Introduction to Psychology

Psychology

The study of behavior/emotions/motives and everything that is encompassed within these areas. The main aim to differentiate between normality and abnormality.

Normal

What the majority considers right (the norm).

Abnormal

Whatever deviated from the norm; behavior that is not accepted or demonstrated by the majority.

behaviors

Complex patterns of responses either to external or internal stimulation

Biological and Physiological Psychology

Studies how the brain, neurotransmitters, and other biology influence our behaviors, thoughts, and feelings.

Cognitive psychology

The study of the internal mental processes, all the inside workings of your brain, including perception, thinking, memory, attention, language, problem-solving, and learning.

Social Psychology

The study of ho individual or group behavior is influenced by the presence and behavior of others.

Developmental Psychology

The study of how and why humans grow, change, and adapt across the course of their lives.

Theories of Personality in Psychology

Biological theories, behavioral theories, psychodynamic theories, humanist theories, and trait theories.

Neuropsychology

The study of the brain-behavior relationships

Comparative Psychology

The study of the behavior and cognition of humans vs animals

Ethology

The study of the behavior and cognition of animals

Types of Clinical psychology

Clinical health psychology, clinical forensic psychology, clinical neuropsychology

Clinical Psychology

Assess, diagnose, and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

clinical forensic psychology

Psychology used in the judicial system

Clinical Neuropsychology

Understanding the relationship between brain and behavior

Educational Psychology

The study of how people learn, include teaching methods, instructional processes, and individual differences in learning.

Occupational Psychology

The study of human behavior in relation to the work place.

Biomedical Approach

Assumes that all disease can be explained in terms of physiological processes and therefore the treatment acts on the disease and not on the person.

Biopsychosocial Model

A framework that takes into account the effect of biological, psychological and social factors.

Dual Pathway Model

Two broad ways in which psychological processes may influence physical health, psychological processes directly influence health, and psychological processes indirectly affect behavior which indirectly affects physical health.