# Historical Psychology Books 'Psychobook' Presents Various Psychology Tests from Throughout History By Joey Haar | Published 2016-09-06 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/psychobook References: [boingboing.net](http://boingboing.net/2016/09/06/psychobook-psych-tests-us.html) & [amazon](https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/161689492X/thebooklab-20?tag=trenhunt0f-20) Though today's psychological practices are far more advanced, Psychobook is a testament to the inefficacy and downright absurdity of psychological testing over the course of the past century and a half or so. The recently released [coffee table book](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bizarre-bookshelf) is a collection of real [psychological tests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/psydi) from throughout history, some of which are defunct and some of which remain in practice. Psychobook includes tests for a variety of mental ailments, capacities and conditions. It contains [IQ tests that assess reasoning](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quizzabite), with things like pattern recognition and spatial games, as well as tests designed to assess whether a person is "normal" or "deviant" (neither of which terms are in the medical lexicon today.) The book also contains some famous and familiar tests, such as the Rorschach inkblot test. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.6/10 - Popularity: 52% | Activity: 49% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Historical Psychological Testing:** Exploring the inefficacy and absurdity of psychological testing over time offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in modern psychological assessment. - **IQ Testing and Reasoning:** The inclusion of IQ tests that assess reasoning presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing more comprehensive and accurate intelligence assessments. - **Assessment of Normalcy and Deviance:** The examination of tests designed to assess normalcy and deviance creates opportunities for disruptive innovation in creating more inclusive and sensitive methods of evaluating mental health. ### Who This Affects Most - **Publishing:** The release of Psychobook and its exploration of historical psychology tests creates disruption opportunities within the publishing industry for producing informative and thought-provoking books. - **Psychological Assessment:** The collection of real psychological tests from the past can lead to disruptive innovation in the field of psychological assessment, refining current practices and methodologies. - **Mental Health Services:** The inclusion of familiar and defunct tests in Psychobook presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in mental health services by reassessing the effectiveness of certain diagnostic tools. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Psychology Skill Board Games](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/think-like-a-shrink.md) - [Color Psychology Tests](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/colorme.md) - [Psychologist-Designed Educational Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/therapeutic-games.md) - [Archival Game-Honoring Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/30th-anniversary-book.md) - [Personality Assessment Quizzes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/personality-spectrum.md) - [History-Centric Recipe Cookbooks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tasting-history-cookbook.md) - [Mental Health-Centric Childrens Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mindy-mind.md) - [Memory Loss Ink-Fading Books](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/4442-book.md) - [Personality Insight Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knowyourpersonality.md)