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Psychological Milestones Throughout History

  • Period: 300 BCE to

    Psychology In History

    Within human history, we've discovered many things about our brain and how it works.
  • Insensitive
    264 BCE

    Insensitive

    Zeno founds stoicism with the idea that to succeed, one must control their emotions.
  • Classified Feelings
    120

    Classified Feelings

    Galen was the first to classify emotions.
  • Educational

    Educational

    Francis Bacon published "Proficience And Advancement Of Learning."
  • Be Rational

    Be Rational

    "A Treatise Of Rational Psychology" was published by Christian von Wolff.
  • Mesmerism

    Mesmerism

    Franz Mesmer utilized the hypnosis treatment.
  • Insanity

    Insanity

    Asylum patients were now subject to more humane treatment.
  • Lab Grand Opening

    Lab Grand Opening

    Wilhelm Wundt opens the first experimental psychology lab.
  • Personality

    Personality

    Sigmund Freud starts performing therapy and establishes the theory of personality.
  • Establishment

    Establishment

    APA, American Psychological Association, was founded by G. Stanley Hall.
  • What Do I Have?

    What Do I Have?

    Alfred Binet opens the first psycho-diagnosis laboratory.
  • Girl Power

    Girl Power

    Mary Calkins was the first female president of the APA.
  • Behave

    Behave

    John Watson published "Psychology As A Behaviorist Views It" which is the start of Behavioral Psychology.
  • War Time

    War Time

    Army intelligence tests were introduced
  • Ink Blots

    Ink Blots

    The Rorschach test was invented by Hermann Rorschach.
  • Brain Waves

    Brain Waves

    EEG was invented by Hans Berger.
  • How Smart?

    How Smart?

    The intelligence test was created by Wechsler & Bellevue.
  • Hearing Voices?

    Hearing Voices?

    Thorazine is first used as treatment for schizophrenia.
  • Doctor?

    Doctor?

    The first doctorate for Psychology is rewarded at the University of Illinois.
  • Gay Is Okay

    Gay Is Okay

    The APA removed homosexuality being a mental disorder.
  • Happy Pills

    Happy Pills

    Prozac was made available as an antidepressant.