PSYC 124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Lightner Witmer, Thematic Apperception Test, Emil Kraepelin
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Lightner witmer: 1867-1956, creation of cinical psychology. First dsm published by american psychiatric association in 1952: dsm, most drastic change in dsms is from dsm-ii to dsm-iii. Larger, including more disorders, specific diagnostic criteria, multiaxial system. But only since 1940s/50s: treatment was by medical doctors, not psychologists, ww2 created high demand for treatment of psychologically affected soldiers, psychodynamic approach dominated when psychotherapy became a more common activity in mid 1900s. In the decades that followed, numerous other approaches arose: behaviorism: outside conditioning, not internal thoughts or feelings, humanism: think of in their perspective, as human. Family therapy: most recently, cognitive therapy has become most widely endorsed singular orientation, boulder conference 1949: dual emphasis on practice and research in graduate training programs, 50s, 60s, 70s, therapy approaches proliferated, psyd/vail model programs emerge. Insurance company"s began reimbursing for clinical psychologists" services: 90s, 2000s.
