UNIT 1.1

Question 1

Define Psychology

Answer 1

The umbrella discipline for the scientific study of human behaviour and the related mental processes that underpin human behaviour

Question 2

What does a psychologist do?

Answer 2

Researches and studies the behaviour and mental processes of people as individuals or in groups

Question 3

What is the aim of psychology

Answer 3

To understand, describe, influence and predict human behaviour and enhance the general wellness of people

Question 4

Subfields of psychology

Answer 4

-Clinical
-Counselling
-Industrial
-Health
-Positive
-Forensic
-Community

Question 5

Clinical psychology

Answer 5

Deals with psychological disorders

Question 6

Counselling psychology

Answer 6

Provides counselling to people to assist them with coping with everyday problems

Question 7

Industrial psychology

Answer 7

is the study of human behavior in the workplace.

It focuses on understanding how people interact within their work environment and applies this knowledge to improve productivity, efficiency, and employee well-being

Question 8

Research psychology

Answer 8

Researches questions and factors relating to psychology in various contexts.

Question 9

Neuro-psychology

Answer 9

Specialises in the biology of behaviour; how the brain functions and influences behaviour.

Question 10

Forensic psychology

Answer 10

Assesses the criminal capacity of an accused;
custody of children cases; and degree of psychological damage in third
party claims.

Question 11

Health psychology

Answer 11

Studies and enhances general wellness in people.

Question 12

Positive
psychology

Answer 12

Rather than emphasising problems or illness, positive psychology advances a more positive approach to human behaviour,

Question 13

Community psychology

Answer 13

Involves using psychological knowledge to improve the quality of lives of humans in communities

Question 14

Physiological psychology

Answer 14

Specialises in the biology of behaviour

Question 15

Main subfields of psychology

Answer 15

-Organisational
-Personnel
-Psychological
-Career
-Consumer
-Employee and organisational
-ergonomic and employement relations

Question 16

What does and I/O psychologist do?

Answer 16

An I-O psychologist must be both a scientist and a practitioner.

They must be involved in scientific research to build and
verify knowledge.

They are required to develop and apply knowledge in relevant practices to influence organisational effectiveness by developing and optimising the performance

Question 17

Organisational psychology

Answer 17

-Concerned with work organisations as systems of individuals, employees, work group behaviour, and having certain structure and dynamics

Aim:
Facilitate employee satisfaction and productivity,
organisational efficiency and employee adjustment

Question 18

Personnel Psychology

Answer 18

Focus on utilising individual differences in and between employees and predicting the optimal employee-organisation fit