psychology vocab

pseudo psychologist

• uses scientific method to collect date/research

• fake psychology; using unscientific methods

• deliver direct care to patients in mental health settings

• analysis of human cognition

experimental psychologist

• deliver direct care to patients in a mental health setting

• uses scientific method to collect data/research

• fake psychology; using unscientific methods

• behavior is either a reflex evoked by the enviroment, or a consequence of history

applied psychologist

• deliver direct care to patient in a mental health setting

• analysis of human cognition, behavior, culture, and experience.

• uses scientific method to gather data and research

• mental states can be sufficiently defined by their cause

introspection

• analysis of human cognition, behavior, culture, & experience. focuses on relationships

• deliver direct care to patients in a mental health setting

• observation of one's own mental & emotional health

structuralism

• behavior is either a reflex evoked by environment, or a consequence of that individuals history

• mental states can be sufficiently defined by their cause, & their affect on mental states and behavior

• analysis of human cognition, behavior, culture, & experience. focuses on relationships

functionalism

• mental states can be sufficiently defined by their cause, & their effect on mental states and behavior

• behavior is either a reflex evoked by environment, or a consequence of that individuals history

• analysis of human cognition, behavior, culture, & experience. focuses on relationships

behaviorism

• mental states can be sufficiently defined by their cause, & their effect on mental states and behavior

• behavior is either a reflex evoked by environment, or a consequence of that individuals history

• analysis of human cognition, behavior, culture, & experience. focuses on relationships

psychoanalysis

• analysis of human cognition, behavior, culture, & experience. focuses on relationships

• treats mental disorders by investigating the interaction of consciousness and unconsciousness

• mental states can be sufficiently defined by their cause & their effect on mental states and behavior

developmental per

• views people as similar to computers in the way we process information

• analysis of human cognition, behavior, culture, & experience. focuses on relationships

• explanation of a persons life, birth to death

psychodynamic per

• evaluates the individual as a whole, rather than looking at them only through a small aspect of their person

• analysis of human cognition, behavior, culture, & experience. focuses on relationships

• explains both normal/pathological personality developments in terms of dynamics of the mind