Intro Flashcards
What is psychology?
The systematic and scientific study of behavior and mental process
What does scientific mean?
No beliefs, purely data
What does systematic mean?
Procedure
What does behavior mean?
Using senses to notice actions
What does mental processes mean?
Inside a person’s mind. Other ppl’s perception of this might be wrong
What are the ABC’s of psychology?
Affect-Behavior-Cognition. One may impact the other
What is the A in the ABC’s?
Affect: how people feel
Emotional state - COVERT
What is the B in ABC’s?
Behavior: what people do
OVERT
What is the C in the ABC’s?
Cognition: what people think
COVERT
What is CBT and what is its premise?
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Understanding the inner voice and how it affects behavior
What are the 4 goals of psychology and what do they mean?
- Description: report information about something
- Understanding: Figure out the “why?” behind something
- Prediction: Finding a patter in order to know what will happen next
- Control: Change a behavior for a benefit or treating/improving something
Describe a psychologist
- PhD in psych or a PsyD
- Provides mental health care but can’t prescribe meds
- Practice therapy in Clinical or counseling psychology
- Conduct research
Describe a psychiatrist
- Medical doctor
- Can prescribe meds
- Many practice therapy
- Conduct research
What are the main differences between a psychologist and a psychiatrist?
The education and the ability to prescribe meds
