Perspectives Flashcards
Structuralism
Identify basic components of consciousness
Introspection
Looking inside oneself to explain what is there (Used in Structuralism)
Functionalism
Behavior functions to allow people and animals to adapt to their environment.
Biological
Physical (chemical imbalance, genetics)
Psychodynamic
Early Childhood experience that is unconsciously effect behavior.
Behavioral
Rewards and punishments and observation
Humanistic
Striving to reach full potential.
Cognitive
Though Process+ thinking
Cross-Cultural
Behavior influenced by culture (age, gender, living situation)
Evolutionary
Applied evolution to explain behavior.
Eclecticism
Agreement that behavior and mental process are often explained by more than one perspective
Clinical Psychology
Diagnosis, treat, and prevent physiological Disorders
Counseling Psychology
Helping people adjust, adapt, and cop with personal interpersonal challenges + improving well being.
Developmental Psychology
Physical, social, psychological changes that occur at different ages + stages of life.
Educational Psychology
Applying psychological principles and theories to methods of learning
Experimental psychology
basic psychological processes including sensory and perceptional processes and principles of learning emotion and motivation.
Health psychology
Psychological factors in the development, prevention of illnesses
Industrial/ organizational psycology
relationship between people and work
Personality psychology
Nature of human personality and uniqueness.
Social psychology
Hoe individual thoughts, feelings, and behavior, are affected by their social environment
School psycology
Apply psychological principles to school
Applied Psychology
Apply basic psychology to a diverse area
Basic research
Study and research to increase knowledge
Applied Research
Solving problems and curing illness
