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Psychology Introduction
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- 1Define PsychologyThe systematic study of thoughts, feelings and behaviour and the factors that influence these
- 2Define BehaviourAny observable action (that is able to be seen) made by a living person or animal
- 3Aim of psychologyto describe, predict and explain thoughts, feelings and behavior
- 4Examples of behavioureating, biting nails, reading a book
- 5How is behaviour distinguished from feelings and thoughts?it is a response that can be seen and measured
- 6What are the levels of behaviour?biological, person, socio-cultural and basic process level
- 7define Biological Levelfocuses on the biological and chemical processes underlying behaviour (e.g. hormones)
- 8Define The Basic Process LevelPsychological processes that are widespread among humans (if not common to all people)
- 9Define Person Levelfocuses on individual differences in behaviour (e.g. different
- 10The Socio-Cultural Levelthe influence other people have on behaviour (in social and cultural contexts)
- 11Define Psychiatrist?a qualified medical doctor who had obtained additional qualifications to specialise in the treatment and prevention of mental illness and emotional problems
- 12how many years of study for psychiatrist?13
- 13Difference between Psychologist and Psychiatrist?Psychiatrist can prescribe drugs, hospitalize involuntarily and order seculusion
- 14What can psychologists not do?perform medical procedures, prescribe medications, involuntarily hospitalise, seclusion
- 15How long does a psychologist study?6 years
- 16areas of expertisefamily/marital problems, sexual/sleeping difficulties, stress/tension, anxiety attacks, phobias, shyness, eating disorders children's learning behaviour and addictions
- 17Define academic psychologistresearches areas of interest in psychology and often works in university as a teacher.
- 18clinical psychologistdiagnosis, prevention and treatment of mental health problems
- 19Clinical Neuropsychologistassess and diagnoses damage to brain and how it affects thinking, emotions, and behaviour
- 20Community Psychologistcommunity issues and helping people achieve their goals (such as community health and welfare)
- 21counselling psychologistdeal with personal and relationship problems and (non-life threatening) issues of concern. Works in educational or vocational settings.
- 22Forensic Psychologistassessment, intervention and research in the legal system and correctional services. criminal behaviour, child abuse and custody expert.
- 23Educational and developmental psychologistassessment, intervention and counselling relevant to management of development an educational issue throughout lifespan. Asesesing
- 24Health Psychologistpromotion and maintenance of health related behaviour, the prevention and treatment of psychologically based illnesses and analysis and improvement of healthcare system.
- 25Organisational Psychologisthelps people function effectively in work environments. Experts in staff recruitment, job redesign, vocational guidance and staff training.
- 26Sport Psychologistpsychological assistance to help elite, professional and recreational athletes achieve peak performance and develop personal well being
- 27Research Psychologistuses skills in research design, statistics and data analysis to research for public or private sector organisations. may work in government departments, etc.
- 28Define common sense psychologywhere people collect information about behavior informally or unscientifically, often leading to inaccurate conclusions
- 29Why is common sense psychology inaccurate?because sources may be unreliable, people do not critically evaluate their beliefs, are often unwilling to change their beliefs and collect only information which supports pre-existing belifs
- 30Define scientific methodthe systematic approach for planning, conducting and reporting research that involves empirical evidence
- 31Define empirical evidencedata that is collected directly by observation or, more frequently in psychology, experimentation
- 32benefit of collecting empirical data?helps draw accurate conclusions which are free from personal bias
- 33Define replicationinvolves repeating a study to establish whether results can be duplicated and are therefore reliable and able to be generalised
- 34Define psedosciencefake or false science
- 35Steps of Scientific Methodidentify research problem, formulate hypothesis, design method, collect data, analyse data, interpret data, report findings
- 36Parts of reporttitle, abstract, introduction, method, results, discussion, references, appendices
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