Do ancient psychological theories  have a relationship  with present psychology theories ? Explain.

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” Theories of today do not exists in a vacuum but their foundation lies in ancient theories”

Do ancient psychological theories  have a relationship  with present psychology theories ? Explain.

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Traces of psychology in ancient era

If we compare the emergence of other subjects with psychology then disciplines of modern psychology is just invented in the late 18 century, where the first psychology lab is invented by William Wund. Before that psychology was considered as the subpart of philosophy and the psychological disorder consider due to black magic and witch mindset. 

However, if we consider the ancient text, then the first trace can be found in the book called "Bhagvat Geeta" which is a self-transformation book if anyone is going through anxiety and depression. After that trace can be found in the greek scripture where Plato and Aristotle described the concept of mind and body. After that Greek and Roman were the first who discover psychological conditions as serious medical conditions. 

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