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What is Psychology (Major perspectives (Biological, Pyschodynamic,…
What is Psychology
Major perspectives
Biological
Pyschodynamic
Behavior
Humanistic
Positive psychology
Cognitive
Origins & history
Greek Philosopher Aristotle
Wrote and studied; sleep,dreams, the senses, and memory
French philosopher Rene Descartes
Interactive dualism
The idea that mind and body were separate entities that interact to produce sensations, emotions, and other conscious experiences
William Wundt founder of psychology
He had used scientific methods to study fundamental psychological processes
Launched the first psychology research laboratory
Edward B. Tichener Wundt's devoted student
Developed his own approach called "structuralism"
Structuralism became the first major school of though in psychology
Basic goals in psychology :
Describe, predict, explain, and control or influence behavior and mental processes
Describing the experience of stress
Being able to try and predict what leads up to the stress response
Help use coping skill to control the stress
The scientific study of normal everyday behavior and mental processes