Why Psychology Is Not Unified, By C. D. Green

As a result to concluding the chapter “How to Think Straight about Psychology” by Keith E. Stanovich, the infinite doors into Psychology have opened. I was immediately engaged into the history and conflicts between the continuity of previous and modern day psychology. It was astounding to find the amount of distaste, backed by modern psychologists, on the workings of Sigmund Freud, who I had recently thought to be the foundation to all psychology. However, after reading on about the diversity of psychology, it became apparent that the extensive amounts of subjects within the realm of this study, make it difficult for scientist and the overall population to agree on one unified idea. Psychology has criteria that is ever changing, but limited to the time period of discovery.

In 10 Myths About Psychology, Ben Ambridge discusses many of the myths that are used in psychology. The first common myth is about gender. Many believe that women are better with grammar and men are more intelligent when it comes to reading maps. While this is true the difference between the two genders in each of these subjects is very minimal. However, many believe that there is a dramatic difference. Another interesting myth involves being a right or left brained learner. In school many are led to believe that one side of the brain involves creativity and the other works with equations. Depending on which side of the brain is more active dictates which type of learner a person is. This leads to the assumption that left-handed people

The history of psychology is in infancy at the present time. Many philosophers can be credited to the development of this science. Starting in the early 18th and 19th centuries philosophers such as Rene’ Descartes and John Locke opened the world of what we know as psychology today. The British empiricists also contributed to psychology. Some of these men include David Hume and David Hartley.

I believe reexperiencing is the most difficult of the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms because of the danger the client may place himself or herself in. PTSD is a reaction to the recounting of a past negative event (Weiner & Cash, 2006). Often the client may flashback to a traumatic experience and reacts as though the event is actually happening. “A flashback is an actual memory that comes back into consciousness, as a sight, smell, sound, or a complete seen” (Weiner & Cash, 2006, p. 40). With flashbacks the individual may experience hallucinations, illusions, stress, and feel threatened. The client may also react by becoming aggressive and may assault others. I believe this is dangerous to themselves and others. In my opinion, reexperiencing can be tragic, when someone places themselves and others in danger. According to Weiner & Cash, “they may become aggressive and assaultive in order to protect themselves from the reexperience of threat” (Weiner & Cash, 2006, p. 39).

The start of psychology as a discipline was a journey filled with uncertainty and codependence. After ongoing maturation its place was revealed independently within colleges and universities throughout America.

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Experienced therapist can learn how to use the simplistic approach again from the mistakes and lapses of beginning therapist. When a beginning therapist makes a mistake, they go back to the basic skills of psychology, an experienced therapist can learn from this because they could be set in their way of doing things. By going back to the basic, it breaks the cycle of the way they’ve been doing things and allows them to think outside of the box. No matter how many years you’re in the field, there is always room to improve and learn new things. Watching beginning therapist reminds the experienced therapist about the time when they wanted to know everything and learn new ways of doing things.

As I am embracing the end of the semester in my Psychology class I have learned to acknowledge psychological concepts that we might face on a daily basis in our everyday lives. Nevermore over the course of my class did I expect to relate some psychological concepts like the “Nature vs Nurture” concept, stress, anxiety and motivation on to my yen for climbing.

Authored by Keith E. Stanovich, How to Think Straight About Psychology is a known work of the psychology world which was published in 1986. Beginning courses in psychology use his text frequently. Stanovich primary purpose for writing the text is to bring attention to his observation that the public’s understanding of psychology is different from psychology as a modern science. Psychology as a modern science explains the underlying functions that shape human attitudes and behavior. To the people who misunderstand this, the field of psychology is not a real science, but a pseudo-science instead. How to Think Straight About Psychology describes people’s several false impressions of psychology and it gives its readers a factual understanding of the field as a modern and scientific psychology while explaining how this science works.

The speaker did accomplish his purpose on debunking the 10 myths of psychology. The speaker is a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Liverpool, which makes him an expert on the topic. The presentation was structured in a PowerPoint way. Which did follow his argument quite well, and he managed to get his point across effectively. The speaker also did take the time to explain the topic to the audience, and used words that any person would understand. The speaker made sure to make the presentation interesting, and easy to follow. All throughout the presentation, the speaker did remain standing; with some pacing and hand motions. At the end of his presentation, he managed to conclude with a summarization of his

Nature versus nature is still an ever-ongoing argument within the human sciences. Psychology has been the main focus of this debate, since psychology’s inception. None of the may sub topics in this discussion are as complex and tested and the difference between innate abilities and the role of practice. Both sides have their evidence to support their ideas, done through observation, correlations, and even experiments. The data shows that both viewpoints have their merits, such as the many savants that seem to have enhanced learning capabilities, where they seem to be able to pick up a task and master it quicker than normal, starting at very young age, that seem to do with the details of their birth, thus showing innate traits help with skill

Psychology today is a website of a monthly magazine which analyzes mental well-being and emphasizes on mental illnesses.

Much of the intellectual history of psychology has involved the attempt to come to grips with the problem of mind and body and how they interact. While the philosophical distinction between mind and body can be traced back to the Greeks, it is due to the work of René Descartes. When Descartes' friend, Marin Mersenne, wrote to him of Galileo's fate at the hands of the Inquisition, Descartes immediately suppressed his own treatise. As a result, the world's first extended essay on physiological psychology was published only well after its author's death. Descarte was the first to talk about mind/body interactions, and had a great influence in later psychologists and thinkers. He proposed that not only body can influence mind, but that mind

Psychology consists of a wide collection of diverse concepts, which influence its precise nature that includes the study of behavior and mind in different organisms. Ideally, these organisms range from the most complex to the most primitive. In essence, diversity involves recognizing the variability of characteristics, which make people unique such as their physical appearance, partnered/marital status, culture, age, language, and age. Other characteristics include their gender, education, ethnicity, economic background, sexual orientation, religion, and geographic background (James, 2007). Subsequently, psychology is particularly the

The History of Psychology In order to discuss Psychology's history, it is important to understand that psychology still does not have one unifying approach unlike the natural sciences; even the definition of Psychology and what it truly means is still undecided. However I shall attempt to review chronologically its philosophical origins, include how the science of Physics and Biology were placed in history and how they influenced research and determined the development of Psychology as its recognised today. Beginning with the philosophers Plato and Aristotle (between 428- 347) in ancient Greece, they began to ask