Health Psychology and Psychological Disorders Learning Objectives
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The roots of psychology can be traced back to which centuries?

  • 5th and 7th centuries B.C.
  • 2nd and 3rd centuries B.C.
  • 3rd and 6th centuries B.C.
  • 4th and 5th centuries B.C. (correct)

Who established the first experimental laboratory in psychology?

  • Aristotle
  • Socrates
  • Wilhelm Wundt (correct)
  • Hippocrates

What was the central theme of Wilhelm Wundt's work?

  • The historical origins of psychology
  • How nature and nurture combine to shape human psychology
  • Scientific analysis of mind and behavior (correct)
  • Nature vs. Nurture Debate

Who is considered the 'Father of Medicine'?

<p>Hippocrates (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which Greek philosopher posed fundamental questions about the mind?

<p>Socrates (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which century was scientific psychology born?

<p>19th century (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the biological perspective of psychology primarily relate actions to?

<p>Events taking place inside the body, particularly the brain and nervous system (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective of psychology focuses on unconscious motives stemming from sexual and aggressive impulses?

<p>Psychoanalytic perspective (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the cognitive perspective of psychology primarily concern with?

<p>Mental processes such as perceiving, remembering, reasoning, deciding, and problem solving (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

The subjectivist perspective in psychology focuses on which key aspect?

<p>Free will and natural tendency to be in control of our lives (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which psychological perspective considers only external activities that can be observed and measured?

<p>Behavioral perspective (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of psychology?

<p>Face Recognition, Social Judgments, Memory, Obesity, Violence, among others (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect does the biological perspective of psychology relate actions to?

<p>Neurotransmitters in the brain/body (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the psychoanalytic perspective emphasize in relation to psychological problems?

<p>Unconscious motives stemming from sexual and aggressive impulses (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the cognitive perspective focus on?

<p>Perceiving, remembering, reasoning, deciding, and problem solving (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the subjectivist perspective focus on?

<p>Free will and natural tendency to be in control of our lives (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main idea behind the nature–nurture debate in psychology?

<p>It focused on whether nature or nurture shapes human psychology. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who established the first experimental laboratory in psychology?

<p>Wilhelm Wundt (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the central theme in Wilhelm Wundt's work?

<p>The scientific analysis of mind and behavior. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Hippocrates, the 'Father of Medicine', make important observations about?

<p>The relationship between mental and physical health. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was scientific psychology born?

<p>In the late 19th century. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the Greek philosophers Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle pose fundamental questions about?

<p>The nature of the human mind. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of the behavioral perspective in psychology?

<p>External activities that can be observed and measured (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective in psychology emphasizes unconscious motives stemming from sexual and aggressive impulses?

<p>Psychoanalytic perspective (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the biological perspective in psychology relate actions?

<p>To events taking place inside the body, particularly the brain and nervous system (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key focus of the cognitive perspective in psychology?

<p>Mental processes and problem solving (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which psychological approach focuses on the biological bases of behavior?

<p>Biological perspective (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main emphasis of the subjectivist perspective in psychology?

<p>Free will and natural tendency to be in control of our lives (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect does the humanistic perspective in psychology primarily focus on?

<p>Free will and natural tendency to be in control of our lives (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In psychology, what does the term 'behavior' primarily refer to?

<p>(Observable) external activities that can be observed and measured (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main concern of the psychoanalytic perspective in psychology?

<p>Unconscious motives stemming from sexual and aggressive impulses (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of psychology?

<p>Body, mind, spirit connection, face recognition, social judgments, memory, obesity, violence, and many more (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the biological perspective of psychology primarily relate actions to?

<p>Events taking place inside the body, particularly the brain and nervous system (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main idea behind the nature–nurture debate in psychology?

<p>The influence of biology versus environment on human behavior (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which psychological perspective focuses on unconscious motives stemming from sexual and aggressive impulses?

<p>Psychoanalytic perspective (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the cognitive perspective of psychology primarily concern with?

<p>Mental processes, such as perceiving, remembering, and reasoning (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which aspect does the subjectivist perspective in psychology primarily focus on?

<p>Free will and natural tendency to be in control of our lives (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the 'Father of Medicine'?

<p>Hippocrates (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the scope of psychology?

<p>Influences on laws and public policy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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