Applied Psychology
studies and seeks to promote the mental health of stakeholders of schools
What is Educational Psychology?
a psychological researcher who focused on behaviour as a function of stimulus and response
B. F. Skinner
A concept researched by Albert Bandura in relation to goal setting and competence, and often drawn in sport and exercise psychology approaches
What is Self-efficacy?
A model applied in health psychology in cancer screening, smoking cessation, and adherence to medical treatments based on an individual's beliefs about a health threat, the benefits of actions, barriers to action, and cues to action.
What is the Health Belief Model?
Uses art, music, or other forms of the arts as therapy
What are expressive therapies?
Studies and works with athletes and sports and exercise participants to promote psychological resilience and adherence to exercise and physical activity
What is Sport and Exercise Psychology?
an athlete who won 11 Olympic medals. She is known for promoting mental health and wellness because of her decision to not compete due to mental health concerns and the way she communicated this to the media.
Simone Biles
also known as the stages of change theory used by health psychology practitioners to identify and describe a cyclical process of five stages of behaviour change that an individual will go through in improving their health
What is the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) of Behaviour Change
an educational learning model that provides flexible learning environments that meet the needs of various learning styles and needs - for example, integrating indigenous ways of learning and local knowledge in mainstream curriculum to promote learning and social justice.
What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
applied in sport psychology to help athletes overcome negative thinking, improve confidence, and reduce fear of injury
ACT - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Values social justice, diversity, and the collective
What is Community Psychology?
Psychologists known for their pioneering research and application of CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy)
Albert Ellis and Aaron Beck
a controlled and external stimulus which may motivate an individual or group to action or behaviour change
What is Extrinsic Motivation ?
an educational framework or concept that strives to promote achievement by students by showing them that intelligence is not "fixed", but that effort, practice, and perseverance lead to learning and success
What is Growth Mindset?
forms of treatment that aim to help reduce stress, self-regulation, chronic pain, and a sense of overall well-being through breathing, meditation, yoga, and other techniques that empower individuals through self-awareness
What are mindfulness techniques?
psychosomatic medicine and biopsychosocial factors are highly considered in this field of applied psychology
What is Health Psychology?
a physician and psychotherapist who pioneered community psychology in the late 1800s and early 1900s
Alfred Adler
a theory which emphasizes the importance of autonomous and intrinsic motivation for psychological growth to take place. Three individual needs must be fulfilled: autonomy (feeling in control of one's own behaviour); competence (having the skills needed for success); and, relatedness or a sense of connection to others.
What is Self-determination Theory?
Focuses on the role of social interaction, language, and culture in cognitive development.
What is Constructivism?
a type of therapy used in helping families address attachment trauma due to situations like divorce. Founded on Adler's principles of interest and connection.
What is Adlerian family play therapy?
officially founded at the Swampscott Conference near Boston
What is Community Psychology?
a psychologist well known for research and theory about the interdependence of individuals with their surrounding systems
Urie Bronfennbrenner
an approach that challenges oppressive structures in society and fosters liberation through education as it seeks to empower marginalized communities through schooling and affirming their cultural identities. A theory developed and implemented by Paulo Freire, a Brazilian educator and philosopher, who brought literacy and reading to sugarcane workers in Brazil by implementing "literacy circles".
What is Critical Theory?
Focuses on how the community or collective environment influences learning and development
What is Ecological Perspective?
an assessment technique that is aims to evaluate how individuals choose, interact with, and form images with different art media to determine how they think, feel, and act in other aspects of their lives.
What is the Expressive Therapies Continuum Framework?