PSYCO104- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 40 pages long!)

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYCO104
• Professor: Michele Moscicki

Document Summary

First developed in europe, greek study of the soul . Structuralism: the analysis of the mind in terms of its basic elements. Functionalism: early form of american psychology that focuses on the function of consciousness and behaviour in helping organisms adapt to their environment and ful ll their needs. William james - a leader of functionalism. helped establish psychology in north america. went into medicine for money, then a psychologist after realizing what he wanted. Interested in helping people live better lives, out of labs. Psychodynamic perspective: focuses on inner personality dynamics, including the role of unconscious impulses and defences in understanding behaviour. Sigmund freud founded psychoanalysis. was excited by the idea of physical symptoms without physical cause. interested in unconscious mind. He thought hysteria was caused by painful unconscious experiences. Believed the unconscious mind operated outside of awareness but in uences conscious thoughts, feelings, and actions.