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| The actions by which an organism adjusts to its environment |
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| The psychological perspective primarily concerned with observable behavior that can be objectively recorded and with the relationships of observable behavior to environmental stimuli. |
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| The approach to identifying causes of behavior that focuses on the functioning of the genes, the brain, the nervous system, and the endocrine system. |
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| The term used by clinicians who think of psychological disorders as problems in living, and not as mental illnesses, to describe those being treated. |
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| An individual who has earned a doctorate in psychology and whose training is in the assessment and treatment of psychological problems. |
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| The perspective on psychology that stresses human thought and the processes of knowing, such as attending, thinking, remembering, expecting, solving problems, fantasizing, and consciousness. |
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| Higher mental processes, such as perception, memory, language, problem solving, and abstract thinking. |
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| The branch of psychology concerned with interaction between physical and psychological processes and with stages of growth from conception throughout the entire life span. |
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| The perspective on mind and behavior that focuses on the examination of their functions in an organism's interactions with the environment. |
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| A school of psychology that maintains that psychological phenomena can be understood only when viewed as organized, structured wholes, not when broken down into primitive perceptual elements. |
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| A psychological model that emphasizes an individual's phenomenal world and inherent capacity for making rational choices and developing to maximum potential. |
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| An individual who has obtained an M.D. degree and also has completed postdoctoral specialty training in mental and emotional disorders; a psychiatrist may prescribe medications for the treatment of psychological disorders. |
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| The form of psychodynamic therapy developed by Freud; an intensive and prolonged technique for exploring unconscious motivations and conflicts in neurotic, anxiety-ridden individuals. |
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| An individual who has earned either a Ph.D. or an M.D. degree and has completed postgraduate training in the Freudian approach to understanding and treating mental disorders. |
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| An individual with a doctoral degree in psychology from an organized, sequential program in a regionally accredited university or professional school |
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| The scientific study of the behavior of individuals and their mental processes. |
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| Socio-cultural perspective |
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| The psychological approach which emphasizes the influence culture has on the way we think and act. |
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| The study of the structure of mind and behavior; the view that all human mental experience can be understood as a combination of simple elements or events. |
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| The domain of the psyche that stores repressed urges and primitive impulses. |
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| Identify and describe some the major fields of psychology |
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1. Clinical Psychologists: Help people with problems such as depression, anxieties, or schizophrenia. This is the largest group of psychologists. They work in private practices, hospitals, prisons, and universities.
2. Counseling Psychologists: Help people who have adjustment problems such as making decisions, having conflict issues in their relationships, or need therapies helping to control their behaviors. These Psychologists are often employed by businesses, testing and counseling centers, and universities.
3. School Psychologists: Help students that have difficulties learning. They help evaluate and make recommendations regarding how to help a student learn in a more productive way. These psychologists will be employed by school districts.
4. Educational Psychologists: Similar to School Psychologists, but they concentrate more on the planning of courses and finding instructional methods for students that need additional help.
5. Developmental Psychologists: Study changes throughout someone’s entire lifespan. They study biological, behavior, cognitive, and social developments over time, from infancy to old age.
6. Social Psychologists: They study people/animal behaviors in various social settings.
7. Other types of Psychologists: Industrial and Organizational Psychologists, Environmental Psychologists, Consumer Psychologists, Forensic Psychologists and Health Psychologists. |
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What is the difference between psychologists and psychiatrists? |
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Psychologist
-Has a doctoral degree in psychology
Psychiatrist
-Has a M.D. degree
-Has completed postdoctoral specialty training in mental and emotional disorders
-May prescribe medications for the treatment of psychological disorders. |
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