Intro to Psychology: Chapter Notes 1- 5

Throughout this semester of Psychology 150 I have learned a great deal about several different concepts that I consciously, and sometimes unconsciously, find myself applying to my life. There are five different psychology topics I found that held the most relevance to my life. Some of these topics do not deal with myself exclusively, but they do affect the people I hold dear to me. The topics range from disorders to personality differences, and they all affect me in some way, both indirectly and directly.

When you first think of the word psychology, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? Well, some people might say they don’t know or some would say it’s something that has to do with the mind and/or human behavior. Psychology which comes from the Greek term “psyche” is the study of mental processes and behavior; especially those affecting behavior in a given context. There are several schools of thought in psychology. These schools include: structuralism (Wundt), functionalism (James), gestalt (Wertheimer, Perls), psychoanalytic (Freud), behaviorism (Skinner), humanistic psychology (Maslow, Rogers), cognitive (Bandura), biological (many), and eclectic which is the combination of schools. Psychologists today apply these different schools when dealing with their subjects, depending on the issue at hand.

Psychology is a term derived from two Greek words that translate to life explanation, which makes it an important element of daily life. The field of psychology can be described as a discipline that focuses on the study of mind and behavior. This discipline is characterized by several concepts and approaches that are used by psychologists in understanding human behavior. Since psychology is a broad field, psychologists not only use these concepts and approaches but also conduct scientific research that enables them to understand human behavior. Some of the most common psychological concepts that are used to modify or change an individual’s behavior include operant conditioning, positive and negative punishment,

Psychology is an exceptionally multifaceted field of study, regardless, it can be commonly defined as the study of mental processes and human behavior. The goals of psychology are to describe, explain, predict and control the behavior of others. Psychology incorporates an extensive range of different perspectives into its general principles as well as focuses on securing them with applied research, case studies, evaluations, etc. I first became interested in psychology when I began to watch crime shows in Grade 8. It was tremendously fascinating to absorb such bizarre yet factual information pertaining to criminal offenders, multiple types of mental disorders as well as the personality traits and situations that are gateways to such chaos.

What is psychology? What impact does psychology have on the world? What does it mean to be a psychologist? These are three important questions that will be investigated throughout this paper. Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and behavior. Psychology influences many behaviors in the world without anyone noticing.

Psychology Study Guide Chapter 1: Different types of psychologists (clinical, forensic, social, health, industrial etc) • Clinical: aim to reduce psychological distress. Anxiety, depression, relationship problems, addictions and relationships. • Forensic: applying theory to criminal investigations, understanding psychological problems associated with criminal behavior, and the treatment of criminals. • Social: The study of relations between people and groups. Thoughts, feelings and behaviors altered by others. typically explain human behavior as a result of the interaction of mental states and immediate social situations • Health: relatively new. Principles are used to help changes about people’s attitudes about health and illness.

Now, Beta-endorphin is involved in pain, pleasure and the effect on behavior would be decreased anxiety and decreased tension so does Gamma-aminobutyric, it is involved in brain function, sleep. Serotonin, is also involved in mood, sleep, it’s effect or behavior is modulated mood, suppressed appetite. Glutamate, involved memory and learning and behavior increased learning, and enhanced memory. Finally, Norepinephrine, this neurotransmitter involved in

In order to totally comprehend psychology, one must first go back into its history and explore its origins. A question that I asked myself and became informed of throughout the course of this semester is: “How did the studies of Psychology originate? What period was Psychology created?” Because I was able to question myself, I became more involved and interesting not only in Psychology 445, but the overall studies of Psychology.

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Two important factors of psychology and studying it are statistics and research. This paper will explain what research is and the scientific method. This paper will also explain how research is important to psychology. When a researcher does studies on psychology they receive data from the subjects, they are studying. In any type of research there are two major types of data, they are primary data and secondary data. Data is important to statistics because it is the information a researcher receives from the studies they perform. Statistics puts all the data into a form that many people can understand. Statistics is an excellent way to

Psychology is an academic and applied discipline involving the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. There is some tension between scientific psychology (with its program of empirical research) and applied psychology (dealing with a number of areas). Psychologists attempt to explain the mind and brain in the context of real life. In contrast neurologists utilize a physiological approach. Psychologists study such phenomena as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, and interpersonal relationships. Psychology also refers to the application of such knowledge to various spheres of human activity including issues related to daily life—e.g. family, education, and work—and the treatment of

The parasympathetic and sympathetic components of the ANS control the involuntary body functions via the distribution of nerve fibres to the various organs and glands, whereas the enteric nervous system is involved primarily with the internal regulation of the gustatory processes. The sensory nervous system is involved in generating messages of pain and other sensory modalities into the central nervous system to alert the brain of changes or challenges from the outside environment and to set the stage for the body's response to these

In the most general terms, psychology is the study of the mind and brain. It is a broad subject, and this course is designed to briefly touch on many areas of the scientific study of

No matter where a person goes, what job they take on, or who they work with, there are always behaviors and mental activity that can be analyzed. Through what is analyzed and what we know about certain types of people’s upbringings one could ultimately predict their next behaviors. Psychological science is the study through research, mind, brain, and behavior (Gazzaniga, M., Heatherton, T., & Halpern, D., 2016). This definition can be applied to the everyday of life any human in their professional goals, prospective population they will serve, and in their personal life.

The autonomic nervous system controls cardiac, smooth muscle and the glandular tissue. It is vital in emergency and nonemergency (rest /digest). It is responsible for nearly all voluntary muscle movements as well as for processing sensory information that arrives via external stimuli including hearing, touch, and sight. The autonomic nervous system contains 2 subdivisions which are the sympathetic and parasympathetic. The general action of the sympathetic nervous system is to mobilise the body’s first or flight response (how the body reacts to perceive danger) by preparing the body to put out energy and to protect it from effects of injury. However, the parasympathetic nervous system restores the body a state of calm. It is a slow system and