Worksheet for Chapter 1 What is Psychology? Please answer ALL questions in your OWN WORDS!!! 1. Define Psychology. Psychology is the science of human and animal behavior. 2. Define the perspectives listed below. a. BIOLOGICAL/NEUROSCIENCE- the study of anatomy b. PSYCHODYNAMIC- the study of interacting motives and emotions c. BEHAVIORAL/LEARNING- the manner of behaving or acting d. HUMANISTIC- is when a person has a strong interest
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Grant Clay Period 3 10/25/08 AP Psychology Outline Chapter 10: Motivation & Emotion Red – Definition Blue - Important Points Green - Important People & Contributions 1. Motivational Theories & Concepts a. Motivation – Involves Goal-Directed Behavior b. Drive Theories i. Homeostasis – A State of Physiological Equilibrium or Stability. ii. Drive – An Internal State of Tension that Motivates an Organism to Engage in Activities that should
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the idea that the mind and body are separate yet intertwined. 3. Neuroscience- the scientific study of the nervous system. 4. Structuralism- an approach to psychology based on the idea that conscious experience can be broken down into basic underlying components or elements. 5. Functionalism- an approach to psychology concerned with the adaptive purpose‚ or function‚ of mind and behavior. 6. Gestalt theory- a theory based on the idea that the whole of personal experience is different
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History of Psychology Timeline Psychology in a whole has evolved‚ from the days of the ancient Greek philosophers who’s beliefs that the void in our knowledge needed to be addressed so that we would understand the natural world in more rational manner. Many of the students who became teachers moved on to accomplished many great things. Aristotle ground breaking developing philosophical approach seems to foreshadow many of the critical ideas for the future of psychology opening
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interested in a career in psychology ever since I was a child. Psychology field has many different opportunities to explore. When I first started college‚ I did not know what field I wanted to get into. After a few years in college‚ I realized that I wanted to go into Clinical mental health working with adolescents. During my years in college‚ I was accepted to do an internship at Naomi Family Center. While I was there I worked with many different specialists in the field of psychology. The most interesting
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Pseudopsychology is • the study of perception and cognition • the scientific study of human and animal behavior • phony‚ unscientific psychology masquerading as the real thing (correct answer‚ your response) • the study of the psyche • Freud’s method of analyzing patients Points earned: 1 out of 1 Working in a community mental health center‚ Dr. Thatcher treats adults who suffer from severe depression. Dr. Thatcher is most likely a(n) _______ psychologist. • personality• developmental•
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Multicultural Ethical Psychology Abstract: The significance of multicultural counseling is the necessity of addressing ethical issues from current and previous societal changes. A review of literature provides valuable data with respect to multicultural diversity challenging the field of psychology today. This perspective includes social aspects regarding the implication and changes in relationship to racial‚ ethnic and linguist differences of multicultural counseling‚ that is significantly altering
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of the Hemispheres: Two Brains or One? Exploring Diversity: Human Diversity and the Brain Try It! Assessing Brain Lateralization The Split Brain: Exploring the Two Hemispheres Becoming an Informed Consumer of Psychology: Learning to Control Your Heart—and Mind—through Biofeedback Psychology on the Web The Case of . . . The Fallen Athlete Full Circle: Neuroscience and Behavior 46 The Deepest Cut Wendy Nissley carried her two-year-old daughter‚ Lacy‚ into O.R. 12 at Johns Hopkins Hospital to
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There are four perspectives scientists have when looking at motivation including: • Instinct theory • Drive reduction theory • External/Arousal theory • Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs • Instincts and Evolutionary Psychology • To be an instinct‚ a complex behavior must have a fixed pattern throughout a species and be unlearned. • Early instinct theorists tried to explain motivation through this theory but they were merely listing instead of explaining such
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To Sleep or Not to Sleep My opinion of sleep and how I actually go about it are different from each other. Generally‚ I get everything I planned for that day done before I allow myself to sleep‚ especially if there is homework involved. However‚ I fully believe people should reorganize their life‚ so they are able to get enough sleep each night. I believe this for several reasons: the consequences of sleep deprivation are serious‚ may improve vitality‚ and sleep is the time to allow the brain to
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