Lesson 2 Fields Of Psychology PDF

VARIOUS FIELDS IN Psychology PSYCHOLOGY Lesson 2 What type of doctors are needed in the following conditions? Epilepsy, brain tumor, stroke, Hearing loss, sinus and multiple sclerosis,. problems, and throat heart disease, heart attacks,...

VARIOUS FIELDS IN Psychology PSYCHOLOGY Lesson 2 What type of doctors are needed in the following conditions? Epilepsy, brain tumor, stroke, Hearing loss, sinus and multiple sclerosis,. problems, and throat heart disease, heart attacks, infections. and heart failure. Neurologist ENT Specialist (Otolaryngologist) Cardiologist  What type of doctors are needed in the following conditions? Treat mental illnesses, Kidney stones, urinary tract prescribe medication, and infections, and prostate provide therapy. Eye diseases and disorders issues Nalulungkot ka because? Ophthalmologist Urologist Psychiatrist We have considered some major philosophical issues related to psychology in general. However, most psychologists deal with smaller questions and specialize in narrower fields. That is why it is also important to distinguish among several types of mental health professionals. Can you think of other service providers in Psychology?  I. Clinical Psychology A. Clinical Psychologists Have an advanced degree in psychology, with a specialty in understanding and helping people with psychological problems and finding out ways to promote psychological health Clinical psychologists try to understand You’re having why a person is having problems and problems because? then help that person overcome the difficulties. Some Clinical psychologists also conduct research and Teach.  B. Psychiatrist Psychiatry is a branch of medicine that deals with emotional disturbances. Medical doctors, that can prescribe drugs, such as tranquilizers and antidepressants, whereas in most places psychologists cannot.  Why am I still here? Just to suffer? So, if Psychiatrists can also do therapies AND prescribe drugs, then why do we still need psychologists?  How am I suppose to sleep without u Drugs can be useful, but relying entirely on them can be a mistake. A visit to a clinical psychologist includes an extensive discussion of the issues troubling the client, many visits to a psychiatrist are briefer sessions that focus on checking the effectiveness of a drug and evaluating its side effects.  II. Other Mental Health Professionals A. Psychoanalysts Therapy providers who rely heavily on the theories and methods pioneered by Sigmund Freud (Psychoanalysis) Some people apply the term to anyone who attempts to uncover unconscious thoughts and feelings. Others apply the term only to graduates of a 6- to 8-year program at an institute of psychoanalysis. II. Other Mental Health Professionals B. Clinical social worker is similar to a clinical psychologist but with different training. Has a master’s degree in social work with a specialization in psychological problems. II. Other Mental Health Professionals Professionals that help people with educational, vocational, marriage, health-related, and other decisions.  You want to leave Sad ka your job because? because? What is the difference between Psychologists and Counselors?  You want to leave Sad ka your job because? because? Whereas a clinical psychologist deals mainly with anxiety, depression, and other emotional distress, a counseling psychologist deals mostly with life decisions and family or career readjustments II. Other Mental Health Professionals D. Forensic Psychologists - who provide advice and consultation to police, lawyers, and courts. They help with such decisions as whether a defendant is mentally competent to stand trial or whether someone eligible for parole is Park Elliot Dietz, forensic psychologist in the case of Jeffrey Dahmer dangerous  III. Industrial/Organizational Psychology A. Industrial/organizational (I/O) psychologist They deal with issues such as: hiring the right person for a job, training people for jobs, developing work teams, determining salaries and bonuses, providing feedback to workers about their performance, planning an organizational structure, organizing the workplace so that workers will productive and satisfied Can you think of products that have evolved/improved through time? IV. Human Factors A. Human factors specialist (Ergonomist) Attempts to facilitate the operation of machinery so that ordinary people can use it efficiently and safely. This field uses principles of both engineering and psychology IV. Human Factors B. School psychologists Specialists in the psychological condition of students, usually in kindergarten through the 12th grade. Identify the educational needs of children, devise a plan to meet those needs, and then either implement the plan themselves or advise teachers how to implement it.  V. Psychologists in Teaching and Research A. Developmental psychologists Study how behavior changes with age, “from womb to tomb.” They try to explain the changes over age, frequently dealing with the nature–nurture issue. They also examine to what extent behavior is stable over time and to what extent it changes. What do you think are the flavors that babies can taste? Babies don’t know the taste of SALT Cognitive Psychology to food selection  V. Psychologists in Teaching and Research B. Cognitive Psychologist Emphasize how our thinking influences our behaviors. Study how people perceive information, how they learn and remember, how they acquire and use language, and how people visualize objects in their mind.  V. Psychologists in Teaching and Research C. Biopsychologist or Behavioral neuroscientist Explains behavior in terms of biological factors, such as electrical and chemical activities in the nervous system, the effects of drugs and hormones, genetics, and evolutionary pressures  You can’t Unusual Behavior Alert! have anymore salt  Unusual Behavior Alert! He had defective adrenal glands, which secrete the hormones that enable the body to retain salt But what could be the reason behind this abnormal behavior? He craved salt because he had to consume it fast enough to replace what he lost in his urine. Becoming salt deficient causes salty foods to taste especially good. And some might even crave for salty food after they sweat The boy died of salt or bled deficiency  V. Psychologists in Teaching and Research D. Evolutionary Psychologists Tries to explain behavior in terms of the evolutionary history of the species, including reasons evolution might have favored a tendency to act in particular ways. Why do you think most people likes sweets and hate bitter tastes? Most sweets are nutritious and almost all bitter substances are poisonous. Ancient animals that ate fruits and other sweets survived to become our ancestors. Most sweets are nutritious and almost all bitter substances are poisonous. Ancient animals that ate fruits and other sweets survived to become our ancestors.  V. Psychologists in Teaching and Research E. Social Psychologists Study how an individual influences other people and how the group influences an individual.  Will you help this person? Will you say the right answer? Will you do better if u are being observed?