Chapter 1- Psych

the study of the mind, perception, behavior, interpersonal relationships, motivation, emotions, attention and personality.

Why, how come, what if

• 1. Describe
• 2. Explain
• 3. Predict 
• 4. Control

• 1. Critical thinking 
• 2.Behavior is Bio-psychosocial
• 3. Dual Process
• 4. Explore human strength and challenges

• a. Alternative perspectives 
• b. Columbo technique-- Acquire 
• c. Cultural Relativism-- Majority decides

• 1. Biological
• 2. Behavioral 
• 3. Cognitive
• 4. Psycho-dynamic
• 5. Social- Cultural
• 6. Christian

Looks, genes, predisposition to personality, behavior, IQ, + hormones

learned behaviors

• encode, process, store + retrieve info 
• (how we think)

how behaviors spring from the unconscious and drives conflict.

how behaviors + thinking vary across situation and cultures

how religion affects

referring to the claim that all psychotherapies regardless of their specific components +procedures, produce equivalent outcomes

Refer to Sigmeud Frued Iceberg 

• Consciousness 
• Precociousness
• Unconsciousness

• a. Hippocrates- 
• b. Descartes- 
• c. Locke

• - Leipzig, Germany
• Established the 1st psychology lab (1879)

• -Structuralism
• -Introspection

basic elements/ structures of the mental process

observing one's thoughts, feeling and sensation

• 1st women to receive PhD in psychology 
• - Focus on animal behavior The Animal Mind

• 1st american
• -Functionalism 

Taught Mary Whiton Calkins

focus on the functions/ purpose of mind and ability

• 1st women president of APA ('05)
• Memory Research

• -Psychodynamic perspective 
• -Talking Cure 
• -Focus on unconsciousness; sexual desires rooted in childhood 
• -Structure of personality

• physiologist 
• 04 Nobel Prize
• Digestion -->Ground break in learning 
• Classical Condition
• Fundamental

• '53 Behaviorism movement 
• Rejected inner thoughts + feelings 
• Consequences shape behavior
• Operant

• Behaviorism 
• Little Albert --> white rat 
• Criticize Freud + psychodynamic

• Feminist psychology 
• Neuroses + coping strategies 
• ----->Personality disorders 
• Womb envy

• Motivation + personality 
• Humanistic psych 
• Hierarchy of needs

• 1- Physiological
• 2- Safety 
• 3- Belonging 
• 4-Self Esteem
• 5-Self actualization

• Contemporary psych 
• Positive psych
• Measure, understand

"Tabula rasa" a young mind yet not affected by experience (Innocence)

Ask questions about personality

Mind-Body dualism

Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental disorders

• Intensity 
• Duration 
• Impact on ability to function (behavior)
• Impact on quality to function (cognitive)
• DSM criteria