PSYCHOLOGY Flashcards
Who are the ¨fathers¨ of the science of the mind?
- Sigmund Freud
- Wilhelm Wundt
- Ivan Pavlov
What is psychology?
the study of the mind and behavior
what is a psychologist
treats patient through psychotherapy, behavioral change, medical doctor, prescribing medication
clinical psychologist
different human performance aspects through a persons life, cultures, they use all that to promote their well-being & development
what is cognitive psychology
investigates internal mental processes
developmental psychology
- all ages
- overlaps w/different fields
- studies the changes that happen in their life span because of their experiences
evolutionary psychology
- human behavior
- adapting
- psychological adjustments during evolution
forensic psychology
psychology x criminal investigation x law
health psychology?
observes how behavior, biology, social illness & health
neuropsychology
structure & function of the brain through a psychological process & behaviors
occupational
organizational psychologists that help & make recommendations about people at work/training
social psychology
methods used for how social influences impact behavior
cognitive
1970s theorists believe that we take info & connect it to the ones that are already stored
becoming a psychologist
licensed practice w/a doctoral degree in field of psychology from a university, but different states have requirements
neuroscience (def)
the systemic study that studies the structure & function of the human brain & nervous system
neuroscience (uses)
- chemistry
- anatomy
- biology
- data
- physiology
- x-rays
- experiments
(uses the hard sciences to map the human brain & behavior)
The Libet Experiment: The Unconscious
the choice was already made by the brain before the person decided to
(brain before human)
the history of the science of the mind and behavior: psychoanalytic theory & Sigmund freud
Sigmund believed that mental health was as equal to physical health
(healing the mind = healed our body)
Who was psychoanalysis founded by
sigmund freud (1856 - 1930)
what did freud believed with psychoanalysis
people could be cured of psychological illness by making conscious their unconscious thoughts & motivations
what is the aim of psychoanalysis
this therapy is to release repressed emotions & experiences
hysteria
mostly said to women/diagnosed; medical psychiatric condition
pseudoscience
anything that pretends to be science but is no
DSM
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
(is the handbook used by health care professionals in the United States)