Chapter 1 Keywords: Psychology PDF

keywords American Psychological Association (APA)professional organization representing psychologists in the United States behaviorismfocus on observing and controlling behavior biopsychologystudy of how biology influences behavior biopsychoso...

keywords American Psychological Association (APA)professional organization representing psychologists in the United States behaviorismfocus on observing and controlling behavior biopsychologystudy of how biology influences behavior biopsychosocial modelperspective that asserts that biology, psychology, and social factors interact to determine an individual’s health clinical psychologyarea of psychology that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders and other problematic patterns of behavior cognitive psychologystudy of cognitions, or thoughts, and their relationship to experiences and actions counseling psychologyarea of psychology that focuses on improving emotional, social, vocational, and other aspects of the lives of psychologically healthy individuals developmental psychologyscientific study of development across a lifespan dissertationlong research paper about research that was conducted as a part of the candidate’s doctoral training empirical methodmethod for acquiring knowledge based on observation, including experimentation, rather than a method based only on forms of logical argument or previous authorities forensic psychologyarea of psychology that applies the science and practice of psychology to issues within and related to the justice system functionalismfocused on how mental activities helped an organism adapt to its environment humanismperspective within psychology that emphasizes the potential for good that is innate to all humans introspectionprocess by which someone examines their own conscious experience in an attempt to break it into its component parts ologysuffix that denotes “scientific study of” keywords 1  personality psychologystudy of patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make each individual unique personality traitconsistent pattern of thought and behavior PhD(doctor of philosophy) doctoral degree conferred in many disciplinary perspectives housed in a traditional college of liberal arts and sciences postdoctoral training programallows young scientists to further develop their research programs and broaden their research skills under the supervision of other professionals in the field psychoanalytic theoryfocus on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior psychologyscientific study of the mind and behavior PsyD(doctor of psychology) doctoral degree that places less emphasis on research-oriented skills and focuses more on application of psychological principles in the clinical context sport and exercise psychologyarea of psychology that focuses on the interactions between mental and emotional factors and physical performance in sports, exercise, and other activities structuralismunderstanding the conscious experience through introspection keywords 2