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What Is Psychology?
The discipline concerned with behavior and
mental processes and how they are affected by
an organisms physical state, mental state, and
external environment
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What Is Psychology? CONT Psychology is the science of the mind and
behavior. The word "psychology" comes
from the Greek word psyche meaning
"breath, spirit, soul", and the Greek
word logia meaning the study of
something.
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What Is Psychology? CONT According to a medical dictionary,
psychology is "The profession (clinical
psychology), scholarly discipline
(academic psychology), and science
(research psychology) concerned with the
behavior of humans and animals, andrelated mental and physiologic processes.
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Branches of Psychology. Clinical psychology
Cognitive psychology
Developmental psychology Evolutionary psychology
Health psychology
Neuropsychology
Occupational psychology
Social psychology
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Branches of Psychology. Clinical Psychology: is the scientific study
and application of psychology in order to
understand and prevent psychologically-caused distress or dysfunction (disability)
and promote the patient's well-being and
personal development.
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Branches of Psychology. Cognitive Psychology: this branch
investigates internal mental processes, such
as problem solving, memory, learning, and
language (how people think, perceive,
communicate, remember and learn).
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Branches of Psychology. Developmental Psychology: this is the
scientific study of systematic psychological
changes that a person experiences over the
course of his/her life.
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Branches of Psychology. Evolutionary Psychology: this looks at
how human behavior has been affected by
psychological adjustments during
evolution.
An evolutionary psychologist believes that
our human psychological traits are
adaptations for survival.
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Branches of Psychology. Health Psychology: also called behavioral
or medical psychology. This branch
observes how behavior, biology and social
context influence illness and health.
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Branches of Psychology. Neuropsychology: studies the structure
and function of the brain in relation to clear
behaviors and psychological processes.
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Branches of Psychology. Occupational Psychology: studies the
performance of people at work and in
training, develops an understanding of how
organizations function and how people and
groups behave at work.
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Branches of Psychology. Social Psychology: uses scientific methods
to understand and explain how feeling,
behavior and thoughts of people are
influenced by the actual, imagined or
implied presence of other people.
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Branches of Psychology.Applied psychology
Bio psychology
Educational psychologyEmotions psychology
Experimental psychology
Learning psychology
Military psychology
Moral psychology
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Psychology Psychologys past
Psychologys present
What psychologists do
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Psychologys Past Two psychologies
Structuralism
Functionalism
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Structuralism This approach focuses on the basic elements
that form the foundation of thinking,
consciousness, emotions and other kind of
mental states and activities.
Introspection: a procedure used to study the
structure of mind in which subjects areasked to describe in detail what they are
experiencing when they are exposed to
stimulus.
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Functionalism Early approach that emphasized the function or
purpose of behavior and consciousness.
Its core idea is that mental states (beliefs, desires,being in pain, etc.) are constituted solely by their
functional role
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Psychologys PresentMajor psychological perspectives
Biological Perspective
Psychodynamic Perspective
Cognitive Perspective
Behavioral perspective Humanistic Perspective
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The Biological Perspective Psychological approach that view behavior
from the perspective of biological functioning.
This perspective involves:
Hormones
Brain chemistry
Heredity
Evolutionary influences
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Psychodynamic Perspective
This perspective includes:
Unconscious thoughts,desires, and conflicts.
A psychological approach that emphasizes
unconscious dynamics within the
individual, such as inner forces, conflicts.
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The Behavioral Perspective A psychological approach that emphasizes
the observable behavior that can be measured
objectively should be the focus of study.
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The Humanist Perspective This approach suggests that all individuals
naturally strive to grow, develop and be in
control of their lives behavior.
This approach: Emphasized creativity and achieving
potential.
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What Psychologists Do Academic/research psychologists
Psychological practitioners
Psychologists in other settings
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Academic/Research Psychologists
Research in areas of basic or appliedpsychology.
Examples include: Experimental psychologists
Educational psychologists
Developmental psychologists
Industrial/organizational psychologists
Psychometric psychologists
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Psychological Practitioners Counselling psychologists help people deal
with problems associated with everyday
life. School psychologists work with parents,
teachers, and students to enhance studentperformance.
Clinical psychologists diagnose, treat, andstudy mental or emotional problems.
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Clinical psychologists are not: Psychotherapists
Psychoanalysts