<P> Feminist psychology is a form of psychology centered on social structures and gender . Feminist psychology critiques historical psychological research as done from a male perspective with the view that males are the norm . Feminist psychology is oriented on the values and principles of feminism . </P> <P> Gender issues can include the way people identify their gender (male, female, genderqueer; transgender or cisgender), how they have been affected by societal structures related to gender (gender hierarchy), the role of gender in the individual's life (such as stereotypical gender roles), and any other gender related issues . The objective behind this field of study is to understand the individual within the larger social and political aspects of society . Feminist psychology puts a strong emphasis on women's rights . Psychoanalysis took shape as a clinical or therapeutic method, feminism as a political strategy (Buhle, 1998). </P> <P> The term feminist psychology was originally coined by Karen Horney . In her book, Feminine Psychology, which is a collection of articles Horney wrote on the subject from 1922--1937, she addresses previously held beliefs about women, relationships, and the effect of society on female psychology . </P> <P> The beginning of psychology research presents very little in the way of female psychology . Many women did not fight against oppression because they did not realize they were oppressed in the first place (Ruck, 2015). Once the functionalist movement came about in the United States, academic psychology's study of sex difference and a prototypic psychology of woman were developed . </P>

Who is often considered the first feminist psychologist