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History and Aspects of Psychology
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- 1History of PsychFounded by Wilhelm Wundt in 1879
Two disciplines combined - Physiology & Philosophy - 2PsychologyThe science that studies behaviour and the physiological and cognitive processes that underpin it
- 3StructuralismReduced psychology to its basic components
Used introspection to record thoughts, feelings and experiences so not objective - 4FunctionalismWas concerned with the function of consciousness
- 5Psychoanalytic TheoryConcerned with the unconscious mind and subjective experiences
- 6BehaviourismThe study of observable behaviour which discounted the unconscious altogether
- 7HumanismConcerned with the individual, and operating under the belief that people can experience personal growth
- 8Clinical psychologyThe diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders, also known as Applied psychology
- 9CognitionMental processes that acquire knowledge
- 10NeuroscienceMaintains that behaviour can be explained by the biology of the brain
- 11CulturalCultures can influence the behaviour of people
- 12EvolutionaryExplains behaviour by means of adaptive processes over many generations
- 13PositiveShifts the focus away from negative thoughts, feelings and behaviours
- 14A few practical applicationsEducational
Social
Developmental
Health
Cognitive
Clinical
Counseling
Forensic - 15If all else fails...
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- Undergraduate (History of Psychology) 1032 Intro to Psych, Biology, Learning & Cognition Fichas sobre History and Aspects of Psychology, creado por Emily Diestel el 13/06/2016.
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