chapter #2 Flashcards
Biological psychologists?
- seeks to understand how the brain functions to understand behaviour
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGISTS?
- They study the human brain in terms of parts, or systems.
the brain’s 4 lobes and their functions?
- Frontal lobe: movement
- Occipital lobe: visual
- Parietal lobe: sensory (touch, pain)
- Temporal lobe: sound
PSYCHODYNAMIC PERSPECTIVE?
- says that there are psychological forces underlying human behaviour, feelings, and emotions.
- Originated with Sigmund Freud
consciousness?
is the awareness of the self in space and time. there are two types of conscious experiences:
- Phenomenal: in the moment
- Access: memory.
Freud’s 3 levels of consciousness
- Conscious: ego
- Preconscious: super Ego
- Unconscious: ID
Psychoanalysis?
behavioural change through having patients talk about their difficulties
Carl Jung?
Expanded on Freud’s theories, introducing the concepts of the
archetype, the collective unconscious, and individuation.
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
questionnaire designed to measure how people perceive the world and make decisions.
Latent Content?
unconscious wishes or fantasies.
Manifest Content?
is superficial or meaning less.
Threat-simulation theory?
the practice of responding to threatining events.
Expectation fulfillment theory?
Dreams are metaphorical in order to avoid false memories.
Activation-synthesis theory?
dreams don’t mean anything.
Continual-activation theory?
dreaming is a result of brain activation and synthesis.
behaviourist Perspective?
focuses on observable behaviour as a means to studying the human psyche
Humanistic psychology?
a human capacity to be self-determining.
client-centred therapy?
supportive environment in which clients can re-establish their true identity.
Existential therapy?
present and future questions.
Gestalt Therapy?
client to be more aware of feelings.
positive physiology?
combines emotion and intuition with reason and research.
what does the ABCDE model stand for?
Adversity, Belief, Consequence, Disputation, Energization
Flow?
flow is a state of optimal performance.
Cognitive psychology?
study of mental processes such as attention, memory, problem-solving, creativity, and thinking. how you use your fucking brain.
Evolutionary psychology?
understand the emotional connection between people and the natural world.
what do behaviourists study?
Classical conditioning and operant conditioning
