Introduction

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Psychology

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Scientific investigation of mental processes (thinking, remembering, feeling), behaviour and the environment and interactions between these processes.

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Types of psych

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Biological, cognitive,developmental, engineering,personality,clinical,community, education, social, organisational

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Biological Psychology

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Use high-tech scanning devices to study how biological processes in the brain affect and are affected by behaviour and mental processes, (USE MRIS)

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Cognitive Psych

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study mental abilities such as sensation and perception, learning and memory, thinking and consciousness, intelligence and creativity (mentally manipulate information)

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Developmental psychology

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Describes the changes in behaviour and mental processes that occur from birth through old age and try to understand the causes and effects of those changes

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Community Psychologist

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Prevention of psychological disorders by promoting peoples resilience and other personal strengths.

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Personality psychology

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Unique features that characterise each of us.

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Clinical Psychology

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Conduct or apply research on the causes and treatment of mental health issues and offer services to overcome these.

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Education Psychology

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Conduct research and develop theories about teaching and learning, results of their work are applied in programs designed to improve teacher training, refine school curricula, reduce truancy rates and help students learn more efficiently and remember what they learn

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Organisational psychology

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Conduct research on leadership, stress, competition, pay rates and other factors that affect the efficiency, productivity and satisfaction of people in the workplace.

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Social Psychology

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Study the way people socially interact with those around them, how they think about themselves and others, and how people influence one another.

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Wilhelm Wundt - structuralism

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First formal psychology lab (1879) and responsible for basic elements consciousness

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Helmholtz/Gustav Fechne

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Study vision and responsible for sensation and perception concepts

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Freud - Psychoanalysis

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Behaviour and mental processes were caused by the Nervous system

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William James - Functionalism

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The role of consciousness in guiding peoples ability to make decisions, solve problems and so forth.

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John. b watson, skinner - behaviourism

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Psychology as the behaviourist views it. Psychologist should ignore mental health events, base psychology on what they can see in behaviour and response to stimuli.

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Approaches to psych

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Biological, evolutionary, psychodynamic, cognitive, humanistic

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Biological approach

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Behaviour, mental processes are largely shaped by biological processes. Psych study =effect of hormones, genes and NS activity

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Evolutionary approach

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Charles Darwin 1859 - natural selection, survival of the fittest. Individuals behaviour and mental processes were due to the natural selection.

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Psychodynamic

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Freud - our behaviour and mental processes reflect constant/unconscious psychological struggles within us. (adaptive for survival)

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Behavioural

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John b watson, skinner - observable behaviour and what is learnt. past experiences = rewards, punishments = raw material

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Cognitive

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How we take in, mentally represent and store information. Thought and memory as a role

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Humanistic

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Behaviour= persons capacity to think and act. e.g optomistic, friendly, non threatening. Individual motivation to reach goals

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Career in psych

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Oral written skills, numeracy, technology, practical research, gather in community settings, interpersonal awareness.

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Graduates learn

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social comm, interpersonal conflict, problem - solving, evaluate info, examine issues in broader perspective.

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To be a psychologist

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5 yrs undergrad and post grad studies, register national board.

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National board

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1. be an intern, have completed a masters/postgrad or doctural and internship
2. trainee psychologist OR masters or doctors and supervised prac

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Paradigm

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A broad system of theoretical assumptions is employed by a scientific community. Psychology lacks this.

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Free association

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Allow people to respond in automatic ways it allows unconscious processes to be revealed

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Sociobiology

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Natural selection is dependent on psychological functions and social behaviour physical function

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Pathways for psychologist

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• Pathway step 1: bachelors degree/grad dip 3 years
• Step 2: 1 year honours/postgrad dip
• Step 3: 2 years supervised practice (internship) or fifth year of psych and internship.
• Step 4: Registration 1- 2 years depending on area of practice. Professional masters = 2, combined masters in psych/PhD = 1.5, Professional Doctorate = 1 year.