A brief history of the American Psychological Foundation's award for distinguished teachers of psychology.

2004 ◽  
pp. 153-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Pittenger
Keyword(s):  
American Psychological ◽  
History Of

A History of Police Psychology

2019 ◽  
pp. 377-402
Author(s):  
Philip S. Trompetter
Keyword(s):  
Public Safety ◽  
American Psychological Association ◽  
Police Psychology ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Current Definition ◽  
Specialty Board ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Creation ◽  
Definition Of

This chapter briefly identifies important societal events and governmental responses that set the stage for the emergence of the specialty of police psychology, provides the names and departments of early practitioners (1963-1990) of police psychology, and explains how the current definition of police psychology was developed, with its four domains and 55 proficiencies. The maturation of the specialty is outlined from its recognition as an American Psychological Association (APA) proficiency, to the creation of an American Board of Police & Public Safety Psychology (ABPPSP) specialty board, and most recently to its recognition as an APA specialty.

J.E. Birren, and J.J.F. Schroots (Eds.). A History of Geropsychology in Autobiography. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2000.

2001 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 599-602
Author(s):  
Ed de St. Aubin
Keyword(s):  
American Psychological Association ◽  
Washington Dc ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Mise En Œuvre ◽  
History Of

RÉSUMÉCe livre regroupe une série d'autobiographies rédigées par des hommes et des femmes qui ont créé et formé le domaine de la géropsychologie. La lecture attentive des textes permet de mieux saisir les facteurs menant à la mise en oeuvre de la discipline. C'est ainsi que nous apprenons quelles forces sociohistoriques ont guidé les chercheurs et leur domaine d'activité. On nous rappelle que la géropsychologie est, et a toujours été, une discipline internationale et plus, qu'elle présente les caractéristiques de l'interdisciplinarité. La détermination des pionniers de la géropsychologie à réussir malgré le fait que plusieurs n'avaient pas de formation adéquate ni l'appui des institutions dans leurs démarches d'appréntissage du vieillissement ne doit pas être considéré comme une fausse approche d'autodétermination. Un des thèmes récurrents concerne la reconnaissance du caractère fortuit des événements dans la vie humaine en général et dans la trajectoire des carriéres individuelles en particulier. Une humilité attachante accompagne la reconnaissance que le succès repose en partie sur le heureux hasard et la chance. D'autres thèmes nous relient également aux auteurs. Ils nous parlent de la signification profonde de l'intérêt porté à la musique et à l'art. Ils nous présentent des compte-rendus émouvants sur le sens de la famille. Les textes s'enjolivent parfois d'une note d'humour effacé. Je recommande fortement à ceux qui s'intéressent à la géropsychologie et à ses domaines connexes d'écouter ces aîné(e)s intellectuel(le)s parler d'eux-mêmes. Les faits s'accompagnent d'un sens historique et d'une identité conceptualisée qui s'intègrent à noire démarche de compréhension et d'amélioration de la vie des aîné(e)s.

Research Issues

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Martin
Keyword(s):  
American Psychological Association ◽  
Academic Disciplines ◽  
Exercise Psychology ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Disability Sport ◽  
Sport Competition ◽  
History Of ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Sport And Exercise

There are a number of research-related issues unique to the world of disability that most sport and exercise psychology researchers may be unfamiliar with. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss four of those issues. First is the use of language and, in particular, the pros and cons of using the term disabled person in contrast to person with a disability. Many disability activists argue for the former whereas the American Psychological Association advocates for the later. Terms such as disability sport, adapted sport, and parasport are also discussed and how researchers have interpreted and supported some terms over others. The chapter also briefly traces the history of disability sport and exercise psychology research and the academic disciplines that have built the knowledge base. In addition, the arguments of some authors that able-bodied researchers should not conduct research with individuals with disabilities are examined and refuted. Finally, the thinking behind why some disability activists are critical of a prominent disability sport competition, the Paralympics, is explained.

History of International Psychology in the Unmaking: Abstracting Nonenglish Periodical Literature in the Usa

1989 ◽  
Vol 68 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1205-1206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Brožek ◽  
Sharon L. Siegler
Keyword(s):  
American Psychological Association ◽  
Periodical Literature ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
International Psychology ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
The Usa ◽  
History Of ◽  
Information Media

Policy of the American Psychological Association, announced in September 1987, calls for the elimination of nonEnglish material from Psychological Abstracts beginning in 1988, but with continuing coverage in the two electronic formats, PsychINFO and PsychLIT. APA's electronic information media indicate that nonEnglish material published from 1983 to 1986 accounted for 12 6% of the total number of the abstracts. For material published in 1987 (and processed for the most part in 1988) the percentage dropped dramatically to 1.4%. It remained at this level (1.6%) during the next period available for analysis at this time.

The Evolution of Modern Psychology

2009 ◽  
Vol 217 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel C. O’Connell ◽  
Sabine Kowal
Keyword(s):  
20Th Century ◽  
William James ◽  
American Psychological Association ◽  
American Psychological ◽  
Stunted Growth ◽  
Wilhelm Wundt ◽  
Modern Psychology ◽  
The Status ◽  
History Of ◽  
Modern Era

The phrase becoming a science, as applied to the history of psychology, is at best a tendentious formulation of the status quaestionis. It presumes quite clearly that the direction of development has, indeed, been toward becoming more scientific. This presumption is engaged critically here. The American Psychological Association (APA), flagship of psychological organizations in the modern era, has undoubtedly become an empire. Whether the brand of psychology fostered currently by the APA is also the asymptote or endpoint of a developmental motion toward being more scientific merits inquiry and discussion. Schism and discontent in our midst have not been entirely political; there have also been aberrations and fads that have stunted growth and have accordingly fostered protests. Here, we consider some pioneers whose wisdom regarding the science of psychology has been, from time to time, influential, neglected, or even misguided. Modern psychology cannot, without further ado, be considered the inevitable projection of lines laid down by, for example, Wilhelm Wundt and/or William James. We, ourselves, wish to include both Hans Hörmann and C.F. Graumann as pioneers in their own right during the second half of the 20th century.

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