Tip - Top 10 Most Influential Psychiatrists - Listverse

Psychology has historically been considered the ugly stepchild of science. There are some legitimate reasons for this. First of all, the average person associates psychology with the kooky antics on on-screen therapists in various movies and T.V. shows. Second, everyone considers him or herself an "amateur" psychologist. While most of us don't have direct experiences with black holes, DNA, or atoms, we all have experienced and generated behavior, emotions, and thoughts. Finally, few understand that historically there were attempts to shape psychology as a science of human nature along the lines of physics or chemistry. Unfortunately, modern psychology is an incredibly fractured discipline with many components, some of more value than others. The ten individuals I've selected, in my semi-educated opinion, had the greatest impact on the shaping of psychology into the field it is today (both for good and ill).