intro to psychology Flashcards
—- is a scientific study of mind and behavior which embraces ask aspects of human experience from the —- to —-
- psychology
- from neuroscience aka functions of the brain to child development tp care for older person
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psychology or pyshiatry focuses on understanding the behavior and it includes :
- biological influences
- social context
- environmental factors that affect how ppl think feel and behave
psychology
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psychiatry or psychology is a medical speciality that focuses on mental health and wellness that includes prescribing medicines
psychiatry
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psychiatry or psychology is a behavrioal science focus on the study of mental processes as thinking planning reasoning remembering and creating and the behavioural range of settings ( not only the context of mental health )
psychology
—- is a process of treatment carried out by range of professionals w specific training including psychiatrist and psychologists
psychotherapy
-the memory is influenced by a range of factors as ——
- eyewitness testimony has shown to be —-
- expectations biases and contemporaneous events
- unreliable
- functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans has shown that even simple tasks requires — to be active
- people w/ neurodivergent conditions as alzehimers uses more than — of their brain capacity
- most
- 10%
So to review common myths about psychology in health systems are:
1- psychiatry and psychology are the same
2- psychology and psychotherapy are the same
3- human memory is like a video recording
4- most people use only 10% of their brain capacity
the biosychosocial model of health includes: ( for the millionth time lolz)
1- biological : disease , genetic issue , diasbililty , illness , immunity
2- social “ econmic status , rs , culture , peer group , religion ,
3- psychological : behavior , personality , set esteem , self control , impulsivity
the medicine - behavior rs
-population focus and individual focus
- early and late intervention includes :
1- population focus includes:
- risk factors reduction
- disease prevention
2- individual focus :
- medical treatment
- cure
1-early as: smoking , alcohol consumption , physical habits
2- late as: stroke , heart disease
true or false:
behavioural change is a major defence against covid 19
true
— is a core of the most medical intervention which includes :
- behavioral changes
- take ur medication and lifestyle changes as stop smoking increase physical activity manage weight and moderate alcohol intake
true or false:
all behavioural change interventions are complex intervention
true
( RCT of a medication is a simple intervention as: identical pills and random allocations and RCT of behaviour changes intervention is challenging as multiple moving parts,bindinf not possible) Also , various challenges to health massaging as message fatigue an conspiracy theory as covid vaccines
behavior changes models include:
1- trans theoretial model
- pre-contemplation: unaware of the problem
- contemplation : aware and desired to change behavior
- preparation:intends to take actions
- action : practice the desired behavior
- maintenance : works to sustain the behavior change
2- COM-B MODEl ( check slide 15 for details )
some questions addressed in health psychology are
1- how much info can u hold in short term memory
2- why don’t ppl take their medications as directed
3- how do ppl know someones addicted to nicotine and not just a habit smoker and how can you help them
4- how dp you know when someone is addicted to alcohol and not just a social drinker
