The state of psychology a 100 years ago

In this essay we will be looking into the state of psychology as a field of knowledge in the early years of the 20th century. A hundred years ago psychology had a wider geographical spread with a strong contribution not only in America but also even more so in Europe. (Switzerland, Germany, France) One hundred years on, in the early 21st century, there is clearly a massive shift to the UK/US. Nevertheless, and more importantly, the ideas were very much the same as they are today. Debates over psychology as a potential science were, if anything, even more to the fore at the start of the 20th century - given the revolutionary success of physics at that time. And as with today, issues surrounding the mind/body relationship, consciousness, and what is the definition of psychology, were all subject matters that received a lot of attention.