PSYCHOLOGY AS A SCIENCE Psychology is the scientific study of the behavior of individuals and their mental processes. (Fuchs & Milar‚ 2002). But what makes it a scientific study? First of all‚ why not? Nowadays the idea of psychology as a science seems so natural to us‚ but it was not always like this. The late-eighteenth-century declaration that a true scientific study of the mind was not possible posed a challenge that was answered in the nineteenth century when the possibility
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IMPORTANCE OF PSYCHOLOGY. Psychology is a theoretical‚ educational and applied science connecting scientific study of mental operations and behavior or performance. A teacher needs psychology to study behavior and mental process of learners. Psychology contributes to a better understanding of the aims of education by defining them‚ making them clearer; by limiting them‚ showing us what can be done and what cannot be done and by suggesting new features that should be made parts of them. Psychology makes
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Psychology is known as the ‘Study of Mind’. Its also called dynamic science because no one can ever perceive or predict the behavior or nature of minds. Each individual’s actions‚ reactions and emotions tend to differ from one another. The subject psychology itself is vast like an ocean. When broadly classified‚ psychology falls into 10 main branches. Let us briefly define and go through each one of them. Behavioral Psychology As the name indicates‚ its the study of behavioral science such as
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2.Personality psychology shares with clinical psychology A) an emphasis on mental health and the treatment of psychological problems. *B) a common obligation to try to understand the whole person. C) a requirement that both personality psychologists and clinical psychologists be licensed. D) the fact that both personality psychologists and clinical psychologists are usually in private practice rather than universities. 3.Personality psychology and clinical psychology overlap most often
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Vocabulary Psychology- the science of the mind or of mental states and processes Structuralism- a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals Gestalt Psychology- a theory of psychology that emphasizes the importance of configurationally properties Functionalism- a psychology based on the assumption that all mental process is useful to an organism in adapting to the environment Psychoanalytic perspective- is a body of ideas developed by Austrian physician
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Psychology and Nursing Keanan Brown Psychology DeNaeyer Psychology plays a part (whether it be big or small) in every single industry. It has become very important to study the human mind for the better outcome of operations carried out on a daily basis. Nursing and psychology are in some aspects polar opposites‚ but in the same sense they are interconnected. The main focus in nursing is helping individuals overcome/deal with minor to severe illnesses‚ while psychologists focus almost
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What is Psychology? Psychology is the study of behavior and the thinking process behind that behavior. This is a study that has been going on for about 150 years. The goal of psychology is to understand the human mind and how it works. This helps us understand and modify our behavior. It identifies and classifies behaviors. Psychology has only been around since the late 1800’s. It was then Wilhem Wundt‚ a physiologist‚ applied his scientific background to the study of the human mind. Wilhem
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Fields of Psychology Industrial Organizational Psychology Industrial/Organizational Psychology is a field in which scientific principles are developed and applied in the workplace. Industrial Psychology is focused on the management perspective of organizational effectiveness through the proper use of human resources and people. Common issues in Industrial Psychology include performance appraisals‚ efficient job design‚ and employee selection and training. Organizational Psychology‚ on the other
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Biological Psychology Biology is the study of all living things whereas psychology deals with the way these living things behave and react to external and internal stimuli. Biological psychology is the study of how a person’s psyche or behavioral characteristics are influenced by biological reasons found inside the brain or central nervous system. Understanding of this field relies on extensive knowledge of the functioning of the brain and nervous system and of difference psychological disorders
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Examine Clinical Psychology The History of Clinical Psychology Clinical Psychology is the part of the psychology field that focuses on treatment and evaluation of mental illness‚ psychiatric issues and abnormal behaviors. The treatment that developed in clinical psychology assists persons with their development as an individual and well-being (The History‚ 2013). Clinical psychology started at the University of Pennsylvania in 1896 when a clinic was
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