Subject Index
Ability, measures of, 360
Abnormal psychology:
biological understanding of psychopathology, progress in, 332–333
definitions, 304–305
early attempts at classification, 305–306
experimental psychopathology, 326–328, 333
legal views of mentally ill, 306–307
organic vs.functional psychoses, 329–330
periods in history of:
classical period, 307–310
from Middle Ages to eighteenth century, 310–315
eighteenth century to mid-nineteenth century, 315–318
late-nineteenth century into twentieth century, 318–325
twentieth century, 325–333
into twenty-first century, 333
popular myths of psychopathology, 304–305
psychopharmacology, 331
recent approaches, 330–332
theories of origin and research in antisocial personality, 330
“Third Force” and the new therapies, 332
typologies of mental illness, 328–329
Accreditation/credentialing organizations, 548–549
Achievement, measuring (assessment psychology), 294–296
Action commune, 49
Action research vs.prevention science, 442–443
Adolescent psycholegal issues, 407–408
Africa, professional organizations in, 540
African Americans. SeeEthnic minorities
America:
early history of psychology in, 6–8
personality and psychology in, 183–186
professional organizations, 540–544
rise of laboratories in, 8
trend from Americanization to internationalization, 515–516
American Association of Applied Psychology (AAAP), 344, 545
American Association of Clinical Psychologists (AACP), 34, 343, 544
American Association of Correctional Psychologists, 545
American Board of Examiners in Professional Psychology (ABEPP), 37, 346
American Board of Professional Psychology (ABPP), 548–549
American Indian Interest Group, 546
American Orthopsychiatric Association, 549
American Psychological Association (APA):
activism in, 500
Congressional Science Friendship Program, 41
Division of Personnel and Guidance Psychologists, 361
founded, 28
split, 544
women and, 261–262, 547–548
American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS), 41
American Psychological Society (APS), 544
American Psychology-Law Society (AP-LS), 541–542
Amicus curiae briefs, 395–396, 404–406
Analytical curricular model, 472–474
Analytic introspection, 100
Animal psychology, 13–15, 119–120, 349.See alsoComparative psychology
“Animal spirits to animal electricity,” 312–313
Anti-psychiatry, 331–332
Antisocial personality, theories of origin and research in, 330
Applied psychological organizations, 344, 536, 538, 544–545
Approach-avoidance conflict, experimental neurosis and, 328
Aptitude measures (assessment psychology), 294–296, 360
Army Alpha/Beta, 281, 381
Army General Classification Test (AGCT), 381
Artificial intelligence, 127–128
Asia, professional organizations in, 539
Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA), 546
Asian/Asian Americans, 490–492, 499–500, 503
Assessment psychology:
achievement, aptitudes, and interests, 294–296
future, 296–297
intellectual ability, 280–283
neuropsychological functioning, 292–294
origins of, 279–280
personality characteristics and psychopathology, 283–292
behavioral methods, 291–292
interview methods, 289–291
relatively structured tests, 283–286
relatively unstructured tests, 286–289
rise of psychological testing in counseling psychology, 359–360
Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback, 545
Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, 545
Association for Women in Psychology (AWP), 260–261, 547–548
Association model, moral management and, 314–315
Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi), 487, 492–495, 545–546
Association of Consulting Psychologists (ACP), 35
Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship
Centers (APPIC), 548
Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards (ASPPB), 548
Australia (professional organizations), 540
Autonomic Perception Questionnaire (APQ), 164Balance theories (social psychology), 235–236
Behavioral assessment methods, 291–292
Behavioral Avoidance Test (BAT), 349–350
Behavioral ecology and comparative psychology, 77–78
Behavioral health/medicine, 455
Behavioral laboratories, rise of, 101–103
Behaviorism, 15–17
animal psychology and, 119–120
behavior therapy and, 330580