Psych Unit 1
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
