Section outline

  • Learning Objectives

    By the end of this lecture, students will be able to:

    1. Define clinical psychology and explain its role in understanding and improving human behavior.

    2. Outline the historical origins of clinical psychology, particularly the philosophical and social influences of the 18th and 19th centuries.

    3. Identify the major pioneers of humanitarian reform in the treatment of mental illness and describe their contributions.

    4. Explain the impact of scientific developments, including empiricism and the emergence of psychology as an independent science.

    5. Describe the key milestones that led to the establishment of clinical psychology as a professional discipline in the late 19th century.

    Lesson 01 | PPS