BACKGROUND OF PSYCHOLOGY Flashcards
lesson 1
it is a scientific study and practical application of observable behavior and mental processes.
Psychology
It is a greek word that means mind or soul.
Psyche
It is a greek word that means the principle or study of.
Logos
The ways of knowing, where it has forms of cognition.
Mental Process
It is a type of behavior where it is observable and manifested “outwardly”
OVERT
IT IS A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT THE ACTIONS ARE NOT THAT DIRECTLY VISIBLE (EX. LYING)
COVERT
IT IS A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT ACTIONS ARE WITHIN ONE’S AWARENESS
CONSCIOUS
IT IS A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR, ACTIONS THAT WE’RE NOT AWARE OF DOING
UNCONSCIOUS
IT IS A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT ARE NATURALLY BODILY ACTIVITIES WHICH CAN BE MEASURED THRU APPARATUS EX. B.P.
NON-CONSCIOUS
A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR MANIFESTED THRU AN ACTION THAT HAS ADEQUATE REASON & IN THE REALM OF SANITY.
RATIONAL
A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT WERE DONE WITHOUT ANY APPARENT REASON OR EXPLANATION.
IRRATIONAL
A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT WERE DONE WITH FULL WILL AND DISCRETION
VOLUNTARY
A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR, AN ACTION THAT WAS DONE AUTOMATICALLY
INVOLUNTARY
A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT UTILIZING FEWER NEURONS IN PROCESS OF BEHAVIOR
SIMPLE
A TYPE OF BEHAVIOR THAT UTILIZES MANY NEURONS IN MAKING BEHAVIOR
COMPLEX
ONE OF THE AIMS OF PSYCH, WHICH ARE USUALLY QUESTIONED WITH “WHAT?”. SEEKING DETAILED CHARACTERISTIC OF THE BEHAVIOR.
DESCRIBE
ONE OF THE AIMS OF PSYCH, THAT HAS THE GOAL OF CHANGING INTO A DESIRABLE BEHAVIOR THAT ANSWERS THE QUESTION, “HOW?”
CONTROL
ONE OF THE AIMS OF PSYCH, THAT PROVIDES PRESENTATION OF THOSE BEHAVIORS THAT ANSWERS “WHY?”.
UNDERSTAND/EXPLAIN
ONE OF THE AIMS OF PSYCH, THAT LEARN PATTERNS OF BEHAVIORS THAT HAS SPECIFIC OUTCOMES, ANSWERS “WHEN?”
PREDICT
IT IS A STUDY OF MENTAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOR, WITH THE USE OF THE PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY.
BIOPSYCHOLOGY
IT IS A STUDY OF NEURAL MECHANISMS OF PERCEPTION, HAVING DIRECT MANIPULATION OF THE BRAIN.
PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY
STUDY, PREVENT, AND TREAT, MENTAL DISORDERS IN HUMANS, THAT HAS A CLINICAL APPLICATION.
PSYCHIATRY
APPLICATION OF SPECIALIZED PSYCHOLOGICAL METHODS IN TREATMENTS SUCH AS COUNSELING AND THERAPY
PSYCHOTHERAPY
A SUB-FIELD OF MEDICINES THAT DEALS ON PHARMACOLOGICAL AGENTS SUCH AS ANTI-DEPRESSANT AND ANTI-ANXIETY.
PSYCHOTROPICS
BRANCH OF MEDICINE THAT INVOLVES SURGERY & CHEMICAL ALTERATIONS THAT TRIES TO MODIFY PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTURBANCES.
PSYCHOSURGERY
THIS BRANCH OF PSYCHOLOGY HAVE MERGED WITH THE DISCIPLINE OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY WITH COMMON CONCERNS OF PSYCHOLOGY.
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
THIS TYPE OF SURGERY WERE USED IN ANCIENT TIMES, THAT DRILL HOLES IN SKULLS
TREPHINATION.
THESE HAS THE FACTORS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL AND NEUROBIOLOGICAL THAT ENABLE HUMANS TO USE LANGUAGE.
PSYCHOLINGUISTICS
IT IS A BELIEF IN ANCIENT PERIOD WHERE GODS AND SPIRITS ARE ATTRIBUTED TO BE THE DIRECT CAUSE OF EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES OF MAN
ANIMISM
HE SAID THAT HUMAN IS COMPOSED OF ATOMS THAT PENETRATES IN AND OUT OF OUR BRAIN.
DEMOCRITUS
SOUL IS DISTINCT TO MAN AND GOD-GIVEN. INTRODUCED HUMAN PSYCHE.
PLATO
WHAT ELEMENT OF HUMAN PSYCHE IS IN THE HEAD?
ELEMENT OF REASON
WHAT ELEMENT OF HUMAN PSYCHE IS IN THE HEART?
SPIRITED ELEMENT
WHAT ELEMENT OF HUMAN PSYCHE IS IN THE DIAPHRAGM?
ELEMENT OF BODILY APPETITES AND DESIRE
THREE FUNCTIONS OF THE SOUL BY ARISTOTLE:
VEGETATIVE, APPETITIVE, RATIONAL
THE FATHER OF PSYCHOLOGY, THE FIRST PERSON TO WRITE ABOUT HUMAN BEHAVIOR THRU EXPLANATION IN THE BOOK “DE ANIMA” (ON THE SOUL) THAT INCLUDES THE 3 FUNCTIONS OF THE SOUL
ARISTOTLE