History of Psychology by Kylie Day

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  • Period: 300 BCE to

    Psychology Timespan

  • Hypnosis

    Hypnosis

    Franz Mesmer created mesmerism/hypnosis to help with certain mental illnesses.
  • The Positive Side of an Accident

    The Positive Side of an Accident

    Phineas Gage had an accident that had a iron pole punctured his brain. It was noticed that while his personality was changed, his intellect was still there. That made discovery made some start to believe that the personality is involved with the brain.
  • The First Lab of Psychology

    The First Lab of Psychology

    Wilhelm Wundt opened the first psychology lab in Leipzig, Germany.
  • Joseph Jastrow

    Joseph Jastrow

    Joseph Jastrow was the first person to earn a doctorate in psychology.
  • James McKeen Cattell

    James McKeen Cattell

    James McKeen Cattell is the first man to be a professor of psychology in the US.
  • The Start of APA

    The Start of APA

    APA (American Psychological Association) was made and the founder/1st President of the association was G. Stanley Hall.
  • The First Psychological Clinic

    The First Psychological Clinic

    The start of clinical psychology was developed at the University of Pennsylvania.
  • The Creation of IQ Testing

    The Creation of IQ Testing

    Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon made up a test to determine one's intelligence based on his/hers mental age.
  • First Nobel Prize for Psychology

    First Nobel Prize for Psychology

    First Nobel Prize was won by the Menninger Clinic for their research.
  • Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prize

    The first Nobel prize was given to the Menninger Clinic for their research.
  • United States' First Lobotomy

    United States' First Lobotomy

    Walter Freeman did the procedure in Washington D.C.
  • Treating Depression

    Treating Depression

    Imipramine was believed to help handle depression. According to a source, "Eight years later, the FDA approves its use in the United States under the name Tofranil." (Learner.org)
  • Testing Another Drug

    Testing Another Drug

    Thorazine was first tried on a patient in Paris.
  • Biopsychology

    Biopsychology

    Wilder G. Penfield discovers a chemical connection in the brain.
  • Drug Addition

    Drug Addition

    Librium was approved by the FDA. It is supposed to help with Bipolar.
  • Neal E. Miller

    Neal E. Miller

    Neal E. Miller is the first psychologist to earn the National Medal of Science
  • Homosexuality

    Homosexuality

    Homosexuality is taken off of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM).
  • A New Act Passed

    A New Act Passed

    The Insanity Defense Reform Act was passed in 1984. According to the source, "The act places burden of proof for the insanity defense on the defendant." (Learner.org) It was passed after John Hinckley, Jr killed President Ronald Reagan.
  • Helping The Homeless

    Helping The Homeless

    Another act has been passed to help the mental health of the homeless. It is called the Homeless Assistance Act.
  • The Popular Drug, Prozac

    The Popular Drug, Prozac

    Fluoxetine, along with a few other drugs, were approved by the FDA. Fluoxetine's generic name is Prozac.