Phenomenological psychology.

Phenomenological psychology is a field of psychological study that uses ideas and methods of phenomenology to examine questions about the experiences that make up life. Phenomenology is the study of subjective experience, or experience that is perceived by an individual in their own unique way. The roots of phenomenological psychology can be traced to ancient times and the earliest reflections on the human mind and the experiences that constitute life. The method of phenomenological psychology was mainly created by German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804). Later, a major trend in psychological study of the same name was founded primarily by German philosopher Edmund Husserl (1859–1938). Despite some controversy and criticism, this psychological movement became an influential school of thought in the early twentieth century.