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Salem Witch Trials
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First mental patients from confinement were released by Philippe Pinel.
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Phineas Gage peirced brain with iron pole. His personality changed but intellect remained. Brain plays a role in personailty.
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"Mental Tests" coined beginning psychological assessment.
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State Care Act passed by New York State. Mentally ill patients were ordered out of poor-houses and into state hospitals for treatment. This created the first institution in the U.S. for psych research.
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William Stern developed Intelligence Quotient (IQ) formula.
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Walter B. Cannon coined homeostasis and began reseach regarding fight or flight phenomenon.
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The American Psychiatric Association marked the beginning of modern mentl illness classification by publishing Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
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Chlorpromazine (Thorazine) was firsted used to treat schizophrenia.
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Aaron Black published a psychological model of depression.
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Discovery of Bipolar