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Psychology A scientific study of the mind - Coggle Diagram
Psychology
A scientific study of the mind
What Do Psychologist do?
Experimental
Applied
Engineering
School ~ accurate ways to improve students performance
Sports ~ Athletes motivation
Rehabilitation ~ Drug Addiction, Physiotherapy
Industrial Organization (companies ~ work stress, corporate motivation
Counseling
Clinical (Psychotherapist) ~ Look and engage patients that deals with diagnosed patients
Teachers
Tradition
Gestalt Psychology (Hermann Ebbinghaus) ~ A macro view of the situation without analysing the specified part.
Behaviorism (John B. Watson) ~ Objective measure. Through observation of an external act. Believes in enviromental influences.
Functionalism (William James) ~ Questions the use of certain displays eg, aggression.
Psychoanalysis (Sigmund Freud) ~ Unconscious effects towards human behavior. Intrinsic driven analysis.
Structuralism (Wilhelm Wundt) ~ components of the mind responsible. Study of the science, using introspection.
Psychology vs Psychiatry
Psychiatry (medicial) applied medicinal uses, able to presribe medicines
Psychology (broad) uses behavioral therapy for assistance
Modern Perspective of Psychology
Behavioral ~ Nature influences on how one operates.
Whole-person ~ Driven by intrinsic will. Unconscious motivator. (Humanistic view has a positive outlook)
Cognitive ~ Similar to structuralism, input, main processer. output. We have a perception system.
Developmental ~ Throughout the human lifespan. Predictable changes due to age regardless of origin.
Biological ~ Neuroscientific are of studies. Chemical imbalances responsible for various mental disorders.
Sociocultural ~ Individualism vs Collectivism. The influences of social environment, how the people around us affects decisions and behaviors.