PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Psych, Empirical Research, Heart Rate Variability

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

24-26: formal definition of psych, goals of psych, careers in psych. Psychology: scientific study of behaviour & it"s causes. How your brain & body respond (psychological / covert) Psychologists apply accumulated body of knowledge to all world problems. Hippocampus shrinks with depression -> when taking ssri"s hippocampus doesn"t shrink. Empirical method: measure & describe behaviour objectively, understand & explain behaviour scientifically, rigorous research designs, empirical evaluation, test predictions using quantitative approaches. Clinical psychologists (6/7 years after ba, phd d) Psychiatrists (m. d, 4-year residency in psychiatry at hospitals [psychiatric wards], only ones who can recommend medication) Psychoanalysts (therapy, branch of psychology/psychiatry, md or phd) Sport psychology: (phd, helps athletes improve their mental performance) industrial/organizational: (phd) Physiological (brain imaging, stress hormones, heart rate variability, how the body responds to stress)