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Introduction to ps
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Psychology? | The term psychology originated from two greek words (psych) meaning mind and (logos) meaning study or knowledge. Psychology is the scientific study of behaviour and mental processes in humans. |
| What is a psychiatrist? | A psychiatrist is a qualified medical doctor who has obtained additional qualification to become a specialist in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental illness and emotional problems. |
| What training and study does a psychiatrist undertake in order for them to qualify as a psychiatrist? | Psychiatrists forst undertake six years of university study and training to gain their basic medical qualifications as a doctor. They then work as an intern in a general hospital for a further 12 months to gain practical experience in medicine and surgery |
| Sport Psychologist | Helps athletes to develop mental skills to achieve peak performance |
| Community psychologist | Works with individuals, community groups and organizations to improve health and welfare of people in the community. |
| Biological psychologist | Focuses on bodily structures, systems and activities associated with behavior and mental processes. |
| Forensic psychologist | Works with people in legal and correctional service settings. |
| Organisational psychologist | Helps people in work places. |
| Educational and development psychologist | Helps people with issues that affect learning or with life changes. |
| Counseling Psychologist | Helps people deal with all kinds of personal and relationship issues. |
| Clinical neuropsychologist | Helps rehabilitate people with problems arising from brain damage or irregularities in brain function |
| Personality psychologist | Focuses on peoples characteristics and enduring ways of thinking, feeling and behaving |
| Health psychologist | Promotes and maintains health related behavior, works on improving the healthcare system. |
| Clinical psychologist | Focuses on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mental health problems. |
| Social psychologist | Focuses on how behavior can change in different social situations |
| Wilhelm Wundt | Wilhelm Wundt is thought of as the founder of experimental psychology. He established the first psychological laboratory and emphasised the importance of using a scientific approach to collect psychological data |
| The Biological perspective | focuses on how physiological structure and bodily functions influence thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Important contributors to this perspective were Broca, Sperry and Penfield. |
| The Behavioural perspective | emphasises the effect of the environment (external influences) on behaviour. Watson, Pavlov and Skinner all had a significant influence on this perspective. |
| The Cognitive perspective | emphasises the effect of mental processes on behaviour. Ebbinghaus, Piaget and Gardner are all major contributors to this perspective. |
| The Socio-cultural perspective | is the combination of two different but related areas of psychology |
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PSEUDOSCIENCE | Pseudoscience is any discipline that appears to be scientific but does not adhere to scientific methodology. |
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