Historical Events in Clinical Psychology

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Go to the "Timeline of Historical Events in Psychology" on pp. 43-45 in the textbook. Select one of the events before 1950. Search for a credible article on this event on the Internet. Keep in mind that although Internet sources may not always be credible, database articles typically have been through an editing process as they often previously appeared in print.

Summarize the life of the contributor and his or her contribution to the field. In addition, relate what was important to you in the contribution of this individual. How do you think his or her contribution has had an impact on the field of psychology today?

You may also select from the following early events that are not listed in this timeline:

The beginnings of the American Psychological Association
The contributions of Hippocrates
The contributions of Aristotle
Influences from the middle ages
The influence of WWI
The influence of WWII

Please do your best to choose a topic that has not been discussed in previous responses. If there are more than 30 students in your class and all of the topics have been covered, you may take one of the topics earlier than 1925 and cover it from a different perspective than has already been reported upon.

The following is the generic way in which you would reference the text for this course. If you want more details please see the APA Quick Reference Guide or the library for examples.

In text citation-when you paraphrase the material utilized (direct quotes should be avoided if at all possible, paraphrasing is preferred) include the author's last name and the date of publication in one of two ways.

According to Pomerantz (2014), psychology is a very diverse field. OR

Psychology is a very diverse field (Pomerantz, 2014).

Also include a full citation as a "reference page" at the end of your post as follows-

References:

Pomerantz, A. (2014). Clinical Psychology, 2nd Edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, Inc.

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Running head: THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CORPORATION 1921

The Psychological Corporation if founded
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THE PSYCHOLOGICAL CORPORATION 1921

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In the year 1921, a psychologist known as James McKeen Cattell who was born on 25th
May 1860 in Easton Pennsylvania founded The Psychological Corporation. James Cattell was
teaching in the University of Pennsylvania and was the first professor of psychology in the
United States. During those early years, psychology had no comparison to other sciences as it
was regarded as lesser. However, Cattell stood firm in the fight to make psychology appear
legitim...