Psychotherapy
Clinically applied psychology for desired behavior change
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| January 2025 |
ELIZA
The satirical BBC Interviewer Philomena Cunk (portrayed by Diane Morgan) briefly discussed ELIZA.
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| 2024 |
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
Filmink retrospectively reviewed the film, noting its moderate success and Kathleen Quinlan's subsequent career development.
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| 2024 |
Parent management training
A systematic review found low-strength evidence suggesting that parent support programs can improve ADHD symptoms and disruptive behaviors in children.
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| December 2024 |
ELIZA
Rupert Lane and a team of engineers successfully reconstructed the original ELIZA using approximately 96% of the 1965 source code, demonstrating its ability to reproduce the published conversations from Weizenbaum's 1966 paper.
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| 2023 |
ELIZA
A preprint reported that ELIZA beat OpenAI's GPT-3.5 in a Turing test study, though it did not outperform GPT-4 or real humans.
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| 2021 |
Dialectical behavior therapy
Publication of 'DBT For Dummies' by Gillian Galen PsyD and Blaise Aguirre MD, providing a comprehensive self-help guide to Dialectical Behavior Therapy.
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| 2021 |
Dialectical behavior therapy
A literature review of over 40 studies from 15 different countries consistently demonstrated the distinction between PTSD and Complex PTSD, replicating the distinct symptoms associated with each disorder.
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| 2021 |
Michael Kinsey
Published the article 'What are Attachment Styles and How Do They Influence Adult Behavior' in Choosing Therapy, discussing psychological concepts related to attachment and behavior.
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| 2021 |
Michael Kinsey
Presented a workshop on 'The Dynamics of the Narcissistic Personality in the Context of Coercive Control' at America's Conference To End Coercive Control, based on his original Model of the Emotional Dynamics of the Narcissistic Personality.
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| 2021 | Published his memoir, 'A Scientific Life on the Edge: My Lonely Quest to Change How We See Addiction'. |
| 2021 |
ELIZA
ELIZA was awarded a Legacy Peabody Award.
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| 2021 |
ELIZA
Jeff Shrager and MIT archivist Myles Crowley discovered the complete source code listing of ELIZA in MAD-SLIP in the Weizenbaum archives, which was then open-sourced under a Creative Commons CC0 public domain license.
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| 2019 |
Dialectical behavior therapy
The World Health Organization (WHO) recognized Complex PTSD as a distinct syndrome in the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11).
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| 2019 |
Metacognitive training
Further replication of meta-analysis findings on metacognitive training, supporting its effectiveness in treating psychological symptoms.
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| 2019 | Published 'Outgrowing Addiction: With Common Sense Instead of "Disease" Therapy' with Zach Rhoads. |
| August 12 2019 |
ELIZA
Independent game developer Zachtronics published a visual novel called Eliza, about an AI-based counseling service inspired by ELIZA.
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| 2018 |
Metacognitive training
Replication of meta-analysis findings on metacognitive training (MCT), confirming significant improvements in positive symptoms and delusions.
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| January 2018 |
ELIZA
The twelfth episode of the American sitcom Young Sheldon aired, featuring the protagonist 'conversing' with ELIZA to resolve a domestic issue.
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| 2017 |
Michael Kinsey
Concluded teaching psychology courses at The New School after a four-year period of academic instruction.
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| 2016 |
ELIZA
The video game Deus Ex: Mankind Divided continued to feature the Eliza Cassan AI character. Adam Curtis's documentary HyperNormalisation also referenced ELIZA in the context of post-truth.
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| 2015 |
Women & Therapy
Journal ranked 34th out of 41 journals in the 'Women's Studies' category with an impact factor of 0.229 according to the Journal Citation Reports.
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| 2014 | Published 'Recover! Stop Thinking Like an Addict' with Ilse Thompson. |
| 2014 |
Parent management training
Pfiffner and Haack published research confirming PMT as a well-established treatment for school-age children with ADHD, while also highlighting ongoing questions about the optimal methods of PMT delivery.
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| April 2014 | Silent Hill: Shattered Memories was made available on the PlayStation Network in Europe, further extending its distribution. |
| 2013 |
Michael Kinsey
Began teaching undergraduate and graduate psychology courses at The New School, including courses on personality psychology, diagnostic assessment, and abnormal psychology.
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| 2013 |
Parent management training
Furlong et al. concluded that group-based PMT is cost-effective in reducing conduct problems and improving parental health and parenting skills, though evidence was insufficient for addressing child emotional problems and educational abilities.
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| 2012 | Concluded his private practice and consultancy in Morristown, New Jersey, and his concurrent law practice. |
| 2012 |
ELIZA
ELIZA was featured in a Harvard University exhibit titled 'Go Ask A.L.I.C.E.' celebrating mathematician Alan Turing's 100th birthday.
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| 2011 | Transitioned the Life Process Program (LPP) to an online international coaching service. |
| 2011 |
Parent management training
A Cochrane review examined PMT for ADHD, finding some evidence of improvement in general child behavior and parental stress, but noting limited effects on ADHD-specific behaviors and insufficient data to establish clear clinical guidelines.
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| 2011 |
ELIZA
The video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution featured an artificial-intelligence Picus TV Network newsreader named Eliza Cassan.
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| 2010 |
Michael Kinsey
Awarded the American Psychiatric Association Excellence in Psychology Award, recognizing his contributions to the field of psychology.
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| 2010 |
ELIZA
Weizenbaum appeared in the independent documentary film Plug & Pray, discussing his views on ELIZA and cautioning against anthropomorphic views of computers.
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Women & Therapy, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Family therapy, Metacognitive training, Dialectical behavior therapy, ELIZA, Stanton Peele, Parent management training, I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (film) & Michael Kinsey, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.