Psychology Flashcards
Derived from the greek word “psyche” which means soul and “logos” which means the study of.
Psychology
Scientific study of human behavior and mental processes.
Psychology
The field of social science that deals with the description, explanation, prediction, and control of behavior.
Psychology
What are the four goals of psychology?
Describe
Explain
Predict
Control
The long standing controversy over the relative contributions that genes and experiences make to the development of psychological traits and behaviors.
Nature-Nurture Controversy
The Founder of American Psychology. An american philosopher and psychologist.
William James (1842-1910)
William formulated this theory
Theory of the Self
What are the five characteristics of human thoughts?
- All human thoughts are owned by some personal self.
- All thoughts are constantly changing or are never static.
- There is a continuity of thoughts as its focus shifts from one object to another.
- Thoughts deal with objects that are different from and different from consciousness itself.
- Consciousness can focus on particular objects and not others.
Also called empirical ME. Can be considered as a separate object or individual that the person refers to when discussing or describing their personal experience.
Me self
What are the three components of me self?
Material self
Social self
Spiritual self
Consist of the things or objects that belong to the person or entities that belong to.
Material self
What is the core of the material self?
Body
Refers to who the person is in a particular social situation.
Social self
The most subjective and intimate part of the self. It refers to the self that is more concrete or permanent when compared to the material and social selves.
Spiritual self
It is a method that includes reflecting or looking inward to study and understand the how and why of the self.
Introspection (self observation)
It is the self that knows and recognizes who they are and what they have done as it takes into account the past presence and future selves of the individual.
I self
It comprises the totality of the person’s identity and arises from a continuous stream of human consciousness.
I self
Considered to be non substance as it is known as a pure ego or the thinking self.
I self
The product of all experiences that we had in a society which accounts for the kind of person we presently are. It also represents the overall value that a person places upon himself.
Global self
Coined by Murray Bowen
Differentiated self
An american psychiatrist that developed the family therapy and systemic therapy.
Murray Bowen