AP Psych Notes Unit 1 Slide 1: Essential Questions What ways does psychology approach the study of human and animal behavior? How has psychology changed the study of human and animal behavior? How do the different perspectives in psychology compare and contrast? Slide 2: Psychology Comes from two Greek words… psyche‚ meaning “life” or “self” logos‚ referring to reasoning and logic Slide 3: Psychology’s Roots Psychology Study of behavior and mental processes aims to describe and
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goals of the course are: to expose students to a variety of research questions that psychologists ask; to teach students the methods that psychologists use to answer those questions; and to illuminate the applications of psychological theory and research to everyday life. Course Objectives Students who complete this course should be able to: 1. Understand the history of psychology and the scientific method‚ including various research paradigms and methodologies. 2. Identify and discuss
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Business Research Ethics Tasha Hughey RES/351 January 12‚ 2015 Mr. Grunig Business Research Ethics Business ethics is the principles and standards that determine acceptable conduct in business organizations. Unethical business research at work ranges from minor acts of deviance to immoral decisions that result in convictions of employees and company downfalls. Even though ethics is sometimes under looked in business it is an important conduct in the organization for a variety of reasons. Organizations
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Ethics are Moral principles that govern a person’s or group’s behaviour. Sociological research sets out to gather data about the social world make correlations and develop theories. The first aim of the research is to gain information. Once you gather the data‚ it can be helpful to explore the relationships‚ showing that the two things are linked in some way. The final task is to develop a theory‚ a simple explanation of social events. These help to explain why certain social events occur. Research
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Imagine having the constant burden of worry and fear on a loved one’s shoulder. Knowing the possibility of being predisposed to the same psychological disorder‚ numerous people would have a hard time coping with this impediment—furthering the apprehension they face. Genetics plays a large role in the development and maintenance of anxiety disorders. Biological influences such as genes‚ neurotransmitter functioning and predisposition contribute exponentially to the development and maintenance of anxiety
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new‚ nontraditional type of psychotherapy. It’s growing in popularity‚ particularly for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD often occurs after experiences such as military combat‚ physical assault‚ rape‚ or car accidents. Although research continues‚ EMDR remains controversial among some health care professionals. 5.) Which two medications are approved by the FDA for PTSD? Medications‚ specifically selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Two in particular-paroxetine (Paxil) and
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Public Speaking Phobia Rasneeth Sareen Psych 504 8/27/2012 Dr. V Public Speaking Phobia Public speaking phobia is an intense and irrational fear of experiencing judgment by others when speaking in front of public or being embarrassed or humiliated in such situations causing dread‚ panic‚ and avoidance (Teachman‚ 2010). More accurately‚ it is not the scrutiny and negative judgments themselves but the speaker’s own emotional response to them; the feeling of shame‚ rejection or humiliation
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empirically supported ways to improve the lives of ordinary and extraordinary people. To address this‚ the first author proposed‚ during his term as President of the American Psychological Association in 1998‚ that psychology be just as concerned with what is right with people as it is with what is wrong. As a supplement to the vast research on the disorders and their treatment‚ we suggest that there should be an equally thorough study of strengths and virtues‚ and that we should work towards developing interventions
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AP Psych Notes- Chapter 3 States of Consciousness - Consciousness and Information Processing - Sleep and dreams - Biologica Rhythms and the Rythm of Sleep - Dreams What is Consciousness? Strictly defines as a mental state characterized by an awareness of ourselves and our enviro Consciousness: your awareness of the outside world and yourself Includes: Mental Processes Thoughts Feelings Perceptions Conception btween each person Preconscious: Outsude of your normal
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patients have rights. The patient’s family or guardian may exercise the patient’s rights when the patient has been determining to be incompetent to exorcise those rights. In this paper I will elaborate on patients’ rights and the ANA code of ethics in relation to advocacy for hospice patients. Provision 7 of the ANA code of ethics mandates for nurses to participate in advancement of the profession to continue to educate themselves and to contribute to practice‚ administration‚ and knowledge development
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