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| the scientific study of behavior and mental process |
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| the view that a) knoweldge comes from experiences via the senses and b) science flourishes through observation and experiment |
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| early school of psychology that used introspection to explore the elemental structure of the human mind |
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| early school of psychology that focuses on how behavioral and mental processes function; how they enable an organism to adapt, survive, and flourish |
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| a psychological perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth |
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| the longstanding controversary over the relative contributions of genes and experiences on behaviors and psychological traits |
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| the differing complementary views, from biological to psychological to social-cultural, for analyzing any given phenomenon |
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| an integrated perspective that incorporates biological, phychological, and social-culture levels of analysis |
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| pure science that aims to increase the scientific knowledge base |
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| scientific study that aims to solve practical problems |
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| a branch of psychology that studies, assesses, and treats people with psychological disorders |
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| a branch of psychology that assists people with problems in living and in achieving greater well-being |
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| a branch of medicine dealing with psychological disorders; practice by physicians who sometimes provide medical treatments as well as psychological therapy |
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