Why Study Psychology?
What is Psychology?
The study of scientific behaviour and mental processes.
What is influence?
When a student finds ways to cope with their environment
What is psychiatry?
A branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioural disorders.
What are the 4 main goals of psychology?
Description, explanation, prediction, and influence.
What is Applied Science?
Discovering ways to use scientific findings to accomplish practical goals.
Neuroscience, cognitive psych, developmental psych, clinical psych and social psych are the ___________.
5 branches of psychology
What is cognitive?
Having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding.
What is explanation?
When we can identify why a person does what they do.
What is Humanistic perspective?
emphasizes in the unique qualities of humans especially their freedom and the potential for personal growth
What is basic science?
The pursuit of knowledge about natural phenomena for its own sake.
What is prediction?
Accumulate knowledge to determine a person's reaction.
What is survival?
The ability for new life to mimic the behaviors of the caregivers around them is an essential, innate reflex for this reason
What is applied science?
Using psychological principles to solve immediate problems.
What is description?
To gather information about a behavior pattern, including thoughts and feelings
What are psychological theories?
Fact-based ideas that describe a phenomenon of human behavior.