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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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which Greek philosopher posed fundamental questions about the mind?

    <p>Socrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which century was scientific psychology born?

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

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

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

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

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

    What is the scope of psychology?

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

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

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

    What does the cognitive perspective focus on?

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

    Who established the first experimental laboratory in psychology?

    <p>Wilhelm Wundt</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.</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.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When was scientific psychology born?

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

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

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

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

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

    Which psychological approach focuses on the biological bases of behavior?

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

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

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

    Who is considered the 'Father of Medicine'?

    <p>Hippocrates</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the scope of psychology?

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

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