【1】Intro into Psychology - Key Terms

 

Source: Openstax Psychology 2ed.

American Psychological Association = (APA) the largest organization of psychologists in the U.S. with over 122k members.

Behaviorism = describes behavior as something that comes form an external sources (the environment) and not necessarily from an internal one (the mind).

Biopsychology = incorporates knowledge of biology in the study of psychology

Biopsychological model = states that health is determined by a combination of psychological, biological, and social-environmental factors.

Clinical psychology = deals with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders and problematic behaviors.

Cognitive psychology = is the study of mental processes eg. memory, reasoning, problem solving.

Counseling psychology = focuses on helping people with emotional, physical, and mental health issues and help them cope during crises.

Developmental psychology = the field that analyzes how a person's mind changes as they get older.

Dissertation = a long research paper written by people who are studying to get a doctorate.

Empirical Method = measurable data based on observation and experimentation, not on logical reasoning or based on previous authorities.

Forensic psychology = applies science and psychological methods into the justice system.

Functionalism = focuses on the function of behavior in the world and how mental activities help an organism to fit into their environment.

Humanism = a field of psychology with the core belief that there's innate goodness in all humans.

Introspection = when someone examines their own conscious experience as objectively as possible to make the human mind observable.

-ology = suffix that denotes scientific study of.

Personality psychology = study of patterns of thoughts and behaviors that make each individual unique

Personality trait = patterns in thought and behavior

PhD = doctor of philosophy

Postdoctoral training program = allows programs and broaden their research skills under the supervision of other professionals in the field

Psychoanalytic theory = focus on the role of the unconscious in affecting conscious behavior

Psychology = scientific study of the mind

PsyD = doctor of psychology

Sports and exercise psychology = area of psychology that focuses on the interactions between mental and emotional factors and physical performance in sports.

Structuralism = focuses on understanding the individual parts of the brain and their relation to the conscious experience. 

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