October 22‚ 2012 Erika Redmond Abstract This paper discusses the major schools of thought in psychology and examines the major underlying assumptions. This includes the two major schools of thought that are very important in psychology‚ being structuralism functionalism. I also discuss and identify the primary biological foundations of psychology linked to behavior. Throughout the paper psychological research is explored. The goal of this paper is to further understand the major schools of thought
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Psychological disorders - disorders reflecting abnormalities of the mind (variation from the cultural standard) Medical Student Disease - diagnosing yourself with every possible illness How many people develop a psych disorder? - 4/10 What are psychological disorder symptoms from? - internal dysfunction (biological‚ psychological) Medical model - the conceptualization of psychological abnormalities as diseases that‚ like biological diseases‚ have symptoms‚ causes and possible cures 3 parts to
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can lead to overdiagnosis or judging of the person. Also‚ others may view someone as diagnosed as different or dangerous because of stigmas in movies and won’t want to associate with the person. They can bias perception and change past memories into different memories. Anxiety Disorders: Textbook Learning Objectives 6‚ 7 Describe the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder‚ panic disorder‚ phobias‚ and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Generalized anxiety disorder- Symptoms include persistent dizziness
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Chapter 13- Personality 10-12 questions Definition of Personality Pg. 514 Big Qs • Origin/growth? • Definition/ core components? • Stability/ prediction? Theories • See summary table pg. 543 • Psychoanalytic Freud • Quote “You are what you were.” • Major Emphasis • Early childhood experience • Role of the unconscious and “scaffold of mind” • Ego- Rational component‚ mediating‚ ruled by reality principle • Id- Irrational component‚ impulsive‚ ruled by pleasure
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Thuy Truong 02/21/13 Reading and Writing Memory Curves‚ strokes‚ dots‚ and lines all twisting and turning around each other like some sort of messed up balloon animals. To me‚ these symbols are as complex as Chinese letters are to the snobs that spits out this language. “English”‚ they call it. “Why can you speak English?’ they ask. But from the day I stepped into that class‚ the one they call kindergarten‚ I knew it‚ “English” would be the beginning of a lifelong migraine. Vietnamese; that
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Chapter 9 Personality is all the ways we have of acting‚ thinking‚ believing‚ and feeling that make each of us unique. A personality trait is a complex pattern of behavior‚ thought‚ and feeling that is stable across time and across many situations. Five - factor model is one of the leading theories of personality which posits that everyone’s personality is organized along five broad dimensions or factors of personality. These factors are often referred to as the Big 5: negative emotionality
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8/27 Memory Chapter Summary Memory 6.1 What are the three processes of memory and the different model of how memory works? Memory can be defined as an active system that receives information from the senses‚ organizes and alters it as it stores it away‚ and then retrieves the information from storage. The three process are: Encoding Storage Retrieval Models of Memory In the levels-of-processing model of memory‚ information that gets more deeply processed is more likely to be remembered
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Chapter 2 Outline: The Biological Basis of Behavior Hemispherectomies: the removal or the left or right half of the brain. (often used to treat seizures). Improves speech‚ coordination‚ ect. The internal environment of the brain is often calmer and their external environment is enhanced and better. The brain is the “master control” of all the body’s functions. Our brains have billions of cells that make up pathways‚ networks‚ and back-up systems. The two sides of the brain are similar but NOT
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Through my semester in General Psychology Taking Psychology has taught me a lot more than I already knew about the human mind and human body. I have actually enjoyed taking Psychology this semester. what I have learned from Psychology class will be carried with me throughout my college and professional career. In Psychology I learned the science of behavior and processes. The “ABC’s” of Psychology which are‚ A- stands for affect‚ which are feelings‚ emotions or moods. B- stands for behaviors
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Variables - any factor that can change in amount or kind over time. Eg age‚ time‚ IQ‚ memory etc An experiment tests the cause-effect relationship between variables Independent variable – the variable that is systematically manipulated‚ changed or varied in some way by the experimenter‚ in order to assess its effect on participant’s responses (DV) Dependent variable – the variable that the experimenter is measuring‚ shows any effects of the IV It is called the DV because whether or not it will
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