PPT-Psychology I Mrs. Hart Approaches to Psychology

What is psychology Psychology is the scientific systematic study of behavior and mental processes in both humans and animals It uses the scientific method to ask and answer questions about why people think act and feel as they do Behavior. Each finger on your hand and the palm can represent a different perspective:. The thumb = Psychodynamic. Stick out your thumb and make a gesture over your shoulder while turning your head in that direction. You are “looking back,” just as a psychodynamic psychologist does when they are focusing on the past and unconscious conflicts stemming from childhood.. The humanistic approach: the basics What assumptions do humanistic psychologists make? Humanistic psychologists start from the assumption that every person has their own unique way of perceiving and u Chapter 1 Section 2. Where did the scientific method . come from?. Wilhelm Wundt. 1879. Leipzig, . Germany. First psychology laboratory . Claims: psychology has 2 elements (sensations and feelings). Procedure used: “introspection”. What is . Psychology: . . the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. . . Why study Psychology: . . gain insight into our own behavior, as well as our relationships. with others.. What are Psychological needs: . Phrenology. :. Greeks. . Socrates/Plato . /Aristotle: started asking how the . body and mind were related?. . Rene . Descartes: . “I think therefore I am. ”. Innate. : meaning we are born with it. & Approaches. (2-4%) . . Where do you stand? . How . much is Psychology a real science like Physics, Chemistry or Biology. ?. How much of Psychology’s facts . can . be trusted if every human is different? . According to the American Psychological Association:. “[Psychologists] study . the intersection of two critical relationships: one between brain function and behavior, and another between the environment and behavior. As scientists, psychologists follow scientific methods, using careful observation, experimentation and . According to the American Psychological Association:. “[Psychologists] study . the intersection of two critical relationships: one between brain function and behavior, and another between the environment and behavior. As scientists, psychologists follow scientific methods, using careful observation, experimentation and . This perspective grew largely out of frustration with both behaviorism and psychoanalysis.. The focus of psychology should not be on observable behavior and how it can be manipulated (behaviorism).. Nor should it be on unconscious motivation and how to understand it (psychoanalysis).. According to the American Psychological Association:. “[Psychologists] study . the intersection of two critical relationships: one between brain function and behavior, and another between the environment and behavior. As scientists, psychologists follow scientific methods, using careful observation, experimentation and . Learning Objectives:. Define Psychology. Describe Psychology’s roots in philosophy. Discuss the early days of psychology. Summarize twentieth-century approaches to the study of Psychology. Psychology today. Prepared by Sandi Thomson with thanks to Janet Forsyth at the . University of Edinburgh. . Updated April 2021 by Kate Robertson.. BPS information on a career in Clinical Psychology . https://careers.bps.org.uk/area/clinical. You are about to start an exciting journey into the world of Psychology where you will learn about the scientific study of the mind and behaviour!. Remember:. Choose what modules you do and when, but work through them . The study of people – how they act, react, and interact. Explores areas such as learning, memory, development of children, sport, social behaviour, cognitive processes and human development.. A science. Psychological studies involve the use of...