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From Séance to Science : A History of the Profession of Psychology in America / Ludy T. Benjamin Jr. and David Baker.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benjamin, Ludy T., 1945-
- Series:
- Center for the History of Psychology series
- Center for the History of Psychology
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Psychology--Practice--United States--History.
- Psychology.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (212 pages)
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Akron, Ohio : University Of Akron Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "This book is intended to round out the picture of American psychology's past, adding the history of psychological practice to the story of psychological science. Written by two well-recognized authorities in the field, this book covers the profession and practice of psychology in America from the late nineteenth century to the present"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface to the Second Edition
- Preface to the First Edition
- Chapter 1: The Beginnings of Psychological Practice
- Having Your Head Examined: Phrenology
- It's All in the Face: Physiognomy
- Criminal Physiognomy
- Physiognomy in Vocational Guidance and the Workplace
- Psychology's Other Occult Doubles
- Mesmerism
- Spiritualism
- Mental Healing
- The New Psychology
- Selling the New Psychology
- Child Study
- Counseling Psychology
- School and Clinical Psychology
- Psychology and Business
- Conclusion
- Chapter 2: Clinical Psychology
- Mental Asylums
- Clinical Research by Psychologists in the 1890s
- Lightner Witmer's Call for a Clinical Psychology
- Intelligence Testing
- The Early Clinical Psychologists
- Influences on Clinical Psychology at the Turn of the Century
- Freud's Visit and Psychoanalysis in America
- Clifford Beers and the Mental Hygiene Movement
- Morton Prince and Clinical Psychology
- Elwood Worcester and the Emmanuel Movement
- Clinical Psychology: Organization, Certification
- An Outbreak of Psychology: The 1920s
- An Organization for Professional Psychology
- Between the Wars: The Rise of Clinical Assessment
- Shell Shock Cases
- Early Personality Testing
- Projective Personality Testing
- The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)
- World War II and Clinical Psychology
- Clinical Psychology and the Scientist-Practitioner Model
- Psychologists and Psychotherapy
- Models of Psychotherapy
- Behavioral Therapies
- Cognitive Therapies
- Humanistic Therapies
- Further Evidence of a Profession
- Licensure for Professional Psychologists
- Professional Ethics
- Professional Journals
- Professional Psychologists and the APA
- Professional Schools of Psychology
- Clinical Psychology in the 1960s.
- Community Mental Health Centers
- Independent Practice
- Chapter 3: School Psychology
- Education and Democracy
- Child Development and the Legacy of G. Stanley Hall
- Estimating IQs
- Arnold Gesell: The First School Psychologist
- Individual Case Study and the Legacy of Lightner Witmer
- New Work in Applied Psychology
- Special Education and School Psychology
- Psychology in the Schools
- Organization and Identity
- Recognition
- School Psychology at Midcentury
- The National Institute of Mental Health and School Psychology
- The Thayer Conference
- Expansion
- Back to the Future
- The National Association of School Psychologists
- NASP and Division 16
- Chapter 4: Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- The Salience of the Workplace
- The New Psychology and the Business of Advertising
- Scott and the Power of Suggestion
- Harry Hollingworth and the Effectiveness of Advertising
- Watson's Behavioristic Approach to Advertising
- Hugo Münsterberg and the "Founding" of Industrial Psychology
- Carnegie Tech's Division of Applied Psychology
- The Bureau of Salesmanship Research
- The End of the Division of Applied Psychology
- The One Right Way: Scientific Management
- Problems with Scientific Management
- Workers Are Not Machines
- World War I and Its Aftermath
- Personnel Psychology in the 1920s
- Journal of Applied Psychology
- Psychological Consulting Firms
- Establishing Scientific Legitimacy
- Industrial Psychology Monthly
- Steady Growth
- The Great Depression and the Beginnings of Organizational Psychology
- The Hawthorne Studies
- Attitudes, Leadership, and Worker Satisfaction
- Organizing Industrial Psychologists
- World War II and Its Aftermath
- Human Factors Psychology
- Personnel Psychology After the War
- The Evolution of Graduate Training.
- Organizational Psychology Comes of Age
- Lewin's Continuing Influence
- Industrial Strife
- Contemporary I/O Psychology
- Contemporary Personnel Issues
- Training
- Organizational Psychology
- Organizational Development
- Organizational Climate
- Chapter 5: Counseling Psychology
- A Context for Counseling Psychology
- A More Perfect Union
- Seeking Guidance
- The Work of Frank Parsons
- The Expansion of Guidance
- Education and Psychology
- Vocational Psychology
- Testing and the Times
- Civilian Applications
- Testing and the Great Depression
- The Emergence of Counseling Psychology
- Preludes to Boulder
- The Meaning of Boulder
- Constructing Counseling Psychology
- A Model of Training
- Influences on Identity
- The Question of Identity
- Consolidation
- Recent Developments
- Organizational Structure
- Social Action
- Chapter 6: The Psychological Profession in the 21st Century
- Managed Care
- Cost and Service Containment
- Ethics
- Impacts
- Responses to Managed Care
- Prescription Privileges for Psychologists
- Opposition to Prescription Privileges
- Clinical Trials for Psychologists
- Proponents for Prescription Privileges
- New Practice Specialties
- Forensic Psychology
- Münsterberg and the Psychology of the Courtroom
- Contemporary Forensic Psychology
- Clients for Forensic Psychology
- The Psychological Autopsy
- Growth of Forensic Psychology
- Sport Psychology
- Coleman Griffith: Pioneer in Sport Psychology
- Modern Practice of Sport Psychology
- The Work of Sport Psychologists
- Health Psychology
- The Practice of Health Psychologists
- Interventions
- Health Psychology in Hospitals
- Science and the Practice of Psychology
- Contemporary Concerns About Professional Schools of Psychology
- The "Myth" of Professional Psychology.
- Doing and Applying Research
- Practice Guidelines
- Conflict Over Guidelines
- The Future of the Profession
- Growth in Health Psychology
- Growth in Psychological Services to Minorities
- Changing Roles for Psychologists
- A Final Comment
- Notes
- Image Credits
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-937378-43-8
- OCLC:
- 890203109
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