Introduction to Psychology
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- Psychology
- The Science of individual behavior and mental process
- Biologoical View
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the psychology perspective that searches
for the causes of behavior in the functioning of genes the brain and nervous system and the endoine (hormone) system. - Functionalism
- A historical school of pyschology that believed mental processes could best be understood adaptive pupose and function
- "Introception"
- The process of reporting on one's own inner conscious experience.
- "Structuralism"
- A historical school of psychology devoted to uncovering the basic structures that make up mind and thought
- "psychodynamic view"
- A viewpoint that emphasizes the understanding of mental disorders in terms of unconscious needs, desires, memories and conflicts
- "Cognitive View"
- The psychological perspective that empasizes mental processing and interation of experience
- "Evolutionary View"
- A relatively new perspective in psychology that views behavior and mental processes in terms of genetic adaptions for survival and reproduction
- "Clinical Psychologist"
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psychological practitioners who specialize in the treatment of mental disorders
* psychological practitioners help people deal with a variety of problems including: relationships, vocational choices. - "Culture"
- a term referring to a complex blend of language, beliefs customs, values, and traditions developed b a group of people and shared with others in the same environment
- "Behavioral View, Behaviorism"
- A psychological perspective that finds the source of our actions in environmental stimuli, rather than in inner mental processes
- "Industrial & Organizational Psychologist"
- Applied psychologist who specialize in modifying th work environment to maximize productivity and morale they are often called I/O psychologist
- "Engineering Psychologist"
- Applied psychologist who specialize in making, objects and environments easier, more efficient, or more comfortable for people to use
- School Psychologist
- Applied psychologist with expertise in the problems of teaching and learning
- "Rehabilitation Psychologist"
- Applied psychologist who help people with physical and mental disorders adapt to the problems of everyday life
- psychiatrist
- Physicians who specialize in the treatment of mental disorders.
- Psychoanalyst
- Specialist (ususaly psychiatrist)who use Freudian methods of treating mental disorders.