Introduction
Birth of Modern Psychology
Psychology's Present
What do psychologists do?
Random Facts
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Is psychology a science?

Yes, because it is concerned with behavior and mental processes.

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Greek physician that stated that the brain must be the ultimate source of ‘’our pleasures, joys, laughters, as well as our sorrows, pains, griefs, and tears’’:

Hippocrates

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A psychological approach that emphasizes mental processes in perception,memory, language, problem solving, and other areas in behavior:

Cognitive Perspective

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Does any kind of psychotherapy; may have anything from no degree to an advanced professional degree:

Psychotherapist

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The study of psychological issues in order to seek knowledge for its own sake rather than for its practical application.

(Theoretical knowledge)

Basic Psychology


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Is psychology related to fortune-telling and astrology?

NO!!!

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An early psychological approach that emphasized the function or purpose of behavior and consciousness:

Functionalism

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A psychological approach that emphasizes social and cultural influences on behavior outside of the individual:

Sociocultural Perspective

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Treats common and individual family problems, but may  deal with more serious problems such as addiction and abuse:

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Marriage, Family, and Child Counselor

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The study of psychological issues that have direct practical significance; also, the application of psychological findings.

(Practical knowledge)

Applied Psychology

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Is psychology related to online quizzes and common sense?

NO!!!

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A now discredited theory that states that different brain areas account for specific character and personality traits, which can be ‘’read’’ from bumps on the skull:

Phrenology

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A psychological approach that emphasizes how the environment and the experience affect a person’s actions:

Learning Perspective

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Has a medical degree with a specialty in psychiatry; does a similar work to clinical psychologist but with a biological approach:

Psychiatrist

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Name at least 4 areas in which psychologists can work on:

  • Clinical Ps.

  • Social Ps.

  • Counselling Ps.

  • School Ps.

  • Forensic Ps.

  • Neuropsychology

  • Industrial and Organizational Ps.

  • Sports Ps.

  • Art Therapist

  • Career Counselor

  • Market Research Analyst

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Define ''empirical'':

Relying on or derived from observation, experimentation, or measurement.

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Method in which volunteers were taught to carefully observe, analyze, and describe their own sensations, mental images and emotional reactions:

Trained Introspection

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A psychological approach that emphasizes bodily events and changes associated with actions, feelings, and thoughts:

Biological Perspective

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Practices psychoanalysis and has specific training in this approach:

Psychoanalyst

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The professional activities of psychologists generally fall into 3 broad categories:

1. Teaching and doing research in schools, colleges, and universities.

2. Providing mental health services

3. Conducting research and applying its findings in nonacademic settings, such as sports, business, government, law, and the military.

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What is psychology?

The discipline concerned with behavior and mental processes and how they are affected by an organism’s physical state, mental state, and external environment.

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A theory of personality and a method of psychotherapy that emphasized unconscious motives and conflicts:

Psychoanalysis

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A psychological approach that emphasizes unconscious dynamics within the individual, such as inner forces, conflicts, and the movement of instinctual energy:

Psychodynamic Perspective

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Diagnoses, treats, and/or studies mental and emotional problems, both mild and severe. (Clinical Psychologists, School Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists)

Clinical Psychologist

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Name the 4 founders of the first psychological theories in the correct order: Phrenology, Functionalism, Trained Introspection, Psychoanalysis:

Franz Joseph Gall, William James, Wilhem Wundt, Sigmund Freud

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