Origins and History of Psychology

By Onpotts

  • Hypnosis

    Hypnosis
    Franz Mesmer detailed a cure for some mental illness, known as hypnosis. Hypnosis is a very deep state of relaxation where your mind completely relaxes your minda and body so you can think clearly.
    "Relaxation and Hypnosis in Psychology 101 at AllPsych Online." Relaxation and Hypnosis in Psychology 101 at AllPsych Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. http://allpsych.com/psychology101/relaxation.html.

  • Brain plays a role in personality

    Brain plays a role in personality
    A man named Phineas Gage has a pole peirce the side of his head. It gives him brain damage to where his personaltiy changed. Made doctors think that the brain plays a role in personality.
    "History of Psychology 387 BC to Present at AllPsych Online." History of Psychology 387 BC to Present at AllPsych Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. http://allpsych.com/timeline.html.

  • First Psychology Labroratory

    First Psychology Labroratory
    In Leipzig, Germany William Wundt opend the very first labroratory for psychology. William was reconized as establishing psychology as an academic dsipline. Before this psycology was in a sub catagory of
    "The History and Bases of Psychology." The History and Bases of Psychology. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. http://homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/class/Psy301/Salinas/01History.htm.

  • Mental Health

    The first Mental health hospital is opened in South Dakota. (http://socialscience.stow.ac.uk/psychology/psych_A/george/historyofpsychology.htm)

  • APA Founded

    APA Founded
    Stanley Hall founds the American Psychological Association (APA). Later he writes two journals in the field: American Journal of Psychology in 1887 and Journal of Applied Psychology in 1917. Stanely Hall was an american psychologist and educator. He studied the evolutionary theory. He was a great teacher and helped the first African American get his Ph.D in 1920. "G. Stanley Hall." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 09 June 20Web14 Sept. 2012. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._Stanley_Hall.

  • Sigmund Freud

    Sigmund Freud
    Sigmund Freud in 1900 wrote the books, The Interpretation of Dreams and The Psychopathology of Everyday Life, which introduced the theory that there were no acciendents in life. In 1905 he came up with the theort that sextual attration was the strongest of all drives, called the psychosexual development.
    "Sigmund Freud in Psychology Biographies at ALLPSYCH Online." Sigmund Freud in Psychology Biographies at ALLPSYCH Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. <http://allpsych.com/biographies/freud.

  • I.Q tests were developed

    "The History of Psychology." The History of Psychology. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. http://www.learner.org/series/discoveringpsychology/history/history_nonflash.html.

  • Social Psychology

    Social Psychology
    William McDougall published "An Introduction to Social Psychology" this introduced the concept of social psychology. (The branch of psychology that deals with social interactions).
    "Human Intelligence: William McDougall." Human Intelligence: William McDougall. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/mcdougall.shtml.

  • Gestalt Psychology

    Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka,and Wolfgang Kohler all helped formulate Gestalt psychology. This type of psycholoy suggests that our minds fill in missing blanks when looking at something.
    "What Is Gestalt Psychology?" About.com Psychology. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. http://psychology.about.com/od/schoolsofthought/f/gestalt_faq.htm.

  • Introduction to "Behaviourism"

    Introduction to "Behaviourism"
    John Watson publishes "Psychology as the Behaviourist Views It", This introduces Behaviourism- looks at psychology as a collection of conditioned responses. His opposition to psychoanalytic theory divided psychology into to different and distinct fields of science that we still use today.
    "John Watson in Psychology Biographies at ALLPSYCH Online." John Watson in Psychology Biographies at ALLPSYCH Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. http://allpsych.com/biographies/watson.html.

  • Electroshock therapy

    Electroshock therapy was first used on people to determain what was wrong and try to fix the problem.

  • Cognitive psychology is born

    Cognitive psychology studies mental process like how people think, precive, remember and learn.
    "What Is Cognitive Psychology?" About.com Psychology. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. http://psychology.about.com/od/cognitivepsychology/f/cogpsych.htm.

  • The Nature of Love

    The Nature of Love
    Harry Harlow publishes The Nature of Love, which illistrated to the psychology community as well as the world the importance of attachment and love.
    "Timeline of Modern Psychology." About.com Psychology. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. http://psychology.about.com/od/psychology101/a/timeline.htm

  • Human Genome

    sixteen research institutions from around the world finely piece together the map of the human genome. This would help with human development and desease.
    "The History of Psychology." The History of Psychology. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. http://www.learner.org/series/discoveringpsychology/history/history_nonflash.html.

  • The thought of psychology

    The thought of psychology
    Plato was the first to suggest that the brain is the mechanism of mental processes. Plato was a Greek philosopher, mathematician, philosophical writer.
    "History of Psychology 387 BC to Present at AllPsych Online." History of Psychology 387 BC to Present at AllPsych Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Sept. 2012. http://allpsych.com/timeline.html.