lesson 1 Flashcards
means ‘psyche’ and ‘logos’
mind or souland study of
scientific study of mind or mental process and behavior
Psychology
associate fhe way of thinking to a individual’s behavior. what behavior of a man runs in his mind
study of behavior
includes forms of cognition and ways of thinking
mental process
Different types of behavior.
overt and covert,
rational and irrational,
conscious and unconscious,
voluntary and involuntary; and
simple and complex
type of behavior: overt
observable behavior and outwardly manifested
type of behavior: covert
not seen or visible or hidden
type of behavior: rational
behavior/action done with a action
type of behavior: irrational
behavior/action that does not have a apparent reason
type of behavior: conscious
individual is aware of behavior done
type of behavior: unconscious
individual is not aware of doing so
type of behavior: voluntary
done with full volition/ will
type of behavior: involuntary
done without thinking
type of behavior: simple and complex
based on the number of neurons to process a behavior
goals of psychology
describe, explain, predict and change
goals of psychology: describe
based on observations, sign and symptoms
detailed characterization of responses, actions and reactions
goals of psychology: explain
answers why and understands behavior or characteristics
gathering sufficient details to give reason why behavior exist
goals of psychology: predict
foretell the behavior by pattern
anticipate triggersto alleviate anxiety and prevent
goals of psychology: change
modify and improve action, intervention, and treatment
to be able to control, influence and change behavior
Human mind is composed of atoms
Democritus
Plato
Soul is distinct and is god given
Soul is the knower, thinker, determiner
Soul is distinct to man and it is god-given
Soul is knower, thinker, determiner
Plato
Plato’s element of soul (intellectual parts)
Elements of reason
Spirited element
Element of bodily appetites and desire
Plato’s elements of soul: element of reason
In the head, highest level of value
Plato’s elements of soul: spirited element
In the heart, express his emotion
Plato’s elements of soul: elements of bodily appetites and desire
In the diaphragm
Father of psychology
Aristotle
First person to put into writing his explanation pertaining to man’s behavior
Brain is merely a gland and would perform minor function
Aristotle
Aristotle’s functions of soul
Vegetative
Appetitive
Rational
Aristotle’s functions of soul: vegetative
Basic maintenance of life
Aristotle’s functions of soul: appetitive
Desire and motives
Aristotle’s functions of soul: rational
Reason that is located in the heart
Father of medicine
Hippocrates
Relation of temperament to physiological factors
Galen
Galen’s different temperaments
Sanguine
Phlegmatic
Melancholic
Choleric
Yellow bile for cheerfulness
Sanguine
Green bile for sluggishness or slow
Phlegmatic
Black bile for sadness
Melancholic
Red bile for irascibility, quick mannered or irritable
Choleric
Introduced the method of introspection
Describe his own conscious process
St. Augustine of Hippo
Minnd is a living matter to his idea of immortality
Body dies, soul seperates and become spirits
St. Thomas of Aquinas
Rufolf Gockel
coined the term psychology
“Yucologia hoc est de hominis perfectione, anima, ortu”
First to proposed that psychology should separate from philosolhy
Psychology should be treated as a natural science
Francis Bacon
Idea of dualism
Concept of reflex actio
Rene Decartes
Human beings are physical objects and sophisticated machines whose functions and activities can be described and explained in purely mechanistic terms
Thomas Hobbes