Psychology Test 1
Bachelor's Degree
4-year colleges or universities (4 years)
emotional disturbances
A clinical psychologist diagnoses and treats people with _____
physical mental
A psychiatrist distinguished between _____ and _____ causes of both mental and physical distress.
mental health emotional problems
A psychiatrist specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of ________ and _______.
Health and well-being
A psychologist helps to ensure the ____ and ____ of people.
Environmental psychologist
A psychologist who studies the effects of environment in people
They can prescribe drugs.
As medical doctors, psychiatrists can do what most psychologists in the United States cannot: ______.
Sociocultural Psychology
Dobb Considers how our knowledge and ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving are dependent on the culture to which we belong. Studies attitudes, values, beliefs, and social norms and roles of various groups (racial, ethnic, gender, socioeconomic status)
human developmental settings
Educational psychologists generally work in schools, universities, businesses, industries, learning centers, and other _______
Gestalt Psychology
German Psychologists-Germany-early 1900's Gestalt or "whole pattern" studied how sensations are assembled into perceptual experiences by thinking that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
master's and doctorate
Graduate degrees (______ and _____) specialize in a specific field
Yes even though it has been discredited
Is phrenology still popular today?
individuals, families, and groups
LCSW's assess, diagnose, intervene, and treat _________ with psychological problems.
counseling
LMHC's provide _______ to individuals, families, and groups
one two
Licensing requirements for psychologists vary from state to state, but at least a ____ to _____ year internship is required to apply for a license to practice psychology.
crime
Phrenology was used by Sampson to attempt to explain why ____ occured
Cognitive psychology
Piaget-US-1950 Focus is on how we process, store, retrieve, and use information, and how thought processes influences our behavior also believes that behavior is influenced by mental processes including perceptions, memories, and expectations
medical school
Psychiatrists begin their graduate careers in ______. After earning their MD, they go on to four years of residency training in mental health, typically at a hospital's psychiatric department.
five seven
Psychologists go through ____ to ____ years of academic study, culminating in a doctorate degree. They may hold a PhD or PsyD or EdD. Those who are mainly interested in clinical psychology -treating patients as opposed to focusing on research- may pursue a PsyD.
scientific viewpoint change
Psychologists study how we think, feel, and behave from a ________ and applies the knowledge to help people understand and ______ their behavior.
world around us
Psychology allows us to discover how to understand the ______
information act
Psychology attempts to discover how the mind works, how people process ____, and why people ____ in a certain way
most popular
Psychology is one of the ___ college majors
behavior mental
Psychology is the scientific study of ____ and ____ processes.
gain insight
Psychology provides us with tolls to help _________ into our own behaviors as well as our relationships with others
greater self-knowledge
Psychology pushes us to _____
curiosity
Psychology satisfies our ___
consulting with a psychologist
Recently the state of Louisiana allowed psychologists to write prescriptions after ______.
Behavioral psychology
Russia and US-1800-1900 w/ dog experiment analyses how organisms learn or modify their behavior based on their response to events in the environment. Believe that all behavior is a result of conditioning. When behavior is reinforced, the likelihood of the behavior being repeated is increased
Psychoanalytical psychology
Sigmund Freud-Vienna-1856-1938 Unconscious motivations and conflicts are responsible for most human behavior
Inheritable traits
Sir Francis Galton-England-1883 interested in how heredity influences a person's ability. Traced ancestry and wrongly concluded that genius or eminence is a hereditary trait. First to raise the issue of heredity vs. environment
Biological Psychology
Study how the brain, the nervous system, hormones, and genetics influence our behavior because physical and chemical changes in the body influence behavior
William James
The father of psychology in the US, taught the first class in psychology at Harvard University. Also wrote the first textbook of psychology
vomiting
Treatment for the four humors included giving patients poisonous herbs to induce ____ and thus the imbalanced humor left the body
belief that each person has freedom in directing his or her future and achieving personal growth also believe that potential for personal growth and development can lead to a more satisfying life
US 1960's
Functionalism
US-1875 focused on the functions or actions of the conscious mind and the goals or purposes of behaviors
general foundation
Undergraduate degrees (associate and bachelor) give you a _______ plus a basis in your field.
Psychoanalytic psychology Behavioral psychology Humanistic psychology Cognitive psychology Biological psychology Sociocultural psychology
What are the contemporary approaches to psychology?
Description Explanation Prediction Influence
What are the four goals of psychology?
phlegm (water), blood (air), black bile (earth), yellow bile (fire)
What are the four liquids in the four humors?
Structuralism Functionalism Inheritable Traits Gestalt Psychology
What are the historical approaches to psychology?
Psychobiologists
What are those who study biological psychology called?
Basically whatever the hell you want bc it's such a broad subject
What can you do with a degree in psychology?
phrenology
What early study encouraged the study of the role of the brain in human behavior?
community psychologist
What is a psychologist who may work in a mental health or social welfare agency?
Experimental psychologist
What is a psychologist who studies sensation, perception, learning, motivation, and/or emotion in carefully controlled laboratory conditions
Developmental Psychologist
What is a psychologist who studies the emotional, cognitive, biological, personal, and social changes that occur as an individual matures?
Industrial/Organizational Psychologist
What is a psychologist who uses psychological concepts to make the workplace a more satisfying environment for ____ and managers
Forensic psychologist
What is a psychologist who works in legal, court, or correctional systems, assists with the development of personality profiles of criminal offenders, or help law enforcement officers understand problems like abuse
the amount of school you go to
What is a psychologist's/psychiatrist's salary determined by?
A scientist who studies the mind and behavior of humans and animals
What is a psychologist?
A branch of medicine that deals with mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
What is psychiatry?
Psychiatrists are medical doctors and psychologists are not
What is the difference between psychiatrists and psychologists?
Educational Psychologist
What type of psychologist is concerned with helping students learn?
Counseling psychologist
What type of psychologist usually helps people deal with the problems of everyday life?
Sociocultural Psychology
What's the newest approach to psychology?
in business
Where do IO's work?
Pavlov, Watson, and Skinner
Who studies behavioral psychology?
Abraham Maslow and Carl Rogers
Who studies humanistic psychology?
Structuralism
Wilhelm Wundt-Germany-1879 studied human behavior in a systematic and scientific manner with introspection or self-observation in which participants report their thoughts and feelings
Functionalism
William James-US studies how animals and people adapt to their environment. believed that all activities of the mind served one major function-survival
universities
Work places for experimental psychologists include _____, colleges, government, and industry
industrial firms
Workplaces for counseling psychologists include private offices, schools, community health centers, or ____
private practices
Workplaces for developmental psychologists include universo, research facilities, schools, elderly assisted living homes, teen outreach programs, homeless youth programs, hospitals, psychiatric institutions, and _____
government nonprofit
Workplaces include mental health clinics or community organizations usually operated by _____ or _______ organizations
prisions schools
Workplaces of a clinical psychologist include private offices, mental health hospitals, ____,_____, and clinics
Licensed Clinical Social Workers
_____ (LCSW's) hold Master's degrees, 2 years of graduate school, and 1-2 years of internship
Licensed Mental Health Counselors counseling
___________(LMHC's) hold Master's degrees in ______, 2 years of graduate training, and 1-2 years work experience under supervision
Dream analysis
a form of studying psychoanalytic psychology that applied the free association technique to a patient'a dreams
case study
a form of studying psychoanalytic psychology where an analysis of the thoughts, feelings, beliefs, experiences, behaviors, or problems of an individual is made
free association
a form of studying psychoanalytic psychology where the patient said everything that came to mind and Freud sat, listened, and then interpreted the associations
emotion
a state of feeling that involves a set of complex reactions
The Four Humors
belief that an individual's personality could be explained by the state of that person's humors
Associate's Degree
community college or junior college, and trade or professional schools (2 years)
social science
explores the influence of society on the individual and group relationships
Description
gather information about behavior and present what is known
behavioral
having to do with an organism's actions
physiological
having to do with an organism's physical processes
cognitive
having to do with an organism's thinking and understanding
Influence
influence behavior in helpful ways
natural science
looks for biological explanations for human behavior
Master's Degree
public or private university (2 additional years)
Doctorate
public or private university (4+ years, 3 for law)
phrenology
the practice of examining bumps in a person's skull to determine that person's intellect and character traits
Prediction
what will we do, how will we think or feel in various situations
explanation
why do we behave as we do
imbalance
An _____ in the humores resulted in psychological disorder
half
About ____ of all psychologists are clinical psychologists
