Week 1: Psychology of Grief Flashcards
The study of human behavior
Psychology
A complex science of understanding how and why individuals react to certain conditions or stimuli
Psychology
Who was the founder of Structuralism?
Wilhelm Wundt
A theory of psychology concerned with analyzing sensations and personal experience into basic elements
Structuralism
A careful set of observations made under controlled conditions by trained observers using a stringently defined descriptive vocabulary
Introspection
Experience should be evaluated as fact, as it exists, without analyzing the significance or value of that experience. Does this work for grief?
No
Wilhelm Wundt is the founder of which theory of psychology
Structuralism
Which theory asks questions like: What does grief look like, sound like, or feel like? What does grief enhance or inhibit?
Structuralism
Which theory does not take into consideration the griever’s circumstances, aka mediators or mourning or observer’s biases (i.e. gender, culture, religion, race or personal experience)
Structuralism
Who was the founder of Functionalism?
William James
Functionalism is also known as ______.
Functional Psychology
Functionalism is a countermovement of _________.
Structuralism
Which theory was influenced by Charles Darwin and natural selection?
Functionalism
Which theory is concerned with how behavior and mental abilities help people adapt to their environments?
Functionalism
Which theory is applicable in the study of coping and ego-defense mechanisms used in the mourning process?
Functionalism
________ is limited in the fact that these traits do not always continue between cultures and individuals.
Functionalism
William James was the founder of ________.
Functionalism
Who was the founder of Behaviorism?
John Watson
Behaviorism is also known as ____________.
Behavioral Psychology
Which theory emphasizes the study of overt, observable behavior?
Behaviorism
Classical theories of psychology; each has been influential, but most people have eclectic view points. These are called ________ __ ______.
Schools of Thought
Theory related to:
* Introspection
* Experience should be evaluated as fact, as it exists, without analyzing the significance or value of that experience.
Structuralism
Which theory rejects structuralism because “introspection” is unscientific?
Behaviorism
Which theory rejects functionalism because there is no true scientific way to study the mind or conscious experience?
Behaviorism