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Erikson published the book Childhood and Society.
Within the book Erikson expanded Freud's theory on how children and parents turn against one another by talking back or unconscious displays that affect one another whether negatively or positively. During all this in his book Erikson refers to how small actions or acknowledgements can shape a child to who he/she may turn out to be. -
Hans Eysenck published a study about psychotherapy efficacy
Hans Eysenck published a study about psychotherapy efficacy suggesting that therapy was no more effective then no treatment. This study caused an onslaught of outcome studies that have shown that psychotherapy is a very effective treatment for mental illness. -
U.S first official attempt for developing a classification
At first in the U.S, the initial stimulus for developing a classification of mental disorders was the need to collect statistical information.What might be considered the first official attempt to get info about mental health in the U.S was the recording of "idiocy/insanity" in the 1840's -
The Code of Ethics, developed by the American Psychological Association
To make psychology appear more professional and by a preference to self-regulate, members of the American Psychological Association (APA) created the first code of ethics. This was basically a moral guide brought up by the nation's leading psychologists at the time. It wasn't until the mid 1960s that treatment of human subjects became regulated in psychological experimentation. -
The Salivating Dog Experiment
Within this experiment every time the canine being experimented on would hear a cue, such as a bell, that would signal food was coming. The more the canines heard the bell the would start salivating when the bell rung or instantly after. Then Skinner would do another process called extinction. In this situation the bell would ring and after being trained the canines would start salivating, but no food came. After awhile the canines began to realize that food no longer came when the bell rang. -
The first use of chlorpromazine for psychiatric relief was in 1953 by Pierre Deniker and Jean Delay
The development of chlorpromazine began French pharmaceutical company Laboratoires Rhone-Poulenc with research beginning in 1950. By 1954 chlorpromazine had been cleared for use in psychiatric treatments in the U.S.
According to Spiritus Temporis the initial use of chlorpromazine was as an antihistamine and antiemetic drug. While using the drug for these purposes a French doctor, Henri Laborit, began to notice the effects of chlorpromazine on the mental states of his patients. -
Abraham Maslow helped to found Humanistic Psychology and later developed the Hierarchy of Needs
Humanistic Psychology: a perspective that focuses on reaching one's full potential with self-actualization. In an attempt to figure out what motivated the human mind, Abraham dedicated years of his life to psychological testing and analysis. He eventually devised a concept known as "The Hierarchy of Needs". This describes human necessities for survival and happiness. -
Leon Festinger proposed his theory of Cognitive Dissonance
Leon Festinger proposed his theory of Cognitive Dissonance. Cognitive Dissonance is the discomfort felt when one holds two or more conflicting beliefs. This caused Festinger to become an influence figure in Social Psychology. -
John Berry Introduced the importance of cross-cultural research
Berry brought a large ammount of attention to cross cultural diversity and acculturation. He developed a model that presents four different types of acculturation
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Carl Rodgers Published 'On Becoming A Person'
Carl Rodgers published the book "On becoming a person" And made drastic changes in methods for Mental health issues are treated. He emphasized on human potention and the idea of bieng a "Fully Functioning person" Many parts of the changes involved "Client centered Therapy" Which was a ethical Non-directive version of talk therapy.
