Psych Unit 1

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What are ethical considerations in psychology?

"Will we harm them," animal testing/human testing

What are the main aspects of psychoanalysis?

ID=devil on shoulder, wants satisfaction NOW; EGO= you and your actions; SUPEREGO=angel on shoulder, think you should act in responsible ways

Name two theorists that studied in behaviorism.

Pavlov Skinner Watson, Pavlov=classical, Skinner=operant

Who is Walter Freeman, what did he do?

Performed lobotomies to take out the frontal lobe (emotions), made lobotomobile, mostly women got lobotomies

What is a psychiatrist?

a physician who can diagnose and treat mental disorders, can prescribe meds

What is psychoanalysis?

an approach to studying mental illness that assumes mental illness is caused by subconscious conflicts

What is forensic psychology?

intersection between the mental health field and the legal and judicial systems

What is Maslow's Hierarchy?

physiological, safety, love/belonging, esteem, self-actualization, HUMANISM PYRAMID

What is behaviorism?

study of observable behavior

What is geropsychology?

the field of psychology concerned with the mental health of elderly people

What is psychology?

the study of behavior and mental processes

What is human factors/engineering psychology?

the study of how people and machines interact and the design of safe and easily used machines and environments

What is socio-cultural psychology?

the study of how situations and cultures affect our behavior and thinking

Who is R.M. Yerkes, what did he do?

American psychologist, forced soldiers to take an IQ test, but it was all about American principles, new immigrants (Jewish, Eastern European) did not know

What is humanism?

An intellectual movement that focused on human potential and achievements

Who is Freud?

Austrian physician who developed the concept of the unconscious as a deterring factor of behavior

What are the 4 goals of psychology?

Describe behavior, Explain: hypotheses, Predict: what feelings will occur, Influence: use it to benefit ppl

What challenges does psychology face as a 'soft' science?

Different answers to the same prompts, many believe it's fake

What treatments did Freud favor?

Free association and Dream analysis (the couch)

What is cognitive psychology?

Memory, problem solving, how brains work, objective and subjective

What was discovered in behaviorism?

Rewards=response to stimuli, everything is learned

How do different theorists view Whitmans psych. condition?

Some think his tumor was the cause, some think his obsession with guns, and some think it rooted from his household and childhood.

Sociocultural driving force

Trauma, abuse, zone of proximal developement

Who is Charles Whitman?

University of Texas school shooter, abused, killed mother and wife

What is the zone of proximal development?

What you can control alone, what you can control with help, what you cannot control


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