Thinking Globally About Psychology The Need for an International Perspective
Sergio A. Silverio Final Year Undergraduate of Psychological Sciences Integrated Masters in Clinical and Health Psychology (MPsycholSci)
Where is Psychology From? • c1550 BC ~ There is a mention of clinical depression in the Ebers Papyrus: EGYPT
• 705 AD ~ First Psychiatric Hospital built: IRAQ • c1520 ~ Marko Marulić first publishes the use of the word ‘Psychology’: ITALY • 1879 ~ Wilhelm Wundt opens first Experimental Psychology Laboratory: GERMANY
• 1890 ~ William James publishes “The Principles of Psychology”: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA • 1910 ~ Freud, Jung, & Ferenczi found the International Psychoanalytic Association: SWITZERLAND • 1964 ~ Franco Basaglia presents “The destruction of the Mental Hospital as a place of Institutionalisation” at First International Congress of Social Psychiatry, London: EUROPE
International Psychology Fact (I) Did you know?……… In some countries, such as Norway and
Japan, there is no distinction made between the terms: “Psychologist” and “Clinical Psychologist”.
International Psychology Fact (II) Did you know?……… Japan has no word for ‘Menopause’,
because there is little physiological experience of it, therefore no social acknowledgement of it, and most of all… No psychological impact for Japanese Women!
International Psychology Fact (III) Did you know?……… Your culture can alter which neural
networks and brain areas you employ when thinking about the “self” in relation to you
and in relation to others!
Your Degree • You are studying a truely international subject • You are attending an International University. • The likelihood is that you are already working or will
work with international colleagues. • Our profession is global, and you may have to collaborate or even work abroad!
My Degree • I studied at the Università degli Studi di Padova. • The teaching and assessment was completely
different in Italy. • It was a lot more neuroscience based, but also had a
more interdisciplinary feel to the curriculum. • I have many contacts in Italy and across the globe from this experience. • I have been asked to go back and lecture!
What Next For Me? • I have my first article for an international journal being published soon. • I shall continue to go to international conferences, my last was in Finland. • I have colleagues to collaborate with in the UK, Italy, Poland, Austria, The U.S.A. among other countries. • I aim to start my PhD as a multidisciplinary and transnational project. • So far we are looking at populations in the UK, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Japan, Palestine and Afghanistan.
And For You?
Any Questions? Working and Collaborating Internationally? My Experiences of Erasmus Exchange?
Psychology Outside the UK? My Research? Ask now, or forward them on afterwards to:
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