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History Of Pyschology

  • Aristotle
    335 BCE

    Aristotle

    He suggested that the heart is the mechanism of mental processes.
  • Period: 300 BCE to

    history of pysch

  • Franz Mesmer

    Franz Mesmer

    He detailed his cure for some mental illness, originally called mesmerism and now known as hypnosis.
  • Franz Gall

    Franz Gall

    He wrote about Phenology, which is the idea that a persons skull shape and placement of bumps on the head can reveal personality traits.
  • Charles Darwin

    Charles Darwin

    Published the "On the Orgin of Species" It details his view of evolution and expanding on the theory of "survival of the fittest."
  • Sir Francis Galton

    Sir Francis Galton

    Published "hereditary genius" and argues that intellectual abilities are biological in nature.
  • G. Stanley Hall

    G. Stanley Hall

    Received the 1st American Ph.D in psychology. He also founded the American Psychological Association
  • First Laboratory of Pyschology

    First Laboratory of Pyschology

    Established in America at John Hopkins University.
  • Sigmund Freud

    Sigmund Freud

    He began performing therapy in Vienna, marking the beginning of personality theory.
  • Mental Tests

    Mental Tests

    Coined by James Cattell. Beginning the specialization in psychology now known as psychological assessment.
  • Alfred Binet

    Alfred Binet

    Founded the 1st laboratory of psychodiagnosis.
  • 1st pyschological clinic

    1st pyschological clinic

    Developed at the university of Pennsylvania, marking the birth of clinical psychology.
  • John B. Watson

    John B. Watson

    Along side Rosalie Rayner published the little Albert experiments, demonstrating that fear could be classically conditioned.
  • Anna Freud

    Anna Freud

    Daughter of Sigmund freud, published her 1st book expanding her fathers ideas in the treatment of children.
  • Canadian Pyschological Association

    Canadian Pyschological Association

    Founded.
  • Chlorpromazine

    Chlorpromazine

    aka thorazine, 1st used in treatment of schizophrenia.
  • DSM 3

    DSM 3

    Published by the American Psychiatric Association
  • DSM IV

    DSM IV

    Published.
  • E-Therapy

    E-Therapy

    Pyschology advances to the technological age w/ this.
  • Guam

    Guam

    Psychologists here gain prescription privileges.
  • New Mexico

    New Mexico

    1st state to pass legislation allowing licensed psychologists.