Intro/ History Flashcards
lecture 1 (20 cards)
Psychology
The scientific study of the mind and behavior.
subfields
clinical, social, school
Psychologist
a professional who treats the behavior and mental illness, usually can’t prescribe medication.
Psychiatrist
a medical doctor who can prescribe medication, focuses on the biological side of mental illness.
who were the therapist before the 1800?
Priests, Pastors, and Monks
Structuralism
breaks the consciousness into basic parts
Functionalism
Purpose of the consciousness
Gestalt
whole is the sum of equal parts - cream therapy
Neuroscience
brain, chemicals, and tumors
psychodynamic
unconscious motives - Freud
behavioral
behaviors from environment - B.F. Skinner
Cognitive
thinking, memory, and problem solving
humanistic
free will, growth, and self love
Natural
Traits that help us survive
Sigmund Freud
Founder of psychoanalysis
cognitive psychologist
study how we think
places psychologist work
school, government, and hospitals
Developmental
physical social changes over life span
nature vs. nurture
genetics vs. environment
free will vs. determinism
do we have free will or is it the outside
