intro to psych

Question 1

psychology

Answer 1

scientific study of behaviour and mental processes

Question 2

BioPsychoSocial approach: biological

Answer 2

physical health, genetic vulnerabilities, drug effects

Question 3

BioPsychoSocial approach: psychological

Answer 3

feeling, coping skills, social skills, family, mental health

Question 4

BioPsychoSocial approach: social-cultural

Answer 4

peers, family circumstances and relationships

Question 5

perspective: biological (neuroscience)

Answer 5

how physical and biological makeup affect behaviour

Question 6

perspective: evolutionary

Answer 6

survival and reproduction, how we evolved as a species

Question 7

perspective: humanistic

Answer 7

personal growth and improvement

Question 8

perspective: psychodynamic

Answer 8

unconscious mind: early childhood, unconscious conflicts and drives

Question 9

perspective: behavioural

Answer 9

learned behaviour (rewards and punishments)

Question 10

perspectives: cognitive

Answer 10

mental process

Question 11

perspective: social cultural

Answer 11

big environment: peers, culture, religion, community

Question 12

2 fields of psychology

Answer 12

research: pure science
applied: working with people, applying research

Question 13

counseling psychologist

Answer 13

helps cope with life challenges: school, jobs, relationships

Question 14

clinical psychologist

Answer 14

has a phd
- studies, assesses, treats troubled people with psychotherapy (diagnosis)

Question 15

psychiatrist

Answer 15

medical professionals (MDs) who can PRESCRIBE treatments like drugs along with psychotherapy to treat people with psychological disorders