Psychology Flashcards
Soft skills
Personal attributes that allows someone to interact harmoniously with others
Net working
The process of making connections and building relationships
Facts about emotional intelligence (EQ)
-more important that IQ
-reduces anxiety and stress
-communicate better
-defuse conflicts
-improve relationship
-emphasize with other
-effectively overcome life challenges
Amygdala
Fear
What is psychology?
Scientific study of behavior and mental processes
Nature
Born with it, we can’t change it
Nurture
What you learn, who you become
Critical thinking
Ability to analyze,evaluate, and synthesize information
Consuelors
-don’t treat mental disorder
-use talk therapy
-deal with daily problems
Psychologists
-Have a PhD
-they do counseling too
Clinical psychologists
Treat people with mental,emotional, and behavioral disorders
School psychologists and clinical psychologists have…
Have the same PhD
Forensic psychologists
-PhD
-testify in court
-they study criminal behavior
Sanity is…
A legal term, NOT a psychological one
Experimental psychologists
They experiment on people and they have a PhD
Psychiatrist
Dr.simi but instead of paracetamol they give drugs to control your mental illness, and have a Phd
Wilhelm wundt
First experimental psychologists
Biopsychology, neurobiology, and neuroscience are….
The same
Biopsychologist perpective
Studies brain, emotions, memories, sensory experiences and how hormones and genetics affect our behavior
Neurotransmitters
Neuropinephrine,GABA,Dopamine,Serotonin