📚 Foundations of Counseling & Psychology
- 1879 – Wilhelm Wundt opens first psychology lab👉 Birth of modern psychology
- 1890 – William James publishes Principles of Psychology
🛋️ Theories & Key Figures
- 1900 – Sigmund Freud publishes Interpretation of Dreams👉 Start of psychoanalysis
- 1913 – John B. Watson → Behaviorism introduced👉 “Give me a dozen healthy infants…”
- 1951 – Carl Rogers publishes Client-Centered Therapy👉 Core conditions (empathy, genuineness, unconditional positive regard)
- 1952 – First DSM-I published👉 VERY testable anchor
- 1963 – Albert Bandura (Bobo Doll Study era)👉 Social learning theory
đź§Ş Career & Development
- 1909 – Frank Parsons opens first guidance clinic👉 Career counseling begins
- 1953 – Donald Super publishes career theory👉 Life-span, life-space theory
đź§ Cognitive & REBT
- 1955 – Albert Ellis introduces Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
- 1967 – Aaron Beck develops Cognitive Therapy
đź“– DSM & Diagnosis Timeline (HIGHLY TESTED)
Memorize this sequence 👇
- 1952 – DSM-I
- 1968 – DSM-II
- 1980 – DSM-III👉 BIG shift to diagnostic criteria
- 1987 – DSM-III-R
- 1994 – DSM-IV
- 2000 – DSM-IV-TR
- 2013 – DSM-5
- 2022 – DSM-5-TR
👉 Test tip: they LOVE asking which version removed/changed something
⚖️ Ethics & Professional Counseling
- 1952 – American Counseling Association founded (originally APGA)
- 1982 – National Board for Certified Counselors established👉 NCE created
- 1990 – Americans with Disabilities Act👉 Disability protections
- 1996 – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act👉 Confidentiality/privacy
đź‘¶ Human Development
- 1905 – Alfred Binet creates first IQ test
- 1936 – Jean Piaget stages introduced
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