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Psychology in Britain started off philosophically, just as the entire history of psychology. In 1853, the first book was published to be called ‘psychology.’ In 1863, Broadmoor lunatic asylum opened. In 1901, the British Psychological Society was formed. Three years later, the //British Journal of Psychology// was created. In 1913, the Cambridge psychological laboratory was opened and the Mental Deficiency Act was passed. During World War I, the term “shell-shock” becomes known because of Charles Myers and soldiers receive disability pensions for it. In 1921, psychology becomes a separate section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. By 1944, more than 70 child guidance clinics were in operation in the UK. In 1958, Hans Eysenck introduced behavior therapy. In the 1960s, the //British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology// was created and Michael Argyle was one of the editors. From the 1960s forward, more journals were created and more discoveries were made.

Today, the British Psychological Society makes sure that the public is well informed about psychology. They want to help society as a whole function better by helping people overcome psychological disorders, applying psychology to guarantee that students are being taught in the best way(s) and helping law enforcement have an effective system. The British Psychological Society also endorses psychological research projects. The Psychology Network emphasizes teaching and learning psychology throughout the United Kingdom. They want to help make sure that the people working for the network are up-to-date on the best ways to teach psychology in the UK. They also encourage research opportunities as a way to learn.

There were quite a few prominent psychologists in the United Kingdom. **Henry Havelock Ellis** (1859-1939) focused on human sexuality and published the first volume of //Studies in the Psychology of Sex.// He also published a book called //Sexual Inversion// about homosexual relations between men and boys, which he did not consider immoral or a crime. **Raymond Cattell**(1905-1998) was interested in personality. He lived in England and America. Cattell came up with the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire, also referred to as the 16PF Questionannaire**. Hans Eysenck** (1916-1997) was also interested in personality. He came up with his own model of personality (P-E-N). The two original dimensions were extraversion and neuroticism, but psychoticism was later added. He believed introverts were more aroused than extroverts, thus why they sought lower levels of stimulation, meaning extroverts needed to seek more stimulation. **Michael Argyle** (1925-2002) was a social psychologist. He was interested in the psychology of religion, social skills and happiness. He believed that happiness is promoted by relationships, sex, eating, exercise, music, success, etc. but not by wealth.

Works Cited

About the Centre. //Psychology Network.// Retrieved February 14, 2010 from http://www.psychology.heacademy.ac.uk/s.php?p=192 Hans Eysenck. (2010, January 25). In //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Retrieved February 14, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hans_Eysenck&oldid=339879631 Havelock Ellis. (2010, January 4). In //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Retrieved February 14, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Havelock_Ellis&oldid=335822330 Michael Argyle (psychologist). (2009, December 27). In //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Retrieved February 14, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Michael_Argyle_(psychologist)&oldid=334367982 Raymond Cattell. (2010, February 14). In //Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia//. Retrieved February 14, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raymond_Cattell&oldid=344092107 //The British Psychological Society//. Retrieved February 14, 2010 from http://www.bps.org.uk/