Rise of positive psychology, for good or for bad, depending on one’s perspective (in my view, mostly the latter….). Admittedly, one could arguably date it to 1998, when Seligman assumed the APA presidency, but the real explosion happened after the new millennium. In clinical psychology, I’d also put in the new Academy of Psychological Clinical Science (APCS) accreditation system (to compete with APA’s system), although the full implications of the system have yet to be realized. But it is certainly stirring things up. Also, of course, Kahneman’s Nobel 2002 prize and the accompanying increased influence of work on biases and heuristics on decision-making. I’m sure that other TIPSters will have other (and probably better) nominees.
…Scott Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. Department of Psychology, Room 473 Emory University 36 Eagle Row, Atlanta, Georgia 30322 [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>; 404-727-1125 From: Gerald Peterson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 8:39 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: Re: [tips] Anything Interesting Happen Recently? Why are they seemingly more relevant to psychiatry or medicine and IMO, of almost no relevance to Psychology? Verrrry interesting. G.L. (Gary) Peterson,Ph.D Psychology@SVSU On Apr 15, 2011, at 8:26 AM, Michael Britt <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: I'm working on a timeline of major events in the history of psychology. In this case, I'm defining "major events" as those that the public might conceivably have heard of or an event which has probably stuck in the minds of psychology majors even after they graduate from college (examples: Milgram's study, Zimbardo's study, Gardner's multiple intelligences, etc.). Problem is that I can't really find anything for the 2000's. There are a lot of timelines on the web, but few of them go into the 2000s. A couple examples below, but I'm not crazy about them. Anyone have any suggestions for major discoveries that occurred in the last decade? Michael http://www.learner.org/discoveringpsychology/history/history_nonflash.html 2000 Sequencing of the Human Genome Sixteen public research institutions around the world complete a "working draft" mapping of the human genetic code, providing a research basis for a new understanding of human development and disease. A similar, privately funded, project is currently underway. DSM on PDA The latest revision of the Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is published in a version for personal digital assistants (PDAs). The manual, first published in 1954, outlines prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders. Only 132 pages on first printing, in 2000 it was 980 pages. http://allpsych.com/timeline.html 2002 New Mexico becomes the first state to pass legislation allowing licensed psychologists to prescribe psychotropic medication<http://www.apa.org/practice/nm_rxp.html>. 2002 The push for mental health parity gets the attention of the White House as President George W. Bush promotes legislation that would guarantee comprehensive mental health coverage. Michael A. Britt, Ph.D. [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://www.ThePsychFiles.com Twitter: mbritt --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=10036 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-10036-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-10036-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9b2f&n=T&l=tips&o=10037 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-10037-13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu<mailto:leave-10037-13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu> ________________________________ This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message (including attachments). --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=10041 or send a blank email to leave-10041-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
