PSYCHOLOGY UNIT 1 CHAPTER 01- Nature Of Psychology Flashcards
❓❓❓The word “psychology” comes from the Greek words “psyche” and “logos”. What do these words mean?
PSYCHE= mind
LOGOS= knowledge or study
❓❓❓PSYCHOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF…
Thoughts, behaviour and biological processes, particularly associated with the brain
❓❓❓What is psychology?
Psychology is the scientific study of behaviours and mental processes including perception, cognition and emotion.
☀️☀️☀️PSYCHOLOGY AS A PROFESSION
- leads to opportunities in a range of careers
- can work w/ children, adolescents, adults, families, communities in different work settings
- can work in industries, mental health services, government departments, schools, defence forces, emergency services, sport teams, as a lecturer/researcher
- basic psychology= psychological topics used in order to seek knowledge but not to practice e.g. research
- applied psychology= psychological topics that can be applied in a practical and relevant way e.g researching about how children and adults differ in their understanding about what is ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ and then using that research to see if it can prevent crime
❓❓❓ Define a Clinical Psychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
A Clinical Psychologist has specialist training in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health problems and major mental illnesses.
SCENARIO- a clinical psychologist would diagnose a client with a mental health issue and suggest ways of improving their general well being
WORKPLACE- hospital
❓❓❓ Define a sport and exercise psychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
A sport and exercise psychologist helps athletes to develop mental skill so achieve peak performance
SCENARIO- working with young AFL players on strategies to manage aggression
- helping an athlete gain confidence to compete again after recovering from a serious injury
WORKPLACE- sporting clubs/facilities
❓❓❓Define a community psychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
A community psychologist works w/ individuals, community groups and organisations to help improve the health and well fare of the people in the community
SCENARIO- working w/ the local counsel to improve the welfare of the area
WORKPLACE- community facilities/ counsel
❓❓❓Define a biological psychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
A biological psychologist focuses on bodily structures, systems and activities associated with behaviour and mental processes
SCENARIO- could study the way that genetics affects our behaviour
WORKPLACE- labs, hospitals, with brain/body scans
❓❓❓Define behaviour. Examples.
A behaviour is any observable behaviour made by a living person.
EXAMPLES
- whistling aloud
- Looking into a mirror
- having a nosebleed
- looking at the time
❓❓❓Define mental processes. Examples.
Mental processes are an individual’s thoughts and feeling which cannot be directly observed.
EXAMPLES
- ‘butterflies in stomach’
- adding numbers
- singing ‘in your head’
- feeling a toothache
❓❓❓Define overt behaviours and covert behaviours
OVERT- behaviours that you can see
COVERT- internal behaviours (pretty much a mental process)
❓❓❓Define a forensic psychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
A forensic psychologist works with people in legal and criminal justice settings
SCENARIO- could prepare witnesses for stressful situations in court
-could help people in prisons who suffer from depression
WORKPLACE- prisons, court
☀️☀️☀️MENTAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOURS ARE INTERCONNECTED
mental processes can influence behaviours and vica versa
EXAMPLE- feeling sad will cause you to cry
-slapping your face will cause you to feel pain
❓❓❓Define an organisational psychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
An organisational psychologist helps people in workplaces
SCENARIO- could devise strategies to maximise team effort, cooperation and performance in the workplace
WORKPLACE- workplaces
❓❓❓Define an educational psychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
An educational psychologist helps people deal with issues that affect learning
SCENARIO- helping school children devise a study plan
-helping school children deal with stress caused by homework
WORKPLACE- schools
❓❓❓Define a developmental psychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
A developmental psychologist helps people deal with changes in their lives
SCENARIO- could study the processes that result in physical, mental and social changes throughout the life cycle
WORKPLACE- research facility, private office
❓❓❓Define a counselling psychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
A counselling psychologist helps people deal with all kinds of personal and relationship problems
SCENARIO-working with couples to create strategies to deal with their relationship issues
-helping an individual deal with stress arising from poor income
WORKPLACE- schools, workplaces, private offices
❓❓❓Define a personality psychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
A personality psychologist focuses on people’s characteristic ways of thinking, feeling and behaving
SCENARIO- could help a patient with multiple personality disorder
WORKPLACE- lab, mental health hospital
❓❓❓Define a clinical neuropsychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
A clinical neuropsychologist helps rehabilitate people with problem arising from brain damage
SCENARIO- could help a patient who has partial, but permanent, speech loss that was caused by a stroke by providing them with strategies to help him cope with his limited speech ability
WORKPLACE- hospital
❓❓❓Define a health psychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
A health psychologist promotes and maintains health related behaviour, works on improving the health care system
SCENARIO- could work with clients in developing and maintaining behaviour associated with good health
WORKPLACE- hospitals
❓❓❓Define a social psychologist? Scenario? Workplace?
A social psychologist focuses on how behaviour can change in different social situations
SCENARIO- could study how individuals are influenced by personal factors, how others influence them and how they influence others
WORKPLACE- rehab centre, lab
