Psychology 1000 Chapter Notes -Antidepressant, Psychology Today, Carl Jung

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Dr.Mike

Document Summary

Psychology: the theoretically diverse scientific study of behaviour and the mind. Behaviour: actions and response that we can directly observe. Mind: internal states and processes (thoughts and feelings) that cannot be seen directly. Clinical psychology: study and treatment of mental disorders and their treatments. Cognitive psychology: study mental processes: consciousness, memory, decision making, problem solving. Biopsychology: biological aspect: brain processes, genes, hormones influencing action, thoughts, feelings. Developmental psychology: physical, psychological and social development during lifespan. Experimental psychology: basic processes learning, sensory systems, perception, motivational (hunger) Industrial-organizational (i/o) psychology: workplace behaviour teamwork, work motivation, performance. Personality psychology: relationships between personality traits and their influences (e. g. freud) Social psychology: social environment (presence of people) influence behaviour, thoughts, feelings. Animal behaviour (comparative): study genetics, brain, social, evolution in nature or labs. Behavioural neuroscience: brain processes, physiological functions of behaviour, sensory, emotions, thoughts. Counselling: normal and abnormal behaviour (usually relationship and employment) Educational: what"s a good way to teach and learn, education system.