Unit 1, Part l Flashcards
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Psychology
The scientific study of behavior and mental process of humans and other animals
Behaviorist Perspective
To study how learned and observable behaviors impact one’s behavior and mental processes
Psychodynamic Perspective
To study how unconscious forces and early childhood experiences affect our behavior and mental processes
Biological Perspective
To study how biological and physiological processes impact our behavior and mental processes
Evolutionary Perspective
To study how behaviors and mental processes present in the species today exist because of natural selection
Humanistic Perspective
To study how the drive for personal growth and self-actualization impact behavior and mental processes
Cognitive Perspective
To study how interpretations of situations and mental processes impact bahavior and mental processes
Social-Cultural Perspective
To study how behavior and thinking vary accruing across situations and cultures
Biopsychosocial Perspective
Systematically considers biological, psychological, and social factors and their complex interactions in understanding health, illness, and health care delivery
Positive Psychology
The scientific study of human flourishing
Developmental Psychology
The scientific study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
The scientific study of the behavior of employees in the workplace
Counseling Psychology
A form of “talk therapy”
Clinical Psychology
The branch of psychology concerned with the assessment and treatment of mental illness and psychological problems
Psychiatry
The branch of medicine concerned with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness
Educational Psychology
The branch of psychology that studies children in an educational setting and is concerned with teaching and learning methods, cognitive development, and aptitude assessment
Nature-Nurture Issue
The long-standing debate in biology and society about the relative influence on human beings of their genetic inheritance and the environmental conditions of their development
