Description
The Emerging Field of Clinical Psychology
This assignment assesses the following Course Outcome:
PS380-2: Discuss the evolution of clinical psychology.
As you explored the history of the field of clinical psychology this week, you also learned more about the way individuals with psychological disorders were treated by society before formal treatment existed. Then you learned about how the field developed and some of the early aspects of diagnosis and treatment. You will discuss these beginnings of the field in this week’s assignment.
In a 2– 3 page descriptive timeline, please discuss the evolution of clinical psychology from the time before the field formally began, to the shift toward more humane treatments, and up through the formal beginnings of the field. The information should be supported by scholarly sources and include examples.
Discuss the following aspects in your timeline:
Begin by outlining (with discussion) the time before the shift toward more humane treatment, then progress to the shift toward more humane treatment, and finally to the early formal beginnings of the field. Discuss the following for each of the three time periods:
Conflicts
Historical trends
Early attempts at classifying psychological disorders, through the publication of the first version of the DSM (initial attempts at classifying mental illness overall, early classification of individual psychological conditions, and events that led to the publication of the first DSM).
Early “treatment” (informal attempts at treatment including how society treated those with mental disorders) through the shift toward more humane treatment and treatment during the early days of the field.
The timeline should include support from the textbook and at least one additional scholarly source. Your assignment should be a 2– 3-page descriptive timeline, not including the title and reference pages, and should include the following elements:
Title page: Provide your name, title of the assignment, course and section number, and date.
Body: Answer all the questions in complete sentences and paragraphs.
Your responses should reflect professional writing standards, using proper tone and language. The writing and writing style should be correct and accurate and reflect knowledge of skills and practice in the human service profession.
Reference page: Sources listed in current APA format.
Include a minimum of one scholarly or academic source in addition to your textbook to support your responses and conclusions.
Use Arial or Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced and left aligned.
Use standard 1″ margins on all sides.
Use current APA formatting and citation style.
If you need assistance with APA style, please visit Academic Writer.
Submitting Your Assignment
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