Briefly summarize three of the ways in which war has influenced the history of clinical psychology.
What will be an ideal response?
Army Alpha and Beta intelligence tests during World War I, used to measure the intelligence of recruits and soldiers, were precursors to today’s intelligence tests. Wechsler’s clinical experiences during World War I aided his creation of the Wechsler-Bellevue. Following World War II, veterans returned with “shell shock” and other psychological symptoms; the U.S. government provided significant funding to train additional clinical psychologists to treat these veterans. The Nazi presence in Europe during the 1930s forced many influential figures in clinical psychology to flee their home countries, facilitating the spread of their theories to England and, ultimately, the United States. Clinical psychologists play a critical role in treating veterans from recent military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan; the VA is one of the country’s largest providers of mental health services.
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