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Clinical Psychology, Psychological Science, and Neo-liberal Times

January 30, 2015 • by Jeremy Safran

Clinical psychology first emerged as a formal subdiscipline within psychology in the aftermath of World War II. During the war, psychologists were initially hired by the military to play a role assessing recruits for psychological stability, combat readiness, and potential for officer training. They were also charged with the task ...

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Have Europeans Learned from the 20th Century for the 21st?

February 28, 2014 • by Jeffrey C. Goldfarb

This is a lightly abridged version of the keynote address to the conference of the Europe for Citizens Forum in Brussels on January 28th, 2014. Goldfarb was asked to address the question of the title. Siobhan Kattago, Irit Dekel, and Anna Lisa Tota also contributed to the ...

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