I had heard this explanation before but here is one source: Lilienfeld, Lynn, Namy & Woolf. (2008). Psychology from Inquiry to Understanding. Pearson.
Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:59:56 -0400 >From: "Christopher D. Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [tips] etiology of "shrink" and other things >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I have forgotten the etiology of the term "shrink". > > Can someone remind me? > > > > Head shrinker. > > Second: > > Why were psychologists called alienists through the early part of the last > century? > > > Because the mad were said to be alienated from > reason. > > Third: > > I DO REMEMBER why we get our head examined! That comes from when > phrenology was in vogue and people, even employers would send prospective > employees, to phrenologists to have the bumps read on their heads: hence, > having one's head examined. > > > I had never heard that before. What is your source? > The idea that the head is the location of the > intellect dates back to ancient times. Why would > this expression date to the time of phrenology in > particular? > > Best, > Chris > -- > > Christopher D. Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > > > 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ > > ========================== > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
