola Estys (Author (Author Affiliation

The Contributions of Dr . Clarissa Pinkola Estys

The strong presence of women experts in the field of psychology has been a fairly recent phenomenon . Until the 1970s , psychology has largely been a realm of the men , specifically , white men . To cite , of the over a century of the history of the American Psychological Association , only about 10 women have been elected to its presidency and with only two sitting before the 1970s . An even more modern development

is the host of contributions being made by ethnic minorities in the field (Stanovich 2004 , pp . 10-11 . Today , around three fourths of bachelors and doctorate graduates in psychology are women and a few ethnic minority women have made outstanding marks in psychology

One such woman psychologist is Dr . Clarissa Pinkola Estys , an internationally renowned diplomate Jungian psychoanalyst , cantadora (keeper of the old stories in the tradition of the Hispanic Americans poet and scholar (Faculty Pro ,

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Born January 27 , 1945 , Estys was raised in a backwoods village near the Great Lakes along the Canada-United States b in a now-endangered oral and ethnic tradition . Coming from refugee and immigrant families she has Mexican mestiza and ethnic Hungarian Magyar descent (Clarissa Pinkola Estys , 2006 ,

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Considering that she came from a group of no-read and no-write families , it is a surprising achievement how she went on to pursue a college degree and completed doctorate in intercultural studies and clinical psychology . More unexpectedly , and pleasantly so , is how she established herself as a psychologist in a field where discrimination against women and especially against minorities had been prevalent Presently , approximately less than 20 percent of graduates in doctoral psychology degrees come from Afro-American , Latino , American Indian and Asian minorities (Stanovich , 2004 ,

. 11 . Beyond behavioral science Estys accomplished much more in her fields of interests that ranged from psychology and women 's studies to poetry , mythology and spiritual development

Many of her works deal with the life of the soul and include the bestseller Women Who Run With the Wolves : Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype that has been published in over 30 languages worldwide Among her other works are The Gift of Story and the audio work series Theatre of the Imagination

In recognition of her works that "advance psychonalysis , she became a recipient of the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis Gradiva Awards . Estys ' published works are important in advancing and popularizing psychological studies and approaches . Her effective use of literature (poetics , mythos and fairy tales ) and psychoanalytic commentary in exploring the nature of the human psyche strengthens the field of psychology by attracting popular interest in psychological analysis and in the field of psychology itself . In turn her science enriches her art by making psychoanalysis as a "fertile ground for ideas and new works (NAAP , The Gradiva Awards ,

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Clarissa Estys other contributions stem from her dedication as a social activist and...

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