1st Ch.1 What Is Psychology PDF

Psychologist VS. Psychiatrist ↳ doctoral degree psychology in...

Psychologist VS. Psychiatrist ↳ doctoral degree psychology in ↳ Physician (medical degree) who 15 years of graduate work + specializes in abnormal behaviour I year internships & psychotherapy ↳ CAN NOT ↳ can prescribe drugs prescribe drugs ↳ employed at universities doing research, or at clinics Areas of specialization (32) ↳ physiological psychology : physical processes that underlie mental operations (thinking& memory) > may use animal models (c rats) -. ↳ behavioural neuroscience : biological processes in the (especially brain that role behaviour plays a in ↳ information examines attention consciousness Cognitive psychology : , , processing , memory , problem solving , decision making intelligence , ↳ of sensation & perception study physical systems& psychological : type of cognitive processes that allow us to experience the World (usually Psychology ↳ study of learning : (behavioural or Cognitive ↳ developmental psychology : the biological & environmental factors that contribute to human development (prenatal , Id child development , adolescence , emerging adulthood, adult development , aging ↳ & cultural psychology of women &gender : psychological , social , influences female development & behaviour studies on & gender 4 characteristics of personality psychology the relatively enduring : examines traits , motives indivials > goals , personality development - , ↳ social psychology interactions btw/ people > includes relationships, : - Stereotypes , social cognition , group influence , etc. ↳ clinical & : councelling psychology diagnosing a treating people w/ Psychological problems ↳ psychopathology the scientific study of psychological disorders : ↳ health : multidimensional approach to human health that psychology emphasizes psychologica factors , lifestyle , I healthcare system 4 & study stress coping ↳ Industrial & organizational (F-o-) psychology workplace psychology : ↳industrial (personnel) psychology personal matters & HR management : organizational psychology : social influences in organizations (ex leadership ↳. ↳ Community psychology improving the quality of relationships among : individuals , their community & society at large (access to community mental health services & resources and mental health problem prevention , ↳ school& educational psychology children learning & adjustment in school : ↳ educational & secondary school : school Psychology elementary evaluation & improvement : worka universities to teach & do research psychology - environmental psychology study of interactions btw/ people d their : physical environment ↳ study of motivation and emotion: ↳ motivation : obtaining goals & rewards , etc. ↳ brain processes of emotion emotions effect health , etc. emotion : , on  ↳ forensic application of legal system psychology the : to psychology ↳ sport psychology improvement of sport performance & enjoying sport - participation ↳ cross-cultural psychology comparing : which psychological processes are universal or specific to a culture biopsychosocial model : an evidence-based model suggesting that the mind and body are inseparable& fully intertwined ↳ when mental processes so do change , physical ones