Brief Description: The central thesis of deMause: The path to understanding historical events does not lie in the narrative accumulation of data from politics, economics, and society; it lies in the methodical exploration of the conscious and especially unconscious motives of historical actors. Psychohistory is the scientific study of historical motivations. This starting point of Lloyd deMause's theoretical framework implies a radical critique of both traditional historiography and traditional forms of social sciences such as anthropology, sociology, and psychology. The path to understanding historical events does not involve the collection and narrative accumulation of data from politics, economics, and society; it involves methodical exploration.