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• 1890: James McKeen Cattell coined the term "mental test" and published ten
• 1904: Alfred Binet begins work on his intelligence scale
• 1905: Carl Jung begins using the word association method
• 1913: Emil Kraepelin publishes work on diagnosis
• 1914: Lewis Terman’s American version of Binet scale (produced in 1916)
• 1921: Hermann Rorschach’s "Psychodiagnostics" is published
• 1935: Publication of the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) by Christiana Morgan and Henry Murray
• 1937: Term "projective techniques" is coined
• 1939: Wechsler-Bellevue Intelligence Scale is published
• 1943: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) is published
• 1949: Halstead introduces neuropsychological test battery
• 1952: DSM-I is published
• 1968: DSM-II is published
• 1970: Rise of behavioral assessment
• 1980: DSM-III is published
• 1987: DSM-III-R is published
• 1994: DSM-IV is published
• 2013: DSM-V is published
• 2022: DSM-V-TR is published
• Significant Events in Intervention:

  • 1793: Philippe Pinel introduces humane care in French asylums
  • 1848: Dorothea Dix successfully lobbies for better facilities for the mentally ill in New Jersey
  • 1895: Josef Breuer and Sigmund Freud publish "Studies on Hysteria"
  • 1900: Sigmund Freud publishes "The Interpretation of Dreams"
  • 1908: Clifford Beers inaugurates mental hygiene movement
  • 1909: William Healy started the first child guidance clinic in Chicago
  • 1920: John Watson and Rosalie Rayner describe the conditioning of fears
  • 1932: Jacob L. Moreno introduces group therapy
  • 1950: John Dollard and Neal Miller publish "Personality and Psychotherapy"
  • 1951: Carl Rogers publishes "Client-Centered Therapy"
  • 1952: Hans Eysenck publishes his critique of psychotherapy
  • 1953: BF Skinner outlines application of operant principles
  • 1958: Joseph Wolpe describes method of systematic desensitization
  • 1965: Conference in Swampscott, MA, gives birth to community psychology
• • 1967: Aaron Beck introduces cognitive therapy
  • 1980s: Rise of health psychology, increasing focus on brief psychotherapy, increase in psychotherapy research
  • 1990s: Managed health care has tremendous impact on psychological services
  • 1995: Lists of empirically supported treatment appear
  • 2002: New Mexico becomes first state to allow prescription privileges for psychologists
• Significant Events in Research:

  • 1879: Wilhelm Wundt establishes the first psychological lab in Leipzig
  • 1890: William James publishes "Principles of Psychology"
  • 1905: Binet and Simon offer validity data for their test
  • 1916: Terman’s research on the Binet scale appears
  • 1939: Wechsler publishes his research on the Wechsler-Bellevue
  • 1943: Hathaway and McKinley publish MMPI data
  • 1952: Eysenck’s critique of psychotherapy appears
  • 1954: Carl Rogers and Rosalind Dymond report their research on the counseling process
  • Julian Rotter publishes his social learning theory
  • 1977: Mary Smith and Gene Glass report meta-analysis of psychotherapy studies
  • 1980s: Psychopathology research grows following publication of DSM-III
  • 1990s: Interest in behavioral genetics increases
  • 2000s: Increasing amount of research using brain imaging techniques
• Significant Events in the Profession of Clinical Psychology:

  • 1892: American Psychological Association (APA) is founded
  • 1896: Lightner Witmer establishes the first "Psychological" Clinic
  • 1909: Section of Clinical Psychology established within APA
  • 1930: Psi Chi founded
  • 1935: APA Committee on Standards of Training defines the field
  • 1936: Louttit publishes first clinical psychology text
  • 1937: Journal of Consulting Psychology founded