how our genes, hormones, and nervous system interact with our environments to influence learning, personality, memory, motivation, emotions, and coping techniques

how we process, store, and use information and how this information influences what we attend to, perceive, learn, remember, believe, and feel

how organisms learn new behaviors or change existing ones depending on whether events in their environment reward or punish these behaviors

psychoanalytic approach

the influence of unconscious fears, wants, and motivation on thoughts, behaviors, and the development of personality traits and psychological problems later in life

each individual has great freedom in directing their future, a large capacity for personal growth, considerable amount of intrinsic worth, and lots of potential for self-fulfillment

cross cultureal approach

influence of cultural/ethnic similarities and social functioning of a cultures members

study of the most basic elements, primarily sensations and perceptions, that make up our conscious mental experiences

the study of the function rather than structure of consciousness, was interested in how our minds adapt to our changing environment

perception is more than the sum of its parts and studied how sensations are assembled into meaningful perceptual experiences

psychologist vs psychiatrist

Psychiatrist: medical doctor, several years of clinical training, including diagnosing possible causes of abnormal behaviors and treating them Psychologist: completed 4-5 years of postgrad edu., had a Ph. D., Psy. D., or Ed.D. in psychology

specialized in clinical subarea, additional year in supervised therapy setting to gain exp. in diagnosing and treating a wider range of behaviors

study of social interactions, stereotypes, attitudes, conformity, group behaviors, and aggression

developmental psychologist

examines moral, social, emotional, and cognitive development throughout someones whole life

measurement of peoples abilities, intelligence, personality, and abnormal behaviors

experimental psychologist

areas of sensation, perception, learning, human performance, motivation, and emotions

where do we work chart

49% work as clinical or counseling in either priv prac or therapy. 28% work in academic settings. 13% other jobs and career settings. 6% industrial settings. 4% secondary schools

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Question	Answer
biological approach	how our genes, hormones, and nervous system interact with our environments to influence learning, personality, memory, motivation, emotions, and coping techniques
cognitive approach	how we process, store, and use information and how this information influences what we attend to, perceive, learn, remember, believe, and feel
behavioral approach	how organisms learn new behaviors or change existing ones depending on whether events in their environment reward or punish these behaviors
psychoanalytic approach	the influence of unconscious fears, wants, and motivation on thoughts, behaviors, and the development of personality traits and psychological problems later in life
humanistic approach	each individual has great freedom in directing their future, a large capacity for personal growth, considerable amount of intrinsic worth, and lots of potential for self-fulfillment
cross cultureal approach	influence of cultural/ethnic similarities and social functioning of a cultures members
structuralism	study of the most basic elements, primarily sensations and perceptions, that make up our conscious mental experiences
functionalism	the study of the function rather than structure of consciousness, was interested in how our minds adapt to our changing environment
gestalt approach	perception is more than the sum of its parts and studied how sensations are assembled into meaningful perceptual experiences
psychologist vs psychiatrist	Psychiatrist: medical doctor, several years of clinical training, including diagnosing possible causes of abnormal behaviors and treating them Psychologist: completed 4-5 years of postgrad edu., had a Ph. D., Psy. D., or Ed.D. in psychology
clinical psychology	specialized in clinical subarea, additional year in supervised therapy setting to gain exp. in diagnosing and treating a wider range of behaviors
social psychologist	study of social interactions, stereotypes, attitudes, conformity, group behaviors, and aggression
developmental psychologist	examines moral, social, emotional, and cognitive development throughout someones whole life
psychometrics	measurement of peoples abilities, intelligence, personality, and abnormal behaviors
experimental psychologist	areas of sensation, perception, learning, human performance, motivation, and emotions
where do we work chart	49% work as clinical or counseling in either priv prac or therapy. 28% work in academic settings. 13% other jobs and career settings. 6% industrial settings. 4% secondary schools

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